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CNN:
Jim Jordan's first FBI whistleblowers face scrutiny from skeptical Democrats — In his quest to prove the federal government has been “weaponized” against conservatives, Republican House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan has touted the allegations of what he claims are “dozens” …
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New York Times:
G.O.P. Witnesses, Paid by Trump Ally, Embraced Jan. 6 Conspiracy Theories — Democrats said a trio of witnesses billed as “whistle-blowers” provided no evidence of wrongdoing, espoused false claims about the Capitol riot and were compensated by an ally of former President Donald J. Trump.
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Rolling Stone:
Inside Jim Jordan's Disastrous Search for a ‘Deep State’ Whistleblower — Trump officials and GOP lawmakers are working together to deliver on Jordan's promise to reveal an anti-Trump conspiracy. So far, they've produced a ‘dumpster fire’ — IN EARLY FEBRUARY, Republicans brought …
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The Hill:
House Democrats blindsided as Biden changes tune on DC crime bill — House Democrats were infuriated and taken aback by President Biden's announcement on Thursday that he will sign a resolution to nix the District of Columbia's crime bill. — The crime bill has come under heavy criticism from Republicans and centrist Democrats.
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Politico:
Biden won't veto GOP effort to repeal D.C. crime law — President Joe Biden told Senate Democrats on Thursday that he would not veto a GOP-backed bid to repeal changes to the D.C. criminal code, raising the stakes of an upcoming Senate vote on the proposal.
Washington Post:
Biden says he would sign GOP-led resolution blocking D.C. crime bill
Biden says he would sign GOP-led resolution blocking D.C. crime bill
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Politico:
Playbook: Dems seethe over Biden's crime reform betrayal
Playbook: Dems seethe over Biden's crime reform betrayal
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Ursula Perano / The Daily Beast:
Republicans Swore Biden Was Lying About Social Security Cuts. Now They're Questioning the Retirement Age.
Republicans Swore Biden Was Lying About Social Security Cuts. Now They're Questioning the Retirement Age.
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NBC News:
Ron DeSantis sets $1 million goal for donor events as 2024 campaign nears — It's going to cost a lot to get Ron DeSantis to show up in person to collect political checks: about $1 million. — That's the aggressive goal set to draw the Florida governor and likely 2024 presidential candidate …
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Axios:
Scoop: Trump's 5-part plan to attack DeSantis … - DeSantis' past support for changes to Social Security and Medicare, including votes as a U.S. congressman to raise the eligibility age for Medicare. — Disloyalty to Trump after he helped DeSantis get elected governor in 2018.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Ron DeSantis Usually Avoids the Press. For Murdoch, He'll Make an Exception.
Ron DeSantis Usually Avoids the Press. For Murdoch, He'll Make an Exception.
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Gary Fineout / Politico:
Die-hard Trump fans make it clear: They want DeSantis
Die-hard Trump fans make it clear: They want DeSantis
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Maeve Reston / Washington Post:
DeSantis cannonballs into America's deep blue states for war on ‘woke’ ahead of 2024
DeSantis cannonballs into America's deep blue states for war on ‘woke’ ahead of 2024
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Political Wire
Sam Sachs / WFLA-TV:
Florida bill would require bloggers who write about governor to register with the state — TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida Sen. Jason Brodeur (R-Lake Mary) wants bloggers who write about Gov. Ron DeSantis, Attorney General Ashley Moody, and other members of the Florida executive cabinet …
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Walgreens won't distribute abortion pills in some states where they remain legal — The nation's second-largest pharmacy chain confirmed Thursday that it will not dispense abortion pills in several states where they remain legal — acting out of an abundance of caution amid a shifting policy landscape …
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Mia Cathell / Townhall:
LGBTQ-Activist Dem Mayor, Who Was ‘Mentored’ by Buttigieg, Arrested for Vile Charge — The gay-activist Democrat mayor of College Park, Maryland, who has branded himself as something of a role model for LGBTQ youth, was arrested Thursday morning on dozens of counts of possessing …
Associated Press:
Jury quickly finds Murdaugh guilty of murder of wife, son — South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was convicted of murder Thursday in the shooting deaths of his wife and son in a case that chronicled the unraveling of a powerful Southern family with tales of privilege, greed and addiction.
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Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs / New York Times:
Jury Finds Murdaugh Guilty of Killing Wife and Son
Jury Finds Murdaugh Guilty of Killing Wife and Son
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Ryan Cooper / American Prospect:
The Useful Idiots Fueling the Right-Wing Transphobia Panic — Today on TAP: Prominent center-left journalists were swindled by obvious nonsense about a St. Louis gender clinic. — A child holds trans pride flags at a gathering on the steps of the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson to protest House Bill 1125 …
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Mitchell Schmidt / Wisconsin State Journal:
Trump attorney reappointed to state Supreme Court judicial conduct advisory committee — Attorney Jim Troupis, who was involved in the 2020 scheme to put Republican electors in place in several states, including Wisconsin, to deliver Electoral College votes for former President Donald Trump …
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Hamed Aleaziz / Los Angeles Times:
News Analysis: Biden's new asylum proposal could affect the border forever — U.S. immigration politics have shifted on their axis over the last 10 days. — Former President Trump and his administration spent years arguing that people who cross the border without permission should not be able …
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WRAL-TV:
Top Republican lawmakers reach deal on NC Medicaid expansion — The top leaders in North Carolina's legislature reached an agreement that is expected to expand Medicaid coverage. The momentous deal, announced Thursday, is the culmination of more than a decade of political wrangling and a Republican change of heart.
