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Olivia Rubin / ABC News:
Mike Pence declines invitation to CPAC as event's leader comes under fire — Pence did not attend the event in 2022. — Former Vice President Mike Pence has declined an invitation to the Conservative Political Action Conference, sources told ABC News. — The decision by Pence …
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NBC News:
No ‘apologists for Putin’: Pence draws contrast with DeSantis on support for Ukraine — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Friday rebuked fellow Republicans who have given less-than-robust support for America's defense of Ukraine — a group that includes potential presidential campaign rivals like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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NBC News:
Pence says he is nearing a decision on 2024 presidential bid
Pence says he is nearing a decision on 2024 presidential bid
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ABC News, Political Wire, Al Jazeera, Fox News and Washington Post
J. Michael Luttig / New York Times:
Mike Pence Should Drop His Grand Jury Subpoena Gambit
Mike Pence Should Drop His Grand Jury Subpoena Gambit
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Mike Pence, possible Trump 2024 challenger, slams ‘apologists for Putin’ in the GOP
Mike Pence, possible Trump 2024 challenger, slams ‘apologists for Putin’ in the GOP
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NBC News and Washington Examiner
Sara Boboltz / HuffPost:
GOP Ex-Sen. Inhofe Retired Due To Long COVID After Opposing COVID Aid — The longtime senator from Oklahoma said complications from the virus contributed to his stepping aside. — Former Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) attributed his decision to retire due to the long-term effects of COVID-19 …
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New Republic and Political Wire
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Republican elites fear the monster they created — On screen, Fox News personalities paint a world of clear heroes and villains, where conservatives are always strong and right and liberals are weak and wrong. But the extraordinary private communications revealed in the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit filed …
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The Moderate Voice and Raw Story
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Chris Quinn / Plain Dealer:
We are dropping the Dilbert comic strip because of creator Scott Adams' racist rant: Letter from the Editor — Scott Adams, creator of the Dilbert comic strip, went on a racist rant this week on his Coffee with Scott Adams online video show, and we will no longer carry his comic strip in The Plain Dealer.
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Raw Story, Parallax, BizPac Review and The Daily Beast
Politico:
‘Something Was Badly Wrong’: When Washington Realized Russia Was Actually Invading Ukraine — This oral history was compiled and woven together by writer and historian Garrett M. Graff, based on dozens of hours of interviews by POLITICO national security reporters Erin Banco, Lara Seligman …
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Jacqueline Sweet / Politico:
George Santos lied to a judge in 2017 bid to help a ‘family friend’ charged with fraud — NEW YORK — George Santos lied to a Seattle judge about working for Goldman Sachs while speaking at a 2017 bail hearing for a “family friend” who later pleaded guilty to fraud in an ATM skimming scheme …
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Graham Kates / CBS News:
George Santos falsely claimed in court that he worked for Goldman Sachs, audio reveals
George Santos falsely claimed in court that he worked for Goldman Sachs, audio reveals
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Vox
Eric Dolan / Raw Story:
Trump brutally mocked after tabloid reveals details of his new Mar-a-Lago gig — Critics of President Donald Trump are having a field day after learning about his new hobby. — Page Six reported Friday that the former president “now has a regular gig” as a DJ at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
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Simon Schuster / MLive.com:
Michigan GOP leader: state is ‘ground zero for the globalist takeover’ — Three days after delegates elected her to lead the Michigan Republican Party, Kristina Karamo reaffirmed her belief in a conspiracy theory, claiming shadowy forces are working to achieve global domination right here in Michigan.
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Joey Cappelletti / Associated Press:
GOP Rep. John James won't seek Michigan's open Senate seat
GOP Rep. John James won't seek Michigan's open Senate seat
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Breitbart, MLive.com, National Review and HotAir
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
Hannity and Carlson Admit Lying to Audience (Then Try to Fire Fact-Checker), DeSantis Hires Sexist Educator, NYT Writers Protest, Roald Dahl Gets Sanitized, Roberto Clemente Bio Banned, and More — My thoughts on the top—and top-ish—stories in this week's political, sports, and pop culture news.
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
The AP Interview: Biden ready to run, US first lady says — 1 of 5 — U.S. first lady Jill Biden gave one of the clearest indications yet that President Joe Biden will run for a second term, telling The Associated Press in an exclusive interview on Friday that there's “pretty much” …
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CNN:
Intelligence suggests China is considering sending drones and ammunition to Russia, sources familiar say — The US has intelligence that the Chinese government is considering providing Russia with drones and ammunition for use in the war in Ukraine, three sources familiar with the intelligence told CNN.
