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Al Weaver / The Hill:
10 senators helped advance Ukraine aid after voting against it — Nine Republicans and one Democrat in the Senate voted Tuesday to advance a package that includes aid for Ukraine and Israel, after opposing the legislation in a vote earlier this year. — The package advanced toward a final vote Tuesday in an 80-19 procedural vote.
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NBC News:
McConnell says Tucker Carlson and Trump's waffling delayed crucial Ukraine aid — The Senate Republican leader pointed to Carlson's “demonization of Ukraine,” along with Trump's “mixed views” and resistance to additional aid as reasons it's taken so long to pass.
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
How Mike Johnson Is Taming Trump and His Party — Against All Odds
How Mike Johnson Is Taming Trump and His Party — Against All Odds
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Rebecca Klar / The Hill:
Senate poised to pass bill that could ban TikTok
Senate poised to pass bill that could ban TikTok
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Federal Trade Commission:
FTC Announces Rule Banning Noncompetes — FTC's final rule will generate over 8,500 new businesses each year, raise worker wages, lower health care costs, and boost innovation — Today, the Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule to promote competition by banning noncompetes nationwide …
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Andrea Hsu / NPR:
U.S. bans noncompete agreements for nearly all jobs — The Federal Trade Commission narrowly voted Tuesday to ban nearly all noncompetes, employment agreements that typically prevent workers from joining competing businesses or launching ones of their own. — The FTC received …
Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
Federal Trade Commission Approves Ban Of Noncompete Agreements — Commissioners approved the historic regulation on the grounds that noncompetes stifle competition for workers. A legal challenge is all but certain. — LOADING — The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday voted 3-2 …
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Politico:
Trump fumes while Biden hits the trail — No day demonstrated the extreme asymmetry of the unfolding campaign more than Tuesday. — In New York on Tuesday, Donald Trump suffered through a hearing on whether he should be held in contempt of court and testimony from a tabloid publisher on a …
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Scott Dworkin / The Dworkin Report:
Biden Roasts Trump for Selling His Own Version of The Bible — In today's snapshot of the presidential campaign, the contrast between the two candidates could not be starker. President Biden gave another fiery speech, this time from the state of Florida, a week before their draconian abortion law goes into effect.
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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Biden To Florida Voters: Six-Week Abortion Ban Is Trump's Fault
Biden To Florida Voters: Six-Week Abortion Ban Is Trump's Fault
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump was going to dominate the courtroom. Instead, he is shrinking.
Trump was going to dominate the courtroom. Instead, he is shrinking.
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
FBI director rejects Trump's vow to investigate political rivals — In a wide-ranging interview with NBC News, Christopher Wray also broke with Trump over the former president's characterization of Jan. 6 defendants as “hostages.” — Reacting for the first time to former President Donald Trump's vow …
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
National Enquirer made up the story about Ted Cruz's father and Lee Harvey Oswald, former publisher says — The Texas senator told NBC News that he's “not interested in revisiting ancient history.” — David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, testified at Donald Trump's trial Tuesday …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Ted Cruz spotted the Trump-National Enquirer alliance in 2016 — Eight years ago this month, Sen. Ted Cruz (Tex.) was in the waning days of his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, watching Donald Trump scoop up increasing shares of delegates on his way to becoming the presumptive nominee.
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Washington Post:
Bird flu virus found in grocery milk as officials say supply still safe — Viral fragments of bird flu have been identified in samples of milk taken from grocery store shelves in the United States, a finding that does not necessarily suggest a threat to human health but indicates the avian flu virus …
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ABC News:
Secret Service prepares for if Trump is jailed for contempt in hush money case — Judge Merchan on Tuesday reserved decision after a contentious hearing. — Former President Donald Trump appears in court for his trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 23, 2024 in New York City.
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Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
The media should be celebrating college protesters instead of demonizing them — Mainstream-media reporters covering the growing wave of college protests against Israel's war in Gaza have adopted an overwhelmingly negative tone about something they should be celebrating …
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
In Columbia chaos, student journalists stand tall
In Columbia chaos, student journalists stand tall
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Associated Press:
Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US college campuses following mass arrests at Columbia
Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US college campuses following mass arrests at Columbia
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New York Times:
Live Updates: Prosecutors Say Trump's Attacks Are Threat to Trial — Prosecutors in Donald J. Trump's criminal trial want him held in contempt for attacking witnesses and others close to the case, which centers on a hush-money payment to a porn star. Testimony is set to resume later Tuesday morning.
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Jed Handelsman Shugerman / New York Times:
I Thought the Bragg Case Against Trump Was a Legal Embarrassment. Now I Think It's a Historic Mistake.
I Thought the Bragg Case Against Trump Was a Legal Embarrassment. Now I Think It's a Historic Mistake.
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Anthony Izaguirre / Associated Press:
George Santos ends comeback bid for Congress after raising no money — Former U.S. Rep. George Santos on Tuesday said he is dropping his longshot bid to return to Congress, months after he was expelled from the House while facing a slew of federal fraud charges.
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
George Santos drops independent House bid
George Santos drops independent House bid
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UN News:
Mass graves in Gaza show victims' hands were tied, says UN rights office — Disturbing reports continue to emerge about mass graves in Gaza in which Palestinian victims were reportedly found stripped naked with their hands tied, prompting renewed concerns about possible war crimes amid ongoing …
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Washington Post:
Tennessee passes bill to let teachers carry guns, a year after mass shooting — One year after six were killed at Nashville's Covenant School, Tennessee remains the arena of one of the fiercest debates over gun policy nationwide — The Tennessee legislature passed a bill Tuesday …
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Nick Mordowanec / Newsweek:
Migrants Get Visas for Being ‘Victims’ of Ron DeSantis — The roughly four dozen migrants that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis helped fly from Texas to Martha's Vineyard about a year and a half ago have been granted legal designations due to the Republican's crimes against the “victims.”
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Alex Tabet / NBC News:
Kari Lake says ‘unfortunately’ Arizona isn't enforcing 1864 abortion ban, flipping again — The Senate candidate supported the 19th-century ban in 2022, came out against it this month, and now appears to be backing it again in a new interview. — Arizona GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake …
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Sarah Clendenon / Idaho Dispatch:
Kari Lake Visits Idaho, Responds to Idaho Chooses Life Criticism
Kari Lake Visits Idaho, Responds to Idaho Chooses Life Criticism
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Angela V. Olinto / provost.columbia.edu:
Guidelines for Teaching, Student Accommodations, and Staff on Campus — Dear members of the Columbia community: — We are writing to share guidelines for teaching for the remainder of the semester. Safety is our highest priority as we strive to support our students' learning and all the required academic operations.
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Biden scores major union backing as its leaders attack Trump — Joe Biden will land a major union endorsement Wednesday from North America's Building Trades Unions, whose leaders say the president has his infrastructure bill largely to thank for it. — In making one of their earliest ever …
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Daniel Wiessner / Reuters:
Biden rule grants overtime pay to 4 million US workers — The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a rule extending mandatory overtime pay to an estimated 4 million salaried workers, going even further than an Obama-era rule that was struck down in court.
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