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Nancy Pelosi / Washington Post:
Why I'm leading a congressional delegation to Taiwan — Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, is speaker of the House of Representatives. — Some 43 years ago, the United States Congress overwhelmingly passed — and President Jimmy Carter signed into law — the Taiwan Relations Act …
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Xinhua:
Statement by China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Pelosi's visit to Taiwan — China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday issued a statement on Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi's visit to China's Taiwan region. Following is the full text of the statement:
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
The real crisis over Taiwan will start after Pelosi comes home
The real crisis over Taiwan will start after Pelosi comes home
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Reuters:
U.S. Navy deploys four warships east of Taiwan as Pelosi heads to Taipei
U.S. Navy deploys four warships east of Taiwan as Pelosi heads to Taipei
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Reuters:
Chinese warplanes take to skies, US warships on move before expected Pelosi visit to Taiwan
Chinese warplanes take to skies, US warships on move before expected Pelosi visit to Taiwan
Mark Moore / New York Post:
Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, defying China threats and US military warnings
Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, defying China threats and US military warnings
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David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Pelosi's Taiwan Trip Isn't Helpful to Anyone But China
Pelosi's Taiwan Trip Isn't Helpful to Anyone But China
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi, Congressional Delegation Statement on Visit to Taiwan
Pelosi, Congressional Delegation Statement on Visit to Taiwan
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Barbara Sprunt / NPR:
Pelosi has landed in Taiwan. Here's why that's a big deal
Pelosi has landed in Taiwan. Here's why that's a big deal
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Chen Qingqing / Global Times:
US bears full responsibility for all consequences of Pelosi's Taiwan visit, China warns
US bears full responsibility for all consequences of Pelosi's Taiwan visit, China warns
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Kevin Collier / NBC News:
Taiwanese websites hit with DDoS attacks as Pelosi begins visit
Taiwanese websites hit with DDoS attacks as Pelosi begins visit
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CNN:
First on CNN: Jan. 6 text messages wiped from phones of key Trump Pentagon officials — (CNN)The Defense Department wiped the phones of top departing DOD and Army officials at the end of the Trump administration, deleting any texts from key witnesses to events surrounding the January 6 …
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Amanda Teuscher / American Oversight:
Defense Department and Army Failed to Preserve Jan. 6 Text Messages — American Oversight Calls for Investigation — In response to American Oversight's litigation, the Department of Defense and the Army have confirmed in court filings that the phones of certain former senior Trump administration officials …
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
House panels: DHS officials interfered in effort to get lost Secret Service texts — After the inspector general's office requested the Secret Service's January 6 communications, the effort was shut down — Top officials at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) inspector general's office interfered …
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New York Times:
Arizona Officials Warned Fake Electors Plan Could ‘Appear Treasonous’ — Politicians involved in Donald Trump's effort to put forth electors to falsely claim he had won Arizona said doing so without first filing a legal challenge could look like a crime. — Two Arizona Republicans recruited …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Dems ready to gamble their domestic agenda on Sinema — Senate Democrats will probably start a climactic series of votes on their party-line energy, tax and health care bill this week with very little public indication of where Sen. Kyrsten Sinema stands. They're willing to risk it.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Manchin, Sinema ‘exchanging text’ on climate, tax deal — Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) says he is exchanging materials with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) to help her better understand the broad tax reform and climate bill he negotiated with Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) …
Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
Poll: Americans favor Manchin-Schumer climate deal by wide margins — United States Senator from West Virginia — President of the United States since 2021 — Amid worsening economic numbers — and President Biden's lowest approval rating to date — a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll suggests …
William Saletan / The Bulwark:
Joe Manchin's Word Games
Joe Manchin's Word Games
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
GOP eyes 2024 payback for Manchin's Dems-only deal
GOP eyes 2024 payback for Manchin's Dems-only deal
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New York Times:
Trump Faces Questions About His Net Worth in Interview He Tried to Avoid — Former President Donald J. Trump has embraced the verbal sparring of legal depositions in the past, but now faces significant risk. — For decades, Donald J. Trump has boasted with impunity about a subject close to his heart and ego: his net worth.
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NBC News:
Justice Department sues Idaho over abortion ban in first post-Roe litigation — Garland announces Justice Department lawsuit challenging Idaho abortion law — WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Tuesday arguing that Idaho's near-total abortion ban violates federal law …
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Hannah Rabinowitz / CNN:
Biden Justice Department sues Idaho over state's abortion restrictions in first post-Dobbs lawsuit
Biden Justice Department sues Idaho over state's abortion restrictions in first post-Dobbs lawsuit
U.S. Department of Justice:
Justice Department Sues Idaho to Protect Reproductive Rights
Justice Department Sues Idaho to Protect Reproductive Rights
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Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Challenging Idaho Abortion Law
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Challenging Idaho Abortion Law
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Profits Slump at CNN as Ratings Plummet — The network is on a pace to drop below $1 billion in profit for the first time in years, according to people familiar with its operations, amid steep declines in TV viewership. — One of the first moves the newly formed Warner Bros. Discovery …
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Michael Starr Hopkins / The Hill:
AOC is the Democrats' best shot against Trump in 2024 — THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL — When Barack Obama came out of nowhere to win his Senate seat in 2004, it almost felt preordained. As if he was the person we had been waiting for to breathe fresh air into the Democratic Party.
Walker Orenstein / MinnPost:
Asked about Biden in 2024, Craig says ‘new leaders’ needed in D.C. — U.S. Rep. Angie Craig on Tuesday would not say if she would support President Joe Biden if he runs for a second term in 2024 and urged a “new generation” of Democratic leadership. — “I'm talking about Congress …
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Heather Stewart / The Guardian:
Jeremy Corbyn urges west to stop arming Ukraine — Ex-Labour leader also tells Beirut-based TV channel he was criticised over antisemitism because of stance on Palestine — Jeremy Corbyn has urged western countries to stop arming Ukraine, and claimed he was criticised over antisemitism …
Nick Burns / New York Times:
Elite Universities Are Out of Touch. Blame the Campus. — Looking out the window of a plane flying over Boulder, Colorado, recently, I was reminded how much American universities stick out from their surroundings. — I'd never been to Boulder, or visited the University of Colorado's flagship campus …
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Lindsay Beyerstein / New Republic:
Fight Back, Blue America! — Soon after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a group of far-right Texas state legislators accused the partners of one of the largest law firms in the country of committing felonies for reimbursing abortion travel expenses.
Center Street:
POLL: Fetterman Takes Sizable Lead Over Dr. Oz, 52% to 38% Among Likely Voters; 10% Undecided in Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate Race — Mayor John Fetterman leads Dr. Mehmet Oz 52% to 38% among likely voters in Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate race, according to a new poll from nonpartisan political …
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Maureen Groppe / USA Today:
First to USA TODAY: Uninsured rate hit record low of 8%, HHS analysis shows — WASHINGTON - A record low 8% of Americans lacked health insurance at the start of the year, according to an analysis by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provided first to USA TODAY.
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Jonathan Lai / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Pennsylvania's Supreme Court just upheld the state's mail voting law — Pennsylvania's mail-voting law is constitutional, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, upholding the 2019 measure that allows any voter to use mail ballots and removing a cloud of uncertainty heading into the midterm elections.The law …
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Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Misleading Kansas abortion texts linked to Republican-aligned firm — The numbers used to spread the texts were leased to Alliance Forge, a Nevada-based firm that provides texting services to Republican campaigns — The text messages arrived on Monday, the day before Kansans were set …
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