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Nick Clegg / Meta:
Ending Suspension of Trump's Accounts With New Guardrails to Deter Repeat Offenses — Takeaways — We will be ending the suspension of Mr. Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts in the coming weeks. — We've put new guardrails in place to deter repeat offenses.
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Axios:
Exclusive: Facebook to reinstate Trump … - “We've always believed that Americans should be able to hear from the people who want to lead the country,” Clegg told Axios. … - Trump relied heavily on Facebook ads in previous election cycles for fundraising and list-building.
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NBC News:
Facebook and Instagram end Trump's suspension from platforms — Former President Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts are being reinstated, the social media giant Meta announced Wednesday — a little more than two years after he was suspended from the platforms over incendiary posts on the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Archives weighs asking past presidents, VPs to look for classified items — The National Archives is weighing whether to ask living former presidents and vice presidents to review their personal records to verify that no classified materials are inadvertently outstanding …
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Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
National Archives silent as disparity between its handling of Biden, Trump documents fuels questions
National Archives silent as disparity between its handling of Biden, Trump documents fuels questions
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate GOP pours cold water on idea of impeaching Biden
Senate GOP pours cold water on idea of impeaching Biden
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama, Clinton offices say all classified documents went to Archives
Obama, Clinton offices say all classified documents went to Archives
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
The private angst over Donald Trump's racist attacks on Elaine Chao goes public — Over the past several months, the leading Republican presidential candidate has launched a series of racist attacks on the wife of the Republican Party's Senate leader, a woman who once served in his Cabinet.
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New York Times:
OMG. Trump Has Started Texting. — The former president, averse to leaving records of his communications, had long avoided text and email. — One of former President Donald J. Trump's most consistent personal traits — one that his advisers say has helped keep him out of even worse legal jeopardy …
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Tom D'Angelo / Palm Beach Post:
Trump declares himself the winner of his own club championship - in the Trumpiest way ever — The former president said he played a strong round two days before the tournament, and decided that would count as his first-round score. … Donald Trump has declared himself a winner ... again.
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New York Times:
Newport News School Was Warned 3 Times That 6-Year-Old Had a Gun, Lawyer Says — Another child saw the weapon at recess, and a teacher warned that the boy might have a gun in his pocket. Yet an administrator dismissed the threat, according to the lawyer for a teacher who was shot.
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Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
Ron DeSantis' Secret Twitter Army of Far-Right Influencers — Ron DeSantis' political operation has been recruiting conservative influencers. But the personalities DeSantis is attracting have plenty of problems. … As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis soaked up the crowd's adulation during …
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Marjorie Taylor Greene aims to be Trump's VP pick in 2024 — WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., is angling to be Donald Trump's running mate in 2024, according to two people who have spoken to the firebrand second-term congresswoman about her ambitions.
Washington Post:
Opinion section at The Washington Post expands its roster with seven new contributors — The Washington Post's opinion section continues to grow under Editorial Page Editor David Shipley's direction adding seven new contributors today. These additions highlight The Post's commitment …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Democrats have a two-part plan to use the debt ceiling against Republicans — Sensing Republicans are on the verge of a blunder in their schemes to use the debt ceiling to hold the economy hostage and try to extract draconian spending cuts, the White House has developed a two-part response strategy.
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Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Kevin McCarthy's math problem
Kevin McCarthy's math problem
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Trump Has Completely Lost His Grip on Reality — The former president's deterioration is on full display in the Truth Social asylum he built for himself. — Let's check in on the shadow primary for the 2024 Republican nomination. Nikki Haley is putting together a finance committee …
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Nicole Winfield / Associated Press:
The AP Interview: Pope Francis: Homosexuality not a crime — Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church.
