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CBS News:
Rep. Dean Phillips will challenge Biden in Democratic presidential race: “This is an election about the future” — Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota has decided to challenge President Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination and will launch his 2024 campaign on Friday in New Hampshire …
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Politico:
Mike Johnson pushed the ‘Big Lie.’ But Biden world sees thornier issues ahead. — The White House has begun envisioning life with a new speaker — and the path to keeping the government's lights on. — The rapid ascension of Rep. Mike Johnson to the House speakership has forced the White House …
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Irin Carmon / New York Magazine:
Before Mike Johnson Was Speaker, He Was Blaming Abortion for School Shootings — What is it about Representative Mike Johnson that ended Republicans' spasms of disunity, electing him Speaker of the House on Wednesday? The initial response was befuddlement, a collective who?
New York Times:
Prosecutors Withdraw Second Subpoena in Trump Fund-Raising Inquiry — The decision suggests that the special counsel is winding down an investigation into whether the former president's political operation defrauded investors by promoting election lies. — Federal prosecutors …
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New York Times:
Trump's Allies Pledged Loyalty to Him. Until They Didn't.
Trump's Allies Pledged Loyalty to Him. Until They Didn't.
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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Larry Elder drops out of 2024 GOP primary, backs Trump
Larry Elder drops out of 2024 GOP primary, backs Trump
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Chris Christie on What Mark Meadows Immunity Deal Means for Trump: ‘The Walls Are Closing In Around Him’
Chris Christie on What Mark Meadows Immunity Deal Means for Trump: ‘The Walls Are Closing In Around Him’
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Adam Wren / Politico:
Can the GOP ever come to grips with the lies of 2020?
Can the GOP ever come to grips with the lies of 2020?
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RedState, Washington Post, WITF, Raw Story and Election Law Blog
Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
Colo. judge rejects Trump's bid to toss lawsuit aimed at keeping him off 2024 ballot
Colo. judge rejects Trump's bid to toss lawsuit aimed at keeping him off 2024 ballot
The Economist:
Mitt Romney is the fixed point revealing the Republicans' slide
Mitt Romney is the fixed point revealing the Republicans' slide
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Jenna Ellis and Michael Cohen: What happens when Trump's co-conspirators become his victims
Jenna Ellis and Michael Cohen: What happens when Trump's co-conspirators become his victims
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Raw Story
Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
Family Reveals Suspected Gunman's Link to Maine Massacre Sites — “He just has to reach out and do the right thing,” Robert Card's sister-in-law told The Daily Beast. … The family of Robert Card—who is suspected of killing 18 people in double mass shootings in Maine on Wednesday night …
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Washington Examiner:
Robert Card: What we know about Maine shooting person of interest — Maine police have identified a person of interest in the mass shootings across the state Wednesday night that left at least 18 dead and dozens injured. — The Lewiston Maine Police Department identified 40-year-old Robert Card as a …
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Washington Post:
Maine's loose gun laws come under scrutiny after deadly shootings — The state does not require permits to carry concealed guns or background checks for private gun sales. — The deadly shootings in Maine have brought fresh scrutiny to the relatively loose gun laws in the state …
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Associated Press:
Maine passed a law to try to prevent mass shootings. Some say more is needed after Lewiston killings
Maine passed a law to try to prevent mass shootings. Some say more is needed after Lewiston killings
Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Senate Voted to Let Vets With Mental Issues Keep Guns Hours Before Maine Shooting — Five senators who caucus with Democrats joined Republicans in voting to adopt the amendment — ROBERT CARD, AN Army reservist with a history of mental health issues, is suspected of killing at least 18 people …
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HuffPost:
New House Speaker Thinks Creationist Museum Is ‘Pointing People To The Truth’ — An ark replica with dinosaurs “is one way to bring people to this recognition ... that what we read in the Bible are actual historical events,” Mike Johnson said. — Before arriving in Washington less than a decade ago …
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Anthony Adragna / Politico:
Rep. Jared Golden reverses on assault weapons ban — The Maine Democrat says he must take responsibility following the mass shooting in his state and now opposes the weapons. — Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine), a conservative Democrat, reversed his previously held opposition and said on Thursday …
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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Maine Democrat calls for assault weapons ban after past opposition
Maine Democrat calls for assault weapons ban after past opposition
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Adriana Gomez Licon / Associated Press:
DeSantis says he's sending weapons to Israel in move that could bolster him in the GOP primary — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday he's arranged to send drones, weapons, and ammunition to Israel as it prepares for an incursion of Gaza in response to Hamas' attack.
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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
DeSantis sending drones, weapons, ammunition to Israel
DeSantis sending drones, weapons, ammunition to Israel
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David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Here's Why Mike Johnson Is More Dangerous Than Donald Trump — The former president only cares about himself. The new Speaker of the House actually wants to make America a Christian theocracy. … The most dangerous movement in American politics today is not Trumpism. It is Christofascism.
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Washington Post:
A barrage and a midair explosion: What visual evidence shows about the Gaza hospital blast — Videos analyzed by The Post reveal that rockets were launched from Gaza in the direction of the hospital 44 seconds before an explosion there — Fighters in Gaza launched a barrage of rockets toward Israel …
Washington Post:
Charlottesville's Lee statue meets its end, in a 2,250-degree furnace — Melted down in secret, the divisive Confederate monument will be turned into a new piece of public art … SOMEWHERE IN THE U.S. SOUTH — It was a choice to melt down Robert E. Lee. But it would have been a choice to keep him intact, too.
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The Messenger:
Trump Prosecutors Fani Willis and Jack Smith Have Been Keeping Their Distance. That Might Soon Change. — A rash of plea deals in the Fulton County election-racketeering case has yielded fresh statements by three former top Trump election attorneys that may be of interest to federal prosecutors
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Raw Story and Law & Crime
AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
Judge Rejects Bryan Kohberger's Request to Dismiss Idaho Murders Case — The University of Idaho stabbing suspect's lawyers had argued the grand jury indictment against him should be dismissed, citing bias and prosecutorial misconduct. — Bryan Kohberger lost a long-shot bid to get the murder case …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Televise Trump's federal trials? Judicial panel says its hands are tied — A courts committee says it lacks authority to modify a broadcasting ban in time for the historic criminal cases against the former president. — A federal judicial panel has turned down a bid to allow live television coverage …
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John Hudson / Washington Post:
U.S., Qatar to revisit Doha's ties to Hamas after Gaza hostage crisis — The agreement strives to balance the Biden administration's goal of rescuing as many captives as possible with its desire to isolate the militants after their rampage in Israel — The United States and Qatar have agreed …
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Foreign Policy
Peter Dickinson / Atlantic Council:
Arming Ukraine is cheap compared to the far higher price of Russian victory — Search Suggestions — {{ suggestion }} — Total Results {{ currentCount }}/{{ totalCount }} — LOAD MORE — ISSUES — REGION — FOCUS — How much longer can the West afford to continue supporting Ukraine?
Kennedy24:
Intruder Arrested Twice Wednesday at RFK, Jr.'s Home — On Wednesday an intruder was arrested after climbing a fence at the residence of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. — Protectors from Gavin de Becker & Associates (GDBA) detected and detained the intruder, who asked to see the candidate.