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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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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
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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New York Times:
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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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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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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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 …
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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Politico:
Tim Scott gets tripped up on abortion ban questions
Tim Scott gets tripped up on abortion ban questions
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Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Florida's Legislature passes a 6-week abortion ban
Florida's Legislature passes a 6-week abortion ban
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Houston Chronicle:
Daniel Perry, convicted of murder, wrote of wanting to kill protesters, Muslims, Black people, new court docs show — Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate — Daniel Perry, who was recently convicted of murdering a Black Lives Matter protester and is making national headlines in the wake …
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Austin American-Statesman:
‘I am a racist:’ Daniel Perry's social media posts reveal racist comments, anti-protester views — Tony Plohetski Claire OsbornAustin American-Statesman — A Travis County judge Thursday unsealed court records that revealed more anti-protester social media posts and messages that a jury …
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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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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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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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Washington Post:
Freedom is under assault in Ron DeSantis's Florida — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) describes his state as “a citadel of freedom,” “freedom's linchpin” and “freedom's vanguard.” He titled his memoir “The Courage to Be Free” and called his budget a “Framework for Freedom.”
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Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
DeSantis pleads with Florida Congress members to stop endorsing Trump
DeSantis pleads with Florida Congress members to stop endorsing Trump
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 …
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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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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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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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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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.
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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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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CNN:
Trump appeared for deposition in high-stakes civil lawsuit threatening the fate of his business empire — Donald Trump appeared for a deposition Thursday as part of a high-stakes civil case brought by New York state against the former president, some of his children and his sprawling business empire.
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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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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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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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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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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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