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Peter King / New York Times:
Why George Santos Won't Be Able to Fake His Way Through Congress — Mr. King, a Republican, was a member of Congress from 1993 to 2021, representing parts of Long Island. He served as chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. — In the latest twist in the surreal saga of George Santos …
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Azi Paybarah / Washington Post:
Records show Rep. George Santos's mother wasn't in New York on 9/11 — Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) has said his mother was inside one of the World Trade Center towers when they were attacked on Sept. 11, 2001, but immigration records indicate that Santos's mother wasn't in the United States on that day.
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ALanger / The Forward:
George Santos' latest doozy: Records show his mom wasn't in NYC on 9/11 — Newly obtained documents from the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services show that U.S. Rep. George Santos' mother, Fatima A.C.H. Devolder, was not in the World Trade Center during the terrorist attacks on 9/11, as he has claimed.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The stark irony of George Santos's and Marjorie Taylor Greene's committees
The stark irony of George Santos's and Marjorie Taylor Greene's committees
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Michael Gold / New York Times:
George Santos Shows Early Signs of Tilting to the Hard Right
George Santos Shows Early Signs of Tilting to the Hard Right
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Florida Says AP African American Studies Program ‘Lacks Educational Value’ — The state used Ron DeSantis' “Stop WOKE Act” to block the proposed program from its schools — FLORIDA HAS BLOCKED the College Board from testing a pilot Advanced Placement African American Studies (APAAS) …
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
DeSantis Blocks AP African-American Studies Course for Breaking Florida's Anti-CRT Law
DeSantis Blocks AP African-American Studies Course for Breaking Florida's Anti-CRT Law
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CNN:
DeSantis pushes to permanently ban Covid-19 mandates in Florida
DeSantis pushes to permanently ban Covid-19 mandates in Florida
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Tess McClure / The Guardian:
Jacinda Ardern resigns as prime minister of New Zealand — Labour leader says she ‘no longer had enough in the tank’ to do the job — New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has announced her resignation in a shock announcement. — At the party's annual caucus meeting on Thursday …
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Washington Post:
GOP congressman linked to Jan. 6 probe assigned to House committee investigating Biden — In his decade as a member of Congress, Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) has downplayed the severity of Puerto Rico's hurricane damage, refused to condemn QAnon, blasted coronavirus vaccine and mask mandates …
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Sophia Cai / Axios:
White House slams far-right Republicans' committee assignments
White House slams far-right Republicans' committee assignments
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Washington Post:
House GOP votes: Marjorie Taylor Greene is not ‘fringe’
House GOP votes: Marjorie Taylor Greene is not ‘fringe’
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
White House rips appointment of ‘extreme MAGA members’ to House Oversight panel
White House rips appointment of ‘extreme MAGA members’ to House Oversight panel
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Celina Tebor / CNN:
George Santos took $3,000 from dying dog's GoFundMe, veterans say — Two New Jersey veterans say now-Congressman George Santos promised to raise funds for lifesaving surgery for one of their dogs in 2016, then became elusive and took off with the money. — Santos, the embattled freshman Republican …
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Caitlin Huey-Burns / CBS News:
George Santos accused of stealing funds for veteran's dying dog as accusations pile up
George Santos accused of stealing funds for veteran's dying dog as accusations pile up
Jennifer McLogan / CBS News:
Long Island GOP leader says he has proof Rep. George Santos admitted to crimes in Brazil
Long Island GOP leader says he has proof Rep. George Santos admitted to crimes in Brazil
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Politico:
U.S. prepping major military package for Ukraine — The U.S. is gearing up to announce a major new weapons package for Ukraine on Friday, as top military leaders from around the world gather in Germany to discuss how to help Kyiv in its fight against Russia, according to three U.S. officials …
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Washington Post:
A font feud brews after State Dept. picks Calibri over Times New Roman — ‘The Times (New Roman) are a-Changin,’ read the subject line of a cable from Secretary of State Antony Blinken to U.S. embassies as part of an accessibility push — The U.S. State Department is going sans serif …
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Lindsey McPherson / Roll Call:
Manchin floats fiscal commissions for debt limit bill — West Virginia centrist has bipartisan proposal to set up expedited votes on trust fund solvency measures — As President Joe Biden and most congressional Democrats say they won't negotiate with Republicans on lifting the debt ceiling …
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New York Times:
LaSalle Is Rejected by New York Senate Panel in a 10-9 Vote — Gov. Kathy Hochul's choice of Justice Hector LaSalle to become the state's top judge caused an intraparty Democratic battle that divided a judicial hearing on Wednesday. — ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul's embattled nominee …
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Alexander Sammon / Slate:
How One Bad Court Pick in New York Has Turned Into a National Quagmire
How One Bad Court Pick in New York Has Turned Into a National Quagmire
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Chris Bragg / Buffalo News:
Hochul moves to hire litigator, potentially escalating chief judge fight
Hochul moves to hire litigator, potentially escalating chief judge fight
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NBC News:
Donald Trump prepares for his return to Facebook and Twitter — Mounting a comeback for the White House, Donald Trump is looking to regain control over his powerful social media accounts. — With access to his Twitter account back, Trump's campaign is formally petitioning Facebook's parent company …
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Ewan Palmer / Newsweek:
Donald Trump ‘Caught in Repeated Lies’ During Deposition—Attorney — Donald Trump may have severely damaged his case in the defamation lawsuit brought against him by a woman who accused him of rape by expressing “repeated lies” during his deposition, according to an attorney.
