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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.
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.
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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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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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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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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Biden administration expands background checks for gun sales
Biden administration expands background checks for gun sales
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Big Lie About Biden Implodes After MAGA Ally Admits Truth — Steve Bannon no doubt thought he was being deviously clever. Speaking with The New York Times this week, he elaborated on a sophisticated plan that Donald Trump's allies have developed for boosting third-party candidates, so they siphon votes from President Biden.
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Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:
Matt Gaetz Is Winning — This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. — 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.
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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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USA Today:
Mike Johnson and Donald Trump will propose bill to prevent non-citizens from voting — WASHINGTON - House Speaker Mike Johnson will introduce a bill with former President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence aimed at preventing non-citizens from voting.
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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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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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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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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Ry Rivard / Politico:
Menendez trial still set for May, but wife's will be delayed — Menendez attorney Adam Fee argued against the delay because the senator's career is affected every day the charges loom over him. — Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial will start in May — without his wife.
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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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Daniel Smithson / WSMV-TV:
Bill to make marrying your first cousin illegal in Tennessee passes but not without a fight — Two Republican lawmakers voted against making marriage between first cousins illegal in Tennessee. — NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Tennessee House passed a bill on Thursday that would make it illegal …
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Sam Levine / The Guardian:
Florida can't ban teacher from asking students to use her preferred pronouns, judge rules — Katie Wood, a transgender algebra teacher, has long gone by ‘Ms Wood’ but the law required students to say ‘Teacher Wood’ — Florida cannot prohibit a 10th-grade math teacher from asking her students …