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Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
Some Democrats want to fire the Senate parliamentarian who scuttled $15 minimum-wage plans. It's been done once before. — As Democrats sought to use budget reconciliation to keep Republicans from filibustering a minimum-wage increase in the Senate, the decision on whether to allow the measure …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
‘Plan B’ for $15 minimum wage unveiled — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) on Friday announced Democrats' “Plan B” to raise the minimum wage after the Senate parliamentarian ruled that an earlier proposal from House Democrats to raise the federal minimum wage $15 an hour did not meet special budgetary rules.
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Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Power Up: Liberals mount pressure campaign to overrule Senate parliamentarian on minimum wage — It's Friday. You've just about made it. We stand with SMK and this is the Power Up newsletter. — On the Hill — CUE THE DRAMA: The Democratic Party's liberal wing is mounting …
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Senator Josh Hawley:
Hawley Announces Legislation To Require $15 Minimum Wage for Billion-Dollar Corporations
Hawley Announces Legislation To Require $15 Minimum Wage for Billion-Dollar Corporations
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Politico:
House set to pass Biden's $1.9T pandemic relief package
House set to pass Biden's $1.9T pandemic relief package
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Niv Elis / The Hill:
Hawley, Sanders both backing corporate tax to get $15 minimum wage
Hawley, Sanders both backing corporate tax to get $15 minimum wage
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Politico:
Biden's minimum wage increase runs afoul of budget rules
Biden's minimum wage increase runs afoul of budget rules
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Former GOP lawmaker: Republican Party ‘engulfed in lies and fear’ — Former Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.) argued in a pre-taped interview that ran Friday that the Republican Party has lost its way and become “engulfed in lies in fear.” — Curbelo and former Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) …
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Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Is Trump the GOP's future? Here's what CPAC attendees think
Is Trump the GOP's future? Here's what CPAC attendees think
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump shares plans for new super PAC in Mar-a-Lago meeting
Trump shares plans for new super PAC in Mar-a-Lago meeting
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NBC News:
He's back: Trump set to address CPAC in bid to extend his lease on the GOP
He's back: Trump set to address CPAC in bid to extend his lease on the GOP
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Lindsay Wise / Wall Street Journal:
How Rick Scott Is Trying to Bridge the Trump-McConnell Divide
How Rick Scott Is Trying to Bridge the Trump-McConnell Divide
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Carol E. Lee / NBC News:
Cruz received a special ‘welcome back’ message in Senate gym — Sen. Ted Cruz's colleagues had a little fun at the Texas Republican's expense when he returned to Washington this week following his infamous trip to Cancun. — When senators arrived at the Senate gym on Wednesday morning …
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Saudi crown prince approved 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, U.S. intelligence report concludes — Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the operation that led to the brutal 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to a long-withheld U.S. intelligence report made public Friday.
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CNN:
Biden administration has released declassified Khashoggi report — Washington (CNN)The US intelligence report on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi says that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman approved the operation to capture or kill the Saudi journalist.
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
‘Worshipping the golden jackass’: CPAC mocked for displaying giant gold Trump statue — The Conservative Political Action Conference is set to begin this weekend, and early indications are that much of it will be dedicated to worshipping former President Donald Trump.
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
This golden statue of Trump at CPAC is a perfect metaphor for the state of the GOP
This golden statue of Trump at CPAC is a perfect metaphor for the state of the GOP
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Thomas Barrabi / Fox News:
CPAC speaker Ted Cruz: What to know about the Texas senator
CPAC speaker Ted Cruz: What to know about the Texas senator
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Mike Memoli / NBC News:
Past marijuana use won't automatically disqualify Biden White House staff — WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is issuing new guidelines Friday meant to address an unexpected hurdle it faced as it aimed to quickly fill key White House positions: recreational marijuana use.
