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New York Times:
Supreme Court Justice Alito's Beach House Displayed ‘Appeal to Heaven’ Flag … The “Appeal to Heaven” flag flew outside the Alitos' New Jersey vacation home last summer, along with a “2022” Phillies flag and a Long Beach Island flag.  —  Last summer, two years after an upside-down American flag …
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Associated Press:
Second flag carried by Jan. 6 rioters displayed outside house owned by Justice Alito, report says  —  A second flag of a type carried by rioters during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was displayed outside a house owned by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Sam Alito is a problem  —  Chief Justice John Roberts must take responsibility for his court.  If he does not, what follows will be his legacy — and we'll have to deal with the fallout.  —  It's been clear for some time that Justice Sam Alito was the Fox News (or an even further right-wing channel) …
Discussion: New York Times
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
They're all election deniers now  —  Trump's veep hopefuls are saying it over and over. … Lately, Republicans have been getting one simple question: “Will you accept the results of the 2024 election, regardless of its outcome?”  Their responses keep exposing that election denialism has taken over the party.
Discussion: Democrats and NBC News
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CNN:
Nikki Haley says she's voting for Trump in November
Karissa Waddick / USA Today:
Nikki Haley says she'll vote for Donald Trump in 2024 presidential race
CNN:
Florida hearing in Trump classified documents case devolves into shouting match  —  A hearing in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case devolved into shouting Wednesday as attorneys battled over an alleged threat made last year to a defense attorney.  —  The morning proceeding in Fort Pierce …
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Kim Wehle / The Bulwark:
Judge Outlines ‘Shell Game’ Played with Classified Docs at Mar-a-Lago
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The Minnesota GOP endorsed an anti-semite for U.S. Senate.  Republicans are silent.  —  Earlier this month, Congressman Tom Emmer (R-MN) blasted college students protesting Israel's military operations in Gaza.  “By these students' own admission, they're not just standing in solidarity with this pro-Hamas …
Discussion: The Daily Dot
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Two hundred judges, more nominees moving, and a shadow docket bill  —  A little past noon Wednesday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Angela Martinez to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona on a 66-28 vote.  —  Martinez is the 200th of President Biden's judicial nominees …
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Laura Gersony / Arizona Republic:
Republican Abe Hamadeh called election deniers ‘crazies’ in text messages to now-rival Blake Masters  —  Republican congressional candidate Abe Hamadeh privately called those who believe stolen election claims “crazies” in text messages obtained by The Arizona Republic.
Axios:
Netanyahu speech plans spark internal furor for Democrats … - House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Jim Himes (D-Conn.) said Netanyahu “should be focused on freeing hostages, not on charming legislators.”  — Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Mich.), a member of Democratic leadership, told Axios …
Anjali Huynh / New York Times:
TikTok Is Seeing an Increasing Amount of Pro-Trump Posts  —  An internal analysis found nearly twice as many pro-Trump posts as pro-Biden ones on TikTok since November, a sign of the right's use of a liberal-friendly platform.  —  Donald Trump isn't on TikTok.
Sophia Cai / Axios:
Trump gears up for unique South Bronx rally … - It will be his first large-scale campaign rally in New York since 2016. … - It has been working with the predominantly Hispanic members of the Bodega Association and the National Supermarket Association, made up of independent supermarket owners.
NBC News:
GOP officials frustrated by the Secret Service's refusal to move protesters away from the RNC convention hall  —  One proposal from the RNC would place the protest zone in a park across the Milwaukee River.  Milwaukee officials have so far shown no interest in helping out, either.
Associated Press:
Republican National Committee's headquarters evacuated after vials of blood are addressed to Trump  —  The Republican National Committee's Washington headquarters was briefly evacuated on Wednesday as police investigated two vials of blood that had been addressed to former President Donald Trump following …
