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First on CNN: Classified documents found at Pence's Indiana home — A lawyer for former Vice President Mike Pence discovered about a dozen documents marked as classified at Pence's Indiana home last week, and he has turned those classified records over to the FBI, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
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Associated Press:
Classified records pose conundrum stretching back to Carter — At least three presidents. A vice president, a secretary of state, an attorney general. The mishandling of classified documents is not a problem unique to President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
Kelly Laco / Fox News:
Vice President Mike Pence discovered classified documents in Indiana home
Vice President Mike Pence discovered classified documents in Indiana home
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Biden's Handling of Secret Documents Complicates the Case Against Trump
Biden's Handling of Secret Documents Complicates the Case Against Trump
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Classified Documents Found at Pence's Home in Indiana
Classified Documents Found at Pence's Home in Indiana
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
George Santos Admits 500K Personal Loan to Campaign Wasn't ‘Personal’ — It's been one of the biggest mysteries surrounding George Santos: Where did he get his money? In an amended filing, Santos admits a big chunk wasn't his. … George Santos promised reporters a surprise on Tuesday.
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New York Times:
Mystery Deepens Around George Santos's $700,000 in Campaign Loans — In amended campaign finance reports, Mr. Santos seemed to suggest that the loans did not come from his personal funds, as he had originally stated. — An updated campaign finance report filed on Tuesday raised new questions …
New York Times:
Russia-Ukraine War — The U.S. Plans to Send M1 Abrams Tanks to Ukraine, Officials Say … The U.S. decision to send M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine breaks new ground. — WASHINGTON — Reversing its longstanding resistance, the Biden administration plans to send M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine …
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Hans von der Burchard / Politico:
Germany moves to send battle tanks to Ukraine — BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is set to announce the delivery of German Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine on Wednesday, two officials with knowledge of the matter told POLITICO. — That decision is a significant U-turn and potentially …
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Associated Press:
In reversal, US poised to approve Abrams tanks for Ukraine
In reversal, US poised to approve Abrams tanks for Ukraine
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NBC News:
Adult Swim cuts ties with Justin Roiland following domestic abuse allegations — Adult Swim announced Tuesday that it has cut ties with Justin Roiland, the star and co-creator of the animated comedy series “Rick and Morty,” as he faces felony domestic violence charges.
The Intercept:
Elon Musk Caves to Pressure From India to Remove BBC Doc Critical of Modi … Twitter and YouTube censored a report critical of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in coordination with the government of India. Officials called for the Big Tech companies to take action against a BBC documentary …
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Tony Romm / Washington Post:
House GOP eyes Social Security, Medicare amid spending battle — Republicans have pledged to cut spending and balance the budget, triggering a delicate conversation on the future of Americans' benefits — House Republicans have started to weigh a series of legislative proposals targeting Social Security …
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Biden's new tax hammer
Biden's new tax hammer
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Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Victor Navasky, historian and Nation editor, dies at 90 — NEW YORK — Victor Navasky, an award-winning author and journalist who for years presided over the liberal weekly The Nation and wrote influential books on the anti-Communist blacklist and Robert F. Kennedy's justice department, has died at age 90.
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Joseph Berger / New York Times:
Victor S. Navasky, a Leading Liberal Voice in Journalism, Dies at 90
Victor S. Navasky, a Leading Liberal Voice in Journalism, Dies at 90
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Molly Fischer / New Yorker:
The Rules According to Pamela Paul — At the Times, Paul often writes on the hazards of shifting norms. But she's also revealed the fraught position of the opinion columnist. — Pamela Paul and I met twice, in the same Times conference room, and on both occasions she wore a black biker jacket.
Sara Nathan / New York Post:
Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre signs memoir deal worth ‘millions’: sources — Virginia Giuffre is publishing her memoir — a year after agreeing to a multimillion-dollar settlement with Prince Andrew in her sex-abuse lawsuit against the royal, The Post can reveal.
