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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jan. 6 rioter in pink beret identified after ex spotted her in a viral FBI tweet — “It's just going to be one of those things for me. I dated this girl that was on the FBI's most wanted list.” — WASHINGTON — The breakthrough in the FBI investigation started inside a Joann Fabric and Crafts store.
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Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
GOP moderates privately panic over debt ceiling deal — Some House Republicans are fretting about whether they'd be able to pass a watered-down version of their debt ceiling bill once the terms are negotiated with Senate Democrats and the White House, Axios has learned.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump's affair was huge tabloid news. Now it's apparently news to him. — Trump claimed in a deposition that he couldn't remember if he was seeing Marla Maples before his divorce. It would be quite a thing to forget. — Even for a former president known to tell the occasional whopper or 30,000, it's hard to top this one.
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Beatrice Peterson / ABC News:
DOJ secures longest sentence yet for convicted Jan. 6 defendant — Peter Schwartz has been sentenced to 14 years behind bars. — The Department of Justice secured its most severe sentence for a convicted Jan. 6 defendant yet — a marked victory for the government as it pursues those accused of attempting an insurrection.
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Jan Wolfe / Wall Street Journal:
Proud Boys Step Up Activity After Jan. 6 Attack, Despite Criminal Convictions — Far-right group flourishes as it pivots from denying 2020 election toward cultural issues — WASHINGTON—The Proud Boys organization has expanded its reach since Jan. 6, 2021, researchers say …
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Politico:
DOJ cites threats to democracy on Jan. 6 in push for steep Oath Keepers sentences
DOJ cites threats to democracy on Jan. 6 in push for steep Oath Keepers sentences
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Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
U.S. seeks 25 years in prison for Rhodes in first Jan. 6 sedition case
U.S. seeks 25 years in prison for Rhodes in first Jan. 6 sedition case
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Dan Petegorsky / Common Dreams:
How Does Leonard Leo Hide All His Right-Wing Dark Money? Here's One Way — Newly released tax filings by Schwab Charitable—one of the nation's largest sponsors of what are called donor-advised funds—offers another major piece of information on how this “dark money” moves. — Inequality.Org
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BBC:
Dozens of protesters arrested during Coronation — Dozens of people have been arrested during the King's Coronation, including the leader of a prominent anti-monarchy group. — London's Metropolitan Police said 52 arrests were made for a range of reasons, and all remain in custody.
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Jonathan Lemire / Politico:
Bracing for impact: Biden world preps for Hunter Biden fallout — Biden aides are more worried about the personal toll it will take on the president as a father. — The White House is bracing for the political fallout from the charging decision in the Hunter Biden case.
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Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
Biden defends son Hunter ahead of possible federal tax, gun charges
Biden defends son Hunter ahead of possible federal tax, gun charges
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David Rising / Associated Press:
Ukraine downs Russian hypersonic missile with US Patriot — Ukraine's air force claimed Saturday to have downed a Russian hypersonic missile over Kyiv using newly acquired American Patriot defense systems, the first known time the country has been able to intercept one of Moscow's most modern missiles.
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New York Times:
War, Weapons and Conspiracy Theories: Inside Airman Teixeira's Online World — A review of more than 9,500 messages obtained by The New York Times offers important clues about the mind-set of a young airman implicated in a vast leak of government secrets. — Jack Teixeira …
James Herron / Bloomberg:
Russian Pro-War Novelist Zakhar Prilepin Injured in Car Bombing — Russian pro-war novelist and politician Zakhar Prilepin was injured and his driver killed in a car bombing as he was returning from Ukraine's occupied territories, according to media reports.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Eight false Trump electors have accepted immunity deals, lawyer says — The new revelation is the latest sign that a Georgia prosecutor is advancing her investigation into Donald Trump's bid to subvert the 2020 election. — Eight Republican activists who falsely claimed …
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CNN:
At least 8 fake electors have been granted immunity in the Georgia Trump investigation
At least 8 fake electors have been granted immunity in the Georgia Trump investigation
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Laura Ungar / Associated Press:
Abortion pill legal challenge threatens miscarriage care — Less than a year after losing her daughter Emilia at five days old, Jillian Phillips suffered a miscarriage. — It was Halloween weekend in 2016, and her doctor said she could wait for it to end naturally, have a surgical procedure or take medication.
David Mark / Washington Examiner:
Donald Trump steals Iowa spotlight from would-be 2024 rival Ron DeSantis — Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) was set to dominate Iowa — and national — political news coverage with his appearances at Republican fundraising events on May 13. But former President Donald Trump was never going to let that happen.
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Raw Story:
Trio of Texas churches donated to political candidate despite clear IRS prohibition — ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. — Three churches in West Texas have made financial contributions …