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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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New York Times, Raw Story and IJR
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Russia's Staggering Success In Duping Willing Republicans And Right Wing Media — A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM's Morning Memo. — The Plot Thickens — The former FBI informant charged with fabricating the Burisma bribery story about President Biden …
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Digby's Hullabaloo, New York Post, Raw Story and Wall Street Journal
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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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PBS NewsHour, KFOR-TV, Raw Story, HotAir, Mediaite and MeidasTouch
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10 Republicans who treated the Biden bribery claim like gospel — When we learned last week that the Justice Department had indicted the informant behind the severest claims against President Biden for allegedly lying about those claims, the House GOP impeachment leader, Rep. James Comer (Ky.), downplayed the news.
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Axios, New Republic, USA Today, Media Matters for America, Raw Story, One America News Network and Mediaite
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Jim Jordan Is in Deep Trouble — Ohio congressman Jim Jordan could face major repercussions over the Republican attempt to impeach Joe Biden after a former FBI informant charged with making false bribery claims against the president was accused of using Russian intelligence, legal experts suggest.
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Alexander Smirnov: FBI source accused of Biden lies ‘linked to Russian intelligence’
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Republicans rush to delete any reference to Biden impeachment informant accused of lying
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Republicans Delete Reference To FBI Informant From Impeachment Interview Request Letter
Republicans Delete Reference To FBI Informant From Impeachment Interview Request Letter
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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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Fearing prosecution, UAB pauses in vitro fertilization after Alabama embryo court ruling — The University of Alabama at Birmingham health system has paused in vitro fertilization procedures following an Alabama Supreme Court decision due to fear of criminal prosecution and lawsuits, a spokeswoman said.
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Shock, anger, confusion grip Alabama after court ruling on embryos — Alabama doctors are puzzled over whether they will have to make changes to in vitro fertilization procedures. Couples have crammed into online support groups wondering if they should transfer frozen embryos out of state.
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‘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.
Jessica Valenti / Abortion, Every Day:
Alabama's Fetal Personhood Ruling
Alabama's Fetal Personhood Ruling
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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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Rep. Good was forced to leave a Trump store opening that McGuire was headlining
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Trump confirms names on VP shortlist: 'They're all good, they're all solid'
Trump confirms names on VP shortlist: 'They're all good, they're all solid'
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump says long VP shortlist includes Tim Scott, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy
Trump says long VP shortlist includes Tim Scott, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy
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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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FACT SHEET: President Biden Cancels Student Debt for more than 150,000 Student Loan Borrowers Ahead of Schedule — Today, President Biden announced the approval of $1.2 billion in student debt cancellation for almost 153,000 borrowers currently enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) repayment plan.
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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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Michael Stratford / Politico:
Biden will email 153,000 student loan borrowers: I'm canceling your debt
Biden will email 153,000 student loan borrowers: I'm canceling your debt
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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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TASS and Political Wire
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Trump and allies plotting militarized mass deportations, detention camps — As president, Trump sought to use military planes and bases for deportation. Now, he and his allies are talking about a new effort that current and former officials warn could be impractical and dangerous.
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
The Great Forgotten Betrayal of the Trump Years — Donald Trump's weird relationship with Vladimir Putin and Russia is back in the news. But something big is missing. — After his remarks earlier this month encouraging the Russian leader/war criminal to invade NATO countries …
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Slate and Digby's Hullabaloo
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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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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Federal prosecutors charge Japanese Yakuza leader in nuclear material trafficking conspiracy
Federal prosecutors charge Japanese Yakuza leader in nuclear material trafficking conspiracy
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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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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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Okla. nonbinary teen died after school fight amid reported bullying — What is known with certainty in Owasso, Okla., is that a 16-year-old is dead. — Nex Benedict collapsed the day after an altercation in a girls' bathroom at the public high school they attended, a school where relatives …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Nex Benedict matters
Nex Benedict matters
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Florida School Rocked by More Cases of Measles as Parents Skip Vax — Eleven other states have reported measles cases this year, but no area has been hit as hard as South Florida. — An elementary school in Florida has been hit with a measles outbreak that's made six students sick …
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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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Iowa Starting Line and Political Wire
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Consumers are tired of price increases. Big brands are paying attention. — Even Walmart lowered the price of its French bread back to $1, but consumers shouldn't expect broad-based cuts across the economy. — Until recently, Brooke Benson considered herself a Panera Bread loyalist.
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How the Kremlin weaponized Russian history — and has used it to justify the war in Ukraine — Earlier this month, when Tucker Carlson asked Vladimir Putin about his reasons for invading Ukraine two years ago, Putin gave him a lecture on Russian history. The 71-year-old Russian leader spent …
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Newsmax Trashes Florida GOP Bills Targeting the ‘Liberal Media’ — The cable channel joins a growing list of right-wing outlets bashing Florida GOP legislation that takes square aim at the news media. … Newsmax has joined the legions of conservative media outlets and figures who have trashed …
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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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Sidney Powell and Other Trump-Aligned Lawyers Will Face Legal Penalties — The Supreme Court declined to take up an appeal by a group of lawyers who challenged the 2020 election results in Michigan. — Sidney Powell, L. Lin Wood and several other lawyers who advanced former President …
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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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