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Chavi Mehta / Reuters:
Elon Musk terminates $44 bln Twitter deal  —  Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Friday he was terminating his $44 billion deal for Twitter Inc (TWTR.N), saying that the social media company had failed to provide information about fake accounts on the platform.
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Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
Elon Musk notifies Twitter he is terminating deal  —  Billionaire Elon Musk wants to end his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, according to a letter sent by a lawyer on his behalf to the company's chief legal officer Friday.  —  Twitter shares were down about 5% after hours on Friday.
Lauren Hirsch / New York Times:
Twitter Is Ready for a Potential Legal Battle With Elon Musk  —  Mr. Musk has appeared reluctant to proceed with the $44 billion agreement, citing uncertainty about the number of fake accounts on the platform.  —  Elon Musk may be preparing for the next chapter in his Twitter takeover journey: court.
Washington Post:
Elon Musk files to back out of Twitter deal  —  It's unclear what happens next as Twitter's board vows to still complete the deal  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Elon Musk is terminating his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, according to a filing the billionaire made with the Securities and Exchange Commission Friday.
Associated Press:
Elon Musk says he's terminating Twitter deal, board to fight  —  Elon Musk announced he will walk away from his tumultuous $44 billion offer to buy Twitter, leaving the deal on the verge of collapse.  The Tesla CEO sent a letter to Twitter's board Friday saying he is terminating the acquisition.
Washington Post:
Trump considers waiving claim of executive privilege for Steve Bannon  —  A letter from Trump, which could be signed as soon as tonight or tomorrow morning, may clear the way for Bannon to testify before the House select committee probing the Jan. 6 attack  —  Gift Article
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and PoliticusUSA
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Oath Keepers leader offers Jan. 6 testimony — but only if it's live
The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden to Sign Executive Order Protecting Access to Reproductive Health Care Services  —  Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court issued a decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and eliminated a woman's Constitutional right to choose.  This decision expressly took away a right …
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Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Biden signs abortion rights executive order amid pressure  —  President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday morning directing his health department to expand access to abortion pills, beef up enforcement of Obamacare's birth control coverage mandate and stand up an army of pro bono lawyers …
Kate Sullivan / CNN:
Here's what's in Biden's executive order on abortion rights
Barton Gellman / The Atlantic:
What Happened to Michael Flynn?  —  Michael Flynn faced the camera with brow creased and lips compressed.  He hadn't been born yesterday, his expression said.  He was not going to fall for trick questions.  —  “General Flynn, do you believe the violence on January 6 was justified?”
Discussion: Raw Story
Motoko Rich / New York Times:
Two loud sounds, a plume of smoke and then Abe collapsed.  —  The former prime minister of Japan was assassinated on Friday in the city of Nara.  He served in the office longer than anyone before stepping down in 2020.  —  A 41-year-old man is in custody, accused of shooting Mr. Abe.
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Washington Post:
Shinzo Abe, former Japanese leader, is assassinated by gunman
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
Sorry, but the Constitution contains no right to eat dinner  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  “Politics, regardless of your side or views, should not trample the freedom at play of the right to congregate and eat dinner.  There is a time and place for everything.
Washington Post:
Michael Flynn cited for unauthorized foreign payments  —  Retired general and former Trump adviser was notified by the Army that it was seeking to recoup nearly $40,000 from him  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Michael Flynn, the retired Army general and onetime adviser to President Donald Trump …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Trust in news collapses to historic low  —  Americans' confidence in newspapers and television news has plummeted to an all-time low, according to the latest annual Gallup survey of trust in U.S. institutions. … - Political party affiliation has become the primary driver of opinions …
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FiveThirtyEight:
What Happens When Americans Don't Trust Institutions?
Discussion: ABC News
Lis Smith / Politico:
‘This Is Disgusting’: An Insider's Account on the Fall of Cuomo  —  “Governor.  Stop.  It's over,” the voice broke through on the conference call line.  —  Six months earlier, it would have been inconceivable that anyone, let alone a mere political consultant, would cut off the most high-profile …
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Kelly Laco / Fox News:
Andrew Cuomo got advice from Bill Clinton on how to handle a sex scandal
Discussion: RedState
Ezra Dyer / Car and Driver:
North Carolina Looks to Remove Public EV Chargers, Probably to the Trash  —  Politicians have to run on some kind of platform, and Ben Moss—my incoming state House representative here in North Carolina's District 52—decided that his animating principle is Being Mad at Electricity.
