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Jim Newell / Slate:
A Brief, Concerning Conversation With Dianne Feinstein — “Oh, you're an eager one,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein said as the elevator door opened and she saw me on Tuesday afternoon. — The senior California senator had just voted, after returning to the Senate last week after an extended absence following a case of shingles.
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Benjamin Oreskes / Los Angeles Times:
Feinstein responds to questions about her absence from Washington — With the help of a staff member, Sen. Diane Feinstein rose from her wheelchair, gripped his arm, and walked onto the floor and cast her second vote of the week. She voted against a plan to nullify s ome criminal justice reforms …
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Hanna Holthaus / Florida Times Union:
Democrat Donna Deegan becomes first female mayor of Jacksonville — Democrat Donna Deegan will serve as the first female mayor of Jacksonville.. — After months of hard campaigning and millions of dollars spent between both sides, Degan won the highly contested election against Republican Daniel Davis.
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Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Florida Democrats flip the Jacksonville mayor's office in a major upset — Jacksonville was the largest city in the country with a GOP mayor, and the Republican candidate Tuesday had the backing of Gov. Ron DeSantis. — Democrat Donna Deegan won the Jacksonville mayoral race Tuesday night …
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Andrew Pantazi / The Tributary:
Democrat Donna Deegan wins election to become Jacksonville's first female mayor — Former TV anchor Donna Deegan beat JAX Chamber CEO Daniel Davis in a stunning upset for Jacksonville mayor, becoming the first woman ever and only the second Democrat to win a mayor's race here in three decades despite Davis outraising her four-to-one.
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Erik Uebelacker / The Daily Beast:
Florida Dems Shock GOP With Jacksonville Mayor Win
Florida Dems Shock GOP With Jacksonville Mayor Win
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The Colorado Sun:
Lauren Boebert files for divorce from her husband — U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert has filed for divorce from her husband, Jayson, the Garfield County Republican announced Tuesday. — The couple has been married for roughly two decades. — “It is with a heavy weight on my heart that I have filed for divorce from my husband.
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The Daily Beast:
Lauren Boebert's Heartbroken Husband Says He Still Loves Her Despite Divorce — The “family values” congresswoman cited “irreconcilable differences” for the break-up, while her husband of 20 years allegedly lashed out at a process server. — Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) …
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Washington Post:
Intrusion at national security adviser's home under investigation — Secret Service is investigating how unidentified man entered Jake Sullivan's home undetected by his protective detail — The U.S. Secret Service is investigating how a man entered the home of President Biden's national security adviser …
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Washington Post:
North Carolina bans abortion past 12 weeks, overriding governor veto — The North Carolina legislature banned most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy Tuesday evening, voting to override the veto of Gov. Roy Cooper (D), as legislators in Nebraska prepared to weigh in on a similar measure.
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Statement from White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on North Carolina's Abortion Ban — Today, Republican state legislators in North Carolina overturned Governor Roy Cooper's veto of a dangerous bill that is out of touch with the majority of North Carolinians and will make it even more difficult …
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Shefali Luthra / The 19th:
Republicans in North Carolina override veto of 12-week abortion ban
Republicans in North Carolina override veto of 12-week abortion ban
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Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
North Carolina Republicans Override Veto, Allowing 12-Week Abortion Ban To Become Law
North Carolina Republicans Override Veto, Allowing 12-Week Abortion Ban To Become Law
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Yair Rosenberg / The Atlantic:
Elon Musk Among the Anti-Semites — Criticizing George Soros is not inherently anti-Semitic. But presenting him as a literal comic book villain certainly is. — Last night, Elon Musk made two rookie social-media mistakes: He tweeted after 10 p.m., and he echoed paranoid anti-Semitic conspiracy theorists.
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Washington Post:
Musk says George Soros ‘hates humanity,’ compares him to Jewish supervillain
Musk says George Soros ‘hates humanity,’ compares him to Jewish supervillain
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Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Elon Musk Says George Soros, Who Just Dumped His Tesla Stock, ‘Hates Humanity’
Elon Musk Says George Soros, Who Just Dumped His Tesla Stock, ‘Hates Humanity’
Donald Moynihan / The Bulwark:
When a Shitposter Runs a Social Media Platform
When a Shitposter Runs a Social Media Platform
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Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:
George Santos Called On To Resign Tonight Before Expulsion Vote — Rep. Daniel Garcia (D-CA) called on George Santos to resign tonight before the House votes on Wednesday to expel him. — Video of Rep. Garcia: — Rep. Garcia said on MSNBC's All In with Chris Hayes:
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Olivia Beavers / Politico:
House GOP leaders reassure their Santos critics after Dems launch expulsion push — During a private meeting held just after Democrats pitched a surprise resolution ejecting Santos from office, Republican leaders briefed his fellow New Yorkers on the options.
