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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 …
Washington Post:
Trump is racking up GOP endorsements, even amid criminal jeopardy — The former president is consolidating support among GOP members of Congress and others, even as he faces a thicket of legal woes — Former president Donald Trump, fighting criminal charges in New York and multiple …
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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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NBC News:
Ron DeSantis is set to jump into the 2024 presidential fray in mid-May
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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 …
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 …
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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.
Punchbowl News:
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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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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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.
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Anthony L. Fisher / The Daily Beast:
Nobody Sold Out Harder Than Tucker Carlson
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Charlie Nash / Mediaite:
Tucker Carlson Drops First Video After Fox News Ouster
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
‘Worst-case scenario’: Rick Wilson on Tucker Carlson, presidential nominee
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Tisya Mavuram / American Prospect:
The Real Tucker Carlson
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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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Kelsey Ables / Washington Post:
Discord leaks suspect discussed mass violence, had ‘arsenal,’ prosecutors say — New evidence filed in Massachusetts District Court suggests Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guard member suspected of leaking a trove of classified military intelligence, had a history of making violent comments …
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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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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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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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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 …
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 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 …
Angela Andaloro / People.com:
Dwyane Wade Says Family Is His Motivation for Having Left Florida: ‘Would Not Be Accepted’ (Exclusive) — Dwyane Wade says he keeps his whole family's needs in consideration when making big decisions, like where to live, in his sitdown with Rachel Nichols — Dwyane Wade is talking about part …
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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.
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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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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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.
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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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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Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Parents of gunman who killed five at a Louisville bank wracked by grief and confusion — Todd and Lisa Sturgeon, in an exclusive interview with NBC's “TODAY” show, said they are trying to find the right time to reach out to their son's victims in a “respectful” manner.
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