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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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Justine McDaniel / Washington Post:
DeSantis can run for president and stay governor, Fla. lawmakers decide — Florida lawmakers on Friday cleared the path for Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to run for president without resigning as governor, approving the measure as part of a broader elections bill. — The bill, which passed …
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Politico, Associated Press, CNN, Page Array, Trending Politics Conservative, Raw Story, The Post Millennial and The Daily Caller
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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Washington Post, Washington Examiner and New York Times
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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USA Today, HuffPost, Just The News, Joe.My.God., The Hill, Florida Politics, Mediaite, BizPac Review and Breitbart
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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Bloomberg, Florida Politics and UPI
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: Republicans worry DeSantis has erred in Disney feud
The Memo: Republicans worry DeSantis has erred in Disney feud
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CNN, Miami Herald, Washington Press, RedState, Bloomberg.com, New York Daily News, Wall Street Journal, Political Wire, NBC News, American Greatness and Fox News
Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Ron DeSantis 2024 war chest twice the size of Trump's, records show
Ron DeSantis 2024 war chest twice the size of Trump's, records show
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ABC News, Axios, Politico, acecomments.mu.nu, Mediaite, Joe.My.God., Washington Examiner, Florida Politics and The Hill
Aaron McDade / Insider:
Fox News has lost half its 8 p.m. audience in just days since Tucker Carlson's firing
Fox News has lost half its 8 p.m. audience in just days since Tucker Carlson's firing
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Joe.My.God., New Republic, Associated Press, Forbes, Mediaite, Page Array, The Daily Caller, TheBlaze, Just The News and Breitbart
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Why I Can't Root for Disney's Lawsuit Against Ron DeSantis
Why I Can't Root for Disney's Lawsuit Against Ron DeSantis
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Associated Press, New Republic, Wired, Rolling Stone and CBS News
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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Bloomberg, Washington Examiner, Raw Story, PoliticusUSA, Accountable US, Pharyngula and Mock Paper Scissors
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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PoliticusUSA, Raw Story, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Digby's Hullabaloo, Washington Press, Forbes, RedState and Alternet.org
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 …
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NC Newsline, New York Magazine, CNN, NBC News, New York Daily News, Roll Call, TheBlaze, The Daily Caller, Daily Kos, ABC11, Washington Examiner and Jezebel
Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
A North Carolina court overrules itself in a case tied to a disputed election theory
A North Carolina court overrules itself in a case tied to a disputed election theory
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The Hill, National Review, Election Law Blog, Washington Times and CBS News
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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Raw Story, The Hill, Just The News, Washington Post, The Post Millennial and Washington Examiner
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NBC News:
Donald Trump embraces Jan. 6 defendant who wants Mike Pence executed
Donald Trump embraces Jan. 6 defendant who wants Mike Pence executed
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New Republic, National Review, Slate, Joe.My.God., Talking Points Memo and Insider
Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
Outcome of Proud Boys Trial Could Decide Trump's Fate
Outcome of Proud Boys Trial Could Decide Trump's Fate
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Civil Discourse … and Lawfare
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
Pence on the Stand — Plus: A new Bulwark/Lawfare collaboration. — Well, that was fast.
Pence on the Stand — Plus: A new Bulwark/Lawfare collaboration. — Well, that was fast.
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The Status Kuo, BizPac Review, Raw Story, Daily Kos and Twin Cities
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Jan. 6 convict embraces Trump at campaign event, calls for Pence's execution
Jan. 6 convict embraces Trump at campaign event, calls for Pence's execution
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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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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 …
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Jason Zengerle / New York Times:
Tucker Carlson Isn't Going Anywhere
Tucker Carlson Isn't Going Anywhere
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Jeet Heer / The Nation:
No, You Absolutely Do Not Have to Hand It to Tucker Carlson
No, You Absolutely Do Not Have to Hand It to Tucker Carlson
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Politico and Drezner's World
Mary Yang / NPR:
Fired Tucker Carlson producer: Misogyny and bullying ‘trickles down from the top’
Fired Tucker Carlson producer: Misogyny and bullying ‘trickles down from the top’
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Raw Story, The Wrap, PoliticusUSA, Townhall, RedState, The Western Journal, TheBlaze, PJ Media and The Dispatch
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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Florida Politics, Blue Virginia and Stars & Stripes
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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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Digby's Hullabaloo, 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 …
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Political Wire
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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Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
Fed Slams Its Own Oversight of Silicon Valley Bank in Post-Mortem
Fed Slams Its Own Oversight of Silicon Valley Bank in Post-Mortem
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Politico, The Information, The Hill, SFist, KSNG-TV, WPRI-TV, AAF, Semafor, The San Francisco Standard, Accountable US, Revolving Door Project, Mercury News, Bloomberg and NPR
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 …
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 …
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The Colorado Sun, New Republic, The Hill, Washington Examiner, Just The News, Joe.My.God. and NBC10 Philadelphia
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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Al-Monitor, The Sun, BBC and Washington Post
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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The Daily Beast and Joe.My.God.
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 …
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Media Matters for America
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 …
Chiquita Acker / The White House:
Clemency Recipient List — Today, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is commuting the sentences of 31 individuals. — Offense: Possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine (Southern District of Mississippi). — Sentence: 120 months of imprisonment …
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sentencing.typepad.com, The Daily Caller and Bloomberg
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.
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 …
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Raw Story, The Hill, Reuters and The Nation
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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Raw Story