David Dayen / American Prospect:
The Checkered Past of the Contractor Monitoring the Air in East Palestine — CTEH has been cited by lawmakers for ‘releasing findings defending the corporate interests that employ them.’ — A black plume and fireball rise over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation …
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Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Biden team enlists top Democrats in early bid for campaign unity — ‘Advisory board’ of party stars asked to speak and travel on president's behalf, in part to minimize potential for dissent — President Biden's team is moving quickly to build a “national advisory board” …
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Washington Examiner, ABC News and Political Wire
Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:
Effort to change Utah's state flag narrowly passes Legislature after hours of debate — Gov. Spencer Cox now has three weeks to decide if he'll approve or veto the new state flag bill. — The bill to change Utah's state flag squeaked by on the House floor Thursday morning on a razor-thin 40-35 vote …
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Texas GOP Bill Gives Tax Cuts to Heterosexual Parents — A new proposal would give massive breaks to large families, but only if the parents are straight property owners who've never been divorced. — A NEWLY INTRODUCED Texas House bill proposes property tax cuts for couples who get married, stay married, and have lots of children.
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Scott Dance / Washington Post:
EPA orders testing for highly toxic dioxins at Ohio derailment site — The agency ordered rail company Norfolk Southern to test the Ohio derailment area for dioxins, a dangerous and persistent class of pollutants — After weeks of questions about contamination associated with a train derailment …
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Gabby Birenbaum / The Nevada Independent:
Amodei says he won't run for Senate in 2024 — No Nevada Republicans have officially entered the race to challenge Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) for re-election to the Senate in 2024, but at least one potential candidate is staying out of the race. — Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) …
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Wall Street Journal:
Common Sense Points to a Lab Leak — Denials from authorities seemed political all along, and public trust will take a long time to recover. — WSJ Opinion: The Coronavirus ‘Lab Leak’ Origin Returns — YOU MAY ALSO LIKE — Created with sketchtool. — 1x
Zach Everson / Forbes:
Trump And Jan. 6 Prisoners Collaborate On New Song Called ‘Justice For All’ — Donald Trump and a group of individuals incarcerated for their alleged involvement in the Jan. 6 riot have collaborated on a song called “Justice for All.” It will debut Thursday at midnight on streaming services …
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Murray Waas / Rule of Law:
EXCLUSIVE: After he left office, Donald Trump ordered his chief of staff to leak classified information to the press about an FBI agent and other adversaries. Experts believe that may be a felony. — Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows Getty — Earlier stories on the Russia papers: Part 2, Part 1.
Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
Exposed: Dallas Humber, Narrator Of Neo-Nazi ‘Terrorgram,’ Promoter Of Mass Shootings — Her propaganda canonized white supremacist murderers as “saints. She may have helped inspire a shooting at a gay bar. Now she's been unmasked. — On Oct. 12, 2022, Juraj Krajč …
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Mike Cherney / Wall Street Journal:
Demand for Himars Rocket Launcher Grows in Asia-Pacific Amid China Threat — Several countries in the region are considering purchasing the system, Lockheed Martin executive says — AVALON, Australia—The highly mobile, U.S.-built Himars rocket launcher helped Ukraine to blunt Russia's advance.
Michael Schaffer / Politico:
Washington's Favorite Republican Is Making All the Right Moves — The Republican primary season hasn't even started, and already one contest appears to have a runaway winner: The Permanent-Washington Primary, where New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu is absolutely crushing it.
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: Biden tried to hire Jon Meacham, his volunteer muse — President Biden has grown so close to his volunteer muse, Jon Meacham, that he tried to bring the presidential historian into the White House. … So a government gig doesn't appear to be in the cards — but the overture reflects their warm relationship.
Shira Stein / San Francisco Chronicle:
Sen. Dianne Feinstein is hospitalized in San Francisco with shingles — Sen. Dianne Feinstein is receiving treatment for shingles in a San Francisco hospital, her spokesperson told The Chronicle Thursday. — Feinstein was diagnosed with the virus in late February and is expected to make a full recovery.
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New York Times:
Daily Briefing: War in Ukraine — Belarus Sentences Nobel Peace Laureate to 10 Years in Prison … A Belarusian Nobel Peace laureate is sentenced to 10 years in prison. — A Belarusian court sentenced Ales Bialiatski, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in October for his decades …
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