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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 …
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Abortion pill fight may have broader implications for FDA drug approval
Abortion pill fight may have broader implications for FDA drug approval
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Politico, Associated Press, Abortion, Every Day, Live Action News, NBC News and CBS News
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Why abortion pill case raises legal, transparency questions
Why abortion pill case raises legal, transparency questions
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Fox News, ABC News, The Texas Tribune, NPR, The American Independent, New York Daily News, CNN and Washington Post
Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Takeaways from the Texas hearing on medication abortion drugs
Takeaways from the Texas hearing on medication abortion drugs
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NBC News:
Judge appears sympathetic to abortion pill challenge in consequential Texas hearing
Judge appears sympathetic to abortion pill challenge in consequential Texas hearing
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Reuters, New Republic, Just a Normal Patriot Substack, Jezebel, CBS News and Washington Post
Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
EXCLUSIVE: Behind the scenes of the Trump grand jury — 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 that level of security …
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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 …
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Joe.My.God.
abc7NY:
FBI investigating fire at Upper East Side hotel where Chinese billionaire arrested … Eyewitness News was there after flames broke out on the 18th floor of the Sherry-Netherland Hotel on Fifth Avenue. — UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) — A fire broke out inside an Upper East Side hotel …
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Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Exiled Chinese Billionaire Charged in New York With Financial Conspiracy
Exiled Chinese Billionaire Charged in New York With Financial Conspiracy
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Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
FBI investigates fire where Chinese billionaire, a Steve Bannon ally, was arrested
FBI investigates fire where Chinese billionaire, a Steve Bannon ally, was arrested
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Alternet.org, Rolling Stone and Joe.My.God.
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
U.S. charges exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui with $1 bln fraud
U.S. charges exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui with $1 bln fraud
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
DOJ charges Chinese businessman Guo Wengui, associate of Steve Bannon, in $1 billion fraud
DOJ charges Chinese businessman Guo Wengui, associate of Steve Bannon, in $1 billion fraud
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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.
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Kristen Soltis Anderson / Codebook:
Do Republicans really not care about Ukraine?
Do Republicans really not care about Ukraine?
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The Hill, New York Post, Washington Examiner and Fox News
Haley Ott / CBS News:
Ukraine invites Ron DeSantis to visit after Florida governor calls war a “territorial dispute”
Ukraine invites Ron DeSantis to visit after Florida governor calls war a “territorial dispute”
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
DeSantis' Ukraine Comments Show He's Playing for the Pro-Putin Wing of the GOP
DeSantis' Ukraine Comments Show He's Playing for the Pro-Putin Wing of the GOP
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 …
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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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Financial Times, The Information, Florida Politics, IJR, The Daily Caller, Washington Times, Sputnik News, The Sun, TechCrunch and UPI
Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
Reporter Describes Being Fired By Axios After Being Targeted By Ron DeSantis' Media ‘Machine’ — Start your day with TPM. — 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.”
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National Review, HuffPost, The Wrap, Fox News, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, Florida Politics and The Daily Caller
Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Ron DeSantis hit with an ethics complaint from Trump super PAC — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Donald Trump's allies are stepping up their battle with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, formally accusing him of violating state ethics and election laws with his “shadow presidential campaign.”
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Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
The “Free State of Florida” Is Coming for You
The “Free State of Florida” Is Coming for You
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RedState, BizPac Review and The Federalist
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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Seth Stern / Bloomberg Law:
Judges Want ‘Disruptive’ Law Students Flagged to Employers — Share To: — Two federal appeals court judges say law schools should consider informing potential employers if students participate in protests that disrupt speakers on campus. — Fifth Circuit Judge James Ho …
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Washington Examiner and National Review
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Elie Mystal / The Nation:
Protesting an Anti-Trans Trump Judge Isn't Disrespectful, It's American
Protesting an Anti-Trans Trump Judge Isn't Disrespectful, It's American
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Washington Post, The Gateway Pundit, Althouse, Twitchy, Bloomberg Law, Fox News and SFGATE
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.
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New Republic, Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
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 …
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Patricia Tevington / Pew Research Center:
Americans Feel More Positive Than Negative About Jews, Mainline Protestants, Catholics
Americans Feel More Positive Than Negative About Jews, Mainline Protestants, Catholics
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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.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A viral moment reinforces the hollowness of ‘woke’ as an attack — One of conservative writer Bethany Mandel's least disputable comments during her appearance on The Hill's streaming show “Rising” was a prediction she made as she fumbled a reply to host Briahna Joy Gray: “This is going to be one of those moments that goes viral.”
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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 …
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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.
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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.
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DC Health Link, New York Post, Roll Call, CyberScoop, The Hill and Washington Examiner
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Federal investigators examined Trump Media for possible money laundering, sources say — Exclusive: New York prosecutors expanded criminal inquiry of company last year and examined acceptance of $8m with suspected Russian ties — Federal prosecutors in New York involved in the criminal investigation …
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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.
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