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Mattathias Schwartz / Insider:
Jane Roberts, who is married to Chief Justice John Roberts, made $10.3 million in commissions from elite law firms, whistleblower documents show  — Jane Roberts was paid more than $10 million by a host of elite law firms, a whistleblower alleges.  — At least one of those firms argued …
Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
Revealed: Senate investigation into Brett Kavanaugh assault claims contained serious omissions  —  The 2018 investigation into the then supreme court nominee claimed there was ‘no evidence’ behind claims of sexual assault  —  A 2018 Senate investigation that found there was “no evidence” …
Wall Street Journal:
Justice Samuel Alito: ‘This Made Us Targets of Assassination’  —  The author of the Dobbs abortion ruling answers attacks on the court's ‘legitimacy.’ He says he thinks he knows who leaked the draft and is certain about the motive.  —  Washington  —  Justice Samuel Alito was supposed …
Michael Wines / New York Times:
North Carolina's Supreme Court Reverses Vote in Gerrymandering Case  —  When it had a Democratic majority last year, the North Carolina Supreme Court voided the state's legislative and congressional maps as illegal gerrymanders.  Now the court has a Republican majority, and says the opposite.
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
North Carolina Supreme Court clears way for partisan gerrymandering  —  This sets up a process that allows national Republicans to expand their majority in the House.  —  The North Carolina Supreme Court has overturned its own past ruling that said partisan gerrymandering is illegal …
NBC News:
Donald Trump embraces Jan. 6 defendant who wants Mike Pence executed  —  Micki Larson-Olson, who served months in jail for her actions on Jan. 6, told NBC News that politicians who certified the results of the 2020 election deserve to be be killed for treason.
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Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
In N.H. stop, Trump embraces woman convicted in Jan. 6 case
Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
Outcome of Proud Boys Trial Could Decide Trump's Fate
Discussion: Civil Discourse … and Lawfare
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Jan. 6 convict embraces Trump at campaign event, calls for Pence's execution
Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
The Ultimate Witness  —  Former vice president Mike Pence testified yesterday …
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Trump Could Definitely Beat Biden  —  Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 Republican primary is not certain.  But it now looks more than merely likely.  —  The former president boasts more than twice as much support as Ron DeSantis, leading the Florida governor by a 51-to-24 percent margin …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
How McConnell is trying to front-run Trump ahead of 2024  —  The Senate Republican leader sees a Trump nomination as complicating the task of defeating Joe Biden next year, according to confidantes.  So he's executing his own end-around.  —  As former President Donald Trump prepared …
CNN:
The DeSantis-Trump Division  —  “Hold off on the [Ron] DeSantis thing.”  —  That was the order from top Breitbart editor Matt Boyle in the company's internal Slack channel last week, instructing staffers at the far-right outlet to pause stories on the Florida governor ahead of an expected 2024 run.
Discussion: Insider and Joe.My.God.
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Biden's age trap: Risks of running at 80  —  Polls show that most voters of most ages wonder the same thing: Can President Biden really win the White House again at nearly 82 — and run it competently into age 86? … But there are so many unknowns to rolling into your mid-80s with more power than anyone on Earth.
Aila Slisco / Newsweek:
Kevin McCarthy Urges Ron DeSantis to End Disney Feud  —  Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy has joined a growing list of Republicans urging Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to reel in his crusade against Disney.  —  McCarthy said during a Thursday interview on CNBC's Squawk Box that DeSantis should attempt to …
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: Republicans worry DeSantis has erred in Disney feud
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
House Republicans walk the plank  —  Jen Kiggans had the haunted look of a woman about to walk the plank.  —  The first-term Republican from Virginia barely took her eyes off her text Wednesday as she read it aloud on the House floor.  She tripped over words and used her fingers to keep her place on the page.
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Washington Post:
Florida's book-ban frenzy targets Nora Roberts, and she's not happy  —  Tiffany Justice, co-founder of the right-wing book-purging organization Moms for Liberty, offered a righteous-sounding answer when asked this past weekend on “CBS Sunday Morning” what sort of book she wants to see remain in schools.
