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ProPublica:
Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire — IN LATE JUNE 2019, right after the U.S. Supreme Court released its final opinion of the term, Justice Clarence Thomas boarded a large private jet headed to Indonesia. He and his wife were going on vacation: nine days of island-hopping in a volcanic archipelago …
Washington Post:
Wisconsin Supreme Court election sends message on abortion rights — MILWAUKEE — In overturning a national right to abortion last summer, the U.S. Supreme Court gave conservatives a policy they'd been seeking for nearly half a century. In the process, the justices also angered millions …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Wisconsin's stunning outcome puts MAGA Republicans in a serious bind — To understand the significance of the victory that liberals just pulled off in Wisconsin's Supreme Court race, a win largely driven by abortion rights, consider what is set to happen some 1,100 miles from Madison …
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Protasiewicz's Wisconsin Victory Shows Power of Abortion Rights for Democrats — A resounding victory by a liberal judge who ran on abortion rights showed that a largely unified political left is keeping up its momentum, and served as a new warning sign to Republicans.
Wall Street Journal:
The Left Wins Big in Midwest Elections — The GOP's decline in Wisconsin's suburbs is a warning for 2024. — By The Editorial Board — Progressives had a banner day in the Midwest Tuesday, with victories for Chicago mayor and a swing seat on Wisconsin's Supreme Court.
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Rebecca Crosby / Popular Information:
What happened in Wisconsin — Rebecca Crosby, Tesnim Zekeria, and Judd Legum
What happened in Wisconsin — Rebecca Crosby, Tesnim Zekeria, and Judd Legum
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
The last 48 hours revealed the GOP's intractable 2024 dilemma
The last 48 hours revealed the GOP's intractable 2024 dilemma
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New York Times:
Trump's Charges Bring Doubts, Hopes and Uncertainty in Both Parties — To some Republicans and Democrats, the charges appeared flimsy and less consequential than many had hoped. To others, the case had the potential to reverberate politically. — In an ordinary presidential-primary season …
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Jed Handelsman Shugerman / New York Times:
The Trump Indictment Is a Legal Embarrassment — Tuesday was historic for the rule of law in America, but not in the way Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, would have imagined. The 34-count indictment — which more accurately could be described as 34 half-indictments — was a disaster.
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Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
Depraved, Deranged, and Doing Real Damage — The former president is a grotesque man presiding over a grotesque party. In his speech last night to his supporters at Mar-a-Lago, made several hours after he was arraigned in Manhattan on 34 felony counts, Donald Trump took aim at Juan Merchan, the judge in the case.
Ann Coulter / Unsafe:
You're Being Played, Republicans! — A few years ago, I posted this riddle on Twitter: — What's easier to roll than an Easter egg? — Answer: Donald Trump. — Now, I can add: — What's easier to roll than Donald Trump? — Answer: Republican voters. — Democrats are playing Republicans like a fiddle.
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Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
Fox News' Steve Doocy Calls Out Trump: ‘Very Bad Look To Attack’ Judge's Family
Fox News' Steve Doocy Calls Out Trump: ‘Very Bad Look To Attack’ Judge's Family
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Françoise Mouly / New Yorker:
Jane Rosenberg's “Courtroom Sketch, Manhattan Criminal Courthouse”
Jane Rosenberg's “Courtroom Sketch, Manhattan Criminal Courthouse”
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Rupert Murdoch Can Be Forced to Testify in Defamation Trial, Judge Says — Star hosts for Fox News like Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity may also appear in person at the high-profile trial, which is set to start April 17. — The witness list for the Fox News $1.6 billion defamation trial …
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Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Judge says he can compel Fox's Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch to testify live in Dominion trial
Judge says he can compel Fox's Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch to testify live in Dominion trial
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Brad Brooks / Reuters:
Tennessee Republicans likely to expel three Democratic lawmakers from statehouse — Republicans who control the Tennessee House of Representatives will vote on Thursday on whether to expel three Democratic members for their role in a gun control demonstration at the statehouse last week.
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Vivian Jones / The Tennessean:
Expulsion vote thrusts Tennessee politics onto the national stage, could set precedent
Expulsion vote thrusts Tennessee politics onto the national stage, could set precedent
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Margaret Renkl / New York Times:
As Young People March for Their Lives, Tennessee Crushes Dissent and Overrides Democracy
As Young People March for Their Lives, Tennessee Crushes Dissent and Overrides Democracy
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Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr. challenging Biden in 2024 — Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist and scion of one of the country's most famous political families, is running for president. Kennedy filed a statement of candidacy Wednesday with the Federal Election Commission.
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Robert Kennedy Jr., a Noted Vaccine Skeptic, Files to Run for President
Robert Kennedy Jr., a Noted Vaccine Skeptic, Files to Run for President
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San Francisco Chronicle:
‘A child of dreams.’ Friends mourn Cash App founder Bob Lee, stabbed to death in S.F. — San Francisco's tech community mourned the violent death of one of their own Wednesday, calling Cash App founder Bob Lee a standout among Silicon Valley geniuses, someone idolized as a brilliant thinker …
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Axios:
The House GOP's shadow speaker … Trump's indictment has kicked that dynamic into overdrive — unnerving some vulnerable Republicans in the process. … - With House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) already walking a tightrope, Trump's call to action has injected a fresh demand …
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
At least two Republican DAs want to prosecute Bidens: Rep. James Comer
At least two Republican DAs want to prosecute Bidens: Rep. James Comer
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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Maryland AG accuses Baltimore's Catholic Church of widespread sexual abuse — Maryland's Attorney General on Wednesday released a report accusing Catholic priests and others at the Archdiocese of Baltimore of decades of sexual abuse against more than 600 children, following a multi-year grand jury investigation.
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Semafor:
Twitter is no longer policing Russian and Chinese state-backed media — Twitter is no longer taking steps to limit the reach of Chinese and Russian state-controlled media outlets, violating the social media platform's own stated policies. — In 2020, Twitter started labeling official government …
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Bill Chappell / NPR:
Twitter labels NPR's account as ‘state-affiliated media,’ which is untrue
Twitter labels NPR's account as ‘state-affiliated media,’ which is untrue
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Gary Fineout / Politico:
Florida lawmakers swing into action after Trump smacks DeSantis on insurance — Their plan comes three weeks after the former president accused the governor of bailing out the politically-powerful companies. — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida lawmakers want to bring the “hammer” down on …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump makes play for DeSantis donors
Trump makes play for DeSantis donors
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Laura Jarrett / NBC News:
Pence will not fight the order that he testify before special counsel grand jury — Trump could still pursue an appeal to try to block Pence from testifying about their communications ahead of the Jan. 6 election certification. — Former Vice President Mike Pence will not appeal …
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Benjy Sarlin / Semafor:
You won't be talking about Donald Trump's arrest for long — The Donald Trump indictment was historic with a capital “H.” News outlets, including Semafor, flooded the zone with coverage of the scene, the politics, and the law surrounding his arrest on Tuesday.
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Andrew Jeong / Washington Post:
Over 200 Russian journalists, activists demand release of WSJ reporter — Some 200 Russian journalists and activists have signed an open letter demanding the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter detained by Moscow last week.
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Reuters:
Macron calls on Xi to reason with Russia for Ukraine peace — French President Emmanuel Macron urged China's Xi Jinping on Thursday to reason with close ally Russia and help end the Ukraine war, while Xi responded by saying he hoped the two sides could hold peace negotiations as soon as possible.