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Al Weaver / The Hill:
Fetterman to Democrats criticizing Biden: ‘Get your MAGA hat’ — Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) panned Democrats who are upping their criticisms of President Biden ahead of the November election, saying they might as well don a “MAGA hat.” — Fetterman noted during an interview an uptick …
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Natalie Allison / Politico:
Biden ties Trump tight to the Alabama court's IVF ruling — The ruling has scrambled GOP politics. And the ex-president has, so far, not commented on it. — President Joe Biden's reelection campaign is trying to pin the blame for the Alabama court ruling jeopardizing access …
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Kelly Garrity / Politico:
‘Assholes come and go’: Trump isn't the future, Sununu says — “It won't be his party forever. ... It just won't,” Sununu said. — The future of the Republican Party isn't Donald Trump, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said Thursday. — “It won't be his party forever. Right? It just won't.
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Tampa Bay Times and NBC News
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Tommy Tuberville On Alabama Deeming Embryos Children: Great! Wait, Bad!
Tommy Tuberville On Alabama Deeming Embryos Children: Great! Wait, Bad!
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Media Matters for America, Semafor, MeidasTouch, Bloomberg and RESOLVE
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Biden fundraising ‘dream team’ creates $140 million war chest to take on Donald Trump
Biden fundraising ‘dream team’ creates $140 million war chest to take on Donald Trump
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Financial Times, Political Wire, CBS News, Fox News and Reuters
MSNBC:
Lawrence on what they don't tell you about the Dump Biden ‘fantasy’
Lawrence on what they don't tell you about the Dump Biden ‘fantasy’
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PoliticusUSA, Mediaite, Washington Examiner and Robert Reich
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Biden calls congressional Republicans “worse” than Strom Thurmond
Biden calls congressional Republicans “worse” than Strom Thurmond
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NBC News:
Trump seeks 30-day delay in enforcement of damages in New York civil fraud case — Judge Arthur Engoron ordered the former president and the Trump Organization to pay over $354 million in damages. — An attorney for Donald Trump has asked New York Judge Arthur Engoron for a 30-day delay …
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Jordy Meiselas / MeidasTouch:
Judge Engoron Denies Trump's Attempt To Stay $350+ Million Judgment — The short ruling came in the form of an email — That was quick! Despite Donald Trump's attempt to delay the enforcement of the $350+ million civil fraud judgment, Judge Arthur Engoron has denied Trump's request in a short email to his attorney Clifford Robert.
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Nathan Layne / Reuters:
Lara Trump says RNC needs to raise $500 million, sees interest in paying Trump legal fees
Lara Trump says RNC needs to raise $500 million, sees interest in paying Trump legal fees
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Washington Examiner, The Daily Beast, Twin Cities and New York Times
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
‘More than stupidity’: Analyst claims Comer was willing to use Russian lies against Biden — House Oversight Chair James Comer's seeming lack of embarrassment after his key witness in the drive to impeach President Joe Biden turned out to be a now-accused liar who the Department of Justice claims …
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PoliticusUSA, The Good in Us and Breitbart
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
The centerpiece of Republicans' case for impeaching Democratic president Joe Biden is the allegation …
The centerpiece of Republicans' case for impeaching Democratic president Joe Biden is the allegation …
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The Hill, New Republic, Washington Examiner, Washington Post and The Status Kuo
Ron Filipkowski / MeidasTouch:
House GOP Quietly Deletes Russian Disinformation from Impeachment Website
House GOP Quietly Deletes Russian Disinformation from Impeachment Website
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The Bulwark, Raw Story, Daily Kos and PoliticusUSA
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
James Comer and Tucker Carlson aren't fooled by Russian lies — they're complicit
James Comer and Tucker Carlson aren't fooled by Russian lies — they're complicit
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The Hill, Washington Post, The Times of Israel, BizPac Review, CLAYTOONZ, PoliticusUSA, The Daily Beast, CNN, Raw Story, Forbes, Wonkette and Crooks and Liars
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Alabama's I.V.F. Ruling Shows Our Slide Toward Theocracy — If you don't think this country is sliding toward theocracy, you're not paying attention. — The drumbeat of incidents moving us ever closer to the seemingly inescapable future is so steady and frequent that we've developed outrage fatigue — we've grown numb.
