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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Biden says he supports reforming Senate filibuster in ABC News exclusive interview — He told George Stephanopoulos he wants to return to the “talking filibuster.” — EXCLUSIVE: Biden supports bringing back ‘talking filibuster’ — “Democracy's having a hard time functioning,” the president told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos.
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Ben Gittleson / ABC News:
Cuomo should resign if allegations confirmed: Biden in exclusive ABC News interview — The president said he thought Cuomo could “end up being prosecuted.” — EXCLUSIVE: Biden says Cuomo should resign if investigation confirms women's claims — Biden stopped short of calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to step down immediately.
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Ben Gittleson / ABC News:
Biden tells migrants 'don't come over' in ABC News exclusive interview — The president spoke with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos. — Catch up on the developing stories making headlines. — President Joe Biden said in an exclusive interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos on Tuesday …
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
NEW DETAILS: 8 dead in metro Atlanta spa shootings; 1 suspect captured — Officials have captured a man suspected in one of three shootings across metro Atlanta that left eight people dead Tuesday.Robert Aaron Long, 21, of Woodstock, was identified as the suspect in the shooting …
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Kate Brumback / Associated Press:
Georgia massage parlor shootings leave 8 dead; man captured — ATLANTA (AP) — Shootings at two massage parlors in Atlanta and one in the suburbs left eight people dead, many of them women of Asian descent, authorities said Tuesday. A 21-year-old man was taken into custody in southwest Georgia hours later after a manhunt.
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Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
FBI facing allegation that its 2018 background check of Brett Kavanaugh was ‘fake’ — A Democratic senator has asked attorney general Merrick Garland to facilitate ‘proper oversight’ into concerns on the investigation — The FBI is facing new scrutiny for its 2018 background check of Brett Kavanaugh …
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Sheldon Whitehouse Is Following the Money Around Brett Kavanaugh — Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is not kidding about tracing how dark money has come to influence the selection of judges for the federal bench. And now he's found a big fish in a small barrel. From
Zachary Cohen / CNN:
US intelligence report says Russia attempted to interfere in 2020 election with goal of ‘denigrating’ Biden and helping Trump — Washington (CNN)The Office of the Director of National Intelligence released its declassified report on foreign threats to 2020 US elections Tuesday …
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Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Putin targeted people close to Trump in bid to influence 2020 election, U.S. intelligence says
Putin targeted people close to Trump in bid to influence 2020 election, U.S. intelligence says
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Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
Putin Ordered 2020 Election Meddling to Aid Trump, U.S. Intelligence Says
Putin Ordered 2020 Election Meddling to Aid Trump, U.S. Intelligence Says
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New York Times:
How Cuomo's Team Tried to Tarnish One of His Accusers — People tied to Gov. Andrew Cuomo sought to damage the credibility of Lindsey Boylan, the first woman to accuse Mr. Cuomo of sexual harassment. — Days after Lindsey Boylan became the first woman to accuse Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo …
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Scoop: Four people matching terror watchlist arrested at border — The Customs and Border Protection agency confirmed to Congress today that four people arrested at the southern border since Oct. 1 match names on the FBI's Terrorist Screening Database, a congressional aide briefed on the correspondence told Axios.
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Abraham Mahshie / Washington Examiner:
Border security overshadows threats from China and North Korea as commanders testify
Border security overshadows threats from China and North Korea as commanders testify
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Ruth Graham / New York Times:
Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk Leaves Liberty University Think Tank — The Falkirk Center, named for its founders, Jerry Falwell Jr. and Charlie Kirk, was the center of evangelical Trumpism. Now, both are gone. — When the Falkirk Center think tank was established at Liberty University …
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Politico:
Senate Republicans plot their Covid aid payback — After getting steamrolled by Democrats on President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid plan, Republicans are planning to fight back. And it could mean an autumn of stalemates over raising the debt ceiling, spending cuts and unemployment benefits.
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Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
McConnell Rules Out Backing for Tax-Funded Infrastructure
McConnell Rules Out Backing for Tax-Funded Infrastructure
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The latest GOP attack on Biden has a huge hole in it — Republicans are convinced that attacking President Biden's border policies will win them the midterms. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has gleefully labeled the situation there “Biden's border crisis.”
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Eric Ting / SFGATE:
Gavin Newsom makes misleading claim about Florida and California's COVID-19 stats — After joining ABC's “The View” on Tuesday morning, California Gov. Gavin Newsom continued his “please don't recall me” media tour with an appearance on CNN's “The Lead With Jake Tapper” a few hours later.
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Perry Bacon Jr / FiveThirtyEight:
The Ideas That Are Reshaping The Democratic Party And America — Many Americans probably don't know exactly what terms such as anti-racism, “cancel culture,” “racial equity,” “white privilege” and “systemic racism” mean. And it's likely even fewer could explain such concepts as “woke ideology …
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Hunter Walker / Yahoo News:
New York State Assembly vote halted following leaked debate over Cuomo impeachment — New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie temporarily stopped voting in the chamber on Tuesday due to concerns over leaks to news media organizations regarding a contentious March 11 meeting of Democratic lawmakers.
