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Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Republicans fume over “messaging” votes … - Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) said he is moving his “focus to the presidential election.” — “I think it's fair to say we've been frustrated for the past several months,” Nehls said. — “This place is dysfunctional, unfortunately,” he added.
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MSNBC and Business Insider
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Politico:
House finally passes surveillance bill after three stumbles
House finally passes surveillance bill after three stumbles
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The American Conservative and Wall Street Journal
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
House advances revised FISA bill after floor revolt, teeing up final vote
House advances revised FISA bill after floor revolt, teeing up final vote
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The Guardian, The Federalist, RedState, Washington Examiner, New Republic, Forbes and Axios
Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
House GOP bridges divide to reauthorize controversial surveillance bill
House GOP bridges divide to reauthorize controversial surveillance bill
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Politico, Washington Free Beacon, WTTG-TV, ClearanceJobs, The Hill, UPI, Plain Dealer, Twitchy, One America News Network, Truthout, American Prospect, Fox News, Washington Times, NOTUS and ABC News
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Republicans furious over Trump trying to derail FISA bill
Senate Republicans furious over Trump trying to derail FISA bill
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CNN, HuffPost, Axios, Wired, USA Today, Washington Times, RedState, New York Post, BizPac Review, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, The Federalist, The Daily Signal, Washington Examiner and CBS News
New York Times:
House Passes 2-Year Surveillance Law Extension Without Warrant Requirement
House Passes 2-Year Surveillance Law Extension Without Warrant Requirement
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New Jersey Globe, The Verge, Washington Times, The Daily Signal, Mediaite, The Hill, Rolling Stone, Breitbart, CBS News, ABC News, Roll Call and Washington Examiner
NBC News:
House votes to renew FISA spying tool after earlier Republican revolt
House votes to renew FISA spying tool after earlier Republican revolt
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Washington Examiner and Washington Times
Lauren Peller / ABC News:
House passes FISA reauthorization bill after previous GOP setback
House passes FISA reauthorization bill after previous GOP setback
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Washington Examiner, Fox News, The Hill, CNN, CBS News, Reason, UPI, Washington Times, Forbes, Roll Call, Los Angeles Times, NewsNation, BizPac Review, Axios, The Post Millennial and Semafor
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump tries to boost support for Truth Social as DJT stock tanks … Donald Trump on Friday urged his followers to support his social media app Truth Social, as its parent company's stock continues to sink lower. — Trump in a post on that app said he believes Truth Social embodies the political …
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The Guardian and New Republic
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Marjorie Taylor Greene won't say what happened to her Trump Media stock … US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) speaks alongside former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump at a campaign event in Rome, Georgia, on March 9, 2024. — A media company with ties …
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NBC News, Raw Story, Fortune, PoliticusUSA and Quartz
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump Media shares end week down nearly 20%, losing billions in market cap … The price of Trump Media closed trading Friday down nearly 20% for the week. — DJT shares, which dropped by more than 8% within the first hour of trading Friday, eked out a slight gain by the end of the day.
Ruxandra Iordache / CNBC:
The West urges China to intervene with Iran amid fears of a direct attack on Israel … Iranians attend a funeral procession in Tehran, held for seven Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members killed in a strike in Syria. — Western diplomats have mounted pressure on China to prevent Iran …
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United States Department …, New York Times, ABC News and RedState
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The New Great-Power Politics — How an emerging alliance is shaping the world. — The Houthis, the Iran-backed militia that controls much of Yemen, have disrupted the global economy by firing on commercial ships traveling through the Red Sea. But the Houthis have made some exceptions …
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Roll Call
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Iran warns U.S. to stay out of fight with Israel or face attack on troops … - The Iranian supreme leader has threatened “punishment” for Israel but through private channels Iran has signaled it would be limited. — Israel and the U.S. think an Iranian attack would include …
Wall Street Journal:
Iranian Attack Expected on Israel in Next Two Days
Iranian Attack Expected on Israel in Next Two Days
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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Michael Cohen on the Trump Trial: Prepare To Be Surprised — Trump's former attorney on the hush money trial, how he's preparing for life as the key witness and who he expects Trump will choose as a 2024 running mate. — Michael Cohen may be the only person standing between Donald Trump and jail.
