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Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Washington Post:
Meadows, Giuliani and other Trump allies charged in Arizona 2020 election probe — PHOENIX — An Arizona grand jury on Wednesday indicted seven attorneys and aides affiliated with Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign as well as 11 Arizona Republicans on felony charges related …
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Trump's 2020 ‘fake electors’ charged with state crimes in Arizona — The indictments follow an investigation led by Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat, into efforts to subvert the results of the 2020 election. — A state grand jury in Arizona on Wednesday indicted so-called …
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Associated Press:
Arizona grand jury indicts 11 Republicans who falsely declared Trump won the state in 2020 — PHOENIX (AP) — Eleven Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring that Donald Trump beat Joe Biden in Arizona in the 2020 presidential election were charged Wednesday with conspiracy …
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Stacey Barchenger / Arizona Republic:
Grand jury indicts fake electors who falsely certified Donald Trump as 2020 winner in Arizona — A grand jury has charged 11 Arizona Republicans and seven former aides to Donald Trump in a scheme to keep Trump in the White House by falsely certifying he won the state in 2020 …
Laura Romero / ABC News:
Trump, Giuliani, Meadows are unindicted co-conspirators in Michigan fake elector case, hearing reveals
Trump, Giuliani, Meadows are unindicted co-conspirators in Michigan fake elector case, hearing reveals
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Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Trump and Pals Named Unindicted Co-Conspirators in Michigan Fake Elector Plot
Trump and Pals Named Unindicted Co-Conspirators in Michigan Fake Elector Plot
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Craig Mauger / The Detroit News:
Trump is a co-conspirator in Michigan's 2020 false electors plot, state investigator says
Trump is a co-conspirator in Michigan's 2020 false electors plot, state investigator says
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Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Arizona GOP lawmaker booted from committee after backing abortion ban repeal — Two Arizona state House lawmakers were removed from key committees Monday following the chamber's vote to repeal the state's 1864 abortion ban, with one Republican who voted with Democrats among them.
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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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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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KVUE-TV:
More than 20 arrests made at pro-Palestine protest on UT Austin campus — Students walked out of class on Wednesday morning and gathered near Gregory Gym. — AUSTIN, Texas — More than 20 people have been arrested at a pro-Palestine protest at the University of Texas at Austin on Wednesday afternoon.
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Republicans Who Want American Carnage — Calls for the National Guard to stop campus protests are not about safety. — Tom Cotton has never seen a left-wing protest he didn't want crushed at gunpoint. — On Monday, the Arkansas senator demanded that President Joe Biden send …
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Rebecca Picciotto / CNBC:
House Speaker Johnson drowned out by booing crowds at Columbia University speech on Gaza protests
House Speaker Johnson drowned out by booing crowds at Columbia University speech on Gaza protests
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Lexi Lonas / The Hill:
Colleges grasp for solutions to pro-Palestinian student protests
Colleges grasp for solutions to pro-Palestinian student protests
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New York Times:
After Tense Night, Columbia Says Student Protesters Agree to More Talks
After Tense Night, Columbia Says Student Protesters Agree to More Talks
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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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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump says NY Judge Merchan ‘thinks he is above the Supreme Court’ after barring him from immunity arguments
Trump says NY Judge Merchan ‘thinks he is above the Supreme Court’ after barring him from immunity arguments
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
How to Know If the Supreme Court Is in the Tank for Trump
How to Know If the Supreme Court Is in the Tank for Trump
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
A Message from The Gateway Pundit Founder Jim Hoft to Our Readers — A message from our Founder: — TGP Communications, the parent company of The Gateway Pundit, recently made the decision to seek protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the Southern District …
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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 …
Brendan Bordelon / Politico:
‘Lost touch with reality’: How TikTok's vaunted lobbying operation went wrong — The app always faced an uphill battle in Congress because of its owner's ties to China. But observers say TikTok's complacency, tone deafness and hubris caused its lobbyists to lose its most important fight in Washington.
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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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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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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 …
Politico:
Supreme Court wrestles with fallout of Dobbs in arguments on emergency abortions — Slippery slopes, tension on the bench and other takeaways from Wednesday's arguments. — The Supreme Court heard nearly two hours of heated arguments Wednesday on the tension between Idaho's near-total abortion ban …
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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.
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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New York Times:
McKinsey Is Under Criminal Investigation for Its Opioid Work — Federal prosecutors are examining the consulting company's role in helping “turbocharge” the sale of painkillers like OxyContin. — The Justice Department is investigating McKinsey & Company, the international consulting giant …
Senator Bernie Sanders:
Chairman Sanders Launches Investigation into Outrageously High Price of Ozempic and Wegovy in the United States — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today sent a letter to the CEO of Novo Nordisk …
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Nicole Sganga / CBS News:
Secret Service agent assigned to Kamala Harris hospitalized after exhibiting “distressing behavior,” officials say — Washington — A U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to Vice President Kamala Harris exhibited “distressing behavior” Monday morning at Joint Base Andrews and was hospitalized, authorities said.
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Brad Dress / The Hill:
Russia vetoes UN resolution to prevent nuclear weapons in space — Russia on Wednesday vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have called on all states to prevent the placement of nuclear weapons in space and not take steps to develop weapons of mass destruction that could be deployed above Earth.
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Jasmine Garsd / NPR:
In Florida, an exodus of people fleeing rising anti-immigrant sentiment — FORT MYERS, Fla.— Manuel Vasquez says he remembers when the exodus began. When one by one, people in this community started vanishing. — It began about a year ago, in May 2023, when a new law was signed into law by Governor …
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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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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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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