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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.
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Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Kari Lake disavows Arizona abortion ban ruling … - “I oppose today's ruling, and I am calling on [Democratic Gov.] Katie Hobbs and the State Legislature to come up with an immediate common sense solution that Arizonans can support,” Lake said in a statement.
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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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 …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Republicans rush to distance from “disaster” Arizona abortion ruling
Republicans rush to distance from “disaster” Arizona abortion ruling
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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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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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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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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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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Parents of Michigan school shooter sentenced to 10-15 years in prison — The parents of convicted Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley were each sentenced Tuesday to 10-15 years in prison for their role in the deaths of four high school students in 2021. — James and Jennifer Crumbley …
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Attorney General James Secures Up to $1.25 Million from Conspiracy Theorists Who Intimidated Black Voters with Threatening Robocalls — Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman Targeted Black Voters with Robocall Campaign to Suppress the Vote Ahead of the 2020 Election — NEW YORK - New York Attorney …
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Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman Fined $1.25M for ‘Depraved’ Robocall Scheme
Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman Fined $1.25M for ‘Depraved’ Robocall Scheme
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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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Zachary Faria / Washington Examiner:
Abortion is the only issue Biden wants to run on
Abortion is the only issue Biden wants to run on
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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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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Speaker Johnson to delay sending Mayorkas impeachment to Senate — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has agreed to Senate conservatives' request that he delay sending two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas until next week.
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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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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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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Fox News twists data on economy and crime to attack Biden — There is an enduring chicken-egg question in American politics and media: Do Republicans who watch Fox News hold more extreme views because they watch Fox News, or do they watch Fox News because they hold more extreme positions?
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New York Times:
F.A.A. Investigates Claims by Boeing Whistle-Blower About Flaws in 787 Dreamliner — The whistle-blower, an engineer, says that sections of the plane's body are being assembled in a way that could weaken the aircraft over time. Boeing says there is no safety issue.
Becca Savransky / ProPublica:
The Influential Conservative Group Making it Harder for Idaho Districts to Fix Their Schools — The Idaho Freedom Foundation has gone beyond the education culture wars by targeting local bond and levy elections, which districts rely on heavily to build and repair schools. — Co-published with Idaho Statesman
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HotAir:
Sunny Hostin: Solar Eclipse, Earthquakes, and Cicadas Are All Caused by Climate Change — The ladies of ‘The View’ are at it again with a new round of insanity. This time, Sunny Hostin attempts to link the most recent solar eclipse to climate change. Whoopi Goldberg also makes a fool …
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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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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.
Rand Paul / Fox News:
The Great COVID Cover-up: Shocking truth about Wuhan and 15 federal agencies — Shame on all the federal employees who covered up these facts about COVID-19 — How vast was the Great COVID Cover-up? Well, my investigation has recently discovered government officials from 15 federal agencies knew …
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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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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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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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