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New York Times:
Alabama Lawmakers Move to Protect I.V.F. Treatments — A court ruling declaring frozen embryos to be legally considered children has set off a scramble among leaders in both parties to preserve access to a crucial reproductive treatment. — Alabama lawmakers are considering legislation …
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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.
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Politico:
Senate GOP urges its candidates to support IVF after Alabama ruling — After the National Republican Senatorial Committee released its memo, at least three party candidates publicly backed IVF. — The Senate GOP's campaign arm on Friday urged its candidates to publicly express their support …
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Axios:
Senate GOP group urges campaigns to come out swinging against Alabama IVF ruling
Senate GOP group urges campaigns to come out swinging against Alabama IVF ruling
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Washington Examiner, New York Times, BBC, CBS News and Raw Story
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Nikki Haley Desperately Tries to Walk Back Comment on Alabama Embryo Ruling
Nikki Haley Desperately Tries to Walk Back Comment on Alabama Embryo Ruling
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
No one is replacing Joe Biden, ffs — This free edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers. If you aren't one, please click the button below to support our independent journalism. — 🗣️ Subscribe to 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.
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Tori Otten / New Republic:
Guess What Just Disappeared From GOP's Biden Impeachment Website
Guess What Just Disappeared From GOP's Biden Impeachment Website
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Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
Biden's Terrible Student Loan Gamble
Biden's Terrible Student Loan Gamble
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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
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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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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
BREAKING: Wade Cellphone Data Exposes Willis' Testimony as False
BREAKING: Wade Cellphone Data Exposes Willis' Testimony as False
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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.
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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
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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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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 …
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
How a Bill Barr ‘assignment’ led to a Biden impeachment effort based on a lie
How a Bill Barr ‘assignment’ led to a Biden impeachment effort based on a lie
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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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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 …
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ABC News:
Ex-Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson says photo refutes Biden impeachment witness's claims — Her attorney shared a photo he says refutes a claim by witness Tony Bobulinski. — In this Oct. 30, 2023, file photo, Cassidy Hutchinson attends an event in New York.
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Nikki Haley's popularity has plummeted among GOP primary voters — As Haley's attacks on Trump have increased, so has her unpopularity with her party's voters. — Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley told Fox News this week that she sees herself as Republican voters' alternative …
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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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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 …
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.
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
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Elaina Plott Calabro / The Atlantic:
The Return of the John Birch Society — The organization, once relegated to the outermost edges of the conservative movement, now fits neatly into its mainstream. — Michael Smart chuckled as he thought back to their banishment. — Truthfully he couldn't say for sure what the problem had been …
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 …
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