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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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Associated Press:
Ukraine uses long-range missiles secretly provided by US to hit Russian-held areas, officials say — Ukraine for the first time has begun using long-range ballistic missiles provided secretly by the United States, bombing a Russian military airfield in Crimea last week and Russian forces …
CNN:
Biden signs foreign aid bill providing crucial military assistance to Ukraine — President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed into law an aid package providing crucial military assistance to Ukraine, capping months of negotiations and debate. — The aid package, passed by the Senate late Tuesday evening …
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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’
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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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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NBC News:
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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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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Rolling Stone:
Team Trump Is Ready to Lose the Supreme Court Immunity Case. They're Celebrating — Trump's lawyers don't expect the Supreme Court to bless his absurd immunity claims. “We already pulled off the heist,” says a source close to Trump … But what the high court does now is almost beside the point: Trump already won.
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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 …
Rachel Leingang / The Guardian:
Rightwing US website that spreads election conspiracies declares bankruptcy — Gateway Pundit, run by Jim Hoft, is being sued for defamation by Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss and others — The Gateway Pundit, a rightwing website known for spreading election conspiracies …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
A Message from The Gateway Pundit Founder Jim Hoft to Our Readers
A Message from The Gateway Pundit Founder Jim Hoft to Our Readers
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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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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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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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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Congress Pokes Trump, Putin in Eye
Congress Pokes Trump, Putin in Eye
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Washington Post:
Chris Christie, unplugged
Chris Christie, unplugged
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Department of Transportation:
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Final Rule Requiring Automatic Refunds of Airline Tickets and Ancillary Service Fees — Rule makes it easy to get money back for cancelled or significantly changed flights, significantly delayed checked bags, and additional services not provided
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David Koenig / HuffPost:
Airlines Required To Give Automatic Cash Refunds For Canceled And Delayed Flights
Airlines Required To Give Automatic Cash Refunds For Canceled And Delayed Flights
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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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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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Gregory Korte / Bloomberg:
Biden's Gains Against Trump Vanish on Deep Economic Pessimism, Poll Shows
Biden's Gains Against Trump Vanish on Deep Economic Pessimism, Poll Shows
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Jason Beeferman / Politico:
New York governor to Mike Johnson: Stay in Washington — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said House Speaker Mike Johnson should be focusing on Washington instead of “politicizing” the ongoing crisis at Columbia University. — ALBANY, New York — Gov. Kathy Hochul doesn't see the benefit …
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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.
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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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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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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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New York Times:
Pennsylvania Primary Election Results — President — Republican Primary — Candidate Votes Pct. % Delegates — 790,471 — 83.4% — 157,579 — 16.6% — Total reported — 948,050 — 100% of delegates allocated (16 of 16) — Trump — Vote share Size of lead
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Rebecca Picciotto / CNBC:
House Speaker Johnson drowned out by booing crowds at Columbia University speech on Gaza protests … Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Johnson (R-LA) attends a news conference at Columbia University in response to demonstrators protesting in support of Palestinians …
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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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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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Haley BeMiller / USA Today:
Ohio lawmakers eliminate ‘archaic’ marital rape loophole after years-long fight — Ohio lawmakers voted Wednesday to criminalize marital rape in all situations, ending a years-long fight over a law that critics cast as archaic and harmful to survivors. — The Ohio Senate unanimously passed legislation …
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Rick Perlstein / American Prospect:
My Dinner With Andreessen — Billionaires I have known: Part One of a three-part series — Marc Andreessen and Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen arrive at the tenth Breakthrough Prize Ceremony on April 13, 2024, at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.
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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