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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 — My phone buzzed with a news alert, which happens numerous times throughout the day. — This one, at 1:45 p.m. on Monday, was yet another mass shooting.
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NBC News and LGBTQ Nation
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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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The Colorado Sun, Newsbusters, The Hill, NPR, CBS News, New York Times and WGN-TV
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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ABC News, The Daily Beast, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Vanity Fair, USA Today, Boing Boing, The Guardian, HuffPost, The American Independent, CBS News, The Hill, WKRN-TV, Mediaite, Fox News and Democracy Now
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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CNN, Associated Press and CounterPunch
New York Times:
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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Politico, Associated Press, Raw Story, The Guardian, CBS News, Election Law Blog and Unfiltered with Kiran
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CNN:
Mike Pence must testify about conversations he had with Donald Trump leading up to January 6, judge rules
Mike Pence must testify about conversations he had with Donald Trump leading up to January 6, judge rules
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CNN:
Inside the backchannel communications keeping Donald Trump in the loop on Republican investigations
Inside the backchannel communications keeping Donald Trump in the loop on Republican investigations
Dennis Aftergut / Slate:
Mike Pence Will Testify Against Donald Trump
Mike Pence Will Testify Against Donald Trump
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USA Today, Raw Story, Washington Examiner, New York Daily News, CBS News, New Republic, ABC News and Associated Press
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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Washington Post:
GOP donors open to other Trump challengers as DeSantis tries to find footing — Interviews show the desire for a backup option in 2024 has intensified amid questions about the Florida governor — Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis were nowhere to be found at this year's spring gathering …
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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CNN:
Covenant school shooter was under care for emotional disorder and hid guns at home, police say
Covenant school shooter was under care for emotional disorder and hid guns at home, police say
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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
Half of Twitter Blue subscribers have less than 1,000 followers
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CNN, Gizmodo, Forbes, Metro.co.uk, The Register, The Hill, Deadline and Bloomberg
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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Raw Story, Althouse and Los Angeles Times
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Manhattan DA Insiders Worry the Trump Hush Money Case Is Weak Sauce
Manhattan DA Insiders Worry the Trump Hush Money Case Is Weak Sauce
NBC News:
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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Keith L. Alexander / Washington Post:
D.C. U.S. Attorney declined to prosecute 67% of those arrested. Here's why. — 'I can promise you, it's not MPD holding the bag on this,' D.C. Police Chief Robert J. Contee III said. 'That's B.S.' — As the District grapples with rising crime and increasing attention from federal lawmakers …
John F. Harris / Politico:
Why a Glenn Youngkin Presidential Candidacy Makes Sense for the Republican Party — The Virginia governor offers two things Republicans need: A non-hostile alternative to Trump and a compelling centrist challenge to Biden. — RICHMOND, Va. — People, please, implored the Republican governor of Virginia …
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Alex Burness / Bolts:
“Back to 1902”: Virginia Governor Revives Lifetime Ban on Voting
“Back to 1902”: Virginia Governor Revives Lifetime Ban on Voting
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Zandar Versus The Stupid and Political Wire
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
A new book-ban fiasco in Florida reveals the monster DeSantis created — By now, it should be blindingly obvious that many red-state book crackdowns are designed to encourage the impulse toward censorship. By enabling lone actors to get dozens of titles removed from school library shelves …
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Politico
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Christopher Wilson / Yahoo News:
DeSantis ‘parental rights’ push leads to pulled civil rights film, ousted principal
DeSantis ‘parental rights’ push leads to pulled civil rights film, ousted principal
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Tallahassee Democrat and Mercury News
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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NPR, Political Wire and Variety
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Eamon Javers / CNBC:
Credit Suisse whistleblowers say Swiss bank has been helping wealthy Americans dodge U.S. taxes for years — The bank notoriously pleaded guilty in 2014 to criminal charges for “knowingly and willfully” helping U.S. clients hide offshore assets and income from the IRS.
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Associated Press, New York Times and Peoria | WMBD AM & FM
Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Katie Hobbs' Press Secretary Josselyn Berry Slammed For Trans-Rights Gun Meme After Shooting — Republicans in Arizona called the gun tweet from the Democratic governor's spokesperson offensive and demanded action. — The press secretary for Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs of Arizona shared …
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The Post Millennial, Erick Erickson's Show Notes, BizPac Review, Fox News, Instapundit, Breitbart, Twitchy, Washington Times and New York Post
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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Raw Story and Political Wire
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.
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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Boise State Public Radio and Political Wire
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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The Atlantic, El País, Associated Press and Vox
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 …
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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The Bulwark, Politico, Wisconsin Watch, The American Independent and Washington Examiner
Popular Information:
The dangers of Dollar General — Dollar General is one of the most successful retailers in the world. Last year, it recorded $37.8 billion in sales, up more than 10% over the prior year, and generated $3.3 billion in operating profit. Over the last five years, its stock has increased by more than 120%.
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UPI and New York Times
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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Breitbart, One America News Network, Al Jazeera, Washington Times, Reuters, USA Today, Chicago Tribune, Bloomberg, Unfiltered with Kiran and Fox News
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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Al Jazeera, Wide World of News, Politico, Voice of America and Political Wire