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ProPublica:
Billionaire Harlan Crow Bought Property From Clarence Thomas. The Justice Didn't Disclose the Deal. — In 2014, one of Texas billionaire Harlan Crow's companies purchased a string of properties on a quiet residential street in Savannah, Georgia. It wasn't a marquee acquisition …
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Shirin Ali / Slate:
Clarence Thomas' Mom Definitely Still Lives in the House the Billionaire Bought — We were there just a couple of weeks ago. — The revelations about Clarence Thomas' financial ties to billionaire donor Harlan Crow—most of which the justice has routinely declined to disclose in his annual ethics documentation—keep coming.
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Raw Story and Alternet.org
Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Justice Thomas Failed to Report Real Estate Deal With Texas Billionaire — An investigation by ProPublica revealed a deal worth more than $100,000 between the real estate magnate and the justice. — WASHINGTON — Justice Clarence Thomas did not disclose that he had sold a string of properties …
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Clarence Thomas' Family Got $133K from Nazi-Obsessed Billionaire
Clarence Thomas' Family Got $133K from Nazi-Obsessed Billionaire
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Raw Story
Rolling Stone:
'We're Getting Killed on Abortion': Inside Trump's Secret Meetings With the Religious Right — The ex-president expects anti-abortion activists to line up behind his presidential campaign, but his bid for their support is off to a rocky start — SINCE LATE LAST year …
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Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Ron DeSantis quietly signs Florida's 6-week abortion ban into law — The governor had no fanfare around the bill-signing, sending out a news release late in the night. — Gov. Ron DeSantis quietly signed legislation Thursday that would ban most abortions after six weeks in Florida …
Eleanor Clift / The Daily Beast:
Ron DeSantis May Fall Into His Own Abortion Trap — Ron DeSantis sought the six-week Florida abortion ban now headed to his desk. But can a candidate seek the presidency with such a radical and unpopular position? … Republican megadonors are pleading with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis …
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New York Times:
Florida Legislature Passes Six-Week Abortion Ban — The prohibition would be among the most restrictive in the country, and Florida would no longer be a destination for women from across the Deep South seeking abortions. — MIAMI — Florida lawmakers voted to prohibit abortions after six weeks …
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Washington Post:
Freedom is under assault in Ron DeSantis's Florida
Freedom is under assault in Ron DeSantis's Florida
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Los Angeles Times and Florida Politics
Politico:
Tim Scott gets tripped up on abortion ban questions
Tim Scott gets tripped up on abortion ban questions
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New York Times:
F.B.I. Arrests National Guardsman in Leak of Classified Documents — Authorities say Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, posted sensitive materials in an online chat group. — NORTH DIGHTON, Mass. — The F.B.I. arrested a 21-year-old member …
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Washington Post:
He's from a patriotic family — and allegedly leaked U.S. secrets — Online, the suspect in the breach of dozens of classified documents took on a persona seemingly at odds with his military career. — As a newly minted member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard returned home from training …
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
The 5th Circuit uncorks a travesty on abortion pill case — Do not be confused by headlines that a federal appeals court has allowed the abortion drug mifepristone to remain available. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit's action is a defeat for the rule of law, for scientific expertise and for reproductive health.
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The FDA Should Not Enforce the 5th Circuit's Indefensible Abortion Pill Decision — The agency has no obligation to impose the court's orders, and doctors have no duty to follow them. — Early Thursday morning, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals partially vindicated Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk's lawless …
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Washington Post:
U.S. to ask Supreme Court to restore full access to abortion pill — A federal appeals court late Wednesday denied the Justice Department's request to allow full access to mifepristone and reinstated restrictions to obtaining the medication. — A federal appeals court late Wednesday partially blocked …
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Austin American-Statesman:
‘I am a racist:’ Daniel Perry's social media posts reveal racist comments, anti-protester views — A Travis County judge Thursday unsealed court records that revealed more anti-protester social media posts and messages that a jury did not see or hear while deciding whether to convict Daniel Perry …
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David French / New York Times:
How Tennessee Illustrates the Three Rules of MAGA — On Monday afternoon, a previously unknown 27-year-old Tennessee lawmaker named Justin Jones walked triumphantly up the steps of the Tennessee Capitol building and — surrounded by a crush of press and hundreds of supporters …
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Associated Press
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Tennessee House Speaker secretly bought $600,000 home in Nashville — Tennessee Speaker Cameron Sexton (R) secretly bought a home in Nashville for nearly $600,000 in September 2021 through an anonymous trust, Popular Information has learned. The revelation raises serious new questions …
Politico:
Where Democrats go from here on Feinstein's perilous absence — The senior California senator greenlit a temporary replacement for her Judiciary Committee seat as she recovers from shingles, but filling it requires Republican buy-in. — Amid growing doubts that she will ever return to Washington …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Why People Are Fleeing Blue Cities for Red States — There are a lot of us in the Northeastern media who properly spend a lot of time slamming the Republican Party for what a mess it's become. I have only one question: If we're right, why are so many people leaving blue states so they can live in red ones?
