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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Proud Boys juror says group's deleted messages weighed on jury — The new interview is the first insight into the jury's deliberations in the historic Jan. 6 trial. — Jurors who convicted four Proud Boys leaders of seditious conspiracy reviewed thousands upon thousands of text messages …
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Todd Zwillich / VICE:
Inside the Proud Boys Jury — More than a dozen right-wing extremists have now been convicted of seditious conspiracy against the United States for their role in Jan. 6. … With yesterday's Proud Boys verdicts, 14 right-wing extremists have now been convicted of seditious conspiracy …
John Wagner / Washington Post:
After latest Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy convictions, Trump says Justice Dept. is ‘destroying lives’
After latest Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy convictions, Trump says Justice Dept. is ‘destroying lives’
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
May 4, 2023 — Today began with another story about yet more ties between Supreme Court …
May 4, 2023 — Today began with another story about yet more ties between Supreme Court …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump deposition in E. Jean Carroll rape defamation case released in court — The deposition of former President Donald Trump by a lawyer for E. Jean Carroll, the writer who accuses him in a civil lawsuit of raping and defaming her, was released in a court filing.
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Charles Sykes / The Atlantic:
America's Lowest Standard — Try to imagine anyone like Trump surviving in any other segment of our society—business, entertainment, sports, the military. — In one of his rare moments of naivete, Alexander Hamilton imagined that the Electoral College would afford “a moral certainty” …
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New York Times:
In Rape Trial Deposition, Trump Says Vulgar Tape Simply Reflects Truth — The former president did not disavow the “Access Hollywood” video when questioned by lawyers for E. Jean Carroll, who has accused him of attacking her. They rested their case Thursday.
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump Says Stars Get Away With Sexual Assault—'Unfortunately or Fortunately'
Trump Says Stars Get Away With Sexual Assault—'Unfortunately or Fortunately'
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Washington Post:
Judicial activist directed fees to Clarence Thomas's wife, urged ‘no mention of Ginni’ — Leonard Leo told GOP pollster Kellyanne Conway to bill nonprofit, then use money to pay spouse of Supreme Court justice — Conservative judicial activist Leonard Leo arranged for the wife …
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Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
Things Keep Looking Worse for Justice Thomas and his Billionaire Buddy
Things Keep Looking Worse for Justice Thomas and his Billionaire Buddy
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Kelsey Vlamis / Insider:
Clarence Thomas — who let a GOP megadonor foot bills for him for years — said being a Supreme Court justice ‘is not worth doing for what they pay’
Clarence Thomas — who let a GOP megadonor foot bills for him for years — said being a Supreme Court justice ‘is not worth doing for what they pay’
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New York Times:
Dianne Feinstein Has to Act — Without Senator Dianne Feinstein, there might never have been an assault weapons ban in 1994. Or the Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994. Or the revelatory report on the C.I.A.'s torture program in 2014. She has had a distinguished career in the U.S. Senate …
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The White House:
President Biden Announces Key White House Personnel — Today, President Biden announced that Neera Tanden will serve as Assistant to the President and Domestic Policy Advisor. The President also announced that Stefanie Feldman will serve as Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary.
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Politico:
Biden to name Neera Tanden as his domestic policy adviser
Biden to name Neera Tanden as his domestic policy adviser
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Politico:
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky is leaving, White House says — Walensky acknowledged the agency did not meet expectations during the pandemic and launched a reorganization. — Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who guided President Joe Biden's response …
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Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Walensky to Resign as C.D.C. Director
Walensky to Resign as C.D.C. Director
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Washington Post:
Serbia president vows to disarm nation after two mass shootings — Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic pledged to disarm the country, proposing gun-control measures on Friday after two shootings, one of them at a school, killed at least 16 people. — The rampages this week shook the Balkan nation …
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New York Times:
8 Are Dead in Shooting in Serbia, a Day After School Massacre
8 Are Dead in Shooting in Serbia, a Day After School Massacre
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Rebekah Riess / CNN:
Madison Cawthorn pleads guilty in case over bringing a loaded handgun through TSA checkpoint — Former North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn pleaded guilty Friday to bringing a loaded handgun through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport last year, according to his attorney.
Reuters:
U.K.'s ruling Conservatives punished by voters on ‘terrible’ night — A bleak set of local election results were emerging for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Friday after a year of political scandals, surging inflation and stagnant economic growth. — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservatives …
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: Inside Hunter Biden's clash with the White House — Top aides to President Biden have clashed with Hunter Biden's team over strategies for dealing with the legal battles and Republican attacks that surround the president's son. … - Hunter's team also is moving toward creating a legal defense fund …
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Emily Guskin / Washington Post:
Americans split on who they'd blame if U.S. defaults, Post-ABC poll finds — As the debate over raising the debt ceiling continues, 39 percent say they would blame congressional Republicans, while 36 percent say they would blame President Biden — A Washington Post-ABC News poll finds Americans divided …
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Politico:
DeSantis courts evangelicals with strict abortion law; opponents counterpunch in his backyard — A multi-million-dollar initiative would roll back one of DeSantis' signature policies by allowing abortion until a fetus is viable at about 24 weeks of pregnancy.
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New York Times:
Justice Dept. Intensifying Efforts to Determine if Trump Hid Documents — Prosecutors investigating the former president's handling of classified material have issued a wave of new subpoenas and obtained the confidential cooperation of a witness who worked at Mar-a-Lago.
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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
DOJ finds ‘insider witness’ in Trump Mar-a-Lago documents probe: report
DOJ finds ‘insider witness’ in Trump Mar-a-Lago documents probe: report
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ProPublica:
How Rep. James Clyburn Protected His District at a Cost to Black Democrats — The meeting was arranged in secret. On Nov. 19, 2021, the chief of staff for South Carolina's Senate Judiciary Committee texted Dalton Tresvant, a key aide to Rep. Jim Clyburn, the state's most powerful Democrat.
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Politico:
‘No other way to do it’: Biden about to go big on power plants — Historically strict EPA regulations on coal- and gas-fired power plants are due out next week. They face legal and political peril. — The Biden administration is poised to unveil its most ambitious effort yet to roll …
Washington Post:
Most of the country's missing workers are no longer missing — The U.S. economy has recovered 75 percent of the 4 million workers who stopped working due to retirements, lack of childcare and health concerns. But some industries are still struggling. — Chris McKee retired in 2018 …
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Digby's Hullabaloo, Wall Street Journal and Common Dreams