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Rebecca Traister / New York Magazine:
Abuse and Power Andrew Cuomo's governorship has been defined by cruelty that disguised chronic mismanagement.  Why was that celebrated for so long?  —  Joel Wertheimer took a job in Andrew Cuomo's administration in February 2017, straight from his position in Barack Obama's White House.
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Jessica Bakeman / New York Magazine:
Cuomo Never Let Me Forget I Was a Woman  —  Andrew Cuomo's hands had been on my body — on my arms, my shoulders, the small of my back, my waist — often enough by late 2014 that I didn't want to go to the holiday party he was hosting for the Albany press corps at the executive mansion.
Brian M. Rosenthal / New York Times:
For Some Women, Working for Cuomo Is the ‘Worst Place to Be’  —  Dozens of current and former employees of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's executive chamber described the office as chaotic, unprofessional and toxic, especially for young women.  —  In the office of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo …
Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
Can Cyrus Vance, Jr., Nail Trump?  —  Insiders say that the Manhattan District Attorney's investigation has dramatically intensified since the former President left office.  “It's like night and day,” says one.  According to another, “They mean business.”  —  On February 22nd …
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Ron Kampeas / Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
Trump showed off photos of naked women at a shiva, report says  —  (JTA) — Donald Trump showed off photos of naked women posing with him on a yacht to mourners at the shiva for an associate's mother, The New Yorker reported.  —  Jennifer Weisselberg, the former daughter-in-law …
Discussion: Raw Story
Sonia Moghe / CNN:
New York prosecutor investigating Trump announces he won't seek reelection
Discussion: CBS News
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen asked back for 8th interview in criminal probe as DA Vance prepares exit
Discussion: New York Magazine and Raw Story
Jonah E. Bromwich / New York Times:   Cyrus Vance Will Not Run Again for Manhattan D.A.
Kara Scannell / CNN:
Trump's time in White House could end up benefiting New York prosecutors
Discussion: Raw Story
Marco Rubio / USA Today:
Sen. Marco Rubio: Amazon should face unionization drive without Republican support  —  Amazon is waging a culture war against working-class values and is not helping workers or our economy.  —  For the past several years, Amazon has waged a war against working-class values.
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Parker Molloy / Media Matters for America:
Fox's meltdown over Biden's speech shows that it has nothing left but propaganda  —  Unsurprising as it may be, Fox News commentators continue to mislead their audiences about the pandemic  —  Marking the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Joe Biden delivered his first prime …
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Conrad Black / The National Interest:
Joe Biden's Stimulus Speech Was a Complete and Total Failure
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Joe Biden's First Primetime Address Viewership Rises To 28M; Fox News Leads Cable Pack, ABC Tops All - Update
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
7 takeaways from Joe Biden's prime-time Covid-19 speech
Cameron Joseph / VICE:
Trump Official Charged in Capitol Riots Had a Rap Sheet and Still Got Top-Secret Clearance  —  Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox?  Sign up here.  —  The former State Department official accused of brawling with Capitol Police during the Jan. 6 riot had a number of previous run-ins …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Ryan Lucas / NPR:
DOJ Says At Least 100 More People Could Be Charged Over Capitol Attack
Discussion: KION546, HillReporter.com and USA Today
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
It's Morning (and Mourning) in Biden's America  —  Fifty-one days into his Presidency, on the first anniversary of our collective quarantine, Joe Biden pivoted to optimism.  He spoke of “finding light in the darkness,” vaccines for everyone by the end of May, and a country open for barbecues by the Fourth of July.
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Live Updates: Biden Sets High Expectations for an American Recovery
Politico:
After monthslong delay, Congressional leaders stand up intelligence committee  —  Congressional leaders on Friday appointed members to the House Intelligence Committee, finally standing up a prestigious panel that became the unlikely forum for the most polarizing investigations and political battles of the Trump era.
Discussion: Fox News
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The Hill:
GOP leader to try to force Swalwell off panel  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he is planning on introducing a resolution to remove Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) from the House Intelligence Committee, arguing he is a national security threat due to his former ties with an alleged Chinese spy.