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Forbes, Politico, Reuters, New York Post, China Boss News, Russian Free Press, Associated Press, Fox News, The Sun, Richard's Substack and Spiegel Online
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Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Media organizations demand Jan. 6 videos McCarthy shared with Fox News' Tucker Carlson — A group of media organizations, including CBS News, is demanding access to a tranche of surveillance and police videos from the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol that U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy provided to Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
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Derek Willis / ProPublica:
After a Decade of Tracking Politicians' Deleted Tweets, Politwoops Is No More — Whether officials were deleting an embarrassing post or just correcting a typo, Politwoops tracked them all. But service changes made after Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter have rendered it impossible for us to continue tracking these tweets.
NBC News:
Chinese fighter jet flies within 500 feet of U.S. patrol over South China Sea — ABOARD A U.S. PATROL AIRCRAFT — The U.S. Navy plane had been in the air over the South China Sea for a few hours when a warning came crackling over the radio. — “No approaching any more or you will pay full responsibility …
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Ed Whelan / Ed Whelan's Confirmation Tales:
Why Orrin Hatch Was Eager to Help Bill Clinton — The electoral appeal of the deference model — As we saw in my previous post, Senator Orrin Hatch was eager to make clear to the White House from the outset that he would not draw an ideological line in the sand over President Clinton's nominee to fill Justice Byron White's vacancy.
Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post:
Top labor official, union leader among contenders for Labor secretary — Leaders of the organized labor movement have also recommended the outgoing executive director of the National Football League's union — By Lauren Kaori Gurley and Jeff Stein — The White House is vetting top …
David Gilbert / VICE:
The QAnon ‘Meme Queen’ Wants Trump To Help Her Convicted Pedophile Son — A woman who has devoted the last five years of her life fighting a non-existent secret cabal of pedophiles, says her convicted child sex abuser son needs protection. — David Gilbert
John Leland / New York Times:
Inside New York City's Nastiest (and Smallest) Newspaper War — A crusty publisher. A “guerilla” litigator. An ambitious caregiver. Has the news of Greenwich Village ever been more fun? — They say that print is dead and local news is dying. But in the small patch of Lower Manhattan …
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Rep. Judy Chu hits back at Texas Republican over ‘racist’ remarks questioning her loyalty to U.S. — Rep. Judy Chu, the chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, blasted GOP Rep. Lance Gooden of Texas on Thursday over his comments this week questioning her loyalty to the U.S.
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Democrats erupt with fury after Republican questions ‘loyalty’ of Rep. Chu
Democrats erupt with fury after Republican questions ‘loyalty’ of Rep. Chu
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Mediaite
Adam Wren / Politico:
Seen in East Palestine: Buttigieg, Giuliani and a total political circus — EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Pete Buttigieg rolled into this deep-Republican village in his government-issued SUV on Thursday, looking to address the public uproar over this month's toxic train wreck.
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Politics Invade the East Palestine, Ohio, Train Crisis
Politics Invade the East Palestine, Ohio, Train Crisis
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Fox News, NBC News, Washington Examiner, New Republic, Washington Post, Just The News and WKBN-TV
Justine McDaniel / Washington Post:
Harris calls challenges to abortion pills an attack on public health system — Vice President Harris called efforts to restrict access to medication abortion pills an attack by “extremists” on fundamental rights to health care, saying attempts to revoke approval for the drug threaten the public health system.
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Karen Matthews / Associated Press:
Flotsam found off New York may be from famous SS Savannah — 1 of 2 — A chunk of weather-beaten flotsam that washed up on a New York shoreline after Tropical Storm Ian last fall has piqued the interest of experts who say it is likely part of the SS Savannah, which ran aground and broke apart in 1821 …
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The Daily Caller
Jamison Foser / Finding Gravity:
The same old war it's always been — The Right's claims of AI “bias” are just the latest in the long line of insincere ref-working — and the latest in a long line of racists trying to impose their racism on all of us — Under the headline “The right's new culture-war target: ‘Woke AI’ …
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New York Post:
Billionaire financier Thomas H. Lee found dead of self-inflicted gunshot wound in NYC office: sources — Billionaire financier and investor Thomas H. Lee was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his Manhattan office Thursday morning, police sources said.
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