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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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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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Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Biden took ‘hard look’ at his age, would run even if Trump wasn't — Biden told ABC's Mary Bruce he respects voters taking a look at his age. — President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he respects Americans taking a “hard look” at whether his age is a factor and to decide if he's fit to serve as he seeks a second term.
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Washington Post:
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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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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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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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Big money donors rally behind Biden as he launches his reelection bid
Big money donors rally behind Biden as he launches his reelection bid
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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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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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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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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Tucker Carlson's disparaging comments about Fox leaders led to his ouster: report
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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Washington Post:
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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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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Bloomberg:
Biden Open to Debt-Limit Meeting With McCarthy If Default Is Ruled Out
Biden Open to Debt-Limit Meeting With McCarthy If Default Is Ruled Out
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Fox News:
Americans are on the hook for this crazy amount of debt. Republicans want to return sanity to fiscal talks
Americans are on the hook for this crazy amount of debt. Republicans want to return sanity to fiscal talks
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Punchbowl News:
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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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Diego Mendoza / Semafor:
Steve Bannon associate sentenced to more than 4 years in ‘We Build the Wall’ scam
Steve Bannon associate sentenced to more than 4 years in ‘We Build the Wall’ scam
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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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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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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” …
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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David Sirota / The Lever:
Thomas Helped Kill Eviction Ban Threatening Benefactor's Business
Thomas Helped Kill Eviction Ban Threatening Benefactor's Business
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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.
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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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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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 …
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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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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Reem Nadeem / Pew Research Center:
Nearly a Year After Roe's Demise, Americans' Views of Abortion Access Increasingly Vary by Where They Live — In states with abortion bans, a rise in the share of adults saying it should be easier to access abortion in the area where they live — In states with abortion bans …
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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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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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