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The New York Times reports: President Biden has nearly erased Donald J. Trump’s early polling advantage, amid signs that the Democratic base has begun to coalesce behind the president despite lingering doubts about the direction of the country, the economy and his age, according to a new survey by The New York Times and Siena College. Mr. Biden and Mr. …

Via email from hate group leader Monica Cole: Hill’s Pet Nutrition should be ashamed of attempting to normalize sin in their newest commercial, “Shelter Pets,” which includes a gay couple holding hands after adopting a dog from the shelter. It appears that Hill’s is promoting same-sex couples to please a small portion of the population while pushing away a much …

Axios reports: Donald Trump is moving part of his campaign operation to New York this weekend, and a massive security operation will descend around a courthouse in Lower Manhattan for what could be two months or so. The trial isn’t expected to be televised, per New York law. But it will reshape the presidential campaign in unprecedented ways. For at …

The Kansas City Star reports: Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday vetoed a bill that would ban transgender minors from receiving gender transition surgeries and hormone therapy, setting up another veto override fight over efforts to regulate the lives of trans residents. The bill, she said, dictates to parents how to best raise and care for their children, adding that …

Rolling Stone reports: A judge on Friday moved to halt an investigation by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) into the liberal watchdog journalism organization Media Matters, issuing a preliminary injunction in the case. Calling Media Matters a “radical left-wing” and “anti-free speech organization,” Paxton claimed to be investigating “potential fraudulent activity” by the group under Texas’ Deceptive Trade Practices …

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a controversial bill Friday stripping citizen oversight boards of their power to investigate police misconduct. The bill, HB 601, instead allows local chiefs of police agencies to create their own “civilian oversight” boards composed of three to seven members, all appointed by the chief or sheriff. But these boards can only …

“Speaking tonight as private citizen Miller, this is your choice America. If you import the Third World, you become the Third World, simple as that. Elect Joe Biden and America becomes the Third World. Elect Donald Trump and America remains America. That’s it. Two paths America, two choices, choose your future. Third World or an American century.” – Stephen Miller, …

Variety reports: Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group, the company majority-owned by Donald Trump that operates the Truth Social social media network, have fallen about 50% off their high since they started trading a little over two weeks ago. TMTG stock closed at $32.59 per share Friday, rallying late in the day to close up 0.6% — but it’s …

The Associated Press reports: The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money criminal case on Friday turned down the former president’s request to postpone his trial because of publicity about the case. It’s the latest in a string of delay denials that Trump has gotten from various courts this week as he fights to stave off the trial’s start Monday with …

Gothamist reports: A federal judge on Friday tossed out a pre-emptive lawsuit from Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who sought to stave off legal action by New York Attorney General Letitia James over his decision banning transgender women from playing sports at county-owned facilities, James’ office said. The ban still remains in effect, pending further litigation. Blakeman has been at …