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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
Inside Rupert Murdoch's Succession Drama — With the $1.6 billion Dominion lawsuit threatening to hobble Fox News, the ink on his divorce to Jerry Hall still wet, and his broken engagement to Ann Lesley Smith even fresher, it's been a chaotic 12 months for the 92-year-old conservative media baron.
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Judge chides Fox News over Dominion claim of ‘missing’ Murdoch documents — The judge in a $1.6 billion defamation case said the cable-news giant has a ‘credibility problem’ after Dominion's legal team says it was misled about the co-founder's role at the company
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Judge Limits Fox's Options for Defense in Dominion Trial — A Delaware judge said Fox News could not argue newsworthiness to defend airing false claims, and limited how Dominion Voting Systems could reference the Jan. 6 attack. — WILMINGTON, Del. — A judge ruled on Tuesday that Fox News …
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Timothy Puko / Washington Post:
Biden to remake U.S. auto industry with toughest emissions limits ever — Proposed rules could lead to 67% of all car and truck sales to be EVs by 2032, EPA says, but some automakers are wary of the timeline. — As part of his fight against climate change, President Biden is attempting …
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Associated Press:
EPA pollution limits aim to boost US electric vehicle sales — The Biden administration is proposing strict new automobile pollution limits that would require as many as two-thirds of new vehicles sold in the U.S. to be electric by 2032, a nearly tenfold increase over current electric vehicle sales.
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
How Tennessee Became the Poster State for Political Meltdown — The Volunteer State was long defined by its unique culture. Then came toxic redistricting, poisoned social media, parties polarized on race and other pathologies. — NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Standing in the sun outside Tennessee's …
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The Daily Beast
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Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
The Republican Strategists Who Have Carefully Planned All of This — Republican leaders are now adopting increasingly autocratic measures, using the police powers of government to impose moralized regulations, turning private citizens into enforcement officers and expelling defiant elected Democrats …
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National Review
New York Times:
Bragg Sues Jim Jordan in Move to Block Interference in Trump Case — Mr. Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, had subpoenaed a former prosecutor who worked on the Manhattan district attorney's investigation into former President Donald J. Trump. — The Manhattan district attorney …
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Caitlin Byrd / Post and Courier:
SC Sen. Tim Scott takes another White House step: Launching 2024 exploratory committee — Tim Scott, the South Carolina senator who has built a national profile pushing a message of hope and unity in a divisive Republican Party, is taking his biggest step so far toward running for president in 2024, The Post and Courier has learned.
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Phillip M. Bailey / USA Today:
Tim Scott launches exploratory committee for president, moving closer to joining the GOP 2024 field
Tim Scott launches exploratory committee for president, moving closer to joining the GOP 2024 field
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Hannah Hartig / Pew Research Center:
By more than two-to-one, Americans say medication abortion should be legal in their state — With the future of abortion pills in legal jeopardy, more Americans say medication abortion should be legal than illegal in their state, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Republicans Are Silent On The Abortion Pill Ruling, Despite Confirming The Judge Behind It — GOP senators voted for the Trump-appointed judge knowing he was rabidly anti-abortion. But none would tell HuffPost if they're happy about his court order. — Democrats are all but banging pots …
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New York Times:
Abortion Pill Ruling: Read Annotated Excerpts From F.D.A. Case
Abortion Pill Ruling: Read Annotated Excerpts From F.D.A. Case
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Molly Beck / Journal Sentinel:
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul joins challenge to abortion pill ruling
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul joins challenge to abortion pill ruling
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Kate Lý Johnston / Heartland Signal:
Missouri House Republicans vote to defund libraries — Missouri House Republicans voted to defund all of the state's public libraries, in a proposed $45.6 billion state budget that will soon move to a vote in the GOP-controlled state Senate. — The Missouri House debated for over eight hours …
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Radley Balko / The Watch:
The smearing of Garrett Foster — The far right justifies political violence by villainizing a decent man — Last week, an Austin, Texas, jury convicted Daniel Perry for the murder of Garrett Foster. In the summer of 2020, Perry ran a red light, then drove into a crowd of people protesting the murder of George Floyd.
