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Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Marjorie Taylor Greene penned conspiracy theory that a laser beam from space started deadly 2018 California wildfire — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has done little to stop Greene's ascension in the Republican Party — In November 2018, California was hit with the worst wildfire in the state's history.
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Pelosi condemns GOP for overlooking Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's incendiary comments … WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Thursday denounced House Republican leaders for appointing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., to the committee overseeing education after she has questioned …
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WRCB-TV:
Channel 3 crew threatened with arrest after asking Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene a question during town hall meeting — A Channel 3 reporter and photojournalist were threatened with arrest after asking U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene a question during a town hall meeting in Dalton.
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Parkland Parents: Marjorie Taylor Greene Won't Get Away With Lying About Our Son
Parkland Parents: Marjorie Taylor Greene Won't Get Away With Lying About Our Son
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Valerie Strauss / Washington Post:
Republicans assign QAnon supporter to House education committee — and top Democrats blast the move
Republicans assign QAnon supporter to House education committee — and top Democrats blast the move
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Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
Video surfaces of Marjorie Taylor Greene confronting Parkland shooting survivor with baseless claims
Video surfaces of Marjorie Taylor Greene confronting Parkland shooting survivor with baseless claims
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CNN:
Pelosi slams Republican leadership for response to Marjorie Taylor Greene: ‘What could they be thinking?’
Pelosi slams Republican leadership for response to Marjorie Taylor Greene: ‘What could they be thinking?’
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Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
Pelosi calls out armed colleagues as security threats: ‘The enemy is within the House’
Pelosi calls out armed colleagues as security threats: ‘The enemy is within the House’
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Chris Stirewalt / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed: I called Arizona for Biden on Fox News. Here's what I learned — The New York Evening Express was no great shakes as a newspaper. But in 1886, when the New York Times ran the obituary of one of the Express' former owners, Erastus Brooks, it had to give credit where it was due.
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Jordan Pearson / VICE:
Robinhood Stops Users From Trading GameStop Stocks, Other Reddit YOLO Picks — With the market in chaos, even Robinhood has now turned on retail investors pumping dark-horse stocks. — Jordan Pearson — Robinhood, the fee-free investment app that has helped Redditors …
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Alexis Goldstein / Markets Weekly:
What happened with GameStop? — It's not David vs Goliath. It's Goliath vs. Goliath, with David as a fig leaf — This is a free post from Markets Weekly, a newsletter by former Wall Street professional Alexis Goldstein. If you appreciated this post, please consider signing up here for premium access to all posts.
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Under the Hood:
Keeping Customers Informed Through Market Volatility — Our mission at Robinhood is to democratize finance for all. We're proud to have created a platform that has helped everyday people, from all backgrounds, shape their financial futures and invest for the long term.
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Janet Yellen Received $810K In Speaking Fees From Hedge Fund Embroiled In GameStop Saga
Janet Yellen Received $810K In Speaking Fees From Hedge Fund Embroiled In GameStop Saga
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Eamon Javers / CNBC:
Republicans in Washington warn Wall Street: The GameStop populists are more powerful than you think
Republicans in Washington warn Wall Street: The GameStop populists are more powerful than you think
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Tucker Higgins / CNBC:
Lawmakers from AOC to Ted Cruz are bashing Robinhood over its GameStop trading freeze
Lawmakers from AOC to Ted Cruz are bashing Robinhood over its GameStop trading freeze
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Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
N.Y. Severely Undercounted Virus Deaths in Nursing Homes, Report Says — The state attorney general, Letitia James, said the Cuomo administration likely omitted thousands of Covid-19 deaths of nursing home residents. — ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State attorney general accused …
New York Times:
McConnell Was Done With Trump. His Party Said Not So Fast. — After four years, the minority leader had finally had enough. But with most Republicans rallying around Donald J. Trump, he sided with his colleagues trying to throw out the impeachment case.
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Politico:
Dems ready to plow ahead on Covid relief
Dems ready to plow ahead on Covid relief
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Byron York's Daily Memo: What if Democrats don't go through with Trump's trial?
Byron York's Daily Memo: What if Democrats don't go through with Trump's trial?
