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New York Times:
Mark Meadows Testified to Grand Jury in Special Counsel Investigation of Trump  —  Mr. Meadows, the final White House chief of staff under Donald Trump, is seen as a potentially key witness in the documents and Jan. 6 inquiries.  —  Mark Meadows, the final White House chief …
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Ali Vitali / NBC News:
Rep. Jim Jordan demands DOJ memo outlining scope of Trump probe
CNN:
Mark Meadows testified to federal grand jury in special counsel probe of Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
Bloomberg:
Trump Special Counsel Summons Florida Witnesses in Classifed Documents Probe
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Newsom's feud with DeSantis turns ugly  —  The long-running rivalry between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is reaching a boiling point.  —  Newsom went after DeSantis on Monday after more than a dozen migrants from the Texas border were flown to Sacramento …
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Nicholas Nehamas / New York Times:
DeSantis Stays Silent on Whether Florida Arranged Migrant Flights to California  —  The silence from Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican running for president, on such a high-profile incident is unusual.  —  Reporting from Miami  —  In his first public appearance since officials in California accused …
Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
Texas sheriff files criminal case over DeSantis flights to Martha's Vineyard
Politico:
Conservatives surprise McCarthy with floor rebellion over debt deal anger  —  A band of House conservatives derailed a bill that takes aim at gas stove regulation.  It could be just the beginning of moves to undercut the speaker.  —  A band of House conservatives mounted an extraordinary rebellion …
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NBC News:
Republicans angry with McCarthy over debt deal join Democrats to block gas stove bills  —  “We're concerned that the fundamental commitments that allowed Kevin McCarthy to assume the speakership have been violated,” Rep. Matt Gaetz said.  —  Conservatives take down rules vote on gas stove bills amid debt deal feud
Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
House conservatives block GOP bills, voice frustration in response to last week's debt ceiling vote
Discussion: The Dispatch
Washington Post:   Hard-right Republicans, still angry over debt ceiling, foil McCarthy on vote
Washington Post:
These academics studied falsehoods spread by Trump.  Now the GOP wants answers.  —  Rep. Jim Jordan is demanding emails and meetings with leading disinformation researchers, part of a flurry of records requests, subpoenas and lawsuits that academics say have become a means of harassment.
Discussion: Breitbart
Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
PGA Tour agrees to merge with Saudi-backed rival LIV Golf  — The PGA Tour agreed to merge with rival LIV Golf, which is backed by the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, an entity controlled by the Saudi crown prince.  — The proposed merger comes after the PGA Tour and LIV Golf …
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Washington Post:
PGA Tour agrees to merge with Saudi-backed LIV Golf, ending feud
Alan Blinder / New York Times:
PGA Tour and LIV Golf Agree to Merger
Tyler O'Neil / The Daily Signal:
BREAKING: Southern Poverty Law Center Adds Parental Rights Groups to ‘Hate Map’  —  The Southern Poverty Law Center, which brands mainstream conservative and Christian organizations as “hate groups,” placing them on a map with chapters of the Ku Klux Klan, added a slew of parental rights organizations to that …
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork with Chris Geidner:
Florida ban on trans care for minors is likely unconstitutional, federal judge rules  —  “The elephant in the room should be noted at the outset.  Gender identity is real,” U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle wrote, telling Florida to “put up or shut up.”  —  A federal judge ruled Tuesday morning …
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Brendan Farrington / Associated Press:
US Judge blocks Florida ban on trans minor care in narrow ruling, says ‘gender identity is real’
Molly Jong-Fast / Vanity Fair:
The 2024 GOP Field Is Basically Donald Trump and His Mini-Mes  —  The Never-Trump lane is looking pretty empty as candidates serve up MAGA red meat and culture-war cruelty to the crowds in Iowa and New Hampshire.  —  Trumpism is about destruction, about burning it all down …
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Associated Press:
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie files paperwork launching 2024 Republican presidential bid
Jonathan Haidt / The Atlantic:
Get Phones Out of Schools Now  —  They impede learning, stunt relationships, and lessen belonging.  They should be banned.  —  In may 2019, I was invited to give a lecture at my old high school in Scarsdale, New York.  Before the talk, I met with the principal and his top administrators.
Discussion: The Hill
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
D-Day dawns for Ukraine  —  It was bracing that Ukraine launched its counteroffensive against Russian invaders as we celebrate the anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings this week.  This assault could turn the tide of the battle for Ukraine, just as the Allied assault on the Normandy beaches altered the trajectory of World War II.
