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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Mike Johnson's Wife Runs Counseling Service That Compares Being Gay To Bestiality, Incest — The newly elected Republican House speaker and his wife, Kelly, have long intertwined their political and business lives. — LOADING — The wife of newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson …
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New York Times:
For Mike Johnson, Religion Is at the Forefront of Politics and Policy — The new House speaker has put his faith at the center of his political career, and aligned himself with a newer cohort of conservative Christianity that some describe as Christian nationalism.
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Associated Press, Political Wire, Raw Story and The Dispatch
Daniella Diaz / Politico:
Not an accidental speaker: How Mike Johnson positioned himself for the gavel — The Louisianan has long ensured he is in line ideologically with the hard right without going to tactical extremes. — Much of the media has regarded Mike Johnson's two-day-old speakership as something of an accident of history.
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Political Wire, The Hayride and New York Times
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Biden asks ‘who the hell’ needs a high-capacity assault weapon after Maine shooting — President Biden questioned the need for high-capacity magazines for assault weapons on Friday, amid calls for new gun control legislation after a mass shooting in Maine. — “Who the hell needs …
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Stephen King / New York Times:
Stephen King on Mass Shootings: We're Out of Things to Say
Stephen King on Mass Shootings: We're Out of Things to Say
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BizPac Review, Vanity Fair, The Messenger, Crooks and Liars and Mediaite
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
After Shooting, Maine Senators in the Spotlight on Guns
After Shooting, Maine Senators in the Spotlight on Guns
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Mother Jones, Fox News, WMTW-TV, Vanity Fair, Washington Examiner, Politico and HuffPost
Laura Italiano / Insider:
Ivanka Trump to testify Friday in the NY civil fraud trial - here's how she can hurt her father and brothers — On Friday, Trump's NY fraud-trial judge ruled Ivanka Trump must testify next week. — She had tried to quash her subpoena, saying it was overly broad and improperly served.
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Johnson's speakership win fails to end House GOP infighting — The centrist vs. conservative spending fight is rearing its head again. New York Republicans are pushing to expel George Santos. Matt Gaetz is still openly taking aim at Kevin McCarthy and others.
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Raw Story and New York Daily News
Associated Press:
Misinformation is flowing ahead of Ohio abortion vote. Some is coming from a legislative website — The inflammatory language targeting a reproductive rights measure on Ohio's fall ballot is the type of messaging that is common in the closing weeks of a highly contested initiative campaign …
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The Statehouse News Bureau, New Jersey Online and Plain Dealer
Washington Post:
Faced with abortion bans, doctors beg hospitals for help with key decisions — Vague state laws, and a lack of guidance on how to interpret them, have led to some patients being denied care until they are critically ill — Amelia Huntsberger pulled up a list of the top administrators …
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Political Wire
Michael Riley / Bloomberg:
US Freezes Gun Exports, Reviews Backing of Firearm Industry — Commerce wants to ensure it's not undermining policy interests — Action follows Bloomberg investigation documenting federal aid — The Commerce Department is halting exports of most US-made firearms for 90 days …
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Reuters, The Gateway Pundit and The Messenger
US Department of Justice:
Colorado Man Sentenced on Felony and Misdemeanor Charges for Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia — Defendant Hit Capitol Police Officer with Wooden 2x4 Plank — WASHINGTON - A Colorado man was sentenced today …
Ken Kolker / WOOD-TV:
State rep. pays tribute to men acquitted in governor kidnap plot — ALLEGAN, Mich. (WOOD) — A West Michigan state legislator paid tribute Friday to two men acquitted in the failed plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, with Rep. Rachelle Smit saying she was doing so on behalf of the state.
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The Messenger
The Hill:
Chemical crisis: The unseen toxic threat contaminating wildlife worldwide — An unseen but growing chemical contamination crisis is threatening wildlife across all seven continents, exacerbating a host of environmental threats they're already facing. — Plastic pollution in the oceans …
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ScienceDirect.com
Politico:
Sweeping new Biden order aims to alter the AI landscape — The White House is poised to make an all-hands effort to impose national rules on a fast-moving technology, according to a draft executive order — President Joe Biden will deploy numerous federal agencies to monitor the risks …
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The Hill, Bloomberg and The Post Millennial, more at Techmeme »
New York Times:
Gaza's Tunnels Loom Large for Israel's Ground Forces — Hamas is believed to hide weapons, fighters and even command centers in miles of subterranean pathways and chambers. — Just after midnight on Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces announced that they had struck a tunnel that allowed Hamas to “infiltrate Israel through the sea.”