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Carmel Dagan / Variety:
Jerry Springer, Host of TV's Most Controversial Show, Dies at 79 — Jerry Springer, the former Cincinnati news anchor and mayor who came to preside over the controversial and extremely profitable talk show bearing his name, has died. He was 79. — According to NBC affiliate WLWT …
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TMZ.com:
Jerry Springer Dead at 79 — Jerry Springer, one of the most influential and controversial figures in TV history, has died ... TMZ has confirmed. Jerry hosted the smash hit syndicated talk show “The Jerry Springer Show” for 27 years ... and it was never a boring moment on the raucous and wild show …
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Is Trump Inevitable? Some in the GOP Are Starting To Wonder — It's still quite early, but the parade of sycophants to Mar-a-Lago worries Chris Christie and others who've rejected the ex-president. — HENNIKER, N.H. — Standing before a room filled with lightly interested college students …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Why Biden may have to forfeit the first contest in his re-election bid to Marianne Williamson or RFK Jr. — The president of the United States has a New Hampshire problem. — WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden just announced his re-election campaign, but he's already on track to sacrifice …
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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
April 2023 National Poll: Biden and Trump on Track for 2024 Rematch — April 2023 National Poll: Biden and Trump on Track for 2024 Rematch A Decade Later, Many Attitudes Surrounding Gun Policy Remain the Same BOSTON - The latest Emerson College Polling national survey of US voters finds President Biden …
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump still top 2024 Republican preference, DeSantis slipping
Politico:
Dems ready to pounce on GOP debt bill — Presented by The Alzheimer's Association — After House Republicans barely passed their debt bill, House Democrats are getting ready to pull out the playbook that worked for them in 2018 to win back the majority in 2024.
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What's next in the debt limit fight — THE TOP … This was an important step by McCarthy and his leadership team. Does it end the debt-limit debate? No, of course not. But it's the end of the beginning, to borrow a famous phrase. We have some thoughts on how this could all unfold during the next few weeks.
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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
The GOP wonks trying to get their party not to detonate the debt limit bomb — An increasingly personal spat among conservative policy nerds could have big implications as U.S. nears economic disaster — A small group of conservative budget experts is cautioning House Republicans …
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Airman Accused of Leak Has History of Racist and Violent Remarks, Filing Says — Prosecutors accused Jack Teixeira of trying to fecklessly cover up his actions and described a possible propensity toward violence. — WASHINGTON — Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman accused …
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Associated Press:
Releasing leak suspect a national security risk, feds say
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Kelsey Ables / Washington Post:
Discord leaks suspect discussed mass violence, had ‘arsenal,’ prosecutors say
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Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Trump can't stop Pence from testifying to Jan. 6 grand jury, court rules — Donald Trump cannot block his former vice president from testifying before a grand jury investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Trump lawyers offer detailed defense to Mar-a-Lago case
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Trump loses appeal to block Pence from testifying about direct communications
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Anthony L. Fisher / The Daily Beast:
Nobody Sold Out Harder Than Tucker Carlson — The Gen X culture warrior said a lot of terrible things he didn't believe because he thinks his audience is stupid—and he thirsts for money and clout. … Generation X—the relatively small and cynical generational cohort when compared to its predecessors …
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New York Times:
On Eve of Trial, Discovery of Carlson Texts Set Off Crisis Atop Fox
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
‘Worst-case scenario’: Rick Wilson on Tucker Carlson, presidential nominee
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New York Magazine:
Ron Klain on 2024 and Why Kamala Harris Is Underrated — Kara Swisher chats with Biden's ex-chief of staff about his time in the political trenches. — Ron Klain is the ultimate Democratic insider. During the Clinton administration, he served as chief of staff to Vice President Al Gore …
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Is It Sexist to Want Dianne Feinstein to Retire? — Debbie Stabenow, a Democratic colleague in the Senate, sees a double standard at work. — Last month, Senator Dianne Feinstein was hospitalized with shingles. Feinstein, who is eighty-nine, and who has held her seat in Congress …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Exclusive: Time to remove digital paywall — Time is fully removing its digital paywall beginning June 1, its CEO Jessica Sibley told Axios. … - “The opportunity to reach more audiences globally, that are younger, and that are diverse, is really important to Sam and myself,” she noted …
John Wagner / Washington Post:
W.Va. Governor Justice files to run for Senate, setting up possible clash with Manchin — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) filed the paperwork Thursday for a U.S. Senate campaign, setting up the possibility of a marquee 2024 race against Sen. Joe Manchin III (D) in a state that Republicans view …
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Ian Shapira / Washington Post:
‘DEI is dead’: At VMI, Youngkin's diversity chief slams diversity, equity, inclusion — At Virginia Military Institute, a college trying to attract more women and minorities, Martin D. Brown declares diversity is the ‘wrong mission’ — Virginia's chief diversity officer was blunt.
