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Patrick Smith / NBC News:
Driver arrested and Nazi flag seized after truck crashes into security barriers near the White House — The driver of the U-Haul truck faces multiple charges after the Monday night incident, which the Secret Service said may have been intentional. — A driver was arrested and a Nazi flag …
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Nathan Howard / Reuters:
Driver detained as truck crashes near White House; Nazi flag found — The U.S. Secret Service said it had detained the driver of a rented box truck that crashed into security barriers near the White House on Monday night, perhaps intentionally, but that there were no injuries or ongoing danger.
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CNN:
U-Haul driver faces multiple charges after crashing into a security barrier near White House in Lafayette Square, police say — The driver of a U-Haul who crashed into a security barrier in Lafayette Square near the White House Monday night was arrested on multiple charges …
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Troy Pope / wusa9.com:
U-Haul truck smashes into security barrier near White House, driver arrested — Investigators say the 19-year-old driver intentionally crashed into the gates on the outside of Lafayette Park. — WASHINGTON — The Secret Service is investigating after a U-Haul crashed into Lafayette Square, across the street from the White House.
New York Times:
Prosecutors Sought Records on Trump's Foreign Business Deals Since 2017 — The special counsel scrutinizing the former president's handling of classified documents issued a subpoena to the Trump Organization seeking records related to seven countries. — Federal prosecutors overseeing …
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Here's How Bad CNN's Post-Trump Town Hall Ratings Have Been — This reporting is featured in this week's edition of Confider, The Daily Beast's media newsletter. Subscribe here and send your questions, tips, and complaints here. — More than a week after CNN's disastrous town hall …
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
As funds run short, Treasury asks agencies if payments can be made later — Senior Biden aides are rummaging through the nation's books, looking for new ways to conserve cash while Washington battles over the debt ceiling — The Treasury Department has asked federal agencies whether …
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Washington Examiner and Robert Reich
Washington Post:
GOP extortion has backed Biden into a corner. He still has a way out. — As America hurtles toward default on its debts and the subsequent economic cataclysm, it's looking as if President Biden is running out of options. He still has a way out — remaining prepared to invoke the 14th Amendment …
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Alex Shephard / New Republic:
The Democrats Have Already Lost the Debt Ceiling Fight
The Democrats Have Already Lost the Debt Ceiling Fight
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Joseph Zeballos-Roig / Semafor:
White House tries to quell Democratic fears as it negotiates on the debt limit
White House tries to quell Democratic fears as it negotiates on the debt limit
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Wall Street Journal, Cyprus Mail and Alaska Beacon
Axios:
Scoop: Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin reconsiders 2024 bid — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is reconsidering a bid for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, after earlier taking himself out of the race as polls made former President Trump look increasingly formidable, top Republican sources tell Axios.
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Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
7 news outlets reimagining political journalism in smart ways — Political journalism is in crisis. Over the past few months, BuzzFeed News, FiveThirtyEight, Vice and a number of other outlets that specialize in political news have substantially cut staffing and coverage.
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
The looming existential crisis for cable news — The number of cable subscribers, dropping for years, just took a record-breaking plunge. Sooner or later, it will hurt news channels' bottom line. — After a week of promotion and controversy, CNN staged a live town hall telecast …
Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
E. Jean Carroll Seeks New Damages From Trump for Comments on CNN — The former president's repeated denials that he sexually abused Ms. Carroll “show the depth of his malice” and merit heavy damages, her lawyer wrote. — E. Jean Carroll, who this month won $5 million in damages …
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Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
DeSantis envisions shaping ‘7-2 conservative majority’ on Supreme Court — The Florida governor suggested that Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, John G. Roberts Jr. and Sonia Sotomayor could all retire over the next two presidential terms — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis previewed …
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Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Free Advice for Ron DeSantis: Don't Run for President
Free Advice for Ron DeSantis: Don't Run for President
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Steve Henson / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers apologize and invite Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to Pride Night — Less than a week after removing the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence from their lineup, the Dodgers on Monday re-invited the organization to Pride Night amid backlash from LGBTQ+ and civil rights groups as well as local politicians and even Dodgers employees.
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Grayson Weir / OutKick:
DODGERS RE-INVITE ANTI-CATHOLIC DRAG GROUP TO PRIDE NIGHT, ISSUE APOLOGY TO LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY DESPITE LETTER FROM MARCO RUBIO
DODGERS RE-INVITE ANTI-CATHOLIC DRAG GROUP TO PRIDE NIGHT, ISSUE APOLOGY TO LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY DESPITE LETTER FROM MARCO RUBIO
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Trump Organization finishes last in brand reputation survey for second straight year — The Trump Organization, the company led by former President Trump and his family, finished last in an Axios Harris survey of brand reputations for the second year in a row.
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Joe Duhownik / Courthouse News Service:
Kari Lake loses election challenge — A county judge says Lake provided no evidence that mail-in ballot signature verification wasn't conducted during the 2020 Arizona General Election. — MESA, Ariz. (CN) — Katie Hobbs is rightfully Arizona's 24th governor, a county judge ruled for the second time Monday.
