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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
Pelosi condemns GOP for overlooking Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's incendiary comments
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
The GOP struck a bad bargain. That's how it got stuck with Marjorie Taylor Greene.
The GOP struck a bad bargain. That's how it got stuck with Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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
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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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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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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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Janet Yellen Received $810K In Speaking Fees From Hedge Fund Embroiled In GameStop Saga — Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen received more than $800,000 in speaking fees from a hedge fund that has become embroiled in the saga over stock trades for video game retailer GameStop, according to her financial disclosures.
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Under the Hood:
Keeping Customers Informed Through Market Volatility
Keeping Customers Informed Through Market Volatility
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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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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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Henry J. Gomez / BuzzFeed News:
This Doctor Became The Face Of Ohio's Coronavirus Response. Some Democrats Want To Make Her A Senator. — CLEVELAND — When Sen. Rob Portman announced his retirement this week, nearly every ambitious politician in Ohio, from mayors to other sitting members of Congress …
Politico:
Democrats ready to plow ahead on Covid relief — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Speaker Nancy Pelosi will begin moving forward on a massive coronavirus package as soon as next week, with or without Republicans. — In separate remarks Thursday, the top two congressional Democrats …
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NBC News:
Democrats prepare to go it alone on Covid relief if Republicans don't cooperate — WASHINGTON — Democrats are discussing a path to bypass Republicans and approve an aggressive Covid-19 relief package on a party-line basis as prospects for bipartisan support for President Joe Biden's top priority diminish.
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New York Times:
McConnell Was Done With Trump. His Party Said Not So Fast.
McConnell Was Done With Trump. His Party Said Not So Fast.
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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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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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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 …
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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The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden to Sign Executive Orders Strengthening Americans' Access to Quality, Affordable Health Care
FACT SHEET: President Biden to Sign Executive Orders Strengthening Americans' Access to Quality, Affordable Health Care
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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 …
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.
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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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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ProPublica:
“This Is War”: Inside the Secret Chat Where Far-Right Extremists Devised Their Post-Capitol Plans — Chats from a private Telegram group obtained by ProPublica show how a suspect tied to the Jan. 6 insurrection tried to organize a self-styled militia. The hidden proliferation of such groups worries experts.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
RNC invites Trump to speak at spring meeting — The Republican National Committee is planning to invite former President Donald Trump to its upcoming spring donor meeting, according to a person familiar with preparations for the event. — The RNC is also expected to invite …
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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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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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Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
Trump meets with McCarthy in Florida to plan GOP House takeover in 2022 — The meeting took place at Mar-a-lago after McCarthy said Trump bears responsibility for Jan. 6 riot — McCarthy: Trump still has ability to lead Republican Party — House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy met …
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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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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 …
Saeed Shah / Wall Street Journal:
Pakistan's Supreme Court Orders Release of Man Convicted in Killing of WSJ Reporter Daniel Pearl — Omar Sheikh is cleared of any role in the journalist's kidnapping and death after 18 years in prison — ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—The country's Supreme Court ordered the release of the man convicted …
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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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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RFE / Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Ukraine Launches Criminal Probe Into Meddling In 2020 U.S. Election — Ukraine has launched a criminal investigation into attempts to interfere in the November 2020 U.S. presidential election. — Andriy Yermak, the head of the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy …
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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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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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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