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Washington Post:
Jury selected in Dominion v. Fox News trial  —  The judge reminded jurors they cannot talk about the case, among themselves or with members of...  The judge is now giving instructions to the newly sworn-in jury.  “You have to follow every...  The judge decided to replace one of the alternate jurors with a new juror after the...
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Clare Malone / New Yorker:
What Dominion Has to Prove in Its Case Against Fox News  —  Did the hosts of the country's most popular cable news network know that Trump's lies about the election were untrue?  —  Downtown Wilmington was already lousy with reporters when the news broke, on Sunday evening, that the Dominion v. Fox trial would be delayed by a day.
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 …
CNBC:
Fox News and Dominion set to begin opening arguments in defamation suit  — Fox News trial in the Dominion Voting Systems' defamation lawsuit is kicking off.  — Dominion has accused Fox of “intentionally and falsely” blaming it for Donald Trump's loss to Joe Biden by airing false claims that the company rigged the 2020 election.
NBC News:
Fox News-Dominion live updates: Jury officially selected … The court prohibits reporters from sending dispatches in real-time while inside the courtroom, but Jane C. Timm offers this view from the room while on lunch break.  —  The Delaware Superior Court's largest courtroom is packed …
Discussion: Slate and Mediaite
Ken Miller / Associated Press:
Oklahoma sheriff says recording of killing talk was illegal  —  A southeastern Oklahoma sheriff's office says the recording in which the sheriff and others are reportedly heard discussing killing two journalists was illegal and predicted felony charges will be filed.
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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
Matt Stevens / New York Times:
Ex-Member of Menudo Says He Was Raped by Father of the Menendez Brothers  —  The allegation, made in a forthcoming docuseries, resembles the claims of abuse by the brothers, who were convicted in 1996 of murdering their parents.  —  It was a gripping case that was one of the first to draw …
CNN:
‘I want justice to look the same’: The aunt of a Black teen who rang the wrong doorbell and was shot by a White homeowner reacts to charges  —  A White, 84-year-old homeowner charged with shooting Ralph Yarl after the Black teen went to the wrong Kansas City address to pick up his siblings told police …
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New York Times:
84-Year-Old Is Charged in Shooting of Black Teenager Who Went to Wrong House
Associated Press:
Man charged in front-door shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl
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.
Discussion: Alternet.org, Politico and Raw Story
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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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RFE / Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:   Russian Activist Who Gave Interview To Jailed U.S. Reporter Gershkovich Detained
Politico:
McCarthy muscles toward vote on debt plan that 'doesn't even exist'  —  The speaker has little intra-GOP margin for error as he seeks unity on his opening offer to the White House.  And yellow lights are starting to flash.  —  Speaker Kevin McCarthy is trying to push past rising anxiety …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
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CNN:
McCarthy makes plea for Republicans to back debt ceiling plan
Washington Post:
House GOP puts on united front as conflict brews behind the scenes
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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who13.com:
Iowa Senate passes child labor bill in pre-dawn session  —  DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Legislature went into session very early Tuesday morning, taking up debate on the bill on youth employment.  —  The session opened at 3:36 a.m. and the vote on SF 542 in the Iowa Senate happened at 4:52 a.m. It passed by a margin of 32 to 17.
Discussion: Raw Story, Joe.My.God. and Gizmodo
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Associated Press:
Littlest intruder: Toddler crawls through White House fence  —  A toddler on Tuesday earned the title of one of the tiniest White House intruders after he squeezed through the metal fencing on the north side of the executive mansion.  U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division officers …
Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
Biden isn't doing enough in the fight against Republican extremism  —  An increasingly radical Republican Party is using its power, particularly at the state level and on the judiciary, to attack women seeking reproductive care, transgender Americans, Black politicians and activists, unions …
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Washington Post:
McConnell opposes allowing Democrats to replace Feinstein on Judiciary Committee
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Donald Trump's Lawyers Just Made a Big Mistake  —  Their plan is to discredit Michael Cohen.  Instead, they're undermining their own client's case.  —  Washington, DC, Bureau Chief  —  Last week, when Donald Trump filed a $500 million civil lawsuit in federal court against his former lawyer …
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Groups urge Supreme Court to reinstate restrictions on abortion pill  —  A group of anti-abortion doctors on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to reinstate a lower court decision that suspended government approval of a medication used in more than half of pregnancy terminations in the United States …
Discussion: Ars Technica
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Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
SCOTUS steps back into abortion quagmire less than a year after toppling Roe
Discussion: NBC News, Slate and National Review
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.
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 …
David Koenig / Associated Press:
Southwest passengers face delays after nationwide grounding  —  Southwest Airlines planes were grounded nationwide for what the airline called an intermittent technology issue, causing more than 1,700 flight delays Tuesday just four months after the carrier suffered a meltdown over the Christmas travel rush.
Willy Staley / New York Times:
What Was Twitter, Anyway?  —  Whether the platform is dying or not, it's time to reckon with how exactly it broke our brains.  —  The trouble began, as it usually does, when I saw something funny on my computer.  It was the middle of the morning on a Wednesday, a few years back …
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 …
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 …
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Becerra violated Hatch Act by advocating for senator's election, report finds  —  Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra violated a law that restricts political activities of federal employees when he advocated for the election of Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) …
Discussion: GovExec.com and The Daily Caller
Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Justice Department to seek longest sentence in any Jan. 6 riot case so far  —  The U.S. Department of Justice will seek the longest prison sentence in any January 6 riot case to date when it argues for more than 24 years in prison for Peter Schwartz of Pennsylvania at sentencing on May 5.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Caller
 
 
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Jonathan Mitchell is too busy for court deadlines, but still has time to file new lawsuits
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Associated Press:
No charges for officers in Jayland Walker police shooting
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Trump team prepares to fight efforts to block him from ballots over Jan. 6
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Adam Pemble / Associated Press:
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