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Vanessa Etienne / People.com:
Rape, Incest Victims Must Show Proof to Get Exception to Florida's New Abortion Ban — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Heartbeat Protection Act into law, which bans abortions after six weeks and increases restrictions to the standing exceptions — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has doubled …
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Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
For better or worse, Ron DeSantis now owns Florida's six-week abortion ban — A pro-DeSantis group is defending the governor against his critics, telling NBC News: “Trump is dispatching his allies to attack America's most accomplished, pro-life governor.” — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' decision …
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Washington Post:
Leak suspect charged with retention of defense information, willful control of classified documents — BOSTON — Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guard member suspected of leaking a trove of classified military intelligence, was charged by the federal government Friday with retention …
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Washington Post:
Leaked secret documents detail up to four additional Chinese spy balloons — One balloon flew over a U.S. carrier strike group in the Pacific, and another circumnavigated the globe with sophisticated surveillance technology — U.S. intelligence agencies were aware of up to four additional …
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Mike Pence is booed at the NRA convention in his home state — Two years after he certified President Joe Biden's election, the former vice president was greeted by lusty boos and some applause in the state where he served as governor. — INDIANAPOLIS — Former Vice President Mike Pence …
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Pence calls for quick execution of mass shooters at NRA summit but Trump gets the standing ovation — The former vice president said punishment was key to stopping mass shootings, the former president pointed to mental health. — INDIANAPOLIS — Former Vice President Mike Pence …
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Pence swipes at Trump on Ukraine, entitlements at RNC retreat
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Briefly Preserves Broad Availability of Abortion Pill — The temporary stay of an appeals court ruling is meant to preserve the status quo while the justices study the case, and it did not forecast how they would ultimately rule. — WASHINGTON — Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. issued …
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Substack CEO Chris Best Doesn't Realize He's Just Become The Nazi Bar — I get it. I totally get it. Every tech dude comes along and has this thought: “hey, we'll be the free speech social media site. We won't do any moderation beyond what's required.” Even Twitter initially thought this.
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Fox News viewer who crushed officer with a shield on Jan. 6 sentenced to over 7 years in prison — Federal prosecutors sought what would have been the longest sentence to date — 15 years — for a Jan. 6 rioter who, defense lawyers say, “knew next to nothing” about the 2020 election.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
‘Like an animal’: Jan. 6 defendant who pinned officer in tunnel is sentenced to 7.5 years
‘Like an animal’: Jan. 6 defendant who pinned officer in tunnel is sentenced to 7.5 years
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Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Tech Executive Was Left to ‘Slowly Die’ After Stabbing, Prosecutors Say — Bob Lee was stabbed three times on a dark San Francisco street after what appeared to be an argument over a personal relationship, prosecutors said in court documents. — The man accused of killing the tech executive Bob Lee …
Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:
Ron DeSantis May Be Getting the Earliest “Campaign Reboot” Coverage in History — On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal published a piece about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's presidential campaign called “Ron DeSantis, Down in Polls and Taking Flak From Donald Trump, Looks to Rebound.”
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Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
The Conundrum of the DeSantis Base: Pro-Trump and Anti-Trump Voters
The Conundrum of the DeSantis Base: Pro-Trump and Anti-Trump Voters
Politico:
DeSantis could be walking into a general election trap on abortion
DeSantis could be walking into a general election trap on abortion
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Daniel Wu / Washington Post:
Man died after being ‘eaten alive’ by bugs in filthy jail cell, family says — Lashawn Thompson was slumped over in a cell at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta when a detention officer came to check on him in September. The cell was so dirty that a worker who entered it wore a safety suit designed …
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Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Mike Pompeo Says He Won't Run for President in 2024 — “This isn't our moment,” said Mr. Pompeo, referring to himself and his wife, as he announced that he would not seek the Republican nomination for president. — Mike Pompeo, who served in the Trump administration as director of the C …
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Pompeo passes on a presidential run
Pompeo passes on a presidential run
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Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
An Acute Attack of Trumpism in Tennessee — Shame is a toxic emotion, and it often causes people to direct hostility outward. — What's happened in Tennessee in recent weeks should be no surprise, coming from a party whose sensibilities and racial attitudes are embodied by Donald Trump.
