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Mediaite reports: Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) expressed shocking indifference about who wields the gavel in the House of Representatives. The fate of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) could soon be put to a vote after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) filed a motion to vacate the chair and is now threatening to force that vote. “We are passing the Democrat agenda …

Law & Crime reports: Attorneys for former President Donald Trump have once again failed to convince a New York appeals court to pause his hush-money trial. Though well past the 11th hour, or even the 12th hour, the 45th president’s defense team sought to pump the brakes on his by-now in-progress criminal trial over a series of allegations against New …

Detroit’s Fox affiliate reports: The former President said current President Joe Biden is allowing criminals into the country, particularly from Venezuela. “One stat before we go. Venezuela was very crime-ridden. They announced the other day 72% reduction in crime in the last year. You know why? They moved all their criminals from Venezuela right into the good old USA. And …

“The Biden budget has come up with this crazy idea of taxing white people because they own more assets than people of color. So, Bidenomics seeks to raise the capital gains tax all the way up to 44.6%. And the Janet Yellen Treasury Department points out that white families disproportionately hold assets. “Well, yes, we know that, but we also …

NPR reports: Starting today, people can no longer access legal abortions in Florida beyond six weeks of pregnancy, except in rare circumstances. The restriction replaces a 15-week ban that’s been in effect since July 2022, shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Abortion rights supporters say it will dramatically curb access to the procedure for thousands of …

The Huffington Post reports: “I guess it kind of makes it a little difficult for President Trump to find someone to be his [vice president]. He has to look for someone smarter than him, [a] better speaker than him and, like him, does not get burdened with principles,” Romney told HuffPost on Tuesday. The Utah senator also pushed back on …

The New York Times reports: A law firm that has long defended Donald J. Trump’s campaign and businesses from employment lawsuits has abruptly asked to withdraw from a yearslong case over what it calls an “irreparable breakdown in the attorney-client relationship.” The firm has represented Mr. Trump’s political operation in numerous suits dating to his first presidential run, helping secure …

NBC News reports: Democrats won a special election for a House seat in western New York on Tuesday, further shrinking the GOP’s narrow majority in the House. Democratic state Sen. Tim Kennedy defeated Republican town supervisor Gary Dickson in the 26th District, a reliably blue area that includes Buffalo and some of its surrounding suburbs. Democrats will now control 213 …

NPR reports: It was a crowded Tony Award season this year, with 36 eligible musicals and plays opening on Broadway stages. But by the time Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry finished reading the nominations on YouTube, there were some clear front-runners: Hell’s Kitchen, a musical based on Alicia Keys’ life, and Stereophonic, a play with a lot of …

Miami’s ABC affiliate reports: One day after a video went viral showing a group of teens dumping trash just off the Boca Inlet, the public has responded with outrage. “It’s shocking, disheartening, a lot of anger, and honestly, the thing that was most shocking to me is the age of the people on the boat,” said Madeline Kaufman of Debris …