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Scoop: Christie applauded after bashing Trump at GOP governor meeting — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie received huge applause at an annual meeting of Republican governors Tuesday morning after blaming former President Trump for GOP failures in the last three elections …
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Dennis Aftergut / The Bulwark:
The Real Reason Trump Runs — Pride and profit are bigger factors than policy—but there's an even bigger reason. — Former President Donald Trump is expected to announce tonight that he will be a candidate for the presidency again in 2024. Two obvious questions come to mind: Why do it? and Why announce now?
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USA Today, The Daily Caller, Washington Post, New York Post, The Hill, Morning Shots and Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
Kari Lake Holds Off on Conceding Arizona Governor Race — Kari Lake, the Republican who lost a tight race to be Arizona's governor, hasn't conceded the contest, more than 14 hours after the Associated Press and TV outlets said Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs won.
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Associated Press, Mediaite, IJR and Washington Examiner
Politico:
Republicans cringe as Trump 2024 approaches — Donald Trump's iron grip on the GOP is beginning to crack. And some Republicans aren't even sure he's in command at all anymore. — “The question is: who is the current leader of the Republican Party? Oh, I know who it is: Ron DeSantis …
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Philip Wallach / Washington Post:
We can now quantify Trump's sabotage of the GOP's House dreams
We can now quantify Trump's sabotage of the GOP's House dreams
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Politico, The Daily Caller and New Republic
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Murdoch tells Trump he will not back fresh White House bid - report
Murdoch tells Trump he will not back fresh White House bid - report
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The i Paper, RedState, New Republic, The Mahablog, Mediaite and P.M. Carpenter
Posterity PAC:
Exclusive: 2024 Presidential Republican Primary Poll for Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada
Exclusive: 2024 Presidential Republican Primary Poll for Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada
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Politico and Media Matters for America
John Leicester / Associated Press:
Russia unleashes darkness on Ukraine with power grid attack — Russia pounded Ukraine's energy facilities Tuesday with its biggest barrage of missiles yet, striking targets across the country and causing widespread blackouts, and a U.S. official said missiles crossed into NATO member Poland, where two people were killed.
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Colin Meyn / The Hill:
Poland calls NATO meeting after Russian-made missile kills two — Poland has called a meeting under NATO's Article 4, which allows members of the alliance to summon all members for a meeting when their security is at risk, after Russian missiles reportedly crossed into the country and killed two people miles from the Ukraine border.
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Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Rick Scott announces plan to unseat Mitch McConnell as the top Republican in the Senate — Sen. Rick Scott announced he is running against Mitch McConnell for Senate Republican leader — Democrats retain control of Senate after Nevada win — Sen. Rick Scott is running …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell faces leadership challenge from Rick Scott as conservatives steam — Sen. Rick Scott announced a challenge to Mitch McConnell in a closed-door party lunch on Tuesday afternoon, the first such opposition for the Senate GOP leader in 15 years at the helm.
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Michael R. Blood / Associated Press:
California wins leave GOP poised to seize US House control — Two threatened U.S. House Republicans in California triumphed over Democratic challengers Monday, helping move the GOP within a seat of seizing control of the chamber while a string of congressional races in the state remained in play.
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Kevin McCarthy Wins GOP Nomination for House Speaker
Kevin McCarthy Wins GOP Nomination for House Speaker
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Cuellar describes GOP pressure to flip parties: ‘Name your price’
Cuellar describes GOP pressure to flip parties: ‘Name your price’
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New York Post, Fox News, Washington Examiner, Raw Story, HotAir and Political Wire
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
GOP on cusp of retaking House control with slim majority
GOP on cusp of retaking House control with slim majority
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Haris Alic / Fox News:
McCarthy wins GOP nomination for House speaker
McCarthy wins GOP nomination for House speaker
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Washington Post:
Judge overturns Georgia's six-week abortion ban — A Fulton County judge has overturned Georgia's six-week abortion ban, ruling that two key parts of the law “were plainly unconstitutional when drafted, voted upon, and enacted” and writing that the law cannot be enforced.
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New York Times:
Elon Musk Fires Twitter Employees Who Criticized Him — Mr. Musk, who is rapidly transforming the social media company, also has cut its contractor work force. — SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk continued cutting Twitter's work force in his third week of owning the social media company …
Washington Post:
Federal judge strikes down Trump-era border policy known as Title 42 — A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a Donald Trump-era policy used by U.S. border officials to quickly expel migrants because of the covid pandemic, saying the ban had little proven benefit to public health even as it shunted migrants to dangerous places.
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Ross Barkan / New York Magazine:
New York Does Not Have a Democratic Party — The long-running open secret among New York politicos is that there is no serious, functioning statewide Democratic organization. This was as much true under Andrew Cuomo as it is under the newly elected governor, Kathy Hochul.
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Ross Barkan
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Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
Facebook reminds fact-checkers Trump is off limits if he says he's running again for president — Facebook's fact-checkers will need to stop fact-checking former President Donald Trump if he announces that he is running for president, according to a company memo obtained by CNN.
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Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
Bryan Metzger / Insider:
Dianne Feinstein could be third in line to the presidency as Senate president pro tempore. She appears unaware that she's already declined the job. — Dianne Feinstein's office has said the 89-year-old doesn't want to be president pro tempore of the Senate.
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Mediaite, The Daily Wire and Sacramento Bee
Theodore Schleifer / Puck:
Inside the S.B.F. Blast Radius — The fate of Sam Bankman-Fried is being closely tracked at the highest levels of the Democratic Party, and by the dozens of allied political groups that are either racing to distance themselves from his surname or to find their next check.
Marjorie Hernandez / New York Post:
Gov. Gavin Newsom's wife breaks down describing Harvey Weinstein's ‘fish-like’ penis in court — MORE ON: — Jennifer Siebel Newsom — wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom — sobbed as she described Harvey Weinstein's “distorted” and “fish-like” genitals during her bombshell testimony …
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Emily Langer / Washington Post:
Virginia McLaurin, centenarian who danced with Obamas, dies — The longtime Washington resident, believed to be 113, became an internet celebrity after her exuberant encounter with the president and first lady at the White House in 2016 — Virginia McLaurin, a daughter of Black sharecroppers who …
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New York Times:
New York City Reaches Deal to Build Soccer Stadium in Queens — The New York City Football Club will pay roughly $780 million to build the stadium in Willets Point in Queens as part of a project that will include housing and a hotel. — New York City officials have reached an agreement …
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The City and New York Post
CNN:
CNN Exclusive: US intelligence suggests Russia put off announcing Kherson retreat until after midterm elections — The US has intelligence that Russia may have delayed announcing its withdrawal from the Ukrainian city of Kherson in part to avoid giving the Biden administration a political win ahead …
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Politico, HotAir, The Hill and Associated Press