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Jason Williams / Cincinnati.com:
Ohio's U.S. Sen. Rob Portman won't run for re-election; Republican cites ‘partisan gridlock’ — Republican Rob Portman will not seek a third term in the U.S. Senate in 2022, he told The Enquirer - a move that will unsettle politics in both Greater Cincinnati and Washington D.C.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Rob Portman won't seek reelection — Ohio Republican Rob Portman will not seek a third Senate term in 2022, a blow to both Republicans' hopes of taking back the Senate and the chamber's dwindling number of centrists. — The two-term senator is one of the most effective legislators in the Senate …
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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Rudy Giuliani Sued by Dominion Voting Systems Over False Election Claims — The suit against Mr. Giuliani, a lawyer for former President Donald Trump who pushed to overturn the election results, accuses him of carrying out “a viral disinformation campaign.”
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Dominion sues Giuliani for $1.3 billion over ‘Big Lie’ about election fraud — (CNN)Dominion Voting Systems has sued former President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani for defamation after he pushed the “Big Lie” about election fraud on his podcast and TV appearances.
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Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Dominion files $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani
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Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Supreme Court dismisses Trump emoluments lawsuits as moot — The Supreme Court on Monday ordered lower courts to dismiss two cases that alleged former President Donald Trump unlawfully profited from his businesses while in office, in violation of the Constitution's emoluments clauses.
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Associated Press:
Supreme Court ends Trump emoluments lawsuits — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday brought an end to lawsuits over whether Donald Trump illegally profited off his presidency. — The justices threw out Trump's challenge to lower court rulings that had allowed lawsuits …
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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Supreme Court dismisses emolument cases against Trump
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Tucker Higgins / CNBC:
Supreme Court dismisses two cases challenging Trump's business conflicts
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court shuts down 2 Trump emoluments cases
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David Goldman / CNN:
Jim Acosta: I've never seen Trump this alone — New York (CNN Business)Donald Trump spent his last moments as President sad and alone, according to Jim Acosta, who led CNN's coverage of Trump during his presidency. — In his farewell to Washington on Wednesday morning …
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Kate Bennett / CNN:
White House staff welcomes new first family: ‘The residence has life again’
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Politico:
Some Trump aides stuck with him till the end. Now they're screwed. — Four days into his post-presidency life, Donald Trump has insulated himself from the outside world. — Unseen by the public and unusually quiet as key parts of his policy legacy are dismantled by the new administration …
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Josh Hawley / New York Post:
It's time to stand up against the muzzling of America — Have you checked your social credit score lately? You might want to. Mine seems to have taken a nosedive this month. You might want to see how yours is doing. — Everyone knows what a credit score is. But social credit scores are new.
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Christian Vanderbrouk / The Bulwark:
Meet Trump's Pro-Insurrection “Intellectuals” — We should have known January 6 was coming, because Trumpism's “intellectual” wing called for it, for weeks. — Last December, Ross Douthat suggested that “there are two Republican Parties.” One of them governs dutifully, “certifying elections …
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Orion Rummler / Axios:
Biden signs order overturning Trump's transgender military ban — President Biden signed an executive order on Monday overturning the Trump administration's ban on transgender Americans serving in the military. — Why it matters: The ban, which allowed the military to bar openly transgender recruits …
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Moderna, Inc.:
Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Retains Neutralizing Activity Against Emerging Variants First Identified in the U.K. and the Republic of South Africa — Out of an abundance of caution, Moderna launches clinical program to boost immunity to emerging variants — Manuscript posted to preprint server …
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Denise Grady / New York Times:
Moderna Says Vaccine Still Protects Against Virus Variants
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Taryn Luna / Los Angeles Times:
Newsom cancels California's COVID-19 stay-at-home orders — California officials lifted regional coronavirus stay-at-home orders across the state on Monday, a change that could allow restaurants and gyms in many counties to reopen outdoor dining and other services.
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Alexis Benveniste / CNN:
Members are quitting ‘sad’ Mar-a-Lago after Trump loses — New York (CNN Business)Many once-loyal members of Mar-a-Lago are leaving because they no longer want to have any connection to former President Donald Trump, according to the author of the definitive book about the resort.
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Rosemary Rossi / The Wrap:
‘Go Back to Moscow’: Airplane Banners Near Mar-a-Lago Taunt ‘Pathetic Loser’ Trump
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Evidence Piles Up for Trump's Impeachment Trial — Each day seems to bring another egregious example of the former president's attempt to subvert the truth and democracy. — One of the courtroom highlights of the recent Netflix film “The Trial of the Chicago 7” involves …
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Amanda Macias / CNBC:
CDC director says federal government does not know how much Covid vaccine the U.S. has — The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Sunday that the federal government doesn't know how much coronavirus vaccine the nation has. — “I can't tell you how much vaccine …
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Olivia Goldhill / STAT:
Undercounting of Covid-19 deaths is greatest in pro-Trump areas, analysis shows — Tens of thousands of Covid-19 deaths are going unreported in the U.S., with far more missed in counties that strongly supported former President Trump, according to new research.
Politico:
MAGA media looks to turn White House briefing room into a battlefield — Eric Bolling, the conservative host of Sinclair Broadcast Group's “America This Week,” would travel regularly to Donald Trump's White House, interviewing the former president seven times and occasionally attending press briefings.
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Just Security:
“Fight for Trump”: Video Evidence of Incitement at the Capitol — How direct is the connection between what President Donald Trump communicated to his supporters and their actions in laying siege to the U.S. Capitol? Videos recorded by many individuals over the course of the day provide some answers.
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Liz Cheney Should Step Away From Leadership For The Sake Of GOP Voters — There is no reason to leave Cheney in her leadership position. In fact, it's negligence for Republican leaders to keep her there. — Liz Cheney's problems are piling up, according to Politico.
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U.S. Department of Justice Office …:
Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General Announces Initiation of Investigation — Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz announced today that: — The DOJ Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is initiating an investigation into whether any former …
Jared S. Hopkins / Wall Street Journal:
Merck Scraps Covid-19 Vaccine Candidates — The two shots generated comparatively weak immune responses in early-stage studies — Merck & Co. said Monday that it is halting development of its two experimental Covid-19 vaccines, after early clinical-trial data showed the shots generated …
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Bloomberg Law:
Biden Plans to Tap California Labor Chief Julie Su as DOL Deputy — Listen — President Joe Biden plans to nominate California Labor Secretary Julie Su for the No. 2 position at the U.S. Labor Department, after a chorus of progressives had called for her to land the agency's top job …
Andrew Van Dam / Washington Post:
Governors' shutdowns did not cause the pandemic jobs crisis — People started staying at home before the shutdowns were ordered, data shows — The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 416,000 Americans and recently pulled the U.S. economic recovery into reverse.
Washington Post:
Fight over the rules grinds the Senate to a halt, imperiling Biden's legislative agenda — When President Biden took office last week, he promised sweeping, bipartisan legislation to solve the coronavirus pandemic, fix the economy and overhaul immigration. — Just days later …
Alayna Treene / Axios:
McCarthy takes heat from every direction as House Republicans feud following the Capitol siege — Kevin McCarthy is learning you can get torched when you try to make everyone happy, especially after an insurrection. — Why it matters: The House Republican leader had been hoping to use …
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