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Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Both Sides in Abortion Debate Vow to Keep Fighting — The order halts a sweeping ruling by a federal judge in Texas as an appeal moves forward in a case that could have profound implications for abortion access and the F.D.A.'s regulatory authority. — Here's what you need to know about the abortion ruling.
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Supreme Court allows abortion pill to stay on the market for now — The Justice Department and Danco Laboratories, which makes the brand version of mifepristone, Mifeprex, had asked the court to step in immediately. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will allow the most commonly used abortion pill …
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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Supreme Court protects access to abortion pill — The Supreme Court on Friday protected access to a widely used abortion drug by freezing lower-court rulings that placed restrictions on its usage as appeals play out. — As a result, the US Food and Drug Administration's approval …
Chris Geidner / Law Dork with Chris Geidner:
Supreme Court keeps medication abortion drug available, with eased access, during appeals
Supreme Court keeps medication abortion drug available, with eased access, during appeals
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Politico:
Supreme Court maintains abortion pill access for now as legal fight continues
Supreme Court maintains abortion pill access for now as legal fight continues
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Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Supreme Court maintains FDA approval of abortion pill, preserving access for now
Supreme Court maintains FDA approval of abortion pill, preserving access for now
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New York Times:
Airman Shared Sensitive Intelligence More Widely and for Longer Than Previously Known — A Discord user matching the profile of Jack Teixeira distributed intelligence to a larger chat group, days after the beginning of the Ukraine war. — The Air National Guardsman accused …
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FBI leak investigators home in on members of private Discord server — Investigators have spoken to online friends of alleged leaker Jack Teixeira, who hung out and viewed secret documents in a gaming chatroom — The FBI has been interviewing members of a private Discord server …
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Alex Leary / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Tops Ron DeSantis in Test of GOP Presidential Field, WSJ Poll Finds — No candidate beyond the two leaders draws substantial support in the still-developing primary race — WASHINGTON—Donald Trump has gained command of the GOP presidential-nomination race over Ron DeSantis …
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Washington Post:
Trump touts authoritarian vision for second term: ‘I am your justice’
Trump touts authoritarian vision for second term: ‘I am your justice’
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
The Sickening Déjà Vu of Watching Trump Manhandle DeSantis
The Sickening Déjà Vu of Watching Trump Manhandle DeSantis
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Eric Daugherty / Florida's Voice:
Trump campaign releases lengthy statement trashing Florida: ‘Misery and despair’
Trump campaign releases lengthy statement trashing Florida: ‘Misery and despair’
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Eugene Daniels / Politico:
'I don't think he cares about people': DeSantis struggles with former Hill colleagues
'I don't think he cares about people': DeSantis struggles with former Hill colleagues
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Matt Binder / Mashable:
Dril and other Twitter power users begin campaign to ‘Block the Blue’ paid checkmarks — After Elon Musk removed legacy verified users' checkmarks, Twitter's biggest users are blocking everyone who pays. — On Thursday, April 20, Elon Musk made a rare move: He delivered on a promise.
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Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Exclusive: Text messages reveal Trump operatives considered using breached voting data to decertify Georgia's Senate runoff in 2021 — In mid-January 2021, two men hired by former President Donald Trump's legal team discussed over text message what to do with data obtained from a breached voting machine …
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Joseph Zeballos-Roig / Semafor:
Republicans end the week short on votes for their debt ceiling plan — Kevin McCarthy has his work cut out for him next week. — As of Friday afternoon, the House speaker still hadn't wrapped up enough votes to pass Republicans' party-line debt-ceiling bill, according to sources keeping tabs on the whip count.
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Bloomberg:
McCarthy Is Coming Up Short in Support for House Debt-Limit Bill
McCarthy Is Coming Up Short in Support for House Debt-Limit Bill
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CNN:
Details about multimillion-dollar stock holding concealed in abortion pill judge's financial disclosures — The federal judge who issued a nationwide ruling blocking the approval of a common abortion medication redacted key information on his legally mandated financial disclosures …
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Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk's financial reports include an unusual redaction
Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk's financial reports include an unusual redaction
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Christian Davenport / Washington Post:
SpaceX didn't want to blow up its launchpad. It may have done just that. — Videos show a war-like barrage of shrapnel blasting away from the launch site into nearby beaches, wetlands and at least one car — Big rockets emit tremendous amounts of energy — and none more than SpaceX's Starship …
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Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:
Jim Jordan Just Got Busted With Evidence Of His Hunter Biden Lies — Jim Jordan and House Judiciary Republicans got caught editing witness interviews to smear the Sec. of State and push their Hunter Biden laptop scandal. — Here is what Rep. Jordan's House Judiciary Republicans tweeted.