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Uwa Ede-Osifo / NBC News:
Montana on cusp of becoming first state to block TikTok downloads — The news comes amid mounting concerns over the app among lawmakers over security concerns with its Chinese owners. — Montana lawmakers passed a bill Friday blocking downloads of TikTok, the most significant action by a state yet against the app.
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David McCabe / New York Times:
Montana Legislature Approves Outright Ban of TikTok
Montana Legislature Approves Outright Ban of TikTok
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Fox News isn't talking about Clarence Thomas much — Two complementary reports from ProPublica published in recent days have resulted in intense new scrutiny of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Last week, the independent news site reported that Thomas had received hundreds of thousands …
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Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost:
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Calls For DOJ Investigation Of Clarence Thomas' Hidden Gifts
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Calls For DOJ Investigation Of Clarence Thomas' Hidden Gifts
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Rose Horowitch / NBC News:
Liz Cheney says Greene should lose security clearance for defending suspect in Pentagon docs leak — Former representative Cheney criticized Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for her defense of the alleged leaker of hundreds of pages of classified U.S. intelligence.
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Lara Seligman / Politico:
Alien motherships: Pentagon official floats a theory for unexplained sightings — One astronomy professor called the notions “highly questionable” and “odd.” — The official in charge of a secretive Pentagon effort to investigate unexplained aerial incursions has co-authored an academic paper …
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Conservatives plot text warnings on “woke” products — A conservative group is offering a new service that texts “Woke Alerts” straight to the phones of grocery shoppers who want to know which brands are accused of taking political positions that are offensive to the right.
David McAfee / Raw Story:
Marjorie Taylor Greene spent more than $65,000 in campaign funds on home fence — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) spent more than $65,000 on fencing for her home this year using campaign funds, according to an analysis of Federal Election Commission records.
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Sarah Sanders blames ‘design error’ for form asking job applicants to name something nice about her — The office of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR) is blaming a controversial state job application form demanding prospective hires write a short essay on what they admire about her most on a …
Wall Street Journal:
Jailed WSJ Reporter in Letter Home Says He Is ‘Not Losing Hope’ — Handwritten letter in Russian is first direct communication Evan Gershkovich has had with his family — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, in his first letter to his family since being arrested in Russia …
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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Politico:
Dianne Feinstein digs in — The senator's confidants and allies scoff at her detractors and are firing back. — Dianne Feinstein is once more displaying the stubborn approach that's powered her storied career as pressure mounts on her to return to Washington or resign.
Tony Ho Tran / The Daily Beast:
40 Percent of Supermarket Meat May Have ‘Superbugs’ — Take this as a sign to give tofu a try. — Deputy Editor, Innovation & Tech — While the TV show Beef might be trending on Netflix, new research might have you avoiding the genuine article at your grocery store.
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CREW:
Donald Trump's 2023 financial disclosures — Below is Donald Trump's 2023 financial disclosure, which he is required to file as a candidate for federal office. — Support our fight for accountability for the insurrection — CREW counters corruption, exposes dark money, and fights for accountability for the insurrection.
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Politico:
McCarthy prepares his opening debt-limit bid — and it's full of potential pitfalls — The stakes couldn't be higher for the California Republican, who must avoid a misstep in the talks that would weaken his speakership. — Speaker Kevin McCarthy is accelerating the long-stalled push …
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Washington Post:
A rural Texas county just blinked on library closures. Pressure worked. — It isn't every day that the ruminations of local bureaucrats in a small rural Texas county become national news. But when commissioners in Llano County — population 21,000 — voted Thursday to keep …
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Fredreka Schouten / CNN:
Trump files personal financial disclosure report — Former President Donald Trump on Friday filed his personal financial disclosure report with the Federal Election Commission - offering the public a first look at his post-presidential finances. — The reports, however …
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Wall Street Journal:
Evan Gershkovich's Family Speaks Out for the First Time Since His Arrest — ‘Part of My Soul’: President Biden's Irish ‘Homecoming’ — Guardsman Arrested Over Leaked Classified Documents Is Charged — Leaders of Brazil, China Meet as Both Nations Strengthen Ties
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