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Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
It's Even Worse Than We Imagined — Just when you thought it couldn't be worse, here we are. — As I reported last week, a star witness for the GOP-led impeachment inquiry, someone Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) had called a “highly credible human source,” was indicted for making false statements and reports.
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Fox News co-host ‘surprised’ by GOP's ‘threshold for humiliation’ in Biden probe — Fox News co-host Jessica Tarlov mocked House Republicans on Wednesday for their pursuit of impeachment charges against President Biden. — “This is the path that they've chosen to take …
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Tori Otten / New Republic:
Republicans Rush to Scrub Mention of FBI Informant in Impeachment Letter … House Republicans quietly deleted a reference to their epic fail of an FBI informant in a letter to a potential witness in the somehow-still-ongoing impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Another GOP Biden ‘informant.’ Another indictment and link to Russia.
Another GOP Biden ‘informant.’ Another indictment and link to Russia.
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
Russia's Staggering Success In Duping Willing Republicans And Right Wing Media
Russia's Staggering Success In Duping Willing Republicans And Right Wing Media
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, New York Post, Raw Story, Digby's Hullabaloo and Wall Street Journal
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
10 Republicans who treated the Biden bribery claim like gospel
10 Republicans who treated the Biden bribery claim like gospel
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Ewan Palmer / Newsweek:
Jim Jordan Is in Deep Trouble
Jim Jordan Is in Deep Trouble
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Republicans rush to delete any reference to Biden impeachment informant accused of lying
Republicans rush to delete any reference to Biden impeachment informant accused of lying
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Rolling Stone
Mike Wendling / BBC:
Alexander Smirnov: FBI source accused of Biden lies ‘linked to Russian intelligence’
Alexander Smirnov: FBI source accused of Biden lies ‘linked to Russian intelligence’
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NBC News:
Nikki Haley sides with Alabama Supreme Court on IVF ruling: ‘Embryos, to me, are babies’ — The Alabama court's recent ruling raised concerns among doctors and patients worried that classifying embryos as children could restrict in-vitro fertilization. — NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. …
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Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
‘Another hot potato’: Alabama's IVF ruling risks political, legal backlash — Alabama court ruled frozen embryos are people. The GOP could pay for it in November. — An Alabama Supreme Court ruling granting legal personhood to frozen embryos risks a legal and political backlash for conservatives heading into the November election.
Amy Yurkanin / al.com:
Fearing prosecution, UAB pauses in vitro fertilization after Alabama embryo court ruling
Fearing prosecution, UAB pauses in vitro fertilization after Alabama embryo court ruling
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Anjali Huynh / New York Times:
Haley Says ‘Embryos, to Me, Are Babies,’ in Response to Alabama Court Ruling
Haley Says ‘Embryos, to Me, Are Babies,’ in Response to Alabama Court Ruling
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Jessica Valenti / Abortion, Every Day:
Alabama's Fetal Personhood Ruling
Alabama's Fetal Personhood Ruling
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Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Ron DeSantis shares his concerns about Trump in a private call with supporters — The Florida governor, who endorsed Trump after ending his own White House bid last month, said the former president should not use “identity politics” to pick a running mate. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told backers …
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Politico:
Mike Johnson invoked God in a GOP presentation on keeping the majority. It didn't land well. — The speaker delivered a presentation that, while ostensibly about holding the majority this fall, took a notably moral turn, according to two people in the room.
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Troy Matthews / MeidasTouch:
Republicans Furious as Speaker Johnson Turns GOP Leadership Meeting Into Religious Revival — They just wanted to hear plans for keeping their extremely slim House majority — Members of House Republican leadership expressed frustration at Speaker Mike Johnson after a GOP leadership retreat …
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Washington Examiner
Quinnipiac University Poll:
2024 Election: Biden Holds On To Slight Lead Over Trump, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Trump Gets Higher Marks On Age, Mental & Physical Fitness; Biden Does Better On Ethics, Empathy & Temperament — mail_outline — In a hypothetical 2024 general election presidential matchup …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Younger people are less likely to express worry about American democracy
Younger people are less likely to express worry about American democracy
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Steve Karnowski / Associated Press:
Federal judge affirms MyPillow's Mike Lindell must pay $5M in election data dispute — A federal judge on Wednesday affirmed a $5 million arbitration award against MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell in favor of a software engineer who challenged data that Lindell said proves China interfered …
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Nick Penzenstadler / USA Today:
Commander, Biden's banished German shepherd, had at least 25 biting incidents in a year — President Biden's now-banished German shepherd Commander inflicted more damage with bite incidents than previously known. — Newly released records from the United States Secret Service to USA TODAY reveal …
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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Arizona prosecutor refuses to extradite murder suspect to New York — An Arizona prosecutor said she will not extradite a New York murder suspect to the state on Wednesday, claiming Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg could not be trusted to keep the man behind bars.
David Ingram / NBC News:
Elon Musk quietly visited the Biden White House in September — Musk and President Joe Biden, who didn't meet during the visit, have had a frosty relationship driven by differing views on labor unions and more. — Tech billionaire Elon Musk quietly visited the White House in September …
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Kevin Breuninger / NBC News:
'Who's going to do that?': Trump faces hurdles in securing appeal bond for fraud case — Former President Donald Trump will need to secure a massive bond as he appeals the ruling ordering him to pay more than $450 million in penalties and interest. — Former President Donald Trump …
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Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post:
Teamsters give GOP first major donation in years with $45,000 to RNC — The Teamsters' political committee has given $45,000 to the Republican National Committee, according to federal records, a significant departure for a powerful organized labor group that has more recently supported Democrats …
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Associated Press:
US man pleads not guilty after two-year-old daughter accidentally shoots herself — Michael Tolbert, 44, of Flint becomes first person charged under Michigan's new law requiring safe storage of guns — A Michigan man whose two-year-old daughter shot herself in the head with his revolver …
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Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Amy Brown, wife of GOP Senate candidate Sam Brown, opens up about her abortion for the first time publicly — Sam Brown is running for Senate in Nevada, and he told NBC News that his wife's experience has helped show him politicians have to “lead with compassion.”
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US Department of Justice:
U.S. Attorney Announces Nuclear Materials Trafficking Charges Against Japanese Yakuza Leader — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York — Takeshi Ebisawa of Japan, Leader Within the Yakuza Transnational Organized Crime Syndicate …
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Myah Ward / Politico:
Biden considering major new executive actions for migrant crisis — The policies under consideration include changes to asylum standards and stricter points of entry. — The Biden administration is considering a string of new executive actions and federal regulations in an effort …
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Michael Stratford / Politico:
Biden will email 153,000 student loan borrowers: I'm canceling your debt — “I hope this relief gives you a little more breathing room,” the message says. — President Joe Biden on Wednesday will announce $1.2 billion of student debt relief for nearly 153,000 borrowers …
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Associated Press:
Biden is showcasing student loan relief efforts as he campaigns in California
Biden is showcasing student loan relief efforts as he campaigns in California
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