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Fox News, Politico, RedState, National Review and Mediaite
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Schumer and McConnell close to finalizing pact on organizing 50-50 Senate
Schumer and McConnell close to finalizing pact on organizing 50-50 Senate
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J. Miles Coleman / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
2022 Senate Races: Initial Ratings — On a potentially limited playing field, both parties look to expand past their current 50 seats — KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — Republicans will be defending more Senate seats than Democrats in 2022, but both sides have some potential pickup opportunities …
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Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Man arrested with gun, ammunition near Capitol — A man was arrested on Wednesday after it was discovered there was a handgun in his vehicle parked near the U.S. Capitol, authorities said. — Dennis Westover, 71, of South Charleston, W.Va., was arrested on Wednesday …
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Dylan Scott / Vox:
Biden just took his first step to expand health coverage — Biden is opening up Obamacare enrollment and planning an ad blitz. — Eight days into his administration, President Joe Biden took a small step to expand health coverage during the Covid-19 pandemic — one that Donald Trump refused to take last year.
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Tim Carman / Washington Post:
Subway's tuna is not tuna, but a ‘mixture of various concoctions,’ a lawsuit alleges — Subway describes its tuna sandwich as “freshly baked bread” layered with “flaked tuna blended with creamy mayo then topped with your choice of crisp, fresh veggies.” It's a description designed to activate …
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Fox News, Law & Crime and Boing Boing
Jeremy Wallace / Houston Chronicle:
Beto O'Rourke says he's thinking about running for governor — Gary Kubiak describes David Culley as ‘energy in the building’ — Want to reduce inflammation? Try the Mediterranean diet. — In climate push, Biden bets on cutting fossil fuels while protecting jobs
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
O'Rourke mulling run for Texas governor
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
GOP senator stocks office with 13 former Trump staffers — As Trump administration alums face a tough job market after the Capitol riot, one new Republican Senate office has turned into a full-employment factory for Trump officials looking for their next gig.
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Trump officials moved most Bureau of Land Management staffers out of D.C. More than 87 percent quit instead. — The decision to relocate BLM headquarters to Colorado and redistribute jobs in the West prompted 287 employees to retire or find other jobs — The Trump administration's decision …
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Twitter's priceless gift to Biden — As he entered his first week in office, President Joe Biden was handed a priceless gift: the blissful sound of former President Donald Trump's Twitter silence. — Gone are the pre-dawn tirades, the all-caps declarations, the “Sleepy Joe” mocking …
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American Prospect:
Merrick Garland Wants Former Facebook Lawyer to Top Antitrust Division — Susan Davies has spent much of the last decade working on behalf of major mergers and fending off antitrust enforcement. — Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland is working behind the scenes to install longtime aide Susan Davies …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The Republican Party is about doing nothing — The Republican Party, judging from its lack of output in the House and Senate, has little to contribute to the restoration of Americans' health and prosperity. They have essentially no interest in addressing racial inequity or in rooting out domestic terrorism.
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Sabrina Eaton / Plain Dealer:
Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan won't run for U.S. Senate next year — WASHINGTON, D.C. - Champaign County GOP Rep. Jim Jordan on Thursday announced that he won't run for the U.S. Senate seat that will be vacated by Republican Rob Portman's upcoming retirement, a decision that opens the field …
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Arizona Republic:
Republicans demand audit of Kelli Ward's narrow win for Arizona GOP chair — Yvonne Wingett Sanchez Ronald J. HansenArizona Republic — After months of sounding the alarm on what she claimed was a stolen presidential election, Kelli Ward is facing questions about her own reelection Saturday as Arizona Republican Party chair.
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Man Charged with $1.9 Million COVID-Relief Fraud — A Nevada man was charged in an indictment Wednesday for his alleged participation in a scheme to defraud multiple financial institutions by filing bank loan applications that fraudulently sought more than $1.9 million dollars …
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
‘What Democrat beats that guy?’: Top Dems flinch from Rubio challenge — MIAMI — Few Republicans are more loathed by Democrats than Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. Many have never looked at him the same since, after helping to draft the 2013 bipartisan immigration bill, he backed away under conservative pressure.
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Hugo Gurdon / Washington Examiner:
The emergency of government by Democrats — During the Cold War, a U.S. Air Force Starfighter radioed to an airport in England asking for permission to land. Starfighters were difficult to fly, and many crashed. Air traffic control told the pilot he was using a frequency reserved …
The Hill:
Keep the ideas behind ‘defund the police,’ but forget the slogan — The Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol finally may have put to rest the debate about the usefulness and efficacy of the “defund the police” slogan. After watching how close a mob came to destroying 245 years of democracy …
Business Insider:
Watchdog group accuses the Trump campaign and family members of engaging in ‘schemes’ that hid massive election spending and likely broke federal law … - An election watchdog group has filed an updated complaint with the FEC against the Trump campaign. — The complaint cites Insider's reporting …
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Oversight Board:
Announcing the Oversight Board's first case decisions — Today, the Oversight Board is announcing its first decisions. — In the five case decisions published today, the Board overturned four of Facebook's decisions, upheld one and issued nine policy recommendations to the company.
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