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What Trump promised oil CEOs as he asked them to steer $1 billion to his campaign — Donald Trump has pledged to scrap President Biden's policies on electric vehicles and wind energy, as well as other initiatives opposed by the fossil fuel industry. — As Donald Trump sat …
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Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
As co-rulers of the House, the Democratic majority-in-waiting may have already arrived — In a House with a single-vote GOP majority, many argue that Democrats are no longer just the majority-in-waiting — but that they have already arrived. Lawmakers of both parties …
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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?”
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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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Ohio lawmakers are at odds over effort to ensure Biden appears on November ballot
Ohio lawmakers are at odds over effort to ensure Biden appears on November ballot
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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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Playbook: Johnson: Biden's having a ‘senior moment’ on Israel — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — Last night on CNN, President JOE BIDEN made news by drawing a clear red line that Israel is rapidly approaching: He will halt shipments of bombs …
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Politico:
Biden says US will cut off offensive weapons to Israel ‘if they go into Rafah’
Biden says US will cut off offensive weapons to Israel ‘if they go into Rafah’
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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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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
‘Grueling’: The Trial May Be Getting to Trump — Did Stormy Daniels' testimony help or hurt the case against Trump? POLITICO's reporters in the courtroom and on the campaign trail take you behind the curtain. — Until this week, Donald Trump's criminal trial in Manhattan has been …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Caught in Stormy's tempest, Trump gets a taste of his own medicine
Caught in Stormy's tempest, Trump gets a taste of his own medicine
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
The dangerously illiberal judges — A group of Trump appointees vow they won't hire clerks from Columbia because students there engaged in protest they don't like. … It was likely only a matter of time before right-wing federal judges decided to weigh in on student protests over the ongoing slaughter of Palestinians.
New York Times:
How Republicans Echo Antisemitic Tropes Despite Declaring Support for Israel — Prominent Republicans have seized on campus protests to assail what they say is antisemitism on the left. But for years they have mainstreamed anti-Jewish rhetoric. — The Republican speaker of the House …
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Patrick Svitek / Washington Post:
Top Republicans, led by Trump, refuse to commit to accept 2024 election results — One possible vice-presidential candidate, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), repeatedly declined to say whether he will accept the outcome. — Top Republicans, led by former president Donald Trump …
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Reuters:
In surprise move, Somalia asks U.N. to end political mission — Somalia's government has requested the termination of a U.N. political mission that has advised it on peace-building, security reforms and democracy for over a decade, according to a letter the foreign minister wrote to the Security Council.
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Dharna Noor / The Guardian:
Vermont poised to become first US state to charge big oil for climate damage — If passed, the groundbreaking measure could be a model for other states to hold fossil fuel companies liable — Vermont is poised to pass a groundbreaking measure forcing major polluting companies to help pay …
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John Harwood / Zeteo:
As a Veteran Reporter, I've Always Valued Neutrality. But Trump's Threat To Democracy Should be the Biggest Political Story of 2024 — What the New York Times is getting wrong in its coverage of Trump vs. Biden. — For as long as I've been a reporter, maintaining neutrality while covering politicians has been journalists' mandate.
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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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John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Nikki Haley Is Huddling With Donors and Won't Endorse Donald Trump Yet — Some of her supporters want her to run for president in 2028, but she is watching from the sidelines for now — Nikki Haley is easing back into public life after dropping out of the Republican presidential race in early March …
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Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Dems' kangaroo court against Donald Trump is only backfiring — For Trump haters, the Stormy Daniels trial is a fantasy come true. — An orgasmic treat of Donald in his boxers, being spanked on the bottom by a porno actress. — The former president trapped in court like a caged lion …
Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
Harris Warns of Supreme Court's Future Rulings: ‘I Worry About Fundamental Freedoms’ — In an interview with The Times, Vice President Kamala Harris deepened her criticism of the conservative justices who overturned Roe and singled out Clarence Thomas's views on other settled cases.
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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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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 …
The Daily Beast:
DOJ ‘Stonewalling’ House Ethics Committee Probe of Matt Gaetz — HUNG UP — The feds are refusing to turn over relevant information to lawmakers as they investigate the Florida congressman, according to two sources. … As the House Ethics Committee probes allegations that Rep. Matt Gaetz …
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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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