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Phil Williams / WTVF-TV:
REVEALED: GOP leader, who voted to expel TN Three, resigns; found guilty of sexually harassing interns — A member of GOP leadership in the Tennessee House of Representatives was recently found guilty of sexually harassing at least one legislative intern, likely two, by an ethics subcommittee acting in secret,
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Erik Uebelacker / The Daily Beast:
He Voted to Expel the Tennessee Three—After He Sexually Harassed an Intern
He Voted to Expel the Tennessee Three—After He Sexually Harassed an Intern
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New York Times:
BuzzFeed Shuts Down Its Namesake News Division — BuzzFeed News, which won a Pulitzer Prize but never made money, is “beginning the process of closing,” the company's founder, Jonah Peretti, said in a memo to employees. — BuzzFeed is shutting down its namesake news division …
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Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
The Internet of the 2010s Ended Today — BuzzFeed News was more than a website: It defined an era. — If you're curious to know what it was like to work at BuzzFeed News in the salad days of the mid-2010s, here is a representative anecdote: I was sitting at my desk one morning …
New York Times:
I.R.S. Official Is Said to Assert Political Meddling in Hunter Biden Inquiry — An agent overseeing the agency's portion of the investigation into the president's son is asking Congress for whistle-blower protection to discuss what he says is misconduct in the case.
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Attorney General Merrick Garland is ‘senior’ Biden official in Hunter Biden IRS whistleblower claim — WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland is the unnamed official whose sworn testimony before Congress is being challenged in a bombshell letter from an IRS whistleblower's attorney …
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NBC News:
Federal prosecutors have considered four possible charges against Hunter Biden
Federal prosecutors have considered four possible charges against Hunter Biden
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JONATHAN TURLEY:
“Preferential Treatment”: IRS Whistleblower Claims Political Influence and Possible Perjury Related to the Hunter Biden Investigation
“Preferential Treatment”: IRS Whistleblower Claims Political Influence and Possible Perjury Related to the Hunter Biden Investigation
Andrew C. McCarthy / New York Post:
Of course Biden officials are interfering in his son's case — why else has Hunter skated for five years?
Of course Biden officials are interfering in his son's case — why else has Hunter skated for five years?
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Washington Post:
Mike Lindell's firm told to pay $5 million in ‘Prove Mike Wrong’ election-fraud challenge — MyPillow founder and prominent election denier Mike Lindell made a bold offer ahead of a “cyber symposium” he held in August 2021 in South Dakota: He claimed he had data showing Chinese interference …
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Sara Murray / CNN:
My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell ordered to follow through with $5 million payment to expert who debunked his false election data
My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell ordered to follow through with $5 million payment to expert who debunked his false election data
Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
I'm So Mad I Didn't Enter Mike Lindell's Stupid Contest
I'm So Mad I Didn't Enter Mike Lindell's Stupid Contest
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Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Fox Paid a Parking Ticket; Mike Lindell Is Going To Get Wrecked
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
House GOP Hard-Liners Push For Changes To Debt Ceiling Bill — Some Republicans say the proposed work requirements for Medicaid and other federal safety net programs are not as strict as they'd expected. — WASHINGTON ― One day after unveiling legislation to overhaul federal spending …
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Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
McCarthy at risk of falling short on GOP votes for debt ceiling bill — House Republicans are feeling a debt ceiling hangover, with senior GOP sources worrying they're significantly short on votes now that members have read the 320-page bill. … - Much of the skepticism is coming …
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Politico:
House Dems worry Biden 'can't keep waiting' on McCarthy debt meet
House Dems worry Biden 'can't keep waiting' on McCarthy debt meet
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CNN:
Plans underway for Biden to announce bid for second term next week
Plans underway for Biden to announce bid for second term next week
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Aris Folley / The Hill:
Cheat sheet: What's in Republicans' sweeping 320-page debt limit proposal
Cheat sheet: What's in Republicans' sweeping 320-page debt limit proposal
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ABC News:
Charges dropped against Alec Baldwin in fatal on-set ‘Rust’ shooting: Sources — Baldwin was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. — Charges against Alec Baldwin have been dropped in the — fatal on-set “Rust” shooting — , according to sources familiar with the matter.
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Deadline:
Alec Baldwin Not Absolved In Fatal ‘Rust’ Shooting Despite Planned Dropping Of Charges, Prosecutors Say - Update
Alec Baldwin Not Absolved In Fatal ‘Rust’ Shooting Despite Planned Dropping Of Charges, Prosecutors Say - Update
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NBC News:
Capitol rioter shot at local deputies after FBI informed him of Jan. 6 charges — Nathan Donald Pelham, of Texas, now faces an additional felony count, on top of the four misdemeanor charges stemming from the attack on the Capitol. — A Texas man facing charges in the Jan. 6 riot opened fire …
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US Department of Justice, Joe.My.God. and Political Wire
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Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
McCurtain Gazette-News releases entire audio of county leaders talking about killing reporters, lynching Black residents — The Oklahoma sheriff boasted about physically confronting the local district attorney and threatening to “whoop his ass,” newly released audio revealed.
