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“Axios has a story that’s popped. I’m sending it to my crack team. It is, ‘Hakeem Jeffries emerges as Congress’ shadow speaker.’ I don’t know if he’s so much a shadow speaker. First time in the history of this country, a minority leader determined what came to the floor. “Look at who is slobbering all over Mike Johnson over the …

The Miami Herald reports: Some of the 49 migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard by the state of Florida are now able to legally work in the United States and have temporary protections from deportation — because they are considered victims of a potential crime, their attorney says. The migrants are eligible for these protections because they applied for a special …

Law & Crime reports: The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court were uninterested in Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake’s far-reaching attempt to ban Dominion Voting Systems’ machines from use in Arizona elections and beyond, sending her petition to the dust bin despite the hype generated around the failed effort. In an orders list on Monday, SCOTUS jettisoned the case …

The Hill reports: A New York judge said Monday that Manhattan prosecutors can bring up several civil lawsuits involving former President Trump if he chooses to testify in his ongoing criminal trial. After hearing arguments Friday, Judge Juan Merchan ruled that prosecutors can cross-examine Trump about six of the 13 prior court determinations they requested to raise in their efforts …

Democracy Docket reports: Nevada recently enacted a new Election Worker Protection Law to combat the increasing threats faced by election workers. Shortly after the law was enacted, the Republican Party’s failed 2022 attorney general candidate [PHOTO: Sigal Chattah] — who is currently a Republican National Committeewoman — filed a lawsuit to block the law. Her argument is that the law …

NBC News reports: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether the Biden administration can lawfully regulate so-called ghost guns — firearms that are made from kits available online that people can assemble at home. The justices took up a Biden administration appeal in defense of regulations that a lower court invalidated. The provisions in question are currently in …

Mediaite reports: Elon Musk appears to have moved on from Tucker Carlson based on the conservative pundit’s recent appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast where Carlson rejected Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. In multiple X, formerly Twitter, posts on Monday, Musk responded to messages critical of Carlson. “Yeah,” he wrote in reply to a clip of Carlson rejecting evolution and a …

The Independent reports: Melania Trump has returned to the campaign trail to support Donald Trump’s 2024 bid to win back the White House, in an understated at-home event in stark contrast to her husband’s loud, bombastic style. On Saturday night, the former first lady hosted a fundraiser for the Log Cabin Republicans at her Mar-a-Lago home. Richard Grenell, the first …

The Daily Beast reports: The Russian who loaned Donald Trump’s social media platform Truth Social $8 million previously set up websites selling dodgy sex pills, according to records seen by The Daily Beast. The flagship product sold by these sites, Vimax—which promises longer sex and a firmer erection—has prompted warnings from health regulators in the U.S. for containing hidden ingredients …

CNN reports: San Francisco is suing its neighbor across the Bay over a plan to change the name of Oakland’s airport. Earlier this month, the Port of Oakland’s commissioners voted unanimously to change the name of Oakland International Airport to “San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport.” “The feedback we get [from airlines] … is, because there is lack of name …