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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Liz Cheney Nukes the Supreme Court Over Trump Delay—and Hands Dems a Weapon … In the wake of the Supreme Court agreeing to hear Donald Trump's demand for absolute immunity from prosecution—potentially delaying his insurrection-related trial until after the election—Democrats …
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Nikki Haley calls for all Trump legal cases to be ‘dealt with’ before November — The Republican presidential candidate's comments came in an interview with NBC News' “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker in Virginia. — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley …
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Jeremiah Poff / Washington Examiner:
Joe Biden should hope Trump wins his immunity case — The Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it will hear former President Donald Trump's appeal in his Jan. 6 criminal case arguing that he has immunity from prosecution for his actions during his time as president.
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USA Today:
Nikki Haley raises $12 million, says she's not “anti-Trump” as Super Tuesday looms — WASHINGTON — Nikki Haley says she has raised $12 million in February − and has the funds she needs to continue competing in the Republican presidential primary against former President Donald Trump.
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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 …
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CBS News:
Trump, special counsel back in federal court in classified documents case — Fort Pierce, Florida — Just days after the Supreme Court agreed to consider whether he is absolutely immune from prosecution, former President Donald Trump's legal team will be back in the courtroom Friday.
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Kathleen Culliton / Raw Story:
‘Visible cringe’: Serviceman scowls amid Trump rant on 'people who don't speak languages'
‘Visible cringe’: Serviceman scowls amid Trump rant on 'people who don't speak languages'
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump says he'll use local police for mass deportations if he's elected
Trump says he'll use local police for mass deportations if he's elected
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
How the Biden-Trump Border Visits Revealed a Deeper Divide
How the Biden-Trump Border Visits Revealed a Deeper Divide
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Lee Kovarsky / New York Times:
Trump Should Lose. But the Supreme Court Should Still Clarify Immunity.
Trump Should Lose. But the Supreme Court Should Still Clarify Immunity.
Bart Jansen / USA Today:
Jack Smith wants July 8 classified documents trial, Trump says after the election, please
Jack Smith wants July 8 classified documents trial, Trump says after the election, please
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court narrows the lens as it takes up Trump's immunity claim
Supreme Court narrows the lens as it takes up Trump's immunity claim
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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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Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
The private chats and chance encounters that shape Joe Biden's thinking — After conversations with his grandchildren, fellow churchgoers and Delaware neighbors, the president brings their worries to the Oval Office — In the early months of his presidency, as the pandemic dragged …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
GOP's post-Roe peril spreads like wildfire — Republicans are trapped in a political minefield over reproductive rights, paralyzed in fear that their vulnerabilities on abortion and in-vitro fertilization (IVF) could hand Democrats the 2024 election.
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Associated Press:
Arizona's new voting laws that require proof of citizenship are not discriminatory, a US judge rules — PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge is upholding provisions of new Arizona laws that would require counties to verify the status of registered voters who haven't provided proof of U.S. citizenship …
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Pam Belluck / New York Times:
CVS and Walgreens Will Begin Selling Abortion Pills This Month — The pill mifepristone will be available with a prescription at pharmacy counters in a few states to start. — The two largest pharmacy chains in the United States will start dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone this month …
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Fox News' “migrant crime” hysteria is a sign of GOP weakness — When you've got nothing else, run on hate. … The Republican Party wanted to run a 2024 election campaign on inflation and the economy. That made some sense in June 2022, when inflation was at a 40-year high of 9.1 percent.
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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 …
Alison Durkee / Forbes:
Trump Has One Week To Pay $83.3 Million To E. Jean Carroll—And She's Expressing ‘Very Serious Concerns’ — Former President Donald Trump's scramble to cover millions in legal fines could start to come to a head next week, as the ex-president has only until next weekend to pay the $83.3 million verdict …
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John Nichols / The Nation:
Good Riddance to Mitch McConnell, an Enemy of Democracy — He stole Supreme Court seats, thwarted accountability for Donald Trump, and left a trail of partisan destruction in his wake. — Pocket — On February 7, 2017, one of the darker days of his long, dark tenure …
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Ronny Reyes / New York Post:
Scientist claims ‘smoking gun’ evidence COVID-19 intentionally created by researchers in Chinese lab — Covid-19 may have been created in a Chinese lab, a British professor told the UN Wednesday, with another expert claiming that evidence of the likelihood has reached “the level of a smoking gun.”
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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 …
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Julian Borger / The Guardian:
Israel has not yet provided evidence to back Hamas 7 October attack claims against UNRWA, UN says — Allegations against 12 employees led major donors to suspend funding to UN Palestinian agency despite hunger crisis in Gaza — A month after Israeli allegations that a dozen United Nations staff …
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
“I Don't Know If Most People Even Know What Party Is In The Senate Majority” — AOC explains the value of accountability, excoriates Senate Democratic leaders for shirking oversight obligations, and lays out a vision for a more fearless, effective party — If you've been following the news recently …
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Talking Points Memo:
Mitch McConnell: Some Thoughts on Mastery, Destruction and Minority Rule — Mitch McConnell is one of those perhaps historic figures for whom the greatness of his skill and impact are matched only in inverse by the malignity of his impact on our politics. To put it more brashly, McConnell was great at doing political evil.
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