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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 …
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Slate:
Clarence Thomas Broke the Law and It Isn't Even Close — It probably won't matter. But it should. — ProPublica's scrupulously reported new piece on Justice Clarence Thomas' decadeslong luxury travel on the dime of a single GOP megadonor will probably not shock you at all.
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David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Los Angeles Times reported about Justice Thomas' gifts 20 years ago. After that he stopped disclosing them
Los Angeles Times reported about Justice Thomas' gifts 20 years ago. After that he stopped disclosing them
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Fox News, Alternet.org, Raw Story, PBS NewsHour and Washington Examiner
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Justice Thomas accepted luxury travel for years from GOP donor, report says
Justice Thomas accepted luxury travel for years from GOP donor, report says
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Raw Story, Daily Montanan, Mediaite, Alternet.org and Washington Examiner
Zach Montague / New York Times:
Lawmakers Call for Tighter Ethics Code After Revelations About Justice Thomas
Lawmakers Call for Tighter Ethics Code After Revelations About Justice Thomas
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Reuters, The Hill, The Moderate Voice and Slate
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The new Clarence Thomas revelations are shocking. Democrats must act.
The new Clarence Thomas revelations are shocking. Democrats must act.
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Washington Times
Chris Geidner / Law Dork with Chris Geidner:
Breaking: Supreme Court rejects West Virginia's request to enforce its anti-trans sports law now
Breaking: Supreme Court rejects West Virginia's request to enforce its anti-trans sports law now
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Washington Examiner, Insider, Politico, New York Times, Fox News, NBC News, CNN, Bloomberg, Law & Crime and The Daily Caller
Alex Henderson / Alternet.org:
‘Rank corruption’: AOC calls for Clarence Thomas' impeachment following bombshell report on megadonor gifts
‘Rank corruption’: AOC calls for Clarence Thomas' impeachment following bombshell report on megadonor gifts
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The Guardian, RADAR and The Hill
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Ocasio-Cortez Calls For Clarence Thomas To Be Impeached Over Gifts From GOP Megadonor
Ocasio-Cortez Calls For Clarence Thomas To Be Impeached Over Gifts From GOP Megadonor
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Washington Examiner and The Hill
Melissa Brown / The Tennessean:
Tennessee Republicans vote to expel Justin Jones, first of three House Democrats — The House is taking action against three Tennessee Democrats for breaking House rules and leading a gun-control protest from the chamber floor. — Ten days after a shooter unloaded 152 rounds at a Nashville school …
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New York Times:
Tennessee House Expels 2 Democrats Over Gun Control Protest — The unseating of the lawmakers threatens to further inflame partisan rancor in a state that is divided over issues like how to respond to a school shooting in Nashville. — NASHVILLE — The Tennessee House voted on Thursday …
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Associated Press and Mashable
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Tennessee GOP expels first Democratic lawmaker over gun violence protests — In a rare move, Republicans voted on whether to expel three Democratic legislators over their roles in protests for gun safety last week. — Republican lawmakers in Tennessee voted Thursday to expel …
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Washington Post:
Tennessee House expels first of three Democrats who joined gun-control protests — NASHVILLE — The Republican-led Tennessee House voted Thursday to expel a Democratic lawmaker and prepared to vote on the expulsion of another who halted proceedings last week to join protesters demanding gun control legislation after a mass shooting.
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NPR:
Tennessee House votes to expel 2 of 3 Democratic members over gun protest — In an extraordinary move, Tennessee's Republican-led House voted Thursday to expel two of three Democratic lawmakers who recently led a raucous protest from the House floor calling for gun law reforms.
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Liz Crampton / Politico:
Tennessee House votes to expel 2 of 3 Dems, both Black, over gun protest
Tennessee House votes to expel 2 of 3 Dems, both Black, over gun protest
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Vivian Jones / The Tennessean:
TN House expulsion: Rep. Justin Pearson expelled from legislature
TN House expulsion: Rep. Justin Pearson expelled from legislature
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Arianna Coghill / Mother Jones:
Tennessee Republicans Expel Democratic Lawmaker Who Joined Gun Control Rally
Tennessee Republicans Expel Democratic Lawmaker Who Joined Gun Control Rally
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New York Times:
Ukraine War Plans Leak Prompts Pentagon Investigation — Classified documents detailing secret American and NATO plans have appeared on Twitter and Telegram. — WASHINGTON — Classified war documents detailing secret American and NATO plans for building up the Ukrainian military ahead …
Miami Herald:
13-year-old son of Rebekah Jones, whistleblower who clashed with DeSantis, arrested over memes — The 13-year-old son of a controversial whistleblower who accused the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis of suppressing state data on the severity of the COVID pandemic in Florida was arrested …
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RedState, The Post Millennial and Twitchy
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Brandon Girod / Pensacola News Journal:
Rebekah Jones' 13-year-old son arrested in Navarre, Florida for ‘digital threats of terrorism’ — Embattled former state of Florida employee Rebekah Jones announced on Twitter Wednesday night that her 13-year-old son had been arrested for “digital threats of terrorism.”
