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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Newsom picks Laphonza Butler as Feinstein replacement — California's governor chose a labor leader turned power player to serve in the Senate, and an adviser told POLITICO there were no preconditions about whether she could run in 2024. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom …
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California's newly-appointed senator may not live in California at all — Following Sen. Dianne Feinstein's death, California Gov. Gavin Newsom must appoint a replacement. — Sunday evening, he announced that EMILYs List President Laphonza Butler would hold the seat.
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Politico:
Playbook: A new senator, and a new showdown — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — MADAME SENATOR — EMILY's List President LAPHONZA BUTLER will be named California's junior senator later today by Gov. GAVIN NEWSOM, Chris Cadelago scooped last night.
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Watching Fox News with Gavin Newsom
Watching Fox News with Gavin Newsom
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Washington Post:
Newsom set to name Emily's List leader to fill Feinstein's Senate seat
Newsom set to name Emily's List leader to fill Feinstein's Senate seat
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Susanne Rust / Los Angeles Times:
Who is Laphonza Butler? What to know about Newsom's pick for Feinstein's Senate seat
Who is Laphonza Butler? What to know about Newsom's pick for Feinstein's Senate seat
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Wall Street Journal:
Gavin Newsom Appoints Laphonza Butler to Fill Dianne Feinstein's Senate Seat
Gavin Newsom Appoints Laphonza Butler to Fill Dianne Feinstein's Senate Seat
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Shawn Hubler / New York Times:
Newsom Names Emily's List President as Feinstein Successor
Newsom Names Emily's List President as Feinstein Successor
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump arrives at New York court for $250 million fraud trial — The $250 million civil fraud trial that could see Donald Trump permanently banned from doing business in New York is set to begin. — Trump arrived at Manhattan Supreme Court to attend the trial.
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Associated Press:
Trump says New York fraud case is a ‘scam’: Latest updates — Donald Trump denounces New York fraud case as ‘scam’ — New York Attorney General Letitia James: President Trump engaged in ‘persistent and repeated fraud’ — The fraud lawsuit that could cost former President Donald Trump control …
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Trump attends his fraud trial in New York court
Trump attends his fraud trial in New York court
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Devan Cole / CNN:
Supreme Court declines to consider longshot bid to disqualify Trump from running for president — The Supreme Court said Monday that it will not take up a longshot challenge to Donald Trump's eligibility to run for president because of his alleged role in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.
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Bloomberg:
Biden Plans Call With Allies to Reassure Support for Ukraine — Call between allies could take place as early as tomorrow — US Congress omitted $6 billion in aid from spending bill — President Joe Biden is planning to call allies to reassure them that US support for Ukraine will continue …
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Wall Street Journal:
Matt Gaetz: 'Biden's Favorite Republican' — A vote to oust Speaker McCarthy would empower Democrats. — Kevin McCarthy chose the only option he had on Saturday to avoid a pointless government shutdown by seeking a bipartisan vote. He succeeded, but now the GOP Jacobins who blocked …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Gaetz's plan to oust McCarthy meets chilly Dem reception
Gaetz's plan to oust McCarthy meets chilly Dem reception
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Michael Lewis / Washington Post:
Play it again, Sam — Inside Bankman-Fried's last year in the crypto game — Most of the people who went to work for Sam Bankman-Fried ended up in jobs for which they were not obviously qualified, and Natalie Tien was no exception. She'd been raised in Taiwan by middle-class parents whose …
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Supreme Court denies Eastman petition, with rare recusal from Thomas — The Supreme Court on Monday denied an effort by lawyer John Eastman to appeal a ruling that found he may have acted criminally with the legal advice he gave former President Trump. It spurred a rare recusal …
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CNN:
First on CNN: Fulton County DA subpoenas Trump ally Kerik to testify, and he wants immunity — The Fulton County district attorney's office has issued a subpoena to former New York Police Commissioner Bernie Kerik to testify in the first trial later this month in the case stemming …
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The Messenger:
Meet Joe Biden's Newest Campaign Surrogates: The Republicans Who Hate Him — A Biden campaign strategy has turned Marjorie Taylor Greene, Ron DeSantis, and Nikki Haley into effective messengers for his reelection campaign — A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article …
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Matt Holt / The Messenger:
California Rep. Adam Schiff Hauls in $6.4 Million in Third Quarter Fundraising
California Rep. Adam Schiff Hauls in $6.4 Million in Third Quarter Fundraising
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Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
Little Enthusiasm for 2024 Front-Runners — Voters much more likely to see Biden as too old than Trump — West Long Branch, NJ - There is not a lot of enthusiasm for either President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump becoming the major party nominees in 2024.
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Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
Putin's Next Target: U.S. Support for Ukraine, Officials Say — Russian spy agencies and new technologies could be used to push conspiracy theories, U.S. officials say. — Russia's strategy to win the war in Ukraine is to outlast the West. — But how does Vladimir Putin plan to do that?
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Tesnim Zekeria / Popular Information:
North Carolina Republicans create “secret police force” — North Carolina's new $300 billion state budget contains a provision that gives extraordinary investigative powers to a partisan oversight committee co-chaired by Senate Leader Phil Berger (R) and House Speaker Tim Moore (R).
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Four SCOTUS cases to watch this term — The 2023-24 term starts today. Let's break down some cases worth tracking. … The 2023-24 Supreme Court term starts today and we're staring down the barrel of nine months of decisions from a hyper-conservative majority.
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