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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
A radical plan for Trump's second term … The impact could go well beyond typical conservative targets such as the Environmental Protection Agency and the Internal Revenue Service. Trump allies are working on plans that would potentially strip layers at the Justice Department …
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Politico:
GOP leaders won't get in the way of Trump 2024 — Congressional Republican leaders have no apparent plans to keep Donald Trump from a third presidential run. Some are even encouraging it. — “I support President Trump running in 2024,” said Rep. Elise Stefanik, the No. 3 House Republican …
Damon Linker / Eyes on the Right:
What the Hell Is Going On at the Secret Service? — It sure doesn't look good — I am reflexively averse to conspiracy theories. — The reflex comes from a deeply ingrained habit of attempting to apply skepticism judiciously—to ideas resting on faith, but also to those hatched by overactive reasoning …
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New York Times:
Service Service Asked to Stop Investigating Jan. 6 Texts Amid Criminal Inquiry — The Homeland Security Department's inspector general told the Secret Service to halt its internal investigation into how phone records from around Jan. 6 were purged. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Brie Stimson / Fox News:
Alleged Lee Zeldin attempted attacker charged with felony, immediately released just as congressman predicted — Rep. Zeldin took to Twitter to say be believed his suspected attacker would be 'instantly released under NY's laws' — Rep. Lee Zeldin attacked at campaign rally
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Rep. Lee Zeldin attacked at Perinton campaign stop, suspect charged
Rep. Lee Zeldin attacked at Perinton campaign stop, suspect charged
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Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
Reforms to the Electoral Count Act Miss the Mark — Let's begin with the obvious. The Electoral Count Act of 1887 (ECA) is outdated and needs reform. It is an archaic law that sets the rules for how presidential electors are certified and counted by Congress.
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
There's a Reason Trump Could Try to Overturn the Results of the 2020 Election — Sometimes, it seems, the Senate isn't entirely useless. — On Wednesday, a bipartisan group of 16 senators, led by Susan Collins of Maine and Joe Manchin of West Virginia, released the text of a new bill intended …
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Charlie Sykes / The Bulwark:
Adam Kinzinger: We're Going to Prove What Trump Knew during Those 187 Minutes — Trump was aware of what was happening in real time on January 6 and the committee is going to prove it. And while Rome burned, he sat there and did nothing in violation of his oath of office.
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Five takeaways from the eighth hearing of the Jan. 6 committee.
Five takeaways from the eighth hearing of the Jan. 6 committee.
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Where Was Kevin McCarthy? — The GOP leader was MIA from critical discussion as the Capitol …
Where Was Kevin McCarthy? — The GOP leader was MIA from critical discussion as the Capitol …
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
The Jan. 6 committee's season finale
The Jan. 6 committee's season finale
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Liz Cheney, Front and Center in the Jan. 6 Hearings, Pursues a Mission
Liz Cheney, Front and Center in the Jan. 6 Hearings, Pursues a Mission
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Jessica Taylor / Cook Political Report:
Georgia Governors Race Shifts From Toss Up To Lean Republican — At the outset of the 2022 cycle, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp looked like the most vulnerable Republican incumbent on the map. He was staring down a bruising primary challenge, egged on by former President Donald Trump …
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Aaron Sibarium / Washington Free Beacon:
Inside the Woke Meltdown at One Domestic Violence Organization — Women Against Abuse discouraged black domestic abuse victims from calling the police. Yes, you read that right. — It was just two months after the death of George Floyd that one of the largest domestic violence nonprofits …
Emerson Polling:
Midterm Ballot Tightens As Abortion Access Motivates Voters; Plurality of Voters Disapprove of Biden's Handling of Brittney Griner Detainment — Home Polls Midterm Ballot Tightens As Abortion Access Motivates Voters; Plurality of Voters Disapprove of Biden's Handling of Brittney Griner Detainment
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The Hill
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
After Roe, Republicans Sharpen Attacks on Gay and Transgender Rights — Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, anti-gay rhetoric and calls to roll back L.G.B.T.Q. rights have grown bolder among Republican elected officials and candidates. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Los Angeles Blade
Manu Raju / CNN:
Tammy Baldwin, who is gay, confronted Marco Rubio about calling same-sex marriage vote a ‘stupid waste of time’ — (CNN)As he was walking on an elevator on Wednesday, GOP Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida told CNN that a vote on a bill to codify same-sex marriage was a “stupid waste of time.”
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Bill Glauber / Journal Sentinel:
Ron Johnson signals support for Respect for Marriage Act to codify same-sex marriage
Ron Johnson signals support for Respect for Marriage Act to codify same-sex marriage
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Washington Examiner, Mediaite, HotAir, ACLU and The Hill
Ewan Palmer / Newsweek:
GOP Support Among Seniors, a Key Trump Base, Drops Dramatically: Poll — The Republican Party has suffered a heavy loss of support from senior voters in recent months, a key demographic for the party in November's midterms and for Donald Trump's presidential ambitions, according to polls.
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Politico:
White House clash with Pelosi over Taiwan spills into the open — The Biden administration's dispute with Speaker Nancy Pelosi over her planned trip to Taiwan next month spilled into public view this week when the president himself asserted that the military “thinks it's not a good idea right now.”
Matthew Cunningham-Cook / The Lever:
Amazon Joins The Medicare Privatization Spree — The retail behemoth has acquired One Medical, which is in the Medicare privatization business. — Amazon, the $1.25 trillion company founded and led by Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos, has announced that it is acquiring One Medical …
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Texan politicians won't say this, but solar is saving their tushies right now — Listen — Gift Article — Solar power is saving Texan tushies right now. German ones, too. And perhaps, one day, tushies 'round the world. — The heat waves searing the United States and Europe …
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The American Mind:
Prohibit DEI Statements for College Faculty — Universities must not set speech codes in the name of tolerance. — At least one out of five job candidates in academia are formally evaluated based on their commitment to “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” (DEI).
Claire Fahy / New York Times:
Trees Dedicated to Holocaust Victims Are Destroyed at Buchenwald — Seven trees near the former concentration camp in Germany were chopped down in what the International Committee of Buchenwald Dora said was a “horrible act of vandalism.” — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom goes after Abbott in Texas on guns and abortion — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is running full-page ads in Texas newspapers Friday trolling Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to highlight a new California gun law modeled on the Lone Star State's restrictive abortion law.
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Wall Street Journal:
Biden Administration Holds Off on Sending Long-Range Armed Drones to Ukraine — Arms transfer has been delayed over concerns about training, escalation and the potential that advanced technology could fall into Russian hands — Watch: Ukrainian First Lady Asks for More Weapons in Address to Congress
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The Times of Israel:
UN nuclear chief: Iran's program advancing at a gallop, we have little visibility — Rafael Grossi says project ‘has grown enormously, far beyond what it was in 2015,’ as Tehran creates new difficulties and negotiations remains stalled — The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency warned Friday …