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Natalie Allison / Politico:
Former Missouri governor's bid for Senate sinking amid domestic abuse ads — National and state Republicans have spent a year hoping someone — anyone — would prevent disgraced former Gov. Eric Greitens from becoming the Republican Senate nominee in Missouri.
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April 16
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CNN:
The inside story of how John Roberts failed to save abortion rights — (CNN)Chief Justice John Roberts privately lobbied fellow conservatives to save the constitutional right to abortion down to the bitter end, but May's unprecedented leak of a draft opinion reversing Roe v. Wade made the effort …
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Talking Points Memo and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Alex Leary / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis Jockey for Position Ahead of Potential 2024 Showdown — Former president paying close attention to Florida governor's polling and fundraising; ‘Only Ron matters’ — HOLLYWOOD, Fla.—The current front-runners for the Republican presidential nod are both in Florida.
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The Blue State Conservative
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New York Times:
U.S. Officials Grow More Concerned About Potential Action by China on Taiwan — The Biden administration is watching for any moves by China to close off the Taiwan Strait, and they would prefer that Nancy Pelosi cancel her planned trip. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Wall Street Journal:
China Targeted Fed to Build Informant Network, Access Data, a Probe Says
China Targeted Fed to Build Informant Network, Access Data, a Probe Says
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Washington Times, CNN, QTR's Fringe Finance and Bloomberg
Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
Chinese spy program targeted Federal Reserve as economic espionage op, senator warns
Chinese spy program targeted Federal Reserve as economic espionage op, senator warns
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Politico, The Federalist and Plain Dealer
ABC News:
Former Pence chief of staff appeared before grand jury probing Jan. 6: Sources — Marc Short appeared under subpoena, sources tell ABC News. — The former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence appeared last week before a federal grand jury investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol …
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Mary Ilyushina / Washington Post:
Russia to withdraw from International Space Station — Russia on Tuesday announced it will withdraw from the International Space Station (ISS) project after 2024, signaling an end of an era in one of the last remaining areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States.
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Washington Examiner and The Times of Israel
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Vladimir Isachenkov / Associated Press:
Russia to drop out of International Space Station after 2024
Russia to drop out of International Space Station after 2024
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Zachary Schermele / NBC News:
GOP lawmaker attended gay son's wedding 3 days after voting against same-sex marriage — The gay son of Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., got married on Friday. A few days earlier, his father voted against the Respect for Marriage Act. — A Republican lawmaker attended his gay son's wedding …
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Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
GOP lawmaker opposed same-sex marriage, then went to gay son's wedding
GOP lawmaker opposed same-sex marriage, then went to gay son's wedding
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Crooks and Liars
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Democrats boost right-wing challenger to GOP Trump foe … National Democrats are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to boost a far-right, Trump-endorsed conspiracy theorist in one of the most closely watched House races in the country — further endangering one of the 10 House Republicans …
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New York Times, Twitchy, National Review, Erick Erickson's Confessions …, HotAir, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, Fox News, Balloon Juice and Politico
Andrew Beaton / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says LIV Golf Has Been Worth ‘Billions of Dollars’ in Publicity for Saudi Arabia — In an interview with The Wall Street Journal before his Bedminster course hosts the Saudi-backed circuit, the former president said LIV Golf has been a ‘great thing’ for the kingdom's image
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Forbes
Carrie Feibel / NPR:
Because of Texas abortion law, her wanted pregnancy became a medical nightmare — New, untested abortion bans have made doctors unsure about treating some pregnancy complications, which has led to life-threatening delays and trapped families in a limbo of grief and helplessness.
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Raw Story
Peter Wehner / New York Times:
What in the World Happened to Elise Stefanik? — There was a time in 2016 when Elise Stefanik, now the third-ranking Republican in the House, was so disgusted by Donald Trump, she would barely mention his name. Today he proudly refers to her as “one of my killers.” — She proved that again last month.
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Washington Post
Catherine Herridge / CBS News:
GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley alleges widespread effort in FBI, Justice Dept to downplay negative information about Hunter Biden — “Highly credible” whistleblowers have come forward to a senior Senate Republican alleging a widespread effort within the FBI to downplay or discredit negative information …
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NBC News:
Student loan servicers told not to contact borrowers as payment pause deadline nears — WASHINGTON — A little more than a month before the student debt moratorium is scheduled to end, the federal government has told loan servicers not to contact borrowers about resuming payments, a trade group official said Monday.
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Insider
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Damon Young / Washington Post:
Someone gave our daughter a White doll. How do we, um, ‘disappear’ it? — We still don't know how it got into our house. Maybe it was a present from my mother-in-law. (She regularly sneaks toys and snacks to our kids like they're prisoners and Cheetos gets them phone card minutes.)
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Althouse
Kate Bennett / CNN:
First on CNN: Jill Biden's press secretary leaving White House — (CNN)Michael LaRosa, the press secretary for first lady Dr. Jill Biden, is departing the White House, a White House official told CNN. — LaRosa began serving as Biden's spokesperson in 2019 during the presidential campaign …
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The Hill, Washington Post, Fox News, Washington Times, The Daily Caller and Just The News
Jonathan Zimmerman / Inside Higher Ed:
My Amy Wax Problem — Jonathan Zimmerman writes that academic freedom protects Amy Wax's right to speak her mind—but not her reported discriminatory behavior toward students and colleagues. — (University of Pennsylvania) — “Jonathan, you may know by now that Penn has begun …
Elizabeth Scalia / Our Sunday Visitor:
Selling the mansions: It's a very good start — It seemed to fly under the radar of both secular and most Catholic media, but recently some heartening news came out of the Diocese of Belleville, Illinois, when Bishop Michael McGovern announced that he would be selling the 13-bedroom manor …
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Instapundit
Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
Sandy Hook Parents to Testify Against Alex Jones, and a Culture of Lies — The families of 10 victims have waited years to hold the Infowars conspiracist and the political environment that enabled him to account. — Give this article- - - Read in app — AUSTIN, Texas …
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Brad Hunter / Toronto Sun:
Ghislaine Maxwell moved to Florida Club Fed featuring yoga, wellness — The all-female jail is located just five hours from Epstein's Palm Beach mansion — Socialite sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell has been transferred to a cushy Florida club fed prison to serve her 20-year prison sentence.
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Tallahassee Democrat, The Daily Wire and Louder With Crowder
FiveThirtyEight:
Why Democrats' Midterm Chances Don't Hinge On Biden's Approval Rating — Earlier this month, FiveThirtyEight editor-in-chief Nate Silver noted an interesting disconnect between two pieces of information most commonly used to predict the upcoming midterms: the president's approval rating …
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Washington Post and ABC News
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Cruz endorses Trump-backed Cheney opponent Harriet Hageman in Wyoming congressional race — Rep. Liz Cheney: Trump ‘breached’ constitutional duty more than any previous president — EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Ted Cruz is endorsing Rep. Liz Cheney's GOP primary challenger Harriet Hageman for Congress in Wyoming …
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The Hill
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
You're Going to Miss the Deep State When It's Gone — Trump's terrifying plan to purge tens of thousands of career government workers and replace them with loyal stooges must be stopped in its tracks. … Donald Trump wants to replace the myth of a “deep state” cabal that answers …
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Republicans Confront Unexpected Online Money Slowdown — In an otherwise favorable political climate, small-dollar donations have dropped for Republicans, making the party more reliant on megadonors to compete. — Give this article- - - Read in app — Online fund-raising has slowed across …