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F.B.I. Arrests Two on Charges Tied to Chinese Police Outpost in New York — Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn charged the men with conspiring with the People's Republic of China and destroying evidence in connection with a Chinese police outpost in Lower Manhattan.
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US Department of Justice:
40 Officers of China's National Police Charged in Transnational Repression Schemes Targeting U.S. Residents — Defendants Accused of Creating Fake Social Media Accounts to Harass PRC Dissidents, and Working with Employees of a U.S. Telecommunications Company to Remove Dissidents from Company's Platform
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US Department of Justice:
Two Arrested for Operating Illegal Overseas Police Station of the Chinese Government — Defendants Are New York City Residents Who Allegedly Operated the Police Station in Lower Manhattan and Destroyed Evidence When Confronted by the FBI — A complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn …
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
‘Stop the Steal’ Organizer Apologizes After Being Accused of Asking Teen Boys for D*ck Pics — “I apologize for any inappropriate messages sent over the years,” said Ali Alexander, an ally of former President Trump and white nationalist Nick Fuentes. — A key figure in the pro-Trump …
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Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Fiscal crisis nears as McCarthy takes debt ceiling plan to Wall Street — The House speaker is set to outline the party's new proposal at the New York Stock Exchange, more than a decade after a similar GOP-led standoff hammered U.S. markets — NEW YORK — Nearly 40 years ago …
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Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
McCarthy pledges a vote on one-year debt limit hike - without clear GOP support — @HTTPS://WWW.LINKEDIN.COM/IN/ CHRISTINA-WILKIE-6004564/@HTTPS:// TWITTER.COM/CHRISTINAWILKIE — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy spoke at the New York Stock Exchange. — He opened a new phase …
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New York Times:
McCarthy Proposes One-Year Debt Ceiling Increase Tied to Spending Cuts
McCarthy Proposes One-Year Debt Ceiling Increase Tied to Spending Cuts
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Schumer pans McCarthy's one-year debt-ceiling extension as ‘terrible idea’
Schumer pans McCarthy's one-year debt-ceiling extension as ‘terrible idea’
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Billy House / Bloomberg:
McCarthy Pledges Vote on US Debt Limit — With Spending Cuts
McCarthy Pledges Vote on US Debt Limit — With Spending Cuts
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CNN:
Accused shooter in Kansas City shooting of Black teen who went to the wrong house is White man in his 80s — A white man in his 80s is the individual who apparently shot and seriously wounded Ralph Yarl, a Black teen, on April 13 in Kansas City, Missouri, according to a CNN review of property records …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
DeSantis's Thuggish Threats Against Disney … Last year, Florida governor Ron DeSantis retaliated against the Walt Disney Company for criticizing his ban on gender instruction in the state (a law DeSantis has advertised as merely restricting sexualized instruction but in fact is driving …
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Orlando Sentinel:
DeSantis says lawmakers will reassert control of Reedy Creek, jokes about building prison
DeSantis says lawmakers will reassert control of Reedy Creek, jokes about building prison
Reuters:
DeSantis escalates battle with Disney in new legislative push
DeSantis escalates battle with Disney in new legislative push
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Disney announces LGBTQ event night at its California resort immediately after DeSantis threats
Disney announces LGBTQ event night at its California resort immediately after DeSantis threats
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Austin Linfante / Heartland Signal:
FBI investigating GOP Oklahoma officials caught on tape talking about lynching Black people, murdering newspaper reporters — GOP officials from McCurtain County, Okla. are being investigated by the FBI after they were caught on tape expressing their frustration about it not being socially acceptable beat …
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New York Times:
Why Joe Biden Has Slow-Walked His Way to a 2024 Run — Closed-door meetings about when to roll out the president's campaign are intensifying. Still, with no serious primary challenge and Republicans infighting, he feels little pressure. — Closed-door planning meetings involving White House officials …
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Alex Roarty / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
New poll: DeSantis — not Trump — leads Biden in battleground states
New poll: DeSantis — not Trump — leads Biden in battleground states
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Sarah Longwell / Bulwark+:
You Have to Think of Trump's Election as Year Zero
You Have to Think of Trump's Election as Year Zero
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Trump urges Murdoch to embrace false 2020 election claims in Dominion trial — Former President Trump is urging Rupert Murdoch, the chairman of Fox Corp., to embrace his false allegations of voter fraud if the media mogul is to give testimony during a jury trial in the defamation lawsuit facing Fox News this week.
