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Rolling Stone:
Justice Alito Caught on Tape Discussing How Battle for America 'Can't Be Compromised' — In a new, secret recording, the Supreme Court justice says he “agrees” that the U.S. should return to a place of godliness — Justice Samuel Alito spoke candidly about the ideological battle between …
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Brett Bachman / The Daily Beast:
Samuel Alito Gets Remarkably Candid in Secret Audio Recording — 'CAN'T BE COMPROMISED' — “One side or the other is going to win,” the Supreme Court justice says at one point. — Embattled U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was thrust into the middle of yet another controversy Monday …
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The New Civil Rights Movement and Raw Story
Jon Michael Raasch / Daily Mail:
John Fetterman and wife Gisele are hospitalized after Democratic senator rear-ended car on the highway — Fetterman and his wife were driving in northern Maryland at the time — Pennsylvania Democrat Sen. John Fetterman and his wife Gisele were hospitalized after a car crash Sunday morning.
Lydia O'Connor / HuffPost:
Fox News Edited Out Trump Saying He Might Keep Epstein Files Sealed — But a later release of the interview included his full response. — LOADING — The initial airing of a Fox News interview with Donald Trump last week cut out the former president saying he may not declassify federal files …
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Zi-Ann Lum / Politico:
Canada's Parliament rocked by allegations of treason — Foreign interference probe exposes links to “witting” lawmakers in Ottawa. — OTTAWA — The capital of one of the world's most stable democracies is gripped by growing panic about foreign agents working in elected office.
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Daily Caller News Foundation, RedState, The Post Millennial and True North
Jeff Amy / Associated Press:
Georgia Republican convicted in Jan. 6 riot walks out during televised congressional primary debate — A Georgia congressional candidate convicted of a misdemeanor for illegally demonstrating inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, walked out of a televised debate
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The Daily Beast, Georgia Recorder, DNyuz, al.com, Washington Examiner, USA Today, Raw Story, IJR and Associated Press
Sam Sutton / Politico:
The Mooch's warning to Trump's new pals on Wall Street — Editor's note: Morning Money is a free version of POLITICO Pro Financial Services morning newsletter, which is delivered to our subscribers each morning at 5:15 a.m. The POLITICO Pro platform combines the news you need with tools …
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Katcy Stephan / Variety:
Donald Trump Calls Taylor Swift ‘Unusually Beautiful’ but ‘Liberal’ in New ‘Apprentice’ Book (EXCLUSIVE) — Donald Trump is in his “Reputation” era. — The former president muses about pop princess Taylor Swift in a new book about his years as a reality star, “Apprentice in Wonderland …
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Metro.co.uk, The Daily Beast, HuffPost, New Republic, Page Six, Billboard, Rolling Stone, The Daily Caller, New York Magazine, Raw Story, Mediaite, Hollywood Life, TMZ.com, IJR, USA Today, WCTX-TV and Althouse
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Donald Trump and Byron Donalds racial stunts are for white racists, not “outreach” to Black voters — Trump's alliances with rappers and Donalds praising Jim Crow are about validating MAGA's racist stereotypes — Because we keep hearing so much about how convicted felon Donald Trump is doing …
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Maya King / New York Times:
Behind the Republican Effort to Win Over Black Men
Behind the Republican Effort to Win Over Black Men
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Vanity Fair
NBC News:
Trump to meet with Republican senators — Trump will meet with GOP senators in Washington on Thursday, to discuss an agenda for 2025 if they win in the fall, according to plans first shared with NBC News. — Former President Donald Trump will meet with a group of Republican senators in Washington …
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Bloomberg, Axios, Washington Examiner, Associated Press and Washington Times
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
The Future is Terror — Robespierre, a central architect of the French revolution, may seem like an unlikely reference point for modern American politics, and Donald Trump in particular. But in one way he articulated a theory of governing that Trump is enacting today:
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Claire Rush / Associated Press:
Things to know about FDA warning on paralytic shellfish poisoning in Pacific Northwest — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says consumers should avoid eating shellfish from Oregon and Washington state as they may be contaminated with toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning.
