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Politico:
Playbook: How the push to unseat Johnson could unfold — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — WHAT UNION JOE IS READING — “Tennessee workers at VW plant vote to unionize with UAW,” by The Tennessean's Todd Price and Gary Estwick …
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House passes foreign aid bills to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan — The House of Representatives has voted to pass roughly a $95 billion foreign aid package that includes funding to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. — Democratic support outweighed Republican opposition from those who had various frustrations …
The Guardian:
US House approves $61bn in military aid for Ukraine after months of stalling — Ukrainian president thanks America after Speaker Mike Johnson secures bipartisan support for funding Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan — After months of stalling, the US House of Representatives finally approved …
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
House Approves $95 Billion Aid Bill for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
House Approves $95 Billion Aid Bill for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
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Washington Post:
House to vote on Ukraine, Israel aid bills
House to vote on Ukraine, Israel aid bills
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Washington Post:
Volkswagen workers in Tennessee pass historic vote to unionize — Victory marks the first win in the United Auto Workers campaign to organize the Southern factories of a dozen automakers — Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., passed a historic vote to join the United Auto Workers on Friday …
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Theresa Maher / The Hill:
Biden celebrates Tennessee Volkswagen plant's vote to join UAW — President Biden celebrated the “historic vote” Friday for workers at a Tennessee Volkswagen plant to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) union. — “Congratulations to the workers at Volkswagen in Chattanooga, Tennessee …
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Nora Eckert / Reuters:
UAW clinches watershed union victory at Volkswagen Tennessee factory
UAW clinches watershed union victory at Volkswagen Tennessee factory
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Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump forced to listen silently to people insulting him as he trades a cocoon of adulation for court — He seems “selfish and self-serving,” said one woman. The way he carries himself in public “leaves something to be desired,” said another. — His “negative rhetoric and bias,” said another man, is what is “most harmful.”
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Rolling Stone:
Trump Privately Rages About His Sketch Artist, Courtroom Nap Reports — The former president's anger during the first week of his New York hush money trial was “maxed out, even for him,” a source tells Rolling Stone — Donald Trump, if you take it from him, is cherishing the opportunity …
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Charlie Smart / New York Times:
Where Jurors in Trump Hush-Money Trial Say They Get Their News
Where Jurors in Trump Hush-Money Trial Say They Get Their News
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Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
‘Yes, I Did It’: Politician Confesses to Murdering Wife on Social Media — ‘I DID EVERYTHING RIGHT’ — “The lying wretch got what she deserved,” he wrote, among other disturbing things. — A politician in Russia's Tver region has sent shockwaves through the country after apparently confessing …
Jon Levine / New York Post:
Michael Avenatti says he's talking to Trump's legal team — and would testify for the ex-prez — Disgraced Stormy Daniels' attorney Michael Avenatti has been in contact with former President Trump's legal defense team and is ready and willing to testify against his former client, he told The Post in an interview from jail.
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Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Musk Says Maher Hit Bullseye Comparing Nickelodeon to Neverland Ranch — ANTI-WOKE — “Wow, Bill Maher hits the bullseye,” Musk wrote on social media. — Bill Maher has labeled kids' TV network Nickelodeon as “Neverland Ranch with craft services”—and teed off on progressives' views …
Politico:
US weighs sending additional military advisers to Ukraine as Russia gains momentum — The troops would be serving in a non-combat role, officials said. — The U.S. is considering sending additional military advisers to the embassy in Kyiv, the latest show of American commitment to Ukraine …
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives:
Roll Call 151 Roll Call 151, Bill Number: H. R. 8035, 118th Congress, 2nd Session — VOTE QUESTION: On Passage, DESCRIPTION: Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024, VOTE TYPE: Yea-And-Nay, STATUS: Passed
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Peter Pomerantsev / TIME:
Russia's War Against Evangelicals — After they beat Azat Azatyan so bad blood came out of his ears; after they sent electric shocks up his genitals; after they wacked him with pipes and truncheons, the Russians began to interrogate him about his faith. “When did you become a Baptist?
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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
‘We Just Finally Saw the Dam Break’: How House Republicans Embraced the Chaos — Veteran Rep. Tom Cole is fed up with his party's insurgents. — Speaker Mike Johnson is on the verge of his biggest legislative victory yet — and it might mean his undoing.