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Eric Cortellessa / TIME:
How Far Trump Would Go — The former President, at Mar-a-Lago on April 12, is rallying the right at home and seeking common cause with autocratic leaders abroad.Photograph by Philip Montgomery for TIME — Donald Trump thinks he's identified a crucial mistake of his first term: He was too nice.
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TIME:
Read the Full Transcripts of Donald Trump's Interviews With TIME … Over the course of the interviews, Trump discussed his agenda for a second term, which includes deporting millions of people, cutting the U.S. civil service, and intervening more directly in Justice Department prosecutions than his predecessors.
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New York Times:
Biden and Democrats Seize on Trump's Striking Interview — The president and other top Democrats moved quickly to capitalize politically on Donald J. Trump's interview with Time magazine, particularly his comments on abortion. — The Biden campaign is mounting a concerted push …
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Erin Doherty / Axios:
Trump's most revealing quotes yet on what he'll do if he wins in 2024 … “If they weren't able to, then I'd use [other parts of] the military.” — In response to a question over whether he would override the Posse Comitatus Act, which forbids the use of the military against civilians …
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USA Today and Louder With Crowder
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump on prospect of political violence in November: ‘It depends’
Trump on prospect of political violence in November: ‘It depends’
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New Republic, Wall Street Journal, Raw Story and Voice of America
NBC News:
Judge holds Trump in contempt for violating gag order in hush money trial — Prosecutors from the Manhattan District Attorney's Office accused Trump of violating the gag order numerous times since it went into effect. — The judge presiding over Donald Trump's hush money case on Tuesday held …
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New York Times:
Live Updates: Lawyer for Stormy Daniels Takes Stand in Trump Criminal Trial — Keith Davidson, who negotiated the $130,000 hush-money payment at the heart of the case, has begun testifying. Earlier, the judge overseeing the trial fined Donald J. Trump $9,000 and warned he could be jailed if he continued to violate his gag order.
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New York Times:
Trump, Venting About Lawyer in His Criminal Trial, Seeks More Aggression
Trump, Venting About Lawyer in His Criminal Trial, Seeks More Aggression
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump gets jail warning for violating hush money trial gag order; Stormy Daniels ex-lawyer testifies
Trump gets jail warning for violating hush money trial gag order; Stormy Daniels ex-lawyer testifies
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Jessica Piper / Politico:
Trump quickly fundraises off judge's contempt ruling in hush money case
Trump quickly fundraises off judge's contempt ruling in hush money case
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Raw Story, New York Daily News, The Guardian, Business Insider and The Post Millennial
Associated Press:
US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy …
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NBC News:
Biden administration plans to reclassify marijuana, easing restrictions nationwide — Cannabis is currently classified along with drugs like heroin and LSD. The DEA is expected to reschedule it into a category that includes Tylenol and steroids. — WASHINGTON — The Biden administration …
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New York Times:
After Ukraine Aid Vote, Republicans Braced for Backlash Find Little — Some Republicans who backed the aid encountered little resistance from voters, who were far more willing to embrace it — and less interested in ousting the speaker over it — than their right-wing colleagues.
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Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
GOP lawmakers say Marjorie Taylor Greene's motion to vacate has fizzled
GOP lawmakers say Marjorie Taylor Greene's motion to vacate has fizzled
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NBC News:
Marjorie Taylor Greene struggles to find GOP support for deposing Mike Johnson
Marjorie Taylor Greene struggles to find GOP support for deposing Mike Johnson
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Inside House Democrats' decision to save Mike Johnson
Inside House Democrats' decision to save Mike Johnson
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Politico:
House Dem leaders announce they will block effort to oust Johnson
House Dem leaders announce they will block effort to oust Johnson
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New York Times, Raw Story, Axios, IJR and Daily Kos
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Greene vows to move ahead on Johnson ouster vote after Democrats promise to save him
Greene vows to move ahead on Johnson ouster vote after Democrats promise to save him
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Ken Klippenstein:
Why I'm Resigning From The Intercept — I resigned from The Intercept today in order to pursue a new kind of journalism here on Substack, one more hard-hitting than what's possible in the corporate world. The Intercept has been taken over by suits who have abandoned its founding mission …
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Zach Kessel / National Review:
Northwestern Cuts Deal with Encampment Organizers, Establishes Full-Ride Scholarship for Palestinian Students — After five days of anti-Israel demonstrators occupying Deering Meadow on Northwestern University's campus, Northwestern president Michael Schill and the rest of the university's leadership decided …
Amira McKee / Columbia Daily Spectator:
Dozens occupy Hamilton Hall as pro-Palestinian protests spread across campus — This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Allows, for Now, Texas Law Restricting Access to Porn — The law, meant to shield minors from sexual materials on the internet by requiring adults to prove they are 18, was challenged on First Amendment grounds. — The Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to block a Texas law …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court declines to block Texas pornography restriction
Supreme Court declines to block Texas pornography restriction
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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Trump Holds Edge Over Biden in Seven Key Swing State Polls — Home Polls Trump Holds Edge Over Biden in Seven Key Swing State Polls — Democrats Maintain Lead over Republicans in Five Senate Races — New Emerson College Polling/The Hill swing state polls find President Biden trailing …
Brandi Buchman / Law & Crime:
‘Jeffrey Clark betrayed his oath’: Trump DOJ lawyer behind fake electors plot should be disbarred, disciplinary panel says — The District of Columbia's Office of Disciplinary Counsel issued a recommendation this week battering the credibility of former Donald Trump Justice Department attorney Jeffrey Clark …
Byron Tau / NOTUS:
War Zone Surveillance Technology Is Hitting American Streets … Big Brother isn't just watching you: He's using your cell phone, smartwatch, wireless earbuds, car entertainment systems and license plates to track your location in real time. — Contracting records and notes …
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Quietly Deletes Hunter Biden ‘Mock Trial’ Series — ‘HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE’ — The conservative cable giant has quickly moved to comply with the presidential scion's demands. … Fox News appears to be taking Hunter Biden's lawsuit threat quite seriously.
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
‘Frustrated’ ex-Trump aide says she won't vote for former president — Sarah Matthews, an ex-staffer of former President Trump, said Monday she would not cast her vote in November for Trump, signaling she could instead vote for President Biden. — “When we have a candidate on the ballot …
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Chris Truax / The Hill:
Kristi Noem kills puppy, unites America — Kristi Noem is not going to be vice president. But history could remember her as one of the most unifying politicians of her generation. — In her new autobiography — her second in two years .... who knew there was so much going on in South Dakota?
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Laura Donnelly / Telegraph:
Sex is biological fact, NHS declares in landmark shift against gender ideology — Campaigners welcome change to constitution, which will ban trans women from female-only wards, as ‘return to common sense’ — The NHS is to declare that sex is a matter of biology in a landmark shift against gender ideology.
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The biggest political deception of 2024 — In the 2024 presidential election, one of the central attacks that Trump and his political allies are levying against Biden is that Biden is responsible for a “migrant crime” wave. The argument was summarized by Trump in a March 22 video:
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Zac Anderson / USA Today:
FBI data shows America is seeing a ‘considerable’ drop in crime. Trump says the opposite.
FBI data shows America is seeing a ‘considerable’ drop in crime. Trump says the opposite.
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House Committee … and Hopium Chronicles