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Washington Post:
Chris Christie, unplugged — Good morning, Early Birds. We hope your allergies aren't as bad as ours, but sorry to be the bearer of bad news: The tree and grass pollen count in D.C. today is “high.” Tips: earlytips@washpost.com. Was this forwarded to you? Sign up here. Thanks for waking up with us.
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
GOP senator: Greene ‘dragging our brand down’ — Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) took a shot at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) Tuesday, saying she is “dragging our brand down.” — “She is a horrible leader,” Tillis said of Greene, according to audio played on CNN's “Erin Burnett OutFront.”
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Politico:
How McConnell and Schumer beat hardline conservatives on Ukraine
How McConnell and Schumer beat hardline conservatives on Ukraine
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Associated Press:
The long battle for more US aid for Ukraine is ending but damage to Kyiv will be hard to reverse
The long battle for more US aid for Ukraine is ending but damage to Kyiv will be hard to reverse
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NBC News:
McConnell says Tucker Carlson and Trump's waffling delayed crucial Ukraine aid
McConnell says Tucker Carlson and Trump's waffling delayed crucial Ukraine aid
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Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to President Biden's desk … A bill that would force China-based company ByteDance to sell TikTok — or else face a US ban of the platform — is all but certain to become law after the Senate passed a foreign aid package including the measure.
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Senate sends sweeping foreign aid package to Biden's desk
Senate sends sweeping foreign aid package to Biden's desk
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Al Weaver / The Hill:
10 senators helped advance Ukraine aid after voting against it
10 senators helped advance Ukraine aid after voting against it
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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 …
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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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Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
Federal Trade Commission Approves Ban Of Noncompete Agreements
Federal Trade Commission Approves Ban Of Noncompete Agreements
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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 …
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
The press helps MAGA target jurors. And it's just not Fox. — Trump has always benefited from unthinking, celebrity-obsessed media. … Fox News personality Jesse Watters spent the early days of former president Donald Trump's New York trial attacking and trying to discredit the jury.
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Oriana Pawlyk / Politico:
Biden administration makes it easier for flyers to get refunds — The rule comes after more than a year of promises by the administration to shore up protections for air passengers. — Passengers whose flights are canceled or “significantly” delayed won't have to fight to get a cash refund …
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Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
How “The Nelson Mandela of America” Is Making Bank Off of His Criminal Trial — IN THE FIRST WEEK OF HIS CRIMINAL TRIAL, Donald Trump raised about $5.6 million online by warning his small dollar-donors that the “Deep State” was out to lock him up. — “I JUST STORMED INTO COURT,” …
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Trump's New Legal Bills Are Hiding an $8 Million Mystery — CONCEALED CARRY — Trump is using a GOP compliance firm as a go-between to pay lawyers, allowing him to hide who he's actually paying. Experts have real questions whether he can do that.
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Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
George W. Bush was a terrible president — Looking back at the last — disastrous — era of efficacious conservative policymaking — If you're in the DC area, I'm hosting a book talk for Daniel Schlozman and Sam Rosenfeld about their new book “The Hollow Parties: The Many Pasts and Disordered Present of American Party Politics.”
Gregory Korte / Bloomberg:
Biden's Gains Against Trump Vanish on Deep Economic Pessimism, Poll Shows — The president is trailing Donald Trump in six of seven swing states as a majority of poll respondents see the economy worsening by the end of the year. — President Joe Biden's recent polling bump in key battleground states …
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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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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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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Politico:
Why narrow majorities and House gridlock are here to stay in 2024 — The number of truly competitive seats is smaller than it's been in decades. — The battle for the House will be determined by a smaller number of races than it has in at least the past two decades.
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Trump keeps begging for a “rally behind MAGA” — but his supporters aren't showing up to court — It's not just that Fox News told them entering New York results in instant murder — Donald Trump can't decide how he wants his supporters to feel about the scene outside of the Manhattan courtroom …
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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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