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Justice Clarence Thomas took more trips on GOP megadonor's private plane than previously known

Updated 4:03 PM EDT, Thu June 13, 2024 CNN — Justice Clarence Thomas took several more trips on the private plane of GOP megadonor Harlan Crow than were previously known, a top Senate Democrat revealed Thursday. According to information obtained by Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin, Thomas traveled on Crow’s private jet during trips in 2017, 2019 and 2021 between various US states, as well as on a previously known 2019 trip to Indonesia, during which Thomas also stayed on Crow’s mega-ya ...

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House Admin Republicans subpoena Biden officials over voting access push

Posted June 13, 2024 at 12:36pm House Administration Chair Bryan Steil sent subpoenas to 15 Biden Cabinet officials on Thursday requesting documents related to an executive order aimed at promoting access to voting. It’s the latest move by Steil and House Administration Republicans, who have spent the bulk of this Congress highlighting perceived threats to election security and advancing a series of conservative proposals that would encourage states to adopt policies like mandatory voter iden ...

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Disney's feud with DeSantis is over -- and it's donating to Republicans again

Since ending its feud with Florida's governor, Ron DeSantis, Disney has wasted no time donating to Republicans again. The Walt Disney Comany gave more than $87,000 worth of in-kind, or nonmonetary, donations to political committees, including Republican lawmakers, in the months of April and May, the Orlando Sentinel reported. That's an about-face for the House of Mouse, which had paused political donations as it brawled with DeSantis. The yearslong feud first started in 2022 when Disney execu ...

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Tesla in self-drive mode slams into police car in Orange County

A Tesla was in its self-driving mode when it crashed into a parked patrol vehicle responding to a fatal crash in Orange County Thursday morning, police said. The officer was on traffic control duty blocking Orangethorpe Avenue in Fullerton for an investigation into a suspected DUI crash that left a motorcyclist dead around 9 p.m. Wednesday when his vehicle was struck. A Fullerton Police Department spokesperson said the officer was standing outside his vehicle around midnight when he saw a Tesl ...

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Sandy Hook families want to seize Alex Jones' social media accounts

June 13, 2024 4:19 PM EDT Updated 4 min ago NEW YORK, June 13 (Reuters) - Families of the Sandy Hook massacre victims want to seize Alex Jones' social media accounts in his bankruptcy, saying that the conspiracy theorist's frequent posts to fans are a key part of the Infowars business being liquidated to pay Jones' debts. Jones, who filed for bankruptcy protection 17 months ago, has given up on trying to reach a settlement that would reduce the $1.5 billion that he owes to the relatives of 20 ...

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Wholesale prices unexpectedly fell 0.2% in May

(CNBC) A measure of wholesale prices unexpectedly decreased in May, adding another piece of evidence that inflation is pulling back. The producer price index, a gauge of prices that producers get for their goods and services in the open market, declined 0.2% for the month, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thusday. That reversed a 0.5% increase in April and compared to the Dow Jones estimate for a 0.1% increase.

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Why Biden's big move on medical debt and credit reports matters

(MSNBC) The Democratic White House has practically been preoccupied with finding ways to help consumers. The Biden administration has, among other things: Created new rules to benefit air travelers; made it easier for people to file their taxes for free; advanced a policy that would cap credit card late fees; taken steps to curtail tens of billions worth of surcharges that Biden accurately describes as “junk” fees, canceled $167 billion in student debt for nearly 5 million Americans through several programs; pursued policies designed to keep gas prices low. Removing medical debt from consumer credit reports is very much a part of the larger policy mosaic.

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Data on Biden-era crime rates shreds Republican talking points

(MNSBC) A couple of months ago Rep. Nancy Mace released a video online presenting a rather scary vision of modern life in the United States. The South Carolina Republican’s video was accompanied by straightforward text: “Since Joe Biden took office, crime has skyrocketed across our country.” That was not, and is not, true. In fact, CNN reported this week on new statistics from the FBI showing a 15% drop in violent crime in the early months of 2024.

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Let's Talk About Trump's Gibberish

(The Atlantic) Perhaps the greatest trick Donald Trump ever pulled was convincing millions of people—and the American media—to treat his lapses into fantasies and gibberish as a normal, meaningful form of oratory. But Trump is not a normal person, and his speeches are not normal political events. For too long, Trump has gotten away with pretending that his emotional issues are just part of some offbeat New York charm or an expression of his enthusiasm for public performance. But Trump is obviously unfit—and something is profoundly wrong with a political environment in which he can now say almost anything, no matter how weird

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Lawmaker shows photo of Trump, Giuliani in drag to protest NDAA amendment

16 min ago - 06/13/24 5:41 PM ET Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) on Thursday protested an amendment added to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that bars funding for drag performances with a blown-up photo of former President Trump and Rudy Giuliani, a f ... (The Hill)

Attorney charged in voting machine tampering case announces run for Michigan Supreme Court

46 min ago - Updated 5:34 PM EDT, June 13, 2024 LANSING, Mich. (AP) — An attorney charged in connection with an effort to illegally access and tamper with voting machines in Michigan after the 2020 election said Thursday that he’s running for the state& ... (AP)

Pelosi condemns Trump's Capitol visit: 'Returning to the scene of the crime'

1 hr ago - Thu 13 Jun 2024 16.09 EDT Last modified on Thu 13 Jun 2024 16.36 EDT Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic former House speaker, mounted a forceful denunciation of Thursday’s first visit to the US Capitol by Donald Trump since he incited a mob to attack ... (The Guardian)