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Tuberville acknowledges ‘hard’ situation for women after Alabama IVF ruling
Tuberville acknowledges ‘hard’ situation for women after Alabama IVF ruling
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Hillary Clinton warns birth control is ‘next’ after Alabama IVF ruling
Hillary Clinton warns birth control is ‘next’ after Alabama IVF ruling
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NBC News:
President Biden to meet with Alexei Navalny's widow and daughter — The previously unreported meeting with Yulia Navalnaya in California is planned for Thursday, less than a week after the Russian opposition leader's death. — President Joe Biden plans to meet with the widow of Alexei Navalny …
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Laura Kelly / The Hill:
Biden meets Alexei Navalny's widow and daughter in California
Biden meets Alexei Navalny's widow and daughter in California
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Tesfaye Negussie / ABC News:
School punishment for Black student's hair is legal in CROWN Act lawsuit, judge rules — The CROWN Act prohibits race-based hair discrimination. — In this Sept. 18, 2023, file photo, Darryl George, a 17-year-old junior, walks across the street to go into Barbers Hill High School after serving …
David Sirota / The Lever:
Sirota's Signals: Yes, $13,000 Per Hour — How does the fine print of a government report expose the real reason billionaires hate the IRS? What are regulators telling us about our credit card bills? Why is dopamine ruining our society? Where are lawmakers refusing to ban assault weapons, but looking into banning cold beer?
ABC News:
AT&T outage prompts urgent investigation into possible cyberattack: Sources — AT&T says their network is now 75% restored. — FILE PHOTO: The company logo for AT&T is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., September 18, 2019.
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Wendy Williams:
Wendy Williams Diagnosed with Primary Progressive Aphasia and Dementia — On behalf of Wendy Williams Hunter, her care team is sharing this very personal update with her cherished fans, friends, and supporters to correct inaccurate and hurtful rumors about her health.
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Praveena Somasundaram / Washington Post:
Mike Lindell must pay man $5M in ‘Prove Mike Wrong’ challenge, judge says — In 2021, MyPillow founder Mike Lindell offered $5 million to anyone who could disprove his claim that he had data showing voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election. — Now, he must pay a 64-year-old from Nevada that award …
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US Department of Justice:
Task Force KleptoCapture Announces Array of New Charges, Arrests, and Forfeiture Proceedings in Advance of Second Anniversary of Illegal Invasion of Ukraine — For Immediate Release — United States seeks forfeiture of $2.5 million in luxury properties, makes two arrests …
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Washington Post and Voice of America
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
A Bigger Story Than You Can Possibly Imagine — I know that's a big headline that promises a lot. But I think it's true. David has a good rundown of the events in the Morning Memo. But I want to do my best to set them out on a larger canvas that goes back to the “Hunter Biden laptop” …
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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Polis won't rule out a 2028 presidential bid — “I'm focused on being governor of Colorado,” Polis said. — Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday did not rule out a 2028 presidential bid when pressed about his future plans during POLITICO's Governors Summit.
Robert Frank / CNBC:
Tax evasion by millionaires and billionaires tops $150 billion a year, says IRS chief — The nation's millionaires and billionaires are evading more than $150 billion a year in taxes, according to the head of the Internal Revenue Service. — The IRS, with billion of dollars in new funding …
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The Daily Beast and Washington Examiner
Tessa Stuart / Rolling Stone:
Journalist Tim Burke Indicted For Leaking Tucker Carlson Clips That Embarrassed Fox News — The clips, which included unaired, antisemitic remarks by Kanye West, were published by Vice and Media Matters — TIM BURKE, A freelance journalist and media consultant, has been charged with 14 federal crimes, including conspiracy.
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New York Times:
Inside the G.O.P.'s State Party Problem — Financial woes and other issues in state parties in crucial swing states such as Arizona and Michigan have caused deepening concern among top Republican officials. — State Republican parties in roughly half of the most important battleground states …
Edith Olmsted / The Daily Beast:
Ken Buck Says Republicans Ignored Warning About Biden Impeachment Witness — ‘WE WERE WARNED’ — Representative Ken Buck (R-CO) said that the testimony of the FBI's now-discredited star witness in Joe Biden's impeachment came with a disclaimer—one which many Republicans ignored, according to The Hill.