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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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Ben Lefebvre / Politico:
‘A little bold and gross’: Oil industry writes executive orders for Trump to sign — The effort stems from the industry's skepticism that the Trump campaign will be able to focus on energy issues as election day draws closer. — The U.S. oil industry is drawing up ready-to-sign executive orders …
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Matthew Haag / New York Times:
Live Updates: After Stormy Daniels, Testimony Turns to Trump's White House — Hours of heated testimony from Ms. Daniels focused on her account of a liaison with Donald J. Trump. Madeleine Westerhout, who was a key gatekeeper for Mr. Trump during his presidency, followed a Trump Organization employee …
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Alleged Trump mistress Karen McDougal will not testify in hush money trial … Trump lawyer Susan Necheles cross-examines Stormy Daniels on May 9th, 2024. … The former Playboy model who allegedly had an extramarital affair with Donald Trump will not be called to testify by prosecutors …
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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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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump's political fate likely won't be decided by the courts after all — The former president is on trial in Manhattan, but his other cases seem increasingly stalled. — What once resembled a wall of legal obstacles that stood between Donald Trump and his return to the White House …
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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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Wall Street Journal:
Hakeem Jeffries Flexes Power as Mike Johnson Flounders — Some Democrats want their leader to take a harder line if they need to rescue the Republican House speaker again — WASHINGTON—House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries stepped in to save Speaker Mike Johnson this week after months …
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Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
As co-rulers of the House, the Democratic majority-in-waiting may have already arrived
As co-rulers of the House, the Democratic majority-in-waiting may have already arrived
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Katherine Koretski / NBC News:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears to surprise his running mate with his position on abortion — Kennedy and Nicole Shanahan appeared on separate episodes of Sage Steele's podcast, with Kennedy saying women should be able to make the decision “even if it's full-term.”
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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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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.
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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.
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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Jessica Schulberg / HuffPost:
There's A GOP Plan For An Execution Spree If Trump Wins The White House — Buried on page 554 of the plan is a directive to execute every remaining person on federal death row — and dramatically expand the use of the death penalty. — LOADING — During the final six months …
Emily Shugerman / The Daily Beast:
New Witness Bill Could Doom Harvey Weinstein at Retrial — COVERING THE BASES — The proposed law would allow prior bad acts to be used in sexual assault cases—the kind of evidence an appeals court threw out in the Hollywood mogul's case. … The reversal of Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction …
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David Strom / HotAir:
‘Therapy With Hillary’ — If you want to understand the twisted minds of the Left, you could do worse than watching clips from Morning Joe and The View. — Before you say, “Why should I care what those harridans and crazies think?” you should step back for a minute.
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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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Politico:
Greene's rebellion sparks new talk of consequences for House GOP rebels — Possible sanctions include arming the GOP conference with the ability to force a vote on booting hardliners from committees or even ejecting them altogether.
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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 …
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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