New York Times:
U.S. Airstrikes in Syria Target Iran-Backed Militias That Rocketed U.S. Troops in Iraq — President Biden ordered retaliatory strikes against the militias whose attacks in Erbil this month killed one foreign contractor and wounded a U.S. service member. — WASHINGTON — The United States …
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Abraham Mahshie / Washington Examiner:
Biden mum on strikes against Iranian-backed militias in Syria as Democrats call for explanation
Lara Seligman / Politico:
Biden ordered airstrike after determining Iran supported rocket attacks
Biden ordered airstrike after determining Iran supported rocket attacks
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CNN:
US carries out air strikes in Syria targeting Iranian backed militia structures
US carries out air strikes in Syria targeting Iranian backed militia structures
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The Daily Beast:
Three Percenter Truck at Capitol on Jan. 6 Belongs to Hitler-Quoting Rep's Husband — At least one baseball-bat wielding man tied to the far-right militia group has been arrested for his alleged role in the insurrection. … A pickup truck parked at the United States Capitol and bearing …
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Axios:
Boehner goes off script, tells Cruz to “go f**k yourself” — John Boehner has been going off script while recording the audio version of his new memoir, using expletives and asides not in the book — such as the former Republican House speaker saying, “Oh, and Ted Cruz, go f**k yourself.”
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WNBA.com:
WNBA Approves Sale of Atlanta Dream to Larry Gottesdiener —Former Dream Player Renee Montgomery to be Member of Ownership Group- — Atlanta, Georgia (February 26, 2021) - The WNBA and NBA Boards of Governors have unanimously approved the sale of the Atlanta Dream to Larry Gottesdiener …
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David Gilbert / VICE:
QAnon Isn't So Sure Trump Will Magically Become President Again on March 4 — Influencers within the conspiracy movement are trying to reverse course on a belief that Trump will become president again on that date. — DG — National Guard troops have been deployed …
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Marissa Lang / Washington Post:
As fractures emerge among Proud Boys, experts warn of a shift toward extremist violence — As members of the Proud Boys arrived at the foot of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, they gathered as a unified front, donning bright orange beanies and tactical gear and carrying flags and megaphones used …
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Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
CPAC Canceled An Anti-Semite. Here Are The Extremists They Didn't Cancel.
CPAC Canceled An Anti-Semite. Here Are The Extremists They Didn't Cancel.
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Vanity Fair:
“We're Not Opening the Dementia Thing”: Inside Team Biden's Freakout Over Julia Louis-Dreyfus's Trump Jokes — At the 2020 Democratic National Convention, Veep's showrunner clashed with organizers over the HBO star's act—an episode revealing how the Biden campaign tried to tamp down any drama on its road to the White House.
Associated Press:
Some local GOP leaders fire up base with conspiracies, lies — A faction of local, county and state Republican officials is pushing lies, misinformation and conspiracy theories that echo those that helped inspire the violent U.S. Capitol siege, online messaging that is spreading quickly …
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Jeannie Suk Gersen / New Yorker:
Seeking the True Story of the Comfort Women — How a Harvard professor's dubious scholarship reignited a history of mistrust between South Korea and Japan. — In January, I was outlining an article I hoped to write about a recent judgment by a South Korean court ordering Japan to pay compensation …
Quint Forgey / Politico:
CPAC hosts booed for asking attendees to wear masks — Organizers of the Conservative Political Action Conference were met with boos on Friday morning as they encouraged the crowd inside a Florida hotel ballroom to put on face masks in compliance with the host venue's policies.
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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
There's nothing conservative about CPAC
There's nothing conservative about CPAC
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William Wan / Washington Post:
How this summer could bring the pandemic relief we're longing for — Coronavirus cases could increase in spring with variants. Summer may bring some normalcy. But the virus is almost certainly here to stay. — It's been months since David Rubin's children have seen their 87-year-old grandmother …
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
The Campaign to Cancel Wokeness — How the right is trying to censor critical race theory. — It's something of a truism, particularly on the right, that conservatives have claimed the mantle of free speech from an intolerant left that is afraid to engage with uncomfortable ideas.
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American Greatness:
Kavanaugh and Barrett's Share of the Shame — The Trump-appointed justices' alliance with the liberal wing of the Supreme Court is not a betrayal of Republicans or the president who appointed them. It's a betrayal of the Constitution. — With Election Day looming and early voting underway …
Michael Kruse / Politico:
‘Nobody Listened To Me’: The Quest to Be MTG — ALPHARETTA, Ga.—Marjorie Taylor Greene smacked her gum as she pretended to listen to a man in a dress read a book about a unicorn. — It was late April of 2019. She sat in the rear of a room at the public library here near her home in this suburb north of Atlanta.
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