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Washington Post:
Clarence Thomas has for years claimed income from a defunct real estate firm — The misstatements, which began when a family business transferred its holdings to another company, are part of a pattern that has raised questions about how the Supreme Court justice views his obligation …
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Adam Nichols / Raw Story:
Clarence Thomas claimed up to $750k from defunct real estate firm: report — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has reported rental income worth hundreds of thousands of dollars from a real estate firm that has been defunct for nearly 20 years, the latest investigation into the embattled judge revealed Sunday.
Project On Government Oversight:
POGO Calls for DOJ to Investigate Clarence Thomas, Seek Civil Penalties — Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General — Via email to [email protected] and United States mail — Dear Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Boynton: — On behalf of the Project On Government Oversight …
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Dean Obeidallah / The Dean's Report:
A Special Counsel must be appointed to investigate Clarence Thomas
A Special Counsel must be appointed to investigate Clarence Thomas
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Fox News Is on Trial, and So Are Falsehoods About 2020 — A jury in Delaware will be asked to weigh the limits of the First Amendment. Another question in the case is whether the network will pay a financial penalty for disseminating election lies. — WILMINGTON, Del. — On Monday …
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Wall Street Journal:
Fox News, Dominion Prepare for Battle in $1.6 Billion Defamation Trial — Jury set to consider if network is liable for broadcasting false election-fraud claims; Fox is pushing to settle dispute — Fox News is set to find itself Monday in a place it has spent two years trying to avoid …
Dennis Romero / NBC News:
Start of trial in Dominion lawsuit against Fox News delayed
Erin Moriarty / CBS News:
Dominion vs. Fox News: The case against conspiracy theories
Dominion vs. Fox News: The case against conspiracy theories
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Raw Story
Montgomery Advertiser:
At least four dead in mass shooting at teen's birthday party in Dadeville — DADEVILLE — At least four people were killed and numerous injured when a gunman opened fire late Saturday night at a sweet 16 birthday party in a downtown Dadeville dance studio. — Gunfire erupted just after 10:30 p.m., law enforcement confirmed.
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William Thornton / al.com:
Dadeville birthday party mass shooting: 4 dead, 20 reportedly injured
Dadeville birthday party mass shooting: 4 dead, 20 reportedly injured
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Elizabeth White / WRBL-TV:
More than 20 shot at Dadeville gathering, investigators on scene
More than 20 shot at Dadeville gathering, investigators on scene
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Wall Street Journal:
Social-Media Account Overseen by Former Navy Noncommissioned Officer Helped Spread Secrets — An American administrator of the Donbas Girl blogger network uses a pro-Russian persona across online platforms — A social-media account overseen by a former U.S. Navy noncommissioned officer …
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Pentagon leak promoted by pro-Russian network run by former Navy noncommissioned officer on US soil — The Wall Street Journal revealed that one of the people that helped promote and spread the leaked Pentagon documents was a former Navy noncommissioned officer on U.S. soil who developed a pro-Russia network on social media.
KC Defender / Kansas City Defender:
“This Is A Hate Crime”: Kansas City Black Family Demanding Justice After A White Man Shoots Black Boy, Ralph Yarl, In The Head Twice For Ringing Doorbell Of The Wrong Home, White Man Released By Police Hours Later — Community members are demanding justice after a white man in Kansas City shot a black boy …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: DeSantis super PAC strafes Trump in first TV ad — Video — The super PAC backing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis today debuts its first TV ad, charging straight at former President Trump with the loaded question: “What happened to Donald Trump?” — Never Back Down, the pro-DeSantis group …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why Liberals Should Hope DeSantis Beats Trump
Why Liberals Should Hope DeSantis Beats Trump
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
McCarthy's pitch to shrink food aid drawing skepticism from fellow Republicans — The House Speaker will propose new restrictions on the nutrition program formerly known as food stamps as part of House Republicans' debt limit negotiations with the White House.
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Kyle Swenson / Washington Post:
Iowa to spend millions kicking families off food stamps. More states may follow. — Food banks in the state say they are already facing a surge in demand and the legislation will only exacerbate that. — TAMA, Iowa — As an icy prairie wind slapped down on the empty town …
MSN:
Republican state officials in Louisiana ask lawmakers to ban the study of racism at universities, citing divisive ‘inglorious aspects’ of US history — kbalevic@insider.com (Katie Balevic) — The Louisiana GOP wants to prohibit the study of racism at state colleges and universities.
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
How Jim Jordan, a Fighter Aligned With Trump, Wrestled His Way to Power — The Ohio Republican defines himself by his penchant for punching back, whether against allegations that he was derelict in a sex abuse scandal or attempts to prosecute the former president.
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump, facing probes, seeks to assert dominance over GOP at donor retreat
Trump, facing probes, seeks to assert dominance over GOP at donor retreat
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Philip Allen Lacovara / The Hill:
Clarence Thomas should follow the Abe Fortas precedent and resign gracefully — Justice Clarence Thomas can still redeem himself. One of his predecessors, former Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas, showed the way. Caught in the midst of a financial scandal, Fortas did the decent thing …
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Matthew Sheffield / Flux:
Most movements to make political change fail, what do the ones that succeed have in common? — Historian Timothy Shenk discusses his book Realigners: Partisan Hacks, Political Visionaries, and the Struggle to Rule American Democracy — Civil rights activist Bayard Rustin was one of a few Americans …
Gene Seymour / Washington Post:
Ahmad Jamal, jazz pianist with a spare, hypnotic touch, dies at 92 — His taut and rhythmically supple approach to jazz piano — notably his best-selling recording of “Poinciana” — influenced generations of other musicians who embraced his less-is-more dynamics
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