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5:00 PM ET, March 6, 2021

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Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
To Juice the Economy, Biden Bets on the Poor  —  Mr. Biden's bottom-up $1.9 trillion aid package is a sharp reversal from the tax cut bill that was President Donald J. Trump's first big legislative victory.  —  WASHINGTON — To jump-start the ailing economy, President Biden is turning …
Discussion: Sputnik News and Vox
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Biden's slow and steady approach on Cabinet choices seems to be working  —  The Biden administration has learned that slow and steady might just win the race to confirming the new Cabinet.  —  Despite the historically sluggish pace of Senate consideration, President Biden's Cabinet choices have …
Discussion: Al Jazeera
Washington Post:
Biden stimulus showers money on Americans, sharply cutting poverty in defining move of presidency  —  The $1.9 trillion package enjoys wide support across the country, polls show, but it comes with political and economic risks.  —  President Biden's stimulus package, which passed the Senate on Saturday …
Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
Senate narrowly passes COVID relief bill after sleepless, tumultuous night  —  Senate has been in session since 9 a.m. Friday  —  Hagerty: More pork in COVID bill ‘than all the BBQ joints in Tennessee’  —  The Senate on Saturday narrowly passed President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus …
Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Highlights of the $1.9T COVID bill nearing final passage
Washington Post:
Senate passes Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill after voting overnight on amendments, sends measure back to House
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Divided Senate Passes Biden's Pandemic Aid Plan
Discussion: The Week
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Scoop: Trump sends legal notice to GOP to stop using his name  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  HAPPENING NOW ON THE SENATE FLOOR: The Senate is working its way through final GOP amendments to President JOE BIDEN's pandemic relief bill after pulling an all-nighter debating changes to the document.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump vows to campaign against ‘disloyal’ Murkowski  —  Former President Donald Trump is making official his plans to target Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, vowing to travel to Alaska to campaign against her ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.  —  In a statement to POLITICO on Saturday …
Discussion: The Week and HotAir
Allysia Finley / Wall Street Journal:
Vindication for Ron DeSantis  —  The media vilified him for rejecting harsh lockdowns.  But Florida's Covid-19 numbers are better than California's or New York's, and its economy thrives.  —  In the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo imposed strict lockdown policies …
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Albany Times Union:
Resign, Mr. Cuomo  —  First Gov. Andrew Cuomo hid the truth about deaths of nursing home residents from the public.  Then his administration lied about why.  Then, pretending to come clean, it lied about why it lied.  —  Enough.  Mr. Cuomo has squandered the public's trust at a time when it's needed more than ever.
Jordan Williams / The Hill:
Cuomo book sales see ‘precipitous drop’
Discussion: RedState, Bloomberg and Insider
BuzzFeed News:
NYT Columnist David Brooks Resigns From Nonprofit After More Evidence Of Conflicts Emerges  —  David Brooks has resigned from his position at the Aspen Institute following reporting by BuzzFeed News about conflicts of interest between the star New York Times columnist and funders of a program he led for the think tank.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
How Never Trumpers Are Becoming Pro-Democracy Republicans  —  One of the most predictable developments of the post-Trump era was that the small band of anti-Trump conservative intellectuals and Republican officials would quickly melt away.  They had been repulsed by Donald Trump's combination …
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Post:
De Blasio is serious about ‘longshot’ run against Gov. Cuomo, insiders say  —  Mayor Bill de Blasio has been talking to his inner circle and union allies about running for governor, and sources say he is growing increasingly confident he can win.  —  “I fell out of my chair laughing …
Discussion: National Review
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Li Cohen / CBS News:
“I still like Dr. Seuss”: Kevin McCarthy releases video of himself reading “Green Eggs and Ham”  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has seemingly weighed in on Dr. Seuss Enterprises' decision to stop publishing six Dr. Seuss books because they contain racist and insensitive imagery.
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HuffPost:
Republicans Are Gaslighting The Country About The Capitol Riot  —  GOP lawmakers are desperately trying to deflect blame away from Donald Trump and themselves.  —  Sure, the attack on the Capitol was bad, but did you hear about the attack on the White House last year?
Discussion: Raw Story
Marisa Sarnoff / Mediaite:
Newsmax Loses More Than Half Its Audience Since Post-Election Ratings Surge  —  Following its post-election ratings surge, right-wing network Newsmax has seen its ratings drop, losing more than half of its total day audience, according to data from Nielsen.  —  In December, Newsmax …
Christopher Hope / Telegraph:
Exclusive: Nigel Farage quits politics - and this time he means it  —  The Reform Party leader is stepping back after almost three decades.  But he's still got the woke brigade in his crosshairs  —  Chopper's Politics podcast - Nigel Farage  —  Brexit is done - and so is Nigel Farage.
Associated Press:
Pope, top Iraq Shiite cleric hold historic, symbolic meeting  —  PLAINS OF UR, Iraq (AP) — Pope Francis and Iraq's top Shiite cleric delivered a powerful message of peaceful coexistence Saturday, urging Muslims in the war-weary Arab nation to embrace Iraq's long-beleaguered Christian minority during …
Linda So / Reuters:
Exclusive: Georgia prosecutor probing Trump taps leading racketeering attorney  —  (Reuters) - The district attorney investigating whether former U.S. President Donald Trump illegally interfered with Georgia's 2020 election has hired an outside lawyer who is a national authority on racketeering …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and The Hill
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Andy Levin on Amazon: ‘This Is the Biggest Union Election in This Century’  —  The Michigan congressman met with workers in Alabama who are organizing an Amazon warehouse.  —  Michael Foster of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union holds a sign outside the Bessemer, Alabama, Amazon facility, February 9, 2021.
 
 
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Biden Hires Qatari Agent as Senior Adviser
Neil King, Jr / The Talbot Spy:
Statues and Fields  —  Thoughts on our national fight over how we remember,  —  and what we forget
NBC News:
NBC News Exclusive: Jacob Soboroff interviews Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
Associated Press:
Biden White House: message discipline, no news conference
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
Ten years ago, 241 Texas power plants couldn't take the cold. Dozens of them failed again this year.
Discussion: Raw Story
Helaine Olen / Washington Post:
If you're upset about Hunter Biden, Elaine Chao should send you into fits of rage
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Republicans aren't fighting Democrats. They're fighting democracy.
Discussion: The Guardian and Raw Story
CNN:
Democrats, keep your promise on the $15 minimum wage
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Democrats Want a Stronger Edge in the Senate. Ohio Could Be Crucial.
Discussion: Raw Story and NBC News
Wall Street Journal:
Oh, No, the Labor Market Is Recovering
Sara Boboltz / HuffPost:
Sinema Slammed For Exaggerated Thumbs-Down On $15 Minimum Wage
 

 
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Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg:
X sues to block California's AB 2655, aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media, claiming it impinges on free speech

John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Christopher Grimes / Financial Times:
Analysts say Netflix's live boxing match Friday night between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul is designed to get new subscribers, particularly on its ad-supported tier
 
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