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Michael Wines / New York Times:
Ohio Voters Reject Constitutional Change Intended to Thwart Abortion Amendment — The contest was seen as a test of efforts by Republicans nationwide to curb voters' use of ballot initiatives. — Ohio voters rejected a bid to make it harder to amend the State Constitution on Tuesday …
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Haley BeMillerColumbus / The Columbus Dispatch:
Issue 1 failing overwhelmingly in early vote results — Issue 1 is losing big in early results released Tuesday night from across Ohio. — Early numbers show the issue failing overwhelmingly in larger counties including Franklin, Hamilton, Cuyahoga, Summit, Lucas, Montgomery and Stark.
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Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
Ohio Vote Shows Abortion's Potency to Reshape Elections — The Dobbs ruling has turned a coalition of liberal, swing and moderate Republican voters into a political force. Even in August in Ohio. — Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio, a Republican, argued that Tuesday's vote over how to amend …
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Arizona coalition seeks to enshrine abortion rights in state constitution next year — In the 14 months since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, advocacy groups have sought to protect abortion rights through state constitutional amendments. — A coalition of reproductive …
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Brent D. Griffiths / Insider:
GOP attempt to stymie abortion in Ohio backfires spectacularly — Ohioans issued a major rebuke to Republican officials on Tuesday night. — Voters rejected a gambit to get ahead of an abortion rights vote this November. — The result illustrates that the GOP is still struggling …
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Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
Ohio Blows Up the Republican Plan to Block Abortion Rights
Ohio Blows Up the Republican Plan to Block Abortion Rights
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Madison Fernandez / Politico:
Ohio voters reject changes to ballot process in a win for abortion rights
Ohio voters reject changes to ballot process in a win for abortion rights
Eric Bradner / CNN:
CNN Projection: Ohio voters reject effort that would make it harder to amend state constitution
CNN Projection: Ohio voters reject effort that would make it harder to amend state constitution
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
In a win for abortion-rights supporters, Ohio voters reject Issue 1
In a win for abortion-rights supporters, Ohio voters reject Issue 1
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Grace Panetta / The 19th:
Ohio voters reject measure aimed at blocking abortion rights amendment
Ohio voters reject measure aimed at blocking abortion rights amendment
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Washington Post:
Ohio voters reject higher bar for altering constitution, a win for abortion rights supporters
Ohio voters reject higher bar for altering constitution, a win for abortion rights supporters
Associated Press:
Voters in Ohio reject GOP-backed proposal that would have made it tougher to protect abortion rights
Voters in Ohio reject GOP-backed proposal that would have made it tougher to protect abortion rights
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The right wants to decide how states decide on abortion
The right wants to decide how states decide on abortion
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New York Times:
Previously Secret Memo Laid Out Strategy for Trump to Overturn Biden's Win — The House Jan. 6 committee's investigation did not uncover the memo, whose existence first came to light in last week's indictment. — A lawyer allied with President Donald J. Trump first laid out a plot …
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Trump says a protective order would violate his First Amendment rights: ‘I will talk’ — The order would prevent Trump from disclosing certain government evidence in the case examining efforts to overturn the 2020 election. — Trump on protective order: ‘I will talk about it’
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Politico:
Playbook: Trump debates the debate — With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — BUCKEYE BLOWOUT — “Ohio voters reject State Issue 1, defeating hurdle for abortion-rights vote in November,” by the Plain Dealer's Andrew J. Tobias and Jake Zuckerman …
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Unloads Particularly Unhinged Campaign Speech—Even for Him
Trump Unloads Particularly Unhinged Campaign Speech—Even for Him
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Kelly Garrity / Politico:
Trump on possible court-ordered limits: 'They're not taking away my First Amendment rights'
Trump on possible court-ordered limits: 'They're not taking away my First Amendment rights'
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Trump mocks ‘fat pig’ Chris Christie's weight
Trump mocks ‘fat pig’ Chris Christie's weight
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Dion Nissenbaum / Wall Street Journal:
U.S.-Saudi Deal Sets Path to Normalize Ties With Israel — Officials are now hammering out the details of a deal they hope to cement in the next nine-to-12 months, though many obstacles remain — WASHINGTON—U.S. and Saudi Arabia have agreed on the broad contours of a deal for Saudi Arabia …
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Hank Stephenson / Politico:
Arizona Republicans Don't Want to Hear About the Deadly Heat Wave — GOP lawmakers are brushing off the extreme heat — and any suggestion of climate change. — PHOENIX — When Arizona lawmakers returned to the state Capitol here earlier this month, they started their day with a prayer to ease the scorching heat.
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Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
GOP Lawmaker's Wife Makes Little Free Libraries a Culture War Battleground — Arkansas State Rep. Stephen Meeks' spouse boasted she's been “swapping out” books for Bibles. … The wife of an Arkansas Republican state lawmaker has expanded the culture wars to miniature free libraries …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Trump's criminal trials prompt GOP political doomsday alarms — GOP strategists and pollsters expect former President Trump's criminal trials to divide their party, creating a challenge for the Senate and House Republican candidates who will have to walk a fine line on the issue.
NBC News:
Vulnerable Republicans aren't sold on impeaching Biden — They have mixed feelings about whether to launch a formal inquiry, but they broadly agree the GOP doesn't have enough evidence to impeach him. Their votes will be decisive. — WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces unease within …
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Sean Breslin / The Weather Channel:
President Biden Calls Climate Change ‘Existential Threat’ In The Weather Channel Interview — President Joe Biden underscored the need for climate resiliency and building better to defend against weather disasters in a wide-ranging exclusive interview with The Weather Channel that aired Wednesday morning.
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Olivia Rubin / ABC News:
DA probing efforts to overturn Georgia election results likely to present case to grand jury next week: Sources — Fani Willis signaled last week that an indictment could be imminent. — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, the Georgia prosecutor who has been leading an investigation …
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Michael J. Coren / Washington Post:
Is it cheaper to refuel your EV battery or gas tank? We did the math in all 50 states. — Gasoline cars are cheaper to refuel than electric vehicles. — I've heard this claim pop up everywhere from Massachusetts to Fox News over the past two years. My neighbor even refuses to plug …
Ana Swanson / New York Times:
Biden to Restrict Investments in China, Citing National Security Threats — The measure to clamp down on investments in certain industries deemed to pose security risks, set to be issued Wednesday, appears likely to open a new front in the U.S.-China economic conflict.
Axios:
Scoop: Kari Lake prepares to enter Arizona Senate race — Former Arizona GOP gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake is staffing up for a Senate campaign in anticipation of an October launch, making Arizona ground zero to replay — and relitigate — GOP losses in the last two elections.
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork with Chris Geidner:
Judge orders airline lawyers to take extremist advocacy group's “religious-liberty training” — U.S. District Judge Brantley Starr issued an order Monday that three senior Southwest Airlines lawyers attend eight hours of “religious-liberty training” this month as part of court-ordered sanctions …
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Olivia George / Tampa Bay Times:
Tampa mayor's big catch on Keys fishing trip? 70 pounds of cocaine. — Mayor Castor, the former Tampa police chief, was with family when they spotted $1.1 million worth of drugs. — There was something in the water, black and bobbing. — The package adrift in the Atlantic caught the eye …
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