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5:35 PM ET, March 10, 2021

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William Morris / Des Moines Register:
BREAKING: Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri acquitted after trial on charges from George Floyd protest in May 2020  —  Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri was acquitted Wednesday in a trial stemming from her arrest covering the George Floyd protests in May 2020.
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Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
Iowa reporter acquitted in a trial that shocked press freedom advocates  —  The prosecution of Andrea Sahouri, arrested while covering a racial-justice protest, raised concerns from free-press advocates who say journalists must witness such events without fear of being punished.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Senate confirms Garland as attorney general  —  The Senate has confirmed President Joe Biden's pick for attorney general, Judge Merrick Garland, by a vote of 70-30.  —  The victory for Garland, 68, came almost five years after his failed nomination to the Supreme Court by President Barack Obama in 2016.
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Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Whistleblowers Allege Improper Hiring At Justice Department During Trump's Last Days  —  Two whistleblowers assert that a Justice Department official improperly injected politics into the hiring process during his waning days in the Trump administration, according to a new filing obtained by NPR.
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Merrick Garland confirmed as attorney general
Discussion: ABC News, The Guardian and Reuters
Alex Rogers / CNN:
Senate confirms Merrick Garland as attorney general
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Senate confirms Merrick Garland as Biden's attorney general
Discussion: CNN, Wall Street Journal, Fox News and MSNBC
Scott Wong / The Hill:
40 Republicans vote against Greene motion  —  Forty House Republicans on Wednesday voted against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's latest motion to adjourn, yet another sign her party is growing increasingly frustrated with the Georgia Republican's procedural delay tactics.
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Washington Post:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been gunking up the works.  She says she's not backing down.  —  One day after Democrats made an unprecedented move to strip Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee assignments, the Georgia Republican countered that she'd now have plenty of time to obstruct her opponents' …
Alexandra Hutzler / Newsweek:
Rep. David Cicilline Says He'll Propose Rule to Stop Marjorie Taylor Greene's Delay Tactics
Discussion: HillReporter.com
Cameron McWhirter / Wall Street Journal:
Recording of Trump Phone Call to Georgia Lead Investigator Reveals New Details  —  Then-president says ‘Something bad happened’ and presses for investigation into Fulton County votes  —  ATLANTA—Then-President Donald Trump urged the chief investigator of the Georgia Secretary of State's office …
Discussion: Election Law Blog
CNN:
Biden and his Covid-relief bill prove popular in new CNN poll  —  (CNN)The economic relief bill moving rapidly through Congress is broadly popular, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS.  —  The popularity of the bill comes as President Joe Biden's approval rating tilts positive around 50 days after he took the oath of office.
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Jonathan Tamari / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Biden is coming to Pennsylvania next week after signing the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill
Discussion: HotAir
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Congress adopts $1.9 trillion stimulus, securing first major win for Biden
Peter Romeo / Restaurant Business:
Stimulus bill with $29B in direct restaurant aid appears headed for passage  —  The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, which features grants to restaurants in need, overcame a key challenge over the weekend.  —  A landmark COVID-relief bill earmarking $28.6 billion in direct aid to restaurants …
Discussion: Bloomberg
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Somebody's Taking a Huge Risk on Biden's Bill.  It's Not Biden.  —  Try to imagine we are living in the following hypothetical world: A popular Republican president quickly passes emergency legislation that has the support of two-thirds of the country, while Democrats in Congress refuse to vote for it.
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Biden Got the Vaccine Rollout Humming, With Trump's Help  —  Trump administration officials grumble that they laid the groundwork for surging vaccinations, but some hard work in the trenches has helped pick up the pace of production.  —  WASHINGTON — When President Biden pledged last week …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: Trump position against transgender athletes draws broad support
NBC News:
Biden to announce deal for additional 100 million Johnson and Johnson Covid vaccine doses
Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
Robin Bullock Claims ‘Prophets’ Have the Power to Call Trump Back Into the White House  —  Right-wing pastor Robin Bullock used his church service Tuesday to urge his fellow “prophets” to come together and call former President Donald Trump back to the White House, declaring that if they will do so …
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Steve Holland / Reuters:
Jared Kushner plans book on Trump White House, Abraham Accords: source
Discussion: The Hill
Ryan Nobles / CNN:
Jayapal asks for investigations into three GOP members for their role in instigating the Capitol Insurrection  —  GOP lawmaker accused of giving ‘reconnaissance’ tour prior to Capitol riot  —  (CNN)Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington has sent letters to the House Committee on Ethics …
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Tal Axelrod / The Hill:   Jayapal asks for ethics investigation into Boebert, Gosar, Brooks
Shadi Hamid / The Atlantic:
America Without God  —  The United States had long been a holdout among Western democracies, uniquely and perhaps even suspiciously devout.  From 1937 to 1998, church membership remained relatively constant, hovering at about 70 percent.  Then something happened.
Associated Press:
Governor Newsom says 'we're not going back to normal' after pandemic  —  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom will say during his State of the State address that the pandemic will end soon.  But when it does, Newsom will say that “we're not going back to normal” because “normal accepts inequity.”
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Newsom To Californians: Let's Face It, We're Never Getting Back To Normal
Discussion: Fox News and CNN
Glenn Greenwald:
Criticizing Public Figures, Including Influential Journalists, is Not Harassment or Abuse  —  As social media empowers uncredentialed people to be heard, society's most powerful actors seek to cast themselves as victims and delegitimize all critiques.  —  1 hr ago
Taylor Lorenz / New York Times:
For Creators, Everything Is for Sale  —  Digital stars are coming up with new ways to make money.  Yet fans still hold the power.  —  A rash of new start-ups are making it easier for digital creators to monetize every aspect of their life — down to what they eat, who they hang out with and who they respond to on TikTok.
Dave Graham / Reuters:
Exclusive: ‘Migrant president’ Biden stirs Mexican angst over boom time for gangs  —  MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's government is worried the new U.S. administration's asylum policies are stoking illegal immigration and creating business for organized crime, according to officials and internal assessments seen by Reuters.
Carolyn Kellogg / Los Angeles Times:
Review: Exposing life in the shadows of the United States of Amazon  —  Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click America  —  Farrar, Straus & Giroux: 400 pages, $28  —  If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.
Discussion: New York Times
Mayra Moreno / ABC13:
Run for Texas governor now ‘a real consideration,’ Matthew McConaughey says  —  HOUSTON, Texas — Can Matthew McConaughey lead Texans out of disaster as the state's governor?  —  That is a question that could only be posed if a rumored bid for the top seat in Texas government becomes reality.
Discussion: The Hill
Wall Street Journal:
Cuomo Administration Questioned U.S. Health Officials About Nursing-Home Data  —  Members of New York governor's inner circle worried federal statistics would conflict with state's  —  When New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration learned last year that the federal government …
KOCO:
Oklahoma House passes bill that would protect drivers who hit protestors  —  The Oklahoma House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill aimed at protecting drivers who hit protestors while “fleeing a riot.”  —  House Bill 1674, authored Rep. Kevin West, R-Moore and co-authored by Rep. Kevin McDugle …
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
Chye-Ching Huang / New York Times:
How Biden Funds His Next Bill: Shrink the $7.5 Trillion Tax Gap  —  The I.R.S. is often unable to detect or fight blatant tax cheating by the rich and big businesses.  Restoring it is a solution that pays for itself.  —  Ms. Huang is the executive director of the Tax Law Center at the New York University School of Law.
Discussion: Washington Post
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's latest explosion of rage against the GOP bodes badly for our future  —  Opinion by  —  In recent days, a few die-hard Republicans have struggled to concoct a way for the GOP to purge itself of Trumpism's worst excesses while retaining its political benefits.
Craig Forman / Nieman Reports:
Covid Relief Bill Throws Lifeline to Transform Local News  —  Pension provisions in the $1.9-trillion bill give local news outlets crucial breathing room to pursue sustainable digital business models  —  With the passage of the $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, Washington is not only providing help …
Discussion: CNBC
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
GOP Decides Equal Representation Is an ‘Assault on Democracy’  —  The Republican Party has won the popular vote in just one of the six presidential elections held this century — but has nevertheless held the White House for 12 of the past 20 years.  Since 2000, the GOP's Senate caucus …
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
McConnell: Capitol security measures are ‘overreaction’  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that the enhanced security measures currently restricting access to the Capitol are an overreaction given the current threat to the building.  —  “We've overdone it,” McConnell told reporters.
 
 
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Roselle Chen / Reuters:
Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen to meet again with Manhattan DA in Trump probe
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Politico:
Capitol riot cases strain court system
Christian Toto / Hollywood in Toto:
WaPo, USA Today Play Dumb as Comics Avoid Biden Jokes
Discussion: Fox News and HotAir
Adele M. Stan / New Republic:
Insurrectionist in Chief  —  In February's Senate trial to impeach and convict Donald Trump …
Discussion: New York Times
 Earlier Items: 
NBC News:
Susan Collins fires back at ‘bizarre’ Schumer remarks blaming her for 2009 stimulus
Discussion: The Hill and Digby's Hullabaloo
Joseph Spector / USA Today:
Gillibrand: Calling for Cuomo to resign 'isn't the conversation we should be having'
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Democrats Are Anxious About 2022 — and 2024  —  The fretting starts with the party's declining share …
Discussion: Townhall
Bloomberg:
Wall Street A-Listers Fled to Florida. Many Are Eyeing a Return
 

 
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Liam Scott / Voice of America:
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
An interview with Telegraph Director of Technology Dylan Jacques on the goal of launching 12 significant uses of AI in the newsroom over 12 months

 
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