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Karen Townsend / HotAir:
Tucker Carlson: Martha's Vineyard GoFundMe for illegal migrants won't actually go to them — It's all fun and games for a sanctuary city, or island until illegal migrants actually show up. The hypocrisy of limousine liberals was brutally exposed by FNC's Tucker Carlson during his opening monologue on Friday night.
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
A Sadistic Immigration Stunt
A Sadistic Immigration Stunt
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Outside the Beltway, Washington Examiner, Fox News, Florida Phoenix, Stars & Stripes and The American Independent
JONATHAN TURLEY:
No, Transporting Undocumented Migrants to Martha's Vineyard is Not “Literally Human Trafficking”
No, Transporting Undocumented Migrants to Martha's Vineyard is Not “Literally Human Trafficking”
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Sarah Jones / New York Magazine:
What Happens When a Party Rejects Humanity?
What Happens When a Party Rejects Humanity?
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New York Times, No More Mister Nice Blog, Los Angeles Times, Common Dreams and PolitiFact
Jennie Taer / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Illegal Migrants Flown To Martha's Vineyard Were Informed Of Destination, Documents Confirm
EXCLUSIVE: Illegal Migrants Flown To Martha's Vineyard Were Informed Of Destination, Documents Confirm
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New York Times:
Migrants Flown to Martha's Vineyard Say They Were Misled
Migrants Flown to Martha's Vineyard Say They Were Misled
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Sputnik News, CBS News and Newsbusters
Danny Westneat / The Seattle Times:
The story of the praying Bremerton coach keeps getting more surreal — When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that Bremerton assistant football coach Joseph Kennedy had the right to pray on the field, it wasn't widely understood then that the court had also ordered the school district to give him his job back.
Politico:
Justice Dept. asks appeals court to restore access to Trump raid documents — The Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to lift a judge's order blocking criminal investigators from accessing about 100 documents with national security classification markings recovered …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Justice Department asks appeals court to block Trump judge's Mar-a-Lago ruling
Justice Department asks appeals court to block Trump judge's Mar-a-Lago ruling
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Washington Post:
Gaetz sought pardon related to Justice Department sex trafficking probe — Testimony by a former White House aide is the first indication the congressman sought protection from the inquiry — Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) told a former White House aide that he was seeking a preemptive pardon …
New York Times:
Rally With Trump? Some G.O.P. Candidates Aren't Thrilled About It. — Whether he is invited or not, the former president keeps holding rallies in battleground states. It reflects an awkward dance as Republican candidates try to win over general-election voters.
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Annie Linskey / Washington Post:
In Ohio, Vance scrambles to ramp up campaign after mounting GOP criticism — Although party strategists voice confidence Vance will still prevail, they say they fear he wasted precious time, requiring a financial bailout that limited resources for GOP candidates in other states
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
'Y'all are scared': The huge, looming fight over abortion referendums — As their party confronts the vexing political fallout of the Supreme Court striking down Roe v. Wade, some Republicans — especially those in tough 2022 races — are taking things a step further in trying to rid themselves of the issue …
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Emily Brooks / The Hill:
Cracks in GOP emerge over abortion policy and messaging
Politico:
How the WH views the DeSantis stunt — Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration. With help from Allie Bice. — Earlier this week, Florida Gov. RON DESANTIS rounded up 50 Venezuelan migrants from Texas and transported …
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Axios:
Klain presses progressives on permitting reforms
Klain presses progressives on permitting reforms
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The Hill and Washington Examiner
Washington Post:
Farewell to Outlook, and nearly 70 years of essays, arguments and criticism — Perspective by Robert G. Kaiser and Steve Luxenberg — Outlook, the print section of commentary and analysis that has graced this newspaper's Sunday edition for nearly 70 years, came into the world quietly on Dec. 19, 1954.
New York Times:
Trump's Team of Lawyers Marked by Infighting and Possible Legal Troubles of Its Own — Several of the former president's lawyers are under scrutiny by federal investigators amid squabbling over competence. — To understand the pressures, feuds and questions about competence within former …
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emptywheel, Insider and Raw Story
Hannah Natanson / Washington Post:
Virginia will block schools from accommodating transgender students — In a major rollback of LGBTQ rights, the administration of Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) will require that transgender students in Virginia access school facilities and programs that match the sex they were assigned at birth …
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Hurubie Meko / New York Times:
Yeshiva University Halts All Student Clubs to Block L.G.B.T.Q. Group — Earlier in the week, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed a ruling to stand for now that required the university to recognize the group. — Yeshiva University abruptly announced on Friday that it had placed …
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
‘A Crisis Coming’: The Twin Threats to American Democracy — The United States has experienced deep political turmoil several times before over the past century. The Great Depression caused Americans to doubt the country's economic system. World War II and the Cold War presented threats from global totalitarian movements.
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USA Today and Washington Examiner
Mississippi Free Press:
In-Depth: How Brett Favre Secured $6 Million in Welfare Funds For A Volleyball Stadium — “Multiple prosecutors” are still examining the facts and making decisions about criminal charges in Mississippi's sprawling welfare scandal that saw millions in funds meant for poor families go instead …
New York Times:
As India Joins China in Distancing From Russia, Putin Warns of Escalation — After India's prime minister said that now is not the time for war, an increasingly isolated Mr. Putin threatened “more serious” actions in Ukraine while insisting he was ready for talks.
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Anna Slatz / Reduxx:
Ontario High School Teacher Seen Wearing Massive Prosthetic Bust to Class — Photos and videos out of a Canadian High School are going viral as they show a male teacher wearing what appears to be large, prosthetic breasts in full view of young students. — Shocking media first began …
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Fox News:
50 migrants arrive at Vice President Kamala Harris' residence, 6 more buses to NYC — Vice President Kamala Harris accused Republican governors of ‘dereliction of duty,’ after claiming border ‘secure’ — Another group of migrants dropped off outside VP Harris' DC residence
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A.J. Bayatpour / WKOW:
Gableman suggests ‘revolution’ to keep government honest — MADISON (WKOW) — Speaking at a Republican dinner event in Appleton last week, newly-released audio captured Michael Gableman suggesting revolution was the ‘only way to keep government honest.’ — Gableman delivered the remarks …
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The American Independent
Joshua Zitser / Insider:
Trump used ‘almost mob-style extortion’ to try to convince AT&T to sell CNN to Rupert Murdoch, new book claims — Trump and his aides tried to push AT&T's CEO to sell CNN to Rupert Murdoch, a new book claims. — AT&T's CEO was “beyond pissed,” and executives described “almost mob-style extortion,” per the book.
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Raw Story and The Independent