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2:40 PM ET, March 12, 2021

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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  —  What Trump's released tax records mean for DA's criminal case  —  New York (CNN)The New York prosecutor leading the most significant criminal probe against Donald Trump and his business announced Friday …
Discussion: CBS News
Kara Scannell / CNN:
Trump's time in White House could end up benefiting New York prosecutors  —  Legal analyst: NY prosecutors signal a Trump fraud probe (2020)  —  New York (CNN)Former President Donald Trump's time in the White House helped shield him from investigations and some lawsuits but it might open …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonah E. Bromwich / New York Times:
Cyrus Vance Will Not Run Again for Manhattan D.A.
Discussion: New York Magazine
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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 …
Discussion: Mother Jones, HotAir and The Sun
Reid Wilson / The Hill:   Cuomo defiant in face of calls to resign
Wall Street Journal:
Gov. Andrew Cuomo Urged to Resign by Senior New York Congressional Members
Discussion: CBS News, Insider and National Review
Washington Post:
Cuomo rejects calls to resign from multiple Democrats in N.Y. congressional delegation
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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Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Marco Rubio endorses Amazon unionization effort, bringing bipartisan support
Discussion: New Republic
Conrad Black / The National Interest:
Joe Biden's Stimulus Speech Was a Complete and Total Failure  —  President Biden demonstrated his and his party's dependence upon the coronavirus pandemic for the achievement of office and their conduct in office.  —  President Joe Biden's first address to the nation was at least coherent …
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
7 takeaways from Joe Biden's prime-time Covid-19 speech
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Joe Biden's First Primetime Address Viewership Tops Trump In Early Numbers; ABC Leads Big 4 For POTUS Speech
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
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 …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Capitol riot prosecutors ask for delay, citing “most complex” probe in U.S history
Discussion: Insider and The Daily Caller
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 …
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Associated Press:
Longtime Arizona Rep. Kirkpatrick won't seek 2022 reelection
Discussion: Politico
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Joe Biden Knew He Was Onto Something Long Before We Did  —  The advent of Covid-19 changed his conception of the presidency for the better.  —  Last year, as he steamrolled his way to victory in the Democratic presidential primaries, Joe Biden told CNN that the pandemic was …
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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
Discussion: The Federalist
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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Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Biden urged to pack FEC with “pro-enforcement” members
Discussion: Election Law Blog and Raw Story
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
Linnaea Honl-Stuenkel / CREW:
Judge stops ICE from destroying records of abuse  —  ICE cannot destroy records of sexual abuse and assault, death reviews, detainee segregation files and other records it planned to dispose of, a federal judge ordered today in a case brought by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington …
Jim Garamone / U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE:
Press Secretary Smites Fox Host That Dissed Diversity in U.S. Military  —  The United States military is the greatest the world has ever seen because of its diversity, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said during a news briefing this morning.  —  Kirby addressed this because a Fox …
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BBC:
Tucker Carlson: Pentagon rebukes Fox host for attacking ‘feminine’ military
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Biden to end Trump-era agreement between ICE and agency housing migrant children  —  The Biden administration will prevent the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from sharing any information about families who accept migrant children with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to administration officials.
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American Greatness:
One Year Later, Vindication for Lockdown Skeptics  —  The overwhelming majority of Americans last March acted in good faith to do what we were told was in the best interest of our country.  That faith has been abused and squandered. … They want people stripped of wealth, isolated, and terrified.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Lauren Boebert's tall tale about a man's death that led her to pack heat  —  “When I became a business owner, I needed to protect myself.  There was an altercation outside of my restaurant where a man was physically beat to death.  There were no weapons involved.  He was beat to death by another man's hands.”
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
Parliamentary Politics Has Killed Bipartisanship  —  Much of the conversation around bipartisanship (or the lack thereof) is rooted in the belief that it is a product of personal relationships.  During the Obama-era, many GOPers blamed the president's aloofness for the lack of Republican-buy in to his policies.
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 …
 
 
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Financial Times:
John Kerry warns EU against carbon border tax
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Associated Press:
AP-NORC poll: People of color bear COVID-19′s economic brunt
Discussion: KNSD-TV
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Former Fox host Eric Bolling considering congressional campaign
Laura Bronner / FiveThirtyEight:
Why Polling On The Issues Probably Isn't As Broken As Horse-Race Polling
Discussion: Washington Post
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 Vox
 Earlier Items: 
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HuffPost UK staff face redundancy as news operation closes down
Bloomberg:
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The American Mind:
Dear Conservative, Inc.: Follow or Get Out of the Way
Discussion: National Review
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Last night is why Joe Biden won the presidency
Kim Chandler / Associated Press:
Alabama House Votes to Overturn Ban on Yoga in Schools - But ‘Namaste’ Is Still Forbidden
Discussion: New York Post
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Amazon Won't Sell Books Framing LGBTQ+ Identities as Mental Illnesses
 

 
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