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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Putin holds a trump card in the 2024 US election — The Russian leader's best hope of winning the war in Ukraine lies in American politics — This year's oddest moment was when Vladimir Putin attacked the Church of England. Its sin was to consider the idea of a gender neutral God.
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HuffPost, New York Daily News, Japan Times, Associated Press and CNN
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Washington Post:
A Republican ‘civil war’ on Ukraine erupts as Reagan's example fades
A Republican ‘civil war’ on Ukraine erupts as Reagan's example fades
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Washington Examiner and CBS News
Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
DeSantis' Ukraine flip alarms pro-Israel Republicans
DeSantis' Ukraine flip alarms pro-Israel Republicans
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Washington Examiner, National Review, middleeastmonitor.com, Los Angeles Times, Florida Politics, RedState and HuffPost
New York Times:
DeSantis, Backing Away From Ukraine, Angers G.O.P. Hawks
DeSantis, Backing Away From Ukraine, Angers G.O.P. Hawks
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Former NATO Chief: Trump Could Sabotage the War
Former NATO Chief: Trump Could Sabotage the War
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The Hill, Washington Examiner and TASS
Josh Kraushaar / Axios:
The GOP's stunning realignment on foreign policy
The GOP's stunning realignment on foreign policy
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Insider, BizPac Review, Mediaite, The Daily Signal, FiveThirtyEight, New Republic, The Daily Beast and Big League Politics
William Saletan / The Bulwark:
The Ukraine Untruths of Disingenuous DeSantis
The Ukraine Untruths of Disingenuous DeSantis
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Washington Examiner, ABC News, CBS News, Fox News, James's Newsletter, New York Post, Alternet.org, IJR, Washington Times, The Hill, Florida Politics and New York Daily News
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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New York Times, CNBC, Fox News, The Hill, CNN, Forbes, Just The News, The Daily Signal, RedState, Talking Points Memo, National Review, USA Today, Mediaite, Florida's Voice, Joe.My.God., Raw Story and The Daily Caller
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump prepares an extensive opposition file on ‘Ron DeSanctimonious’ — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has not yet officially entered the 2024 presidential arena but former President Donald Trump's campaign is preparing a grenade to launch his way. — Trump's team and his allied PAC are preparing …
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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The Guardian, Digby's Hullabaloo, Raw Story, Election Law Blog and New York Times
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
How an Offer to Testify Before a New York Grand Jury Signals Trouble for Trump
How an Offer to Testify Before a New York Grand Jury Signals Trouble for Trump
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Associated Press, CNN and Raw Story
Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Exiled Chinese Billionaire Charged in New York With Financial Conspiracy — Guo Wengui, a fugitive financier and associate of Steve Bannon, is accused by federal prosecutors of engaging in a complex scheme to bilk thousands of online followers. — Guo Wengui, a fugitive Chinese billionaire …
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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
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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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 …
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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National Review
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
Expensively credentialed, negligibly educated Stanford brats threw a tantrum — Before reading this, watch the nine-minute video, widely available online, of last week's mob victory at Stanford Law School. Note especially Tirien Steinbach, who, you should not be shocked to learn …
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Doug Casey's Take, Rod Dreher's Diary and Washington Free Beacon
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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The Gateway Pundit, Bloomberg Law, SFGATE, The Federalist and Fox News
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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CoinDesk, Joe.My.God. and ABC7
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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Washington Post, The Hill, Fox News, CNBC, Just The News, Breitbart and WGN-TV
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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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The Forward, The Daily Caller, Religion News Service and Friendly Atheist
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
The “Free State of Florida” Is Coming for You — In Florida you are totally free to do whatever Ron DeSantis allows you to do. — 1. The Free State of Florida — It's a small thing. — Yesterday Florida's Department of Business and Professional Regulation filed a complaint against the Hyatt Regency Miami.
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RedState, The Federalist, BizPac Review and Insider
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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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The Daily Beast, The Hill, Mediaite, New York Daily News, Twitchy, Raw Story, Alternet.org, Joe.My.God., The Spectator World and IJR
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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Washington Post:
Abortion pill fight may have broader implications for FDA drug approval — Legal experts say a Texas judge's ruling on mifepristone may sow chaos in how the agency regulates medicines — The legal battle over an abortion pill threatens to upend the Food and Drug Administration's drug-approval process …
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Reuters, Vox, CBS News, Associated Press, New York Times, Washington Examiner, Live Action News and NBC News
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Washington Post:
Texas judge presses lawyers on FDA approval of key abortion drug
Texas judge presses lawyers on FDA approval of key abortion drug
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Washington Examiner, Abortion, Every Day, Associated Press, New Republic, New York Times, Rolling Stone, Substack, CBS News, CNN, NPR, Al Jazeera, Vanity Fair, New York Daily News, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, The Guardian, Wall Street Journal, Just The News, Mother Jones, USA Today and Off the Kuff
New York Times:
George Santos's Role in Sale of $19 Million Yacht Attracts F.B.I. Interest — Just before his House election, Mr. Santos helped two of his largest donors reach a private deal on a $19 million boat, mixing his political and personal interests. — A $19 million luxury yacht deal brokered …
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CNN, New York Daily News, New York Post, Raw Story, Joe.My.God. and Alternet.org
Randall Eliason / Sidebars:
The Pace of the January 6 Investigation — Don't confuse running out of patience with running out of time — It's been more than two years since the events following the 2020 presidential election that culminated in the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. You don't have to spend …
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Insider and New York Times
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
DOJ: Trump cannot save Navarro from contempt of Congress prosecution
DOJ: Trump cannot save Navarro from contempt of Congress prosecution
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USA Today, The Hill, Bloomberg and The Guardian
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Delivered on His Promises — He has one of the strongest records of policy accomplishments of any first-term president, writes Rep. Elise Stefanik. — Though the media wishes otherwise, Donald J. Trump has one of the strongest records of policy accomplishments of any first-term president.
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Newsweek
Financial Times:
Barney Frank defends role at Signature Bank: ‘I need to make money’ — Ex-congressman behind landmark banking law says he has no regrets about joining failed lender's board — Former US congressman Barney Frank, an architect of landmark legislation designed to make the banking system safer …
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Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Breitbart, The Daily Caller and Washington Examiner
Politico:
MAGA favorite Kathy Barnette says she won't run again for Senate — Conservative commentator Kathy Barnette, who waged a surprising Senate campaign in 2022 that briefly panicked GOP insiders, will not make another run for that office in 2024, she told POLITICO in an interview.
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New York Magazine, Washington Examiner, audacy.com, WHTM-TV and Election 2024 Substack
Charlotte Alter / TIME:
Exclusive: Effective Altruist Leaders Were Repeatedly Warned About Sam Bankman-Fried Years Before FTX Collapsed — Leaders of the Effective Altruism movement were repeatedly warned beginning in 2018 that Sam Bankman-Fried was unethical, duplicitous, and negligent in his role as CEO of Alameda Research …
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