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Arizona Supreme Court rules that a near-total abortion ban from 1864 is enforceable — The bombshell decision adds the state to the growing lists of places where abortion care is effectively banned. — PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a 160-year-old near-total abortion ban still …
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Ray Stern / Arizona Republic:
Abortion in Arizona set to be illegal in nearly all circumstances, state high court rules — The Arizona Supreme Court upheld a 160-year-old abortion ban that could shutter abortion clinics in the state. — The ruling indicated the ban can only be “prospectively enforced” and enforcement of the law is stayed for 14 days.
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden allies tie Arizona abortion ruling to Trump: ‘This is what leaving it to the states looks like’ — Biden campaign aides and allies on Tuesday wasted little time tying an Arizona court ruling effectively outlawing abortion in the state directly to former President Donald Trump and his call …
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ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix:
Arizona Supreme Court rules to ban nearly all abortions, reverting back to penal code — The court filed its opinion in Planned Parenthood of Arizona vs. Mayes/Hazelrigg Tuesday morning — PHOENIX — In a historic decision Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled the state must adhere …
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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Arizona Supreme Court Decision to Uphold Abortion Ban from 1864
Statement from President Joe Biden on Arizona Supreme Court Decision to Uphold Abortion Ban from 1864
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New York Times, The Hill, Axios and LGBTQ Nation
Eugene Daniels / Politico:
Kamala Harris to head to Arizona just days after court upholds harsh anti-abortion law
Kamala Harris to head to Arizona just days after court upholds harsh anti-abortion law
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Luc Cohen / Reuters:
Trump loses bid to delay hush money trial pending gag order appeal — Donald Trump on Tuesday lost his second last-ditch bid in as many days to delay his April 15 trial on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star. — The former U.S. president's lawyers argued at a hearing …
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New York Times:
The Inside Story of Alvin Bragg's Case Against Trump … Reporters vied for seats in the briefing room, some even crouching on the floor. They all knew, on this Tuesday in early April 2023, that Alvin L. Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, was about to announce something momentous …
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Associated Press:
Donald Trump's lawyers ask appeals court to lift gag order in hush money criminal case — NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's lawyers asked a New York appeals court Tuesday to delay his hush-money criminal trial while they fight to lift the former president's gag order, just days before the trial is scheduled to start.
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Uri Berliner / The Free Press:
I've Been at NPR for 25 Years. Here's How We Lost America's Trust. — Uri Berliner, a veteran at the public radio institution, says the network lost its way when it started telling listeners how to think. — You know the stereotype of the NPR listener: an EV-driving, Wordle-playing, tote bag-carrying coastal elite.
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Ed White / Associated Press:
Michigan school shooter's parents sentenced to at least 10 years in prison — The parents of a Michigan school shooter have been sentenced to at least 10 years for failing to prevent the killing of four students in 2021. Jennifer and James Crumbley are the first parents convicted in a U.S. mass school shooting.
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Detroit Free Press:
Livestream replay: James, Jennifer Crumbley sentenced to 10-15 years in prison
Livestream replay: James, Jennifer Crumbley sentenced to 10-15 years in prison
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Parents of Michigan school shooter sentenced to 10-15 years in prison
Parents of Michigan school shooter sentenced to 10-15 years in prison
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Pelosi on Trump abortion statement: ‘He either is stupid, or he thinks the rest of us are’ — Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) blasted former President Trump in an interview early Tuesday, saying he is trying to appear moderate on the issue of abortion and suggesting his official position does not reflect any core “belief.”
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Evangelicals won't be bothered by Trump's abortion gambit — they know he's lying
Evangelicals won't be bothered by Trump's abortion gambit — they know he's lying
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Don't fall for Trump's new abortion position claims
Don't fall for Trump's new abortion position claims
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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Ken Buck knocks ‘Moscow Marjorie’ Taylor Greene — Former Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) took shots at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) Monday, attacking his former GOP colleague as “Moscow Marjorie.” — The jab comes after former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) called Greene a …
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Dozens of Gaza protestors arrested in Senate office building — Dozens of people were arrested during a demonstration inside the Dirksen Senate Office building on Tuesday after they urged Congress to send more humanitarian aid to Gaza and halt U.S. arms sales to Israel.
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Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman Fined $1.25M for ‘Depraved’ Robocall Scheme — ‘HELD ACCOUNTABLE’ — They were found liable in March 2023 for “transmitting false and threatening messages intended to discourage voting” by Black New Yorkers. — Notorious conspiracy theorists Jacob Wohl …
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Ron Filipkowski / MeidasTouch:
MAGA Operatives Ordered to Pay $1.25M for Scheme Targeting Black Voters
MAGA Operatives Ordered to Pay $1.25M for Scheme Targeting Black Voters
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Ben Terris / Washington Post:
The deeply silly, extremely serious rise of ‘Alpha Male’ Nick Adams — Meet the Trump-backed raconteur who is teaching America's young men the art of being hard to deal with — Nick Adams was speaking to the men in the room. — “Never apologize,” he said. “Never mask up.
New York Times:
As Kushner's Investment Firm Steps Out, the Potential Conflicts Are Growing — Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners has invested more than $1.2 billion, much of it in firms abroad, drawing new scrutiny as his father-in-law, Donald Trump, again seeks the presidency.
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NBC News:
Biden is building a behemoth of a campaign. Trump at this point seems to be playing catch-up. — Biden is flush with cash and opening campaign offices across the country but has struggled to overcome Trump and his more meager campaign in the polls. — PHILADELPHIA — President Joe Biden …
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Republican megadonor Jeff Yass, inner circle give millions to shape schools, courts … A portrait of Jeff Yass. — Inside one of the largest options trading firms in the world sits a little known charitable foundation, that has quietly donated tens of millions of dollars to influence federal policy, education and law.
Georgina Rannard / BBC:
European court rules human rights violated by climate inaction — A group of older Swiss women have won the first ever climate case victory in the European Court of Human Rights. — The women, mostly in their 70s, said that their age and gender made them particularly vulnerable to the effects of heatwaves linked to climate change.
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Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
Trump says Jews who vote for Biden do ‘not love Israel’ and ‘should be spoken to’ — The presumptive Republican presidential nominee repeated an antisemitic trope he has pushed suggesting American Jews have dual loyalties to the U.S. and Israel. — Former President Donald Trump on Monday …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
TV Networks to Urge Biden and Trump to Debate, Wading Into a Fraught Topic — Speculation has swirled in the political world about whether the presumptive candidates will agree to the traditional face-to-face events, a campaign staple since 1976. — In an unusual move …
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Bart Jansen / USA Today:
Cracking down on pandemic aid fraud, DOJ claws back $1.4 billion and charges 3,500 people — Lawmakers and the White House propose to extend the statute of limitations on COVID fraud and authorize a group of inspectors general to continue their reviews of pandemic spending.
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Rasmussen Reports:
Are Democrats Using Illegal Immigration to Build a ‘Permanent Majority’? — Preventing illegal immigrants from voting is very important, according to a majority of voters, who agree with Elon Musk that Democrats are encouraging immigration as part of a plan to gain a “permanent majority.”
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Politico:
How Senate Dems plan to quickly ‘dispose’ of Mayorkas trial — Sen. Debbie Stabenow, the No. 3 Democrat, said the party will move to dismiss the articles of impeachment on Thursday.
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Katya Schwenk / The Lever:
A Water Wrongdoer's Revenge — A California lawmaker wants to dismantle the Clean Water Act protections that he was fined for violating. … After being sanctioned by federal regulators for plowing up protected wetlands on his California farm, a U.S. lawmaker is now spearheading an effort …