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Danny Hakim / New York Times:
Jury in Georgia Trump Inquiry Recommended Multiple Indictments, Forewoman Says — She would not discuss specific indictments in the special grand jury's report but noted that its recommendations were “not going to be some giant plot twist.” — A special grand jury that investigated election interference …
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Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
‘Wincing’ Anderson Cooper and Elie Honig Blast Trump Grand Jury Forewoman's Media Blitz: ‘Horrible Idea’ — Anderson Cooper and Elie Honig discussed the multiple awkward media appearances by the forewoman of the grand jury that will reportedly recommend indictments in a case involving Donald Trump.
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HuffPost, The Daily Beast and Just The News
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Spent $10 Million From His PAC on His Legal Bills Last Year — Now that the former president is a declared candidate again, there are questions about whether he can continue using donor funds to pay his lawyers. — Former President Donald J. Trump, who throughout his business career …
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Raw Story, Reuters, CNN, Rolling Stone and Washington Examiner
Chandelis Duster / CNN:
Jennifer McClellan will win special election and become Virginia's first Black congresswoman, CNN projects — Virginia state Sen. Jennifer McClellan will win the special election for Virginia's 4th Congressional District and will become the first Black woman to represent the commonwealth in Congress, CNN projected Tuesday.
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Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Polls close in Virginia's 4th Congressional District special election — Democrat Jennifer McClellan has made history as the first Black woman elected to represent Virginia in Congress, NBC News projected Tuesday. — McClellan, a state senator, defeated Republican Leon Benjamin …
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Max Gowins / Decision Desk HQ:
Election Results: Wisconsin Supreme Court Primary, Virginia 4th Congressional District Special Election, and more — There are seven races we are tracking across the nation today. Voters in Wisconsin are heading to the polls to select who will make the general election ballot in a number of races …
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The Recombobulation Area, Washington Examiner, Fox News and The Hill
CNN:
US believes Russia had failed intercontinental ballistic missile test around when Biden was in Ukraine — Russia carried out a test of an intercontinental ballistic missile that appears to have failed around the time President Joe Biden was in Ukraine on Monday, according to two US officials familiar with the matter.
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Aamer Madhani / Associated Press:
Biden to meet eastern flank NATO leaders amid Russia worries
Biden to meet eastern flank NATO leaders amid Russia worries
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
GOP 2024 hopefuls divided over US role in Ukraine war
GOP 2024 hopefuls divided over US role in Ukraine war
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David Weigel / Semafor:
Ukraine skeptics are finally breaking through in the presidential race
Ukraine skeptics are finally breaking through in the presidential race
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Two Starkly Different Judges Advance in Wisconsin Supreme Court Election — Janet Protasiewicz, a liberal, and Daniel Kelly, a conservative, will face off on April 4 in a race that could tilt the balance of the court, with abortion rights, gerrymandered maps and more in the balance.
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Liberal candidate Janet Protasiewicz advances in Wisconsin Supreme Court race — Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz, a liberal candidate, is projected to advance to the April 4 general election in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race after she became the top vote-getter on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press.
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Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
Dozens of ‘New York Times’ Journalists Hit Staff Union for Its Defense of Trans Coverage Criticism — Some of the paper's top reporters signed a letter objecting to the Guild's response to newsroom leaders. “We ask that our union work to advance, not erode, our journalistic independence,” they wrote.
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Adam Johnson / The Column:
To NYT's Peter Baker, Acknowledging Trans People's Existence Is “Activism,” Openly Advocating for Perpetual U.S. Occupation of Afghanistan Isn't — What is and isn't “activism” depends entirely on how conservative the activism is. — The line between “journalism” and “activism” is a sacred …
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
10 Surprising Lessons of the Ukraine War So Far — From revealing Putin's weaknesses to new ways to wage war to intriguing new power centers, the war in Ukraine has served up one surprise after another—and we can expect many more. … In the year since Russia escalated its war against Ukraine …
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NBC News:
Why China's Ukraine balancing act might be tilting in Putin's favor — HONG KONG — A flurry of European diplomatic activity over Russia's war in Ukraine has offered a stark contrast this week: While President Joe Biden made a surprise visit to Kyiv, China's top diplomat was heading to Moscow.
