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Karissa Waddick / USA Today:
A victory for reproductive rights? Democratic candidate Marilyn Lands wins Alabama special election — Democrat Marilyn Lands won a contentious special election for a state house seat in deep-red Alabama on Tuesday night, in a race that could signal the dominant role of abortion …
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Arit John / CNN:
Democrat who made reproductive rights a campaign focus will win Alabama special election, CNN projects — Marilyn Lands, a Democrat who made reproductive rights a central part of her campaign, will win a special election Tuesday for an Alabama state House seat, CNN projects.
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PoliticusUSA, Mediaite and Daily Kos
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Democrat wins Alabama special election after focusing on IVF, abortion — Democratic candidate Marilyn Lands is projected to win the special election in Alabama state House District 10, according to Decision Desk HQ. — Lands, a licensed professional counselor, beat Republican Teddy Powell …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: House Democrats find new opening to hit GOP on IVF
Scoop: House Democrats find new opening to hit GOP on IVF
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The Daily Caller, Pluribus News and CPAC Digital
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Was the 2020 election stolen? Job interviews at RNC take an unusual turn. — Prospective hires say agreeing with Trump's false election claim appears to be a new litmus test for being hired by the party — Those seeking employment at the Republican National Committee after a Trump-backed purge …
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Politico:
Playbook: Ronna strikes back — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — ROLL TIDE — More evidence came in overnight that reproductive rights remains a potent issue for Democrats, at least in low-turnout contests: The party flipped an Alabama state House seat …
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
NBC reverses decision to hire Ronna McDaniel after on-air backlash
NBC reverses decision to hire Ronna McDaniel after on-air backlash
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Ariel Zilber / New York Post:
NBC News to drop ex-RNC chair Ronna McDaniel after Rachel Maddow, ‘Morning Joe’ revolt
NBC News to drop ex-RNC chair Ronna McDaniel after Rachel Maddow, ‘Morning Joe’ revolt
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Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
The Biden Campaign Is Quietly Preparing a Trump Ambush — LOW MALARKEY — The ingredients for a Biden comeback are falling into place at a moment in the 2024 campaign when Trump is mired in legal and financial problems. — Just a few months ago, it was hard to see the ingredients …
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Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Trump slow to invest in states that could decide election as some in GOP fear ‘skeleton’ campaign
Associated Press:
AP-NORC Poll: Trump evokes more anger and fear from Democrats than Biden does from Republicans
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Obama, Fearing Biden Loss to Trump, Is on the Phone to Strategize
Obama, Fearing Biden Loss to Trump, Is on the Phone to Strategize
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
‘Biden bump is real’: president gains on Trump in six battleground states
‘Biden bump is real’: president gains on Trump in six battleground states
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Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:
Baltimore bridge collapse caused by DEI efforts, Utah Rep. Phil Lyman says — Lyman, who is also running for Utah governor, blamed diversity efforts for the disaster. — Phil Lyman, a Utah Republican lawmaker and candidate for governor, quickly used Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse …
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The Baltimore Banner:
6 missing construction workers likely died in Francis Scott Key bridge collapse
6 missing construction workers likely died in Francis Scott Key bridge collapse
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Biden says Baltimore bridge rebuild should be paid for by the federal government after collapse
Biden says Baltimore bridge rebuild should be paid for by the federal government after collapse
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Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump is selling ‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles for $59.99 as he faces mounting legal bills — Former President Donald Trump is now selling Bibles as he runs to return to the White House. Trump, who became the presumptive Republican nominee earlier this month, released a video on his Truth Social platform …
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Kali Holloway / The Daily Beast:
The Utter Ridiculousness of ‘Trump Bibles’
The Utter Ridiculousness of ‘Trump Bibles’
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
An all-American Bible — with a cut of the sales going to Trump
An all-American Bible — with a cut of the sales going to Trump
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
‘Assured failure’: Ex-White House lawyer provides new details of final days of Trump's 2020 election gambit — Pat Philbin gave his first public testimony about the chaotic final days of the Trump presidency. — Donald Trump's deputy White House counsel, Pat Philbin, was nervous.
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Andrew Goudsward / Reuters:
Trump ally Clark attempted ‘coup’ at US Justice Dept, ethics counsel says — Jeffrey Clark, a former senior official in the U.S. Justice Department, made false claims as he attempted to enlist the agency in former President Donald Trump's efforts to undo his 2020 election loss, a Washington ethics lawyer said on Tuesday.
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Matt Egan / CNN:
Trump's Truth Social is now a public company. Experts warn its multibillion-dollar valuation defies logic — New York CNN — For the first time in almost 30 years, part of Donald Trump's business empire has gone public. Trading started with a bang, but the frenzy eased considerably …
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Missouri AG sues Media Matters over its X research, demands donor names — Media watchdog slams “meritless, expensive, and harassing investigations.” — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey yesterday sued Media Matters in an attempt to protect Elon Musk and X from the nonprofit watchdog …
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Justices likely to keep medication abortion available on current terms — The argument that courts should overrule the FDA's mifepristone decisions faced a skeptical Supreme Court. But, the Comstock Act waits in the wings. — Mifepristone — one of two drugs prescribed in the U.S …
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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Trump Goes on Bizarre Rant About ‘CROOKED JOE BUDEN’ Who 'DISINFORMATES AND ‘MISINFORMATES’ About Obamacare — Former President Donald Trump appeared to announce he supports Obamacare — or at least is not running to end the ACA -but that's the least newsworthy part of his latest ALL CAPS rant …
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch:
Facebook snooped on users' Snapchat traffic in secret project, documents reveal — In 2016, Facebook launched a secret project designed to intercept and decrypt the network traffic between people using Snapchat's app and its servers. The goal was to understand users' behavior …
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New York Times:
Judge Imposes Gag Order on Trump in Manhattan Criminal Trial — The order limiting the former president's speech came the day after Justice Juan M. Merchan set an April 15 trial date for the hush-money case. — The New York judge presiding over one of Donald J. Trump's criminal trials imposed …
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Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
Judge issues gag order barring Donald Trump from commenting on witnesses, others in hush money case
Judge issues gag order barring Donald Trump from commenting on witnesses, others in hush money case
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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump Likely Couldn't Get A Security Clearance. As President, He'd Get Access To Everything. — Facing a massive civil judgment and four prosecutions, the former president would nevertheless be entrusted with state secrets if he takes back the White House.
Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
The House GOP thought it was moving past internal drama. Then more showed up. — Republicans are once again dealing with the threat of removal for the speaker while critical legislation faces an unclear future — House Republicans finally felt they were done going through the stages of grief.
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Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Rep. Jamie Raskin Calls For Hearing On ‘Influence Peddling’ By Jared Kushner — Donald Trump's son-in-law has been a poster boy for cashing in on government service in basically the same way that Republicans claim the Bidens have done. — LOADING — WASHINGTON ― …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
James Comer makes his final anti-Biden push ... to prospective donors
James Comer makes his final anti-Biden push ... to prospective donors
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New Republic, Raw Story and Vanity Fair
Axios:
Misinformation runs rampant after Baltimore bridge collapse … - The crew of the Singapore-flagged Dali issued a mayday call before striking the bridge and notified authorities that it was experiencing a power issue, according to Maryland Gov. Wes Moore. — Paul Wiedefeld …
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Breyer says Supreme Court risks creating ‘Constitution that no one wants’ — Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer said the Supreme Court risks creating a “Constitution that no one wants” if it follows its current way of interpreting law. — In an interview with Politico magazine published Tuesday …
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