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Department of Justice:
Foreign National Pleads Guilty to Mailing Ricin to President of the United States in 2020 — Defendant Also Mailed Threatening Ricin Letters to Texas Law Enforcement Officials — WASHINGTON - Pascale Cecile Veronique Ferrier, 55, a dual citizen of Canada and France, pleaded guilty today …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Top Dems push to deny Santos access to classified info — Two top New York House Democrats on Wednesday pressed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to deny Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) access to classified information. … - They wrote that Santos' “myriad deceptive actions …
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Democrats urge House Speaker McCarthy to deny GOP Rep. George Santos access to classified information
Democrats urge House Speaker McCarthy to deny GOP Rep. George Santos access to classified information
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Cameron Joseph / VICE:
The MyPillow Guy's Fake Campaign For RNC Chair Is a Real Disaster — Mike Lindell told VICE News he'll admit defeat if he loses on Friday, making it the first time in a while he's accepted an election result. — Cameron Joseph — WASHINGTON, US — Mike Lindell is running …
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
G.O.P. State Lawmakers Push a Growing Wave of Anti-Transgender Bills — Four states could ban transition care into young adulthood. Lawmakers in several others want to restrict drag shows in ways that could affect transgender performers broadly. It's part of a long-term plan.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Biden's devious plan to break the MAGA fever just might work — It seems almost like a vast controlled experiment. Can enormous amounts of federal spending launched under President Biden, much of it destined for MAGA country, dampen the right-wing populist fervor unleashed by his predecessor Donald Trump?
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Washington Free Beacon:
'Our Family's Sick': Why Hunter Biden Lied About Paying $50k Monthly Rent … Amid the brouhaha over President Joe Biden's improper retention of classified documents and concerns that his son, Hunter Biden, had access to them, a 2018 form on which Hunter Biden claims to have spent nearly $50,000 …
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Washington Post:
‘I felt like we were in “Goodfellas”’: How George Santos wooed investors for alleged Ponzi scheme — Accounts gathered by The Post detail how Santos used lavish dinner, inflated credentials to pitch Harbor City securities — George Santos graciously welcomed his three guests to Il Bacco Ristorante in Queens.
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Democrats hammer GOP plan to impose national sales tax, abolish IRS — Democrats are seizing on a Republican proposal to impose a national sales tax and abolish the Internal Revenue Service as a cudgel against the GOP, even though the bill has few fans even among Republican lawmakers.
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Split Ticket:
Our 2022 Senate Wins Above Replacement Model — During the course of our 2022 postmortems, we at Split Ticket have already quantified the importance of candidate quality in the House of Representatives elections. Today, we extend our model to the 2022 US Senate elections …
NBC 6 South Florida:
Attorney Ben Crump to Sue Florida Gov. for Rejecting AP African American Studies Course — Famed civil rights attorney Ben Crump is planning to file a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over the rejection of an Advanced Placement African American Studies pilot program.
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University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository:
Most NH 2024 DEM Primary Voters Don't Want Biden to Run for Reelection, President Tied With 2020 Candidates 1/25/2023 — Amid uncertainty about the fate of the 2024 New Hampshire Democratic primary, two-thirds of likely Democratic primary voters don't want President Joe Biden to seek reelection.
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Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
Roger Ailes Accuser Sues Fox News and Trump's Ex-Comms Director Bill Shine — Ailes allegedly told Laura Luhn “that she was his ‘sex slave,’ and that she was forbidden from telling anyone about the abuse or he would make her pay dearly,” the lawsuit states.
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The White House:
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Protect Renters and Promote Rental Affordability — Administration also launches Resident-Centered Housing Challenge, a call-to-action to improve the quality of life for renters — Today, the Biden-Harris Administration …
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Washington Post:
Germany approves Leopards for Ukraine, as U.S. promises M1 tanks — BERLIN — The German government announced Wednesday plans to deliver 14 of the country's Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and allow other countries to send theirs, ending months of debate among Western allies and potentially helping to shift the balance on the battlefield.
Politico:
Frozen: Trump's primary challengers balk at jumping into the unknown — By this time four years ago, the Democratic presidential campaign was in full swing, with Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg and Kirsten Gillibrand all having opened exploratory committees or announced runs.
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Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:
Paul Pelosi attack body camera footage to be released following court order — The police body camera footage of the attack on Paul Pelosi will be released to the public, per an order from a San Francisco judge. — The order came after a sustained effort from a press coalition, according to Politico.
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: U.S. asked Israel for its Hawk missiles to send to Ukraine — The Biden administration asked Israel for the old Hawk anti-aircraft missiles it has in storage in order to transfer them to Ukraine, three Israeli and U.S. officials told Axios. … - Ukraine has repeatedly asked Western countries …
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Office of Inspector General:
The National Institutes of Health and EcoHealth Alliance Did Not Effectively Monitor Awards and Subawards, Resulting in Missed Opportunities to Oversee Research and Other Deficiencies — Why OIG Did This Audit — OIG initiated this audit because of concerns regarding the National Institutes of Health's …
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