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Wall Street Journal:
No Labels Will Abandon 2024 Presidential Campaign Effort — The centrist group plans to announce it won't field a third-party ‘unity ticket’ after months of failing to find a candidate to lead its effort — WASHINGTON—No Labels, the centrist group which has sought to field a third-party presidential bid …
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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
No Labels abandons 2024 presidential effort — The bipartisan group No Labels won't put forward a third-party presidential ticket after failing to find a candidate, multiple outlets have reported. — No Labels will reportedly announce Monday that it hasn't been able to recruit …
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Associated Press:
No Labels won't run a third-party campaign after spending millions trying to recruit a candidate
No Labels won't run a third-party campaign after spending millions trying to recruit a candidate
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Centrist group No Labels won't field a ticket in the presidential election
Centrist group No Labels won't field a ticket in the presidential election
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Katrina Kaufman / CBS News:
Is Trump's $175 million civil fraud bond valid in New York? — When former President Donald Trump posted a $175 million bond in New York on Monday, it appeared that he had evaded a financial crisis. He had paused enforcement of the more than $460 million judgment against him following a civil fraud trial, while his appeal is pending.
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Axios:
Scoop: Johnson faces new pressure from Democrats on foreign aid … - “He's a bit boxed in,” one House Democrat said of Johnson. … - “No matter which path he walks down ... one's with alligators, one's with piranhas. … - In addition to Ukraine and Gaza, the letter calls for aid to Sudan …
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Playbook: How Mike Johnson boxed himself in
Playbook: How Mike Johnson boxed himself in
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Why Mike Johnson's perch has suddenly grown precarious
Why Mike Johnson's perch has suddenly grown precarious
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NBC News:
RFK Jr. campaign says Jan. 6 ‘activists’ have been ‘stripped of their Constitutional liberties’ — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he would consider pardoning Jan. 6 defendants if elected president, and his campaign compared them to “political prisoner” Julian Assange.
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New York Times:
G.O.P. Congressman's Wild Claim: F.B.I. Entrapped Jan. 6 Rioters
G.O.P. Congressman's Wild Claim: F.B.I. Entrapped Jan. 6 Rioters
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Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
How Steve Bannon guided the MAGA movement's rebound from Jan. 6
How Steve Bannon guided the MAGA movement's rebound from Jan. 6
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Judge denies Trump bid to dismiss classified documents prosecution — A federal judge refused Thursday to throw out the classified documents prosecution against Donald Trump, rejecting a defense argument that the case should be tossed because he was entitled as a former president to retain the records after he left office.
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Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Former President Donald Trump On Israel's War, 2024 And Much More — Former President Donald Trump joined me this morning: — Audio: — 04-04hhs-trump — Transcript: — HH: Joined by our very special guest, former President Donald Trump. Mr. President, welcome back.
