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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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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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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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The Hollywood Reporter, Washington Examiner, IJR and Washington Times
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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Talking Points Memo and New Republic, more at Mediagazer »
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Tucker Carlson's disparaging comments about Fox leaders led to his ouster: report
Rolling Stone:
Fox Has a Secret ‘Oppo File’ to Keep Tucker Carlson in Check, Sources Say
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Lara Seligman / Politico:
‘Good riddance’: Pentagon officials cheer Tucker Carlson's ouster
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Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
No, Tucker Carlson should not run for president
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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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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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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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Jason Lange / Reuters:
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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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. Why it matters: Harris' numbers are even worse than President Biden's (approval in the high 30%s versus low 40%s).
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John Cassidy / New Yorker:
Joe Biden's 2024 Opening Argument: It's Me or the Abyss
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Politico:
Biden v. Trump: A race for the White House with actuarial tables in the background
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Big money donors rally behind Biden as he launches his reelection bid
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Associated Press:
Asa Hutchinson formally launches 2024 campaign in Arkansas
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Myah Ward / Politico:
Top Dem super PAC starts Biden ad blitz, pledges $75 million campaign effort
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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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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senators unveil bipartisan proposal to require Supreme Court to adopt code of conduct — Sens. Angus King (I-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) have introduced a bipartisan bill to require the Supreme Court to create a new code of conduct for itself after ProPublica revealed …
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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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Karen Dolan / The Hill:
The human cost of McCarthy's debt ceiling demands would be catastrophic — President Biden said it well when he called House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) demands to gut the U.S. safety net or force a federal default “wacko.” — Whatever word for it you use …
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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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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 …
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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Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
Donald Trump needs protective order to prevent him from publicizing evidence, prosecutors say — The prosecutors pointed to Trump's propensity to post attacks on social media. — The Manhattan district attorney's office has asked the judge overseeing the criminal case against former President Donald Trump …
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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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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
U.S. and South Korea Agree to Cooperate on Nuclear Weapons — The agreement is a centerpiece of this week's state visit by President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea, who will appear with President Biden at the White House on Wednesday. — WASHINGTON — The United States will give South Korea …
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Tim Miller / Bulwark+:
Ron DeSantis Has an Elizabeth Warren Problem — THE OTHER DAY I HEARD FROM a Democratic strategist with a particularly apt comparison for the DeSantis proto-campaign that was too delicious to be spoken aloud in polite lefty company and thus has been entrusted to me.
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CNN:
Special counsel investigating January 6 interested in former Fox News producer's audiotapes, her lawyer says — Special Counsel Jack Smith has expressed interest in audio tapes recorded by former Fox News producer Abby Grossberg while she worked at the right-wing network, her lawyer said.
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Trump zeroes in on a key target of his ‘retribution’ agenda: Government workers — The former president's plan to radically change the civil service is causing “anxiety” for career officials, in no small part because it is becoming “basically doctrine” on the right.
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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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Financial Times:
Xi urges Zelenskyy to negotiate with Moscow — Telephone call marks first conversation between presidents of China and Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion last year — China's president Xi Jinping urged his Ukraine counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy to negotiate with Moscow …
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