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Christina Jewett / New York Times:
Drug Company Leaders Condemn Ruling Invalidating F.D.A. Approval of Abortion Pill — More than 250 executives said that the decision ignored both scientific and legal precedent and, if it stands, would create uncertainty for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Justice Dept. asks court to delay abortion medication decision
Justice Dept. asks court to delay abortion medication decision
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Los Angeles Times:
California stockpiles abortion medication after Texas court ruling
California stockpiles abortion medication after Texas court ruling
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
DOJ asks appeals court to pause ‘extraordinary’ Texas abortion pill ruling
DOJ asks appeals court to pause ‘extraordinary’ Texas abortion pill ruling
Anne Flaherty / ABC News:
Massachusetts to stockpile abortion pill as legal dispute escalates
Massachusetts to stockpile abortion pill as legal dispute escalates
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Politico, Washington Examiner, Mass.gov, NPR and Good Morning America
Associated Press:
Police: 4 killed in shooting at downtown Louisville building — A shooting at a bank in downtown Louisville killed at least four people and wounded at least eight others Monday, police said. The suspected shooter was also dead. — The shooting, the 15th mass killing in the country this year …
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CNN:
Suspect who killed 4 in mass shooting at Louisville bank believed to be former employee, police say — A gunman opened fire at a bank in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, on Monday morning, killing four people and sending at least eight to the hospital before he died by gunfire at the scene …
WAVE-TV:
LMPD: 4 dead, 8 injured including 2 officers from downtown Louisville shooting; suspect dead
LMPD: 4 dead, 8 injured including 2 officers from downtown Louisville shooting; suspect dead
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Courier-Journal:
1 killed, 1 injured in shooting outside JCTC building in downtown Louisville
1 killed, 1 injured in shooting outside JCTC building in downtown Louisville
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Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
Louisville shooting live updates: 4 victims killed inside bank, 8 injured
Louisville shooting live updates: 4 victims killed inside bank, 8 injured
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Eric Cortellessa / TIME:
Exclusive: Florida GOP Congressman Backs Trump for President, as More Prepare to Follow Suit — As Republicans in Congress mull whether to back a candidate in next year's presidential race, the choice facing Florida's delegation is particularly fraught. The battleground state is home …
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Politico:
As Trump dominates the airwaves, ‘it feels like f—king 2016’
As Trump dominates the airwaves, ‘it feels like f—king 2016’
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump discourages DeSantis, says candidacy would ‘only hurt’ Republican Party
Trump discourages DeSantis, says candidacy would ‘only hurt’ Republican Party
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Sam Adler-Bell / New York Times:
The One Thing Trump Has That DeSantis Never Will
The One Thing Trump Has That DeSantis Never Will
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Chris Perez / Denver Westword:
Lauren Boebert's Eldest Son's Car Wreck Injured Friend, Led to Criminal Charges — Representative Lauren Boebert with her son Tyler. … Like mother, like son. — On September 17, 2022, Representative Lauren Boebert's eldest son, Tyler, was issued a “careless driving causing bodily injury” …
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CNN:
Biden judicial push hits roadblocks with GOP veto-power and Democratic absences — The remarkable pace with which President Joe Biden has sought to remake the federal bench has been put into jeopardy by dual threats: Democratic Senate absences and a Senate rule that gives Republicans the ability …
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Hounded by baseless voter fraud allegations, an entire county's election staff quits in Virginia — In Buckingham County, four people quit their jobs after a feud between local Republicans and the general registrar consumed the small community. — BUCKINGHAM, Virginia — Lindsey Taylor loved running elections here.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump appeals order for Pence to testify in Jan. 6 probe — Special Counsel Jack Smith is seeking Pence's testimony in the federal probe of Trump's bid to undermine the 2020 election. — Donald Trump has appealed a judge's order requiring his former vice president, Mike Pence …
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Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
Trump Appeals Ruling That Pence Has to Testify to Jan. 6 Grand Jury
Trump Appeals Ruling That Pence Has to Testify to Jan. 6 Grand Jury
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Tennessee House speaker admits he's powerless to stop reinstatement of expelled Democrats — Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R) said on Monday that he could not stop two expelled representatives from being reappointed. — In a statement, a spokesperson for Sexton said that the speaker …
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Rex Huppke / USA Today:
Why I decided to shoot all my Bud Light: A letter to my ‘woke’ liberal neighbors — The company I have long supported by getting day drunk caved to the absurd liberal notion that we should treat everyone with respect by partnering with Dylan Mulvaney, a transgender influencer. — Dear neighbors:
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CNN:
Dalai Lama apologizes after video asking child to ‘suck’ his tongue sparks outcry — New Delhi and Dharamshala, India CNN — The Dalai Lama has apologized after a video emerged showing the spiritual leader kissing a child on the lips and then asking him to “suck my tongue” at an event in northern India.
