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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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Dani Anguiano / The Guardian:
‘Shame! Shame!’: Arizona Republican leaders block effort to repeal abortion ban — Democrats stymied after state supreme court rules that 1864 law with no exceptions for rape or incest can go into effect — Arizona's state Republican leadership halted an effort by Democrats on Wednesday …
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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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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.
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Nick Visser / HuffPost:
Arizona Democrats Tried To Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban, But Were Shot Down By GOP
Arizona Democrats Tried To Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban, But Were Shot Down By GOP
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Jack Healy / New York Times:
Arizona Republicans Thwart Attempts to Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban
Arizona Republicans Thwart Attempts to Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban
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Axios:
Arizona: The new ground zero for the 2024 election
Arizona: The new ground zero for the 2024 election
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Jeremy Duda / Axios:
Arizona Republicans block attempt to repeal abortion ban
Arizona Republicans block attempt to repeal abortion ban
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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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CNN:
RNC under Lara Trump spreads ‘massive fraud’ claims about 2020 election — The Republican National Committee last week sent out a scripted call to voters' phones on behalf of new co-chair Lara Trump saying Democrats committed “massive fraud” in the 2020 election.
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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 — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — JUST POSTED — “Matt Gaetz Is Winning,” by The Atlantic's Elaine Godfrey: Rep. MATT GAETZ (R-Fla.) “is a creature of our time: versed in the art …
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
McCarthy says Gaetz ousted him to stop ethics complaint over sex scandal — Former House speaker says Matt Gaetz led charge to remove him to quash allegations Florida representative ‘slept with a 17-year-old’ — The far-right Florida Republican Matt Gaetz forced Kevin McCarthy …
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Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
US will require background checks for gun shows and online firearm sales — ‘Historic’ action by justice department closes ‘doggone dangerous’ loophole in Biden administration's fight against gun violence — The sale of firearms on the internet and at gun shows in the US will in future …
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New York Times:
Biden Administration Approves Expansion of Background Checks on Gun Sales — The new rule, which is likely to face legal challenges, is an attempt to regulate a fast-growing shadow market of weapons that has fueled gun violence. — The Biden administration has approved the broadest expansion …
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Luc Cohen / Reuters:
Trump loses third bid this week to delay hush money trial — A New York appeals judge on Wednesday denied Donald Trump's third last-ditch attempt this week to delay his April 15 criminal trial on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, paving the way for the first-ever trial of a former U.S. president.
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
GOP Reps Have a Familiar Strategy for Trump Trial: What About Hunter Biden?
GOP Reps Have a Familiar Strategy for Trump Trial: What About Hunter Biden?
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NBC News:
Trump lawyers set to return court with another challenge to his impending criminal trial in New York
Trump lawyers set to return court with another challenge to his impending criminal trial in New York
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Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
Trump fails to delay N.Y. criminal trial for a third time this week
Trump fails to delay N.Y. criminal trial for a third time this week
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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.
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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Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
Before He Died in Prison, Aleksei Navalny Wrote a Memoir. It's Coming This Fall. — In the book, Navalny tells his story in his own words, chronicling his life, his rise as an opposition leader, and the attempts on his life. — During the years leading up to his death in a Russian prison …
Wall Street Journal:
Biden Loses Support Among Black Men, WSJ Poll Finds — New survey of seven battleground states also shows some Black women are weighing other options
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Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
The GOP Is the Party of Putin — The Russians' takeover of the Republican party is arguably the most successful influence operation in history. — “RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA HAS MADE ITS WAY into the United States, unfortunately, and it's infected a good chunk of my party's base.”
US Department of Justice:
Alabama Man Charged with Detonating an Explosive Device Outside of Alabama Attorney General's Office — For Immediate Release — An Alabama man was indicted for his alleged role in detonating an explosive device in downtown Montgomery, Alabama. — On April 10, law enforcement arrested …
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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Police Report: Trump County Chair Threatened To Rape Boss's Wife, Then Kill Him — Jonathan Stone, a former New Hampshire police officer, has been a part of Trump's campaign since 2016, when he gave Trump an inscribed AR-15 assault rifle. — LOADING — One of Donald Trump's county campaign chairs …
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Politico:
How Biden's campaign plans to pummel Trump on abortion — The reelect is going to spend the next half year publicizing the testimonials of those affected by harsh new state abortion laws. — Joe Biden's campaign plans to hammer Donald Trump for his role in erasing abortion rights largely …
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