Discussion: Political Wire
Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Europe Struggles to Defend Itself Against a Weaponized Dollar  —  Despite warm words from Biden, U.S. secondary sanctions against Iran, Russia and others punish European companies and prompt new calls for strategic autonomy.  —  BRUSSELS — The new Biden administration is making nice …
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Politico:   Biden readying new sanctions on Russia over Nord Stream 2 pipeline
Mara Liasson / NPR:
Ron Klain's Record: How Biden's Chief Of Staff Is Keeping The Trains Running  —  Joe Biden ran on competence and experience, and he chose a chief of staff known for both, Ron Klain.  —  “We're seeing a functioning White House.  Go figure,” says Chris Whipple, who wrote The Gatekeepers, a book about White House chiefs of staff.
Discussion: Politico
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
After 50 days as president, Biden still hasn't given a news conference. Critics and allies wonder why.
Discussion: HotAir, New York Times and Boston.com
Victoria Ward / Yahoo News:
Public opinion of Harry and Meghan is the worst it's ever been after Oprah interview  —  Public opinion of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has fallen to a record low, with attitudes towards Prince Harry more negative than positive for the first time.  —  A new YouGov poll, released on Friday, revealed that following
Politico:
N.Y. congressional Dems flee from Cuomo as scandals intensify  —  As more than a dozen Democratic members of the state's congressional delegation called for his resignation, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared that doing so amounted to “bowing to cancel culture” and that he would do no such thing.
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Cuomo refuses to resign amid Democratic uproar over sexual harassment accusations
Reid Wilson / The Hill:   Cuomo defiant in face of calls to resign
Matt Taibbi / TK News:
The Sovietization of the American Press  —  The transformation from phony “objectivity” to open one-party orthodoxy hasn't been an improvement  —  I collect Soviet newspapers.  Years ago, I used to travel to Moscow's Izmailovsky flea market every few weeks, hooking up with a dealer …
Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs / New York Times:
George Floyd's Family Settles Suit Against Minneapolis for $27 Million  —  The City Council voted unanimously to approve the settlement, which is one of the largest in a case of police misconduct.  —  The family of George Floyd, the Black man whose death set off a wave of protests …
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Star Tribune:
Minneapolis to pay record $27 million to settle lawsuit with George Floyd's family
BuzzFeed News:
Facebook Execs Told Employees It Isn't A “Root Cause” Of Polarization In The US  —  In a Thursday presentation, Facebook executives told employees the company isn't to blame for social division in the country.  One researcher said some polarization can be a good thing, citing the civil rights movement.
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U.S. Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina:
ICYMI: Senator Scott Responds to Biden's Speech on COVID-19, Personal Attacks From the Left  —  WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Scott joined America's Newsroom on FOX News to rebut President Biden's address to the nation a year after the pandemic was declared.  He highlighted Biden's lack …
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Jill Filipovic / Washington Post:
Vanita Gupta's tweets aren't even mean.  The GOP is still attacking her for them.  —  Republicans are going after Biden's nominees just for telling the truth.  —  Jill Filipovic is a journalist, lawyer and the author of “OK Boomer, Let's Talk: How My Generation Got Left Behind.”
Discussion: The Dispatch and National Review
The Hill:
‘Cancel Culture’ is just free speech holding others accountable  —  Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is concerned cancel culture will have “long-term consequences to our democracy.”  We can only hope he's right.  —  Jordan wrote about his fears in a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) last week.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Former Fox host Eric Bolling considering congressional campaign  —  Conservative TV talk show host Eric Bolling is in preliminary discussions about waging a congressional campaign in his adopted home state of South Carolina, according to multiple people familiar with the talks.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Ronald J. Hansen / Arizona Republic:
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick won't seek reelection: 'I'm sort of term-limiting myself'  —  Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick says her fifth term in Congress will be her last.  —  Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., is expected to announce Friday that she will not seek another term representing the Tucson area …
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle:
Runoff bill would take effect later  — y Camille Erickson Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange  —  CASPER — A bill to transition Wyoming to a runoff election system received initial approval from a legislative committee Thursday.  —  The bill still needs to succeed in both the House …
 
 
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