Conservative judicial activist Leonard Leo rejects Senate subpoena from committee probing gifts to Supreme Court justices
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NEW >> The farcical saga of a Mayorkas impeachment trial no one wants to convene
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'This is not the way health care should be. '
Amid state abortion bans, women are now often left to manage pill-induced abortions alone. While generally safe, these can feel lonely and scary, stripped of the guidance of medical care. ⁦Caroline Kitchener⁩
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This advocacy group charges that General, Motors, CVS, T-Mobile, Elevance/Anthem are funding a group that pushes extreme conservative policies.That includes seeking to restrict abortion access, limit LGBT rights and weaken environmental and democratic safeguards.…

NEW Centrist group No Labels - long feared to risk pulling voters away from Biden -- won’t field a ticket in the presidential election ⁦Michael Scherer⁩ washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

NEW Centrist group No Labels -- long feared to draw voters away from Biden -- won’t field a ticket in the presidential election washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

Important new analysis

Donald Trump announced a vigil for #January6th inmates in DC jail and promised to free them.

Who exactly are they?

Just Security obtained official list.

Almost all of them (27 out of 29) are charged with assaulting law enforcement officers.

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The U.S. warned Russia of Crocus concert hall as a potential target — a fact not previously reported. Yet Russian authorities failed to take stronger measures to protect the venue, where gunmen killed more than 140 people.
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A rushed Jet Blue flight home, a call with President Biden taken in a storage closet and racist vitriol online.
A behind-the-scenes look at how a freshman governor -- and rising political star -- is already facing huge challenges. Erin Cox
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Everyone who knows me knows my sports knowledge is limited to high school girls volleyball and some golf ⛳️ by osmosis . But dang that Carolina Basketball v Alabama Men’s Basketball game. The athleticism, the hustle. Was rooting for UNC for family reasons but man. Alabama would not give up

Senior Judge Reggie Walton: “We do these jobs because we’re committed to the rule of law & we believe in the rule of law & the rule of law can only function effectively when we have judges who are prepared to carry out their duties without the threat of potential physical harm.”

Bring Evan home

Today’s ⁦The Wall Street Journal⁩

And you Kaitlan Collins are on an impressive roll, snagging important interviews one after the other, each at the heart of the national conversation. This one with Reggie Walton is just the latest. 🤛

Death threats against DC federal judges were relatively rare -- until Jan 6 and Trump's rhetoric championing those charged in with the Capitol riot 'patriots'. Walton and other judges handling those cases , as well as their family, have faced a dramatic rise in threats since.

Judge Walton - a conservative jurist who has often spoken up when a crisis was brewing - says what few Republicans will: Trump's threats could get a judge or family member harmed or killed

Free Evan:
'Journalism is not a crime.'
In rare joint statement, congressional leaders mark one year since reporter’s detainment

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Judge Walton is a conservative jurist who doesn't mince words when he sees a wrong or a crisis.
*He recently spoke out about how a the lack of ethics rules for the Supreme Court bred public trust .
*He told me about the FISA court's inability to check broad domestic surveillance

NEW: The man who could be Trump's next Secy of State. Ric Grenell is meeting with far-right foreign leaders, attacking Biden and offering a glimpse at what U.S. foreign policy could be like in a 2nd Trump term. From Beth Reinhard Jon Swaine Aaron Schaffer washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

Two of the six men presumed dead in the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore are being remembered by loved ones as devoted husbands, fathers and workers who were simply trying to improve their lot in life. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/b…