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Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Special counsel probed Trump Mar-a-Lago trip that aides ‘kept quiet’ weeks before FBI search: Sources — One witness was told Trump was “checking on the boxes,” sources said. — In this June 9, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump is shown at the White House in Washington, D.C.
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Associated Press, New Republic, Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Nicole Narea / Vox:
What two years without Roe looks like, in 8 charts — For 49 years after Roe v. Wade, Americans had the right to obtain an abortion if they became pregnant. Then, two years ago, with Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the Supreme Court put an end to it.
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Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Planned Parenthood announces that it will spend $40 million ahead of November's election
Planned Parenthood announces that it will spend $40 million ahead of November's election
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Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Inside the $100 million plan to restore abortion rights in America
Inside the $100 million plan to restore abortion rights in America
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New York Times and Common Dreams
Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
Conservative-backed group is creating a list of federal workers it suspects could resist Trump plans — From his home office in small-town Kentucky, a seasoned political operative is quietly investigating scores of federal employees suspected of being hostile to the policies of Republican Donald Trump …
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Breitbart, New Republic, HotAir and Raw Story
Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Tennessee Law Banning Transition Care for Minors — The move comes as states around the country have pushed to curtail transgender rights. — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to consider a Tennessee law that bans certain medical treatments for transgender minors …
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Wall Street Journal, Plain Dealer, The Texas Tribune and Roll Call
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Washington Post:
Tennessee ban on gender transition care to be reviewed by Supreme Court
Tennessee ban on gender transition care to be reviewed by Supreme Court
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Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller and Semafor
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court to weigh state restrictions on gender-affirming care for youths
Supreme Court to weigh state restrictions on gender-affirming care for youths
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Associated Press, ABC News, Washington Times, Slate, UPI, New Republic, Fox News, Axios, USA Today, RedState, SCOTUSblog, New York Post, Raw Story, New Jersey Monitor, WFLA-TV, CBS News, Courthouse News Service, The Gateway Pundit and them.
Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
Kasie Hunt kicks Karoline Leavitt off interview ahead of debate — An interview between former President Donald Trump's campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt and CNN's Kasie Hunt got heated on Monday, just days before the network will host the first 2024 presidential debate.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
In This Debate, CNN Is the Decider
In This Debate, CNN Is the Decider
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Neil Irwin / Axios:
How Trump and Biden compare on running up debt … - Both candidates bear a share of the responsibility, as each added trillions to that tally while in office. — But Trump's contribution was significantly higher, according to the fiscal watchdogs at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget …
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Washington Post, Raw Story, Mediaite and Alternet.org
The Hill:
Young voters backing Biden over Trump by 23-point margin: Poll — President Biden has a comfortable lead over former President Trump among voters under the age of 30, according to a new poll. The CBS News/YouGov poll found 61 percent of likely voters under the age of 30 surveyed support Biden while 38 percent support Trump.
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Alternet.org, Mediaite and CBS News
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Same-Sex Relations, Marriage Still Supported by Most in U.S. — Republican backing for legalizing same-sex unions dips back below 50% — WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than two in three Americans continue to believe that marriage between same-sex couples should be legal (69%) …
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The Hill, Business Insider, New York Times and Semafor
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
UNRWA is sued by Israeli victims of Oct. 7 Hamas attack — The United Nations Palestinian refugee agency was sued on Monday by dozens of Israelis who accused it of aiding and abetting the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. — In a complaint filed with the U.S. District Court in Manhattan …
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HotAir, The Times of Israel, Algemeiner.com, Fox Business, Washington Free Beacon and New York Times
NBC News:
Texas abortion ban linked to 13% increase in infant and newborn deaths — “This might foreshadow what is happening in other states,” said Johns Hopkins public health researcher Alison Gemmill. “Texas is basically a year ahead.” — A Texas law that banned abortions in early pregnancy …
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USA Today, STAT, UPI and Courthouse News Service
Léonie Chao-Fong / The Guardian:
Journalist shot by Minneapolis police at George Floyd protest in hospice care — Linda Tirado 'is at life's end' due to eye injury sustained while covering a protest in 2020 — A journalist who was shot in the eye by Minneapolis police while covering the 2020 protests following the murder …
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Louisiana Republicans write a guide for Alito and Thomas — Their Ten Commandments law has a small but powerful audience. … On its own, Louisiana's new law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom is bad enough, a victory for evangelicals who want to push …
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Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
Liz Cheney Taunts Trump With Clip Of Taylor Swift's Crowd Size — The former congresswoman is definitely not a Trumper, but she might be a Swiftie. — LOADING — Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) trolled former President Donald Trump over the size of the crowd at Taylor Swift's latest concert tour stop.
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Twitchy, New Jersey Online, IJR and FOX8 WGHP
Adam Wren / Politico:
Trump is on a fundraising blitz. But there are other warning signs for Republicans. — For the first time this year, the Fox News poll had Joe Biden leading Donald Trump by two points, within the poll's margin of error. — For Republicans who spent much of the year crowing about Joe Biden's weaknesses …
BBC:
Nineteen dead in attacks on churches and synagogue in southern Russia — Attacks on police posts, churches and a synagogue in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan have left 19 people and five gunmen dead. — At least 16 people were taken to hospital with injuries after the Sunday evening attack.
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New York Times:
Gunmen Attack Synagogues and Churches in Russian Republic
Gunmen Attack Synagogues and Churches in Russian Republic
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Politico, Human Events, The Times of Israel, Washington Post, Just Security, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Reuters, The Defense Post, UPI, Raw Story, Associated Press, Religion News Service, Bloomberg, New York Post, AllSides Balanced, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, The Japan Times, CBS News, israelhayom.com and RedState