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Bari Weiss / City Journal:
The Miseducation of America's Elites — Affluent parents, terrified of running afoul of the new orthodoxy in their children's private schools, organize in secret. — Education — The Social Order — The dissidents use pseudonyms and turn off their videos when they meet for clandestine Zoom calls.
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HotAir and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Brendan J. Lyons / Albany Times Union:
Cuomo faces new sexual harassment allegation, this time at Executive Mansion — Female aide claims governor touched her inappropriately; complaint reported to AG — ALBANY — A sixth woman has come forward and leveled allegations of sexual harassment or inappropriate conduct against Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo …
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HuffPost, CNBC, National Journal, Associated Press, Breitbart, The Western Journal, New York Times, The Week, Talking Points Memo, TheBlaze, Washington Examiner and Politico
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
Piers Morgan's Meghan Markle Comments Being Investigated by U.K. Media Regulator Ofcom … U.K. media regulator Ofcom has launched an investigation after more than 41,000 people wrote in to complain about ITV's “Good Morning Britain” host Piers Morgan's comments on Meghan Markle.
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ITV, The Hill, Hollywood Reporter, Salon, Breitbart, Mediaite, The Moderate Voice, TheBlaze, TheGrio, The Week, Bangor Daily News and Metro.co.uk, more at Mediagazer »
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Patrick Freyne / The Irish Times:
Harry and Meghan: The union of two great houses, the Windsors and the Celebrities, is complete
Harry and Meghan: The union of two great houses, the Windsors and the Celebrities, is complete
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New York Times, spiked and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Biden's COVID-Relief Bill Is a Big F**king Deal — Joe Biden won, but progressives lost. — For weeks after the 2020 election, this was the conventional wisdom about its outcome. As Politico wrote on November 5, “During Barack Obama's presidency, Biden's propensity for cutting deals …
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Hidden provisions in Biden's rescue bill make this a bigger deal than you thought — Some time in the next few days, President Biden will sign the American Rescue Plan, the first major legislation of his presidency. It has gotten a large amount of press coverage, especially the $1,400 checks that will be going to most Americans.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, MyNorthwest.com and Fox 8 Cleveland WJW
Marc Thiessen / Washington Post:
Manchin promised to back his ‘Republican friends.’ Instead, he betrayed them. — On Feb. 2, after 10 Senate Republicans went to the White House and offered President Biden a path to a bipartisan filibuster-proof covid relief bill, Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) publicly backed their effort.
Jon Walker / American Prospect:
The Almost Big F*cking Deal in the COVID Relief Bill
The Almost Big F*cking Deal in the COVID Relief Bill
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Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal and NPR
Sara Boboltz / HuffPost:
BuzzFeed Announces Deep Cuts To HuffPost Staff After Acquisition — BuzzFeed acquired HuffPost from Verizon Media in February. — BuzzFeed announced layoffs for the HuffPost newsroom on Tuesday, three weeks after acquiring HuffPost from Verizon Media in February.
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Insider, Washington Free Beacon, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Washington Post, The Hill, RedState, Politico and Twitchy, more at Mediagazer »
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Laura Wagner / Defector:
Jonah Peretti Lays Off 47 HuffPost Staffers In Latest “Bloodbath” — BuzzFeed founder Jonah Peretti, who acquired HuffPost from Verizon in a deal that was announced last year with the promise that HuffPost would thrive in partnership with BuzzFeed, announced in an all-hands meeting today …
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New York Times, New York Post, HotAir and Talking Points Memo
Associated Press:
GOP struggles to define Biden, turns to culture wars instead — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and the Democrats were on the brink of pushing through sprawling legislation with an eyepopping, $1.9 trillion price tag. — But many Republican politicians and conservative commentators had other priorities in recent days.