Republicans push bill to ban DEI programs from federal agencies and stop schools using federal funds for them

1 hr ago - 11 hours ago Senate Republicans are targeting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs with the federal government through a new bill that seeks to remove and prohibit any agency from funding programs, offices or leaders related to DEI — i ... (UK Independent)

Hamas official says 'no one has any idea' how many Israeli hostages are still alive

2 hrs ago - The fate of the 120 remaining hostages in Gaza is crucial to any deal to end the protracted and bloody conflict between Israel and Hamas. But a senior Hamas official has told CNN that “no one has an idea” how many of them are alive, and tha ... (CNN)

US submarine pulls into Guantanamo Bay a day after Russian warships arrive in Cuba

8 hrs ago - WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Navy submarine has arrived in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in a show of force as a fleet of Russian warships gather for planned military exercises in the Caribbean. U.S. Southern Command said the USS Helena, a nuclear-powered f ... (AP)

Secret Service considering new measures to keep protesters away from park near Republican convention

9 hrs ago - Published 11:09 AM EDT, Thu June 13, 2024 CNN — The US Secret Service is in talks to expand its security perimeter around the Milwaukee arena where the Republican Party will host its national convention this year, three sources familiar with t ... (CNN Politics)

US school district where students held mock slave auction settles with DoJ

9 hrs ago - Thu 13 Jun 2024 10.59 EDT A school district in Tennessee has agreed to implement reforms to its practices after a federal investigation found evidence of racist harassment, which included a Black student called racial slurs and subjected to a mock sl ... (The Guardian)

Texas man charged with threatening FBI agent involved in Hunter Biden case

9 hrs ago - Federal officials charged and arrested a man who threatened an FBI agent involved with the Hunter Biden investigation, with the suspect allegedly texting the agent and asking him if his family was safe, according to a federal complaint filed Thursday ... (Washington Post)

A defiant Fani Willis appears to call out her critics in Trump case in speech at Black church

10 hrs ago - Updated 3:45 PM EDT, June 13, 2024 MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Fani Willis called out her critics in a defiant speech Thursday at a Black church outside Atlanta, not naming names but appearing to refer to Donald Trump and others who have attacked the G ... (AP)

Major veteran organization weighs in on upside-down American flags

10 hrs ago - June 13, 2024, 5:39 PM EDT WASHINGTON — The veteran organization the American Legion weighed in on the upside-down American flag controversy Thursday, noting that flags should only be flown this way if there is "extreme danger to life or propert ... (NBC News)

After nearly 25 years, federal officials approve a limited Makah whale hunt

11 hrs ago - Published June 13, 2024 at 9:24 AM PDT The long wait is over. A federal official has given the green light for members of the Makah tribe to resume exercising their treaty right to whaling, based on a request first made in 2005. Their last hunt took ... (KNKX/NPR)

Biden says he will not pardon Hunter or commute his sentence

11 hrs ago - FASANO, Italy – President Biden emphatically defended his son at a summit of world leaders here, commenting directly for the first time since Hunter Biden was convicted this week on federal gun charges, while also reiterating that he would not u ... (Washington Post)

9-year-old fatally shot in Milwaukee; city's 4th young gunshot victim in recent weeks

11 hrs ago - A 9-year-old boy was shot and killed early Thursday in Milwaukee, police said, becoming the fourth young gunshot victim in the city in recent weeks. Jonael Zambrano died at a hospital, about two hours after he was shot in a bedroom around midnight, t ... (ABC News)

Tesla in self-drive mode slams into police car in Orange County

12 hrs ago - A Tesla was in its self-driving mode when it crashed into a parked patrol vehicle responding to a fatal crash in Orange County Thursday morning, police said. The officer was on traffic control duty blocking Orangethorpe Avenue in Fullerton for an inv ... (KTLA5)

House Admin Republicans subpoena Biden officials over voting access push

12 hrs ago - Posted June 13, 2024 at 12:36pm House Administration Chair Bryan Steil sent subpoenas to 15 Biden Cabinet officials on Thursday requesting documents related to an executive order aimed at promoting access to voting. It’s the latest move by Stei ... (Roll Call)

Sandy Hook families want to seize Alex Jones' social media accounts

13 hrs ago - June 13, 2024 4:19 PM EDT Updated 4 min ago NEW YORK, June 13 (Reuters) - Families of the Sandy Hook massacre victims want to seize Alex Jones' social media accounts in his bankruptcy, saying that the conspiracy theorist's frequent posts to fans are ... (Reuters)

Justice Clarence Thomas took more trips on GOP megadonor's private plane than previously known

13 hrs ago - Updated 4:03 PM EDT, Thu June 13, 2024 CNN — Justice Clarence Thomas took several more trips on the private plane of GOP megadonor Harlan Crow than were previously known, a top Senate Democrat revealed Thursday. According to information obtain ... (CNN Politics)

Tyson Foods suspends company heir, CFO John R. Tyson after arrest for intoxication

13 hrs ago - Updated on: June 13, 2024 / 3:31 PM EDT Tyson Foods has suspended the company's chief financial officer, John R. Tyson, after he was arrested for allegedly driving while intoxicated. University of Arkansas police in Fayetteville, Arkansas, arrested ... (CBS News)

Senate Republicans block bill to protect access to in vitro fertilization

14 hrs ago - Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked consideration of a bill to protect access to in vitro fertilization, the latest Democratic effort to put the GOP on the defensive amid a broader election-year debate over reproductive health care. Almost every R ... (Washington Post)

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