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Hunter Walker / Yahoo News:
Inside the New York Democrats' messy fight over whether to impeach Andrew Cuomo
Inside the New York Democrats' messy fight over whether to impeach Andrew Cuomo
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The Times of Israel:
Yaphet Kotto, Jewish actor who was first Black Bond villain, dies at 81 — Star of ‘Live and Let Die’ who also featured in ‘Alien’ and played Idi Amin in movie about Israel's Operation Entebbe, said Judaism was a guiding force in his life — 1,880 shares
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump encourages Americans to get the Covid vaccine — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday recommended Americans get vaccinated to help fight the Covid pandemic, engaging on the issue after months of relative silence. — “I would recommend it,” Trump said during an interview on Fox News with Maria Bartiromo.
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Patrick Howley / National File:
Russian Intern Applicant: Adam Kinzinger Dated Me, Asked For Photo ‘Without Underwear,’ Then I Got Intimidating Calls — Republican Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger's office offered an internship to a Russian immigrant beauty queen who met Kinzinger through her internship application.
Associated Press:
Utah campaign against porn marches on with phone filter plan — SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Conservative lawmakers in Utah have fired another salvo in their longtime campaign against online porn with a new requirement that all cellphones and tablets sold in the state automatically block pornography …
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Jason Campbell / Media Matters for America:
On YouTube, Steven Crowder uses racist stereotypes to attack Black farmers — On the March 16 YouTube edition of Louder with Crowder, Steven Crowder and his co-hosts engaged in a wildly racist bit on Black farmers, employing racist stereotypes and offensive language.
L'Oréal Blackett / indy100:
Bill Burr's wife fires back after Twitter user suggests their marriage is a ‘sign of racism’ — Comedian Bill Burr's wife has shared a fiery riposte to a Twitter user who suggested the couple's marriage could be a “sign of racism.” — Burr was sharply criticised for making a number …
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Yashar Ali / Yashar's Newsletter:
Exclusive: Sharon Osbourne Frequently Referred to Julie Chen as ‘Wonton’ and ‘Slanty Eyes,’ Sources Say — Sharon Osbourne, co-host of the CBS daytime panel show “The Talk,” would frequently refer to then-co-host Julie Chen, who is Chinese American, as “wonton” and “slanty eyes,” …
Jasper Craven / The Baffler:
Vacuous Valor — Madison Cawthorn's muddled militarism is a reflection of our political culture — MADISON CAWTHORN'S POLITICAL ORIGIN STORY is that of an innocent Christian boy transformed through tragedy into a fierce freedom fighter. This tale begins with Cawthorn as a popular home-schooled teenager.
U.S. Department of Justice:
Joint Statement from the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security Assessing the Impact of Foreign Interference During the 2020 U.S. Elections — No Evidence Found that a Foreign Government Manipulated Any Election Results — Note: The joint report can be viewed here.
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Richard Hasen / Washington Post:
H.R. 1 can't pass the Senate. But here are some voting reforms that could. — A smaller, more targeted bill might attract enough support to get past — or change — the filibuster — Richard L. Hasen is the chancellor's professor of law and political science at the University of California …
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Former Old Dominion University Student Sentenced for Swatting Conspiracy — ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Vienna man was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy that involved multiple swatting attacks targeting journalists, a Virginia university, a historic Virginia church …
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Moderna, Inc.:
Moderna Announces First Participants Dosed in Phase 2/3 Study of COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate in Pediatric Population — Phase 2/3 study expected to enroll 6,750 healthy pediatric participants less than 12 years of age — Study will enroll in the U.S. and Canada
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Keydra Manns / TheGrio:
Nia-Malika Henderson talks impostor syndrome: ‘You really have to talk yourself up’ — “I think women, women of color, and those from smaller groups go through impostor syndrome when you really have to talk yourself up,” says Henderson — Nia-Malika Henderson knew she belonged in the newsroom.
Kelly Bauer / Block Club Chicago:
Trump Tower Vaccinated Staff At Luxury Hotel, Saying It Was Part Of Program Meant To Help Hard-Hit South And West Sides — The health department is “looking into” the vaccination event at Trump Tower, saying staff aren't yet eligible to be vaccinated and it wasn't aware of any Protect Chicago Plus events at the Downtown hotel.
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
On Medicaid expansion, relief bill leaves red states with no excuses … Most states realized years ago that Medicaid expansion through the Affordable Care Act is a good deal, but as things stand, there are still 12 holdouts. As a result, there are more than 2 million low-income Americans who don't have health coverage.
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Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Judge Releases Two Videos Showing Jacob ‘QAnon Shaman’ Chansley ‘Blatantly Lied’ to 60 Minutes+ — When deciding to keep Jacob Chansley behind bars pending trial, a federal judge wrote that the rioter who became known as the “QAnon Shaman” had “blatantly lied” in his 60 Minutes+ interview …
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Jenn Budd / Medium:
How Border Patrol Manipulates Media — For those who do not know who I am: I am a former Senior Patrol agent and a San Diego Sector Headquarters Intelligence agent for the U.S. Border Patrol. I was stationed in the treacherous mountains east of San Diego from 1995 until I resigned in protest in 2001.
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New York Post:
Scandal-scarred Vito Fossella seeks comeback in race for Staten Island borough president — Disgraced ex-Congressman Vito Fossella emerged from political exile on Tuesday to say he's seeking the Republican nomination for Staten Island borough president — more than a dozen years after a second-family scandal killed his career.
The Daily Beast:
The NAACP Lawsuit Against Trump Is Delayed After Some Guy Named ‘Ricky’ Took the Paperwork — Last month, “Ricky” signed for a federal lawsuit delivered to former President Trump, and vanished. Now, the “Ricky” mystery has spilled into federal court. — In February, “Ricky” …
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