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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, New Republic and Columbia Journalism Review
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, The Daily Beast and The American Conservative
Phil Boas / Arizona Republic:
Tucker Carlson had to go because he was having way too much fun at others' expense
Tucker Carlson had to go because he was having way too much fun at others' expense
Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
Ex-Tucker Producer Suing Fox News Has NINETY Recordings From the Network
Ex-Tucker Producer Suing Fox News Has NINETY Recordings From the Network
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BizPac Review, New York Daily News, The Daily Beast, The Gateway Pundit and Breitbart
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
The analyst who saw through 2022's red mirage has a prediction for Biden 2024
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
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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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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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‐ …
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Politico
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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PoliticusUSA, HuffPost and The Daily Beast
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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 Times, New York Post and RedState
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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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
Annie Karni / New York Times:
After a Hellish Start and a Honeymoon, McCarthy Faces His First Big Test — The Republican speaker has stuck to partisan bills that have kept his party united. That ends with a tough vote to raise the debt limit in exchange for spending cuts. — WASHINGTON — Grinning through 15 excruciating rounds …
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Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
McCarthy runs into a wall of corn
McCarthy runs into a wall of corn
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Elisabetta Povoledo / New York Times:
Pope Will Allow Women to Vote at Meeting of Bishops — Although it is a step forward for women, they are still barred from becoming deacons, which many advocates of female leadership in the Roman Catholic Church have pushed for. — The Vatican announced on Wednesday that the pope …
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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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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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New York Times:
Montana House to Vote on Discipline of 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. — HELENA, Mont. — Legislators …
Zach Everson / Forbes:
Ivanka Trump Ditches Attorneys In Fraud Suit, Splitting From Don Jr. And Eric — vanka 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.
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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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 …
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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John Wagner / Washington Post:
W.Va. Gov. Justice expected to announce Senate bid against Manchin on Thursday — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) is expected to announce his bid for Senate on Thursday, setting up the possibility of a marquee race in 2024 against Sen. Joe Manchin III (D) in a state that Republicans view as one of their best pickup opportunities.
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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