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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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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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Politico:
DeSantis could be walking into a general election trap on abortion — The Florida governor signs a six-week abortion ban that could hurt his White House aspirations. — TALLAHASSEE — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a new abortion ban. His Democratic opponents are preparing to use it against him.
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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 …
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Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
The Conundrum of the DeSantis Base: Pro-Trump and Anti-Trump Voters — Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has had to appeal to two conflicting elements of his base: Republicans who are repelled by Donald Trump, and those who remain enthralled by him. — Bob Sikorski, a 57-year-old business owner …
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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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Eleanor Clift / The Daily Beast:
Ron DeSantis May Fall Into His Own Abortion Trap
Ron DeSantis May Fall Into His Own Abortion Trap
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis:
Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Heartbeat Protection Act
Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Heartbeat Protection Act
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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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The Guardian:
US arrests suspect behind leak of Pentagon documents — Jack Teixeira, 21-year-old US air national guardsman, is believed to have led online group where classified files appeared — Edward Helmore in Dighton, Massachusetts Julian Borger in Washington, Manisha Ganguly in London, and Adam Gabbatt in New York
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New York Times:
The Airman Who Wanted to Give Gamers a Real Taste of War
The Airman Who Wanted to Give Gamers a Real Taste of War
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New York Times:
F.B.I. Arrests National Guardsman in Leak of Classified Documents
F.B.I. Arrests National Guardsman in Leak of Classified Documents
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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 …
Washington Post:
U.S. to ask Supreme Court to restore full access to abortion pill
U.S. to ask Supreme Court to restore full access to abortion pill
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Kelsey Ables / Washington Post:
Man who killed BLM protester shared racist content, new documents show — Daniel Perry, the man who killed a Black Lives Matter protester at a rally in Austin in July 2020, regularly shared racist memes and content in private messages and social media posts, including descriptions …
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Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Russia's commando units gutted by Ukraine war, U.S. leak shows — Russia's clandestine spetsnaz forces have been put to use alongside the infantry, suffering massive numbers of dead and wounded — The war in Ukraine has gutted Russia's clandestine spetsnaz forces and it will take Moscow years …
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Washington Post:
D.C. faces big challenges as remote work demand persists, poll finds — D.C.-area leaders have tried desperately to lure teleworking employees back into their offices, hoping to restore the vibrancy and generous tax revenue previously offered by buzzy commercial and downtown corridors that largely emptied during the pandemic.
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New Republic
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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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 …
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Grigor Atanesian / BBC:
Twitter staff cuts leave Russian trolls unchecked — Hundreds of Russian and Chinese state propaganda accounts are thriving on Twitter after Elon Musk wiped out the team that fought these networks, the BBC has found. — The unit worked to combat “information operations” …
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Marjorie Taylor Greene defends National Guardsman suspected of leaking classified docs — The Georgia lawmaker's comments were at odds with those of fellow Republicans and drew backlash from Democrats. — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Thursday defended the man arrested in connection …
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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
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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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.
Washington Post:
This plan for a third-party presidential bid in 2024 is dangerous — Jonathan Cowan is president of Third Way, Rahna Epting is executive director of MoveOn and Patrick Gaspard is CEO of the Center for American Progress Action Fund. — As leaders of three groups that represent various segments …
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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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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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Chris Geidner / Law Dork with Chris Geidner:
Missouri AG's office acknowledges that rule severely limiting trans care applies to people of all ages — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey's office acknowledged on Thursday evening that its new regulation severely limiting gender-affirming medical care due to its almost insurmountable requirements applies to people of all ages.
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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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