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Washington Post:
Showdown before the raid: FBI agents and prosecutors argued over Trump — An exclusive look at behind-the-scenes deliberations as both sides wrestled with a national security case that has potentially far-reaching political consequences — Months of disputes between Justice Department prosecutors …
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The FBI Desperately Wants to Let Trump Off the Hook — He just won't allow it. — The way conservatives tell it, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is a hive of anti-Trump villainy, filled with agents looking for any excuse to hound the former president with investigative witch hunts.
Berkeley Lovelace Jr / NBC News:
Drugmaker Eli Lilly caps the cost of insulin at $35 a month, bringing relief for millions — Eli Lilly will cap the out-of-pocket cost of its insulin at $35 a month, the drugmaker said Wednesday. The move, experts say, could prompt other insulin makers in the U.S. to follow suit.
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NBC News:
Biden strikes campaign tones in speech to House Democrats — BALTIMORE — President Joe Biden hasn't announced whether he's running for a second term yet, but his address to a gathering of House Democrats here on Wednesday sounded a lot like a 2024 stump speech.
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Annie Nova / CNBC:
Biden administration lawyer may have saved student loan forgiveness plan at Supreme Court, experts say — Experts have predicted the Supreme Court would rule against President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, but some changed their minds after oral arguments, praising the lawyer who presented the administration's case.
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Kevin McCarthy's J6 footage deal endangers our country the same way Edward Snowden did: expert — Former CIA officer and FBI agent Tracy Walder tore into House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on MSNBC Wednesday for his decision to turn over more than 40,000 hours of raw Capitol footage from January 6 to Fox News.
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Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Senior McCarthy aide, House Oversight chairman each met with mother of Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt
Senior McCarthy aide, House Oversight chairman each met with mother of Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt
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The Hill:
McCarthy, GOP pump brakes on release of Jan. 6 footage to Tucker Carlson
McCarthy, GOP pump brakes on release of Jan. 6 footage to Tucker Carlson
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Washington Post:
‘Havana syndrome’ not caused by energy weapon or foreign adversary, intelligence review finds — After a years-long assessment, five U.S. intelligence agencies conclude it is ‘very unlikely’ an enemy wielding a secret weapon was behind the mysterious ailment
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ABC News:
Explosive found in checked luggage at Pennsylvania airport, man in custody — The passenger is now in FBI custody. — An explosive device was found in a checked piece of luggage at Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley International Airport on Monday, according to a criminal complaint.
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Starbucks committed ‘egregious’ violations in battling union, judge rules — The administrative law judge's order requires the company to stop a long list of behaviors and reinstate workers who began a nationwide union drive — By Jacob Bogage and Lauren Kaori Gurley
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Ben Samuels / Haaretz:
U.S. Condemns Smotrich's ‘Repugnant, Disgusting’ Call for Israel to Wipe Out Palestinian Village — ‘Just as we condemn Palestinian incitement to violence, we condemn these provocative remarks that also amount to incitement to violence,’ State Department spokesperson Ned Price says
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. says Israeli minister's call to wipe out Palestinian town is “disgusting”
U.S. says Israeli minister's call to wipe out Palestinian town is “disgusting”
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Semafor:
“Non-Person” Donald Trump faces “soft ban” at Fox — Donald Trump, who once dominated the Fox News broadcasts, is now running into a brick wall with what four members of his circle say is a “soft ban” from the top of the conservative news channel, as it rolls out the red carpet to even the low-profile rival candidates.
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Matt Lavietes / NBC News:
Video appears to show Texas drag bill author dressed in drag — A Texas lawmaker who authored a bill that would restrict drag performances appears to have dressed in drag himself while a student. — A video that surfaced on Twitter and TikTok this week appears to show Texas state Rep. Nate Schatzline …
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Alec Karam / The Daily Beast:
Another Anti-Drag Lawmaker Caught in Drag Himself
Another Anti-Drag Lawmaker Caught in Drag Himself
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CNN:
Exclusive: US Air Force fires leaders for failing nuclear safety inspection — Two US Air Force commanders and four of their subordinates at a key nuclear base in North Dakota were relieved of duty this week after their units failed an inspection designed to ensure that the nuclear weapons stockpile …
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Colleen Schrappen / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Parents push back on allegations against St. Louis transgender center. 'I'm baffled.' — ST. LOUIS — Explosive allegations made public last month about a St. Louis clinic that treats transgender children have flung parents into a vortex of emotions: shock, confusion, anger, fear.
