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Washington Post:
House Speaker Mike Johnson survives challenge from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) officially filed her motion Monday to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as leader of the House, starting a two-day clock for lawmakers to decide his fate.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Democrats make no promises about bailing out Mike Johnson again … - “I talked to probably 30 or 40 members, nobody expected it,” said one senior House Democrat. — The lawmaker told Axios that a “question that came up quite a bit” on the Democratic side during the vote was “how many times can she do this?”
ABC News:
Marjorie Taylor Greene triggers vote on motion to oust Speaker Johnson — There were audible boos from lawmakers as Greene spoke on the House floor. — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene leaves a meeting with House Speaker Mike Johnson, whom she has vowed to remove from his leadership post, at the Capitol, May 7, 2024.
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NBC News:
House votes overwhelmingly to save Speaker Johnson from Marjorie Taylor Greene's push to oust him
House votes overwhelmingly to save Speaker Johnson from Marjorie Taylor Greene's push to oust him
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Biden says he will stop sending bombs and artillery shells to Israel if they launch major invasion of Rafah — Programming note: CNN's Erin Burnett's full interview with President Joe Biden airs at 7 p.m. ET on “Erin Burnett OutFront” — President Joe Biden said for the first time Wednesday …
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Liz Dye / Above the Law:
Judge Cannon Postpones Trump Case Citing Backlog Of Motions She Failed To Rule On — Not. Subtle. — Judge Aileen Cannon has done her duty by not doing her job. — It was clear for months that the Trump-appointee was going to hold this trial after the 2024 election, or never — and preferably the second.
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Susanne Craig / New York Times:
R.F.K. Jr. Says Doctors Found a Dead Worm in His Brain — The presidential candidate has faced previously undisclosed health issues, including a parasite that he said ate part of his brain. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has emphasized his vitality and relative youth compared with the leading Democratic …
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Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
You May Have a Brain Worm Like RFK JR. and Not Even Know it — THE WORM TURNS — Experts say that even if you do have a parasite in your head, you shouldn't necessarily freak out. — Unapologetic conspiracy theorist and out-and-proud anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has long been accused by clearer heads of having “brain worms.”
ABC News:
Barron Trump picked to serve as a Florida delegate at Republican National Convention in July — Eric Trump will serve as delegation chair. — U.S. President Donald Trump, center, son Barron Trump, left, and First Lady Melania Trump walk on the South Lawn of the White House after exiting Marine …
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Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Barron Trump to step into the political arena as a Florida delegate at the Republican convention — The position as an at-large delegate for the Florida Republican Party will be the most high-profile political role thus far for Barron, former President Donald Trump's youngest son.
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Dallin Grimm / Tom's Hardware:
Stack Overflow bans users en masse for rebelling against OpenAI partnership — users banned for deleting answers to prevent them being used to train ChatGPT — Stack Overflow is overflowing with salt. — Stack Overflow, a legendary internet forum for programmers and developers …
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Maggie Harrison Dupré / Futurism:
Meet AdVon, the AI-Powered Content Monster Infecting the Media Industry — A few years back, a writer in a developing country started doing contract work for a company called AdVon Commerce, getting a few pennies per word to write online product reviews. — But the writer …
Olivia Beavers / Politico:
McCarthy vs. Gaetz: The GOP's never-ending feud — Seven months after the Florida firebrand led the ouster of the former speaker, tempers are running hotter than ever — with McCarthy lauding Gaetz's new primary challenger. — Kevin McCarthy is escalating his revenge campaign against Rep. Matt Gaetz.
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Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
When Trump Attacks Our Elections, We Will Have No Excuse — Donald Trump and his Republican allies have no intention of accepting the outcome of a free and fair election. They are boasting about building a voter suppression war machine. They have told us their plans to intimidate election officials and voters.
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Lawrence Andrea / Journal Sentinel:
‘Character is too important’: Paul Ryan says he'll write in a candidate, won't vote for Trump
‘Character is too important’: Paul Ryan says he'll write in a candidate, won't vote for Trump
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Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
Mother of student suspended for saying ‘illegal alien’ had ‘no other choice’ but to sue school board — The mother of a North Carolina high school student stated she had “no other choice” but to sue her son's school board, which suspended him for asking about the term “illegal alien.”
CNN:
Trump asks NY appeals court to expedite the appeal of the gag order in hush money case — Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a New York appeals court to rule on their challenge to the gag order limiting what the former president can say about witnesses in the criminal hush money trial, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Luke Mullins / Politico:
FreedomWorks Is Closing — And Blaming Trump — The libertarian organization couldn't survive the populist shift in the Republican Party. — FreedomWorks, the once-swaggering conservative organization that helped turn tea party protesters into a national political force, is shutting down …
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Zachary Leeman / Mediaite:
Kristi Noem Calls Off Disastrous Book Tour, Canceling Hits on Fox News and CNN at Last Minute — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) appears to have ended her media tour to promote her new book as both Greg Gutfeld and Dana Bash announced last minute cancellations from the governor.
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Annie Grayer / CNN:
GOP lawmaker claims KKK is ‘the military wing of the Democratic Party’ in closed door meeting ahead of antisemitism hearing — GOP Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania said in a closed door briefing with lawmakers on Tuesday that the Ku Klux Klan is the “the military wing of the Democratic party” …
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Adam Andrzejewski / OpenTheBooks Substack:
$10 Million To Harvard, Brown And Others Flowed From The “State Of Palestine” — Troubling grants and contracts classified in the federal database funded anti-Israel curriculums, professorships, and tuition. — In February 2020, Brown University, an Ivy League school with a tax advantaged …
Politico:
Biden on Trump: He 'didn't build a damn thing' — The president's speech on Wednesday was designed to claim credit for positive economic news — but also shake voters' views that his predecessor got stuff done. — President Joe Biden on Wednesday cast a major new investment in battleground Wisconsin …
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Corporate leaders, wealthy donors want a say in Trump's vice presidential pick … Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event in Freeland, Michigan, U.S. May 1, 2024. — Former President Donald Trump and people close …
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New York Times
Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:
Leading Republicans reveal allegations on why Biden envoy to Iran was suspended — . — Top congressional Republicans revealed the reason they believe the Biden administration's special envoy to Iran may have been suspended from his position in a letter to State Secretary Antony Blinken requesting confirmation.
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Erin Doherty / Axios:
Georgia appeals court will review decision that kept Fani Willis on Trump case — A Georgia appeals court agreed Wednesday to review a lower court ruling in former President Trump's 2020 state-level election case allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue overseeing it, per a filing.
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Brandi Buchman / Law & Crime:
Georgia just made it a lot easier to challenge elections — and a lot harder to vote in them — With the 2024 presidential election just six months away, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on has signed legislation that makes critical changes to the state's election laws, including expanding the options …
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Axios:
GOP campaign staffer “liked” antisemitic memes … - 21-year-old Caleb Oriet introduced himself as “deputy political director” of Sheehy's campaign at an event last month, according to audio obtained by Axios. — The campaign has said he was a “young field staffer.”