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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Charlie Kirk's ‘Turning Point’ Pivots to Christian Nationalism — The organization founded to promote the free market sure is spending a lot of time promoting attacks on the separation of church and state … Its mission, as recorded with the IRS since 2012, is to enlighten students about …
Sommer Brugal / Miami Herald:
Miami-Dade K-8 bars elementary students from 4 library titles following parent complaint — A K-8 school in Miami-Dade County last month issued restrictions for elementary-aged students on three books and one poem after a parent objected to five titles, claiming they included topics …
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Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
Trump to appear remotely in N.Y. criminal court to hear judge's warnings — NEW YORK — Former president Donald Trump will appear remotely in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday so that a judge can warn him not to share evidence provided to his lawyers as part of pretrial discovery …
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Graham Kates / CBS News:
Trump to appear by video Tuesday for hearing in Manhattan criminal case
Trump to appear by video Tuesday for hearing in Manhattan criminal case
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Robert Reich:
How DeSantis and other GOP lawmakers are killing LGBTQ young people — And why they're doing it — Last Wednesday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis — who is expected to announce his campaign for the presidency as soon as tomorrow — signed a gaggle of bills targeting LGBTQ youth.
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Amy Beth Hanson / Associated Press:
Montana governor signs law to define ‘sex’ as only male or female
Montana governor signs law to define ‘sex’ as only male or female
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City Journal, HuffPost and Montana Free Press
Curbed:
How Much Does It Cost to Live Like This? — We asked young New Yorkers about their dream futures. Then we calculated exactly how much each would cost. — You begin shopping for your future the moment you become an adult in New York City. Rich and well-furnished lives are aggressively paraded about.
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National Review and Althouse
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
How Vivek Ramaswamy helped make Martin Shkreli the ‘pharma bro’ — Ramaswamy's hedge fund firm invested with the since-infamous Shkreli. Later, he would say he was “pathologically incapable of telling the truth.” — Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican presidential candidate who made a fortune in biotech …
Rich Lowry / National Review:
The Busing of Migrants Has Worked — The ire of Democratic mayors and governors would be best directed at the author of this mess, President Biden. — B — uild the wall" hasn't been a sentiment often heard in South Side Chicago. — But someone held a sign calling for the barrier …
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
Draft Tucker PAC ceases activities after legal threat from Carlson — A recently launched political action committee that sought to push former Fox News host Tucker Carlson to run for president has ceased activities after a legal threat from Carlson's lawyer.
Zach C. Cohen / Bloomberg Government:
Carper Exit Could Pave Way for First Transgender Congress Member — Lisa Blunt Rochester likely to leave House seat for Senate bid — First transgender state senator Sarah McBride eyes House run … Sen. Tom Carper's decision not to seek a fifth term has set off a domino effect …
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Olivia Beavers / Politico:
The debt talks are about to test McCarthy's hold on his party — The speaker has to keep conservatives happy or risk a threat to his gavel, while avoiding alienation of his battleground-district members. — Speaker Kevin McCarthy's negotiations with President Joe Biden …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Mika Westwolf matters — In the early morning of March 31, Mika Westwolf, a 22-year-old Indigenous woman, was walking on the shoulder of U.S. Highway 93, which passes through the Flathead reservation in Montana. Westwolf was struck by a Cadillac Escalade and declared dead at the scene.
Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
Former Rep. Suozzi looks to reclaim old House seat, now held by George Santos — While a special election seems increasingly likely at this stage, the race remains highly unpredictable — and it could become even more convoluted should Santos leave office sooner than later
American Economic Liberties Project:
The Wall Street Grumble … The American Economic Liberties Project has been tracking the number of editorials, op-eds, and letters to the editor published in the pages of the Wall Street Journal that raise concerns about the antitrust enforcement record of FTC Chair Lina Khan.
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Axios:
U.S. lawmakers OK'd more pro-gun bills than safety measures since Uvalde — State legislators around the country have passed more laws expanding gun access than they have measures on gun control in the year since the Uvalde, Texas, mass shooting that left 19 children and two teachers day …
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Deadline and Associated Press
Tara Palmeri / Puck:
Ronny on the Run — Lessons from a day shadowing a press-any and socially uncomfortable presidential hopeful. — Last week, I made a pre-election year pilgrimage to New Hampshire, where I was able to hit a lobster shack and drive around with Governor Chris Sununu for hours on end.
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Washington Post:
Hispanic women to introduce bipartisan immigration bill in House — The two lawmakers from border areas hope they can reignite a good-faith conversation between the parties on an issue one called ‘the most toxic topic in Congress’ — A bipartisan duo of Hispanic women are introducing …
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A.O. Scott / New York Times:
Good Night, Sweet Prince — Our critic assesses the achievement of Martin Amis, Britain's most famous literary son. — On May 6, at the age of 74, Charles III was crowned king of England. A few weeks later, at 73, Martin Amis died at his home in Florida.
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