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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Republicans rush to distance from “disaster” Arizona abortion ruling … - Just on Monday, former President Trump put vulnerable House Republicans at ease by stopping short of endorsing a nationwide abortion ban. … - The 19th century law provides exceptions only to save the life of the mother.
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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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NBC News:
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 …
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Kari Lake disavows Arizona abortion ban ruling
Kari Lake disavows Arizona abortion ban ruling
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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Welcome to 1864 — When the Supreme Court decided Dobbs, it opened up Pandora's Box …
Welcome to 1864 — When the Supreme Court decided Dobbs, it opened up Pandora's Box …
ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix:
Arizona Supreme Court rules to ban nearly all abortions, reverting back to penal code
Arizona Supreme Court rules to ban nearly all abortions, reverting back to penal code
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Operatives must pay up to $1.25 million for robocall scheme to suppress Black votes — Two right-wing political operatives must pay up to $1.25 million in fines after they were found liable for launching a robocall campaign designed to keep Black New Yorkers from voting in the 2020 election …
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NY State Attorney General:
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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Michael Phillis / Associated Press:
Biden administration imposes first-ever national drinking water limits on toxic PFAS — The Biden administration on Wednesday finalized strict limits on certain so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water that will require utilities to reduce them to the lowest level they can be reliably measured.
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The White House:
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Takes Critical Action to Protect Communities from PFAS Pollution in Drinking Water — EPA Announces First-Ever National Standard to Address PFAS in Drinking Water, Delivers an Additional $1 Billion through President Biden's Investing in America Agenda to Combat PFAS Pollution
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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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Austin Huguelet / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
First lady Jill Biden headlines Ladue fundraiser
First lady Jill Biden headlines Ladue fundraiser
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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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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
RFK Jr. campaign official attended Jan. 6 ‘Stop the Steal’ rally and wanted ‘favorite President’ Trump to run for third term — A New York-based campaign official for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. who raised the possibility that voting for the independent presidential candidate would help Donald …
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Politico:
Becerra weighs exit from Biden administration for California gubernatorial bid — Health Secretary Xavier Becerra, the former California attorney general, would jump into an already crowded field of Democratic contenders. — SACRAMENTO, California — Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra …
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Louis Casiano / Fox News:
Florida woman who stole, sold Biden's daughter's diary sentenced to 1 month in prison — Aimee Harris took diary belonging to Ashley Biden, sold it to Project Veritas, a conservative group known for conducting hidden-camera stings — A Florida woman who stole the diary of President Biden's daughter …
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Adam Goldman / New York Times:
Woman Sentenced to Month in Prison Over Theft of Ashley Biden's Diary
Woman Sentenced to Month in Prison Over Theft of Ashley Biden's Diary
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HuffPost, Associated Press, The Daily Beast and The Daily Caller
Sean O'Driscoll / Newsweek:
Letitia James Nears Green Light to Start Taking Donald Trump's Assets — The New York Attorney General may start collecting Trump assets if he fails to post a bond by next Monday, a leading real estate lawyer has said. — Paul Golden, author of Litigating Constructive Trusts and a partner …
dsca.mil:
Transmittal No — The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Ukraine of HAWK Phase III Missile System Sustainment and related elements of logistics and program support for an estimated cost of $138 million.
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Zelensky says he doesn't need ‘primitive’ ideas from Trump on Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a Tuesday interview that he does not need “primitive” ideas from former President Trump on ways to resolve the war with Russia. — In an interview with Axel Springer media outlets …
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Politico, Interfax-Ukraine, New York Post and Business Insider
Associated Press:
Texas Attorney General sues to stop guaranteed income program for Houston-area residents — HOUSTON (AP) — Texas' attorney general filed a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking to stop a guaranteed income program set to start this month for Houston-area residents. — The program by Harris County …
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Mike Cason / al.com:
Alabama secretary of state says Democratic convention too late to get Biden on ballot this fall — Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen has notified the state and national Democratic parties that the scheduled date of the Democratic National Convention is a few days after the deadline …
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Gabriel Schoenfeld / The Bulwark:
Trump's ‘Virtues’ and Other Fairy Tales — Sad, sorry, sickening sycophantism from the Claremont Institute board chairman. — FOLLOW THE MONEY. That phrase—a legendary Hollywood screenwriter's addition to the Watergate lore—turns out in fact to be excellent advice for an investigation.
David Strom / HotAir:
Gen Z Is Ruining Scrabble Now! — Some things are sacred. — Christmas. Easter. The Final Four. And, of course, Scrabble. — Gen Z—or, more correctly, the adults who taught them that everybody deserves a medal for participation—has turned their back on all of them.
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Chloe Mayer / Newsweek:
Michigan Republican Candidate Caught Living in Florida — A Republican hoping to represent Michigan in the U.S. Senate suffered a setback to his campaign this week after facing allegations that he lives in Florida. — Former Congressman Mike Rogers, who has made much of his local roots …
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Is Team Trump meddling in the Middle East? — Earth Week came early this April! Experiencing Friday's earthquake at the dog park with Daisy — which I thought was another Biden-in-Delaware F-15 scramble until I looked up and there was no plane — was an unexpected jolt.
Rachel Treisman / NPR:
Chechnya is banning music that's too fast or slow. These songs wouldn't make the cut — Authorities in the Russian republic of Chechnya are banning music they consider either too fast or too slow, effectively criminalizing many genres. — The Chechen Ministry of Culture announced the ban …
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Zack Brave / The Daily Caller:
Sheila Jackson Lee Claims Moon Is Made Of ‘Gases’ — Democratic Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee claimed Monday the moon is made out of gases during a solar eclipse viewing event at Booker T. Washington High School in Houston, Texas. — Lee, the former Ranking Member on the House Space …
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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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Reuters:
UN claims no actual increase in aid entering Strip — The UN agency for Palestinian refugees is disputing claims by Israel and the US that aid into Gaza has been significantly increased. — “There has been no significant change in the volume of humanitarian supplies entering Gaza …
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