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JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Columbus, Ohio Assumes All the Deposits of First Republic Bank, San Francisco, California — WASHINGTON — First Republic Bank, San Francisco, California, was closed today by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation …
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Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Gift to the 2024 Race: The Punch-Down Primary — Republicans in the 2024 race seem content to go after their weaker rivals—at least for now. — With Donald Trump holding a commanding lead on the rest of the 2024 GOP field, you'd think everyone else would focus on the frontrunner.
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Tony Czuczka / Bloomberg:
Tim Scott Teases May 22 Announcement for 2024 Presidential Bid
Tim Scott Teases May 22 Announcement for 2024 Presidential Bid
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Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
Tim Scott sets May 22 announcement for 2024 presidential bid
Tim Scott sets May 22 announcement for 2024 presidential bid
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell insists he's sitting out debt talks — to disbelief — Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) insists he will not come up with a rescue plan this time as Republicans and a Democratic president battle over the debt limit. — McConnell has a long history of negotiating …
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Robert Draper / New York Times:
Kyrsten Sinema's Party of One — What the Arizona senator's breakup with the Democrats means for American politics. — Kyrsten Sinema was standing a few yards from the border wall with four Republican members of Congress. The men were staring balefully at a row of nearby portable toilets …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Student sentenced to 10 days in jail for peaceful protest of anti-trans policies — Alex Barnett, a junior at the University of Central Arkansas, was sentenced to 10 days behind bars for participating in a peaceful protest of anti-trans policies imposed by a local school board.
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
New York Stock Exchange exec mulling Michigan Senate bid — John Tuttle has deep ties in the state. — The vice chair of the New York Stock Exchange is considering a run for Senate in Michigan, where Republicans have been searching for a candidate for retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow's seat.
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Washington Post:
Why are Americans shooting strangers and neighbors? ‘It all goes back to fear’ — Steve Bridges had just parked his pickup truck at the Texas Boot Factory when he saw a man — White, maybe 55 or 60 — step out of the car beside him and slip a gun under his belt.
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Balloon Juice
Dan Friedman / Mother Jones:
Maybe Becoming President Takes More Than Just Being a Dick — Did Ron DeSantis draw the wrong lesson from Trump? — The success of Donald Trump, an asshole who became president, created a fallacy: Americans want an asshole as their president. This misapprehension greatly appeals …
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Harry Enten / CNN:
How bad is it for Ron DeSantis? He's polling at RFK Jr.'s level
How bad is it for Ron DeSantis? He's polling at RFK Jr.'s level
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Wall Street Journal:
Air National Guard Plays Outsize Role in Air Force Drone Strikes, Military Data Show — Leak case shows how state-based force rose to forefront of U.S. intelligence gathering and drone-strike efforts — The Air National Guard, at the center of an investigation into the leak of highly classified documents …
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Ben Jacobs / Vox:
The secret delegate battle that will decide the 2024 Republican nominee — The battle for delegates is chaotic, expensive, and widely misunderstood — and can make or break a presidential candidate. — One of the great reminders for many Americans during the course of Donald Trump's …
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Raw Story, Twin Cities and The Atlantic
Eugene Daniels / Politico:
How Jill Biden helped Joe get to yes on running for reelection at 80 — She is the not-so-secret weapon behind her husband. And unlike four years ago, she didn't have reservations before he chose to run. — Four years ago, Jill Biden was hesitant about her husband making a White House run …
Michelle Cottle / New York Times:
A Hot Mess in the Georgia Republican Party — Here's a head scratcher for you: What happens when the leadership of a political party becomes so extreme, so out of touch with its voters, that it alienates many of its own activists and elected officials? And what happens when some of those officials set …
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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Lightfoot sends letter to Abbott urging him not to send any more migrants — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) sent a letter to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Sunday urging him to not bus any more migrants to Chicago, calling his move “inhumane and dangerous.”
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The Hill:
Texas baseball player hit by gunfire during game — TEXARKANA, Texas (KTAL/KMSS) - A baseball player with Texas A&M University-Texarkana was hospitalized after being struck by a stray bullet during a game Saturday evening. — Texarkana Texas Police said officers were called to a shooting …
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