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Financial Times:
West grapples with dilemma over Iran nuclear talks — Even as relations touch new lows, US and European officials are keeping the door open to diplomacy — For months, the west has been hardening its rhetoric against Iran as the Islamic republic has cracked down on protesters and sold drones …
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Joseph Spector / Politico:
Lawmakers codify abortion rights in state constitution, sending it to voters — ALBANY, N.Y. — The next decision will be with voters on whether New York will enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. — The state Assembly and state Senate voted Tuesday afternoon on the second passage …
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Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
Why is the Right Losing the Young? — What Andrew Sullivan gets right...and absurdly wrong. — If you're just catching up: — “Four Oath Keepers convicted of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack.” — “Central Question as Georgia Inquiry Wraps: Will Trump Face Criminal Charges?”
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New York Times:
McCarthy Ejects Schiff and Swalwell From Intelligence Committee — In an act of official retribution for how Democrats treated Republicans when they were in the majority, the speaker barred the Californians from the panel, arguing that they were not fit to serve.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump tries to intervene as Navarro faces trial for defying Jan. 6 committee — Donald Trump is once again making a last-ditch bid to help a former aide avoid prosecution for defying the Jan. 6 select committee. — A lawyer for Trump issued a letter this week endorsing the decision …
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Emma James / Daily Mail:
'It's not like you need the money': Beyoncé; is slammed for $24m show in anti-gay Dubai where she sang NO hits from her Renaissance album - a homage to queer culture - as restaurateur Keith McNally says he'll ‘seat her next to James Corden’ — The star has been an outspoken ally of the LGBTQ+ community in the past
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Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Proud Boys expecting ‘civil war’ before Jan. 6, witness says — The month before the riot at the U.S. Capitol, members of the Proud Boys were growing increasingly angry about the outcome of the 2020 election and were expecting a “civil war,” a former member told jurors on Tuesday as he took …
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Yonat Shimron / Religion News Service:
How Southern California helped birth white Christian nationalism — “Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism and What Comes Next” and author Bradley Onishi. Photo by Rudy Meyers — (RNS) — Bradley Onishi became a Christian at age 14 when his eighth grade …
Theodore Schleifer / Puck:
S.B.F. Mama Drama — Barbara Fried was a beloved law professor whose midlife political awakening inspired Mind the Gap, a powerful network of 2,500 donors that helped the Democrats dominate the '18 midterms. Now, she's the latest victim of her son, Sam Bankman-Fried.
CNBC:
Former Trump UN ambassador Nikki Haley gears up for likely 2024 run for president — Nikki Haley is putting together a national finance committee and communications team to explore a potential campaign, people briefed on her plans said. — She's also directed some of the new hires …
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New York Times:
Ticketmaster Cast as a Powerful ‘Monopoly’ at Senate Hearing — The Judiciary Committee, responding to the bungled sale of Taylor Swift concert tickets, heard the company apologize and its critics trace the problem to the industry's lack of competition. — Live Nation Entertainment …
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Becky Z. Dernbach / Sahan Journal:
Hamline's Muslim students return to campus with a plea for understanding — Hamline University classrooms opened for the spring semester on Monday. It marked the first time students returned to campus after a national media firestorm that broke out when the university chose not to renew …
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Richard Haass / PenguinRandomhouse.com:
The Bill of Obligations — Buy the Audiobook Download: — Apple- Audible- downpour- eMusic- audiobooks.com — ABOUT THE BILL OF OBLIGATIONS — A provocative guide to how we must reenvision citizenship if American democracy is to survive — The United States faces dangerous threats …
Des Moines Register:
Jubilant Kim Reynolds signs Iowa's seismic ‘school choice’ bill into law. What it means: — Stephen Gruber-Miller Katie AkinDes Moines Register — Gov. Kim Reynolds was ecstatic Tuesday as she signed into law a seismic education plan three years in the making.
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Biden's human rights pick withdraws — President Joe Biden's nominee for a top human rights position is withdrawing from contention in the face of unrelenting opposition from a Senate Republican who questions her support for Israel. — The loss of Sarah Margon, whose nomination to serve …
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