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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Alabama infertility clinic stops offering IVF, fearing prosecution — Judd Legum, Tesnim Zekeria, and Rebecca Crosby — The fertility clinic at the University of Alabama at Birmingham announced Wednesday it has stopped offering in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures.
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Nikki Haley sides with Alabama Supreme Court on IVF ruling: ‘Embryos, to me, are babies’ — The Alabama court's recent ruling raised concerns among doctors and patients worried that classifying embryos as children could restrict in-vitro fertilization. — NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. …
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Politico:
Playbook: What the GOP would prefer not to discuss — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — WITH ENDORSERS LIKE THESE — Florida Gov. RON DeSANTIS privately criticized DONALD TRUMP and said he wouldn't be Trump's running mate on a call first obtained by the N.Y. Post's Diana Glebova.
Rolling Stone:
Trump's Abortion Plan Leak Inflamed His Campaign and Energized Democrats
Trump's Abortion Plan Leak Inflamed His Campaign and Energized Democrats
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Myah Ward / Politico:
Biden considering major new executive actions for migrant crisis
Biden considering major new executive actions for migrant crisis
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Anjali Huynh / New York Times:
Haley Says ‘Embryos, to Me, Are Babies,’ in Response to Alabama Court Ruling
Haley Says ‘Embryos, to Me, Are Babies,’ in Response to Alabama Court Ruling
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Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
‘Another hot potato’: Alabama's IVF ruling risks political, legal backlash
‘Another hot potato’: Alabama's IVF ruling risks political, legal backlash
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Jessica Valenti / Abortion, Every Day:
Alabama's Fetal Personhood Ruling
Alabama's Fetal Personhood Ruling
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Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
It's Even Worse Than We Imagined — Just when you thought it couldn't be worse, here we are. — As I reported last week, a star witness for the GOP-led impeachment inquiry, someone Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) had called a “highly credible human source,” was indicted for making false statements and reports.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Another GOP Biden ‘informant.’ Another indictment and link to Russia.
Another GOP Biden ‘informant.’ Another indictment and link to Russia.
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Tori Otten / New Republic:
Republicans Rush to Scrub Mention of FBI Informant in Impeachment Letter
Republicans Rush to Scrub Mention of FBI Informant in Impeachment Letter
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
10 Republicans who treated the Biden bribery claim like gospel
10 Republicans who treated the Biden bribery claim like gospel
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Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
The Biden ‘bombshells’ all lead back to Trump - and Russia
The Biden ‘bombshells’ all lead back to Trump - and Russia
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Fox News co-host ‘surprised’ by GOP's ‘threshold for humiliation’ in Biden probe
Fox News co-host ‘surprised’ by GOP's ‘threshold for humiliation’ in Biden probe
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Steve Karnowski / Associated Press:
Federal judge affirms MyPillow's Mike Lindell must pay $5M in election data dispute — A federal judge on Wednesday affirmed a $5 million arbitration award against MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell in favor of a software engineer who challenged data that Lindell said proves China interfered …
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Praveena Somasundaram / Washington Post:
Mike Lindell must pay man $5M in ‘Prove Mike Wrong’ challenge, judge says — In 2021, MyPillow founder Mike Lindell offered $5 million to anyone who could disprove his claim that he had data showing voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election. — Now, he must pay a 64-year-old from Nevada that award …
Nick Penzenstadler / USA Today:
Commander, Biden's banished German shepherd, had at least 25 biting incidents in a year — President Biden's now-banished German shepherd Commander inflicted more damage with bite incidents than previously known. — Newly released records from the United States Secret Service to USA TODAY reveal …
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Olivia Hampton / NPR:
Nikki Haley says Biden is ‘more dangerous’ than Trump but neither is fit for the job — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley told NPR that President Biden presents a bigger threat to the country if reelected than his predecessor, former President Donald Trump.
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Quinnipiac University Poll:
2024 Election: Biden Holds On To Slight Lead Over Trump, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Trump Gets Higher Marks On Age, Mental & Physical Fitness …
2024 Election: Biden Holds On To Slight Lead Over Trump, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Trump Gets Higher Marks On Age, Mental & Physical Fitness …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Younger people are less likely to express worry about American democracy
Younger people are less likely to express worry about American democracy
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Troy Matthews / MeidasTouch:
Republicans Furious as Speaker Johnson Turns GOP Leadership Meeting Into Religious Revival — They just wanted to hear plans for keeping their extremely slim House majority — Members of House Republican leadership expressed frustration at Speaker Mike Johnson after a GOP leadership retreat …
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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Arizona prosecutor refuses to extradite murder suspect to New York — An Arizona prosecutor said she will not extradite a New York murder suspect to the state on Wednesday, claiming Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg could not be trusted to keep the man behind bars.
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Ron DeSantis shares his concerns about Trump in a private call with supporters — The Florida governor, who endorsed Trump after ending his own White House bid last month, said the former president should not use “identity politics” to pick a running mate. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told backers …
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Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
From anti-anti-Putin to openly pro-Putin — Tucker Carlson finally takes the mask off. … Tucker Carlson's recent grand tour of Russia was easy to mock. — A far less pleasant version of Rick Steves, Carlson wandered around Moscow, gushing over the clean, efficient subways …
David Ingram / NBC News:
Elon Musk quietly visited the Biden White House in September — Musk and President Joe Biden, who didn't meet during the visit, have had a frosty relationship driven by differing views on labor unions and more. — Tech billionaire Elon Musk quietly visited the White House in September …
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Kevin Breuninger / NBC News:
'Who's going to do that?': Trump faces hurdles in securing appeal bond for fraud case — Former President Donald Trump will need to secure a massive bond as he appeals the ruling ordering him to pay more than $450 million in penalties and interest. — Former President Donald Trump …
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Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post:
Teamsters give GOP first major donation in years with $45,000 to RNC — The Teamsters' political committee has given $45,000 to the Republican National Committee, according to federal records, a significant departure for a powerful organized labor group that has more recently supported Democrats …
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Federal prosecutors charge Japanese Yakuza leader in nuclear material trafficking conspiracy — U.S. prosecutors have charged a man identified as a leader of the Japanese organized crime syndicate Yakuza with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar to other countries …
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
New Matt Schlapp Subpoenas Target Document-Shredding at CPAC — New subpoenas in the sexual assault lawsuit against CPAC leader Matt Schlapp have gone out to key witnesses, including one official who allegedly oversaw shredding in the office. … As the once-storied Conservative Political …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Exclusive: N.Y. Times reporters plan fall exposé on Trump's taxes … - “I remember watching Joe Biden's inauguration and seeing Donald Trump and his family leave Washington for Mar-a-Lago,” Craig says. … - “We have spent the last three years building upon our prior reporting.