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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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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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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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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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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 …
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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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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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Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
How “The Nelson Mandela of America” Is Making Bank Off of His Criminal Trial
How “The Nelson Mandela of America” Is Making Bank Off of His Criminal Trial
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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 …
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Politico:
Why Biden's blasé about campus turmoil — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — FOR PETE'S SAKE — “Biden administration makes it easier for flyers to get refunds,” by Oriana Pawlyk: “Under the new rule, airlines can't simply give the passengers a voucher for a future flight.
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
Ted Cruz spotted the Trump-National Enquirer alliance in 2016
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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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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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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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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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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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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.”
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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The Tennessean:
Tennessee House passes bill allowing armed teachers, sending measure to the governor — Melissa Brown Angele LathamNashville Tennessean — Tennessee House Republicans on Tuesday passed legislation to allow some trained teachers and school staff to carry handguns despite pleas from Democrats …
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Washington Post:
Tennessee passes bill to let teachers carry guns, a year after mass shooting
Tennessee passes bill to let teachers carry guns, a year after mass shooting
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