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David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
A Gaza Ceasefire Deal Is the Only Way to Avoid a Wider War — If the war between Israel and Hamas rages on indefinitely, the conflict will spread. It doesn't have to be that way. … It is inevitable that much of the discussion in Washington, D.C. regarding the drone attack …
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Iranian Allies Brace for U.S. Response to Deadly Drone Strike — Enemy drone approached its target at the same time a U.S. drone was also returning to base — The U.S. failed to stop a deadly attack on an American military outpost in Jordan when the enemy drone approached its target …
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Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Nikki Haley: ‘Take out’ foreign leaders behind drone strike in Jordan
Nikki Haley: ‘Take out’ foreign leaders behind drone strike in Jordan
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Devan Cole / CNN:
Retired conservative federal judge urges Supreme Court to disqualify Trump from office — A former conservative federal appellate judge is urging the Supreme Court to keep Donald Trump off the ballot, arguing the ex-president's effort to cling to power after his 2020 election loss was …
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Tatyana Tandanpolie / Salon:
Retired Republican judge: “Absolutely damning” evidence in new bid to bar Trump from Illinois ballot — The “preponderance of evidence” shows that Trump engaged in insurrection, election officer says — A hearing officer for the Illinois State Board of Elections in a recommendation released …
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Candace McDuffie / The Root:
Snoop Dogg Is Now Singing Donald Trump's Praises, But Why?
Snoop Dogg Is Now Singing Donald Trump's Praises, But Why?
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
GOP Senator Reveals the Sick Truth About the Trump-MAGA Border Scam — Republican Senator James Lankford, who is leading negotiations over a border security bill, is discovering to his great shock that Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans are not operating entirely in good faith.
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Colin McCullough / CNN:
Oklahoma GOP votes to condemn Sen. Lankford for role in bipartisan border talks
Oklahoma GOP votes to condemn Sen. Lankford for role in bipartisan border talks
Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
The Border Is Now Becoming a GOP Crisis
The Border Is Now Becoming a GOP Crisis
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Carroll says she would ‘absolutely’ sue Trump again if another case arises — Longtime advice columnist E. Jean Carroll on Monday said she is “more than willing” to sue former President Trump again if another case arose in the future. — A jury last week ordered Trump to pay …
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Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
Trump claims credit for record-high stock market under Biden
Trump claims credit for record-high stock market under Biden
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Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Biden's new economic messaging strategy: attack Trump's tax legacy
Biden's new economic messaging strategy: attack Trump's tax legacy
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Merrick Garland to transfer power during back surgery — The Justice Department's No. 2 official will briefly take over as the attorney general undergoes a procedure on his spine this weekend. — Attorney General Merrick Garland will be out of commission this weekend due to back surgery …
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Claudia Aoraha / Daily Mail:
Taylor Swift could sway 2024 election outcome, new poll finds with a FIFTH of voters ‘likely’ to back candidate endorsed by singer — Eighteen percent of voters say they're ‘more likely’ or ‘significantly more likely’ to vote for a candidate endorsed by Taylor Swift
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John Sexton / HotAir:
Vivek Ramaswamy Joins the Taylor Swift ‘Psy-Op’ Bandwagon (Update) — Vivek Ramaswamy was never my cup of tea and this is why. Because, on the one hand he could occasionally do a solid job putting the progressive media back on its heels on the other hand he was also willing to indulge stupid conspiracy theories like this:
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Right-Wingers Say Super Bowl Is Rigged So Taylor Swift Can Endorse Biden
Right-Wingers Say Super Bowl Is Rigged So Taylor Swift Can Endorse Biden
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Washington Post:
Texas AG seeks transgender records in Georgia as part of his wider probe — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has requested medical records from a Georgia telehealth clinic that provides gender-affirming care, a newly discovered move that shows the Republican official is looking in multiple states …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Republicans now say it might be okay to ignore the Supreme Court — A consequential development of the Trump era is what increasingly looks like the Republicans' acrimonious divorce from the rule of law. — The party that once prided itself as the law-and-order side has leaped headlong …
Associated Press:
Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands — A hidden path to America's dinner tables begins here, at an unlikely source - a former Southern slave plantation that is now the country's largest maximum-security prison.
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
TheBlaze's Jason Whitlock Quietly Deletes Promo of Antisemitic Interview — But TheBlaze host said he didn't regret inviting the guest, who spewed vile conspiracy theories, on his show. — After coming under fire for hosting virulent antisemite E. Michael Jones, who claimed …
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US Department of Justice:
One Iranian and Two Canadian Nationals Indicted in Murder-for-Hire Scheme — For Immediate Release — One Iranian and two Canadian nationals have been charged with conspiracy to use interstate commerce in the commission of a murder-for-hire plot. — According to court documents …
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John Sexton / HotAir:
This Mark Cuban Story is Too Good Not to Share — Credit to Twitchy which got to all of this about an hour ago (as I write this). The basic story is as follows. Billionaire Mark Cuban has spent weeks arguing online arguing on behalf of DEI with anyone who will listen.
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Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica:
Apple warns proposed UK law will affect software updates around the world — Apple may leave the UK if required to provide advance notice of product updates. — Apple is “deeply concerned” that proposed changes to a United Kingdom law could give the UK government unprecedented power to …
Kelly Rissman / The Independent:
Republicans are quietly deleting mentions of abortion from their websites. We asked them why — Republicans who previously campaigned on a pro-life position are now ‘in a tough spot,’ experts say. , Kelly Rissman speaks to GOP strategists and campaign managers about what's going on behind the scenes
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
‘I Cannot Really Remember’: GOP Rep. Busted For Taking Credit For Bills She Voted Against — “I need to ask my staff,” Florida Rep. Maria Salazar said as a reporter listed off times she bragged about getting money for her district that she opposed. — LOADING
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
GOP's Salazar says she can't recall how she voted on CHIPS, appropriations bills
GOP's Salazar says she can't recall how she voted on CHIPS, appropriations bills
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Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
The anti-abortion plan ready for Trump on Day One — The stakes of the election go far beyond whether a GOP president signs a bill banning the procedure. — Anti-abortion groups have not yet persuaded Donald Trump to commit to signing a national ban if he returns to the White House.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Nikki Haley might want to be careful calling Congress a ‘nursing home’ — Former ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley would like to be president. Step 1 of that plan is to become the Republican Party's nominee — a step that, as you know, isn't going terribly well.
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Wilfred Chan / The Guardian:
‘Seismic shift’: driving unaffordable for many in US amid push toward SUVs — Luxury vehicles, production cuts and soaring insurance prices have sent the cost of US car ownership out of control — At the start of the pandemic, Ceola Luna, a 45-year-old Lyft driver in Los Angeles …
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Party feud breaks out ahead of RNC meeting in Las Vegas — GOP county chairs and local activists warned the party isn't doing enough to compete in November. — LAS VEGAS — Days before the Republican National Committee was set to convene here, hundreds of Republican officials gathered …
Acyn / MeidasTouch:
Justice Department Subpoenas House of Representatives For Documents — House of Representatives notified of grand jury subpoena — A notification was read on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, revealing that the office of the Sergeant at Arms received a grand jury subpoena …
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