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Politico reports: Former President Donald Trump’s political operation said Thursday that it plans to deploy more than 100,000 attorneys and volunteers across battleground states to monitor — and potentially challenge — vote counting in November. The initiative — which the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee described as “the most extensive and monumental election integrity program in the nation’s …

“I don’t even know what you’re talking about – national abortion ban. No. Listen, President Trump has said this very well. Look, I’m pro-life personally, but I have 434 colleagues. You have to build a political consensus. After cultural consensus, Breitbart famously observed that politics is downstream from culture, and there is no consensus at the moment on what to …

ABC News reports: The House Ethics Committee is investigating whether or not Rep. Matt Gaetz used illicit drugs as a member of Congress, multiple sources familiar with the committee’s work told ABC News. Committee investigators have inquired about whether Gaetz was under the influence of drugs at parties in Florida after becoming a member of Congress in 2017, according to …

CNN reports: The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating how two jetliners were put on an apparent collision course as they were leaving Reagan National Airport Thursday morning, prompting air traffic controllers to frantically radio each plane to stop. Air traffic control audio recordings detail controllers shouting for a JetBlue flight to stop its takeoff run as a Southwest Airlines flight …

Courthouse News reports: Attorneys for Disney and ABC told a New York federal judge on Thursday that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s satirical prank Cameo videos of disgraced former Republican congressman George Santos are protected against copyright infringement claims by the fair use doctrine. The expelled lawmaker sued Kimmel, the ABC television network, and Walt Disney Co. in February for fraud …

The Washington Post reports: As Taylor Swift accepted the Grammy Award in February for best pop vocal album for “Midnights,” she informed the audience that she had been keeping a secret for two years: She had recorded a new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” and it would be released on April 19. When Swift said “two years,” she held up …

“I want to be really clear, by the way, if we’re talking about 2020 and we’re talking about elections — I want to say this just flat out, for anyone who’s paying attention, because I know there’s some news outlets out there that like to tune into this show. “I can fully believe, and I do fully believe, that there …

NBC News reports: The automaker Hyundai said it had paused its advertising on Elon Musk’s social media app, X, after a sponsored post from the company appeared next to antisemitic and pro-Nazi posts. Hyundai confirmed the pause in a statement to NBC News late Wednesday and said it was taking its brand safety concerns to Musk’s company. “We have paused …

“Today’s jury selection was just as bad as Tuesday. One prospective juror said she wouldn’t believe Trump even if his tongue were notarized. She also called him racist and sexist on social media. Another one said her son worked in DC and when asked for who, she said Hakeem Jeffries, the top House Democrat. One woman said she marched at …

Law & Crime reports: The so-called “Kraken” of the legal system has won a personal and professional victory in the Lone Star State. On Thursday, a Dallas-based court of appeals upheld a trial court decision that decided against any form of discipline for attorney Sidney Powell over her November 2020 lawsuits that sought “to prevent the certification of election results …