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Exclusive: Extremism is US voters' greatest worry, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds — Worries about political extremism or threats to democracy have emerged as a top concern for U.S. voters and an issue where President Joe Biden has a slight advantage over Donald Trump ahead of the November election, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll showed.
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My Nikki Haley Theory — From the day she came in third in Iowa to her 20-point loss to Donald Trump on Saturday in South Carolina, Nikki Haley and her aims have been the subject of intense speculation. Clearly, in the absence of a lightning bolt from the blue that strikes Donald Trump …
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Trump's ‘Dominance’ of the GOP Primary Is an Illusion
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Playbook: What Joe Biden has to fear from Michigan
Playbook: What Joe Biden has to fear from Michigan
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Biden Faces ‘Uncommitted’ Vote in Michigan's Primary. Here's What to Watch.
Biden Faces ‘Uncommitted’ Vote in Michigan's Primary. Here's What to Watch.
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Trump Has a Hilarious New Excuse for Why He Can't Put Up Bond — Donald Trump is arguing that he shouldn't have to post the massive bond in E. Jean Carroll's defamation case against him ... because he's simply too rich. — Trump owes Carroll $83.3 million for defaming her in 2019 when she first accused him of sexual assault.
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This time, Trump's going to have to pay his own bills — With nearly a half-billion dollars in legal judgments to pay, a tepid GoFundMe fundraiser from supporters just isn't going to cut it for the Republican presidential front-runner — Soon after New York State Supreme Court Justice …
Tatyana Tandanpolie / Salon:
Trump throws Truth Social tantrum demanding all cases against him “must be immediately halted”
Trump throws Truth Social tantrum demanding all cases against him “must be immediately halted”
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Mike Johnson cornered at “intense” White House meeting … - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Johnson “said unequivocally he wants to avoid a government shutdown.” — “We made it clear that means not letting any of the ... appropriations bills lapse, which means you need some [stopgap bills],” Schumer added.
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It's all up to Mike Johnson now … - We've highlighted this point for weeks: It's ultimately Johnson's call whether to reach a deal with Democrats and avoid a shutdown or to follow the calls from his most conservative members and pick a shutdown fight. — “It was an intense meeting …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Democrats fume at Mike Johnson as government shutdown threat grows
House Democrats fume at Mike Johnson as government shutdown threat grows
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Senate GOP poised to block IVF protection bill — With assists from POLITICO's Congress team — SENATE GOP: WE SUPPORT IVF - BUT NOT FEDERAL PROTECTIONS FOR IT — Senate conservatives are signaling they'll block Wednesday's planned Democratic bid to enshrine protections for in-vitro fertilization …
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Republicans' Absurdist Reproductive Policies Are Coming for Us All — When I first heard Roe v. Wade would be overturned, I knew I had to move my embryos out of a red state. The past few weeks have proven why. — Nearly two years ago, late into the night on a Monday …
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Senate Democrats to force a vote on bill to protect IVF access
Senate Democrats to force a vote on bill to protect IVF access
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Pride flags would be largely banned in Tennessee classrooms in bill advanced by GOP lawmakers — The GOP-led Tennessee House has passed a bill that would largely ban displaying pride flags in public school classrooms — NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A bill that would largely ban displaying pride flags …
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Tennessee House advances bill to ban reappointing lawmakers booted for behavior
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Melissa Brown / The Tennessean:
TN House GOP passes bill to block local governments from reappointing expelled lawmakers
TN House GOP passes bill to block local governments from reappointing expelled lawmakers
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Tumblr and WordPress to Sell Users' Data to Train AI Tools — Join the newsletter to get the latest updates. — Success — Great! Check your inbox and click the link. — Error — Please enter a valid email address. — 🖥️
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Trump voters tell NBC Reporter that ‘Russia is not our enemy’ — Vaughn Hillyard, NBC News Correspondent joins Nicolle Wallace to discuss meeting with Trump voters who have started to echo the rhetoric from Putin and Russia when it comes to that country's war on Ukraine and how the base …
