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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 …
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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 …
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Alito thinks he knows who Dobbs leaker is — and says it's not a conservative — Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. said in an interview earlier this month that he has a “pretty good idea” who leaked his draft Supreme Court opinion that overturned Roe v. Wade and its constitutional right to abortion last year …
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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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Politico:
DeSantis allies go to war with an unlikely foe: Nikki Haley — When the super PAC supporting Ron DeSantis turned its fire on Nikki Haley, it said volumes about the shifting dynamics of the 2024 campaign. — For months, the presidential primary looked like the Ron DeSantis-Donald Trump show.
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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 …
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NBC News:
'I think he's in trouble': Growing number of Ron DeSantis donors and allies hope for a shake-up
'I think he's in trouble': Growing number of Ron DeSantis donors and allies hope for a shake-up
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Aila Slisco / Newsweek:
Kevin McCarthy Urges Ron DeSantis to End Disney Feud
Kevin McCarthy Urges Ron DeSantis to End Disney Feud
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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” …
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Michael Wines / New York Times:
North Carolina Gerrymander Ruling Reflects Politicization of Judiciary Nationally — 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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Jason Zengerle / New York Times:
Fox Gambled With Its Future. Tucker Carlson Can Still Take Down the House. — For the quarter-century-plus that the Fox News Channel has been coming into America's living rooms, it has operated according to a cardinal tenet: No one at the cable network is bigger than Fox News itself.
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Ellie Hall / BuzzFeed News:
TikToker Kat Abu Is So Happy Tucker Carlson Got Fired
TikToker Kat Abu Is So Happy Tucker Carlson Got Fired
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Tucker Carlson Is Off Fox News, but Remains on Fox Nation
New York Times:
Montana Governor Signs Law Banning Transgender Care for Minors — Gov. Greg Gianforte had been urged by his son, who is nonbinary, to reject the bill. A transgender lawmaker was barred from the House floor after the debate. — HELENA, Mont. — The Republican governor of Montana …
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Kit O'Connell / The Texas Observer:
Ag Commissioner Sid Miller Doubles Down on Transphobic Dress Code
Ag Commissioner Sid Miller Doubles Down on Transphobic Dress Code
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Amy Beth Hanson / Associated Press:
Montana latest to ban gender-affirming care for trans minors
Montana latest to ban gender-affirming care for trans minors
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Victor Swezey / The Daily Beast:
Montana Lawmaker Suggests She'd Rather Her Daughter Die by Suicide Than Transition — “Someone once asked me, 'Wouldn't I just do anything to help save her?' And I really had to think and the answer was, ‘No,’” Rep. Kerri Seekins-Crowe said. — Intern — A Montana state representative …
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Montana state lawmaker's remarks about trans daughter draws backlash — State Rep. Kerri Seekins-Crowe said in a floor debate in March that her daughter “was suicidal for three years” and when asked if she'd do anything to save her, her answer was “no.” — A recent comment by a Montana state lawmaker …
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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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Alex Shephard / New Republic:
Kevin McCarthy Is Not Good at This … The debt limit bill narrowly passed by the Republican …
Kevin McCarthy Is Not Good at This … The debt limit bill narrowly passed by the Republican …
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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.
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Dennis Aftergut / Verdict:
Trump's Nonsensical Letter to Congress Attacking the DOJ's Mar-a-Lago Case Shows He Has No Defense — On Wednesday, former President Donald Trump's lawyers sent a desperate, 10-page letter to Rep. Mike Turner, chair of the House Intelligence Committee. The punch line comes in its conclusion …
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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.
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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 …
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 …
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New York Times:
U.S. Begins Overland Evacuation of American Civilians From Sudan — A bus convoy carrying about 300 U.S. citizens followed a long route previously used by other nations and the U.N. It was the first organized American evacuation effort. — NAIROBI, Kenya — A convoy of buses carrying …
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Politico:
Biden's New Hampshire mess — Presented by American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers — ‘CLEANUP IN AISLE NEW HAMPSHIRE’ — Does the name Keith Judd ring a bell? Probably not. — He's the convicted felon who, while incarcerated at a federal prison in Texas, managed to win 10 counties …
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Mary Kay Mallonee / CNN:
US Army orders aviation safety stand down following deadly helicopter crashes — The chief of staff of the US Army has grounded all Army aviators not involved in critical missions following two recent helicopter crashes that left 12 soldiers dead. — The order from Army Chief …
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Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
All 9 Supreme Court justices push back on oversight: ‘Raises more questions,’ Senate chair says — In a rare joint statement, the judges said they wanted to “provide new clarity.” — There's no conservative-liberal divide on the U.S. Supreme Court when it comes to calls for a new, enforceable ethics code.
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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 …
CNN:
When a conservative podcaster came to campus, students did not want to listen — At sunset on a beautiful spring evening on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh last week, conservative podcaster Michael Knowles was burned in effigy. Police lights flashed on several street corners, and a firetruck waited nearby.
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The Daily Beast:
Rudy Giuliani's Company Hauled Into Court Over Unpaid Phone Bill — An Atlanta-based telecom provider says it was stiffed out of more than $30,000. … Rudy Giuliani's consulting firm hasn't paid its phone bill, and the carrier is dragging the disgraced former New York City mayor's company to court over the outstanding charges.
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Brenda Goodman / CNN:
Doctors watching for more cases after mysterious cluster of brain infections strikes kids in southern Nevada — Disease detectives with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating a cluster of rare and serious brain abscesses in kids in and around Las Vegas, Nevada …
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Frost calls out GOP silence on Greene's ‘not a mother’ attack — Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) is calling out Republicans for their silence on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-Ga.) attack on American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten, in which she said the union leader is …
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Andrew Perez / The Lever:
How Biden's New Communications Director Made His Millions — Former Obama spokesperson Ben LaBolt earned millions working for Facebook, Instacart, and Union Pacific before joining the Biden White House. — In February, President Joe Biden tapped well-connected political advisor Ben LaBolt to be his new communications director.
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.
Thomas Seal / Bloomberg:
BBC Chair Resigns After Rule Breach Over Johnson Loan Offer — BBC Chairman Richard Sharp has resigned after an official inquiry found he breached rules by failing to fully disclose ties to the UK's Conservative Party leadership. — The UK government appointments watchdog commissioned …
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Alana Goodman / Washington Free Beacon:
Hunter Biden's Ex-Mistress Wants to Know Who's Paying His ‘Stable of American Super Lawyers’ — President's son says he can't afford to pay child support, has been ordered to appear in Arkansas court on Monday — Hunter Biden's ex-mistress Lunden Alexa Roberts is asking a court to force …
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nltimes.nl:
Court orders sperm donor with 550 kids to stop — A Dutch sperm donor with hundreds of children must immediately stop donating sperm, the court in The Hague ruled on Friday. Jonathan M. (41) says he has about 550 children. — The summary proceedings were filed by Stichting Donorkind …
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Patrick Whittle / ABC News:
What to know about tick, Lyme season following a mild winter — After a mild winter in the U.S., scientists are watching to see if there will be an uptick in ticks this year — PORTLAND, Maine — After a mild winter in the U.S., will there be an uptick in ticks this year?