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John Poulos / New York Times:
Dominion's C.E.O.: We Settled the Lawsuit Against Fox News, but We're Not Done Yet — Vindication. Shame. Triumph. Tragedy. Surrender. These are a few of the characterizations I've heard following our recent settlement with Fox News in our historic defamation case against the network …
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Jake Sheridan / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago police investigating officers' response to mob attack in Loop after witness says police declined to help — Large groups of youths gather in downtown Chicago, April 15, 2023. Two teens were shot in the area during the evening. (Network Video Productions)
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US Department of Justice:
Two Men Sentenced for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Plot to Attack Power Grids in the United States — Domestic Terrorism Plot was in Furtherance of White Supremacy — Two men were sentenced in federal court today to crimes related to a scheme to attack power grids in the United States in furtherance white supremacy.
CNN:
Ex-Manhattan prosecutor set to testify before GOP-led House Judiciary Committee in May — The Manhattan District Attorney's Office and the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee have settled a court dispute where the prosecutor's office tried to block congressional testimony …
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Department of Defense riddled with ‘Three Percenters and Boogaloo guys’: report — The arrest of a young Air Force National Guardsman accused of sharing government secrets on a social media platform is setting off alarms that the military and Department of Defense is rife with young men …
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Steven Monacelli / The Texas Observer:
Abbott Aims to Pardon Racist Murderer Who Sent Explicit Texts to Apparent Minor — After an Austin jury unanimously convicted Sergeant Daniel Perry of murder, it took Governor Greg Abbott less than one full day to call for his pardon. — Legal experts and lawmakers have described …
Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
Rightwing extremists defeated by Democrats in US school board elections — Republican-backed culture warrior candidates fare poorly in Illinois and Wisconsin, offering hope to the left — Scores of rightwing extremists were defeated in school board elections in April …
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Associated Press:
Montana transgender lawmaker silenced: What to know — The latest high-profile example of state legislative leadership deciding who can be heard during statehouse debates is playing out in Montana where a transgender lawmaker was silenced by Republican leaders for a second day Friday.
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Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
Retired Navy Officer Takes on Florida's Book-Ban ‘Fascism’ — “I didn't sacrifice 21 years of my life to stand idly by while religious fanatics and other fanatics try to impose fascism on my country.” — A retired Navy officer who was aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt …
Mary Anne Franks / Slate:
Chief Justice John Roberts' Mockery of Stalking Victims Points to a Deeper Problem — The justices take their own safety very, very seriously. Everybody else's? Not so much. — Stalking is so closely correlated with lethal violence that experts refer to it as “slow motion homicide” …
Gerrard Kaonga / Newsweek:
Nikki Haley's White Dress at Daughter's Wedding Sparks Fierce Debate — Presidential candidate Nikki Haley has inadvertently sparked a fierce debate on social media about wedding no-noes on her daughter's big day. — Most guests at weddings get excited about the traditional moments …
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US Department of Justice:
Texas Man Indicted on Federal Charges for Alleged Death Threats to U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California — LOS ANGELES - A federal grand jury today indicted a Houston man on federal charges for allegedly making …
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Bob Hoge / RedState:
18-Year-Old Transgender Athlete Exposes Himself to Freshman Girls in Locker Room — The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) wants answers from Sun Prairie Area School District (SPASD) after an 18-year-old transgender athlete exposed himself to four 14-year-old girls in the shower area …
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Reuters:
California jury finds Tesla Autopilot did not fail in crash case — A California state court jury on Friday handed Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) a sweeping win, finding that the car maker's Autopilot feature did not fail to perform safely in what appears to be the first trial related to a crash involving the partially automated driving software.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Republicans follow their new leader, Marjorie Taylor Greene — This is the price America pays for Kevin McCarthy's ambition. — To understand the consequences of the many concessions the House speaker made to get his job, look at what has happened to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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Anthony L. Fisher / The Daily Beast:
America's Tragedy Is Its Culture of Fear—Armed With Millions of Guns — “Patriotic” culture warriors are terrified of drag queens, “illegals,” and extremely rare vaccine injuries. But tens of thousands of annual gun deaths—meh. … I've long avoided writing about anything related to guns …
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