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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?”
NBC News:
House votes overwhelmingly to save Speaker Johnson from Marjorie Taylor Greene's push to oust him — Greene lacked much support within her party to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, winning just 11 GOP votes, while a majority of Democrats voted to save him. — WASHINGTON — House Speaker …
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 …
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.”
Anastasiia Malenko / Reuters:
Ukraine's parliament dismisses agriculture minister suspected of corruption, lawmaker says — Ukraine's parliament has dismissed Agriculture Minister Mykola Solsky who tendered his resignation in late April as he faces an investigation into alleged involvement in illegal acquisition of state-owned land …
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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.”
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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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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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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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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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NBC News:
Ohio lawmakers are at odds over effort to ensure Biden appears on November ballot — The state House adjourned Wednesday without voting on measures to address a deadline for Democrats to certify their nominee. Court action may be next. — An effort to ensure that President Joe Biden …
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Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
College anti-Israel agitators could be sent to Gaza under new House GOP bill — 'I am going to bet that these pro-Hamas supporters wouldn't last a day, but let's give them the opportunity,' says Rep Randy Weber — FIRST ON FOX: A new House Republican bill would send any person charged …
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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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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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