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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
The worst federal judge in America now has a name — Congratulations are in order for Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk. The competition is fierce and will remain so, but for now he holds the title: worst federal judge in America. — Not simply for the poor quality of his judicial reasoning, although more, much more, on this in a bit.
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Shayna Greene / Politico:
HHS secretary says Texas ruling doesn't represent the country and could affect other drugs — “What you saw by that one judge in that one court in that one state — that's not America,” Xavier Becerra said. — Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said Sunday that a Texas judge's ruling …
Kate Shaw / New York Times:
The Abortion Pill Ruling Is Bad Law, and the Biden Administration Should Fight It — The Friday-night ruling by Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk purporting to stay the Food and Drug Administration's approval of mifepristone for use in early abortions is a travesty — for women's health care …
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Caroline Kitchener / Washington Post:
Texas judge delivers on the hopes of his antiabortion world
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Austin American-Statesman:
Gov. Greg Abbott announces he will push to pardon Daniel Perry who was convicted of murder — Tony Plohetski Claire Osborn Ryan AutulloAustin American-Statesman — Less than 24 hours after a jury in Austin found Daniel Perry guilty of shooting to death a protester, Gov. Greg Abbott announced …
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William Melhado / The Texas Tribune:
Gov. Greg Abbott backs call for pardon for Daniel Perry, who killed Austin protester in 2020 — The governor says he asked the Board of Pardons and Paroles to expedite review, recommend clemency one day after Perry was convicted of murder. — Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Board …
Aric Toler / bellingcat:
From Discord to 4chan: The Improbable Journey of a US Intelligence Leak — In recent days, the US Justice Department and Pentagon have begun investigating an apparent online leak of sensitive documents, including some that were marked “Top Secret”. — A portion of the documents …
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Washington Post:
Intelligence leak exposes U.S. spying on adversaries and allies — U.S. and European officials scrambled to understand how dozens of classified documents covering all manner of intelligence gathering had made their way online with little notice — On Saturday, as U.S. officials …
Akanksha Khushi / Reuters:
DeSantis seeks to void Disney's Florida board agreement — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ramped up his fight against Walt Disney Co (DIS.N), seeking to void an agreement that Disney passed to limit the power of a board appointed by DeSantis to oversee its Florida theme park property.
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Washington Post:
‘Not going to be bullied’: Why DeSantis went after Trump, then retreated — The Florida governor's response to Trump's indictment shows the challenge of going on the attack — As Donald Trump faced the looming threat of an indictment in New York last month, scores of Republicans offered …
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
GOP wages an asymmetrical war on democracy because it can't get the votes — It was the highlight reel of what should have been a banner week for American democracy — scores of down vest-wearing, smartphone-gazing students at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in a line …
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Stephanie Guerilus / ABC News:
Sen. Richard Blumenthal breaks leg at UConn parade, will undergo surgery — He is expected to make a full recovery, according to a spokesperson. — Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., suffered a broken leg Saturday at the UConn parade and will undergo surgery, according to a spokesperson.
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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Blumenthal to undergo surgery after breaking leg at UConn Huskies parade
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Brittany Shepherd / ABC News:
Majority of Americans believe Trump did something illegal: POLL — The results mark a shift since his arraignment. — With former President Donald Trump now formally — charged — on criminal charges, a majority of Americans (53%) believe he intentionally did something illegal, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos
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Politico:
Europe must resist pressure to become 'America's followers,' says Macron — Cet article est aussi disponible en français. — ABOARD COTAM UNITÉ (FRANCE'S AIR FORCE ONE) — Europe must reduce its dependency on the United States and avoid getting dragged into a confrontation between China …
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Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:
This American flag famously covered a Saddam statue. Now it's in a basement. — Tim McLaughlin's flag once stood for victory in Iraq. Today, the Marine vet is unsure what to do with it or the painful memories it evokes. — CONCORD, N.H. — Twenty years ago, Tim McLaughlin's flag briefly came …
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Katie Hawkinson / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Host Whines About the ‘Violence’ of Lawmakers Demanding Gun Control — GO CRY ABOUT IT — Fox News host Cheryl Casone launched into a brief monologue on Saturday to suggest the Biden administration was “glorifying” violence by inviting the Tennessee Three to the White House.
Josh Barro / Very Serious:
Elon Musk Wants You to Hear About Substack Notes — He's boosting the Substack competitor to Twitter that he wants to kill. Plus: Killer AI sounds fake to me. — Dear readers, — You may have heard that Substack will soon be launching a feature called Notes, which will be a place to …
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