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Washington Post:
Leaker of U.S. secret documents worked on military base, friend says — The man behind a massive leak of U.S. government secrets that has exposed spying on allies, revealed the grim prospects for Ukraine's war with Russia and ignited diplomatic fires for the White House is a young …
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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Leak of military secrets on Discord marks a new step for social media — Two raucous chat rooms devoted to ironic inside jokes about military weapons and geopolitics helped spread a historic leak of American intelligence — They were the irreverent misfits of a military YouTube creator's fan forum …
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Al Jazeera and ABC News
NBC News:
U.S. intel agencies may change how they monitor social media, chatrooms after missing leaked U.S. documents for weeks
U.S. intel agencies may change how they monitor social media, chatrooms after missing leaked U.S. documents for weeks
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Associated Press, Washington Examiner, Politico, The Times of Israel and TIME
Erin Banco / Politico:
Why the U.S. didn't notice leaked documents circulating on social media
Why the U.S. didn't notice leaked documents circulating on social media
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Wall Street Journal
New York Times:
Judge Imposes Sanction on Fox for Withholding Evidence in Defamation Case — Judge Eric Davis also said an investigation was likely into Fox's handling of documents and whether it had withheld details about Rupert Murdoch's corporate role. — The judge overseeing Dominion Voting Systems' lawsuit …
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NBC News:
Fox News sanctioned for withholding evidence in Dominion defamation case — The judge is giving Dominion Voting Systems a chance to conduct another deposition, at Fox's expense. — Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis on Wednesday sanctioned Fox News and its parent company, Fox Corp. …
Reuters:
Judge sanctions Fox for withholding evidence in Dominion $1.6 bln defamation case
Judge sanctions Fox for withholding evidence in Dominion $1.6 bln defamation case
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Raw Story and Los Angeles Times
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Dominion judge likely to appoint special master to investigate if Fox withheld evidence
Dominion judge likely to appoint special master to investigate if Fox withheld evidence
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Raw Story, The Guardian, NPR, The Hill, The Daily Beast, Mediaite, Variety, Adweek, RedState, Vanity Fair and NBC News, more at Mediagazer »
Washington Post:
Special counsel focuses on Trump fundraising off false election claims — A new batch of subpoenas seeks to compare public claims of voter fraud after the 2020 election versus private texts and emails — Federal prosecutors probing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol …
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Rolling Stone, Raw Story, The Hill, Joe.My.God. and Breaking911
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Feinstein, Under Pressure to Resign, Asks to Step Down From Judiciary Panel — The 89-year-old California Democrat, who has been absent from the Senate for more than a month after being diagnosed with shingles, said she would seek a temporary replacement on the powerful committee.
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Politico:
Feinstein's condition sparks concern she won't return to the Senate — People in touch with the veteran Democratic senator say her shingles diagnosis has taken a heavy toll. — After Dianne Feinstein announced she'd contracted the shingles in early March, her staff said she planned to return to the Senate within a matter of weeks.
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
NPR quits Twitter after being falsely labeled as ‘state-affiliated media’ — NPR will no longer post fresh content to its 52 official Twitter feeds, becoming the first major news organization to go silent on the social media platform. In explaining its decision, NPR cited Twitter's decision …
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Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
PBS Joins NPR in Quitting Twitter Over State-Backed Label — The Public Broadcasting Service has followed National Public Radio in quitting Twitter after the social media network labeled both organizations as government-backed media. — “PBS stopped tweeting from our account when we learned …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
PBS stops tweeting after Musk adds “government-funded” label
PBS stops tweeting after Musk adds “government-funded” label
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Elon Musk's Free-Speech Charade Is Over
Elon Musk's Free-Speech Charade Is Over
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The Western Journal and Rolling Stone, more at Mediagazer »
James Clayton / BBC:
Elon Musk tells BBC that owning Twitter has been quite painful
Elon Musk tells BBC that owning Twitter has been quite painful
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Ben Giles / NPR:
The Arizona House expels a Republican lawmaker for her role in baseless testimony — PHOENIX — An Arizona Republican legislator has been expelled from the state House of Representatives for inviting a witness to present false charges about lawmakers and other state officials — and then …
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New York Times, Arizona Mirror, Alternet.org, Associated Press, Raw Story, NBC News, KASW-TV, Election Law Blog, Insider, Fox News, The Daily Caller, The Hill and Joe.My.God.
