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3:55 PM ET, March 17, 2021

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Shaddi Abusaid / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Cops: Shooting suspect says he targeted spas because of sexual addiction  —  Cherokee sheriff says 21-year-old bought gun hours earlier  —  Cherokee County Sheriff Frank Reynolds said Wednesday the suspect in a metro Atlanta spa shooting spree that killed eight people bought the gun he used hours earlier.
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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 …
New York Times:
8 People Killed in Atlanta-Area Massage Parlor Shootings  —  Six of the victims were Asian, the authorities said, raising fears that there may have been a racial motivation to the crimes.  —  ACWORTH, Ga. — Eight people were shot to death at three massage parlors in the Atlanta area on Tuesday evening …
Kurt Bardella / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed: Trump and the GOP put a bull's-eye on the backs of Asian Americans
Discussion: New York Post
NBC News:
7 killed in 3 shootings at Georgia massage parlor, spas
CNN:
8 killed in shootings at 3 metro Atlanta spas. Police have 1 suspect in custody
Bloomberg:
IRS to Delay Tax Deadline to Mid-May After Chaotic Year  — Tax law changes, late start contributed to filing season chaos  — The IRS also delayed the due date last year amid pandemic  —  The Internal Revenue Service is planning to delay the April 15 tax filing deadline by about one month …
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CNBC:
IRS pushes April 15 U.S. tax deadline to May 15  — The IRS plans to push back the tax filing deadline about one month to May 15, CNBC confirmed Wednesday.  — That will give taxpayers more time to file tax returns and settle bills.  — The tax season was scheduled to end April 15.
Washington Post:
IRS expected to delay filing deadline to May 15, as agency grapples with a backlog of 24 million unprocessed tax returns  —  The delays come as the tax agency sends out a third round of payments and prepares to implement other key elements of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan.
Discussion: CNN, KFOR-TV and USA Today
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
IRS Said to Delay Tax-Filing Deadline Until Mid-May
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Biden just fired a warning shot at Mitch McConnell and Republicans  —  Mark it down.  President Biden has now declared in his most explicit terms yet that Democrats may soon face a stark choice: reform the filibuster or accept that their agenda is a dead letter.
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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.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republicans: End the Filibuster, and We'll Punish America By Enacting Our Agenda
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Border Patrol agents are ‘working to sabotage the Biden administration’, according to insiders  —  At the same time, officers have chosen to continue to treat migrants at the border like Trump is still president  —  On Monday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy accused President Joe Biden …
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Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Biden administration limits what Border Patrol can share with media about migrant surge at border … WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is restricting the information Border Patrol agents and sector chiefs can share with the media as a surge of migrants tests the agency's capacity at the southern border …
Rich Lowry / National Review:
How Trump Got Control of the Border
New York Times:
Proud Boys Leaders in Four States Are Charged in Capitol Riot  —  Prosecutors accused prominent members of the far-right nationalist group of conspiring together in connection with the Jan. 6 attack.  —  WASHINGTON — F.B.I. agents have arrested two organizers for the Proud Boys in Philadelphia …
Discussion: Associated Press and Raw Story
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Jeremy Roebuck / The Philadelphia Inquirer:   Philly Proud Boys president Zach Rehl charged in Capitol riot
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Capitol Riot Suspects Are on a PR Blitz
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
Republicans on Biden's Covid bill: We bungled this one  —  As President Joe Biden embarks on an ambitious plan to sell his massive coronavirus relief package to the public, conservatives are starting to ask: Did we botch this?  —  The overwhelming sentiment within the Republican Party …
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Ohio attorney general sues Biden administration over $1.9 trillion stimulus  —  Dave Yost, a Republican, alleged that the law contains unconstitutional restrictions on the way the federal government restricts aid to states.  —  Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost sued the Biden administration …
Discussion: NBC News, Insider, The Hill and Bloomberg
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Julia Rock / Newsweek:   This Last-Minute Provision Blocks GOP Govs from Using Stimulus Money to Subsidize Tax Cuts
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
J.D. Vance Joins the Jackals  —  How the path-breaking writer became a Trumpist troll.  —  The question of what will become of the Republican party in the post-Trump era seems to be on everyone's lips.  A New York Times survey found that Republicans themselves have five distinct views of Trump …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The Trump-Tucker cold war has begun  —  One of the mysteries that lingers around President Donald Trump's final days in office is why he chose to downplay the deployment of the coronavirus vaccine.  —  Granted, his last days took place in the shadow of the insurrection on Jan. 6 that followed …
Discussion: Vanity Fair, Raw Story and New Republic
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Ben Gittleson / ABC News:
Biden talks Cuomo, Putin, migrants, vaccine in ABC News exclusive interview  —  He even gave an update on whether Major Biden is out of the dog house.  —  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.
