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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Fired Fox News producer says she found more evidence relevant to Dominion case — Abby Grossberg said in a new sworn statement that she recently found two more recordings on an old cellphone, which she alleges Fox News lawyers failed to search. — WILMINGTON, Del. — Ex-Fox News producer Abby Grossberg …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
GOP governor says he's urged Fox News to break out of its ‘echo chamber’
GOP governor says he's urged Fox News to break out of its ‘echo chamber’
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Wall Street Journal:
Fox News, Dominion Each Face Risks if Defamation Case Goes to Trial
Fox News, Dominion Each Face Risks if Defamation Case Goes to Trial
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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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The Wrap, Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
J.D. Capelouto / Semafor:
Chris Christie: 'I don't think Ron DeSantis is a conservative' — Former New Jersey governor and potential 2024 presidential hopeful Chris Christie said Tuesday that he doesn't think Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is a conservative, based on his public feud with Disney.
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
DeSantis, in Latest Volley Against Disney, Suggests Punitive Steps — The Florida governor also described proposed legislation he said would override the company's effort to sidestep oversight of its theme parks. — In what has taken on the trappings of a grudge match …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
DeSantis's Thuggish Threats Against Disney
DeSantis's Thuggish Threats Against Disney
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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
DeSantis Suggests Building A Prison Next To Disney On Land Now Controlled By State
DeSantis Suggests Building A Prison Next To Disney On Land Now Controlled By State
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Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
DeSantis takes steps to attract center-right Jewish voters
DeSantis takes steps to attract center-right Jewish voters
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New York Times:
84-Year-Old Is Charged in Shooting of Black Teenager Who Went to Wrong House — Lawyers for the family of Ralph Yarl, 16, said he was critically injured when he was shot twice in Kansas City, Mo. — The errand that nearly cost Ralph Yarl his life was of the sort that falls to older brothers everywhere.
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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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Associated Press:
Man charged in front-door shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl
Man charged in front-door shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl
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Washington Post:
House GOP puts on united front as conflict brews behind the scenes — After 100 days in control, House Republicans have not reached consensus on how they will handle a vote on raising the debt ceiling — a critical piece of legislation that, if not passed, has global economic implications.
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Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Oklahoma county leaders caught on audio talking about killing reporters, complaining they can no longer lynch Black people — “I am both appalled and disheartened to hear of the horrid comments made by officials in McCurtain County,” Gov. Kevin Stitt said. — The governor of Oklahoma …
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Austin Linfante / Heartland Signal:
FBI investigating GOP Oklahoma officials caught on tape talking about lynching Black people, murdering newspaper reporters
FBI investigating GOP Oklahoma officials caught on tape talking about lynching Black people, murdering newspaper reporters
Sean Murphy / Associated Press:
Oklahoma officials accused of talk of killing journalists
Oklahoma officials accused of talk of killing journalists
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
George Santos' Mysterious Campaign Loans Somehow Get Even More Mysterious — A central question about George Santos' campaign has been how did he come up with hundreds of thousands of dollars to loan to it. The story is changing again. — Rep. George Santos (R-NY) announced Monday that he would …
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
GOP Rep. George Santos of New York announces re-election bid
GOP Rep. George Santos of New York announces re-election bid
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New York Times:
DeSantis Tried to Bury Her. Now She's Helping Trump Try to Bury Him. — Susie Wiles helped Ron DeSantis become governor of Florida, but he turned against her and banished her from his orbit. Donald Trump was all too happy to bring her in from the cold. — Two months before Election Day 2020 …
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Ally Mutnick / Politico:
The one thing Trump and McConnell agree on: A hatred for this group — The anti-tax group wants to pick Senate candidates. Republicans see a 2022 repeat. — Former President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell don't agree on much, but there's still one thing that unites them: A disdain for the Club for Growth.
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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Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Clarence Thomas's explanations fail the laugh test — During his much-too-long tenure on the Supreme Court, Justice Clarence Thomas has been totally, tragically wrong about almost everything. But for a long time, I tried to convince myself that he was at least sincere in his deplorable ideology.
