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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Self-Immolation of the AZ GOP — Inflation is still running a little hot, according to the Department of Labor. Overall inflation was at 3.5 percent year-over-year, with more stable “core” inflation at 3.8 percent. While it's moving in the right direction, it's not returning …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Arizona Republicans condemn their own abortion policy — On Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court issued a bombshell decision banning virtually all abortions in the state. The majority found that since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a near-total ban from 1864 — before Arizona was a state — was back in effect.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump's telling comment on punishing doctors who provide abortions — The Republican Party needs leadership on abortion. Trump is so frightened of it that he's liable to just create more problems. — Back in 2022, when it looked as if the Supreme Court would soon overturn Roe v. Wade …
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Laurie Roberts / Arizona Republic:
Abortion ruling is a full-on disaster for Arizona Republicans — Opinion: With the return of an 1864 abortion ban, Republicans now face a five-alarm fire that could consume their grip on Arizona. If you are Trump or Kari Lake, you are freaking out right now.
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CBS News:
Biden campaign launching 7-figure ad buy on abortion in Arizona
Biden campaign launching 7-figure ad buy on abortion in Arizona
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Washington Examiner, New York Times, Politico and CNN
Dani Anguiano / The Guardian:
‘Shame! Shame!’: Arizona Republican leaders block effort to repeal abortion ban
‘Shame! Shame!’: Arizona Republican leaders block effort to repeal abortion ban
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Michael Starr Hopkins / The Hill:
The GOP's states' rights smokescreen is cover for a national abortion ban
The GOP's states' rights smokescreen is cover for a national abortion ban
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Associated Press:
Arizona abortion ruling upends legal and political landscape from Phoenix to Washington
Arizona abortion ruling upends legal and political landscape from Phoenix to Washington
Camille Baker / New York Times:
How Voters Describe the 2024 Election in One Word … A voter casts a ballot in Southfield, Mich., during the state's presidential primary in February.Emily Elconin for The New York Times — It's no secret that many voters are not looking forward to the election in November.
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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Florida 2024 Poll: Plurality Plan to Vote “Yes” on Abortion Protection Ballot Measure — A new Emerson College Polling survey in Florida finds 42% of voters plan to vote yes on the November ballot measure that will provide a constitutional right to abortion before fetal viability, 32% are unsure, and 25% will vote no.
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Sun-Sentinel, The Capitolist, Florida Politics and The Daily Caller
Dan Hopkins / ABC News:
The less you vote, the more you back Trump
The less you vote, the more you back Trump
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No More Mister Nice Blog and Reason
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Biden Administration Is Closing the ‘Gun Show Loophole’ — HOLSTERED — People selling firearms at gun shows and elsewhere will now be required to carry out background checks on their customers. — The Biden administration on Thursday announced that it is moving to close …
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Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Biden administration expands background checks for gun sales
Biden administration expands background checks for gun sales
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Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
US will require background checks for gun shows and online firearm sales
US will require background checks for gun shows and online firearm sales
Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
O.J. Simpson, Football Star Whose Trial Riveted the Nation, Dies at 76 — He ran to football fame and made fortunes in movies. His trial for the murder of his former wife and her friend became an inflection point on race in America. — O.J. Simpson, who ran to fame on the football field …
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
OJ Simpson dies at 76, family says
OJ Simpson dies at 76, family says
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Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:
Matt Gaetz Is Winning — Usually, you need about 10 minutes to walk from the Rayburn House Office Building to the House Chamber. But if you're running from a reporter, it'll only take you five. — When Matt Gaetz spotted me outside his office door one afternoon early last November …
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Politico:
Playbook: Why Trump is Johnson's best friend right now
Playbook: Why Trump is Johnson's best friend right now
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
McCarthy says Gaetz ousted him to stop ethics complaint over sex scandal
McCarthy says Gaetz ousted him to stop ethics complaint over sex scandal
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New York Times:
Georgia's Lieutenant Governor to Face Inquiry for Role as Fake Trump Elector — Fani T. Willis, the district attorney of Fulton County, Ga., had been disqualified from pursuing the case against Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, but another prosecutor said he would now take it over.
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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Wisconsin Supreme Court liberal won't run again, shaking up race for control — The retirement of Justice Ann Walsh Bradley improves conservatives' chances of retaking the majority after losing it last year in the most expensive judicial contest in U.S. history.
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BBC:
Truong My Lan: Vietnamese billionaire sentenced to death for $44bn fraud — Truong My Lan is accused of looting one of Vietnam's largest banks over a period of 11 years — It was the most spectacular trial ever held in Vietnam, befitting one of the greatest bank frauds the world has ever seen.
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Will Steakin / ABC News:
Bankruptcy documents detail how GOP NC governor nominee Mark Robinson failed to file federal income taxes for 5 years — Mark Robinson claims Democrats have caused the “death” of “responsibility.” — North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson, whom Republican presidential candidate …
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Fortune:
The Trump donor whom Biden can't fire is running the U.S. Postal Service directly into the ground—just what everyone warned about when he was confirmed during the pandemic — Technology has afforded us the ability to connect with nearly anyone, anytime—and free of charge.
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Harvard, 12 other schools get failing grades on ADL campus antisemitism evaluation — Harvard University, Tufts University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and 10 other schools received failing grades for their policies on antisemitism prevention, according to an assessment from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).
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Axios, The Times of Israel and New York Post
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
FBI chief to share concerns of organized attack in US after Russia massacre — FBI Director Christopher Wray plans to warn Congress on Thursday that intelligence officials are increasingly concerned about the possibility of an ISIS-K attack on U.S. soil, similar to the massacre carried out last month at a Russia concert hall.
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Jaweed Kaleem / Los Angeles Times:
‘Please leave!’ A Jewish UC Berkeley dean confronts pro-Palestinian activist at his home — Altercation between pro-Palestinian protestor and law professor at UC Berkeley law school dean's home — What was supposed to be a celebratory dinner at a dean's home for graduating UC Berkeley law students …
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Men Rescued From Desert Island Thanks to Giant ‘HELP’ Sign — SOS — The trio had been stranded for over a week and surviving on coconut meat. — Three mariners were rescued from a remote atoll in the Pacific on Tuesday after a U.S. Navy plane spotted a sign reading “HELP” …
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Nico Lang / The Daily Beast:
Florida's Anti-Trans Bathroom Law Spurs Harrowing Vigilante Attacks — ‘THAT FEAR IS REAL’ — A new law in Florida aimed at trans people accessing bathroom facilities owned by the state government is reportedly encouraging vigilantes to patrol private businesses too.
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump campaign demands Biden debate him ‘much earlier’ and more often — The Trump campaign is asking for additional debates and for the showdowns to begin much earlier than initially scheduled — EXCLUSIVE: The Trump campaign is calling for additional 2024 presidential debates and for them to take place …
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Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
The GOP Is the Party of Putin — “RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA HAS MADE ITS WAY into the United States, unfortunately, and it's infected a good chunk of my party's base.” That acknowledgement from Michael McCaul, Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, was echoed a few days later …
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