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Washington Post:
Leaker of U.S. secret documents worked on military base, friend says — The man behind a massive leak of U.S. government secrets that has exposed spying on allies, revealed the grim prospects for Ukraine's war with Russia and ignited diplomatic fires for the White House is a young …
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Erin Banco / Politico:
Why the U.S. didn't notice leaked documents circulating on social media — Current and former officials say there's no one agency responsible for tracking classified document leaks. — A trove of leaked Pentagon documents were circulating online for months without being discovered …
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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Leak of military secrets on Discord marks a new step for social media — Two raucous chat rooms devoted to ironic inside jokes about military weapons and geopolitics helped spread a historic leak of American intelligence — They were the irreverent misfits of a military YouTube creator's fan forum …
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Al Jazeera and ABC News
New York Times:
Judge Imposes Sanction on Fox for Withholding Evidence in Defamation Case — Judge Eric Davis also said an investigation was likely into Fox's handling of documents and whether it had withheld details about Rupert Murdoch's corporate role. — The judge overseeing Dominion Voting Systems' lawsuit …
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NBC News:
Fox News sanctioned for withholding evidence in Dominion defamation case — The judge is giving Dominion Voting Systems a chance to conduct another deposition, at Fox's expense. — Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis on Wednesday sanctioned Fox News and its parent company, Fox Corp. …
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Jury selection begins in the Dominion defamation case against Fox News — The trial is expected to last six weeks, and jurors will be referred to by numbers to preserve their anonymity. — WILMINGTON, Del. — Jury selection in the Dominion Voting Systems defamation case is set to begin Thursday morning …
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Feinstein, Under Pressure to Resign, Asks to Step Down From Judiciary Panel — The 89-year-old California Democrat, who has been absent from the Senate for more than a month after being diagnosed with shingles, said she would seek a temporary replacement on the powerful committee.
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Politico:
Feinstein's condition sparks concern she won't return to the Senate — People in touch with the veteran Democratic senator say her shingles diagnosis has taken a heavy toll. — After Dianne Feinstein announced she'd contracted the shingles in early March, her staff said she planned to return to the Senate within a matter of weeks.
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Steve Clemons / Semafor:
Principals — with Steve Clemons — Some Democrats are calling for Senator Dianne Feinstein …
Principals — with Steve Clemons — Some Democrats are calling for Senator Dianne Feinstein …
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Washington Post:
Special counsel focuses on Trump fundraising off false election claims — A new batch of subpoenas seeks to compare public claims of voter fraud after the 2020 election versus private texts and emails — Federal prosecutors probing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol …
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Democracy Docket:
Schumer and Warnock Call On DOJ To Investigate Tennessee Expulsions — WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, April 12, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in light of the Tennessee General …
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Washington Post:
In Tennessee, second expelled Black Democratic lawmaker is reappointed
In Tennessee, second expelled Black Democratic lawmaker is reappointed
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Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
Tucker Carlson Might Have Just Delivered His Most Racist Fox News Rant Yet
Tucker Carlson Might Have Just Delivered His Most Racist Fox News Rant Yet
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Dramatic realignment swings working-class districts toward GOP — Nine of the top 10 wealthiest congressional districts are represented by Democrats, while Republicans now represent most of the poorer half of the country, according to median income data provided by Rep. Marcy Kaptur's (D-Ohio) office.
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Politico:
Appeals court keeps mifepristone on the market but sharply limits access — The court prohibited its use beyond seven weeks of pregnancy and barred its distribution by mail. — A federal appeals court agreed late Tuesday to maintain the availability of an abortion pill but only under strict conditions …
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Natalie Allison / Politico:
How Tim Scott thinks he can outmaneuver Trump, DeSantis and Pence — The South Carolina senator is going straight for the hearts of the evangelical right. — The evangelical lane isn't one Sen. Tim Scott will likely have to himself, and his focus on social conservatives could complicate Scott's ability …
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Ben Giles / NPR:
The Arizona House expels a Republican lawmaker for her role in baseless testimony — PHOENIX — An Arizona Republican legislator has been expelled from the state House of Representatives for inviting a witness to present false charges about lawmakers and other state officials — and then …
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Jeremy Duda / Axios:
Arizona GOP-controlled House expels Republican in historic vote
Arizona GOP-controlled House expels Republican in historic vote
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Trump accidentally admits Michael Cohen told the truth in his new lawsuit: Legal expert — Former President Donald Trump is launching a $500 million lawsuit against his former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen, alleging that he violated attorney-client privilege when he issued a tell-all book …
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Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
‘Such An Idiot’: Nicolle Wallace Bursts Out Laughing Over Trump Comment On Fox News — The MSNBC anchor took aim at the former president's embrace of authoritarian leaders. — MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace laughed in disbelief after showing viewers an excerpt from Donald Trump's recent interview …
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Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Ron DeSantis' team tries to stop Florida Republicans from endorsing Trump — The governor's team has reached out to at least six Florida congressional Republicans over the past week, trying to stop the bleeding. — Gov. Ron DeSantis' political operation has started calling Republican members …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
PBS stops tweeting after Musk adds “government-funded” label — PBS has not tweeted from its main Twitter handle since April 8, following Elon Musk's decision to label the outlet “government-funded news.” … - NPR said Wednesday it was suspending its use of Twitter after the platform labeled it “government-funded.”
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Elon Musk's Free-Speech Charade Is Over
Elon Musk's Free-Speech Charade Is Over
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Andrew Sullender / Springfield News-Leader:
Sen. Mike Moon reiterates support for 12-year-old's right to marry in Missouri — During debate Tuesday on a bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors, Missouri State Senator Mike Moon suggested children as young as 12 should have the right to marry with parental permission.
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New York Times:
Witnesses Asked About Trump's Handling of Map With Classified Information — The map is just one element of the Justice Department's inquiry into former President Donald Trump's possession of sensitive documents and whether he obstructed justice in seeking to hold onto them.
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Maggie Tokuda-Hall / Pretty Ok Maggie:
Scholastic, and a Faustian Bargain — Recently, I got an email with an offer from Scholastic's Educational Division to license Love in the Library for an AANHPI narratives collection, I was thrilled. If you've been in kids' books for more than ten minutes then you are aware of the staggering reach of Scholastic.
Ali Vitali / NBC News:
Jeffries raises $33.4 million in first quarter as top House Dem — As first reported by NBC News, Jeffries raked in tens of millions of dollars in his first three months as Minority Leader. — Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., raised more than $33 million for House Democrats …
Associated Press:
Biden expanding migrant access to government-funded health plans, officials say — President Joe Biden is set to announce that his administration is expanding eligibility for Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act's health insurance exchanges to hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought …
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Brett Murphy / ProPublica:
Ethics Watchdog Urges Justice Department Investigation Into Clarence Thomas' Trips — In pushing to kick-start an inquiry into Thomas' lavish travel provided by a GOP megadonor, the nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center wrote that the ethics issue has “historic implications far beyond one Supreme Court justice.”
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