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Shinzo Abe, former Japanese leader, is assassinated by gunman — Listen — Gift Article — TOKYO — Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, a towering political figure at home and abroad, died after being shot at a campaign event Friday, doctors said, shocking a nation where firearms laws …
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Motoko Rich / New York Times:
Two loud sounds, a plume of smoke and then Abe collapsed. — The former prime minister of Japan was assassinated on Friday in the city of Nara. He served in the office longer than anyone before stepping down in 2020. — A 41-year-old man is in custody, accused of shooting Mr. Abe.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The rarity of the Abe assassination, in two charts
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Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Biden signs abortion rights executive order amid pressure — President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday morning directing his health department to expand access to abortion pills, beef up enforcement of Obamacare's birth control coverage mandate and stand up an army of pro bono lawyers …
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The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden to Sign Executive Order Protecting Access to Reproductive Health Care Services — Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court issued a decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and eliminated a woman's Constitutional right to choose. This decision expressly took away a right …
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The White House:
Executive Order on Protecting Access to Reproductive Healthcare Services
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CNN:
White House says Americans should be ‘really careful’ about using period tracker apps
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Kate Sullivan / CNN:
Here's what's in Biden's executive order on abortion rights
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Barton Gellman / The Atlantic:
What Happened to Michael Flynn? — Michael Flynn faced the camera with brow creased and lips compressed. He hadn't been born yesterday, his expression said. He was not going to fall for trick questions. — “General Flynn, do you believe the violence on January 6 was justified?”
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Ezra Dyer / Car and Driver:
North Carolina Looks to Remove Public EV Chargers, Probably to the Trash — Politicians have to run on some kind of platform, and Ben Moss—my incoming state House representative here in North Carolina's District 52—decided that his animating principle is Being Mad at Electricity.
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Washington Post:
Michael Flynn cited for unauthorized foreign payments — Retired general and former Trump adviser was notified by the Army that it was seeking to recoup nearly $40,000 from him — Listen — Gift Article — Michael Flynn, the retired Army general and onetime adviser to President Donald Trump …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Trust in news collapses to historic low — Americans' confidence in newspapers and television news has plummeted to an all-time low, according to the latest annual Gallup survey of trust in U.S. institutions. … - Political party affiliation has become the primary driver of opinions …
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Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Wisconsin Supreme Court disallows absentee ballot drop boxes — MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's conservative-controlled Supreme Court ruled Friday that absentee ballot drop boxes may be placed only in election offices and that no one other than the voter can return a ballot in person …
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Kevin Mcgill / Associated Press:
Louisiana can enforce near-total abortion ban after ruling
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Wisconsin Supreme Court Prohibits the Use of Most Drop Boxes for Voting
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Schumer ups pressure on McConnell in USICA-reconciliation dance — With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — BREAKING OVERNIGHT — Former Japanese Prime Minister SHINZO ABE was shot and killed during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan. He was 67.
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Chloe Folmar / The Hill:
Morton's condemns abortion rights protesters for disrupting Kavanaugh's freedom to ‘eat dinner’
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Jackson Richman / Mediaite:
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh Forced to Escape DC Steakhouse Through Back Due to Protestors
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Oath Keepers leader offers Jan. 6 testimony — but only if it's live — Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes says he will waive his Fifth Amendment rights and testify to the Jan. 6 select committee if they permit him to testify in person. — Rhodes, who is currently incarcerated …
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Lis Smith / Politico:
‘This Is Disgusting’: An Insider's Account on the Fall of Cuomo — “Governor. Stop. It's over,” the voice broke through on the conference call line. — Six months earlier, it would have been inconceivable that anyone, let alone a mere political consultant, would cut off the most high-profile …
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Shawn McCreesh / New York Magazine:
Lis Smith Loves Politics (If Not All Politicians)
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Lauren Hirsch / New York Times:
Twitter Is Ready for a Potential Legal Battle With Elon Musk — Mr. Musk has appeared reluctant to proceed with the $44 billion agreement, citing uncertainty about the number of fake accounts on the platform. — Elon Musk may be preparing for the next chapter in his Twitter takeover journey: court.
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Peter Hermann / Washington Post:
Armed officers swarm Stephen K. Bannon's house after false report — Police were falsely told that a man with a gun was inside and had shot someone — Gift Article — Heavily armed police on Friday swarmed around the Capitol Hill rowhouse where former Trump White House adviser Stephen K. Bannon lives …
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Film offers inside look at Roger Stone's ‘Stop the Steal’ efforts before January 6 — Footage shows key moments of planning with fellow activist Ali Alexander to overturn election results in Trump's favor — Weeks before the Capitol attack, top Republican political activists Roger Stone …
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Drew Holden / Washington Free Beacon:
How Journalists and Democrats Whipped Up Border Patrol Disinformation — Border Protection chief found ‘no evidence’ of agent misconduct — The announcement brings to an end a yearlong media frenzy, which began in September 2021 when news outlets devoted wall-to-wall coverage …
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David French / The Atlantic:
Tim Miller Asks the Question Every Conservative Must Answer — The No. 2 book on the New York Times nonfiction list is a searing personal reflection by a former Republican strategist named Tim Miller. It's called Why We Did It: A Travelogue From the Republican Road to Hell …
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Julian Routh / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Fetterman to attack Oz's residency in ads — including with airplane banner over New Jersey beaches — A TV advertisement and an airplane. — That's what U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman will launch this weekend in an attempt to contrast his Pennsylvania roots — born and raised …
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Illia Ponomarenko / The Kyiv Independent:
Ukraine targets Russia's ammunition depots, undermining its artillery advantage — It is an almost everyday occurrence in the Russian-occupied parts of eastern and southern Ukraine. — Russia's ammunition depots blow up, with large fires erupting as tons of ordnance detonate for hours.
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By firing his enemies, Trump made their taxes more interesting to the IRS — James B. Comey and Andrew McCabe became highly paid self-employed taxpayers, who are likelier to be audited by a research program — Listen — Gift Article — The tax audits that examined the returns …
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