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Sabrina Rodriguez / Washington Post:
Union to spend $200 million to get working-class voters to back Biden, Democrats — The significant spending by SEIU reflects growing concern about Biden and Democrats' ability to draw working-class Black, Latino and Asian American voters — The Service Employees International Union …
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Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
Biden's Best Shot Against Trump Lies In Three ‘Blue Wall’ States — Campaign has doubled its staffing in swing states this month — Biden visits Michigan Thursday, Dingell says it's must-win — President Joe Biden's reelection prospects largely hinge on the so-called Blue Wall …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Democrats prepare to go to war against third party candidates — The Democratic National Committee is building its first-ever team to counter third-party candidates while outside groups stockpile money for a wider campaign. — The Democratic National Committee is building its first-ever team …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump demonstrates why ‘Artificial Intelligence’ will be so useful to him
Trump demonstrates why ‘Artificial Intelligence’ will be so useful to him
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Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Donald Trump Flips Out At Democrats' Mocking Montages With Massive Self-Own
Donald Trump Flips Out At Democrats' Mocking Montages With Massive Self-Own
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CNN:
RFK Jr.'s VP prospect Aaron Rodgers has shared false Sandy Hook conspiracy theories in private conversations — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has confirmed that among his potential vice-presidential prospects is New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers …
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The Hill:
Boebert slams Buck's decision as ‘weak sauce,’ says she won't run in special election — Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) called Rep. Ken Buck's (R-Colo.) decision to resign early “weak sauce” but said she would not be resigning to run in the special election to fill his seat.
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Media compounds failure on Hur report — On February 8, Special Counsel Robert Hur released a report describing President Joe Biden as a “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory” and “diminished faculties.” Although Hur concluded that criminal charges against Biden …
Jeff Amy / Associated Press:
Kemp signs Georgia law reviving prosecutor sanctions panel. Democrats fear it's aimed at Fani Willis — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a law Wednesday that lets a state commission begin operating with powers to discipline and remove prosecutors, potentially disrupting Fulton County District …
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Associated Press:
Judge dismisses some charges against Trump in the Georgia 2020 election interference case
Judge dismisses some charges against Trump in the Georgia 2020 election interference case
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New York Times:
RNC Shutting Down Community Centers Aimed at Minority Outreach — An overhaul of the party's operations continues after Donald Trump's allies take over. — The Republican National Committee, days after electing new leadership and overhauling its presidential campaign operation …
Mother Jones:
Elon Musk Keeps Spreading a Very Specific Kind of Racism — He is the “patient zero for this sort of stuff right now.” — Racist pseudo-science is making a comeback thanks to Elon Musk. Recently, the tech billionaire has been retweeting prominent race scientist adherents on his platform X …
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The Daily Beast:
The Courtroom Over the Campaign Trail: Inside Trump's Broken Schedule — Trump is about to have his entire schedule derailed by courtroom appearances and, even if his campaign thinks he can make it work, Trump is about to have real time problems. — Having secured his third straight …
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Max Burns / The Hill:
Trump's GOP is already dying
Trump's GOP is already dying
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Associated Press:
South Dakota legislator calls for inquiry into Gov. Noem's Texas dental trip and promo video — A Democratic legislator on Wednesday called for an inquiry into South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem's trip to Texas for dental work and a promotional video in which she praises the doctors for giving her …
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Ken Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
No Labels Co-Chairman Pat McCrory Quits Group as It Presses Ahead With Presidential Ticket — GOP former North Carolina governor departs as centrist group plans to create a candidate selection committee — WASHINGTON—Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory, a national co-chairman of No Labels …
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Adeshola Ore / The Guardian:
Councils from Paris to the Yarra want to use parking fees to clamp down on big SUVs. What are they doing and will they succeed? — Inner suburban Melbourne council joins French capital in targeting large vehicles and moving towards size-based pricing for parking
Axios:
How immigration is driving U.S. job growth … - “Faster population and labor force growth has meant that employment could grow more quickly than previously believed without adding to inflationary pressures,” economists Wendy Edelberg and Tara Watson write for the Hamilton Project.
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Religious supremacy, not Supremacy Clause, is key to Fifth Circuit contraception ruling — Two of Donald Trump's most conservative, religiously motivated judicial appointees have now issued a two-tier attack on the federal government's longstanding policy that clinics receiving Title X funding need …
Lauren White / CREW:
DHS officials' texts show unfiltered reaction to January 6 — Internal text messages from the Federal Protective Service obtained by CREW give a never before seen look at how senior government law enforcement officials prepared for and responded to the insurrection on January 6th.
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NBC News:
Kamala Harris to visit an abortion clinic, a first for a president or vice president — Harris plans to tour a Planned Parenthood clinic in Minnesota on Thursday. — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to tour a Planned Parenthood clinic in Minnesota that provides abortion services Thursday …
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Matt Young / The Daily Beast:
16 SWAT Members Injured After Explosion at FBI Training Facility: Cops — Multiple Orange County sheriff's SWAT deputies were hurt in the incident, which caused “dizziness and ringing to their ears.” — At least 16 people were injured after an explosion at an FBI training facility …
Evan Bush / NBC News:
Heat in one Arizona county played a role in 645 deaths last year — Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix and many of its suburbs, was hit by a brutal heat wave last sumer. — Arizona's largest county shattered its record for heat-related deaths in 2023, a grim reminder of how dangerous …
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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives:
Roll Call 86 Roll Call 86, Bill Number: H. R. 7521, 118th Congress, 2nd Session — VOTE QUESTION: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, DESCRIPTION: Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, VOTE TYPE: 2/3 Yea-And-Nay, STATUS: Passed
Tessa Stuart / Rolling Stone:
GOP Senate Candidate Took Bold Stance Against the Sale of Alcohol... In Wisconsin — Eric Hovde, who's running for office in a state famous for its booze, bemoaned the commercialization of alcohol in 2017 — Wisconsin is famous for its booze. The brands Miller, Schlitz, Pabst …
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Rachel Looker / USA Today:
Could the Senate pass federal bill for shorter workweek? Here's what to know — WASHINGTON − There's a revived effort on Capitol Hill to make a shorter workweek the new norm. — Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., announced Wednesday he will introduce a bill to establish a standard 32-hour workweek …
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Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
DeSantis Accuses Libs of TikTok of Spreading Lies For ‘Clicks’ — Libs of TikTok claimed Florida provides drivers licenses to undocumented immigrants, despite the state having some of the country's harshest anti-immigrant laws. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis skewered the right-wing social media account Libs …
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