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
White House slams ‘despicable’ suggestion Beau Biden should have been indicted — Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) criticized a Trump-appointed U.S. attorney for not prosecuting President Biden's late son when he was still alive — Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) criticized a Trump-appointed U.S. attorney …
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Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Pence won't commit to supporting Trump if he's the nominee — Former Vice President Mike Pence still won't say whether he's running for president next year, and he won't speak ill of his ex-boss, former President Donald Trump. But in an interview with CBS News in Michigan on Wednesday …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Capitol Hill swarmed by performers in straightjackets — Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) turned heads on Capitol Hill this week by sending performance artists dressed in straitjackets and blue-and-red tinted glasses to the House offices. — Why it matters: It's part of a campaign Kinzinger …
Shawn Hubler / New York Times:
Board Denies Parole for Sirhan Sirhan, the Assassin of Robert F. Kennedy — The California parole board reversed course from its 2021 recommendation that Mr. Sirhan be released from prison. That decision was rejected by Gov. Gavin Newsom. — SACRAMENTO — A California panel …
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Julie Watson / Associated Press:
RFK killer Sirhan Sirhan denied parole by California board
RFK killer Sirhan Sirhan denied parole by California board
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David Thomas / Reuters:
Washington lawyer Tom Goldstein leaves Supreme Court practice, law firm — Longtime Supreme Court advocate Tom Goldstein, who has argued more than 40 cases before the high court, said Wednesday that he is ending his practice and retiring from the Washington, D.C., law firm he co-founded in 2011.
CNN:
Senate votes to overturn Biden administration retirement investment rule Republicans decry as ‘woke’ — The Senate passed a politically charged resolution on Wednesday to overturn a Biden administration retirement investment rule that allows managers of retirement funds to consider the impact …
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Florida GOP lawmaker pitches bill to eliminate the Florida Democratic Party — A Republican in Florida's state Legislature has filed a bill that, if enacted, would eliminate the Florida Democratic Party. — “The Ultimate Cancel Act,” filed on Tuesday by state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia …
Raw Story:
Biden admin sues petrochemical giants over deadly chemical pollution in cancer alley — The Biden administration on Tuesday sued two corporations behind a petrochemical plant in Louisiana, arguing that the facility poses “unacceptably high cancer risks” to the low-income and predominantly Black residents …
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Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
Lawmaker Proposes ‘Hanging on a Tree’ as Execution Method — Republican Paul Sherrell's attempt to add a grotesque amendment to Tennessee's death penalty options ignores his state's shameful history of lynching. … The House Criminal Justice Committee of the Tennessee legislature …
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Republicans are ‘emboldened’ because there has been no accountability for J6: ex-White House lawyer — Lawmakers who participated in the Jan. 6 attacks and the planning of the attack on the Capitol have never been held accountable for their involvement. It's something that former acting …
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Anthony L. Fisher / The Daily Beast:
Ron DeSantis' Anti-Free Speech Crusade Would Cancel Fox News — The culture warrior governor wants to overturn the Supreme Court decision that protects journalists from bogus defamation suits. Fox News just used the same case as a defense. … When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed …
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David Gilbert / VICE:
The GOP Is Weaponizing LibsOfTikTok's Anti-'Woke' Hate — Chaya Raichik amassed millions of followers by going after queer people and the doctors and teachers who support them. And now, she's speaking at CPAC. — In the year since Chaya Raichik was unmasked as the operator of the hate-filled Libs …
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Selena Simmons-Duffin / NPR:
3 abortion bans in Texas leave doctors ‘talking in code’ to pregnant patients — This past fall, when Lauren Miller of Dallas was 13-weeks pregnant with twins, she got horrible news. One of the twins had trisomy 18, a genetic abnormality that causes about 90% of fetuses to die before birth.
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Eddy Martinez / CT Mirror:
Conn College students occupy buildings, call for president's resignation — Connecticut College students in New London have been occupying several buildings on campus since Sunday evening. — The protests were sparked by a canceled fundraising trip by college president Katherine Bergeron …
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Taylor Romine / CNN:
Two men who conspired to attack Democratic headquarters in Sacramento sentenced to prison — Two men who discussed blowing up the Democratic headquarters in Sacramento in the wake of the 2020 election were sentenced to prison Wednesday, the US attorney's office for the Northern District of California told CNN.
Maggie Severns / Grid News:
Ron DeSantis is using a new breed of local right-wing media to make national news — These websites didn't exist five years ago. — The Florida Standard is a fledgling website, launching last July. It lists only five writers and editors on its site. But in January, it landed a blistering scoop …
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Politico:
DeSantis is championing medical freedom. GOP state lawmakers like what they see. — The “medical freedom” movement, mostly known for its opposition to vaccine requirements, was long consigned to the fringes of libertarian and left-wing politics. Then came Ron DeSantis.
Bolts:
In Chicago's Police Oversight Elections, Progressives Targeted by FOP Prevail — Many community organizers won seats in new police councils, while the mayoral race produced a high-contrast runoff between the police union-endorsed Paul Vallas and the left-leaning Brandon Johnson.
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