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Uwa Ede-Osifo / NBC News:
Widow of man who died in custody of deputies in Oklahoma county where officials talked about lynching Black people files suit
Widow of man who died in custody of deputies in Oklahoma county where officials talked about lynching Black people files suit
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
New secret recording reveals Oklahoma county leaders discussing sexual favors for pay raises
New secret recording reveals Oklahoma county leaders discussing sexual favors for pay raises
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Washington Post:
Top GOP lawyer decries ease of campus voting in private pitch to RNC — A presentation by Cleta Mitchell at a donor retreat urged tougher rules that could make it harder for college students to cast ballots — NASHVILLE — A top Republican legal strategist told a roomful of GOP donors …
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Trump-appointed judge facing more scrutiny as Christian radio interviews surface — The far-right Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas who authored the opinion revoking the US Food and Drug Administration's approval of the abortion drug mifepristone failed to disclose interviews he gave …
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Katelynn Richardson / The Daily Caller:
‘Double Standard’: Legal Experts Slam Dems For Ignoring Liberal Justice's Failure To Disclose Spouse's Consulting Work — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's nominee financial disclosure from March 2022 reveals she “inadvertently omitted” consulting income her spouse “periodically receives …
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James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Justice Clarence Thomas and the Plague of Bad Reporting
Justice Clarence Thomas and the Plague of Bad Reporting
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Washington Examiner
Eric Cortellessa / TIME:
Top DeSantis Donor Says He's Ready to Put His Fortune Behind 2024 Bid — It's been a rough two weeks for Ron DeSantis. Members of Congress from his own state have been endorsing Donald Trump in droves. A crippling gas shortage in South Florida coincided with the governor's travel …
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
The (Republican) Party's Over — With each passing month, week, and day, the Republican Party contrives to go a little crazier, one step more radical—to smash one more norm or tradition. If you still think that surely they'll come to their senses one of these days, you're just not paying attention.
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The Verge:
LeBron James didn't pay for his Twitter checkmark, but Elon gave it to him anyway — / After saying he wouldn't pay, James was offered a complimentary subscription ‘on behalf of Elon Musk.’ — Twitter has started getting rid of legacy blue checks for those who don't pay up. Well, unless you're LeBron James.
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Shania Shelton / CNN:
Larry Elder announces 2024 White House bid — Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder announced Thursday that he's launching a 2024 presidential campaign, joining a growing list of Republicans vying for the GOP nomination. — Elder will speak at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition this weekend.
Remy Tumin / New York Times:
Republicans Call for Censure of Transgender Lawmaker Who Condemned Care Ban — After a Democratic Montana state representative, Zooey Zephyr, said the measure was “tantamount to torture,” Republicans misgendered her and said they would formally reprimand her.
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ABC News:
House Republicans pass ban on transgender athletes competing with women, girls
House Republicans pass ban on transgender athletes competing with women, girls
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Our new terror: The ‘law-abiding’ gun owner who is ready to kill — Andrew Lester is not a drug kingpin or a mafia don or an international spy being hunted by assassins. But when his doorbell rang one evening last week in Kansas City, Mo., the 84-year-old went to answer with a gun in his hand.
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Brian Lopez / The Texas Tribune:
Public schools would have to display Ten Commandments under bill passed by Texas Senate — The Senate also passed a bill that would set prayer and Bible reading times during the school day. — Public schools in Texas would have to prominently display the Ten Commandments …
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
JUST IN: Dan Bongino Parts Ways With Fox News — Dan Bongino, the pro-Trump firebrand who turned frequent appearances on Fox News into a job hosting a weekend show on the network, announced his departure on Thursday. — Bongino, the host of Unfiltered and Fox Nation's Canceled in the USA …
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Gideon Rubin / Raw Story:
‘Self-infatuated extremist’: Marjorie Taylor Greene hit with brutal op-ed after rushing to defend a ‘reckless brat’ — Shortly after federal authorities announced the arrest of Jack Douglas Teixeira on allegations the 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guard member leaked sensitive …
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New York Times
New York Times:
Heritage Foundation Makes Plans to Staff Next G.O.P. Administration — No matter the Republican, the effort has set a goal of up to 20,000 potential officials in a database akin to a right-wing LinkedIn. — If a Republican enters the Oval Office in 2025, whether it's Donald J. Trump or someone else …
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