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Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
Trump threatens to prosecute Bidens if he's re-elected unless he gets immunity  —  Time magazine called the ex-president's plans ‘an imperial presidency that would reshape America and its role in the world’  —  Donald Trump has warned that Joe Biden and his family could face multiple criminal …
Discussion: New York Daily News
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New York Times:
Trump Wants to Prosecute Biden. He Also Thinks Presidents Deserve Immunity.
Discussion: American Prospect and ABC News
Wall Street Journal:
Will Looser Marijuana Rules Help Biden Move the Needle With Young Voters?  —  White House push is one of several election-year policy changes, including on climate and student debt, that could appeal to voters under age 30  —  WASHINGTON—President Biden's push to reclassify marijuana …
Discussion: Associated Press
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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 …
NBC News:
Biden administration plans to reclassify marijuana, easing restrictions nationwide
New York Times:
Here's where campus protesters have been arrested over the past day.  —  Columbia in New York and Portland State University closed their campuses after pro-Palestinian demonstrators took over buildings.  More than 1,100 protesters have been arrested across the country in recent weeks.
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
GOP senator calls for deporting certain foreign student protesters
Discussion: Twitchy
Associated Press:
Police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University's Hamilton Hall
Bridget Bowman / NBC News:
Democrats win a New York special election, further narrowing the House GOP's majority  —  Democratic state Sen. Tim Kennedy won a special election in the deep blue 26th District in western New York to serve the rest of Brian Higgins' term.  —  Democrats won a special election for a House seat …
Discussion: Politico
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Azi Paybarah / Washington Post:
Democrat Tim Kennedy wins New York special election for House seat  —  Once he is sworn in to represent the state's 26th Congressional District, the Republican majority in the chamber will temporarily fall to just one vote.  —  State Sen. Tim Kennedy (D) is projected to win the special election …
Discussion: NPR and Mississippi Today
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
White House considers admitting some Palestinians from Gaza as refugees  —  The Biden administration is considering admitting certain Palestinians to the U.S. as refugees, a report by CBS News found.  —  Senior officials in several U.S. agencies have discussed the idea of resettling Palestinians …
Discussion: CBS News and Foreign Policy
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Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:
Biden administration contemplating bringing Palestinian refugees into US: Report
Discussion: Fox News
Kevin McGill / Associated Press:
Judges Reject Map That Would Have Given Louisiana New Majority-Black House District  —  The decision is likely to be appealed to the Supreme Court, leaving Louisiana in congressional district limbo for now.  —  LOADING  —  A new congressional district map giving Louisiana …
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Court tosses map that created second Black House district in Louisiana  —  The ruling, if it stands, could be a win for Republicans, since Democrats were almost certain to win the newly drawn district.  —  A panel of federal judges has tossed out Louisiana's new congressional map …
Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
Law Firm Defending Trump Seeks to Withdraw From a Long-Running Case  —  The firm, LaRocca Hornik, has represented Donald Trump's political operation in numerous suits dating to his first presidential run, including a pregnancy discrimination case in New York.
Discussion: Raw Story
Victoria Guida / Politico:
The Fed Thinks Time is on Its Side.  That Could Get Awkward.  —  The economy's resilience could be pushing a potential rate cut into the fall, setting up an awkward choice for the central bank on the eve of the 2024 election.  —  As Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell weighs how soon to cut interest rates …
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Why Biden's reelection runs through the Rust Belt  —  Biden's loss of support with younger voters and voters of color has helped make the Sun Belt swing states less competitive — and the “Blue Wall” Rust Belt states key to his reelection.  —  Joe Biden's path to reelection has become increasingly clear: It's the Rust Belt or bust.
Discussion: Boston Herald
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 …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Israel-Hamas deal is only hope for Biden's Middle East strategy … “There just has to be a deal,” he said when asked about a plan B if negotiations aren't successful.  — “If we can get a ceasefire, we can get something more enduring and then maybe end the conflict and then maybe move forward …
Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
Trump: ‘Marco has this residency problem.’  —  Inside the move to maneuver Marco Rubio into the VP slot.  —  DONALD TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN STAFF has assembled a dozen dossiers on possible running mates, but they largely remain unopened by the presidential candidate, who's conducting his own vetting process …
Arek Sarkissian / Politico:
Florida's 6-week abortion ban is now in effect.  Clinics in the state are scrambling.  —  The stricter ban has also ended Florida's status as a bastion for abortion access in the Southeast.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Florida's strict ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy went …
Matt Shuham / HuffPost:
Nearly Two-Thirds Of Election Officials Worry Politicians Will Interfere With Their Work: Poll  —  A new poll also shows nearly half of election workers are concerned that incoming colleagues might themselves believe lies about widespread voter fraud.  —  Most local election officials fear …
Discussion: NBC News
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Fox Business Host Goes There: Biden's ‘Woke’ Tax Policies Are Anti-White  —  QUIET PART OUT LOUD  —  Larry Kudlow on Tuesday made the assumption that Joe Biden's tax policies are part of a bigger scheme against conservatives.  —  Fox Business Network host and former Trump White House …
Arp Laszlo / What Was I Doing Again?:
USPol #USPolitics #Politics #Fascism  —  11 thoughts on “#USPol #USPolitics #Politics #Fascism”  —  @ArpComics Peaceful protesters who don't trespass or cause damage to property are for the most part left to protest peacefully.  What is happening now is an embarrassment and is in no way a protest.
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Barnard president loses vote of no confidence as criticism mounts over protest response  —  The president of Barnard College at Columbia University lost a faculty-wide vote of no confidence on Tuesday, as criticism mounts over the school's response to a pro-Palestine encampment that has sparked …
ProPublica:
Philips Agrees to Pay $1 Billion to Patients Who Say They Were Injured by Breathing Machines  —  The proposed settlement will effectively end more than 700 lawsuits filed after the 2021 recall of millions of the company's widely used sleep apnea devices and ventilators.  —  Co-published with Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Discussion: New York Daily News and NPR
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
EcoHealth Alliance president to testify on COVID origins, Wuhan lab taxpayer-funded research  —  NGO worked with China lab on gain-of-function research to assess transmission of bat coronaviruses to humans  —  EcoHealth Alliance President Peter Daszak is expected to publicly testify …
 
 
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Trumpworld has a new nonsensical theory of his document-case innocence
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

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