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Trump team prepares to fight efforts to block him from ballots over Jan. 6 — Attorneys from two nonprofits plan to argue that the U.S. Constitution bars Trump from office because he engaged in an insurrection during the attack on the Capitol — Donald Trump's campaign team is preparing …
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Washington Post:
Why Vladimir Kara-Murza, and Russia, should live in freedom — The sentencing of our opinions contributor, Vladimir Kara-Murza, to a quarter-century in prison on Monday by a Moscow court, raises three very loud alarms. The first is that his health is fragile and he might not survive 25 years in prison.
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Washington Post:
An Iranian hacking group went on the offensive against U.S. targets, Microsoft says — Welcome to The Cybersecurity 202! Just when I think I've seen every amazing octopus video, I stumble across something like this. I will probably never catch up because octopuses are bound to come up with more cool stuff to do.
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New York Times:
How Mexico Became the Biggest User of the World's Most Notorious Spy Tool — A Times investigation reveals the story behind how Mexico became the first and most prolific user of Pegasus. It's still using it, despite promising to stop. — The Israelis had come to Mexico to clinch a major sale …
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Ann M. Simmons / Wall Street Journal:
Russian Court Upholds WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich's Detention — Journalist to remain in pretrial detention at Moscow's Lefortovo prison — A Moscow court upheld the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich at the prison where he has been held since his arrest last month.
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Jim Jordan Brought His Cabaret Act to New York City — At a ridiculous field hearing on crime in New York, the one thing the visitors didn't want to talk about was this country's insane attraction to its firearms. — Years ago, Republican senator Everett Dirksen moved heaven and earth to make the marigold the national flower.
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Gerard Baker / Wall Street Journal:
If Western Civilization Dies, Put It Down as a Suicide — We are in the grip of an ideology that disowns our genius, denounces our success, disdains merit. — A few years ago the then-boss of Goldman Sachs explained to me the main reason he thought the firm had risen to such a dominant position …
Rolling Stone:
Key DeSantis Donors Rip Him in Private Chats: ‘What the F-ck Is Wrong With RD?’ — The governor's donor prowess fueled his rise to Trump's top GOP rival, but the money men are getting anxious — THE RON DESANTIS megadonor meltdown is accelerating. — On a group chat of wealthy DeSantis donors …
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Daily Kos, Puck, Occupy Democrats and The Guardian
Associated Press:
No charges for officers in Jayland Walker police shooting — An Ohio grand jury declined to indict eight police officers who fired 94 shots in the death of Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man who fired at least one round at officers during a car and foot chase last summer, the state's attorney general announced Monday.
Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
Don Trump Jr. and the GOP are weak to call for leniency on Bud Light — What is it about the many conservatives and Republicans who are so quick to surrender against companies that go against conservative Republican values? It always seems that when the going gets tough, many conservatives and Republicans get going.
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Politico:
Joint Chiefs shuffle: Biden's top contenders to replace Trump's military leaders — Besides the chair, the Pentagon could also see new leaders for the Army, Navy, Marines and possibly the Air Force this year. — An illustration featuring President Joe Biden and the potential members of his Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Steve Hughes / Albany Times Union:
Saratoga County woman killed after turning into wrong driveway — Kaylin Gillis of Saratoga County was shot Saturday evening; a 65-year-old stands charged with second-degree murder — HEBRON — A 65-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after he allegedly shot and killed …
Jason Hancock / Missouri Independent:
As Fox News case heads to trial, far right St. Louis site faces its own defamation suit — A trial is scheduled for May 9 in St. Louis in a lawsuit filed by two Georgia election workers against The Gateway Pundit — They didn't know it at the time, but Dec. 3, 2020, was the start …
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork with Chris Geidner:
Jonathan Mitchell is too busy for court deadlines, but still has time to file new lawsuits — The lawyer behind Texas's S.B. 8 has a lot more — maybe too much — on his plate these days. Also: A side-story about an “anonymous donation.” — Jonathan Mitchell is so busy trying to stop people …