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Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Rating Changes: Arizona Senate and AZ-6 — KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — We're making a couple of rating changes today, both in Arizona. — The state's open-seat Senate race goes from Toss-up to Leans Democratic, and Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R, AZ-6) moves from Leans Republican to Toss-up.
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Arizona Republic:
Senate kick-starts Arizona abortion ban repeal after House Republicans block similar bill — Mary Jo Pitzl Stacey Barchenger Ray SternArizona Republic — Arizona House Republicans twice blocked attempts on Wednesday to repeal a near-total abortion ban that dates from 1864.
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New York Times:
Arizona Republicans Splinter Over Repeal of 1864 Abortion Ban — The State Senate introduced a bill to repeal a near-total abortion ban dating back to the Civil War, while the House blocked an effort to do so. — The two chambers of Arizona's State Legislature diverged sharply on Wednesday …
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NBC News:
Arizona Republicans again quash effort to repeal 1864 abortion ban — A state Supreme Court ruling upholding the near-total ban prompted efforts by Democratic lawmakers to repeal it and by Republicans to offset the political fallout. — PHOENIX — For the second time in two weeks …
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AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
Arizona Republicans Fend Off Another Effort to Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban
Arizona Republicans Fend Off Another Effort to Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban
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Laura Gersony / USA Today:
Kari Lake downplays 1864 abortion law, says Arizonans can travel ‘3 hours’ for procedure
Kari Lake downplays 1864 abortion law, says Arizonans can travel ‘3 hours’ for procedure
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Washington Examiner, Arizona Mirror and Daily Kos
Liz Crampton / Politico:
Combatting cannibalism and jailing librarians: Idaho Democrats see opportunity in extreme GOP agenda
Combatting cannibalism and jailing librarians: Idaho Democrats see opportunity in extreme GOP agenda
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Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate dismisses Mayorkas impeachment without trial — The Senate voted Wednesday to dismiss two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, shutting down the possibility of a lengthy Senate trial, which Republicans had demanded to bring attention …
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Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Senate convenes Mayorkas impeachment trial as Democrats will seek a quick dismissal — The Senate on Wednesday opened the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border, swearing in senators as jurors while Democrats said they wanted …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate votes to effectively dismiss first Mayorkas charge — The Senate voted along party lines Wednesday to sustain a point-of-order objection raised by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), effectively dismissing the first article of impeachment approved by the House accusing …
Politico:
Senate conservative wades into House GOP's foreign aid mess
Senate conservative wades into House GOP's foreign aid mess
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Spencer Brown / Townhall:
BREAKING: Senate Dems Torpedo Mayorkas Impeachment
BREAKING: Senate Dems Torpedo Mayorkas Impeachment
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Incensed Democrats stoke GOP revolt against Mike Johnson … - Johnson “needs to make a decision,” one House Republican warned, adding that there is “a lot of frustration” in the GOP conference. … - Clark pointed to increasing indications from Republicans that they are prepared to start signing …
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Liz Peek / Fox News:
Marjorie Taylor Greene is an idiot. She is trying to wreck the GOP — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green needs to be clear about what's really at stake in 2024 — It's high time someone in the Republican Party told Marjorie Taylor Greene to turn all that bombastic self-serving showmanship …
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Politico:
Biden gets behind Johnson's foreign aid plan
Biden gets behind Johnson's foreign aid plan
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Washington Times and Business Insider
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive - MTG on Mike Johnson Speakership: 'It's Over - He's Just the Only One Who Hasn't Acknowledged It'
Exclusive - MTG on Mike Johnson Speakership: 'It's Over - He's Just the Only One Who Hasn't Acknowledged It'
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump campaign asks for cut of candidates' fundraising when they use his name and likeness — The campaign sent the letter as the former president is struggling to close a fundraising gap with Biden. — Former President Donald Trump's campaign has found a new way to press for badly needed cash.
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Barr, a vocal Trump critic, says he will ‘support the Republican ticket’ in November — Former attorney general previously said voting for Trump would be “playing Russian roulette with the country,” but said Wednesday that a “continuation of the Biden administration is national suicide”
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump could have helped response to Jan. 6 riot — but didn't — per new testimony — Two senior leaders of the D.C. guard at the time of the Capitol attack painted a picture of the boost that never came, according to transcripts reviewed by POLITICO. — Donald Trump could have cleared …
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Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Democrats who investigated Trump say they expect to face arrest, retaliation if he wins presidency
Democrats who investigated Trump say they expect to face arrest, retaliation if he wins presidency
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Mediaite, Donald J. Trump … and Raw Story
Bloomberg:
Trump Pushed to Embrace 17% Income Tax for All — Trump has not endorsed flat tax, but has called for levy cuts — Conservative economists regularly pitch Trump on tax ideas — Donald Trump is under pressure from economists in his circle to embrace a flat tax rate …
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Gram Slattery / Reuters:
Exclusive: Donald Trump mulls middle-class tax cut as he eyes return to office
Exclusive: Donald Trump mulls middle-class tax cut as he eyes return to office
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CBS News:
Arrest warrant issued for Rep. Kevin Boyle; family working to treat “serious” mental health condition — PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — An arrest warrant has been issued for Pennsylvania State Rep. Kevin Boyle, Philadelphia police said on Tuesday, April 16. — The warrant is for a violation of a protection from abuse order, police said.
Brett Murphy / ProPublica:
Blinken Is Sitting on Staff Recommendations to Sanction Israeli Military Units Linked to Killings or Rapes — A special State Department panel told Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the U.S. should restrict arms sales to Israeli military units that have been credibly accused of human rights abuses.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The Trump GOP's inverted perception of crime in America — During a visit to a small convenience store in Upper Manhattan on Tuesday, Donald Trump distilled his party's approach to crime — and, really, everything else. — Trump had come directly from the courthouse where …
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J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch:
Trump Alters National Review Article, Deletes That Affair Allegations Could Have “Torpedoed” His Campaign — Trump's manipulated article also attacks star witness Michael Cohen, a potential gag order violation — Trump has posted yet another one of his manipulated articles to Truth Social.
Catherine Belton / Washington Post:
Secret Russian foreign policy document urges action to weaken the U.S. — Russia's Foreign Ministry has been drawing up plans to try to weaken its Western adversaries, including the United States, and leverage the Ukraine war to forge a global order free from what it sees as American dominance …
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Rafael Bernal / The Hill:
John Leguizamo on Trump's Latino support: 'He doesn't like us, and he doesn't want us here' — Actor John Leguizamo obliterated a small horse piñata while reciting a thorough catalogue of Spanish-language profanities on “The Daily Show” Tuesday in response to a New York Times/Siena poll …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Biden says Trump 'doesn't deserve to be the Commander in Chief for my son' … U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Unitedsteel Workers headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on April 17, 2024. — President Joe Biden on Wednesday choked up as he blasted Donald Trump …