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Washington Post:
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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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Stormy Daniels says speaking about Trump has been bad for her life … Former US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 9, 2024.
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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 …
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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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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Politico:
Playbook: Johnson: Biden's having a ‘senior moment’ on Israel
Playbook: Johnson: Biden's having a ‘senior moment’ on Israel
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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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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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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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Politico:
‘Failing act of political theater’: Greene ostracized after Johnson ouster push — Centrists have regarded the Georgia firebrand with a degree of skepticism for a while. Now she's even losing conservative allies.
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Maryland 2024 Poll: Alsobrooks 42%, Trone 41% — Home Polls Maryland 2024 Poll: Alsobrooks 42%, Trone 41% — Hogan with Majority Support in GOP Primary, But Trails in General Election — A new Emerson College Polling/The Hill/DC News Now survey in Maryland finds the Democratic U.S. Senate primary …
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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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Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
‘Total lie:’ Ann Coulter denies opposing Ramaswamy's presidency due to his race — Commentator Ann Coulter has denied saying she would not have voted for Vivek Ramaswamy in the Republican Party's 2024 primary elections due to his Indian ethnicity, calling accusations of racism a “total lie.”
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Federal prosecutors reissue criminal charges against ex-Rep. Jeff Fortenberry — The Nebraska Republican was convicted of lying to the FBI two years ago, but an appeals court ruled the charges should've been brought in a different venue. — Federal prosecutors have charged former …
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Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:
Supreme Court won't create new asset forfeiture standard — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against two Alabama women seeking immediate hearings to reclaim property that was seized from them after crimes committed by other people, a move that declines to set a new asset forfeiture standard.
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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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US Department of Justice:
Seven Members and Associates of Large-Scale Gas Pump Skimming Device Organization Charged with Racketeering and Money Laundering Conspiracies — For Immediate Release — An indictment was unsealed today in the Eastern District of Virginia charging seven men with racketeer influenced …
Liz Goodwin / Washington Post:
Green Party alleges it's the target of mischief in Arizona Senate race — Both major parties could be using the third party's ballot access as a means of gaining an edge in a key contest. — The Arizona Green Party says it believes that two of the people set to appear on its primary ballot …
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Washington Examiner
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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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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Washington Examiner, Ars Technica, Raw Story and Crooks and Liars
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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