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Joseph Zeballos-Roig / Semafor:
Republicans worry a national sales tax bill would be a ‘political gift’ for Democrats — As part of his deal to become House speaker, Kevin McCarthy reportedly promised his party's conservative hardliners a vote on legislation that would scrap the entire American tax code and replace it with a jumbo-sized national sales tax.
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Murray Waas / Rule of Law:
Exclusive: Special Counsel has questioned several officials about Donald Trump's handling of Russia probe papers. — Trump's conduct in that regard likely will play a role in any decision by prosecutors to charge Trump, say people close to the investigation. — Photo Credit... the Department of Justice.
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Erich Schwartzel / Wall Street Journal:
The Disney Executive Who Made $119,505 a Day — Geoff Morrell received over $8 million in compensation for less than four months' work in 2022 — From Robert Iger to Steve Jobs, Why Companies Bring Back Their CEOs — Created with sketchtool. … Even by show-business standards …
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Tim Carman / Washington Post:
Biden calls in Ghostburger order, leaves employee speechless — Brittany Spaddy has never seen “The American President,” the 1995 rom-com written by Aaron Sorkin, but she basically lived out one of the film's most memorable scenes, the one in which a flower shop employee collapses …
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New York Times:
Media Start-up Semafor Plans to Buy Out Sam Bankman-Fried's Investment — Semafor is one of several media companies that received money from Mr. Bankman-Fried or his affiliates before his cryptocurrency company fell apart and he was charged with crimes. — The news start-up Semafor began …
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Vimal Patel / New York Times:
After Lecturer Sues, Hamline University Walks Back Its ‘Islamophobic’ Comments — In an about-face, the school said that using the term was “flawed” and that respect for Muslim students should not have superseded academic freedom. — Hamline University officials made an about-face on Tuesday …
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Graeme Wood / The Atlantic:
Who's Afraid of a Portrait of Muhammad?
Who's Afraid of a Portrait of Muhammad?
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
Trump Derangement Syndrome...on the Right — For years, conservative pro-Trumpers and anti-anti-Trumpers have tried to pin a nasty label on Trump critics, claiming they've been besotted by Trump Derangement Syndrome. They contend that an irrational hatred of the former failed casino owner …
CNN:
Trump criticizes evangelical leaders for not backing his 2024 presidential bid — Just days before Donald Trump hosts his first 2024 event in South Carolina, a state whose evangelical population has long played a critical role in its presidential primary, the former president is lashing …
Tracy Withers / Bloomberg:
New Zealand Prime Minister Ardern Announces Shock Resignation — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced she will step down in a shock resignation less than 10 months out from a general election. — Ardern doesn't have the energy or inspiration to seek re-election later this year …
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Leo Valdes / The Atlantic:
Take Detransitioners Seriously — When Kristin Beck, a decorated Navy SEAL veteran, came out as a transgender woman in 2013, she became a high-profile advocate for the trans community—a role that earned her glowing coverage in left-wing and mainstream center-left media.
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Andrew Kerr / Washington Free Beacon:
Photos Place Hunter Biden in Corvette at Site of Classified Docs in July 2017 … Photos from Hunter Biden's abandoned laptop show that the scandal-plagued First Son had access to the Corvette that President Joe Biden kept in the garage where he improperly stored top secret government documents.
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