Substack Blog:
Substack is for independent writers  —  In recent days, we've heard from some people who are concerned that we might have been using Substack Pro, a program that funds writers to start publications on Substack, to support anti-trans writers.  These feelings have been fueled by some misunderstandings …
HuffPost:
Florida Man Charged For Attacking Cops During Capitol Riot While Wearing ‘Trump’ Flag Jacket  —  Robert Scott Palmer, known to online sleuths as #FloridaFlagJacket, was arrested by the FBI following a HuffPost investigation revealing his identity.  —  Federal authorities have charged …
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Trump's Florida resort touted as potential gambling destination  —  Former president Donald Trump's son Eric, who runs the family's private company, touted the potential of transforming their Doral golf resort into a gambling destination amid a quiet push among Florida Republicans to legalize casinos …
Juliegrace Brufke / The Hill:
House Republicans vote to support earmarks  —  House Republicans passed a resolution during their conference meeting on Wednesday in support of restoring earmarks.  —  The House GOP's 102-84 vote comes as Democrats gear up to revive the practice, which allows members to secure federal funding for specific projects.
Discussion: TheBlaze
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Media's Entire Georgia Narrative Is Fraudulent, Not Just The Fabricated Trump Quotes  —  The fake quotes, bad as they were, are just one of many ways the media have done a horrible job of covering election disputes in the state.  —  The Washington Post was busted for publishing fabricated quotes …
Nikki Trautman Baszynski / The Appeal:
Biden Must Nominate U.S. Attorneys Who Will Implement Needed Criminal Justice Reforms  —  President Biden's decisions about who to nominate as federal prosecutors must reflect his campaign commitment to criminal justice reform—and the changed national focus on progressive prosecution.
Daniel Nichanian / The Appeal:
Landmark Rulings Show ‘Untapped Potential’ of State Courts To Advance Civil Rights  —  An emboldened progressive majority on Washington State's highest court struck down a law that criminalized drug possession and expanded restrictions on life without parole.
David Gilbert / VICE:
The Organization Trying to Save QAnon Believers Is Falling Apart  —  The Thinkin Project made big promises about deradicalizing QAnon believers.  But so far it's succeeded mostly in attacking and alienating journalists and QAnon researchers  —  DG  —  When a viral video caught …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Feinstein's Future Could Swing on Husband's Potential Posting Overseas  —  Senator Dianne Feinstein's husband, Richard Blum, is seeking an overseas posting, which could pave the way for her to leave the Senate.  She said she would “absolutely” serve out her term.
Aaron Morrison / Associated Press:
White supremacist propaganda surged in 2020, report says  —  NEW YORK (AP) — White supremacist propaganda reached alarming levels across the U.S. in 2020, according to a new report that the Anti-Defamation League provided to The Associated Press.  —  There were 5,125 cases of racist …
Joyce Karam / Latest MENA News Today:
‘The National’ obtains US official document for Palestinian ‘reset’  —  Four-page US memo details Biden administration's approach to relations with the Palestinian Authority and jump-starting the peace process  —  The US administration is looking to ‘reset’ relations with the Palestinians …
Amelia Pollard / American Prospect:
Ex-Treasury Secretary Leads Massive Private Security Deal  —  Tim Geithner leads the private equity firm backing the acquisition of private security firm G4S by Allied Universal, creating one of the largest private employers in the world.  —  Former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner seen testifying on Capitol Hill in July 2012
 
 
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
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