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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Disney Sues DeSantis Over Control of Its Florida Resort — The company claimed “a targeted campaign of government retaliation,” which it said stemmed from its criticism of a contentious state education law. — The fight between Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and the Walt Disney Company is headed to court.
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Aaron Gregg / Washington Post:
Disney sues Gov. Ron DeSantis, alleging political retaliation — The Florida governor is working with the legislature to overturn the entertainment giant's latest oversight agreement. — Disney is suing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) over what it called a “relentless campaign to weaponize government power …
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Disney sues Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, alleges political effort to hurt its business — Walt Disney Co. sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, alleging the Republican governor has waged a “relentless campaign to weaponize government power” over the company. — The lawsuit dramatically escalates …
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Gabe Kaminsky / Washington Examiner:
Republican billionaire rules out supporting DeSantis: 'Doesn't even return phone calls' — EXCLUSIVE — New York billionaire and Trump megadonor John Catsimatidis is ruling out supporting Ron DeSantis for president in the 2024 election, telling the Washington Examiner in an interview …
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Jason Lange / Reuters:
DeSantis could win Republican votes with Disney clash -Reuters/Ipsos poll
DeSantis could win Republican votes with Disney clash -Reuters/Ipsos poll
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Coming Biden Blowout — Republicans thought about running without Trump in 2024—but lost their nerve. They're heading for electoral disaster again. — The Republican plan for 2024 is already failing, and the party leadership can see it and knows it.
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Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Biden cheat sheet shows he had advance knowledge of journalist's question — A cheat sheet held by President Biden during a Wednesday press conference revealed that the 80-year-old commander in chief had advance knowledge of a question from a journalist. — “How are YOU squaring …
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GOP study on poor 2022 election showing doesn't mention Trump — Republican officials said they avoided including the former president in part because the party aims to stay neutral in the 2024 primaries — A draft Republican Party autopsy report on the 2022 midterm elections examining …
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Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Biden took ‘hard look’ at his age, would run even if Trump wasn't
Biden took ‘hard look’ at his age, would run even if Trump wasn't
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Shaylee Ragar / NPR:
Montana House votes to formally punish transgender lawmaker, Rep. Zooey Zephyr — HELENA, Mont. - Republicans, who dominate the Montana House of Representatives, have voted Wednesday to formally punish Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr. — Zephyr, who is transgender, has been blocked …
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Montana House Republicans ban Rep. Zooey Zephyr from House chamber for remainder of legislative session — Montana's Republican-dominated House voted Wednesday to ban Rep. Zooey Zephyr, who had said GOP lawmakers would have “blood” on their hands for passing bills restricting transgender rights …
Mara Silvers / Montana Free Press:
Gianforte's son one of many lobbying governor against trans bills — In late March, David Gianforte made an appointment to talk about three bills with Montana's Republican governor, Greg Gianforte, who happens to be his father. — David, 32, sat down in the governor's office on March 27 …
Kiara Alfonseca / ABC News:
Transgender lawmaker faces expulsion by Montana House Republicans
Transgender lawmaker faces expulsion by Montana House Republicans
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Ben Ashford / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Appetizers plus entrée!’ Looks like Tucker Carlson doesn't give two Fox about his ouster from network - gleefully telling DailyMail.com his future plans while tooling off to a romantic date night with wife Susan — Tucker Carlson was ‘blindsided’ by the news …
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Washington Post:
For the Murdochs, Tucker Carlson became more trouble than he was worth — Precise reasons for the top-rated host's dismissal remain clouded, but the move reflected a reversal for the exasperated family that once championed him — Tucker Carlson had dinner with his ultimate boss …
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Wall Street Journal:
Tucker Carlson's Vulgar, Offensive Messages About Colleagues Helped Seal His Fate at Fox News
Tucker Carlson's Vulgar, Offensive Messages About Colleagues Helped Seal His Fate at Fox News
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CNN:
Trump lawyers rail against DOJ in letter, reveal foreign leader briefings may be among classified documents taken from White House — Two of Donald Trump's defense lawyers now believe that classified briefings of phone calls with foreign leaders were among “all manner of documents” …
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Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Trump lawyers: Notes for calls with foreign leaders are among classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago — The new detail was revealed in a letter from Trump's lawyers to Congress. — Some of the documents marked classified and found at Mar-a-Lago appear to be memos written …
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Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
One Neat Trick to Raise the Debt Limit — Welcome to Bw Daily, the Bloomberg Businessweek newsletter, where we'll bring you interesting voices, great reporting and the magazine's usual charm every weekday. Let us know what you think by emailing our editor here! If this has been forwarded to you, click here to sign up.