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
For Schumer, a Dream Job Comes With Tall Orders — After ascending to the top Senate job during the assault on the Capitol, Chuck Schumer faces a different kind of challenge: steering President Biden's agenda with no margin for error. — WASHINGTON — The moment Chuck Schumer achieved …
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HotAir, Washington Times, IJR and The Daily Caller
NBC News:
House passes 'Protect the ‘Right to Organize Act,’ 225-206, sends bill to Senate — WASHINGTON — With no major labor reform since the 1930s, Democrats are seizing on the opportunity to strengthen workers' rights — including their ability to unionize. — On Tuesday, the House …
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WCDC-TV and Associated Press
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The White House:
Statement by President Joe Biden on the House Taking Up the PRO Act
Statement by President Joe Biden on the House Taking Up the PRO Act
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USA Today, Coalition for a …, NPR, The Daily Caller, GovExec.com and Washington Free Beacon
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
House Passes Labor Rights Expansion, but Senate Chances Are Slim
House Passes Labor Rights Expansion, but Senate Chances Are Slim
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Oath Keepers founder directed Capitol rioters on January 6, Justice Department says — 9 alleged Oath Keepers now charged in riot — (CNN)The founder of the Oath Keepers was giving directions before and during the US Capitol riot to alleged extremist conspirators among the right-wing paramilitary group …
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Corinne Ramey / Wall Street Journal:
Manhattan Prosecutors Advance Probe Into Trump's Seven Springs Estate — Subpoenas center on Trump Organization's failed efforts to develop the 213-acre property into a luxury subdivision — Manhattan prosecutors are intensifying their investigation into Donald Trump's businesses …
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New York Magazine and CNN
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New York Times:
Trump, Hungry for Power, Tries to Wrestle Away G.O.P. Fund-Raising — Angry at his critics in the party and seeking to keep his options for raising money open, the former president is trying to take charge of the online fund-raising juggernaut he helped create.
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Aaron Rupar / Vox:
Donald Trump is attempting a hostile takeover of the Republican Party
Donald Trump is attempting a hostile takeover of the Republican Party
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The Hill, Mediaite, Washington Post, Boston Herald, Washington Times and NPR
Bob Smietana / Religion News Service:
Bible teacher Beth Moore, splitting with Lifeway, says, ‘I am no longer a Southern Baptist’ — Author and speaker Beth Moore speaks during a panel on sexual abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, Alabama, on June 10, 2019.
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USA Today
Pete Williams / NBC News:
FBI releases new video of suspect planting bombs before Capitol riot … The FBI released new videos Tuesday that investigators said show the person suspected of planting two pipe bombs the night before the January Capitol riot. — “These pipe bombs were viable devices that could have been detonated, resulting in injury or death.
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Ryan J. Foley / Associated Press:
Arrested journalist pleaded with officer: ‘This is my job’ — IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa journalist recounted getting pepper-sprayed and arrested while covering a protest for racial justice last year, testifying in her own defense Tuesday at her trial on charges stemming from the incident.
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The Hill, Des Moines Register, Associated Press, MyNorthwest.com, Techdirt, The Daily Caller and Washington Post
The Carter Center:
President Carter Statement on Efforts to Restrict Voting Access — In 1962, I ran to represent the 14th Senate District in the Georgia legislature. I won my Senate seat, but only after the courts ruled that a ballot box had been illegally “stuffed” with votes for my opponent.
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CNN, Raw Story, TheBlaze, The Hill, Washington Examiner, IJR, New York Times, Mother Jones, Washington Post and Common Dreams
Doug Mainwaring / LifeSiteNews:
Activist Milo Yiannopoulos is now ‘Ex-Gay,’ consecrating his life to St. Joseph — Salvation can only be achieved through devotion to Christ and the works of the Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.' … Milo Yiannopoulos, the gay man whose conservative messaging and willingness to speak …
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The Daily Caller
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson:
Governor Hutchinson Issues Statement on Signing of SB6 — “SB6 is a pro-life bill that prohibits abortion in all cases except to save the life of the mother in a medical emergency. It does not include exceptions for rape and incest. — “I will sign SB6 because of overwhelming legislative support …
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Axios, Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, UPI and Townhall
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
The Biden administration confirms some but not all of Trump's Wuhan lab claims — In its final days, President Donald Trump's State Department made a series of highly controversial claims about the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan, China, and its possible connection to the covid-19 outbreak.