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Winthrop University:
April 2023 Winthrop Poll Results — General Population poll of 1657 (weighted) adults (+/-2.41%) in SC with a breakout of 485 (weighted) Republicans who are registered to vote (+/-4.45%) — ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA - Support for former President Donald Trump's run for president …
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Matt Young / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Asks to Delay His Rape Trial After Hush-Money Drama — Lawyers for the former president wrote a letter to the judge in the E. Jean Carroll case, pleading for a cooling-off period after the media frenzy over his recent arrest. — Donald Trump has asked a United States District Court judge …
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Stephen Gruber-Miller / Des Moines Register:
Iowa House GOP bill to require in-person caucusing, endangering Democrats' mail-in plans — House Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill to require Iowans to be physically present to participate in the state's caucuses — a move that would upend Democrats' plans to allow mail-in participation.
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Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
Trump and Iowa evangelicals: A bond that is hard to break
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Fox News will host first 2024 Republican presidential primary debate in Milwaukee — Republicans will hold their first presidential primary debate in Milwaukee, host city for the GOP's 2024 national nominating convention — EXCLUSIVE - The Republican National Committee (RNC) …
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BBC:
Ukraine war: Leak shows Western special forces on the ground — The UK is among a number of countries with military special forces operating inside Ukraine, according to one of dozens of documents leaked online. — It confirms what has been the subject of quiet speculation for over a year.
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Matt Welch / Reason:
Democrats Choose to Advertise Failures of Single-Party Democratic Rule by Holding the 2024 DNC in Chicago — The Democratic National Committee on Tuesday announced that the party has decided to hold its 2024 national political convention in a city that has been ravaged by decades of one-party Democratic rule: Chicago.
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Michael Harriot / The Guardian:
Removing Black lawmakers is voter suppression - and the US has done it for centuries — Despite the claims of politicians and the media, the expulsion of Justin Jones and Justin Pearson is far from ‘unprecedented’ — hen Tennessee lawmakers expelled two Black legislators …
Benjy Sarlin / Semafor:
Don't assume this is Donald Trump's last run — Here's a fun Wednesday morning thought for everyone: Donald Trump will probably run again in 2028 if he loses.
Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Texas county weighs closing local library after federal judge orders banned books returned to circulation — The Llano County commissioners scheduled a special meeting Thursday where they will discuss whether to “continue or cease operations” at the library.
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Biden administration to propose tighter health privacy rules around abortion — The proposed changes are aimed at strengthening HIPAA protections amid concerns medical information could be disclosed to help prosecute abortion care. — The Biden administration on Wednesday will propose …
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Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Jet-Setting With Clarence Thomas Puts Spotlight on an Eccentric Billionaire — The justice's relationship with Harlan Crow has raised questions about whether a friendship can be separated from politics and intensified calls for an ethics code for the justices.
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Cameron Joseph / VICE:
Anti-'Groomer' Republican Accused of ‘Inappropriate Relationship’ With Intern — Texas Rep. Bryan Slaton called all-ages drag shows “grooming events” that “sexualize” children. An official complaint alleges he had an “inappropriate relationship” with a young intern.
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Henry Rodgers / The Daily Caller:
Leaked Social Media Pics From Bud Light Ad Exec Who Slammed ‘Fratty’ Culture Seem Pretty Fratty — The vice president of marketing at Bud Light, who recently said the company needs to update its “fratty” image and “out-of-touch humor,” can be seen partaking in the same behavior she seemed …
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John Koblin / New York Times:
‘Succession’ and ‘Dr. Pimple Popper’ Together in New Warner Streaming App — The service, expected to be called Max, is meant to help the company compete more directly with Netflix and Disney. — Two years ago, the media mogul David Zaslav said he had a plan to compete with the streaming titans Netflix …
US EPA:
Proposed Rule: Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles — Basic Information — 40 CFR Parts 19, 86, 523, 600, 1066, and 1867 — On this page: — Rule Summary — Additional Resources — Rule Summary — Related Information
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