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Harry Litman / Los Angeles Times:
Why Fox News' lies about Trump's defeat probably aren't protected by the 1st Amendment — Fox News responded to an incendiary court filing in Dominion Voting System's $1.6-billion defamation suit last week by asserting that “the core of this case remains about freedom of the press and freedom of speech …
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New York Daily News and HotAir
David Badash / Raw Story:
‘Egregious security breach’: Top House Dem blasts McCarthy over Jan. 6 footage — Calling it an “egregious security breach” that “endangers” U.S. Capitol Police, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Tuesday blasted Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy for reportedly handing …
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Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Supreme Court skeptical of limiting powerful legal shield for internet companies — Washington — The Supreme Court appeared resistant on Tuesday to limiting the scope of a federal law that has served as a powerful legal shield for internet companies, expressing concerns about the ramifications …
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Maggie Astor / New York Times:
A Wealthy ‘Anti-Woke’ Activist Joins the 2024 Presidential Field — Vivek Ramaswamy, 37, has made a name for himself in right-wing circles by opposing corporate efforts to advance political, social and environmental causes. — Vivek Ramaswamy, a multimillionaire entrepreneur and author …
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Brendan Pierson / Reuters:
U.S. groups suing to ban abortion pill lose bid for early trial — A Texas federal judge on Tuesday refused to set an accelerated trial schedule for a lawsuit by anti-abortion groups seeking to end U.S. sales of the abortion pill mifepristone, in a case that could severely disrupt access to medication abortion nationwide.
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Nikki Haley defended right to secession, Confederate History Month and the Confederate flag in 2010 talk — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley defended states' rights to secede from the United States, South Carolina's Confederate History Month and the Confederate flag in a 2010 interview …
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Maxwell Strachan / VICE:
Companies Can't Ask You to Shut up to Receive Severance, NLRB Rules — The board reverses two previous decisions that held that such severance agreements were lawful. Limits on free speech have become increasingly common aspect of many severance agreements.
Rob Wile / NBC News:
Feds fine Mormon church for illicitly hiding $32 billion investment fund behind shell companies — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a nonprofit entity that it controlled have been fined $5 million by the Securities and Exchange Commission over accusations …
The Moscow Times:
Wagner Head Accuses Russia's Defense Ministry of Treason — The founder of Russia's Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin on Tuesday accused the country's Defense Ministry and the Chief of the General Staff of intentionally depriving his fighters of munitions in Ukraine.
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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
DeSantis About To Defuse $1.2 Billion Tax Bomb He Activated A Year Ago To Punish Disney — The Republican governor's 2022 law would have increased tax bills on Central Florida property owners by thousands of dollars each for a decade and a half. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is one signature away …
Leor Sapir / Tablet Magazine:
Finland Takes Another Look at Youth Gender Medicine — A recent interview with the country's top gender expert shows how out of step the American medical establishment is with its European counterparts — Dr. Riittakerttu Kaltiala knows gender medicine. She is the top expert …
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HotAir and Gender Critical Social Work
Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
Seattle becomes first U.S. city to outlaw caste discrimination after council vote — Seattle became the first U.S. city to outlaw caste discrimination on Tuesday, after its local council voted to add caste to the city's anti-discrimination laws. — The move addresses an issue important …
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Vivek Ramaswamy / Wall Street Journal:
Why I'm Running for President — America has lost sight of the ideals that made it great—freedom and merit foremost among them. — America is in the midst of a national identity crisis. We hunger for purpose at a moment when faith, patriotism and hard work are on the decline.
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