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Wall Street Journal:
Tucker Carlson's Vulgar, Offensive Messages About Colleagues Helped Seal His Fate at Fox News — Prime-time host called senior executive the c-word in redacted missive; network grew wary of further embarrassment from possible disclosure — Several weeks ago, as Fox News lawyers prepared …
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Rolling Stone:
Fox Has a Secret ‘Oppo File’ to Keep Tucker Carlson in Check, Sources Say — Eight sources tell Rolling Stone that the network's top brass has been stockpiling information on the departing primetime host … When Fox announced Carlson's departure on Monday, the network presented the separation as amiable.
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
Tucker Carlson's Prayer Talk May Have Led to Fox News Ouster: “That Stuff Freaks Rupert Out” — Fox Corp. chair Rupert Murdoch is said to have balked at Carlson's remarks in a Friday night speech, driving another theory about the prime-time star's abrupt exit. “He doesn't like all the spiritual talk,” said a source.
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American Prospect:
The Smuggest Man On Air — Tucker Carlson has left Fox News, just days after the network settled a historic defamation lawsuit with electronic voting machine maker Dominion over its promotion of lies about the 2020 election. The lawsuit surfaced contrasting private and public comments made by Carlson …
Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
No, Tucker Carlson should not run for president
No, Tucker Carlson should not run for president
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Buttermilk Sky, Press Enterprise and New Republic
Lara Seligman / Politico:
‘Good riddance’: Pentagon officials cheer Tucker Carlson's ouster
‘Good riddance’: Pentagon officials cheer Tucker Carlson's ouster
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Twitchy, Mediaite, Breitbart, Summit News, BizPac Review and TheBlaze
Tucker Carlson Had / American Greatness:
One Hell of a Run — I do not believe this is the last we'll see of Tucker Carlson,
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Tucker Realignment — Across Donald Trump's presidency and immediately afterward there was a lot of talk about realignment.
The Tucker Realignment — Across Donald Trump's presidency and immediately afterward there was a lot of talk about realignment.
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The Guardian, Washington Post, Mediaite and The Daily Beast
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Where can Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon go now?
Where can Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon go now?
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New York Times, The Guardian and Bloomberg, more at Mediagazer »
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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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: Inside Biden's strategy to repair Harris' image — Top White House officials are rushing to the aid of Vice President Kamala Harris to try to shore up her underwhelming poll numbers heading into 2024. … Officials believe that could make her a drag on the ticket as Biden begins …
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Big money donors rally behind Biden as he launches his reelection bid — Big money Democratic donors are lining up to support President Joe Biden now that he confirmed he's running for reelection. — Reid Hoffman, the billionaire LinkedIn co-founder, has offered to host fundraising events for Biden.
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Morning Consult and Alternet.org
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The analyst who saw through 2022's red mirage has a prediction for Biden 2024 — Throughout the 2022 elections, Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg offered up a counterintuitive diagnosis: Confident GOP predictions of a “red wave” weren't just wrong, they were designed to deenergize Democratic voters with “negative sentiment.”
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Biden's campaign launch is immediately overshadowed by other events — and his team loves it
Biden's campaign launch is immediately overshadowed by other events — and his team loves it
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
April 25, 2023 — Exactly four years after he announced he would challenge then-president Donald Trump …
April 25, 2023 — Exactly four years after he announced he would challenge then-president Donald Trump …
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Politico:
Biden v. Trump: A race for the White House with actuarial tables in the background
Biden v. Trump: A race for the White House with actuarial tables in the background
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New York Post, The Daily Beast, Fox News, City & State New York, Twitchy and New York Times
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Sen. Bernie Sanders says he's endorsing Biden for reelection
Sen. Bernie Sanders says he's endorsing Biden for reelection
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Myah Ward / Politico:
Top Dem super PAC starts Biden ad blitz, pledges $75 million campaign effort
Top Dem super PAC starts Biden ad blitz, pledges $75 million campaign effort
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Washington Post, The Hill, Fox News, NBC News, CBS News and Mashable, more at Mediagazer »
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Biden's balance sheet: Weak numbers, but in Donald Trump, a valuable foil
Biden's balance sheet: Weak numbers, but in Donald Trump, a valuable foil
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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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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‐ …
Christopher Miller / Financial Times:
Xi Jinping holds long-awaited call with Volodymyr Zelenskyy — Ukrainian leader says conversation with China's president was ‘long and meaningful’ — Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday he had held “a long and meaningful phone call with [Chinese] President Xi Jinping” …
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Washington Post:
Audio of Cruz's talk with Fox host sheds light on plan to challenge 2020 results — Sen. Ted Cruz advocated the creation of a congressionally appointed electoral commission ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol to make a credible assessment of unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud …
