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New York Times:
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Subpoenaed in Jan. 6 Investigation — The special counsel overseeing the inquiry into Donald Trump's efforts to retain power after the 2020 election wants the former president's daughter and son-in-law to testify to a grand jury.
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Erin Snodgrass / Insider:
Donald Trump, who rolled back rail safety regulations and slashed environmental protections, donates Trump-branded water to East Palestine residents — Donald Trump visited East Palestine, Ohio, on Wednesday, following a disastrous train derailment. — The 2024 Republican candidate donated pallets …
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Politico:
Trump's visit to Ohio derailment gives Biden's team some breathing room — Donald Trump's visit to the site of a toxic train derailment in Ohio is offering a political opening to battered Biden administration officials — by calling new attention to the former president's record of rolling …
Prem Thakker / New Republic:
Trump, Who Deregulated the Railroad Industry, Lies to the People of Ohio in His Visit
Trump, Who Deregulated the Railroad Industry, Lies to the People of Ohio in His Visit
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Joey Garrison / USA Today:
White House blames Trump administration and Republicans over East Palestine, Ohio spill
White House blames Trump administration and Republicans over East Palestine, Ohio spill
New York Times:
Giving Jan. 6 Tapes to Carlson, McCarthy Keeps a Promise to the Hard Right — In granting exclusive access to Jan. 6 Capitol surveillance footage to a cable news host bent on rewriting the history of the attack, the speaker effectively outsourced a politically toxic re-litigation of the riot.
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Jan. 6 rioter who threatened Rep. Ocasio-Cortez sentenced to 38 months in prison — A Jan. 6 rioter who threatened Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on social media after participating in the attack on the Capitol was sentenced Wednesday to 38 months in prison.
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Claudia Grisales / NPR:
Democrats are warning against the release of Jan. 6 tapes to a Fox News host
Democrats are warning against the release of Jan. 6 tapes to a Fox News host
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Spectrum News 13:
Spectrum News 13 crew member, 9-year-old girl killed in Pine Hills shootings — According to Orange County Sheriff John Mina, two members of a Spectrum News 13 crew at the scene of a homicide investigation were shot Wednesday afternoon. — One of the two has died, he said. — What You Need To Know
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Ukraine appears to attack deep into Russian-occupied territory. — President Biden's visit to Europe ended with a show of support for NATO members on the alliance's eastern flank. President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia welcomed China's top diplomat to Moscow, seeking stronger ties. — Pinned
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Timothy Snyder / Washington Post:
You can't understand the war in Ukraine without knowing history — Timothy Snyder is the Levin professor of history at Yale University and the author of “The Road to Unfreedom” and “Bloodlands.” His updated audio edition of “On Tyranny” includes 20 new lessons about Ukraine.
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Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Washington Post:
Arizona's top prosecutor concealed records debunking election fraud claims — Newly released documents show how Republican Mark Brnovich publicized an incomplete account of his office's probe of the 2020 election in Maricopa County — By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Isaac Stanley-Becker
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Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Former Arizona attorney general failed to release report disproving election fraud claims — Former Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich did not release to the public findings from his office that showed a series of 2020 election fraud claims were not backed up by evidence, according to documents released Wednesday by his successor.
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ProPublica:
A Norfolk Southern Policy Lets Officials Order Crews to Ignore Safety Alerts — In October, months before the East Palestine derailment, the company also directed a train to keep moving with an overheated wheel that caused it to derail miles later in Sandusky, Ohio.
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
NPR says it's cutting jobs by 10% as ad revenue drops — NPR's chief executive announced the network would lay off roughly 10% of its current workforce - at least 100 people - and eliminate most vacant positions. CEO John Lansing cited the erosion of advertising dollars, particularly for NPR podcasts …
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Considers Release of Intelligence on China's Potential Arms Transfer to Russia — Western nations have intelligence that Beijing might end its self-imposed restraint on weapons supplies to Moscow — The Biden administration is considering releasing intelligence it believes shows …
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Luis Martinez / ABC News:
Close-up photo of Chinese spy balloon in flight released by US military — The mid-air photo was taken by a U-2 pilot. — A close-up photo of the Chinese spy balloon, taken mid-air from a U-2 spy plane, has been released by the U.S. military — The photo was taken on Friday …
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Strong Democratic Showing in Wisconsin Court Race Sets Up a Frenzied Finish — Democratic turnout was high in the Tuesday primary for the State Supreme Court, ahead of a costly general election that will decide the future of abortion rights and gerrymandered maps in the state.
