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Washington Post:
Gunman killed neighbors, child with AR-15-style rifle, sheriff says — A man using an AR-15-style weapon shot and killed five people Friday, including an 8-year-old — an angry response to the neighbors' request that he stop shooting in his yard while their baby was trying to sleep, Texas authorities said Saturday.
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ABC News:
5 dead in Texas shooting, suspect armed with AR-15 is on the loose — The shooting took place in Cleveland, Texas — about 55 miles north of Houston. — Five people are dead after being shot in a home by a suspect armed with AR-15 style rifle, police say.
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CBS News:
5 killed in Texas shooting, including 8-year-old child; manhunt underway for suspect — A Texas man went next door with a rifle and began shooting his neighbors, killing an 8-year-old and four others inside the house, after the family asked him to stop firing rounds in his yard because their baby …
Paul J. Weber / Associated Press:
Man kills 5 in Texas after family complained about gunfire — A man went next door with a rifle and began shooting his neighbors, killing an 8-year-old and four others inside a house near Houston, after the family asked him to stop firing rounds in his yard because they were trying to sleep, authorities said Saturday.
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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
He blew the whistle on Trump's Truth Social. Now he works at Starbucks. — The former high-ranking executive of Trump's media company says he's shared 150,000 internal documents with federal investigators. Many of his new strip-mall coworkers have no idea who he is.
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Rolling Stone:
Top Fox Hosts Are Telling Friends They Could Be the Next to Go — Leak hunts, “snitches,” and anxiety reigned in the week after Fox fired Tucker Carlson … Management is on the prowl for leakers. And the leakers themselves are dodging “snitches” by putting fake names in their phone to hide incoming calls from reporters.
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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
The Kyrsten Sinema Theory of American Politics — Kyrsten Sinema knows what everybody says about her. She pretends not to read the press coverage—"I don't really care"—but she knows. She knows what her colleagues call her behind her back ("egomaniac," “traitor").
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Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
Trump ups competition with DeSantis in planning trip to Iowa — The competition between Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis is intensifying as the former president is scheduling a return trip to Iowa on the same day that the Florida governor was already going to be in the state that will kick off the Republican contest for the White House.
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Stefan Boscia / Politico:
Ron DeTedious: DeSantis underwhelms Britain's business chiefs
Ron DeTedious: DeSantis underwhelms Britain's business chiefs
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Brian Murphy / Washington Post:
LeRoy Carhart, abortion doctor whose battles reached Supreme Court, dies at 81 — LeRoy Carhart, a former Air Force surgeon who later became one of the country's few specialists in late-term abortions, defying threats and protests while spearheading two cases that went to the Supreme Court …
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Pallavi Gogoi / NPR:
The weight bias against women in the workforce is real — and it's only getting worse — “Pat, you think I eat too much?” Ginni Rometty asked her boss Pat O'Brien at IBM, more than 30 years ago. — O'Brien was talking to Rometty about her weight, exhorting her to get in “good physical shape” …
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Federal judge blocks Illinois assault weapons ban — A federal judge has temporarily blocked an assault weapons ban in Illinois, ruling that multiple plaintiffs who sued alleging that the law violates their Second Amendment rights have a “reasonable likelihood” to succeed in their argument.
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New York Times:
As Biden Runs Again, Black Voters' Frustration Bubbles — In interviews, Black voters, organizers and elected officials pointed to what some saw as unkept promises — raising questions about the enthusiasm of Democrats' most loyal voters. — President Biden began his re-election campaign …
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Joey Garrison / USA Today:
VP Kamala Harris becomes Republicans' go-to target after Biden launches 2024 reelection bid
VP Kamala Harris becomes Republicans' go-to target after Biden launches 2024 reelection bid
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Politico:
Biden's New Hampshire mess
Biden's New Hampshire mess
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John F. Harris / Politico:
How the Trump Years Weakened the Media — Reporters are on the side of the good guys, but they need to try harder to stay there. — Reporters raise their hands to ask questions during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on April 26. Francis Chung/POLITICO
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Defaulting on the national debt is much closer than anyone realizes — House Republicans and Senate Democrats cannot even agree whether they need to negotiate on the debt limit — Congressional bureau chief — Washington is lurching dangerously close to a self-induced financial calamity.
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Republicans Effectively Voted to Raise Taxes. They're Fine With That. — House GOP backed repealing clean-energy tax credits without offsetting tax cuts — WASHINGTON—Republicans finally found a tax increase they can support. — The party, united for decades around the view …
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Chris Pandolfo / Fox News:
Florida commission slaps down Trump PAC's ethics complaint against DeSantis — Florida Commission on Ethics finds MAGA Inc. chief Taylor Budowich failed to make a ‘legally sufficient complaint’ against DeSantis — The Florida Commission on Ethics has dismissed a complaint filed by allies …
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Washington Examiner, New York Post, Florida Politics and Florida's Voice
Maya Yang / The Guardian:
Giuliani admits using ‘dirty trick’ to suppress Hispanic vote in mayoral race — Former New York City mayor reveals voter suppression tactics from 1993 election to Steve Bannon and Kari Lake — Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani has admitted to a “dirty trick” that his campaign used …
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Oren Liebermann / CNN:
Russian pilots tried to ‘dogfight’ US jets over Syria, US Central Command says — Russian pilots tried to “dogfight” US jets over Syria, according to a spokesman for US Central Command, part of a recent pattern of more aggressive behavior. — The attempts have happened in several …
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
This Is What the Right-Wing Takeover of a Progressive College Looks Like — SARASOTA, Fla. — When I first met Matthew Lepinski, the faculty chair of New College of Florida, he was willing to give the right-wingers sent to remake his embattled progressive public school a chance.
Zachary B. Wolf / CNN:
Dismantling the Supreme Court's ‘misdirection’ about its own ethics — A version of this story appeared in CNN's What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. — CNN — A series of findings about Supreme Court justices failing to fully disclose gifts …
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
George Santos, Instead of Shrinking From the Spotlight, Steps Into It — Mr. Santos seems to be testing whether his notoriety will translate into a form of celebrity, if not eventual acceptance. — WASHINGTON — As he strode into a bar packed with margarita-sipping young Republicans here the other night …