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New York Times:
Here's what we know about the leader of the online group where secret documents were leaked. — Federal investigators are searching for the person who shared classified documents that revealed government secrets about the Ukraine war. — The leader of a small online gaming chat group …
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Leaked Documents Live Updates: Leader of Online Group Where Secrets Appeared Is Air National Guardsman — Federal investigators are searching for the person who shared classified U.S. intelligence revealing government secrets about the Ukraine war, but they have not identified a suspect. — Pinned
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CNN:
FBI arrests suspect in connection with intelligence leaks — A member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard was arrested by the FBI on Thursday in connection with the leaking of classified documents that have been posted online, according to a US official familiar with the matter.
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Reuters:
U.S. Air National Guardsman suspected of leaking intel to be arrested Thursday — An Air National Guardsman suspected of leaking highly classified U.S. documents will be arrested on Thursday in Massachusetts, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters. — The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not elaborate.
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New York Times:
New Leaked Documents Show Broad Infighting Among Russian Officials — The additional documents also suggest the breach of American intelligence agencies could contain far more material than previously believed. — The depth of the infighting inside the Russian government appears broader …
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Washington Post:
Leaker of U.S. secret documents worked on military base, friend says
Leaker of U.S. secret documents worked on military base, friend says
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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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Sarah Jones / PoliticusUSA:
Unfit: Clarence Thomas Hid Real Estate Deal with GOP Billionaire — If you thought the Nazi memorabilia collector secretly funding Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was bad, just hold on. It appears that Clarence Thomas might have violated the law in the process of hiding a real estate deal with that same Republican billionaire.
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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Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Florida's Legislature passes a 6-week abortion ban — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he would sign it into law. — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida's Republican-dominated Legislature on Thursday passed a ban on most abortions after six weeks, sending the highly controversial bill to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Politico:
Tim Scott gets tripped up on abortion ban questions — The Senator is courting the evangelical vote. But he has difficulty detailing where he is on one of the group's main issues. — MANCHESTER, N.H. — Sen. Tim Scott has quickly discovered how tricky abortion politics can be when forced to discuss them on the national stage.
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Washington Post:
Florida legislature passes ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy
Florida legislature passes ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy
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Steve Contorno / CNN:
Florida House passes six-week abortion ban, sending bill to DeSantis' desk
Florida House passes six-week abortion ban, sending bill to DeSantis' desk
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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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Associated Press:
DOJ to ask Supreme Court to put abortion pill limits on hold — A federal appeals court ruled that the abortion pill mifepristone can still be used for now but reduced the period of pregnancy when the drug can be taken and said it could not be dispensed by mail.
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The FDA Should Not Enforce the 5th Circuit's Indefensible Abortion Pill Decision
The FDA Should Not Enforce the 5th Circuit's Indefensible Abortion Pill Decision
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
The 5th Circuit uncorks a travesty on abortion pill case
The 5th Circuit uncorks a travesty on abortion pill case
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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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NBC News:
Republicans want to make it difficult for Senate to replace Feinstein on key panel — At Feinstein's request, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he'll seek to temporarily swap her out of the Judiciary Committee. But such a move requires GOP consent.
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Nancy Pelosi Suggests Calls for Feinstein to Resign Are Sexist
Nancy Pelosi Suggests Calls for Feinstein to Resign Are Sexist
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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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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Legal expert: Jack Smith could charge Donald Trump with espionage after latest revelations
Legal expert: Jack Smith could charge Donald Trump with espionage after latest revelations
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Romance novel cover model who dragged Capitol officer on Jan. 6 sentenced 3 years in prison — Logan Barnhart, a Trump fan who dragged a Capitol Police officer down the stairs and attacked officers in the western tunnel, was identified by online sleuths. — WASHINGTON — A former bodybuilder …
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New York Times:
Trump Faces Questioning in N.Y. Attorney General's Lawsuit — Letitia James, the attorney general, has sued Donald J. Trump and three of his children, accusing them of a “staggering” fraud. — Donald J. Trump was being questioned under oath on Thursday in a civil fraud lawsuit brought …
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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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Bloomberg:
Trump's Immunity Defense Narrowed by DC Appeals Court — Donald Trump will get another chance to fend off a defamation lawsuit by writer E. Jean Carroll, but it will be harder for him to argue that because he was president at the time, he is immune from being sued.
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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
Appeals court declines to rule if Trump was acting in official capacity when he allegedly defamed E. Jean Carroll
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court allows $6 billion student loan debt settlement — The justices declined to intervene over a class-action settlement that could lead to the cancellation of more than 200,000 loans based on claims that colleges misled students. — WASHINGTON — A settlement that will allow thousands …
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Miami Herald:
‘What are you waiting for?’: DeSantis' 2024 supporters worry he's launching too late — Ron DeSantis' critics have spent weeks knocking his national political rollout, attacking his operation's slow-motion pace and raising doubts about whether he's already fallen irrevocably behind Donald Trump in the 2024 GOP presidential primary.
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J. Michael Luttig / The Atlantic:
The Court Is Likely to Reject the Independent State Legislature Theory — And that offers hope for American democracy — It is often difficult, if not impossible, to tell what the Supreme Court is thinking about a case from the questions the justices ask counsel.
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Trump Is Forever — How to ruin your day with this one weird trick. — ∙ Paid — 1. Fatalism — Republicans have talked themselves into believing that 2024 is absolutely, positively, the last time they'll have to deal with Donald Trump. Yesterday Benjy Sarlin brought the room …
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Kiera Butler / Mother Jones:
How MAGA Conspiracies Infected Autism Groups — By any measure, Stephanie Seneff is an accomplished scientist. A senior researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, she's been a leader in the emerging field of computer response to human speech.
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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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Amanda Y. Su / The Harvard Crimson:
Harvard Affiliates Slam Ken Griffin Donation, Citing Support for DeSantis — Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences is now $300 million richer, and its Graduate School of Arts and Sciences has taken a new name — that of billionaire hedge fund CEO and Republican megadonor Kenneth C. Griffin '89.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Jim Jordan's new stunt reveals the folly of ‘governing by Fox News’ — Who could have predicted that structuring congressional hearings around the overriding goal of generating content for Fox News would prove to be a recipe for buffoonish failure? — After winning the House last November …
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Punchbowl News:
NEWS: The House GOP debt limit proposal — There are a few behind-the-scenes developments happening on the debt limit that we want to share with you. … The legislation would lift the debt limit until May 2024. Leadership is considering either a cap on non-defense discretionary spending …
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