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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Thoughts on the Supreme Court's Massive Gift to Trump  —  Delaying the January 6th trial means Trump may never face accountability for his crimes  —  Thanks to the shenanigans of Mitch McConnell, Donald Trump appointed three justices to the Supreme Court.  Yesterday, the MAGA justices thanked Trump …
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Kathleen Culliton / Raw Story:
‘Visible cringe’: Serviceman scowls amid Trump rant on 'people who don't speak languages'  —  A serviceman standing behind Donald Trump at a border town press conference Thursday was seen scowling as the former president ranted against “people who don't speak languages.”
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Trump pushes Steve Daines to succeed McConnell as GOP's Senate leader … - Trump, is consolidating his power over the GOP and Republicans in Congress, and his blessing — along with a triumphant November election — could position Daines for the Senate leadership job when the new Congress starts in January.
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court narrows the lens as it takes up Trump's immunity claim  —  In agreeing to hear the case, the court made it clear that it will focus on specifics of when a former president might be able to claim immunity for official acts taken in office.  —  WASHINGTON — As former President …
Justin Green / Axios:
“Join me,” Biden tells Trump … - “Instead of telling members of Congress to block this legislation, join me,” Biden said in Brownsville, Texas.  — Biden prodded House Republicans to “show a little spine” and take up the Senate border deal they helped torpedo earlier this year.
Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
Scoop: GOP Rep. Mark Green reverses decision to retire after Trump pressure … - “While my strong desire was to leave Congress at the end of this year, since my announcement, I have received countless calls from constituents, colleagues, and President Trump urging me to reconsider,” he said in a statement.
Rolling Stone:
Trump's Team ‘Literally Popping Champagne’ Over Supreme Court Taking Up Immunity Claim  —  The former president is now highly unlikely to stand trial in the Justice Department's election interference case before November  —  The Supreme Court handed Donald Trump a massive victory on Wednesday …
Robert Reich:
Goodbye, Mitch: You were the worst  —  He will be remembered as one of the most dangerous politicians in living memory.  He helped transform the Republican Party into a cult, worshiping at the altar of authoritarianism.  He's damaged our country in ways that may take a generation to undo.
Lee Kovarsky / New York Times:
Trump Should Lose. But the Supreme Court Should Still Clarify Immunity.
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Jack Smith seeks July 8 trial start date in Trump classified documents case
CREW:
Trump's mounting court fines make him an even bigger threat to national security
NBC News:
Republican senator blocks bill to protect IVF  —  Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., blocked the bill brought by Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., who used IVF to have her daughters.  —  WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi blocked passage of legislation Wednesday that would protect access to in vitro fertilization.
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Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
Arizona Senate Passes Bill Preventing Presidents From Ballot Removal Under 14th Amendment  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — As states eagerly await the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on if former President Donald Trump should be allowed on the ballot for supporting an insurrection, Arizona Republicans took …
Ryan Krull / News, Riverfront Times:
Missouri GOP Candidate for Governor Was Only ‘Honorary’ KKK Member  —  The name of “Pro-White man” Darrell Leon McClanahan III sits atop Missouri's gubernatorial ballot  —  These photos tweeted yesterday by former Missouri Representative Shamed Dogan first appeared on the website …
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Missouri GOP moves to toss ‘honorary’ member of Ku Klux Klan from governor's race
Discussion: Associated Press
Ryan Krull / St. Louis Riverfront Times …:
Missouri GOP Moves to Remove ‘Honorary’ KKK Member from Ballot
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Examiner
The Hill:
Senate passes spending bill, punting shutdown threat to next week  —  The Senate on Thursday passed a short-term spending bill that punts this weekend's shutdown threat to later in the month, but leaves questions about how Congress will fund the government through the rest of the year.
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The Hill:
House passes short-term funding bill to avert shutdown
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Journalist Catherine Herridge held in contempt for not revealing source  —  The veteran correspondent for CBS and Fox News was ordered to pay $800 a day in a case that had triggered alarm for press advocates  —  In a case that has worried press advocates, veteran journalist Catherine Herridge …
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New York Times:
F.B.I. Searches Houses Owned by Adams's Asian Affairs Adviser  —  Federal agents descended on at least two properties owned by the adviser, Winnie Greco, who was a prominent fund-raiser for Mayor Eric Adams's campaign.  —  F.B.I. agents on Thursday searched two houses owned by a close aide …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Hunter Biden gives House Republicans the rebuttal they didn't want  —  Hunter Biden's appearance in front of investigators and members of the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees unfolded a bit like a Bruce Lee movie.  —  Republican legislators and interviewers challenging the president's son …
Chris Perez / Denver Westword:
Details Emerge About Arrest and Charges Against Lauren Boebert's Son  —  Investigators say Tyler Boebert and three underage pals swiped credit cards from people's cars and tried using them at gas stations and other places. … The felony charges that Representative Lauren Boebert's eighteen-year-old son …
Brian Platt / Bloomberg:
Brian Mulroney, Who Led Canada Into Accords With US, Dies at 84  — Warm ties with US leaders helped bring about NAFTA agreement  — Domestic legacy overshadowed by failed constitutional reform  —  Brian Mulroney, the former Canadian prime minister who oversaw the treaty that tore …
Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
Former US ambassador to plead guilty for spying for Cuba over decades  —  A former U.S. ambassador will plead guilty to charges of spying for Cuba for decades, court records showed on Thursday, in what the Justice Department described as one of the highest-reaching and longest-lasting infiltrations …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The overlap of Trumpism and Christian nationalism  —  Shortly after the 2020 election, the research organization PRRI released a fascinating set of data showing just how closely support for Donald Trump was linked to religion.  The higher the percentage of White Christian residents in a county …
Discussion: The Hill and Axios
Associated Press:
Kentucky Senate committee advances bill proposing use of armed ‘guardians’ in schools  —  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky school districts could hire retired law officers or military veterans to serve as armed guardians offering security at schools under a bill advanced by a state Senate committee on Thursday.
Maxine Joselow / Washington Post:
Why the Biden administration is delaying this key climate rule  —  The EPA wants to toughen regulations on gas power plants nationwide but delay the final decision until after the 2024 election  —  The Environmental Protection Agency plans to delay final limits on planet-warming emissions …
 
 
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Nidal Al-Mughrabi / Reuters:
More than 100 killed while seeking aid in Gaza, overall death toll passes 30,000
Talking Points Memo:
Mitch McConnell: Some Thoughts on Mastery, Destruction and Minority Rule
Discussion: Kevin Drum, Truthout and Vox
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
UnitedHealth confirms ransomware gang behind Change Healthcare hack amid ongoing pharmacy outages
Elizabeth Kim / Gothamist:
NYPD's new political strategy: Attacking judges on social media.
Discussion: Associated Press
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Tesla must face racism class action from 6,000 Black workers, judge rules
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira to plead guilty
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Britt to deliver GOP response to Biden State of the Union address
Sylvia Goodman / Louisville Public Media:
Another bill to strip Kentucky worker protections advances in legislature
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NBC News:
Trump's claims of a migrant crime wave are not supported by national data
 

 
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