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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 — Over the past month or so, the far right has been embroiled in a scandal involving the alleged grooming practices that its loudest voices have claimed are rampant among liberals. According to two accusers who have come forward …
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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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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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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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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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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
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 …
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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Reuters:
DeSantis escalates battle with Disney in new legislative push
DeSantis escalates battle with Disney in new legislative push
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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
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
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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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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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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Nate Chute / The Oklahoman:
Transcript of McCurtain County Sheriff, Commissioners discussing lynching, hiring hit men
Transcript of McCurtain County Sheriff, Commissioners discussing lynching, hiring hit men
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Liz Goodwin / Washington Post:
Senate GOP poised 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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Bloomberg, Politico, The Hill and Talking Points Memo
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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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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 »
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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USNI News, One America News Network, New York Post, Mediaite and The Daily Beast
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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 …
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Political Wire
Hannah Dreier / New York Times:
As Migrant Children Were Put to Work, U.S. Ignored Warnings — 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 that had been converted …
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The Hill, Washington Free Beacon and The Daily Caller
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
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 …
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 Folkenflik / NPR:
GOP governor says he's urged Fox News to break out of its ‘echo chamber’ — At the Republican National Committee's spring retreat in Tennessee over the weekend, a swing-state GOP governor told major donors the party's future political success depended in part on Fox News.
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
A War Crimes Team Investigated the Portland Police. The Results Are Damning — A forensic investigation found the police used dangerous amounts of tear gas in an attempt to put down Black Lives Matter protests — A BRITISH RESEARCH group that typically investigates war crimes …
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 …