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Rachel M. Cohen / Vox:
Walgreens' supplier of abortion pills said it would not distribute the drug in 31 states  —  A list circulated by the distributor in January underscores the uncertainty surrounding abortion pills in the post-Roe era.  —  Earlier this month, Politico broke news that Walgreens …
Discussion: Axios and ABC7
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Washington Post:
Texas judge presses lawyers on FDA approval of key abortion drug
CNN:
Fulton County investigators have another recording of a Trump phone call pressuring a Georgia official  —  Fulton County investigators have an audio recording of a phone call that f ormer President Donald Trump made to the Georgia House speaker to push for a special session …
Discussion: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
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Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
EXCLUSIVE: Behind the scenes of Trump grand jury; jurors hear 3rd leaked Trump call  —  A bomb-sniffing dog, SWAT team escort and months of careful silence  —  The bomb-sniffing dog was new.  The special grand jurors investigating interference in Georgia's 2020 elections hadn't before seen …
Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
Reporter Describes Being Fired By Axios After Being Targeted By Ron DeSantis' Media ‘Machine’  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' (R) press team often attacks the reporters who cover his state.  On Monday, they cost one of those journalists, Ben Montgomery, his job with Axios.
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Washington Post:
Fla. reporter fired after calling news release on DeSantis event ‘propaganda’  —  An Axios reporter in Tampa said he was fired this week after he responded to a Florida Department of Education email about an event featuring Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), calling the news release “propaganda.”
New York Times:
U.S. Pushes for TikTok Sale to Resolve National Security Concerns  —  The demand hardens the White House's stance toward the popular video app, which is owned by the Chinese internet company ByteDance.  —  WASHINGTON — The Biden administration wants TikTok's Chinese ownership to sell the app …
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John D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Threatens to Ban TikTok if Chinese Founder Doesn't Sell Ownership Stake  —  TikTok says forced sale won't resolve national security issues; its CEO set to appear before Congress next week  —  WASHINGTON—The Biden administration is demanding that TikTok's Chinese owners sell their stakes …
Wall Street Journal:
Ron DeSantis's First Big Mistake  —  The Florida Governor toys with Trumpian retreat on Ukraine.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  Ron DeSantis is sketching out a presidential campaign based on his manifest governing success in Florida and as a fearless fighter for principle who ignores the polls.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Breitbart
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Haley Ott / CBS News:
Ukraine invites Ron DeSantis to visit after Florida governor calls war a “territorial dispute”
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Why Barney Frank Went to Work for Signature Bank  —  The former congressman, who overhauled financial regulation after the 2008 crisis, sits on the board of a bank that was just seized by the government.  What happened?  —  Last week, depositors rushed to pull money out of Silicon Valley Bank …
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Phil Williams / WTVF-TV:
What did Congressman Andy Ogles do with nearly $25,000 meant for child burial garden?  He won't say  —  Ogles used photo of stillborn child in 2014 for GoFundMe, promising a place for burial of babies with benches for families, life-size statue of Jesus.  It never happened, but he kept the money.
Discussion: New Republic, Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
CNN:
Partisan rancor in Oregon spills over into Idaho effort to absorb its rural neighbors  —  Matt McCaw cringes if you say the word “secessionist” around him.  —  A native of eastern Oregon, McCaw is a mild-mannered, former high school math teacher who fosters children to help his community.
Politico:
In the mob's eyeline: A senior Republican's close brush revealed in new Jan. 6 footage  —  Newly released video of the Capitol attack shows just how close rioters came to a senior GOP senator who was third in line for the presidency on Jan. 6, 2021.  —  The footage, released after media requests …
DVIDS:
US Air Force MQ-9 camera footage: Russian Su-27 Black Sea intercept … Two Russian Su-27 aircraft conducted an unsafe and unprofessional intercept with a U.S. Air Force intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance unmanned MQ-9 aircraft operating within international airspace over the Black Sea on March 14, 2023.
Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
FBI investigates fire where Chinese billionaire, a Steve Bannon ally, was arrested  —  Guo Wengui is accused of orchestrating a $1 billion fraud.  —  Guo Wengui, an exiled Chinese billionaire with business ties to Steve Bannon, faces federal fraud charges out of New York …
Quinnipiac University Poll:
Trump Inches Higher In GOP Primary, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Nearly Half Of Americans Would Support A Ban On Tiktok  — mail_outline  —  In an early look at the 2024 Republican presidential primary, 46 percent of Republican and Republican leaning voters support …
NBC News:
Russian leadership approved aggressive actions of jets that damaged U.S. drone, U.S. officials say  —  Three U.S. officials familiar with the intelligence said the highest levels of the Kremlin approved the aggressive actions of Russian military fighter jets against a U.S. military drone over the Black Sea Tuesday.
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Much of the 2024 GOP field focuses on dark, apocalyptic themes  —  Many of the declared and potential Republican hopefuls feature rhetoric focused on existential dangers and demonizing Democrats  —  Speaking to conservative activists this month just outside of D.C., former president Donald Trump promised …
Charisma Madarang / Rolling Stone:
MyPillow CEO Says Company Is Going Broke Defending Election Fraud Claims  —  Mike Lindell claims the company has had to borrow almost $10 million to keep the lights on  —  MYPILLOW FOUNDER AND CEO Mike Lindell claims the company has had to borrow almost $10 million to keep the lights on.
New York Times:
Senate Confirms Garcetti as Ambassador to India, Capping a Two-Year Fight  —  Despite concerns among some Democrats about claims that the former Los Angeles mayor condoned sexual harassment by an aide, several Republicans supported him, saving his confirmation from collapse.
NBC News:
Personal info from data breach that impacted lawmakers appears on hacker site  —  Sensitive information has been posted online from last week's “significant data breach” of the health insurance marketplace for Washington, D.C., that affected members of Congress, according to Senate staffers briefed on the hack.
Ryan King / Washington Examiner:
Chris Christie lays out time frame for possible 2024 run  —  EXCLUSIVE — Former New Jersey GOP Gov. Chris Christie laid out a time frame for when he will decide whether to jump into the 2024 race for president.  —  “Next 45 to 60 days,” he told the Washington Examiner …
Discussion: RedState and The Hill
David Lat / Original Jurisdiction:
The Full Audio Recording Of Judge Kyle Duncan At Stanford Law  —  Listen to this recording, ye mighty, and despair—although whether you despair about law students or judges might vary based on your priors. … There has been a great deal of debate about various facts relating …
Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
DOJ Told Court to Expect a Deluge of New Jan. 6 Prosecutions  —  More than 1,000 additional people could still face charges in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol, according to a letter to the DC federal court from the US attorney in Washington.
Discussion: New York Post and Political Wire
Reuters:
Wisconsin man pleads guilty to role in plot to kidnap Michigan governor  —  A Wisconsin man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a reduced charge for his role in a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, handing another victory to prosecutors who have viewed the scheme as domestic terrorism.
Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
WaPo Board Member On Editorial Shredding Gavin Newsom For Punishing Walgreens: We Are ‘Against Coercively Using Power of the State’  —  James Hohmann, editorial writer and columnist specializing in domestic policy and politics at the Washington Post, joined host Charlie Sykes …
Discussion: Mercury News and Fox News
 
 
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Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Border Patrol chief publicly backs agents falsely accused by Biden of whipping Haitian migrants
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
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Washington Post:
10 Saudi judges are charged with treason. They were too ‘lenient.’
Real News Now:
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