Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson, and this is five things you need to know Friday, the

1st of September, 2023.

Today, Supreme Court Disclosures, as the conversation around ethics reform rolls on,

plus Senator Mitch McConnell has been cleared to continue with his schedule, and a blood

cancer is no longer considered a death sentence.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas yesterday disclosed more travel, paid for by GOP Megadoner

Harlan Crowe last year.

The disclosure comes amid pressure for ethics reform on the high court.

I spoke with USA today, Supreme Court correspondent John Fritzie for the latest.

Hey there, John.

Hi.

So, John, what did Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas disclose yesterday?

Thomas filed his annual disclosure report.

He actually filed a few weeks back, and it was made public just now.

And you know, there were a few trips on there that were paid for by Harlan Crowe, who's

the GOP Megadoner, who's been at the center of all the controversy with Thomas.

These three trips to Texas for conferences were paid for by Crowe and involved private jet

travel, and a third trip to Crowe's lodge in the Iterandex.

In some ways, the trips themselves are, of course, interesting, although they are kind of

part and parcel with what we've seen in some of the past reporting around this travel

that's been paid for by Crowe.

What might be more interesting is some of the efforts that Thomas made to explain it.

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