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On Eve of Trial, Discovery of Carlson Texts Set Off Crisis Atop Fox — Private messages sent by Tucker Carlson that had been redacted in legal filings showed him making highly offensive remarks that went beyond the comments of his prime-time show. — The day before Dominion Voting Systems …
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Anthony L. Fisher / The Daily Beast:
Nobody Sold Out Harder Than Tucker Carlson
Nobody Sold Out Harder Than Tucker Carlson
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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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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump still top 2024 Republican preference, DeSantis slipping — Poll also shows President Biden with a strong lead over his Democratic challengers — Former President Donald Trump maintains his advantage in the 2024 Republican presidential nomination race …
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NBC News:
Ron DeSantis is set to jump into the 2024 presidential fray in mid-May — The Florida governor is poised to launch his presidential exploratory committee next month. — TALLAHASSEE — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is poised to jump into the presidential fray as soon as mid-May …
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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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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 …
Punchbowl News:
4/27/23 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM — 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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CNN:
House votes to pass debt ceiling bill in win for McCarthy
House votes to pass debt ceiling bill in win for McCarthy
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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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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Trump loses appeal to block Pence from testifying about direct communications — Former President Donald Trump has lost an emergency attempt to block former Vice President Mike Pence from testifying about their direct conversations, in the latest boost to a federal criminal investigation examining Trump's …
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Trump lawyers offer detailed defense to Mar-a-Lago case
Trump lawyers offer detailed defense to Mar-a-Lago case
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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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Shaylee Ragar / NPR:
Montana House votes to formally punish transgender lawmaker, Rep. Zooey Zephyr
Montana House votes to formally punish transgender lawmaker, Rep. Zooey Zephyr
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Associated Press:
Montana transgender lawmaker barred by GOP from House floor
Montana transgender lawmaker barred by GOP from House floor
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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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LZ Granderson / Los Angeles Times:
Disney's lawsuit will show what DeSantis' war on LGBTQ+ allies is really about
Disney's lawsuit will show what DeSantis' war on LGBTQ+ allies is really about
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Associated Press:
Releasing leak suspect a national security risk, feds say — The Massachusetts Air National guardsman accused of leaking highly classified military documents kept an arsenal of weapons, talked of “violence and murder” on a social media platform and an “assassination van,” …
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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Airman Accused of Leak Has History of Racist and Violent Remarks, Filing Says
Airman Accused of Leak Has History of Racist and Violent Remarks, Filing Says
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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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Chris McGreal / The Guardian:
Judge rebukes Trump for ‘entirely inappropriate’ post before E Jean Carroll testimony
Judge rebukes Trump for ‘entirely inappropriate’ post before E Jean Carroll testimony
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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.
Ben Casselman / New York Times:
U.S. Economy Grew at 1.1% Rate in First Quarter — The gross domestic product increased for the third straight quarter as consumer spending remained robust despite higher interest rates. — Higher interest rates took a toll on the U.S. economy in early 2023, but free-spending consumers …
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Paul Wiseman / Associated Press:
US economic growth likely slowed in January-March quarter
US economic growth likely slowed in January-March quarter
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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.
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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Mediaite
Slate:
John Roberts Is Acting Like Justices Are Kings — Last Thursday, Sen. Dick Durbin invited Chief Justice John Roberts to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about, well, to put it directly—the Supreme Court's diaphanous ethics regime. On Tuesday evening, in his letter to Durbin …
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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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Florida Politics and The Daily Caller
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 …
Institute for the Study of War:
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 26, 2023 — April 26, 5pm ET — Click here to see ISW's interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report. — Click here to access ISW's archive of interactive …
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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Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Biden cheat sheet shows he had advance knowledge of journalist's question — A cheat sheet held by President Biden during a Wednesday press conference revealed that the 80-year-old commander in chief had advance knowledge of a question from a journalist. — “How are YOU squaring …
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
April 26, 2023 — [Warning: the third and fourth paragraphs of this piece refer to the E. Jean Carroll lawsuit.] — Well, the Republicans did it. After middle-of-the-night negotiations to include more of the far right's wish list, House Republicans passed a bill agreeing to a short-term raising …
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The Hill
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
April 2023 National Poll: Biden and Trump on Track for 2024 Rematch — Home Polls 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 …
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Washington Examiner
Ted Barrett / CNN:
GOP revolts against bill to study cannabis to help veterans with pain and PTSD — A group of Senate Republicans Wednesday unexpectedly rejected efforts to advance a bipartisan bill that would direct the Veterans Affairs Department to carry out studies and clinical trials on the use of cannabis to treat veterans' chronic pain and PTSD.