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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Biden impeachment effort on the brink of collapse  —  A wide swath of House Republicans are acknowledging they likely won't have the votes, especially given their struggle to recommend booting Alejandro Mayorkas.  —  The House GOP's push to impeach Joe Biden appears close to stalling out for good.
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Biden's cheat sheets at fundraisers worry donors
Tori Otten / New Republic:
Guess What Just Disappeared From GOP's Biden Impeachment Website
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Wisconsin ethics commission refers Trump fundraising arm for prosecution  —  The bipartisan body recommended felony charges against Donald Trump's Save America committee as well as other Republicans  —  MADISON, Wis. — Bipartisan ethics regulators in Wisconsin have recommended felony charges …
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WisPolitics:
Ethics Commission alleges Trump joint fundraising committee, Brandtjen involved in campaign finance scheme to benefit Vos challenger  —  Home » WisPolitics News » Ethics Commission alleges Trump joint fundraising committee, Brandtjen involved in campaign finance scheme to benefit Vos challenger
Troy Matthews / MeidasTouch:
Confused Tuberville Isn't Sure If He Supports IVF Or Opposes it, Or What It Is, In Rambling Response To Reporters  —  Alabama Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville seemed a little confused Thursday when questioned by reporters during the CPAC Conference about his stance on IVF …
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CNN:
Alabama attorney general's office says it has ‘no intention’ to prosecute IVF families, providers  —  Fallout continues in the wake of the Alabama Supreme Court's ruling last week that frozen embryos are children - an unprecedented decision that critics say could have a chilling effect on access to IVF treatments in the state.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Cellphone data raises questions about start of Willis-Wade relationship  —  Thousands of texts between DA and special prosecutor in 2021, court filing says  —  Nathan Wade appeared to make at least 35 visits to the Hapeville neighborhood where Fani Willis was living …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
A New Orleans magician says a Democratic operative paid him to make the fake Biden robocall  —  Dean Phillips' presidential campaign denounced the alleged actions of one of its consultants and said it may take legal action against him.  —  NEW ORLEANS — A Democratic consultant who worked …
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
PG A.M.: Marjorie Taylor Greene wants top Homeland Security job under Trump
Discussion: Washington Times and Raw Story
Politico:
Playbook: Nancy Mace's main character energy
Discussion: NBC News, Mediaite and WGN-TV
emptywheel:
Trump's Defense: He Intended to Steal Boxes and Boxes of Classified Documents  —  As I have been noting for months, in all of Jack Smith's rebuttals to Trump's claims that Presidents have absolute immunity, he floated scenarios that are pretty similar to stuff that Trump is known or suspected of doing.
Discussion: Associated Press and Fox News
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Politico:
Trump moves to dismiss classified documents case
Joe Sommerlad / The Independent:
Trump struggles to say ‘evangelical’ and muddles up Israel in wild, incoherent speech at Christian event  —  Republican candidate arrived late to Nashville speech looking flushed and exhausted to rant about Democrats, the Department of Education, the Capitol riot and the ‘silencing’ of religious groups
Discussion: Raw Story and MeidasTouch
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Michael Gold / New York Times:
Trump Frames Election as Battle Against ‘Wicked’ System Bent on Attacking Christians  —  Speaking at a Christian media convention in Nashville, former President Donald J. Trump claimed that a “radical left, corrupt political class” was persecuting Christians.
CNN:
Netanyahu unveils plan for Gaza's future post-Hamas  —  Editor's Note: A version of this story appears in CNN's Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region's biggest stories.  Sign up here.  —  Jerusalem CNN —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin …
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Reuters:
Israel's Netanyahu presents first official post-Gaza war plan
Matt Simon / Wired:
What Would Happen if Every American Got a Heat Pump  —  Getting these climate superheroes into more US homes would massively cut emissions, and it would be cost-effective.  Here's how the revolution would play out.  —  One of the most powerful weapons you can wield to fight climate change is ... an appliance.
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
The Americans Who Need Chaos  —  They're embracing nihilism and upending politics.  —  Several years ago, the political scientist Michael Bang Petersen, who is based in Denmark, wanted to understand why people share conspiracy theories on the Internet.  He and other researchers designed …
Discussion: The Bulwark
Laura Kelly / The Hill:
US reverses Trump-era policy on Israeli settlement expansion  —  The Biden administration on Friday said Israel's plans to advance construction on thousands of settlement homes in the West Bank was inconsistent with international law, reversing a major Trump administration policy from 2019.
Discussion: Reuters and Middle East Monitor
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
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Discussion: Off Message
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Top House Democrats warn Mike Johnson on Freedom Caucus fight … - “Clean funding bills - free of contentious poison pill riders that members of both parties oppose - represent the best path forward,” they continued.  — The letter also pushed back on the Freedom Caucus' demands …
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Caroline Kitchener / Washington Post:
An ectopic pregnancy put her life at risk.  A Texas hospital refused to treat her.  —  The 25-year-old woman and her mother blame the state's abortion ban for a delay in care that doctors say put her “in extreme danger of losing her life”  —  ARLINGTON, Tex. — Kelsie Norris-De La Cruz tried …
Discussion: Eschaton and Political Wire
Washington Post:
Florida surgeon general defies science amid measles outbreak  —  As a Florida elementary school tries to contain a growing measles outbreak, the state's top health official is giving advice that runs counter to science and may leave unvaccinated children at risk of contracting …
Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
Florida lawmakers approve ban on social media accounts for children under 16  —  Florida lawmakers have fast-tracked legislation that forces social media companies to keep most minors off their platforms.  —  The legislation, which passed the state House Thursday after earlier being approved by the Senate …
emptywheel:
Ken Vogel Covers Up Rudy Giuliani and His Alleged Russian Spies  —  Amid rising criticism that it is burying the Alexander Smirnov scandal while continuing to flood the market with yet more transphobia and complaints that Biden's age might be worse than Trump's promise to let Russia attack NATO states …
Emily Goodin / Daily Mail:
Biden, 81, says the key to his marriage is ‘good sex’: How Joe infuriates Jill, his wife of 47 years, with VERY risqué joke to staff about their private life (even though they aren't shy about PDA)  — Details about the Bidens' marriage are revealed in Katie Rogers' forthcoming book American Woman
 
 
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Morgan Chalfant / Semafor:
Biden admin waives some ‘Buy America’ requirements for broadband
ABC News:
Ex-Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson says photo refutes Biden impeachment witness's claims
Discussion: Raw Story
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Biden's Job Approval Edges Down to 38%
Discussion: Fox News, USA Today, UPI and The Hill
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
How No Labels' Spoiler Bid Suddenly Entered Full Meltdown Mode
Discussion: Save Our Republic
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden Ahead of the Two-Year Anniversary of Russia's Brutal Assault Against Ukraine
 Earlier Items: 
Timothy Nerozzi / Fox News:
Kristi Noem offers 5 requirements to serve as Trump's VP
Discussion: The Hill, Washington Examiner and IJR
Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
CBS seizes confidential files of fired reporter pursuing Hunter Biden laptop story in ‘unprecedented’ move: sources
Susie Madrak / Crooks and Liars:
You'll Never Guess Who Was Behind Those Fake Biden Robocalls!
The Hill:
Rudy Giuliani bankruptcy shows Trump ally drowning in debt
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News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B

Bloomberg:
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