David Strom / HotAir:
Another Conspiracy Theory Win; It's Getting Depressing  —  OK, it's time to put on your tin foil hats because every damn conspiracy theory is proving to be true.  —  Sure, I still believe men landed on the moon and that the Earth is round, but I am beginning to doubt almost everything else.
Discussion: New York Times
Jonathan Nicholson / HuffPost:
Democrat Punished On House Floor For Accurately Saying Trump Is On Trial  —  “What they're trying to do now is cancel people,” said Rep. Jim McGovern (Mass.), the congressman who started the contretemps.  —  LOADING  —  House Republicans invoked Wednesday a rule meant …
Associated Press:
Centrist challenger ousts progressive DA in Oregon  —  Nathan Vasquez, a career prosecutor, vowed to be tough on crime in Portland.  —  Centrist district attorney candidate Nathan Vasquez has ousted the incumbent progressive prosecutor in Oregon's Multnomah County, home to Portland …
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Biden Plans to Give Kenya Key Ally Designation During Its Leader's Visit  —  A “major non-NATO ally” is a country whose military has a strategic working relationship with the United States.  —  President Biden will designate Kenya on Thursday as a “major non-NATO ally,” according to a U.S. official …
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Inside the White House, a Debate Over Letting Ukraine Shoot U.S. Weapons Into Russia  —  After a sobering trip to Kyiv, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is urging the president to lift restrictions on how Ukraine can use American arms.  —  Since the first American shipments …
Chris Lisinski / GBH:
Millionaires tax revenue reaches $1.8 billion, on pace to double estimates  —  Beacon Hill spent most of the past year in hand-wringing mode over the state's finances as tax revenues sagged month after month and new costs exploded, but lawmakers might soon have hundreds of millions of dollars …
Tinashe Chingarande / NOTUS:
‘Like a Lead Balloon’: Trump's ‘Shadow Secretary of State’ Meets With Arab American Leaders … As Arab Americans hold back their support from President Joe Biden until he changes course on the Israel-Gaza war, Donald Trump's “shadow secretary of state” — Ric Grenell …
Discussion: New York Times
Politico:
What's breaking up the Texas Republican party?  School vouchers  —  Out-of-state donors are funneling millions of dollars into state legislative races to defeat Republicans who opposed the governor's top education priority.  —  When nearly two dozen Republican state lawmakers defied Texas …
Tom LoBianco / 24sight News:
EXCLUSIVE: Paul Manafort has been back channeling campaign tips through top Trump aides since last year, Republicans tell 24sight News  —  Paul Manafort, the former campaign manager for Donald Trump, has been secretly advising the 2024 re-election effort through his top campaign aides since last summer …
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Israel Rages as Ireland, Spain, and Norway Move to Recognize Palestinian State  —  ‘REWARD HAMAS’  —  The historic move will be punished with “severe consequences,” Israel's foreign minister said.  —  Ireland, Spain, and Norway on Wednesday said they will officially recognize a Palestinian state …
 
 
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Aimee Picchi / CBS News:
Biden administration cancels $7.7 billion in student debt for 160,500 people. Here's who qualifies.
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten / Fox News:
Nancy Pelosi interrupted while accepting award by anti-Israel agitator: ‘Shame on you!’
Discussion: IJR
Axios:
Rick Scott jumps into race for Senate GOP leader
Tom Rogan / Washington Examiner:
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House Committee on Ways and Means:
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USA Today:
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Nick Penzenstadler / USA Today:
Hacked data reveals which US gun sellers are behind Mexican cartel violence
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Discussion: The Hill
 

 
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Source: Altman told investors that OpenAI could become a for-profit business not controlled by its nonprofit board; Microsoft execs favor a for-profit option

Andrew Williams / Wired:
Apple may not be bringing Apple Intelligence to iPhone 15, which has 6GB of RAM vs. iPhone 15 Pro's 8GB, due to RAM requirements for on-device AI processing

Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
Report: alleged ringleader of the Scattered Spider hacking group was arrested in Spain; sources: the accused is a 22-year-old Scottish man named Tyler Buchanan
 
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