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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Graham breaks with Trump on national abortion ban — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) broke with former President Trump Monday over Trump's decision to back away from endorsing a national 15-week abortion ban, declaring that leaving the issue entirely to the states “runs contrary to an American consensus …
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Politico:
Anti-abortion groups rally behind Trump despite their disappointment — “We are deeply disappointed in President Trump's position,” said Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America. — Anti-abortion rights groups are dismayed with Donald Trump for failing to endorse a national ban.
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ABC News:
Trump says abortion should be a states' rights issue, Republicans ‘must also win elections’ — Trump said what individual states decide “must be the law of the land.” — After months of dodging questions about his abortion position, former president Donald Trump rejected calls to endorse …
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Biden slams Trump abortion comments: ‘simply lying’ — President Biden slammed former President Trump on Monday for saying he thinks abortion policies are best left to the states, and for the presumptive GOP presidential nominee's role in overturning Roe v. Wade.
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Sanjana Karanth / HuffPost:
Trump Pushes Dangerous Abortion Lie That Democrats Support Babies Being ‘Executed’
Trump Pushes Dangerous Abortion Lie That Democrats Support Babies Being ‘Executed’
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Kierra Frazier / Politico:
Pence slams Trump's abortion stance as a ‘slap in the face’
Pence slams Trump's abortion stance as a ‘slap in the face’
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Washington Post:
Trump says abortion should be left to states, declines to endorse national limit
Trump says abortion should be left to states, declines to endorse national limit
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New York Times:
Trump to Sue Judge in Last-Ditch Attempt to Avert Manhattan Trial — Donald J. Trump's lawyers indicated they would file an action asking an appeals court to delay the first prosecution of a former president. The move is unlikely to succeed. — Donald J. Trump, a week away from standing trial …
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump's $175 Million Bond Is Even Shadier Than It Looks — BOILERPLATE — New information shows that the insurance company that swooped in and bailed out Trump with a $175 million bond isn't on a list of vetted companies—and wrote a bizarre contract.
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Jamie Dimon on Ukraine: Staying on sidelines not an option — JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, a key voice in U.S. business and finance circles, said the U.S. cannot stand on the sidelines in Ukraine's fight against Russia, pushing back on calls from some in the GOP to pull back from the war.
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Steven Pifer / The Hill:
It's time to put up on Ukraine, Speaker Johnson
It's time to put up on Ukraine, Speaker Johnson
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Washington Post:
It's Johnson's decision time on Ukraine
It's Johnson's decision time on Ukraine
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Katherine Swartz / NOTUS:
Congress Has a Lot to Do and No Time to Do It … House Speaker Mike Johnson could get ousted at any moment.
Congress Has a Lot to Do and No Time to Do It … House Speaker Mike Johnson could get ousted at any moment.
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The White House:
President Joe Biden Outlines New Plans to Deliver Student Debt Relief to Over 30 Million Americans Under the Biden-Harris Administration — Today, Biden-Harris Administration leaders will fan out across the country as President Biden announces his Administration's new plans to cancel student debt for tens of millions of Americans.
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NBC News:
Biden to announce new plans to provide student debt relief for millions
Biden to announce new plans to provide student debt relief for millions
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Lexi Lonas / The Hill:
Biden announces new student debt relief plan for millions of borrowers
Biden announces new student debt relief plan for millions of borrowers
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CNN:
RFK Jr.'s New York state director says her ‘No. 1 priority’ is preventing a Biden victory — A New York-based campaign official for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pitching Republican voters to support his independent presidential bid by arguing that Kennedy will help Donald Trump defeat Joe Biden if he's on the ballot in New York.
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Kate Plummer / Newsweek:
Donald Trump Fundraiser May Have Broken the Law — A fundraising event hosted by a charitable organization and linked to Donald Trump may have broken the law if it explicitly benefited his campaign, as an IRS rule bars charities from endorsing candidates for elections.
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Men punching random women in NYC: A desperate last gasp of the male rage fueling MAGA — Random NYC attacks are an extreme manifestation of men feeling entitled to women's time and attention — Men are punching random women on the streets of New York City.
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump's RNC takeover triggers strife and staff exits as purge partly backfires — Presumptive Republican nominee installed allies to run party but loyalty tests have led to weakening of certain areas, including data — Donald Trump's allies installed to run the Republican National Committee …
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Rachel Dobkin / Newsweek:
Trump's RNC Chair Includes Ukraine in List of US Adversaries
Trump's RNC Chair Includes Ukraine in List of US Adversaries
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press.vatican.va:
Traduzione in lingua inglese — Declaration “Dignitas Infinita” — on Human Dignity Presentation — During the Congresso of 15 March 2019, the then-Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith decided to commence “the drafting of a text highlighting the indispensable nature of the dignity …
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Nicole Winfield / Associated Press:
Vatican blasts gender-affirming surgery, surrogacy and gender theory as violations of human dignity
Vatican blasts gender-affirming surgery, surrogacy and gender theory as violations of human dignity
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Chris Truax / The Hill:
Trump's presidential immunity claim is an obvious loser — In his brief in the immunity case that the Supreme Court will hear on April 25, Donald Trump argues that criminal immunity for ex-presidents raises a huge separation of powers issue. He's absolutely right.
Will Carless / USA Today:
Saying prosecutors should focus on Antifa, judge frees white supremacist in beating — In his sentencing memo Thursday, U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney made it clear why he was letting Tyler Laube off lightly. — It wasn't just because of what Laube did or didn't do …
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David Gilbert / Wired:
Inside the Election Denial Groups Planning to Disrupt November — Groups like True the Vote and Michael Flynn's America Project want to mobilize thousands of Trump supporters by pushing baseless claims about election fraud—and are rolling out new technology to fast-track their efforts.
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