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Apple to Wind Down Electric Car Effort After Decadelong Odyssey — Executives tell staff to end work on endeavor known as Titan — Employees on some car teams will move to Apple's AI division — Apple Inc. is canceling a decadelong effort to build an electric car …
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Scoop: U.S. wants Israeli written assurances on using U.S. weapons in Gaza by mid-March … - It also stresses that a country that uses U.S. weapons in conflict areas needs to provide “credible and reliable written assurances” that it will “facilitate and not arbitrarily deny, restrict …
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Controversial Ohio GOP congressional candidate considers dropping out (again) — House Republican leaders have been desperate to stop J.R. Majewski from winning the nomination to take on Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur, who defeated him in 2022. — J.R. Majewski, the controversial Ohio congressional candidate …
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A Spike in Heart Disease Deaths Since Covid Is Puzzling Scientists — Mortality data of the past four years show a wave of deadly cardiovascular and metabolic illness. — Almost three weeks before Covid-19 was reported to be spreading in the US, Patricia Cabello Dowd dropped dead in the kitchen of her San Jose, California, home.
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Monica Lewinsky urges shoppers to vote in new fashion collection — Women's clothing brand Reformation has tapped activist and author Monica Lewinsky to be the face of their latest voting campaign to get shoppers to the ballot boxes this November. — Reformation's “You've Got the Power” …
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Trans Virginia lawmaker storms out of chamber after being called ‘sir’ by Lt Gov Winsome Sears — Virginia state Sen Danica Roem is state's first transgender legislator — A transgender lawmaker stormed out of the Virginia Senate chamber in protest after Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears referred to the lawmaker as “sir” on Monday.
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Return of the party boss: How Montana's Daines took charge of GOP Senate primaries — Republicans, from leader Mitch McConnell on down, feel bullish on their chances to take back control of the upper chamber this year after two cycles of stinging disappointment
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Judge determines Fulton County prosecutor's divorce attorney must return to witness stand in Trump case challenge — A judge has determined that Nathan Wade's former law partner and divorce attorney must return to the witness stand to testify about the relationship between Fulton County …
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Jack Smith Pounds Trump For His Unprecedented Conduct In MAL Case
Jack Smith Pounds Trump For His Unprecedented Conduct In MAL Case
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Governor Abbott Issues Disaster Declaration For Texas Wildfires — Governor Greg Abbott today issued a disaster declaration for 60 Texas counties in response to widespread wildfire activity throughout the state. Additional counties may be added if conditions warrant.
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Former Australian PM: Trump acts like 12-year-old boy around Putin — Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull described former President Trump's rhetoric around Russian President Vladimir Putin as an admiring “12-year-old boy.” — Speaking on Australian ABC's “Q+A” show …
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Megan McArdle: Google's Gemini AI Said the Quiet Part Out Loud — I tend to like Megan McArdle's takes on things so it's no surprise to me that her take on Google Gemini is pretty solid. As she sees it, Gemini is a case of Google saying the quiet part out loud.
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Arizona GOP advances bill legalizing killing undocumented migrants on suspicion of trespassing … - State Rep. Justin Heap (R.) said the bill is intended to close a loophole by which migrants have moved within the U.S., per the Arizona Mirror. … - His trial is set for March 21, per the AP.
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U.S. Launches Antitrust Investigation of Healthcare Giant UnitedHealth — Investigators have been interviewing healthcare industry officials who compete with UnitedHealth — The Justice Department has launched an antitrust investigation into UnitedHealth Group, owner of the nation's biggest health insurer …
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RFK Jr. Joins the War on Climate Scientists — RFK Jr. has filled a top campaign position with an anti-vaccine activist named Del Bigtree who has called global warming “an enslavement system.” — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made headlines when a Super PAC supporting his presidential bid ran …
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