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Mike Pence must testify about conversations he had with Donald Trump leading up to January 6, judge rules — A federal judge has decided that former Vice President Mike Pence must testify to a grand jury about conversations he had with Donald Trump leading up to January 6, 2021 …
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Pence Must Testify to Jan. 6 Grand Jury, Judge Rules — The ruling in Washington was the latest setback to efforts by former President Donald J. Trump's legal team to limit testimony to grand juries investigating him on various matters. — A federal judge has ordered former Vice President Mike Pence …
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Inside the backchannel communications keeping Donald Trump in the loop on Republican investigations — Donald Trump continues to wield enormous power on Capitol Hill as House Republicans seek to curry favor with the former president, pursuing his fixations through their investigations …
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Dennis Aftergut / Slate:
Mike Pence Will Testify Against Donald Trump
Mike Pence Will Testify Against Donald Trump
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Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Trump makes a big move in the Granite State
Trump makes a big move in the Granite State
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NBC News:
Fear pervades Tennessee's trans community amid focus on Nashville shooter's gender identity — “We were already fearing for our lives. Now, it's even worse,” one transgender advocate in the state said. — Shortly after news broke Monday of a fatal shooting at a private Christian Nashville …
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Covenant school shooter was under care for emotional disorder and hid guns at home, police say — Editor's Note: This story contains graphic descriptions of violence. — CNN — The 28-year-old who killed three children and three adults at a private Christian school in Nashville …
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
On guns, conservatives are winning. This nightmare is the result. — No recitation of the number of Americans killed by guns — men, women, and increasingly, children — can carry the emotional power of hearing that three 9-year-olds were just slaughtered in their school, the latest in a long line of such horrors.
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Thom Hartmann / Raw Story:
Guns don't kill Americans — Republicans do
Guns don't kill Americans — Republicans do
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S.E. Cupp / New York Daily News:
Gun massacres & the collapse of American values: Nashville elementary school shooting is just another that we accept
Gun massacres & the collapse of American values: Nashville elementary school shooting is just another that we accept
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Prem Thakker / New Republic:
“We're Not Gonna Fix” School Shootings Says GOP Tennessee Congressman
“We're Not Gonna Fix” School Shootings Says GOP Tennessee Congressman
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Robert J. Spitzer / The Hill:
What our past tells us about young people and guns
What our past tells us about young people and guns
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Los Angeles Times:
News Analysis: Israel's protests, Netanyahu and the crisis his government unleashed — Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving prime minister, is a legendary master of political survival. For once, he may have overplayed his hand. — As he frantically plots a strategy to emerge …
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Ben Samuels / Haaretz:
Biden: Israel Can't Continue Down This Road; Netanyahu Slams ‘Pressures From Abroad’
Biden: Israel Can't Continue Down This Road; Netanyahu Slams ‘Pressures From Abroad’
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Jacob Magid / The Times of Israel:
Biden: Israel ‘cannot continue down this road’; no Netanyahu invite in ‘near term’
Biden: Israel ‘cannot continue down this road’; no Netanyahu invite in ‘near term’
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Kelli María Korducki / The Atlantic:
What Many Americans Misunderstand About Israel's Unrest
What Many Americans Misunderstand About Israel's Unrest
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Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
Twitter is dying — It's five months since Elon Musk overpaid for a relatively small microblogging platform called, Twitter. The platform had punched about its weight in pure user numbers thanks to an unrivalled ability to both distribute real-time information and make expertise available.
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Matt Binder / Mashable:
Half of Twitter Blue subscribers have less than 1,000 followers — And Elon Musk now says he wants to force these users all into your feed. — If Elon Musk was expecting many verified Twitter users to pay to keep their checkmarks, the reality is bound to be disappointing, new data has revealed.
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Ankush Khardori / New York Magazine:
How Michael Cohen's Big Mouth Could Be Derailing the Trump Prosecution — As we continue week two of the Donald Trump-indictment watch, questions abound. Is it really going to happen? Did last week's testimony from lawyer Robert Costello in defense of Trump successfully throw a wrench in the process?
