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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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Joe.My.God., Jezebel and Mediaite
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Matt Stieb / New York Magazine:
The Far Right Is Roiled by an Underage-Sex Scandal
The Far Right Is Roiled by an Underage-Sex Scandal
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Rolling Stone
New York Times:
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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Politico, New York Post, The Western Journal, MyNorthwest.com, NBC New York, Insider Paper, Insider and Semafor
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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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CBS News, ABC News, Wired, RedState, Mercury News, Just The News, NewsNation and The Daily Caller, more at Techmeme »
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Disney announces LGBTQ event night at its California resort immediately after DeSantis threats — The Disneyland resort in California will hold a new LGBTQ-themed event night, according to the company in a tweeted statement on Monday. — “The first-ever Disneyland After Dark …
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New Republic and Insider
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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 …
Reuters:
DeSantis escalates battle with Disney in new legislative push
DeSantis escalates battle with Disney in new legislative push
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The Guardian, The Hollywood Reporter, NBC News, Florida Politics, The Wrap, The Hill, Twitchy, HotAir, Deadline, New York Post, Raw Story, NewsNation and Just The News
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
Mary Ellen Klas / Miami Herald:
DeSantis announces new round of actions against Disney through Legislature, new board
DeSantis announces new round of actions against Disney through Legislature, new board
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CNN, Breitbart, Sputnik News, New York Post, Fox News, Deseret News, al.com, Florida Phoenix and Diane Ravitch's blog
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
DeSantis, in Latest Volley Against Disney, Suggests Punitive Steps
DeSantis, in Latest Volley Against Disney, Suggests Punitive Steps
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Florida Politics
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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CBS News, Opinion Today, Washington Examiner, Washington Times, Alternet.org, Democrats, E&E News, The Hill, Politico and Mediaite
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New York Times:
McCarthy Proposes One-Year Debt Ceiling Increase Tied to Spending Cuts — Clashing with President Biden, who has called for a debt limit hike with no conditions, the Republican speaker went to Wall Street to pitch what he called a “responsible, sensible” solution.
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Washington Examiner, New York Magazine, Raw Story, The Hill, Punchbowl News, Wall Street Journal, Florida Phoenix, Roll Call and NPR
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The So-Called Platinum Coin Option is Illegal, Even on Its Own Terms — Conventional wisdom holds that the 2022 midterm elections went surprisingly well for Democrats. They defended all of their US Senate seats and even picked up Pennsylvania's vacant seat, won back some governors' mansions …
Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
McCarthy pledges a vote on one-year debt limit hike - without clear GOP support
McCarthy pledges a vote on one-year debt limit hike - without clear GOP support
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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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Insider, Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal
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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Washington Post:
White Kansas City man, 85, charged in shooting of Black teen — Sixteen-year-old Ralph Yarl was shot twice — once in the head — after knocking on the wrong door after being sent by his parents to retrieve his siblings from a friend's house. — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An 85-year-old White Kansas City man …
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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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Raw Story, HuffPost, KXII-TV, Associated Press, Tulsa World, The Hill, Public Radio Tulsa, The Oklahoman, Joe.My.God. and The Daily Caller
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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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New York Daily News:
Ohio murder rates far higher than NYC as state's GOP Rep. Jim Jordan slams city's crime woes
Ohio murder rates far higher than NYC as state's GOP Rep. Jim Jordan slams city's crime woes
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Insider, Raw Story, Politico and The American Independent
David Badash / Raw Story:
House Dem blasts Jim Jordan for doing Trump's ‘bidding’ with NYC field trip
House Dem blasts Jim Jordan for doing Trump's ‘bidding’ with NYC field trip
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CNN, Breitbart, New York Post, Bloomberg, The Hill, The Root, USA Today, PoliticusUSA, Sean Hannity, PJ Media and The Daily Caller
Politico:
Republicans start to line up against replacing Feinstein on critical committee — It would take at least 10 GOP votes to let Democrats replace the ailing Californian on the pivotal Judiciary panel — a mark that's increasingly out of reach. — Senate Republicans are preparing to stop …
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HuffPost, ABC News, Fox News, Vanity Fair, CBS News, Breitbart, The Hill, Roll Call, Talking Points Memo, Joe.My.God., New York Magazine and Alternet.org
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Liz Goodwin / Washington Post:
Senate GOP poised to block Feinstein's Judiciary Committee replacement
Senate GOP poised to block Feinstein's Judiciary Committee replacement
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Bloomberg, Politico, The Hill and Talking Points Memo
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Here's Why You Likely Won't See Images of Fox News Stars Entering Court — It looks as though Fox News will be spared having its employees seen entering and exiting a courthouse in Delaware in its upcoming defamation trial. — Fox Corp., the parent company of Fox News …
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Joe.My.God., Raw Story and Deseret News
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Trump urges Murdoch to embrace false 2020 election claims in Dominion trial
Trump urges Murdoch to embrace false 2020 election claims in Dominion trial
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Mediaite, USA Today, New York Times, Raw Story and BizPac Review, more at Mediagazer »
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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The Hill, Washington Free Beacon and The Daily Caller
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 …
Stephen Neukam / The Hill:
Clarence Thomas to amend financial disclosures after ProPublica reports: CNN — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is planning to amend his financial disclosure documents after ProPublica reported that he failed to report a real estate deal he made with a prominent Republican donor in 2014, according to CNN.
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The Daily Caller and Fortune
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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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HotAir, Wall Street Journal, Washington Free Beacon and New York Post
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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Haaretz, Raw Story, Arizona Mirror, Washington Press and Joe.My.God.
David Millward / Telegraph:
Pro-Russia propagandist unmasked as New Jersey tropical fish seller — Sarah Bils identified as the woman behind ‘Donbas Devushka’ social media accounts, notorious for spreading disinformation about the war — To her devoted followers, “Donbas Devushka” - or Donbas Girl …
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Wall Street Journal, Washington Examiner, USNI News, One America News Network, New York Post, Mediaite and The Daily Beast
David K. Li / NBC News:
Ohio attorney general to give update on Jayland Walker case — Walker was fatally shot by police last year after officers tried to pull him over for an alleged traffic violation, sparking protests. — The Ohio attorney general will provide an update Monday afternoon on the case of Jayland Walker …
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ABC News, USA Today, Associated Press, CBS News, Reuters, New York Daily News, New York Times, NBC Chicago and PHL17.com
Christopher Robbins / Hell Gate:
The Cream Cheese Stuffed ‘Tax-Free Bagel’ Is a Crime Against Nature, NYC — This bagel is unnervingly supple as well as damned. — 1Comments — Like the perverse maze of LLCs and shell companies conjured by the ultra-wealthy to dodge billions in taxes, a New York City bagel company's gimmick …
Washington Post:
Egypt nearly supplied rockets to Russia, agreed to arm Ukraine instead, leak shows — Egypt made detailed plans to export rockets at Moscow's request, but after a diplomatic offensive from Washington, later approved artillery production for Kyiv — Egypt paused a plan to secretly supply rockets …
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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Journal Sentinel and Raw Story