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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Most people in most states support legal abortion  —  The Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade last year is perhaps the preeminent modern political example of the dog catching the car.  —  Republican leaders had pledged for decades to restrict abortion and to challenge the precedent in Roe …
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PRRI:
Abortion Attitudes in a Post-Roe World: Findings From the 50-State 2022 American Values Atlas  —  The End of Roe  —  In late June 2022, the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson overturned Roe v. Wade, reversing nearly five decades of precedent that had established a national right to abortion access.
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Politico:
Appeals court weighs Rep. Perry's immunity from Jan. 6 probe  —  A three-judge federal appeals court panel wrestled Thursday with tangled questions about Congress' immunity from criminal inquiries — and whether it might apply to efforts by Rep. Scott Perry to aid Donald Trump's bid to subvert the 2020 election.
Financial Times:
How Putin blundered into Ukraine — then doubled down  —  The decision to invade was taken after consulting only a tiny circle.  The Russian leader has since become even more isolated  —  At about 1am on February 24 last year, Sergei Lavrov, Russia's foreign minister, received a troubling phone call.
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New York Times:
The U.S. Tried to Isolate Russia.  It Didn't Work.  —  After Russia invaded Ukraine, the West formed what looked like an overwhelming global coalition: 141 countries supported a United Nations measure demanding that Russia unconditionally withdraw.  By contrast, Russia seemed isolated.
Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Pete Buttigieg rep tells ‘aggressive’ reporter to turn off camera at Ohio derail site … MORE ON:  —  A press liaison for Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg refused to discuss her boss's handling of a toxic chemical spill following this month's train derailment in East Palestine …
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Politico:
Buttigieg world frustrated at GOP attacks over train wreck
Washington Post:
Crew tried to stop Ohio train after alert about overheating wheel bearing, NTSB says
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Trump may be questioned in lawsuits by ex-FBI employees  —  Two former senior FBI employees who allege they were targeted for retribution after FBI's Trump-Russia probe may narrowly probe Trump, FBI Director Christopher Wray  —  A federal judge on Thursday ordered that former president Donald Trump …
Discussion: Bloomberg
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Politico:   Judge orders depositions of Trump, Wray in long-running dispute with ex-FBI officials
NBC News:   Judge says Trump can be deposed in lawsuits by ex-FBI officials whom he publicly attacked
Barbara McQuade / MSNBC:
Take it from a former prosecutor: Emily Kohrs' media tour is reckless  —  As an American citizen, I am gratified to hear that a Georgia special grand jury has recommended indictments against more than a dozen people for election fraud.  But as a former prosecutor, I am mortified that a grand juror is talking about it publicly.
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Georgia Grand Juror Imperils Trump Case with Bizarre Media Tour
New York Times:
Trump Legal Team Assails Georgia Inquiry
Washington Post:
Trump's grip on the Republican base is slipping — even among his fans  —  More than 150 interviews in pivotal electoral states show the former president maintains a bond with his GOP voters, but faces rising interest in a new standard-bearer  —  One recent snowy evening at a gun range …
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James Fanelli / Wall Street Journal:
Ozy Media CEO Carlos Watson Arrested After a Former Executive Pleads Guilty to Fraud  —  Samir Rao, company's former chief operating officer, appeared in court as John Doe and admitted wrongdoing in probe of the company's practices  —  Ozy Media Chief Executive Carlos Watson …
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Washington Post:
‘Incredibly damning:’ Fox News documents stun some legal experts  —  The disclosure of behind-the-scenes emails and texts greatly increased the chances that Dominion will win its $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox, experts say.  —  The disclosure of emails and texts …
Axios:
Axios-Ipsos poll: Republicans call opioids No. 1 health threat  —  Republicans see fentanyl and other opioids as the biggest threat to Americans' public health, while Democrats say it's guns, according to a new Axios-Ipsos survey. … - The survey also found that Americans overwhelmingly …
Matt Laslo / Wired:
The Push to Ban TikTok in the US Isn't About Privacy  —  Lawmakers are increasingly hellbent on punishing the popular social network while efforts to pass a broader privacy law have dwindled.  —  Fresh off their successful effort to ban TikTok on government devices last year …
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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
No, Teen Suicide Isn't Rising Because Life Got Objectively Worse  —  Over the past 15 years, the mental health of young people in the United States has rapidly deteriorated.  Between 2007 and 2018, the suicide rate among Americans ages 10 to 24 increased by nearly 60 percent.
