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Supreme Court Justice Alito's Beach House Displayed ‘Appeal to Heaven’ Flag … The “Appeal to Heaven” flag flew outside the Alitos' New Jersey vacation home last summer, along with a “2022” Phillies flag and a Long Beach Island flag. — Last summer, two years after an upside-down American flag …
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Associated Press:
Second flag carried by Jan. 6 rioters displayed outside house owned by Justice Alito, report says — A second flag of a type carried by rioters during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was displayed outside a house owned by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
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The Guardian:
Leading Democrats demand Alito face investigation after second report of far right-linked flag — Lawmakers urge US supreme court justice to recuse himself from certain cases after new report of flags linked to Capitol attack — Leading Democrats are demanding that Samuel Alito recuse himself …
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Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
They're all election deniers now — Trump's veep hopefuls are saying it over and over. … Lately, Republicans have been getting one simple question: “Will you accept the results of the 2024 election, regardless of its outcome?” Their responses keep exposing that election denialism has taken over the party.
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Nikki Haley Surrendered, but Not Her Voters — The views of Nikki Haley Republicans—pro-Ukraine, pro-Israel, pro-market—reflect all those things that Republicans used to think in that bygone era when Reagans and Bushes and Romneys roamed the Earth. But few feel any emotional bond to Haley.
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Karissa Waddick / USA Today:
Nikki Haley says she'll vote for Donald Trump in 2024 presidential race
Nikki Haley says she'll vote for Donald Trump in 2024 presidential race
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CNN:
Florida hearing in Trump classified documents case devolves into shouting match — A hearing in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case devolved into shouting Wednesday as attorneys battled over an alleged threat made last year to a defense attorney. — The morning proceeding in Fort Pierce …
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Kim Wehle / The Bulwark:
Judge Outlines ‘Shell Game’ Played with Classified Docs at Mar-a-Lago
Judge Outlines ‘Shell Game’ Played with Classified Docs at Mar-a-Lago
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Cook Political Report:
A Unique Election Driven by a Traditional Issue — There are a lot of unique and untested variables in this upcoming presidential election. It is the first race in more than 100 years between an incumbent and former incumbent president (both of whom would be the oldest ever to be inaugurated).
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Brian Klaas / The Garden of Forking Paths:
Joe Biden and the Inversion of Reality
Joe Biden and the Inversion of Reality
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Ross Ketschke / WMUR:
Political consultant indicted for AI robocalls with fake Biden voice made to New Hampshire voters — MANCHESTER, N.H. — A man who admitted to sending out robocalls mimicking President Joe Biden's voice on the day of the New Hampshire primary is now facing criminal charges.
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Political consultant who admitted deepfaking Biden's voice is indicted
Political consultant who admitted deepfaking Biden's voice is indicted
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Edith Olmsted / The Daily Beast:
House Democrat Banned From Speaking for Simply Listing Trump's Trials — SPITTING FACTS — Lawmakers apparently aren't allowed to speak about Trump's trials on the House floor—unless they're backing him. — Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) was temporarily banned from speaking on the House floor Wednesday …
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Jonathan Nicholson / HuffPost:
Democrat Punished On House Floor For Accurately Saying Trump Is On Trial
Democrat Punished On House Floor For Accurately Saying Trump Is On Trial
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The Minnesota GOP endorsed an anti-semite for U.S. Senate. Republicans are silent. — Earlier this month, Congressman Tom Emmer (R-MN) blasted college students protesting Israel's military operations in Gaza. “By these students' own admission, they're not just standing in solidarity with this pro-Hamas …
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NBC News:
The Biden administration has a plan to shut down the border. But it needs Mexico's help. — The administration hopes to unveil a series of executive actions that President Biden can sign but will likely have to wait for the outcome of Mexico's June 2 presidential election.
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Two hundred judges, more nominees moving, and a shadow docket bill — A little past noon Wednesday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Angela Martinez to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona on a 66-28 vote. — Martinez is the 200th of President Biden's judicial nominees …
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Joe Biden lands 200 judges, highlighting stakes for the courts in the 2024 election
Joe Biden lands 200 judges, highlighting stakes for the courts in the 2024 election
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Sophia Cai / Axios:
Trump gears up for unique South Bronx rally … - It will be his first large-scale campaign rally in New York since 2016. … - It has been working with the predominantly Hispanic members of the Bodega Association and the National Supermarket Association, made up of independent supermarket owners.
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Trump vows to “NEVER” take away birth control — except he spent four years doing just that — Trump's attacks on contraception were unrelenting. He even asked the Supreme Court to block women's access — If he's elected president, Donald Trump will try to take away your birth control.
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Laura Gersony / Arizona Republic:
Republican Abe Hamadeh called election deniers ‘crazies’ in text messages to now-rival Blake Masters — Republican congressional candidate Abe Hamadeh privately called those who believe stolen election claims “crazies” in text messages obtained by The Arizona Republic.
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New York Post:
Sickening new video shows Hamas line up female Israeli soldiers on Oct. 7: ‘Here are the girls who can get pregnant’ — Harrowing video released Wednesday shows the moment five female Israeli soldiers — covered in blood and surrounded by the bodies of their massacred comrades …
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Aimee Picchi / CBS News:
Do you need a college degree to succeed? Here's what the data shows. — College was once widely viewed as a pathway to success, but today only about 1 in 4 Americans say a bachelor's degree is necessary to secure a well-paying job, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center.
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Jenni Reid / CNBC:
Shock summer election in Britain predicted to deliver ‘historic’ result … U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ended months of speculation this week by announcing a national election on July 4, as forecasts suggest his right-wing Conservative Party is likely to be ousted after 14 years in power.
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trump Claims Putin Will Only Release Wall Street Journal Reporter If He Is Elected President — ‘NOT FOR ANYONE ELSE’ — The Kremlin quickly denied that Putin had spoken to Trump about the American journalist's case. — Donald Trump claimed his uniquely special relationship …
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Anjali Huynh / New York Times:
TikTok Is Seeing an Increasing Amount of Pro-Trump Posts — An internal analysis found nearly twice as many pro-Trump posts as pro-Biden ones on TikTok since November, a sign of the right's use of a liberal-friendly platform. — Donald Trump isn't on TikTok.
NBC News:
GOP officials frustrated by the Secret Service's refusal to move protesters away from the RNC convention hall — One proposal from the RNC would place the protest zone in a park across the Milwaukee River. Milwaukee officials have so far shown no interest in helping out, either.