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Vivian Salama / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Deems WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich ‘Wrongfully Detained’ by Russia — Official designation enables U.S. to press a foreign government, unlocks other resources to free detainee — The State Department on Monday designated as “wrongfully detained” Evan Gershkovich …
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
White House launching $5 billion program to speed coronavirus vaccines — ‘Project Next Gen’ would succeed ‘Operation Warp Speed’ with a mission to develop next-generation vaccines and therapies. — The Biden administration is launching a $5 billion-plus program to accelerate development …
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Political Wire
Caroline Kitchener / Washington Post:
Two friends were denied care after Florida banned abortion. One almost died. — New abortion restrictions have disrupted the standard of care for a pregnancy complication both women experienced late last year — MIRAMAR, Fla. — Anya Cook did not want to push.
CNN:
Senate Republicans confront 2024 primary challenges and Trump's influence — Kari Lake - the unapologetic supporter of former President Donald Trump and vanquished candidate for Arizona governor - privately made a trip to National Republican Senatorial Committee headquarters in February …
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John-Henry Perera / Houston Chronicle:
Rep. Dan Crenshaw posts #boycottbudlight video with fridge full of Karbach, owned by same company — Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate — Rep. Dan Crenshaw has jumped on the #boycottbudlight bandwagon but he made a critical mistake in the execution.
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Bill Chappell / NPR:
What to know as Gov. Abbott pushes to pardon a man who was just convicted of murder — One day after a jury convicted U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Perry of murder for shooting and killing Garrett Foster at a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he wants Perry to receive a pardon.
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Larry Neumeister / Associated Press:
Judge seeks to learn whether Trump will go to his rape trial — A federal judge wants to know if ex-President Donald Trump plans to attend a New York trial this month resulting from a columnist's claims that he raped her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s.
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Law & Crime, Political Wire, New York Daily News, Raw Story and NPR
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Jim Jordan subpoenas FBI Director Wray — House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has issued a subpoena to FBI Director Christopher Wray in connection with a now-withdrawn memo that explored avenues for gaining information on white supremacists' interaction with local Catholic churches.
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Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News:
Conspiracy theorists made Tiffany Dover into an anti-vaccine icon. She's finally ready to talk about it. — The Tennessee nurse stayed quiet in hopes that her silence would quiet false claims of her death. Now, she says it only hurt. — HIGDON, Ala. — Tiffany Dover is alive.
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
The loneliness of Fox News' Bret Baier — Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier is perhaps the best personification of Fox Corp chief Lachlan Murdoch's description of Fox News as a network that targets the “center-right.” While his selection of stories and analysts often appeal …
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Max Moran / American Prospect:
If the Law Is Legitimate, Clarence Thomas Must Stand Trial — The Supreme Court justice repeatedly broke the law for two decades. But do the laws even apply to the leaders on our judicial branch? — ProPublica reported last week that for two decades, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas …
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Michael Hauser Tov / Haaretz:
In U-turn, Netanyahu Announces That Gallant Will Remain Defense Minister — Netanyahu also said that Israel's opposition and the movement against his government's efforts to overhaul the judiciary are responsible for the military escalation between Israel and its neighbors
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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
How Stormy Daniels Sees It Ending … Stormy Daniels saged the room and shuffled the oracle deck. It was the evening of April 1, and the woman at the center of the legal drama that led to the first criminal indictment of a U.S. president had agreed to ask the guides for help to see more clearly the past …
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