Discussion: PIX11
Benjamin Oreskes / Los Angeles Times:
Schiff, Porter in tight race to replace Sen. Feinstein, poll shows; others trail far behind  —  The race to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein is shaping up to be a close contest between two congressional colleagues who have built national profiles and potent fundraising operations but appeal …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Kevin McCarthy's Jan. 6 footage stunt demands a real response  —  Democrats have loudly expressed outrage about House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's decision to grant Fox News's Tucker Carlson exclusive access to surveillance footage of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
Sam Ford / WJLA-TV:
Teen winds up in ambulance after trying to carjack DC grandma on her way to chemo: MPD  —  A teen tried to carjack a DC grandma as she was headed to chemotherapy, MPD says.  The teen ended up in an ambulance.
Discussion: Axios, Raw Story, DCist and The Daily Caller
FOX 2:
Missouri AG issues ultimatum to Gardner: Resign or be removed from office  —  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Amid mounting calls for the St. Louis Circuit Attorney to resign, the Missouri Attorney General has issued an ultimatum for Kim Gardner: resign or face removal.
CNBC:
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried hit with four new criminal charges  — FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried was hit with four new criminal charges in a superseding indictment in New York federal court.  — The new charging document lays out in greater detail Bankman-Fried's allegedly fradulent conduct related …
CNN:
House GOP looks for plan B after struggling to pass border security bill  —  House Republicans had hoped to pass a narrow border security bill within the first two weeks of their new majority, notching an easy win and delivering on a key campaign promise in the process.
Discussion: Raw Story
Joseph Zeballos-Roig / Semafor:
Congressman Tim Burchett says he won't lift the debt ceiling — period.  —  Put down Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn. as a hard “no” on lifting the debt ceiling later this year.  —  The Congressman told Semafor in a Wednesday phone interview that he doesn't see a circumstance in which he casts …
Amy Simonson / CNN:
Florida shooting spree leaves 3 people dead, including a child and a TV news employee covering one of the shootings  —  An Orlando television reporter was among the dead in a shooting spree in Florida that killed three on Wednesday, while covering one of the shootings, police said
Spectrum News 13:
Remembering Spectrum News 13 reporter Dylan Lyons  —  Dylan Lyons was born and raised in Philadelphia but made Central Florida his home, when he enrolled in, thrived in and graduated from UCF.  —  That's when he began his journey up the ladder of career success.
ABC News:
Internal chaos plagues Bannon-fronted $FJB cryptocurrency, critics say  —  Questions about mismanagement and donations to charities have surfaced.  —  When former Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon and Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn took control of a MAGA-branded  —  cryptocurrency
Discussion: Raw Story
Adam Rawnsley / Rolling Stone:
Elon Musk's Twitter Goes Dark on Government Data Grabs  —  “That shit went out the window right after Elon came in,” one former staffer says of Twitter's previously routine transparency reports  —  TWITTER BOSS ELON Musk has railed against what he sees as U.S. government attempts to “censor” the social media company.
Yair Rosenberg / The Atlantic:
The Invisible Victims of American Anti-Semitism  —  If a hateful act doesn't fit a preset political narrative, the public rarely notices it.  —  Last week, a gunman shot two Jews at close range as they departed morning prayer services in Los Angeles.  The first victim was shot in the back on Wednesday.
Brian Fung / CNN:
DOJ seeks court sanctions against Google over ‘intentional destruction’ of chat logs  —  " data-check-event-based-preview= "" data-network-id="" data-details="">  —  Google should face court sanctions over “intentional and repeated destruction” of company chat logs that the US government expected …
 
 
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New York Times:
Republicans Will Hold Their First Presidential Debate in Milwaukee
Discussion: Political Wire
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
The Billionaire's Daughter Knows What You're Thinking
NBC News:
Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 years in L.A. rape conviction
Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Steve Bannon sued by his own defense lawyers for failing to pay hefty legal bills associated with federal prosecutions
New York Times:
R. Kelly Sentenced to 20 Years for Child Sex Crimes
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Congressional Crypto Defenders Accidentally Sparked an SEC Crackdown
 Earlier Items: 
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Feds Have New Questions About Herschel Walker's Fundraising
Bonchie / RedState:
Famous Marxist Black Power Activist Finds Out She's Descended From Whites, and It's Must-See Television
Sharon Lerner / The Guardian:
This ‘climate-friendly’ fuel comes with an astronomical cancer risk
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Why This Democratic Strategist Walked Away
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. to Expand Troop Presence in Taiwan for Training Against China Threat
Brian Faler / Politico:
House GOP's top tax man throws K Street into a tizzy
Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Kyrsten Sinema's $300,000 Security Expert Is Tulsi Gabbard's Sister
Discussion: Washington Press and Raw Story
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January

 
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