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Washington Post:
In Tennessee, second expelled Black Democratic lawmaker is reappointed — MEMPHIS — Justin Pearson, one of two Black Democratic lawmakers expelled by Republican state representatives for leading a gun-control protest on the Tennessee House floor, was reappointed to the office Wednesday …
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Jeremy Duda / Axios:
Arizona GOP-controlled House expels Republican in historic vote
Arizona GOP-controlled House expels Republican in historic vote
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Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
Tucker Carlson Might Have Just Delivered His Most Racist Fox News Rant Yet
Tucker Carlson Might Have Just Delivered His Most Racist Fox News Rant Yet
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The Daily Beast and Rolling Stone
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Second Expelled Democrat Is Sent Back to Tennessee House
Second Expelled Democrat Is Sent Back to Tennessee House
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Trump accidentally admits Michael Cohen told the truth in his new lawsuit: Legal expert — Former President Donald Trump is launching a $500 million lawsuit against his former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen, alleging that he violated attorney-client privilege when he issued a tell-all book …
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Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:
Trump Accused Of Using Lawsuit To Intimidate Criminal Witnesses
Trump Accused Of Using Lawsuit To Intimidate Criminal Witnesses
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Semafor
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Dramatic realignment swings working-class districts toward GOP — Nine of the top 10 wealthiest congressional districts are represented by Democrats, while Republicans now represent most of the poorer half of the country, according to median income data provided by Rep. Marcy Kaptur's (D-Ohio) office.
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Brett Murphy / ProPublica:
Ethics Watchdog Urges Justice Department Investigation Into Clarence Thomas' Trips — In pushing to kick-start an inquiry into Thomas' lavish travel provided by a GOP megadonor, the nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center wrote that the ethics issue has “historic implications far beyond one Supreme Court justice.”
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David Sirota / The Lever:
Thomas Pushed To Kill Disclosure Laws While Getting Secret Billionaire Gifts
Thomas Pushed To Kill Disclosure Laws While Getting Secret Billionaire Gifts
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New York Times:
Witnesses Asked About Trump's Handling of Map With Classified Information — The map is just one element of the Justice Department's inquiry into former President Donald Trump's possession of sensitive documents and whether he obstructed justice in seeking to hold onto them.
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Raw Story and Alternet.org
Andrew Sullender / Springfield News-Leader:
Sen. Mike Moon reiterates support for 12-year-old's right to marry in Missouri — During debate Tuesday on a bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors, Missouri State Senator Mike Moon suggested children as young as 12 should have the right to marry with parental permission.
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Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Ron DeSantis' team tries to stop Florida Republicans from endorsing Trump — The governor's team has reached out to at least six Florida congressional Republicans over the past week, trying to stop the bleeding. — Gov. Ron DeSantis' political operation has started calling Republican members …
Robert Burns / The Space Coast Rocket:
Randy Fine's wife performs in burlesque in sexually charged fundraiser for children, alongside the Rainbow Circus — UPDATE: We just learned that Randy Fine is actually SPONSORING this year's event with his campaign for Florida Senate. — Florida State Representative Randy Fine …
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New Republic and Washington Press
Washington Post:
‘A third option’: Haley-Scott rivalry intensifies in GOP presidential race — The Iowa split-screen featuring the two South Carolinians amounted to the opening round of a frenetic competition within the 2024 primary — Hours after announcing his new presidential exploratory committee Wednesday …
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Iowa Capital Dispatch, The Hill, New York Daily News and Just The News
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Michael Isikoff / Yahoo News:
Trump's tale of crying Manhattan court employees was ‘absolute BS,’ law enforcement source says — Former President Trump's claim to a Fox News anchor that New York court employees were “crying” and apologizing for his arraignment on felony charges is “absolute BS” and doesn't remotely resemble …
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Raw Story, Washington Post, Insider, New York Daily News, HuffPost and The Western Journal
CNN:
Hakeem Jeffries' ‘vague recollection’ of controversy surrounding his uncle undermined by college editorial defending him — For years, Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has told a similar story: he was off at college and shielded from controversies surrounding his uncle …
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HotAir, Fox News, Mediaite, RedState, The Daily Caller, Just The News, Washington Free Beacon and Twitchy
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Appeals court rejects Peter Navarro's bid to retain hundreds of presidential records — The Justice Department sued Navarro last year, seeking to reclaim records the government said should have been returned to the National Archives after the Trump administration came to an end.
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Alternet.org, Joe.My.God., Washington Examiner and Political Wire