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The Atlantic
Stuart Stevens / Resolute Square:
The Court That McConnell Built: The Erosion Of Ethics, Justice, And Public Trust — Respect for the Supreme Court is at an all-time low, and rightfully so. Stuart Stevens believes that Gen Z has the power, ethics, and drive to restore the Court to a state worthy of Americans' trust.
NBC News:
Texas county convenes meeting to discuss the possible closure of its more than 100-year-old library system — Llano County commissioners made the decision at a special meeting where members of the community turned out to voice their support for the century-old library system.
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CNN:
Former Trump intel official testifies in Mar-a-Lago classified documents probe — Former acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell testified Thursday before a grand jury investigating Donald Trump's handling of classified documents. — CNN identified Grenell as he was departing the courthouse in Washington, DC.
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New York Times:
Dan Snyder Agrees to Sell Washington Commanders for $6 Billion — The N.F.L. team is on track to be sold to a group led by Josh Harris for a record figure, as investigations into sexual harassment claims and the team's finances mount. — Daniel Snyder, the owner of the scandal-plagued …
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Reuters:
Russia's Navalny has mystery ailment which may be slow poisoning, spokeswoman says — Alexei Navalny, Russia's most prominent opposition politician, is grappling with severe stomach pain in jail that could be some sort of slow acting poison, his spokeswoman said on Thursday.
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Joe Eskenazi / Mission Local:
Arrest made in SF killing of Bob Lee — tech exec's alleged killer also worked in tech — Mission Local is informed that the San Francisco Police Department early this morning made an arrest in the April 4 killing of tech executive Bob Lee, Mission Local is told that San Francisco police …
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Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
Appeals court declines to rule if Trump was acting in official capacity when he allegedly defamed E. Jean Carroll — Trump has argued that the DOJ should be substituted as the defendant. — The D.C. Court of Appeals has declined to answer whether then-President Donald Trump was acting within the
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Kate Morrissey / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Migrants say Border Patrol is keeping them between the border walls for days without food or shelter — Several migrants interviewed from between the slats in the border wall said they'd been held there by agents for four to seven days without food or blankets
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David Merritt Johns / The Atlantic:
Nutrition Science's Most Preposterous Result — Studies show a mysterious health benefit to ice cream. Scientists don't want to talk about it. — Last summer, I got a tip about a curious scientific finding. “I'm sorry, it cracks me up every time I think about this,” my tipster said.
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Katherine Donlevy / New York Post:
Ex-Biden official Sam Brinton accepts plea deal in Las Vegas luggage theft — The former Biden administration official accused in two separate stolen-luggage cases in different states was ordered to pay one of their victims back — but given no jail time — Tuesday after they pleaded no contest to the bizarre theft.
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Joe Biden Is the Favorite for 2024 — Republicans need to recognize that Biden is still getting away with it — just as he always has. — I know, I know, I know. Don't shout at me. I don't want it to be true, either. But, on balance, I think it is fair to say that Joe Biden …
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Ryan Saavedra / The Daily Wire:
New Details Emerge Over ‘Mistake’ That Led To Bud Light's Paid Marketing Engagement With Trans Influencer — New details have emerged over what allegedly happened inside Anheuser Busch earlier this Spring that led to a highly controversial transgender influencer landing a paid marketing engagement …
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