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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Live Updates: Supreme Court to Hear Trump's Claim to ‘Absolute Immunity’ — The justices will consider whether the former president must face trial on charges that he tried to subvert the 2020 election. The decision will help determine whether that trial starts before the 2024 election.
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Washington Post:
Live updates Supreme Court hears arguments in Trump immunity case — The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments over the unprecedented question of whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution for actions taken while in office to try to retain power after losing the 2020 election.
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Rolling Stone, CBS News, Bloomberg, Semafor, Wall Street Journal, Election Law Blog, Talking Points Memo, Politico, CNBC, Breitbart, NBC News, Daily Kos, Fox News, SCOTUSblog and Raw Story
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
Imagine if Joe Biden did this — PN is a reader-supported publication made possible by paid subscribers. If you aren't one, please click the button to support our independent journalism. — 😴 Subscribe to Public Notice 😴 — Donald Trump can't stay awake in court.
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The Moderate Voice and Bernard Goldberg's Commentary
Washington Post:
Trump is stuck in New York as the Supreme Court hears his unprecedented immunity case
Trump is stuck in New York as the Supreme Court hears his unprecedented immunity case
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Mother Jones, Washington Examiner, The Bulwark, CNN, Al Jazeera, FOX 7 Austin, New York Post, El País, Reuters, The Hill, NPR, CBS News, New York Times and Houston Public Media
Eli Stokols / Politico:
The Petty Feud Between the NYT and the White House — Biden's people think they're “entitled.” The Times says “they're not being realistic.” — When news broke one Saturday night in March 2023 that President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration was withdrawing …
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The Daily Caller, Balloon Juice, Mediaite, New Jersey Online and Althouse, more at Mediagazer »
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New York Times:
Live Updates: Harvey Weinstein's Conviction Is Overturned by New York's Top Court — Manhattan prosecutors must now decide whether to retry Mr. Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood producer whose sexual abuse case sparked the #MeToo movement. — Harvey Weinstein's Conviction Is Overturned by New York's Top Court
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Forbes, The Guardian, MeidasTouch, Rolling Stone, Semafor, Reason, The Sun, Outside the Beltway, StyleCaster, Mediaite, The Daily Beast, Hollywood Life, World of Reel, Raw Story, New York Post and Althouse
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Associated Press:
New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial — New York's highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein 's 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with “egregious” …
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John Hendel / Politico:
FCC reinstates net neutrality — The 3-2 vote is a victory for Democrats, who have long supported stronger broadband regulation. — The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday revived Obama-era net neutrality rules, setting up another clash with the telecom industry and Republicans.
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RedState, The Hill, Washington Examiner and The Verge, more at Mediagazer »
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Free Press:
In Historic Vote, the FCC Reasserts Its Authority to Protect the Open Internet and Safeguard Online Users — Contact: Timothy Karr, 201-533-8838 — WASHINGTON — On Thursday, in a 3-2 vote, the Federal Communications Commission voted to restore Net Neutrality protections …
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Bloomberg, Washington Examiner, The Hill, TechCrunch, Variety, Common Dreams, The Verge, Deadline, Fox Business, 6abc, Palo Alto Online, Boston Herald, Wall Street Journal and Reason
Moira Donegan / The Guardian:
The US supreme court heard one of the most sadistic, extreme anti-abortion cases yet — Idaho's law requires doctors to treat pregnant women's health as disposable - and the loss of their lives as an acceptable risk — The risk of stating plainly what Idaho argued at the US supreme court …
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USA Today, The Hill, Los Angeles Times, Law & Crime, HuffPost, WNYW-TV, The 19th and Associated Press
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Dan Rather / Steady:
Dear SCOTUS, Look What You Have Done
Dear SCOTUS, Look What You Have Done
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RedState, Washington Examiner, Los Angeles Times, Alternet.org, New York Times, Associated Press, CBS News, USA Today, The Hill, Bloomberg, Truthout, Roll Call, Mother Jones, DC News Now, Idaho Capital Sun, NBC News, thereporteronline, Raw Story, Twin Cities, Copper Courier, Common Dreams and Talking Points Memo
G. Elliott Morris / ABC News:
Trump leads in swing-state polls and is tied with Biden nationally — How 538's new 2024 presidential general election polling averages work. — How 538's new 2024 presidential general election polling averages work. — It's the moment you've all been waiting for: Today …
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Talking Points Memo and Washington Examiner
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Biden, Obama aiming for glitzy fundraiser in L.A.