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Reuters:
Special Report: Tesla workers shared sensitive images recorded by customer cars — Tesla Inc assures its millions of electric car owners that their privacy “is and will always be enormously important to us.” The cameras it builds into vehicles to assist driving, it notes on its website …
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Laura Meckler / Washington Post:
Biden administration says schools may bar trans athletes from competitive teams — Proposed regulation would disallow blanket bans on trans athletes on the books in 20 states — The Biden administration on Thursday proposed new regulations that would allow schools to bar transgender athletes …
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The Hill, Washington Free Beacon, Just The News and The 19th
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Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
School Sports Cannot ‘Categorically’ Ban Transgender Athletes, Under Biden Title IX Proposal — The proposed rules would give schools flexibility for “fairness in competition” or where participation could lead to injury. — The Biden administration on Thursday waded into the highly charged debate …
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Aidan Hulting / KOAA-TV:
Former D20 student accused of planning attacks on three campuses — Elbert Co Sheriff's Office makes arrest based on call from concerned family member — ELBERT COUNTY — A former District 20 student is facing attempted murder charges on allegations of planning attacks on three schools …
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Todd Starnes, The Daily Caller, Slay News and RedState
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New York Times:
Staring Down a Debt Crisis, McCarthy Toils to Navigate G.O.P. Divisions — The House speaker has little trust in his Budget Committee chairman or his No. 2 as he works to unite the fractious Republican majority around a spending plan. — WASHINGTON — It was midway through Representative …
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Associated Press:
Biden review of chaotic Afghan withdrawal blames Trump — A U.S. review led by the National Security Council of the chaotic 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan largely lays the blame on former President Donald Trump, saying President Joe Biden was “severely constrained” by the decisions of his predecessor.
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Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
Trump said only 10 words during his arraignment. Here's what they were. — The first arraignment of a former U.S. president played out behind closed doors on Tuesday, walled off from the sea of television cameras and microphones outside. — Journalists who made it inside …
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
The GOP's ‘Abusive Relationship’ With Trump
The GOP's ‘Abusive Relationship’ With Trump
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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump Attacks Judge From Afar, But Turned Meek When He Was In The Same Room
Trump Attacks Judge From Afar, But Turned Meek When He Was In The Same Room
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New York Times, Axios, Vanity Fair and Raw Story
Max Tani / Semafor:
Before meeting with Elon Musk, top advertisers privately debate his “racist rhetoric” — Elon Musk's appearance at a major marketing conference next week has spooked the top advertising executives at some of America's biggest companies. — Musk is slated to speak on Monday in Miami …
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Gabe Ortiz / America's Voice:
GOP Maryland Sheriff Who Called Immigrants ‘Single Biggest Threat’ Indicted In Machine Gun Scheme — A Maryland Republican sheriff who once falsely claimed that immigrants are the biggest threat facing the United States has been indicted by a federal grand jury in a scheme to illegally acquire machine guns …
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Martin Austermuhle / DCist:
Federal Board Says Georgetown Transformers Sculptures Have To Go — Where the Decepticons failed to defeat Optimus Prime and the Autobots, an obscure federal board may well have succeeded. — The Old Georgetown Board unanimously voted Thursday to deny a Georgetown University neuroscientist's request …
CNN:
FBI and Army members raided the wrong hotel room during a training exercise and detained a guest inside — Members of the FBI and the US Army Special Operations Command who were conducting a training exercise in downtown Boston raided the wrong hotel room and detained the person inside …
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New York Times:
How Russia's Offensive Ran Aground — After months of pouring soldiers into eastern Ukraine, Russia's progress essentially adds up to this: three small settlements and part of the city of Bakhmut, a high-profile battlefield with limited strategic value. — Settlements captured by Russia this year
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Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Democrats allege Comer has withheld evidence, misrepresented witnesses — House Oversight Committee chairman says he is protecting whistleblowers who have desired to keep their identities confidential — House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) has teased to television audiences …
Ryan Suppe / The Seattle Times:
Idaho becomes first state to restrict interstate travel for abortions — Helping a minor travel to another state for an abortion without parental consent will be a felony in Idaho next month, barring a successful court challenge. — Republican Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Wednesday signed House Bill 242.