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N.Y. grand jury not expected to vote on possible Trump indictment this week
N.Y. grand jury not expected to vote on possible Trump indictment this week
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Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Chris Christie Is the Worst Never Trumper — A dying gasp for relevance. Trump vs. DeSantis is Hulk Hogan vs. the Ultimate Warrior and that tells you everything you need to know. — 1. Chris Christie — There he was in New Hampshire. After teasing a potential presidential run for nearly two years …
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Josh Kraushaar / Axios:
Scoop: Christie pledges never to support Trump again
Scoop: Christie pledges never to support Trump again
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Fox tries to stop Rupert Murdoch from testifying in person at the Dominion trial — The judge overseeing the trial did not seem sympathetic to the company's argument that it would be an “inconvenience” for the 92-year-old chairman to provide testimony in court.
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Billy Ball / The Atlantic:
My 6-Year-Old Son Died. Then the Anti-vaxxers Found Out. — Opponents of COVID vaccines terrorize grieving families on social media. — My 6-year-old boy died in January. We lost him after a household accident, one likely brought on by a rare cerebral-swelling condition.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Juror in Oath Keepers trial reveals secrets from the deliberation room — In a newly released interview, the juror recounts being disturbed by the tactics of some defense attorneys. — Jurors in the recently concluded trial of six Oath Keeper affiliates were “horrified” …
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Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
Idaho Is About To Become The First State To Restrict Interstate Travel For Abortion — A bill would create a whole new crime — dubbed “abortion trafficking” — which aims to limit minors' ability to travel for abortion care without parental consent. — Idaho already has some of the most …
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Wall Street Journal:
Russia's Economy Is Starting to Come Undone — Investment is down, labor is scarce, budget is squeezed. Oligarch: ‘There will be no money next year’ — MOSCOW—The opening months of Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year drove an increase in oil and natural-gas prices that brought a windfall for Moscow.
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Republican senator draws blowback for blocking military promotions over abortion policy — Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama is stalling promotions for more than 150 generals and flag officers over a policy that funds travel costs for servicemembers seeking abortions.
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Connor O'Brien / Politico:
'It's a powerful effect': Austin fires back at GOP senator's blockade of military promotions
'It's a powerful effect': Austin fires back at GOP senator's blockade of military promotions
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Why Donald Trump is talking about parents not loving their kids — A few days ago, a clip of one of the myriad policy-adjacent videos Donald Trump has produced for his 2024 campaign began to circulate on social media. In it, Trump begins by talking about his efforts to end the estate tax …
Alex Burness / Bolts:
“Back to 1902”: Virginia Governor Revives Lifetime Ban on Voting — Governor Glenn Youngkin just gave himself a lot more power to pick and choose Virginia voters. The Republican governor's administration told state lawmakers in a letter last week that he was rescinding his predecessors' policy …
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Dan Kaufman / New Yorker:
A High-Stakes Election in the Midwest's “Democracy Desert” — The race for control of Wisconsin's Supreme Court could change the course of the entire country. — Last month, Mary Lynne Donohue drove me along Superior Avenue, a long artery that runs across Sheboygan, Wisconsin, a small industrial city on Lake Michigan.
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Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
Top Fed Officials Criticize Silicon Valley Bank Executives at Senate Hearing — Officials blamed executives at Silicon Valley Bank for its failure on March 10, while adding that Federal Reserve oversight is in for a revamp. — WASHINGTON — A top regulator at the Federal Reserve …
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Elias Visontay / The Guardian:
Rupert Murdoch has fuelled polarisation of society, Barack Obama says — Former US president tells Sydney audience that media coverage has helped exacerbate divisions and that we no longer have a ‘shared story’ — The former US president Barack Obama has suggested that Rupert Murdoch's media empire …
Associated Press:
Ukraine's Zelenskyy: Any Russian victory could be perilous — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Tuesday that unless his nation wins a drawn-out battle in a key eastern city, Russia could begin building international support for a deal that could require Ukraine to make unacceptable compromises.
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