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Washington Post:
Inside a private portal from GOP campaigns to local news sites — Leaked screenshots show how politicians shape coverage in a local news network that's seeking to expand with help from Trump advisers — The top Republican campaigns in Illinois used a private online portal last year …
John Hanna / Associated Press:
Kansas legislators impose sweeping anti-trans bathroom law — Republican legislators in Kansas enacted possibly the most sweeping transgender bathroom law in the U.S. on Thursday, overriding the Democratic governor's veto of the measure without having a clear idea of how their new law will be enforced.
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Mike Stobbe / Associated Press:
US adult cigarette smoking rate hits new all-time low — U.S. cigarette smoking dropped to another all-time low last year, with 1 in 9 adults saying they were current smokers, according to government survey data released Thursday. Meanwhile, electronic cigarette use rose, to about 1 in 17 adults.
Tisya Mavuram / American Prospect:
The Real Tucker Carlson — A neofascist who opposes corporate globalism is still a neofascist—and a threat to democracy. … On Tuesday afternoon, the Prospect posted an article about Tucker Carlson on its home page. Focusing almost solely on Carlson's opposition to corporate globalism …
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Dana Bash will succeed John King as anchor of CNN political news show — Bash, who was married to King, will host her own daily show for the first time in her 30-year career at the network. — CNN veteran Dana Bash will replace John King, the network's chief national correspondent …
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Sylvia Westall / Bloomberg:
Fed's Jerome Powell Tricked by Russian Pranksters Posing as Zelenskiy — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell held a call with a pair of Russian pranksters posing as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, according to video shown on Russian state television.
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New York Times:
Montana G.O.P. Bars Transgender Lawmaker From House Floor — The move was the culmination of a weeklong battle between House leadership and Representative Zooey Zephyr after her impassioned comments over a bill that would prohibit care for transgender minors.
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Washington Post:
Roberts should face reality: The Supreme Court needs a code of conduct — It was never realistic to expect that Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. would go before Congress for a clobbering over Supreme Court ethics rules. But citizens are entitled to expect more from him than what they got …
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Mitchell Epner / The Daily Beast:
Jury Has Likely Decided Trump's Fate in Rape Case Already — E. Jean Carroll took the stand on Wednesday—and jurors have likely already made up their minds about whether she is telling the truth. … On the first day of trial testimony Wednesday, E. Jean Carroll took the witness stand …
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Philip Elliott / TIME:
‘No More Guns. Gone’: Why Gabby Giffords Isn't Giving Up — This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME's politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. — Gabby Giffords' black SUV rolled through the security blockade and right to the southern entrance …
Washington Post:
Florida's conservative chief justice once affirmed abortion protections — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a strict abortion ban hours after it overwhelmingly passed the Republican-led legislature this month — yet whether the law can take effect hinges on a case before the state Supreme Court.
Elizabeth Stauffer / Washington Examiner:
Tucker Carlson's enemies won't be laughing when they see what he does next — The news that Tucker Carlson, Fox News's highest-rated prime-time host, abruptly left the network sent shockwaves throughout the media world on Monday. The ladies of ABC's The View, were, of course, delirious over the development.
Curt Anderson / Associated Press:
DeSantis-backed New College board scraps 5 professors tenure — The New College of Florida trustees now dominated by conservatives appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis voted Wednesday to deny tenure to five professors, overriding concerns by faculty and students that the decision poses a threat to academic freedom.
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Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
DeJoy says USPS will keep raising prices, follow abortion pill rulings — The mail agency has made steady improvements despite persistent inflation, the postmaster general said — The U.S. Postal Service has kept unhealthy businesses alive because of its low prices, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says.
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