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New York Times:
DeSantis and Abbott Intensify Fight Over Immigration — Decisions to bus migrants to the vice president's residence and to fly others to Martha's Vineyard were the latest attempts to provoke outrage over record arrivals at the border. — EDGARTOWN, Mass. — Immigration lawyers rushed onto ferries …
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Washington Post:
Video appears to show Marjorie Taylor Greene kicking a Gen Z activist — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) appeared to kick an unarmed demonstrator during a confrontation outside the Capitol on Thursday afternoon. — Videos posted to Twitter by Greene and the Gen Z activist group Voters …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
DeSantis Tries to Prove Liberals Hate Immigrants As Much As He Does, Fails … Sunday night, I sat in the ballroom of a Miami resort and watched Florida governor Ron DeSantis tell the crowd about how Texas governor Greg Abbott had been sending busloads of illegal immigrants to Washington, D.C. His envy was undisguised.
Washington Post:
DeSantis gave GOP donors a glimpse of plans for migrant flights — The Florida governor told applauding supporters that he might send immigrants “to Chicago, Hollywood, Martha's Vineyard. Who knows?” — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told the Republican Party's top donors last weekend …
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Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Ron DeSantis Has Learned Trump's Most Important Insight — For Christian nationalists, the cruelty is the point. — Tonight on the TNB livestream I'm going to spend the entire show talking about Ukraine and Russia with Cathy Young and Eric Edelman. — Not going to lie: This isn't going to be the sexiest conversation ever.
Miami Herald:
DeSantis' remarks prompt more questions on where migrant flights originated — Migrants taken to Martha's Vineyard — Gov. Ron DeSantis' office took credit for sending two planes with migrants to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts Wednesday night, jump-starting a program to relocate migrants out of the state.
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New York Times:
‘I Ended Up on This Little Island’: Migrants Land in Political Drama
‘I Ended Up on This Little Island’: Migrants Land in Political Drama
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Reuters:
Migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard by Florida governor say they were misled
Migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard by Florida governor say they were misled
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden condemns Republicans for using migrants as ‘props’
Biden condemns Republicans for using migrants as ‘props’
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Miami Herald:
DeSantis defends sending migrants to Martha's Vineyard. Critics blast ‘inhumane’ stunt
DeSantis defends sending migrants to Martha's Vineyard. Critics blast ‘inhumane’ stunt
Politico:
Judge appoints special master, rejects DOJ bid to delay Mar-a-Lago ruling — U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon on Thursday rejected a Justice Department demand to let federal prosecutors continue their review of records marked classified that were recovered from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
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Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Special master appointed to review documents from Mar-a-Lago search; DOJ request to revive criminal probe rejected
Special master appointed to review documents from Mar-a-Lago search; DOJ request to revive criminal probe rejected
Washington Post:
Dearie named special master to review Trump's Mar-a-Lago documents
Dearie named special master to review Trump's Mar-a-Lago documents
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Haley BeMiller / The Columbus Dispatch:
Ohio Senate race: Tim Ryan blasts Lindsey Graham abortion ban as J.D. Vance stays quiet — U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan railed against a federal abortion ban introduced in the U.S. Senate this week, accusing “extremists” of trying to take advantage of the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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Rich Lowry / Politico:
In Defense of Lindsey Graham
In Defense of Lindsey Graham
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Washington Post:
The letters left behind by demoralized Russian soldiers as they fled — IZYUM, Ukraine — About 10 days before Ukrainian forces retook the city of Izyum last weekend, Russian troops stationed here were so demoralized that they drafted letters begging their superiors to dismiss them from their roles.
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Alex Leary / Wall Street Journal:
New Trump Attorney Negotiated $3 Million Advance Payment for Work — Chris Kise sought the arrangement based on unprecedented investigation, Trump's reputation for not paying legal fees — The Florida lawyer brought on to defend former President Donald Trump against potential government prosecution …
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NBC News:
FBI charges Massachusetts woman with Boston Children's Hospital bomb threat — The FBI said Thursday an arrest has been made in connection with a bomb threat against Boston Children's Hospital last month. — Catherine Leavy of Westfield, Massachusetts, was arrested without incident …
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New York Times:
Uber Investigating Breach of Its Computer Systems — The company said on Thursday that it was looking into the scope of the apparent hack. — Uber's computer network was breached on Thursday, leading the company to take several of its internal communications and engineering systems offline as it investigated the extent of the hack.
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Bloomberg:
Patagonia Billionaire Who Gave Up Company Skirts $700 Million Tax Hit — Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard described his decision to give away the outdoor apparel-maker as his last-ditch effort to do all he could to protect the planet. — The deal is structured in ways that also bring …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Why Is There Still No Strategy to Defeat Donald Trump? — One of the stunning facts of the age is the continued prominence of Donald Trump. His candidates did well in the G.O.P. primaries this year. He won more votes in 2020 than he did in 2016. His favorability ratings within his party …
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Kyle Whitmire / al.com:
Alabama GOP chair refused to show license to vote. That became a problem for poll workers. — This is an opinion column. — Clyde Martin is a retired TVA supervisor at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant who now rides motorcycles and does a little yoga. He has a wife and a kid, but that only comes up when I ask him later.
New York Times:
Democrats Buoyed by Abortion and Trump, Times/Siena Poll Finds — President Biden's approval rating has climbed to 42 percent, and the number of Americans who believe the country is on the right track has doubled but remains low. — Even as they struggle to persuade voters that they should be trusted …
Simeon Kerr / Financial Times:
Family of Briton held in UAE urges divestment from Dubai Islamic Bank — Ryan Cornelius's relatives blame lender for businessman's extended detention — The family of a British prisoner in Dubai has urged foreign investors such as the lender JPMorgan and fund manager BlackRock to divest …
New York Times:
Here's what Putin is hoping for from Xi. … Putin acknowledges China may have ‘questions and concerns’ about the war. — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said on Thursday that Moscow understood that China had “questions and concerns” about the war in Ukraine — a notable, if cryptic …
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Brian Flood / Fox News:
CNN shakeup: Don Lemon moved from primetime to mornings, struggling ‘New Day’ to be replaced — ‘New Day’ hosts John Berman and Brianna Keilar will be shuffled to new CNN roles — CNN's Don Lemon says Biden ‘telling the truth’ with ‘semi-fascism’ comments: ‘That is unifying’
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
CNN's Lemon-aid, rail strike averted, Trump speaks, and a new FBI scandal: Today's #TEMS
CNN's Lemon-aid, rail strike averted, Trump speaks, and a new FBI scandal: Today's #TEMS
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Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Rioter who wore ‘Camp Auschwitz’ sweatshirt gets jail term — A Virginia man who stormed the U.S. Capitol while wearing an antisemitic “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt over a Nazi-themed shirt was sentenced on Thursday to 75 days of imprisonment. — Robert Keith Packer, 57 …
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Nicole Moeder / ABC News:
Jan. 6 rioter wearing ‘Camp Auschwitz’ sweatshirt sentenced
Jan. 6 rioter wearing ‘Camp Auschwitz’ sweatshirt sentenced
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