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Associated Press, Raw Story, Nebraska Examiner, Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, MeidasTouch, The Hill, Forbes, The Federalist, CBS News, CNN, PoliticusUSA and PolitiFact
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Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
Trump's Abortion Gambit Proves He's Bad at Politics
Trump's Abortion Gambit Proves He's Bad at Politics
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Mahablog, Washington Examiner, New York Times and New Yorker
James Romoser / Politico:
How Donald Trump Gets Special Treatment in the Legal System
How Donald Trump Gets Special Treatment in the Legal System
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Raw Story, The Guardian, Talking Points Memo, Digby's Hullabaloo and New York Times
Politico:
Playbook: Harris takes the gloves off in Arizona
Playbook: Harris takes the gloves off in Arizona
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NBC News, Fox News, New York Times and ABC News
Alex Finley / New Republic:
Russia Is Buying Politicians in Europe. Is It Happening Here Too? — Democrats for years have warned about Russian influence in the Republican Party under Donald Trump. But now even some prominent GOP members of Congress are sounding the alarm. — “I think Russian propaganda …
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Politico
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Mared Gwyn Jones / Euronews:
Belgium investigating Russian influence network suspected of paying EU lawmakers — The Belgian federal prosecutor has opened an investigation into EU lawmakers accused of receiving payments for spreading pro-Russian propaganda. — Prime Minister Alexander De Croo told reporters on Friday …
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Associated Press, Reuters, Voice of America, UPI, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, Bloomberg, Politico and WTOP News
Danielle Douglas-Gabriel / Washington Post:
Biden administration cancels another $7.4 billion in student loans — The president is wiping away the loan balances of 277,000 Americans through a mix of existing forgiveness programs — Days after heralding its latest student debt forgiveness plan, the Biden administration …
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ED News, CNN, The White House, New York Times, New York Post, CNBC, WHTM-TV, Plain Dealer, Forbes, One America News Network, Politico, USA Today, The Gateway Pundit, Reuters, Rolling Stone, CBS News, NBC News, Washington Times, Fox Business, Business Insider, Bloomberg, Axios and Penn Wharton Budget Model
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump Bond's Cayman Connection ‘Stinks to High Heaven’ — ISLAND TIME — The company that saved Donald Trump with a $175 million bank fraud bond is playing an insurance game that has experts questioning whether New York will ever see the money. … When the questionably leveraged company …
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New Republic and Raw Story
Misty Severi / Washington Examiner:
Pence's second act: Former VP will teach about Christianity in public institutions at Pennsylvania college — Former Vice President Mike Pence has found his first official job since dropping out of the 2024 Republican presidential primaries, and will be teaching at a private college in Pennsylvania.
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Sarah Bregel / The Daily Beast:
‘The Golden Bachelor’ Divorce Has Killed My Belief in Love — Did Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist just dismantle the whole point “The Golden Bachelor” tried to prove? — Like the rest of groggily caffeinating America, this morning I woke up to the wild news that Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist …
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump tells Arizona Legislature to act after GOP blocks bills to repeal 1864 abortion ban — Former President Trump on Friday urged Arizona lawmakers to act “as fast as possible” to adjust the state's abortion policy after a state Supreme Court ruling upheld an 1864 law and made performing the procedure a felony.
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Politico, Talking Points Memo, CBS News, Daily Kos, Breitbart, Washington Examiner, Washington Post, Voice of America, Raw Story, Political Wire and Press Herald
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Jeremy Duda / Axios:
How Arizona's court ruling will impact abortion access
How Arizona's court ruling will impact abortion access
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The Hill, Associated Press, CNN, Daily Kos, NBC News, The Center Square and Cronkite News
Alejandra Borunda / NPR:
Florida blocks heat protections for workers right before summer — Florida Governor Ron DeStantis has signed a law that prevents cities or counties from creating protections for workers who labor in the state's often extreme and dangerous heat. — Two million people in Florida …
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Associated Press, Florida Phoenix, Florida Politics and WFLA-TV
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Republicans remain terrible at picking Senate candidates — PN is a reader-supported publication made possible by paid subscribers. If you aren't one, please click the button to support our independent journalism. — 🐘 Subscribe to Public Notice 🐘
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DCCC and Montana Free Press
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Massy Arts / Pluralistic:
No, “convenience” isn't the problem (permalink) — Using Amazon, or Twitter, or Facebook, or Google, or Doordash, or Uber doesn't make you lazy. Platform capitalism isn't enshittifying because you made the wrong shopping choices. — Remember, the reason these corporations were able …