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Liz Skalka / HuffPost:
George Santos Accused Of Stealing House Member's Personal Credit Card Info — GOP Rep. Max Miller of Ohio made the allegation not long before Santos was expelled from Congress. — Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) accused his now-former GOP colleague George Santos of stealing his and his mother's …
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Eli Okun / Politico:
Playbook PM: Bye George — REMEMBERING SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR — The first woman to ascend to the Supreme Court died today at 93, the end of a remarkable life that broke down barriers for women in the legal field and altered the course of American history with crucial swing votes on the court.
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New York Times:
House Expels George Santos From Congress in Historic Vote — Mr. Santos, a New York Republican, is the sixth member of the House to be expelled in the body's history. “To hell with this place,” he said after his colleagues ousted him. — Back — TRANSCRIPT — House Ousts George Santos From Office in Bipartisan Vote
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NBC News:
House votes to expel indicted Rep. George Santos from Congress — The New York Republican is now just the third lawmaker since the Civil War to be expelled from the House of Representatives. — WASHINGTON — The House voted overwhelmingly to expel indicted Rep. George Santos on Friday …
David Wasserman / Cook Political Report:
NY-03: With Santos Expulsion Likely, Toss Up Special Looms on Long Island
NY-03: With Santos Expulsion Likely, Toss Up Special Looms on Long Island
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
DC diner unveils ‘Adios Santos’ cocktail after expulsion vote
DC diner unveils ‘Adios Santos’ cocktail after expulsion vote
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Sarah Mimms / NBC News:
40 bills that didn't get a single vote: What Rep. George Santos did in Congress
40 bills that didn't get a single vote: What Rep. George Santos did in Congress
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Washington Post:
How each House member voted on expelling George Santos from Congress
How each House member voted on expelling George Santos from Congress
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Politico:
Steve Scalise reveals what's really happened since McCarthy's fall
Steve Scalise reveals what's really happened since McCarthy's fall
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Washington Examiner
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Anchor Harris Faulkner Laments Santos Expulsion as a Loss for Israel
Fox News Anchor Harris Faulkner Laments Santos Expulsion as a Loss for Israel
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Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
Biden Wants to Abolish the Fees Trump Charges at His Resorts
Biden Wants to Abolish the Fees Trump Charges at His Resorts
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Axios:
Rep. George Santos expelled from Congress in historic vote
Rep. George Santos expelled from Congress in historic vote
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Kyle Stewart / NBC News:
Rep. George Santos may be expelled from the House — what happens next?
Rep. George Santos may be expelled from the House — what happens next?
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NBC News:
Sparks flew behind the scenes at the Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom debate — While the candidates said they were happy to keep debating for longer than 90 minutes, an intervention from the California governor's wife put a stop to it. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom …
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Newsom camp: Hannity, DeSantis cheated. They dispute the charges. — The messy prime-time event outside Atlanta between Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis didn't end when the Fox News cameras stopped. Newsom's team says DeSantis and Fox broke several rules. — ALPHARETTA, Georgia — So much for that Newsom-Hannity bromance.
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New York Times:
DeSantis Super PAC Suffers Another Big Staff Loss, This Time Its Chairman — The departure of Adam Laxalt, a longtime friend of the Florida governor, is the latest shake-up inside Never Back Down as it faces questions over the group's strategy and spending.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
DeSantis campaign blames its own super PAC for leaks, bad TV advertising — The criticism comes amid an intensifying feud between Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign and Never Back Down. — Tensions between Ron DeSantis' struggling presidential campaign and his allied super PAC are boiling over …
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Washington Post:
Trump can be held civilly liable in Jan. 6 riot, judges rule — Donald Trump can be held civilly liable for the actions of the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, an appeals court ruled Friday in a long-awaited decision that could clear the way for lawsuits seeking financial damages from the former president.
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Politico:
Trump may be sued over Jan. 6 incitement claims, appeals court panel rules — The three-judge panel turned aside Trump's sweeping argument that nearly all speech and conduct by an incumbent president should be shielded from lawsuits. — Donald Trump can be sued over claims that he incited violence …
Axios:
Behind the Curtain — Scoop: The Trump job applications revealed — We told you in a “Behind the Curtain” column last month that Trump allies are pre-screening the ideologies of thousands of potential appointees and employees in case he wins back the White House.
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Marc Caputo / The Messenger:
Trump Camp Blasts Republican Congressman for Running ‘Dishonest Scam PAC’ (Exclusive)
Trump Camp Blasts Republican Congressman for Running ‘Dishonest Scam PAC’ (Exclusive)
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump's campaign thinks it's getting a surprise assist from Dean Phillips
Trump's campaign thinks it's getting a surprise assist from Dean Phillips
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Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
Sandra Day O'Connor, pathbreaking woman on Supreme Court, dies at 93 — The court's first female justice was known for her independence on the bench — Sandra Day O'Connor, the first female U.S. Supreme Court justice, whose independence on a court that was often ideologically divided …
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Sandra Day O'Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice, dead at 93
Sandra Day O'Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice, dead at 93
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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, first woman on the Supreme Court, dies
Former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, first woman on the Supreme Court, dies
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Reuters:
Walmart says it is not advertising on social platform X — Walmart (WMT.N) said on Friday it is not advertising on social media platform X, one of the latest brands to say it has dropped the Elon Musk-owned site. — “We aren't advertising on X as we've found other platforms to better reach our customers …
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CNN:
Speaker Johnson wrote foreword for book filled with conspiracy theories and homophobic insults — Speaker of the House Mike Johnson wrote the foreword and publicly promoted a 2022 book that spread baseless and discredited conspiracy theories and used derogatory homophobic insults.
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Forbes:
Why Cornel West Is Broke — Newly uncovered divorce filings reveal allegations of a “secret life” and help explain why the presidential candidate, who has earned millions of dollars over the years, has hardly anything left. — Cornel West has been a fixture of American society for more than three decades …