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Maui Now
Ewan Palmer / Newsweek:
Donald Trump Mocked Over ‘Bizarre Rant’ About Sharks — Donald Trump has been mocked online after going on a tirade against sharks and sinking boats during his recent campaign rally in Las Vegas. — During his speech — in the key swing state of Nevada on Sunday, the former president posed …
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Zach Everson / Forbes:
Trump's Liquor Licenses Under Scrutiny After Felony Conviction — States across the country have laws restricting felons from selling alcohol. What does that mean for Donald Trump, who does not drink but sells plenty of booze? — The State of New Jersey is reviewing whether Donald Trump's …
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Raw Story, Associated Press and Daily Kos
Ivana Saric / Axios:
Ukraine strikes Moscow's most advanced fighter jet inside Russia … - The attack took place at the Akhtubinsk airfield in Russia's Astrakhan region, about 366 miles behind the front lines, GUR added. — “The Su-57 is Moscow's most advanced fighter” jet that can carry two different types of cruise missiles.
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DNyuz, nationalinterest.org, CNN and CNBC
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trump Demands Biden Remove Ad of Him Calling Dead Soldiers ‘Suckers’ and ‘Losers’ — WAGING WAR — The former president said only a “psycho” or a “very stupid person” would've made such statements. — Donald Trump on Sunday called for President Joe Biden to take down an attack ad featuring …
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Mediaite, RADAR, New Republic, IJR, PoliticusUSA, Washington Post, Raw Story, NPR and Bloomberg
Adam Wren / Politico:
Trump won't mention abortion in brief, virtual remarks to anti-abortion group — The former president will deliver a pre-recorded message to a Christian advocacy group that calls abortion “child sacrifice.” — Hours before Donald Trump was expected to make a virtual address …
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New Republic, 6abc, Washington Examiner, Washington Post, ABC News, Raw Story and Digby's Hullabaloo
Federal Bureau of Investigation:
FBI Releases 2024 Quarterly Crime Report and Use-of-Force Data Update — the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program released the Quarterly Uniform Crime Report (Q1), January-March, 2024 and the National Use-of-Force Data Collection Update, March 2024, on the FBI's Crime Data Explorer (CDE) at https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov.
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ABC News and PoliticusUSA
Justin McCarthy / Gallup:
Increase in Liberal Views Brings Ideological Parity on Social Issues — But the long-term increase is not as pronounced on economic issues, on which Americans still lean conservative — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans have become significantly more likely to identify as liberal in their views …
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The Hill and Washington Times
Ryan Faircloth / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Minnesota Poll: Biden holds narrow lead over Trump, but GOP voters more enthusiastic — Biden leads Trump 45%-41% in Minnesota, according to a new Star Tribune/MPR News/KARE 11 poll. — President Joe Biden holds a narrow lead over former President Donald Trump among likely voters in Minnesota …
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New York Post, The Hill, Washington Times, Arab American Institute and KARE-TV
Russell Contreras / Axios:
Pew: Most Black Americans say police, government plot against them … - The survey of nearly 5,000 Black adults found that most Black Americans are familiar with specific racial ideologies about U.S. institutions and believe they are true. … A substantial majority of Black adults (74%) …
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Los Angeles Times and Associated Press
ICE:
ERO Boston arrests Guatemalan national charged with rape of Massachusetts child — BOSTON — Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended an unlawfully present Guatemalan national charged with raping a minor in Bristol County. Deportation officers from ERO Boston arrested Yader …
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IJR
Rogé Karma / The Atlantic:
The U.S. Economy Reaches Superstar Status — No, really. — If the United States' economy were an athlete, right now it would be peak LeBron James. If it were a pop star, it would be peak Taylor Swift. Four years ago, the pandemic temporarily brought much of the world economy to a halt.
New York Times:
The Success Narratives of Liberal Life Leave Little Room for Having Children — For young, secular, politically progressive men and women, having children has become something of an afterthought. Liberal conventional wisdom encourages people to spend their 20s on journeys of personal …
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Washington Examiner and Althouse
Paul Berger / Wall Street Journal:
Dockworkers Cancel Bargaining, Threaten Strike at U.S. Seaports — Union that represents workers at ports from Maine to Texas cancels labor talks in row over use of automated machinery — Dockworkers at America's East Coast and Gulf Coast seaports canceled labor talks that were due to start …
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Daily Caller News Foundation
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
GOP overwhelmingly supports a Trump conspiracy theory, yet again — There remains no evidence that Biden was behind the Manhattan prosecution of the former president, but 80 percent of Republicans say otherwise. — Stop me if you've heard this before: Donald Trump is unhappy about the outcome of a proceeding.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The brazen GOP plan to launder cash to the nation's most radical gubernatorial candidate — One of the country's most hotly contested gubernatorial contests is taking place in North Carolina, where Lt. Governor Mark Robinson (R) — known for his extremist views on LGBTQ rights, abortion …
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Digby's Hullabaloo and North Carolina Republican …