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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Why Trumpers are losing it over Taylor Swift — Swift goes to football games to support her boyfriend, shattering MAGA brains. … MAGA this week at last found its true, final, most hated enemy. Not Barack Obama. Not Hilary Clinton. Not Joe Biden. Not even Hunter Biden.
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Rolling Stone:
Trump Allies Pledge ‘Holy War’ Against Taylor Swift — Taylor Swift hasn't even endorsed Joe Biden's 2024 campaign, but Trump is already privately grousing he's “more popular” than her — Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift hasn't even endorsed President Joe Biden for reelection yet.
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Charlie Nash / Mediaite:
Hannity Urges Taylor Swift To ‘Think Twice’ Before Endorsing Biden, Months After Railing Against Conservatives for ‘Hating on Her’ — Fox News host Sean Hannity urged pop star Taylor Swift to “think twice” before endorsing President Joe Biden's reelection campaign, Tuesday …
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Bloomberg:
Trump Risks Losing More Than Half of Swing-State Voters If Found Guilty — Even more voters say they won't support him if he's sent to prison. — More than half of swing-state voters wouldn't vote for Donald Trump if he were convicted of a crime, according to a new Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll …
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Bloomberg:
Biden Faces Blame for Border Crisis, Swing-State Voter Poll Shows
Biden Faces Blame for Border Crisis, Swing-State Voter Poll Shows
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Bloomberg:
Biden to Visit Site of East Palestine, Ohio Train Derailment
Biden to Visit Site of East Palestine, Ohio Train Derailment
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Jessica Piper / Politico:
RFK Jr. is still drawing more backing from Trump donors, even as an independent
RFK Jr. is still drawing more backing from Trump donors, even as an independent
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NBC News:
Rep. Jim Clyburn helped Biden win young Black voters in 2020. This time, they're not listening.
Rep. Jim Clyburn helped Biden win young Black voters in 2020. This time, they're not listening.
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Kimberly Leonard / Politico:
Biden mocks Trump during Florida fundraiser
Biden mocks Trump during Florida fundraiser
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Washington Post:
Judge orders Tesla to undo Elon Musk's $56 billion pay package — The ruling by a Delaware court stems from a Tesla shareholder lawsuit over the tech billionaire's 2018 compensation package — A Delaware judge on Tuesday ruled that Elon Musk's generous 2018 compensation package …
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Randall Chase / Associated Press:
Elon Musk cannot keep Tesla pay package worth more than $55 billion, judge rules — Elon Musk is not entitled to landmark compensation package awarded by Tesla's board of directors that is potentially worth more than $55 billion, a Delaware judge ruled Tuesday.
Politico:
As judges mull presidential immunity, Trump reaps the benefits of delay — For over three weeks, the D.C. Circuit has been sitting on a potentially decisive question. — Whether Donald Trump faces a potential prison sentence in 2024 is at the mercy of a federal appeals court that's operating …
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Alexandra Ulmer / Reuters:
Exclusive: Hotelier Robert Bigelow gives Trump $1 million for legal fees — Hotelier Robert Bigelow told Reuters on Tuesday he gave Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump $1 million for his legal fees and agreed to donate another $20 million to a pro-Trump outside group for campaign purposes.
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Trump Spent $50 Million in Donor Money on Legal Bills Last Year: Report
Trump Spent $50 Million in Donor Money on Legal Bills Last Year: Report
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NBC News:
Pennsylvania man arrested after allegedly decapitating his father and displaying his head on YouTube — In the video, which has since been removed, Justin Mohn says his father was a federal employee and refers to him as a traitor while voicing right-wing conspiracy theories.