Scoop: Biden, Obama aiming for glitzy fundraiser in L.A.
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Washington Examiner and abc7NY
Axios:
Exclusive poll: America warms to mass deportations … - President Biden is keenly aware the crisis threatens his re-election. … - But when it comes to blame, Biden so far has failed to shift the narrative: 32% of respondents say his administration is “most responsible” for the crisis …
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One America News Network, Washington Examiner, Breitbart, Fox News, The Gateway Pundit, New York Post, RedState, The Daily Caller and NPR
The Baltimore Banner:
Ex-athletic director framed principal with AI-generated voice, police say — Baltimore County Police arrested Pikesville High School's former athletic director Thursday morning and charged him with using artificial intelligence to impersonate Principal Eric Eiswert, leading the public …
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency, The Daily Caller, Ars Technica and Baltimore Sun
Bryan Mena / CNN:
US economy grew by just 1.6% in the first quarter, a much slower pace than expected — The US economy cooled more than expected in the first quarter of the year, but remained healthy by historical standards. Economic growth has slowed steadily over the past 12 months …
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Abha Bhattarai / Washington Post:
U.S. economy grew at 1.6 percent annual rate in first quarter 2024, a sharp slowdown
U.S. economy grew at 1.6 percent annual rate in first quarter 2024, a sharp slowdown
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Politico, The White House, Associated Press and The Hill
Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
Federal judge rejects Donald Trump's bid for new E. Jean Carroll defamation trial, upholds $83M judgment — The judge said Trump delivered “malicious and unceasing attacks” against her. — E. Jean Carroll leaves federal court in Manhattan, New York City on April 26, 2023 following testimony …
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CBS News, Law & Crime, Fox News, Washington Examiner, Axios, Forbes, Orange County Register, Associated Press, Rolling Stone, Mediaite, RedState and RTÉ
Brian Karem / Salon:
MAGA begins to panic: Trump may not make it to the ballot — Donald Trump. — Those two words spoken out loud can elicit an emotional response on par with the worst invectives, curses or insults you can conjure. — The man himself is capable of the same emotional outbursts under the proper stimuli.
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Raw Story
Abby Sewell / Associated Press:
Hamas official says group would lay down its arms if an independent Palestinian state is established — A top Hamas political official told The Associated Press the Islamic militant group is willing to agree to a truce of five years or more with Israel and that it would lay down its weapons …
George Packer / The Atlantic:
The Campus-Left Occupation That Broke Higher Education — Elite colleges are now reaping the consequences of promoting a pedagogy that trashed the postwar ideal of the liberal university. — Fifty-six years ago this week, at the height of the Vietnam War, Columbia University students occupied half …
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Tom Rogan / Washington Examiner:
Secret Service agent assigned to Kamala Harris detail involved in fight with other agents — . — EXCLUSIVE — An armed U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to Vice President Kamala Harris's protective detail fought unarmed with other detail agents on Monday morning.
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The Hill, acecomments.mu.nu, New York Post, BizPac Review, The Post Millennial, TMZ.com, Fox News, IJR, The National Pulse and Washington Times
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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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Politico:
Arizona grand jury indicts Meadows, Giuliani, other Trump allies for 2020 election interference
Arizona grand jury indicts Meadows, Giuliani, other Trump allies for 2020 election interference
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Thom Hartmann / The Hartmann Report:
Southern Autoworkers aren't Listening to the GOP's BS Any More — The UAW's successful unionization effort last week at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee — the first successful unionization effort at a car factory in the South since the 1940s — is breaking the brains of Republicans in that region.
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New Republic and Atlanta Journal-Constitution