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Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Here's Why You Likely Won't See Images of Fox News Stars Entering Court
Here's Why You Likely Won't See Images of Fox News Stars Entering Court
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Liz Goodwin / Washington Post:
Senate GOP trying to block Feinstein's Judiciary Committee replacement — Their objections complicate Democrats' path out of the judicial nomination slowdown caused by the California senator's lengthy absence — Senate Republicans lined up against Democrats' push to temporarily replace …
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Politico:
Republicans start to line up against replacing Feinstein on critical committee
Republicans start to line up against replacing Feinstein on critical committee
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Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
GOP Senators Won't Help Replace Dianne Feinstein On Judiciary Committee
GOP Senators Won't Help Replace Dianne Feinstein On Judiciary Committee
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Victoria Bekiempis / Rolling Stone:
Jim Jordan Tried to Pull Some D.C. Bullshit on New Yorkers — It went over exactly as well as you'd expect … It didn't get better from there. — As the hearing began, members of the public who were denied access shouted at cops and sundry congressional staffers outside the meeting room, demanding admittance.
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Hannah Dreier / New York Times:
U.S. Was Warned of Migrant Child Labor, but 'Didn't Want to Hear It' — The White House and federal agencies were repeatedly alerted to signs of children at risk. The warnings were ignored or missed. — In the spring of 2021, Linda Brandmiller was working at an arena in San Antonio …
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Kathryn Armstrong / BBC:
Vladimir Kara-Murza: Russian opposition figure jailed for 25 years — Opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza has been sentenced to 25 years in jail in Russia for charges linked to his criticism of the war in Ukraine. — He was found guilty of treason, spreading “false” …
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Michael Gold / New York Times:
George Santos Says He Will Run for Re-election in 2024 — Mr. Santos, a Republican House member from New York, has admitted to lying about parts of his biography and is facing several ethics and criminal inquiries. — Representative George Santos, the Republican from New York whose unexpected victory …
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Kelly Garrity / Politico:
George Santos launches 2024 reelection bid
George Santos launches 2024 reelection bid
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Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Senate COVID origins report details lab leak theory — The coronavirus pandemic appeared to originate from a laboratory accident, based on biosafety issues in the epicenter in Wuhan, China, and factors observed in the nature and early spread of the virus, according to a 302-page Senate report obtained by Axios.
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Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Rep. Paul Gosar promotes pro-Hitler and Holocaust-denying site after it praised him for attacking “Jewish warmongers” — Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) used his House.gov newsletter to direct people to a story posted on a Holocaust-denier website that praised him for attacking “Jewish warmongers” for their support of Ukraine.
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New York Times:
After American's Killing in Syria, F.B.I. Builds War Crimes Case Against Top Officials — The inquiry aims to hold to account Syrian officials considered key architects of a brutal system of detention and torture that flourished under President Bashar al-Assad.
New York Times:
Hollywood Writers Approve of Strike as Shutdown Looms — The writers have not gone on strike in 15 years, and the vote gives their unions the right to call for a walkout when their contract expires on May 1. — Reporting from Los Angeles — Hollywood is getting ever closer to a shutdown.
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Juan Perez Jr / Politico:
Why GOP culture warriors lost big in school board races this month — “Don't assume that a blanket message on critical race theory or transgender issues is going to claim every district,” one GOP activist said. — Amid all the attention on this month's elections in Wisconsin and Illinois …
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