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
No need to shoot The Messenger: Its muddled ideas are doing the job — The new site from the former owner of The Hill — backed by $50 million — feels like a remnant of an earlier age. — command-f, c, a, r, r, o, l, l. — That was the first thing I typed when I saw that new news startup …
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Molly Jong-Fast / Vanity Fair:
Donald Trump's Election Lies Are His Superpower in the GOP Primary
Donald Trump's Election Lies Are His Superpower in the GOP Primary
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
DeSantis, Trump endorsement fight takes bizarre turn
DeSantis, Trump endorsement fight takes bizarre turn
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Politico:
Senators dismiss happy talk after Biden-McCarthy debt sitdown — Congressional leaders left their White House meeting praising a new format for debt talks they hoped would be more productive. Senate Democrats aren't reassured. — Congressional leaders engaged in a lot of happy talk …
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Disney Argues New Florida Law Nullifies DeSantis-Backed Suit — The company wants a state court case involving development at Disney World dismissed, saying actions by the Florida governor and his allies made it moot. — Florida legislation that was designed to hamstring Disney could end …
Saul Elbein / The Hill:
Texas passes bill stripping authority from cities — A sweeping Texas bill stripping authority from cities passed the state Senate Tuesday and is now headed to the governor's desk. — House Bill 2127 takes large domains of municipal governing — from payday lending laws to regulations …
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Samantha Gholar / Sarasota Herald-Tribune:
Civil rights leader to deliver keynote at New College alternative graduation — Organizers of the New College of Florida graduating Class of 2023 student-led “Commencement On Our Terms” have announced civil rights leader and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Maya Wiley …
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
CNN's CEO stands by Trump town hall but acknowledges production weaknesses, sources say — After re-watching Donald Trump's town hall from last week, CNN CEO Chris Licht would have liked to do certain things differently from a production standpoint. — The lessons could be used by CNN …
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Associated Press:
Massachusetts US Attorney Rachael Rollins to resign after Justice Department ethics probe — Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins will resign after a monthslong ethics investigation by the Justice Department's inspector general into her appearance at a political fundraiser and other potential issues, her attorney said Tuesday.
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Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Senate GOP Covid origins probe finds circumstantial evidence but no ‘smoking gun’ to support lab leak theory — A Republican-led investigation into the origins of Covid-19 has unearthed additional, though circumstantial, evidence supporting the theory that the virus likely escaped from a lab in Wuhan …
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Jewish Insider:
White House faces pressure from the left to buck mainstream antisemitism definition — The Biden administration is close to completing a national antisemitism strategy, but the question of how it will define antisemitism remains in flux — As the White House prepares to release …
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Dana Kennedy / New York Post:
Parents hit out at Waldorf school's explicit sex ed curriculum featuring graphic pictures: ‘Nauseous’ — Parents at the progressive Waldorf School of Garden City, Long Island, are angry and some are threatening to pull their kids out school because of new mandatory sex education for fifth graders …
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Matthew Knott / Sydney Morning Herald:
Biden's 11th hour Quad snub a disappointment, a mess and a gift to Beijing — Anthony Albanese's disappointment is Xi Jinping's victory. — Joe Biden's decision to pull out of next week's Quad leaders' summit in Sydney is a personal blow for the prime minister, who was preparing to bask …
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Republicans Question Officials Who Cast Doubt on Hunter Biden Laptop Contents — House G.O.P. lawmakers who claim the federal government has tried to damage conservatives have seized on a 2020 letter signed by 51 former intelligence officials as a prime piece of evidence. — Reporting from Washington
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Hanna Trudo / The Hill:
Cherelle Parker beats back progressive challenge in Philadelphia mayoral primary — Cherelle Parker was projected to win the Philadelphia Democratic mayoral primary Tuesday night, according to The Associated Press, a victory that propels her to the general election while at the same …
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Haley says NY governor should pardon Daniel Penny in subway case — GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley said New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) should pardon Daniel Penny, who was arrested in relation to the killing of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway earlier this month.
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Jill Lawless / Associated Press:
Salman Rushdie warns free expression under threat in rare public address after attack — Writer Salman Rushdie has made a public speech, nine months after being stabbed and seriously injured onstage, warning that freedom of expression in the West is under its most severe threat in his lifetime.
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Brian Mann / NPR:
Cops say they're being poisoned by fentanyl. Experts say the risk is ‘extremely low’ — Last December, Officer Courtney Bannick was on the job for the Tavares, Fla., police department when she came into contact with a powder she believed was street fentanyl.
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Luke Gentile / Washington Examiner:
Riley Gaines details ‘traumatic’ experience with Lia Thomas and SFSU assault — Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines described the “traumatic” experience she and other female athletes endured while sharing a locker room with transgender athlete Lia Thomas at the NCAA championships …
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Tim Arango / New York Times:
Can Reparations Bring Black Residents Back to San Francisco? — San Francisco has proposed the nation's most ambitious reparations plan, including $5 million cash payments and housing aid that aims to bring people back. — SAN FRANCISCO — Standing at the stoop of her childhood home …