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Tom Sofield / LevittownNow.com:
Beheading Suspect Justin Mohn: Called For Attacks, Had Past Police Interactions & Sang That Dad Was Jealous Of Him — Approximately an hour before 9-1-1 received a call from a distraught woman stating that her husband's head was found inside her home, a man self-identified as 33-year-old Justin Mohn posted …
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Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Activist who led ouster of Harvard president linked to ‘scientific racism’ journal — Christopher Rufo recommends a newsletter to his readers that has published several supporters of discredited genetics theory — Rightwing activist Christopher Rufo has links to a self-styled …
Politico:
Democrats risk a new progressive rebellion as Biden embraces border deal — The left isn't fuming as loudly about the bipartisan immigration talks as it is about the Israel-Hamas war — yet. But the discontent is brewing. — Progressives are frustrated with President Joe Biden for embracing …
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Playbook: Election-year politics hampers the Hill
Playbook: Election-year politics hampers the Hill
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Sen. Rick Scott / The Hill:
The voters are rejecting Washington's failed border deal
The voters are rejecting Washington's failed border deal
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Neil Irwin / Axios:
U.S. winning world economic war — The United States economy grew faster than any other large advanced economy last year — by a wide margin — and is on track to do so again in 2024. — Why it matters: America's outperformance is rooted in its distinctive structural strengths, policy choices, and some luck.
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Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:
Florida Bans Transgender Drivers From Changing ID to Match Gender — The memo also provides a definition for gender that states it is not about gender identity, but ‘commonly been understood’ as a synonym for sex — JWPlayer — Transgender individuals will no longer be able to change …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Congressman urging Texas to ignore the Supreme Court is backed by major law firms — Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX) is publicly urging Texas to ignore the Supreme Court. In previously unreported comments, Roy explained that he feared his position would push the country into “a post-constitutional world.”
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
The ‘Profound Influence’ of Christian Extremists on Mike Johnson — Speaker Mike Johnson's spiritual journey reveals ties to Christian fundamentalists who support slavery. Johnson's office won't say where he stands on that issue. … If you want to know where Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson stands …
Politico:
Sinema's fundraising plummets as reelection decision deadline nears — The Arizona independent is raising less and less each quarter. — Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's (I-Ariz.) fundraising cratered to her lowest quarterly total yet this cycle as she stares down an April deadline to file for reelection.
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NBC News:
Fulton County cyberattack investigated for possible connection to Trump election case — The hack hasn't affected material related to the case against Trump and more than a dozen co-defendants, a district attorney's spokesperson says. — ATLANTA — Officials investigating the recent cyberattack …
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Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Syphilis Is Soaring in the U.S. — Cases have risen by 80 percent since 2018, the C.D.C. reported. But chlamydia remains by far the most common sexually transmitted infection. — Syphilis, once nearly eliminated in the United States, continues to resurge, reaching the highest rate …
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
US sees record syphilis cases as funding cuts threaten to worsen epidemic
US sees record syphilis cases as funding cuts threaten to worsen epidemic
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Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
Disturbing Bill Would Let Arizona Legislators Ignore Election Results — The proposed bill would give the legislature absolute power to control the state's electoral college votes, disenfranchising millions of citizens. — An Arizona lawmaker who signed on to be a “fake elector” …
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Leif Le Mahieu / The Daily Wire:
Pro-Life Demonstrators Found Guilty, Face Up To 11 Years In Federal Prison — NASHVILLE — Six pro-lifers were found guilty on Tuesday after the Biden administration charged them over a peaceful protest at a Tennessee abortion facility in 2021. They face up to 10.5 years in prison.
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Oliver Milman / The Guardian:
‘Smoking gun proof’: fossil fuel industry knew of climate danger as early as 1954, documents show — Documents show industry-backed Air Pollution Foundation uncovered the severe harm climate change would wreak — The fossil fuel industry funded some of the world's most foundational climate science …
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Chris Queen / PJ Media:
Say Goodbye to America — It's no stretch to say that the crisis at the border is the most pressing issue we face today. There are ripples from what's going on at the border that reach out into every area of society. Our already stretched social safety net is beginning to rip at the seams.
Shomari Stone / WTTG-TV:
Housing Policy Council executive in critical condition after being shot in DC crime spree — WASHINGTON - Mike Gill, a married father of three, is in critical condition in the hospital after his family says he was shot during Monday night's wild crime spree.
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