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
‘Damning’ new J6 recording: Ted Cruz discusses how to force a reassessment of Biden's win
‘Damning’ new J6 recording: Ted Cruz discusses how to force a reassessment of Biden's win
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Miami Herald, New York Post and RedState
Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
McCarthy runs into a wall of corn … - It only takes five GOP “no” votes to tank the bill. — The group includes all four Iowa House Republicans, plus at least four more members from the corn belt, Axios has learned. — McCarthy is meeting with this group on Tuesday evening …
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
After a Hellish Start and a Honeymoon, McCarthy Faces His First Big Test
After a Hellish Start and a Honeymoon, McCarthy Faces His First Big Test
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Proud Boys leader, awaiting Jan. 6 sedition verdict, assails Justice Department — In a call from his jail cell, Enrique Tarrio embraced far-right critiques of DOJ's Jan. 6 prosecutions. — Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio — awaiting a verdict on charges he conspired …
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Jordan Fischer / wusa9.com:
In closing arguments, Proud Boys say ‘lying’ witness — also a Proud Boy — can't be trusted
In closing arguments, Proud Boys say ‘lying’ witness — also a Proud Boy — can't be trusted
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NBC News, Politico and Associated Press
Alexander Smith / NBC News:
U.S. to send nuclear submarines in new pledge to protect South Korea from North's threats — President Joe Biden and his counterpart, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, will sign the new agreement in Washington on Wednesday, officials said. — The United States will deploy …
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Michael R. Gordon / Wall Street Journal:
U.S., South Korea Pledge Cooperation on Potential Use of Nuclear Arms
U.S., South Korea Pledge Cooperation on Potential Use of Nuclear Arms
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Shirin Ghaffary / Vox:
Elon's blue check disaster is getting worse — Celebrities are refusing to pay, and the trolls keep trolling. — Elon Musk's decision to strip certain users of their legacy verification check marks — one of the biggest changes he's made as the new owner and CEO of Twitter — is off to a chaotic start.
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New York Times
NPR:
Chief Justice Roberts declines to testify before Senate panel — Chief Justice John Roberts has declined an invitation from Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, to testify before the panel, calling such testimony by chief justices “exceedingly rare.”
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Associated Press:
Chief Justice Roberts declines Senate panel's request to testify on Supreme Court ethics
Chief Justice Roberts declines Senate panel's request to testify on Supreme Court ethics
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Mastermind of Kabul airport massacre killed by Taliban, U.S. says — An ISIS suicide bomber killed dozens of Afghans and 13 U.S. troops during the Biden administration's evacuation of Afghanistan in 2021 — The suspected mastermind of a gruesome suicide bombing during the United States' pullout …
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Associated Press:
Taliban kill mastermind of suicide bombing at Kabul airport
Taliban kill mastermind of suicide bombing at Kabul airport
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New York Times:
Montana House Cancels Session Amid Standoff With Transgender Lawmaker — Republicans have refused to let Representative Zooey Zephyr speak until she apologizes for comments made during a House debate. Several of her supporters were arrested during a protest.
Kylie Cheung / Jezebel:
Woman with Cancerous Pregnancy Was Told to Wait in Parking Lot Until She Was ‘Crashing’ — “We can't touch you unless you're crashing in front of us or your blood pressure goes so high that you're fixing to have a heart attack,” she says she was told. — Jaci Statton, a 25-year-old mother …
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Selena Simmons-Duffin / NPR:
In Oklahoma, a woman was told to wait until she's ‘crashing’ for abortion care
In Oklahoma, a woman was told to wait until she's ‘crashing’ for abortion care
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and KFOR-TV
David Gilbert / VICE:
A Far-Right Moms Group Is Terrorizing Schools in the Name of Protecting Kids — Moms for Liberty has targeted teachers, administrators, parents, and school board members, orchestrating harassment campaigns that have left people fearing for their safety—and in some cases, their lives. — David Gilbert
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Oregonian and Media Matters for America
The Lever:
Thomas Helped Kill Eviction Ban Threatening Benefactor's Business — Harlan Crow's company said tenant protections threatened its profits. Thomas twice voted to end them while Crow lavished him with gifts. — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas voted to end federal tenant protections …
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Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
E. Jean Carroll v. Donald Trump: Trials are unpredictable, but here's the roadmap for this one — As a trial begins in writer E. Jean Carroll's lawsuit against former president Donald Trump, the United States contemplates the startling possibility that a federal jury may declare …
GOV.UK:
Microsoft / Activision deal prevented to protect innovation and choice in cloud gaming — The CMA has prevented Microsoft's proposed purchase of Activision over concerns the deal would alter the future of the fast-growing cloud gaming market, leading to reduced innovation and less choice for UK gamers over the years to come.
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Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
‘Immense And Needless Suffering’: Idaho's Abortion Ban Is Creating A Crisis Of Care — The threat of prison time under Idaho's near-total abortion ban is forcing providers to leave the state — and pregnant people are paying the price. — Panic was the first thing Dr. Kylie Cooper felt …
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Idaho Capital Sun and Raw Story