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Texas attorney general opens probe into Media Matters over report on X ads — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) said Monday that his office is opening an investigation into Media Matters for America over its recent reports accusing X, the platform formerly known as Twitter …
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Far-right conspiracy theorists accused a 22-year-old Jewish man of being a neo-Nazi. Then Elon Musk got involved — Ben Brody says his life was going fine. He had just finished college, stayed out of trouble, and was prepping for law school. Then, seemingly out of nowhere …
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claytoonz, Mediaite and @nickrmartin@threads.net
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Elon Musk's X sues media watchdog Media Matters over report on pro-Nazi content on the social media site — After a devastating advertiser exodus last week involving some of the world's largest media companies, X owner Elon Musk is suing the progressive watchdog group Media Matters …
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America's most unhinged, unelected official — Stephen Miller, the notorious advisor to former president Donald Trump, suggested on X yesterday that a “conservative state Attorney[] General” should pursue civil and criminal charges against Media Matters. Miller claims that Media Matters committed …
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Billionaires are lining up to fund Donald Trump's anti-democratic agenda — The more disturbing Trump's public proclamations become, the more US plutocrats seem to want him to win — As an ever-greater portion of the nation's total wealth goes to the top, it's hardly surprising that ever …
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House Democrat apologizes after saying Trump ‘has to be eliminated’
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
House Speaker Mike Johnson Visits Trump at Mar-a-Lago
House Speaker Mike Johnson Visits Trump at Mar-a-Lago
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Ignore Trump? Democrats Now Want Him Plastered All Over the News.
Ignore Trump? Democrats Now Want Him Plastered All Over the News.
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Playbook: Why the Trump gag order fight matters
Playbook: Why the Trump gag order fight matters
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Israel-Hamas deal on hostage release and ceasefire is imminent, sources say — A deal between Israel and Hamas to free dozens of hostages and declare a multi-day ceasefire is imminent and could be announced by the Qatari mediators as soon as Tuesday, two sources with direct knowledge of the issue told Axios.
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Many now see Haley as Trump's top GOP challenger. She faces hurdles ahead. — Jockeying in a tier below the former president has moved, with Haley surging into a distant second place — HOOKSETT, N.H. — Nikki Haley has in many ways pushed past Ron DeSantis to become the top alternative to Donald Trump …
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Tux-Wearing Christian Nationalists Laugh About Their Influence, Live From Mar-a-Lago — The pastor with whom Speaker Mike Johnson prayed to ward off God's judgment made the case for Christian dominion at Trump's Florida domain — CHRISTIAN NATIONALISTS WERE out in force at Mar-a-Lago on Friday night …
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Raw Story and Digby's Hullabaloo
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House GOP's Biden impeachment effort heads into final stage — The conference plans to depose Hunter Biden in December and is working to tie up other threads before January — when advocates hope they can start moving toward a vote. — House Republicans are closing in on a make-or-break moment …
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The Trump Threat Is Growing. Lawyers Must Rise to Meet This Moment. — American democracy, the Constitution and the rule of law are the righteous causes of our times, and the nation's legal profession is obligated to support them. But with the acquiescence of the larger conservative legal movement …
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The Guardian, Raw Story, The Hill and IJR
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App payment confusion causes IRS to delay $600 sales reporting threshold — again — Taxpayers and gig workers who use apps such as Venmo and Paypal to make money selling personal goods and services don't have to worry about the new $600 threshold for reporting sales on form 1099-K to the IRS this year.
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Washington Examiner, The Messenger, CBS News, Associated Press and New Jersey Online
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Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Agrees to Step Down, Plead Guilty — Zhao's crypto exchange will also admit wrongdoing and agree to pay $4.3 billion in fines — The chief executive of Binance, the largest global cryptocurrency exchange, plans to step down and plead guilty …
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Matt Gaetz at 21% approval rating in Florida, poll says — A new poll shows U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz is a polarizing figure in Florida, both in and outside of the Republican Party. — A poll from the Florida Atlantic University Mainstreet PolCom Lab released last week showed that 57% …
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Utah special congressional election sees GOP ex-House staffer face Democratic legislator — Republican Celeste Maloy and state Sen. Kathleen Riebe are competing to become the first woman in Utah's congressional delegation since 2019 and only the fifth in history.
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Washington Examiner, The Hill and ABC News
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Mike Johnson's America: Revisit landmark SCOTUS decisions and use government to ‘restrain evil’ — Mike Johnson, the new speaker of the House, voiced support for revisiting Supreme Court decisions that struck down restrictions on the use of contraception, barred bans on gay sex …
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Silicon Valley Congresswoman Anna Eshoo is retiring — For the first time in two decades, a Silicon Valley congressmember is poised to retire and shake up the South Bay's political landscape — with many local Democrats reportedly eyeing the seat. — Multiple sources in Sacramento …
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How a Maine Businessman Made the AR-15 Into America's Best-Selling Rifle — Neither a gun enthusiast nor a right-wing ideologue, Richard Dyke used political connections and lobster giveaways to build Bushmaster, the company that popularized assault-style rifles. — Under the Gun: How Gun Violence Is Impacting the Nation
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Cornel West sets his sights on a key battleground state — The independent candidate is well positioned to capitalize on Biden's weaknesses in a certain swing state. — Independent presidential hopeful Cornel West is taking aim at Michigan by courting voter groups that Joe Biden is struggling with …
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The Daily Caller
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After OpenAI's stunning ouster, policymakers are warning that AI could turn the economy on its head — AI's future will likely rest with a handful of very large companies and their boards, the Consumer Bureau's director says. — Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra …
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North Carolina sued over new state Senate maps — The newly redrawn district boundaries for the North Carolina state Senate divide predominantly Black counties in a way that dilutes the power of Black residents, according to a lawsuit filed Monday. — The lawsuit — filed …
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