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Press
Nate Jones / Washington Post:
Newly released White House photos capture the day bin Laden was killed  —  A cache of newly released government photographs reveals key moments inside the White House during the 2011 raid on Osama bin Laden's compound, including images of top officials shaking hands after learning that bin Laden …
Discussion: Political Wire
Mike Baker / New York Times:
Homeless in the City Where He Was Once Mayor  —  Craig Coyner's descent onto the streets of Bend, Ore., came after decades spent fighting as a lawyer and politician for those on the edge of society.  —  BEND, Ore. — As he navigated one day last fall through a crowded grid of beds …
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
Federal Reserve Board announces the results from the review of the supervision and regulation of Silicon Valley Bank, led by Vice Chair for Supervision Barr  —  The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the results from the review of the supervision and regulation of Silicon Valley Bank …
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Jesse Bedayn / Associated Press:
Colorado governor signs gun control bills after massacre  —  Colorado's governor signed four gun control bills Friday, edging the once-purple state closer to liberal-leaning governments in California and New York just months after a shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Tucker Carlson Is Off Fox News, but Remains on Fox Nation  —  Tucker Carlson hasn't left Fox Corporation quite yet.  —  The company's Fox News Media unit has hours and hours of various specials and original programming the controversial anchor developed for the subscription-based streaming service Fox Nation …
Ellie Hall / BuzzFeed News:
TikToker Kat Abu Is So Happy Tucker Carlson Got Fired  —  The 24-year-old senior video producer watches “conservatives for work but makes fun of them for pleasure.”  —  Katherine Abughazaleh, better known to her fans as Kat Abu, was glowing.  —  It was Monday afternoon …
Phelim Kine / Politico:
China ‘is infinitely stronger than the Soviet Union ever was’  —  Welcome back to Global Insider's Friday feature: The Conversation.  Each week a POLITICO journalist shares an interview with a global thinker, politician, power player or personality.  This week, D.C.-based China Correspondent …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Joseph Bernstein / New York Times:
And in This Corner, Hailing From Dagestan, Presenting Hasbulla  —  A charismatic viral video star who stands just over three feet tall has become the most beloved man in the U.F.C. universe — even though he doesn't actually fight.  —  At an N.B.A. game between the Los Angeles Lakers …
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
A new Senate bill would curb Trump's worst judges  —  There is a solution to America's Matthew Kacsmaryk problem.  —  The United States has a Matthew Kacsmaryk problem.  —  A longtime activist for the Christian right, Kacsmaryk is the Trump-appointed judge who tried earlier this month to ban mifepristone …
Discussion: Raw Story, The Hill, Reuters and The Nation
The Intercept:
Crypto Cash Is Powering Kyrsten Sinema's Reelection Campaign … After leaving the Democratic Party last year, Kyrsten Sinema will run for reelection to the U.S. Senate as an independent in 2024, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal earlier this month.
Discussion: Reuters and Engadget
Jeet Heer / The Nation:
No, You Absolutely Do Not Have to Hand It to Tucker Carlson  —  Contra some of his leftist stans, the ousted Fox News host was not actually anti-war or an economic populist.  —  Though Tucker Carlson's abrupt departure from Fox News remains unexplained, it has all the earmarks …
Discussion: Politico and Drezner's World
Eden Villalovas / Washington Examiner:
Congress to reconsider RAP Act that would limit using lyrics as court evidence  —  The Restoring Artistic Protection Act was reintroduced in Congress, seeking to protect artists whose lyrics are used against them in court cases.  —  On Thursday, Reps. Hank Johnson (D-GA) and Jamaal Bowman …
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Top Republicans Balk at WinRed's Plan to Charge More for Online Donations  —  Republican Party leaders are opposed to a proposed price increase by the online donation-processing company, WinRed, stirring debate about the company's future.  —  A battle over a threatened price increase …
Discussion: Raw Story
BBC:
Ukraine war: Ex-BBC journalist Bondarenko killed on front line  —  Former BBC News Ukraine journalist Oleksandr Bondarenko has been killed on duty on the front line in Ukraine.  —  He volunteered for Ukraine's territorial defence at the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022 …
Aric Toler / bellingcat:
Anatomy of Three Leaked US Intelligence Documents  —  Among the documents leaked on the social messaging platform Discord in February 2023 were three purported damage assessments from recent strikes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Russian targets behind the front lines.
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
We Support Trump Because You Made Us LOL  —  It's your fault that normie Republicans are making their peace with Trump 2.0.  —  ∙ Paid  —  We had a pretty good TNB last night.  Covered a lot of ground and even got a little philosophical about the roots of fascism and communism.
Erin Griffith / New York Times:
Snap's Sales Fall for First Time as a Public Company  —  Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, reported on Thursday that its revenue had fallen for the first time since it went public as the app maker struggled to adjust to a difficult economic environment.  —  Revenue for the first quarter …
 
 
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The Economist:
The West should supply Ukraine with F-16s
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The Daily Beast:
Rudy Giuliani's Company Hauled Into Court Over Unpaid Phone Bill
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Dion Nissenbaum / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Arms Warplanes With ‘Bunker Busting’ Bombs in Message to Iran
Discussion: Fox News and Political Wire
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Montana state lawmaker's remarks about trans daughter draws backlash
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Donald Trump, Vladimir Lenin and Vladimir Leneen
Discussion: Raw Story
Rasmussen Reports:
Tucker Carlson Is More Popular Than Fox News
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Chiquita Acker / The White House:
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Bolts:
Connecticut Governor Scrambles Pardons Board and Halts Clemency
Matt Phillips / Axios:
This really doesn't look like a recession  —  Neither corporate earnings nor …
US Department of Justice:
Rensselaer County Officials Indicted for Civil Rights Conspiracy
Madison Hilly / New York Times:
Nuclear Waste Is Misunderstood
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads

 
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