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Ross Barkan / New York Times:
‘The Democratic Party in New York Is a Disaster’
‘The Democratic Party in New York Is a Disaster’
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Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Georgia juror unsettles Trump investigation with revealing interviews — Emily Kohrs may have added to the challenge for Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis, whose investigation has come under scrutiny for what some have described legal and ethical missteps — The forewoman of a special grand jury …
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New York Times:
Former Proud Boy Says Group Prepared for ‘All-Out Revolution’ on Jan. 6 — The two-day testimony of Jeremy Bertino, a former leader of the far-right group, shed new light on the Proud Boys' growing desperation in the weeks before the riot. — WASHINGTON — As a gang of Proud Boys stormed …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
‘All-out revolution’: Proud Boy describes group's desperation as Jan. 6 approached
‘All-out revolution’: Proud Boy describes group's desperation as Jan. 6 approached
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Etan Smallman / Telegraph:
Evanna Lynch: ‘JK Rowling has always advocated for the most vulnerable members of society’ — The Irish actress was mentored by Rowling, and went on to star as Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter films - then cancel culture arrived — Evanna Lynch, the Irish actress best known …
Natalie Kitroeff / New York Times:
Mexico Hobbles Election Agency That Helped End One-Party Rule — The changes come ahead of a presidential election next year and are part of a pattern of challenges to democratic institutions across the Western Hemisphere. — Reporting from Mexico City — Mexican lawmakers passed …
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The Dispatch:
Herrera Beutler Weighing Gov Run, Donors Say … Congrats to Democratic state Sen. Jennifer McClellan, who on Tuesday won a special-election victory in Virginia's deep-blue 4th Congressional District over Republican Leon Benjamin. McClellan will become the first black woman to represent Virginia in Congress.
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Matt Dixon / Politico:
DeSantis administration requires events at the Capitol ‘align’ with its mission — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The DeSantis administration now requires events held at the Florida state Capitol to “align” with its mission, a recent change that is sparking concerns that the governor's office is trying to censor events it doesn't like.
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
GOP group of 16 complicates McCarthy's debt ceiling leverage … - As it stands, Republicans are already divided over which government programs to cut — handing Democrats an opening to accuse them of wanting to axe Social Security and Medicare. — The Biden administration, meanwhile …
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CNN:
Steve Bannon's ex-lawyers sue him over nearly $500,000 in unpaid legal bills — A law firm that represented former Donald Trump strategist Steve Bannon during his fight against a subpoena from the House January 6 committee and other cases is suing Bannon for nearly $500,000 in unpaid legal bills.
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The Daily Beast:
Ron DeSantis' Press Secretary Throws Hissy Fit at NBC, MSNBC — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' office has announced it would be boycotting both NBC News and MSNBC after pushing back on a report by the network's Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell.
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Brooke Leigh Howard / The Daily Beast:
Florida School District Bans a Book on... Penguins — The ban, which flew in the face of a wide-ranging committee's recommendations, was “clearly a screen for something else,” the book's author told The Daily Beast. — A Florida school district voted this week to ban a book on penguins …
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Joanna Marsh / FreightWaves:
Norfolk Southern, maintenance-of-way workers reach deal on sick leave — NS joins CSX and Union Pacific in offering sick leave — Norfolk Southern has reached a sick leave agreement for members of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way - Employes Division, the railroad announced Wednesday.
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Kelly Kasulis Cho / Washington Post:
5 killed in Little Rock plane crash with no survivors — Five people were killed after a plane crashed in Little Rock on Wednesday, shortly after taking off from a nearby airport. — A twin-engine Beechcraft King Air 200 plane departed Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport and crashed …
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Jessica Miller / Salt Lake Tribune:
Help The Salt Lake Tribune and ProPublica investigate sexual assault in Utah — We're reporting on sexual assault by health care professionals, an issue highlighted in our story about a Provo OB-GYN who was sued by nearly 100 women who said he sexually assaulted them during treatments.
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