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Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
Biden moves to defang political assaults on federal workforce — The move is widely seen as a response to former President Donald Trump's efforts to root out what he called a “deep state” that thwarted his policies. — The Biden administration put the finishing touches Thursday on a plan …
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Ivana Saric / Axios:
Biden admin moves to shield federal workers from potential Trump purge
Biden admin moves to shield federal workers from potential Trump purge
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Politico:
Reps. Andy Biggs, Paul Gosar subpoenaed in Arizona probe of Trump fake electors — The Arizona attorney general is nearing a decision on whether to charge Trump allies with crimes, but there is no indication Biggs or Gosar will face charges. — Arizona investigators probing Republicans' efforts …
Rebecca Picciotto / CNBC:
Biden says U.S. economy is world's best. Trump calls it a ‘cesspool.’ Data is clear. … U.S. President Joe Biden, delivers remarks on the U.S. economy and his administration's effort to revive American manufacturing, during his visit in Flex LTD, a factory that makes solar energy microinverters …
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
The Washington press corps doesn't have a freaking clue — I've been away for nearly two weeks, almost entirely unplugged, and let me tell you, a little distance makes the failure of the American political press even more horrifying and inexcusable. — The nation stands on the edge of a precipice …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Jeffrey Clark's bid to aid Trump election scheme violated attorney rules, DC Bar panel finds — Disciplinary investigators who brought the charges against Clark say they intend to advocate for his disbarment. — A disciplinary panel in Washington has found that Jeffrey Clark …
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Alyssa Farah Griffin rips RFK Jr. in op-ed: ‘Gaslighting and real-time pivoting’ — Former Trump administration aide Alyssa Farah Griffin went after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in an op-ed published in The Daily Beast, calling out the independent presidential candidate for “gaslighting and real-time pivoting” …
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WOWT-TV:
Attempt to consolidate Electoral College votes fails in Nebraska Legislature — ‘Winner-take-all’ change would eliminate Democrats' opportunity to repeat the 2020 ‘blue dot’ win for Biden — LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - An attempt to turn Nebraska into a “winner-take-all” state …
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NBC News:
Nebraska legislators buck Trump by blocking Electoral College vote change — for now
Nebraska legislators buck Trump by blocking Electoral College vote change — for now
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Kelly Jensen / BOOK RIOT:
Louisiana HB 777 Would Criminalize Librarians and Libraries Who Join the American Library Association — Despite the fact that l ibrarians are among the most trusted professionals, per data acquired in several studies of parents on the perceptions of the profession, lawmakers across …
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Trump tests gag order by sharing articles on judge's family — Former President Trump shared articles critical of Judge Juan Merchan and his family on Wednesday, appearing to test the bounds of the gag order placed on Trump in his New York hush money case. — Merchan expanded the gag order Monday …
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Evicted, arrested and being sued by the boss: When will MAGA learn loyalty to Trump ends in sorrow? — Another week, another round of people destroying their lives while Trump skates free of consequences — When I saw the news that the stock price of Truth Social went into freefall …
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The White House:
Readout of President Joe Biden's Call with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel — President Biden spoke by telephone with Prime Minister Netanyahu. The two leaders discussed the situation in Gaza. President Biden emphasized that the strikes on humanitarian workers and the overall humanitarian situation are unacceptable.
Gary Fineout / Politico:
DeSantis predicts voters will reject ‘radical’ ballot measures on pot and abortion — The governor contended that many voters had “developed a skepticism” about proposed amendments in recent years and that the “default” position for many voters was no. — TALLAHASSEE, Florida …
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
How Trump's story about Ruby Garcia's family went horribly awry — Donald Trump boasted about speaking to members of a murder victim's family. It now appears he made that up. — In light of Donald Trump's overtly anti-immigrant platform, it wasn't too surprising to see the Republican seize …
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Melissa Koenig / New York Post:
Bird flu pandemic could be ‘100 times worse’ than COVID, scientists warn — A bird flu pandemic with the potential to be “100 times worse than COVID” may be on the horizon after a rare human case was discovered in Texas, experts have warned. — The H5N1 avian flu has spread rapidly since …
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CNN:
Biden to Netanyahu: Protect civilians or else — President Joe Biden on Thursday told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the overall humanitarian situation in Gaza is unacceptable and warned Israel to take steps to address the crisis or face consequences, a stark statement from Israel's staunchest ally.
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Frank Donatelli / The Hill:
Trump's GOP isn't built to win, but only to protect himself — Donald Trump's family has taken personal control of the Republican National Committee, and it is already beginning to resemble the D.C. branch of the Trump Organization rather than one that represents all Republicans.
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J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch:
Roseanne Barr Pushed QAnon Blood Drinking Conspiracy at Kari Lake's Mar-a-Lago Event — Barr also encouraged everyone to drop out of college — Kari Lake, who is running for a Senate seat after losing her governor's race, had a fundraiser at Trump's Mar-a-Lago home.
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