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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
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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 has been ordered to shell out $5 million to an expert who debunked his data related to the 2020 election, according to a decision by the arbitration panel obtained by CNN.
Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
I'm So Mad I Didn't Enter Mike Lindell's Stupid Contest
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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 …
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
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Manchin slams Biden for ‘deficiency of leadership,’ applauds McCarthy debt limit plan
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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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NBC News:
Federal prosecutors have considered four possible charges against Hunter Biden — Possible charges include two misdemeanor counts for failure to file taxes, a single felony count of tax evasion and a felony related to a gun purchase. — Federal prosecutors have considered charging Hunter Biden …
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Attorney General Merrick Garland is ‘senior’ Biden official in Hunter Biden IRS whistleblower claim
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 — UPDATED with special prosecutor statement after PREVIOUS EXCLUSIVE: Despite a heady day of news about special prosecutors in New Mexico planning to drop criminal charges …
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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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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Republicans don't complain much about polling places at senior centers
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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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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Jan. 6 Defendant Opens Fire on Deputies Before Surrender to the F.B.I.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Jan. 6 defendant fired on deputies ahead of expected arrest, court records show
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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 …
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Disney tells its lobbyists to step up fight against DeSantis and his allies in Florida
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Gary Fineout / Politico:
‘Deeply frustrated’: Florida legislators worn out by DeSantis
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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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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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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
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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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Kenneth Chang / New York Times:
SpaceX's Starship Rocket Will Try to Launch on 4/20: What to Expect — The most powerful rocket ever built got off the launchpad in South Texas, but did not achieve its most ambitious goals on Thursday. — A setback for Elon Musk and SpaceX, but not a fatal one.
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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Connor Surmonte / RADAR:
Critic Predicts Maria Bartiromo & Jeanine Pirro Will Be Fired As Rupert Murdoch Moves To Be Less ‘Vulnerable’ After $787.5 Million Defamation Settlement — At least one critic predicts Maria Bartiromo and Jeanine Pirro will be fired from Fox News as Rupert Murdoch moves to be less “vulnerable” …
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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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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 …
New York Times:
How Hard Lines in Fox-Dominion Deal Talks Suddenly Softened — The $787.5 million settlement, believed to be the largest in a defamation case, came together quickly. — Reporting from Wilmington, Del. — On Tuesday morning, as the legal team for Dominion Voting Systems walked …
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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.
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Decca Muldowney / The Daily Beast:
Prez of Trumpy Zionist Org Hit With Lawsuit Over Racist, Sexist Behavior — The Zionist Organization of America has for years been “rife with dysfunction and impropriety,” the agency's former No. 2 claimed in a lawsuit. — Morton Klein, president of right-wing pro-Israel Zionist Organization of America …
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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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