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Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
He's not even trying to hide it — PN is a reader-supported publication made possible by paid subscribers. Please click the button to sign up if you haven't already. — 📖 Subscribe to Public Notice 📖 — By Noah Berlatsky — This week, Time Magazine released …
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Raw Story and Mock Paper Scissors
Journal Sentinel:
In interview, Trump doesn't commit to accepting Wisconsin election results if he loses — Alison Dirr Molly BeckMilwaukee Journal Sentinel — WAUKESHA - Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday didn't commit to accepting the results of Wisconsin's presidential election in November …
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Chris Megerian / Associated Press:
Biden keeps quiet as Gaza protesters and police clash on college campuses — President Biden delivers live remarks from the White House on pro-Palestinian protests occurring across various U.S. college campuses. — Photos — President Joe Biden on Thursday defended the right to protest …
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Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Biden, speaking on campus protests, says both free speech and rule of law ‘must be upheld’
Biden, speaking on campus protests, says both free speech and rule of law ‘must be upheld’
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The Hill, Fox News, USA Today, Deadline, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion and New York Post
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Inside Trump's stunning flip-flop on early voting … - “ABSENTEE VOTING, EARLY VOTING, AND ELECTION DAY VOTING ARE ALL GOOD OPTIONS,” he posted on Truth Social. — “REPUBLICANS MUST MAKE A PLAN, REGISTER, AND VOTE!” — In Pennsylvania, three Republican groups including …
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Hope Karnopp / Journal Sentinel:
Takeaways from Donald Trump's Wisconsin rally: economy, immigration, early voting — WAUKESHA - With polls showing a tight race for president in Wisconsin, former President Donald Trump returned to the battleground state Wednesday for the second time this year, rallying a crowd in Waukesha around immigration and economic issues.
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Timothy Burke / Eight by Seven:
The News: Up in the Atmosphere — I'm going to work today and tomorrow's columns as a two-front address to campus protests this week. — Let's talk about all of this in terms of the actions of most campus administrations (thank you, Michael Roth of Wesleyan University, for being better than your peers) …
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Outside the Beltway
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Natasha Lennard / The Intercept:
I've Covered Violent Crackdowns on Protests for 15 Years. This Police Overreaction Was Unhinged.
I've Covered Violent Crackdowns on Protests for 15 Years. This Police Overreaction Was Unhinged.
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Jake Offenhartz / Associated Press:
A retired teacher saw inspiration in Columbia's protests. Eric Adams called her an outside agitator
A retired teacher saw inspiration in Columbia's protests. Eric Adams called her an outside agitator
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Rebecca Griesbach / al.com:
University of Alabama students protest war in Gaza, campus investments
University of Alabama students protest war in Gaza, campus investments
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Politico, The National Pulse, UNC Chapel Hill, RedState, Arizona Republic, Axios and The Post Millennial
David N. Myers / The Forward:
I'm a UCLA professor. Why didn't the administration stop last night's egregious violence? — The university should have anticipated Tuesday night's chaos — but security personnel were nowhere to be found — UCLA, the top-rated public university in the United States …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Why the Senate GOP is downplaying the chances of a red wave — Republicans have a shot at more than a half-dozen Senate seats, but they're purposefully tempering expectations after failures in 2020 and 2022. — Senate Republicans are six months away from their most favorable Election Day map in a decade …
EJ Montini / Arizona Republic:
Don't be conned: Arizona's 1864 abortion ban was not actually repealed — Opinion: There was no emergency clause in the bill, so the 1864 law won't go off the books until 90 days after the Legislature adjourns. — You've been conned. — At least if you fell for the news reports claiming …
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Anita Snow / Associated Press:
Arizona's Democratic leaders get enough votes to repeal 19th century abortion ban
Arizona's Democratic leaders get enough votes to repeal 19th century abortion ban
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Lee Moran / HuffPost:
J.D. Vance Goes Full Memory Hole With Claim About Mike Pence On Jan. 6 — CNN's Kaitlan Collins suggested the former vice president “would disagree” with the Ohio senator's assessment. — LOADING — Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) on Wednesday cast doubt on the very real threat that was posed …
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Matthew Haag / New York Times:
Live Updates: Stormy Daniels's Lawyer Details Hush-Money Payment in Trump Trial — The lawyer who represented a porn star whose hush-money deal is at the case's center is now testifying. The judge considered more statements by the former president that prosecutors said violated a gag order, but did not rule on them.
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Emails Reveal Top Trump Accountant Had Secret Campaign Role — ‘GROSSED UP’ — Not only was Allen Weisselberg handling the Trump Org's books, he was also advising the former president's campaign 2016 campaign, documents obtained by The Daily Beast suggest.
Jamie Joseph / Fox News:
Satanists not welcome in schools but ‘welcome to go to hell’ says state superintendent — ‘Let me be crystal clear: Satanists are not welcome in Oklahoma schools,’ State Superintendent Ryan Walters tells Fox News Digital — Join Fox News for access to this content
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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Jayapal says Democrats won't consistently save Johnson — Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) said Wednesday that Democrats' pledge to shut down a motion to vacate against Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) won't become a habit, warning that the party could still remove him from the role in the future.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Democrats grudgingly save another Mike Johnson bill
Democrats grudgingly save another Mike Johnson bill
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Makena Kelly / Wired:
Michael Cohen Can't Stop Livestreaming on TikTok — Trump's former fixer is now a political content creator. — Last week, President Joe Biden signed a law that could ban TikTok. This week, we're talking about the app for an entirely different reason. A lot of lawmakers and campaigns …
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Washington Examiner, New York Times, Breitbart, New York Post, Slate and The Hill
Maya Eaglin / NBC News:
Inside a Gen Z campaign to shake up Congress — Joe Vogel is running in the Democratic primary for a competitive district in Maryland. At 27 years old, he's aiming to be the second Gen Z member of Congress. — In an election year partially defined by Gen Z's exhaustion with politics, Joe Vogel is energized by it.
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Vogel for Congress
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Noem says she shot ‘extremely dangerous’ dog to protect her children — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R), who has been under the microscope this week for an anecdote about killing her dog, defended her actions Wednesday, saying she shot the “dangerous” pup in order to protect her children.
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Florida Politics, Politico, South Dakota Searchlight and NBC News
Wall Street Journal:
Inside RFK Jr.'s Chaotic White House Bid — Aides describe a cultlike environment in which dysfunction reigns and top aides focus on elevating their own profiles
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The National Pulse and Raw Story
Maggie Mullen / WyoFile:
Wyoming voids 28% of its voter registrations in mandatory purge — While it's not unusual for voter rolls to fluctuate, local election officials want residents to know that anyone who didn't vote in the 2022 general election must register again to vote in 2024.
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The Hartmann Report, WTTG-TV and Axios
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans Continue to Name Inflation as Top Financial Problem — Personal financial ratings remain subdued — WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the third year in a row, the percentage of Americans naming inflation or the high cost of living as the most important financial problem facing their family has reached a new high.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy / USA Today:
Exclusive: Bernie Sanders worries young people are underestimating the threat from Trump — The senator differs with Joe Biden on Israel but says progressives need to live in the ‘real world’ when it comes to the choice they face in the 2024 election. — WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders …
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Washington Examiner
Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
US admits to killing civilian it misidentified as al Qaeda target — U.S. Central Command acknowledged on Thursday that troops targeted and killed a Syrian civilian who had been “misidentified” as an al Qaeda target a year ago. — U.S. forces carried out the strike in northwest Syria on May 3 …
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