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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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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Congress Pokes Trump, Putin in Eye — The foreign aid bill—$95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, plus other sundries like a possible ban on TikTok—is headed to Joe Biden's desk after the Senate approved it 79-18 last night. — A quick reminder: It was only months ago …
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Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
How “The Nelson Mandela of America” Is Making Bank Off 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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Kyla Guilfoil / NBC News:
GOP senator bashes Marjorie Taylor Greene: ‘She is dragging our brand down’
GOP senator bashes Marjorie Taylor Greene: ‘She is dragging our brand down’
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Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to President Biden's desk
Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to President Biden's desk
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Washington Post:
Chris Christie, unplugged
Chris Christie, unplugged
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Brian Fung / CNN:
Biden just signed a potential TikTok ban into law. Here's what happens next
Biden just signed a potential TikTok ban into law. Here's what happens next
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Arlette Saenz / CNN:
How the White House convinced Mike Johnson to back Ukraine aid
How the White House convinced Mike Johnson to back Ukraine aid
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CNN:
Biden signs foreign aid bill providing crucial military assistance to Ukraine
Biden signs foreign aid bill providing crucial military assistance to Ukraine
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Washington Post:
Arizona House votes to repeal abortion ban, advancing issue to state Senate — PHOENIX — The Arizona House voted Wednesday to repeal a Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions that is set to take effect as early as June 8. The measure now heads to the state Senate, which could grant final passage next week.
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Arizona state House passes a bill to repeal 1864 abortion ban — On their third try in three weeks, state House lawmakers voted to reverse a near-total ban on the procedure following an Arizona Supreme Court ruling. — On their third attempt in three weeks, Arizona state House lawmakers voted Wednesday …
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
How Donald Trump Gets His News — The former president is a voracious press consumer. Here's how his media diet has changed since his last presidential campaign. — Donald Trump has always had a symbiotic relationship with the media. Back when he was a Manhattan bachelor and real estate mogul …
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
The press helps MAGA target jurors. And it's not just Fox.
The press helps MAGA target jurors. And it's not just Fox.
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Craig Mauger / The Detroit News:
Trump is a co-conspirator in Michigan's 2020 false electors plot, state investigator says — Lansing — Michigan prosecutors consider former President Donald Trump and some of his top aides co-conspirators in the plot to submit a certificate falsely claiming he won Michigan's 2020 election …
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Laura Romero / ABC News:
Trump, Giuliani, Meadows are unindicted co-conspirators in Michigan fake elector case, hearing reveals — The Michigan AG last year charged 16 Republicans with being “fake electors.” — Former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a Farmers for Trump campaign event …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Why is Trump giving someone a ‘key to the White House’? — From Jan. 20, 2017, until Jan. 20, 2021, Donald Trump was president of the United States. This is a position that includes many perks, offered to the person who was selected by American voters to serve as chief executive.
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David Koenig / HuffPost:
Airlines Required To Give Automatic Cash Refunds For Canceled And Delayed Flights — The Biden administration is defining a significant delay as lasting at least three hours for domestic flights and six hours for international ones. — LOADING — The Biden administration issued final rules Wednesday …
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Oriana Pawlyk / Politico:
Biden administration makes it easier for flyers to get refunds
Biden administration makes it easier for flyers to get refunds
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CNN:
How the House GOP's Biden impeachment effort fell apart — House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer was eager to take the reins of a high-stakes investigation into President Joe Biden and his family, seen as central to the House Republican agenda - a coveted perch that brought the added benefit of elevating his national profile.
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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Sean Hannity hasn't mentioned the GOP impeachment probe on Fox in over a month
Sean Hannity hasn't mentioned the GOP impeachment probe on Fox in over a month
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
'You're not dumb, you're insulting!' Sparks fly on Fox News set over Trump ‘lies’ — Fox News guest host Charles Payne clashed with co-host Leslie Marshall over the difference between President Joe Biden's misstatements and former President Donald Trump's false claims.
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Quinnipiac University Poll:
2024 Race: Dead Heat: Biden 46%, Trump 46%, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Support For Legal Abortion Reaches All-Time High — mail_outline — If the election for president were being held today, the race would be a dead heat between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump …
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Washington Post:
Live updates Supreme Court hears arguments in case over emergency abortion care — The Supreme Court is currently hearing arguments Wednesday over whether the federal government has the power to penalize hospitals that fail to provide emergency abortions even in states with strict bans on the procedure.
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Edward Zitron / Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At:
The Man Who Killed Google Search — This is the story of how Google Search died, and the people responsible for killing it. — The story begins on February 5th 2019, when Ben Gomes, Google's head of search, had a problem. … For those unfamiliar with Google's internal scientology-esque jargon, let me explain.
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Bonchie / RedState:
DISGUSTING: Hamas Releases Propaganda Video of American Hostage Missing His Arm — Hamas has released a propaganda video featuring one of the American hostages it holds. In it, Hersh Goldberg-Polin is seen reading a pre-prepared script blaming Israel for October 7th and everything that has transpired since.
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
New Jersey Rep. Donald Payne Jr. dead at 65 — Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-N.J.), who represented New Jersey in the House for more than a decade, has died at the age of 65. — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) confirmed Payne's death in a statement on Wednesday.
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
How to Know If the Supreme Court Is in the Tank for Trump — Trump's bid for immunity from prosecution in Washington is an absurd farce. Will the court's conservatives bail him out? — This week at the Supreme Court, a simple question will sound difficult: Can a former president …
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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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Declan Harty / Politico:
Trump Media CEO calls on GOP lawmakers for help in Wall Street fight — The letter marks a new salvo in Trump Media's claims that the company's stock is being manipulated by professional traders betting on its downfall. — Trump Media & Technology Group CEO Devin Nunes is escalating …
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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.”