Discussion: BBC and The Moscow Times
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Financial Times:
Military briefing: Russia has most to gain from Ukrainian dam breach
Benjamin Parker / Bulwark+:
Ukraine Dam Disaster: What Does It Mean for the War?  —  THE NOVA KAKHOVKA DAM, a massive concrete wall across the Dnipro River in the middle of Ukraine, collapsed Tuesday, threatening to flood large portions of southern Ukraine along both sides of the front lines.
Washington Post:
U.S. had intelligence of detailed Ukrainian plan to attack Nord Stream pipeline  —  The CIA learned last June, via a European spy agency, that a six-person team of Ukrainian special operations forces intended to blow up the Russia-to-Germany natural gas project
Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
Black woman in Florida shot dead through front door by white neighbor  —  Ajike ‘AJ’ Owens killed after allegedly trying to retrieve iPad taken from her child, while shooter has not been arrested or charged  —  A Black mother of four in Florida was killed by a white neighbor who shot …
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Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Appeals court weighs nationwide freeze of Obamacare's coverage mandate  —  Coverage of HIV prevention drugs and other preventive services hangs in the balance.  —  A federal appeals court panel appeared skeptical on Tuesday of calls to impose a nationwide freeze on Obamacare's rules …
Bloomberg:
Coinbase Is Facing a ‘Life or Death’ Battle With the SEC  —  Coinbase Global Inc. knew all along that it could be courting trouble with regulators.  —  More than two years ago, when the crypto exchange filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to start publicly trading its shares …
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Man Convicted of Nonviolent Crime Can Own Gun, U.S. Court Rules  —  The decision, which national groups had been closely watching, was a potential setback to gun regulations spurred by a Supreme Court ruling last year that vastly expanded the right to bear arms.  —  Reporting from Washington
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Brendan Pierson / Reuters:
US cannot ban people convicted of non-violent crimes from owning guns-appeals court
Discussion: Associated Press and RedState
Branko Marcetic / The Lever:
Clarence Thomas' Billionaire Benefactor Tied To SCOTUS Bombshell  —  Despite being caught in a swirling corruption scandal, the Supreme Court continues to rule on cases and issue far-reaching decisions that shatter years of precedent to rewrite the country's laws.
Max Tani / Semafor:
Fox News is trying to keep Jeanine Pirro away from conservative events  —  Fox News is keeping one of its most visible figures on a tight leash as she promotes her new book, infuriating her publisher and some Christian conservative activists.  —  Over the last several weeks …
NBC News:
Drone attack in Moscow may have targeted homes of Russian intelligence officials, multiple U.S. officials say  —  The drones appeared to target suspected homes of officers with Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, the SVR.  A Ukrainian official said Ukraine was not “directly” involved.
Matthew Cappucci / Washington Post:
Where wildfire smoke is hitting the U.S. the hardest — and when it will end  —  The smoke, emanating from Canada, is causing gray skies and poor air quality  —  The smoky scenes and threat of fast-moving fires — so common in California during recent summers — are now paying …
 
 
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Luc Cohen / Reuters:
US trial for exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui set for April 2024
Claretta Bellamy / NBC News:
Increases in Black unemployment are especially dire for Black women, experts say
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Pelosi to throw first pitch at Nats' LGBTQ-themed ‘Night OUT’
PGATOUR.COM:
PGA TOUR, DP World Tour and PIF announce newly formed commercial entity to unify golf
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
State Department asked about birthday party: ‘What does Secretary Blinken like about Henry Kissinger’
Discussion: HuffPost
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The right sure loves a lot of ‘woke’ companies
Discussion: Nebraska Examiner
Politico:
Biden back on the attack — hits GOP for threatening Social Security
Washington Post:
D.C.-area carjackings have soared. Here's where they're happening.
 Earlier Items: 
Jonathan V. Last / Bulwark+:
Chris Sununu and the Good Republican's Noble Lie
Discussion: The Federalist
Naomi Feinstein / Miami New Times:
DeSantis Critic, Professor Tossed From New College After Inviting Black Historian Marvin Dunn to Campus
Discussion: Raw Story
The Hill:
Judge grants request for George Santos's bond sponsors to be unsealed
Axios:
Uninsurable America: Climate change hits the insurance industry
Discussion: GZERO
Rachel M. Cohen / Vox:
Republicans' abortion bans are nothing like those in Europe