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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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ABC News:
Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner subpoenaed by special counsel investigating efforts to overturn election: Sources
Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner subpoenaed by special counsel investigating efforts to overturn election: Sources
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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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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 …
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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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Eric Garcia / The Independent:
‘Pure political theater’: Lincoln Project overshadow Trump's Ohio visit with video highlighting rail safety hypocrisy
‘Pure political theater’: Lincoln Project overshadow Trump's Ohio visit with video highlighting rail safety hypocrisy
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, who rolled back rail safety regulations and slashed environmental protections, donates Trump-branded water to East Palestine residents
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
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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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Department of Justice:
Texas Man Sentenced to Prison For Actions During Capitol Breach
Texas Man Sentenced to Prison For Actions During Capitol Breach
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Washington Examiner, The Hill and Bangor Daily News
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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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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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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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Biden's Hope vs. Putin's Lies
Biden's Hope vs. Putin's Lies
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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
Politico:
Biden may not run — and top Dems are quietly preparing — Joe Biden's closest advisers have spent months preparing for him to formally announce his reelection campaign. But with the president still not ready to make the plunge, a sense of doubt is creeping into conversations around 2024: What if he decides not to?
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Poll: Biden's standing improves, while Trump slumps with Republican voters
Poll: Biden's standing improves, while Trump slumps with Republican voters
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
To Retake the House, Democrats Put Early Money on New York
To Retake the House, Democrats Put Early Money on New York
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USA Today, Washington Examiner, Politico and Crooks and Liars
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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The Daily Caller
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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Politico, Simplicius76's Battle Room, Episophium and Deutsche Welle
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 …
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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NewsNation
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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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 …
Arianna Coghill / Mother Jones:
Virginia Has Its Own Ron DeSantis, and He's Taking Aim at African American Studies — Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. — In his seemingly never-ending quest to remove “divisive concepts” from Virginia's schools …
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Blue Virginia, The Hollywood Reporter, Fox News and The Hill
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David A. Love / TheGrio:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis knows exactly what he's doing with his war on books
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis knows exactly what he's doing with his war on books
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Twitchy
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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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.
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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Joseph Menn / Washington Post:
Russian propagandists said to buy Twitter blue-check verifications — The verifications mean their tweets, mostly opposing U.S. aid to Ukraine, are given added prominence — SAN FRANCSICO — Accounts pushing Kremlin propaganda are using Twitter's new paid verification system to appear …
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Washington Press and Political Wire
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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Paul Kirby / BBC:
Russian Wagner chief Prigozhin blames ammunition shortage for high deaths — Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin has posted an image of his dead troops in Ukraine, blaming army chiefs for their deaths and urging ordinary Russians to help his group. — Prigozhin had already launched …
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Matt Barnum / Vox:
The racist idea that changed American education — How a landmark Supreme Court decision was shaped by the racist idea that poor children can't learn. — Almost exactly 50 years ago, Alex Rodriguez got his 15 minutes of fame when he was in sixth grade. — Now 61, Rodriguez recalls …
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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