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HotAir
Jane Harman / The Hill:
The new doctrine of Joe Biden — The interim national security strategy announced by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan sketches one exciting new doctrine for President Biden rooted in geopolitics, but also linked to transnational threats like pandemics, terrorism, and climate.
Reuters:
Exclusive: Quad nations meeting to announce financing to boost India vaccine output - U.S. official — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A first ever leaders' meeting of the Quad group of countries on Friday plans to announce financing agreements to support an increase in manufacturing capacity …
Eric Lach / New Yorker:
Who Ordered a Smear Campaign Against Andrew Cuomo's First Accuser? — In early December, Lindsey Boylan responded to a prompt on Twitter for people to share the worst job they'd ever had. “Most toxic team environment?” she tweeted. “Working for @NYGovCuomo.”
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New York Post, The Daily Caller and Townhall
Charlie Cook / National Journal:
OFF TO THE RACES: A historic bill, but at what cost? — The $1.9 trillion package does a lot more than simply address the pandemic and the economy. Which is why Republicans were so reluctant to play ball. — On Saturday, on a party-line vote of 50 to 49, Senate Democrats passed H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
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The Guardian, Los Angeles Times, Reuters, Insider and The National Interest
CNN:
Trump requests mail-in ballot ahead of local Florida election despite baseless fraud claims — Washington (CNN)Former President Donald Trump requested a mail-in ballot ahead of a local municipal election in Florida, according to Palm Beach County records, despite his frequent attacks on voting by mail.
Hunter Walker / Yahoo News:
The nation's capital has asked the Biden administration for help with lagging vaccine rollout, but it hasn't come yet — WASHINGTON — President Biden's fellow residents in the nation's capital are getting vaccinated for COVID-19 at a slower rate than almost anywhere else in the country.
Ben Weingarten / The American Mind:
Out of His Census — Biden's betrayal of citizenship sabotages our republican form of government. — Editors' Note — This article will be part of a longer forthcoming series regarding President Biden's harmful Executive Orders. — President Joe Biden's flurry of initial actions …
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Good News about the Pfizer Vaccine — In Your Face, Variants! — In the tug of war between pandemic optimism and pandemic pessimism, one of the recurring arguments from the side of pessimism is that the virus is always mutating, mutated versions have in some cases become more contagious and more virulent …
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Bloomberg, HotAir, Mediaite and Washington Examiner
Jonathan Blitzer / New Yorker:
Biden Has Few Good Options for the Unaccompanied Children at the Border — Two hours west of San Antonio, in an isolated patch of South Texas near the U.S.-Mexico border, is a federal facility made up of trailers, tents, and dormitory buildings, called Carrizo Springs. For the past year and a half, the complex was vacant.
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HotAir, New York Times and New York Post
Darryl Fears / Washington Post:
Brood X cicadas are about to put on one of the wildest shows in nature. And D.C. is the main stage. — “We are at the epicenter of an event that happens nowhere else on the planet,” an entomologist said. “It blows your mind.” — They've been buried — alive — for 17 years.
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Fox News and NBC4 Washington
Bloomberg:
Trump's Next Challenge Is to Turn 74 Million Believers Into Buyers — They backed Donald Trump in November, and now they aren't buying what he's selling. — A quarry owner in the heart of Texas Trump country says she has little interest in staying at one of his hotels.
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HillReporter.com and Raw Story
David Zurawik / Baltimore Sun:
If Fox News wants to be a political tool, it should be treated as such and not given access meant for journalists | COMMENTARY — The dangerously anti-democratic behavior of former President Donald Trump and the slavish endorsement of it by Fox News the past five years has forced …