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GOP adopts middle-of-the-night changes to debt ceiling package
GOP adopts middle-of-the-night changes to debt ceiling package
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden ‘happy to meet’ with McCarthy but says raising debt limit ‘not negotiable’
Biden ‘happy to meet’ with McCarthy but says raising debt limit ‘not negotiable’
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Karen Dolan / The Hill:
The human cost of McCarthy's debt ceiling demands would be catastrophic
The human cost of McCarthy's debt ceiling demands would be catastrophic
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Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
‘Trump raped me,’ E. Jean Carroll testifies in battery, defamation case — E. Jean Carroll has sued Trump for defaming her when he denied her rape claim. — Former Elle columnist E. Jean Carroll, on the first day of testimony in her civil defamation and battery case against former President Donald Trump …
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Erica Orden / Politico:
Judge chides Trump for calling rape trial ‘made up SCAM’ on social media
Judge chides Trump for calling rape trial ‘made up SCAM’ on social media
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Peter Thiel, Republican megadonor, won't fund candidates in 2024 - sources — Tech billionaire and Republican megadonor Peter Thiel, an early backer of former President Donald Trump who later broke with him, has told associates he is not planning to donate to any political candidates in 2024 …
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Colin Moynihan / New York Times:
Judge Sentences Trump Allies in ‘We Build the Wall’ Scheme — Andrew Badolato was sentenced to three years in prison and Brian Kolfage four years and three months, after being accused of channeling donor contributions into their own pockets. — In 2019, Brian Kolfage …
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Reuters:
Bannon ally handed four-year prison term over Trump border-wall fraud
Bannon ally handed four-year prison term over Trump border-wall fraud
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Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
Donald Trump needs protective order to prevent him from publicizing evidence, prosecutors say
Donald Trump needs protective order to prevent him from publicizing evidence, prosecutors say
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ProPublica:
As Rail Profits Soar, Blocked Crossings Force Kids to Crawl Under Trains to Get to School — When crossings are blocked for hours, kids risk their lives to get to school by crawling through trains that could start at any moment. Ambulances and fire trucks can't get through. The problem has existed for decades.
Zach Everson / Forbes:
Ivanka Trump Ditches Attorneys In Fraud Suit, Splitting From Don Jr. And Eric — Ivanka Trump replaced the lawyers defending her in a fraud suit against the New York attorney general on Friday. Her former attorneys are still representing her brothers, Don Jr. and Eric.
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Ben Terris / Washington Post:
The Washington gambler — Sean McElwee, a young Democratic insider with friends in high places, bet on himself in the post-Trump era. But that wasn't all he was betting on. … It was poker night at Sean McElwee's Logan Circle bachelor pad. In the living room, a big‐ …
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Philip Klein / National Review:
How Tucker Carlson Will Lose Influence without Fox — Regardless of their views on Tucker Carlson, most people assume that he will land on his feet when the dust settles on his departure from Fox. I think this assumption is largely correct. With his devoted following …
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Sam Borcia / Lake and McHenry County Scanner:
79-year-old man charged with ‘senselessly’ murdering his neighbor who was doing yard work near Antioch — Police say a 79-year-old man has been charged with murder for allegedly fatally shooting his neighbor, who was performing yard work, in the head near Antioch.
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NBC News:
Far-right laments Tucker Carlson's ouster, and loss of their shot at the mainstream — Carlson's show echoed conspiracy theories and disinformation that gained traction on extremist forums like 4chan — and that would otherwise not have appeared on Fox News.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: Top Trump lawyer never saw proof of Dominion fraud claims — One of the chief architects of pro-Donald Trump election conspiracy theories conceded in a recording that she never saw evidence of voting machine fraud in Georgia — and that's why she didn't target election equipment maker Dominion …
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Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Senate votes to overturn Biden truck pollution limit — The Senate on Wednesday passed a Republican-led effort to undo a Biden administration rule that aims to cut pollution from heavy-duty trucks. — The vote was 50-49. Sen Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) voted with Republicans to get rid of the rule.
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New York Times:
He Calls the Shots for New York's Governor. He Lives in Colorado. — Adam Sullivan holds deep influence over Gov. Kathy Hochul, her administration and campaign team, even as skepticism mounts over his judgment and distance from New York. — With the Democratic nomination all but assured last spring …
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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Fox agrees to give more Murdoch docs to Smartmatic in its defamation case — New York CNN — Fox News has agreed to provide voting technology company Smartmatic with additional material about its corporate chairman Rupert Murdoch and other top executives, as part of Smartmatic's $2.7 billion lawsuit …
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Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Fugees rapper Pras found guilty in political conspiracy — A Fugees rapper accused in multimillion-dollar political conspiracies spanning two presidencies was convicted Wednesday after a trial that included testimony ranging from actor Leonardo DiCaprio to former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
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