Discussion: Raw Story
Juleanna Glover / Politico:
The (Fairly Serious) Case for Jon Stewart in 2024  —  Walsh, a public affairs advisory firm based in D.C. She has advised a wide range of Republican candidates and officials, including Dick Cheney, Rudy Guiliani, Steve Forbes and John Ashcroft.  —  Joe Biden should run for president in 2024.
Discussion: Joel Mathis and Twitchy
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Ben Dreyfuss / Good Faith:   If you think Jon Stewart should run for president, you should go to a mental asylum
Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Wisconsin Supreme Court disallows absentee ballot drop boxes  —  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's conservative-controlled Supreme Court ruled Friday that absentee ballot drop boxes may be placed only in election offices and that no one other than the voter can return a ballot in person …
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Kevin Mcgill / Associated Press:
Louisiana can enforce near-total abortion ban after ruling
Discussion: WVUE-TV, WTOP News and KTALnews.com
Julian Routh / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Fetterman to attack Oz's residency in ads — including with airplane banner over New Jersey beaches  —  A TV advertisement and an airplane.  —  That's what U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman will launch this weekend in an attempt to contrast his Pennsylvania roots — born and raised …
Discussion: Insider, PoliticusUSA and The Wrap
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Schumer ups pressure on McConnell in USICA-reconciliation dance  —  With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  BREAKING OVERNIGHT — Former Japanese Prime Minister SHINZO ABE was shot and killed during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan.  He was 67.
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Chloe Folmar / The Hill:
Morton's condemns abortion rights protesters for disrupting Kavanaugh's freedom to ‘eat dinner’
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Film offers inside look at Roger Stone's ‘Stop the Steal’ efforts before January 6  —  Footage shows key moments of planning with fellow activist Ali Alexander to overturn election results in Trump's favor  —  Weeks before the Capitol attack, top Republican political activists Roger Stone …
Discussion: Raw Story and PoliticusUSA
Fintan O'Toole / The Guardian:
Boris Johnson has vandalised the political architecture of Britain, Ireland and Europe  —  His political career has consisted of chucking rocks over the walls of the neighbours.  We will live with the damage for years  —  t seems rather apt that Boris Johnson pocketed a huge advance …
David French / The Atlantic:
Tim Miller Asks the Question Every Conservative Must Answer  —  The No. 2 book on the New York Times nonfiction list is a searing personal reflection by a former Republican strategist named Tim Miller.  It's called Why We Did It: A Travelogue From the Republican Road to Hell …
Discussion: Politico
Elizabeth Dias / New York Times:
The Far-Right Christian Quest for Power: ‘We Are Seeing Them Emboldened’  —  Political candidates on the fringe mix religious fervor with conspiracy theories, even calling for the end of the separation of church and state.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Emily Crane / New York Post:
Hunter Biden reportedly called Jill an ‘entitled c-t’ in texts  —  Hunter Biden called his step-mom Jill Biden a “vindictive moron” and “entitled c-t” in text messages after she urged him to go to rehab to kick his drug habit, according to a new report.  —  President Biden's 52-year-old druggie son …
Politico:
‘Operation Higher Court’: Inside the religious right's efforts to wine and dine Supreme Court justices  —  The former leader of a religious right organization said he recruited and coached wealthy volunteers including a prominent Dayton, Ohio, evangelical couple to wine …
Discussion: JONATHAN TURLEY
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Who Does the Mainstream Media Want the GOP to Nominate in 2024?  —  At this moment, any Republican official or strategist who spends a lot of time thinking about Donald Trump taking on Ron DeSantis in the 2024 presidential election is putting the cart before the horse - there's still a midterm election cycle to win.
 
 
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U.S. Department of Defense:
$400 Million in Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine
Discussion: The Hill and Defense One
Michael Gryboski / The Christian Post:
Jewish couple's discrimination lawsuit dismissed after rejection from Christian foster home
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Even conservative justices have a right to privacy
Discussion: Jill Filipovic
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Wonking Out: Rockets, Feathers and Prices at the Pump
Discussion: Twitchy
Chris Geidner / Bolts:
With Abortion Bans, a Bewildering New Reality for Courts and Law Enforcement
 Earlier Items: 
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
The Glaring Contradiction of Republicans' Rhetoric of Freedom
Discussion: The Hill
Reuters:
Steve Bannon's lawyer asks to leave Jan. 6-related case, says he may be witness
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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