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The Daily Beast:
Biden White House Sandbags Staffers, Sidelines Dozens for Pot Use  —  In some cases, staffers were informally told by transition officials some past marijuana use would be overlooked, only to be told later that they were being asked to resign. … Dozens of young White House staffers have been suspended …
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Biden White House says it's ready to have ‘frank conversation’ with China
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Twitter says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene suspended ‘in error’; Dems push to expel her from Congress  — Twitter said Friday it mistakenly suspended the account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., who is facing a push from dozens of House Democrats to expel her from Congress.
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Ben Leonard / Politico:
Twitter says Marjorie Taylor Greene was locked out of her account by mistake
Discussion: Fox News and Washington Times
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
The Science of Making Americans Hurt Their Own Country  —  The National Intelligence Council has released an unclassified repor t assessing, retrospectively, foreign threats to the 2020 election.  It has a few twists and turns: The Iranian government attempted to run some kind of online influence campaign …
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Matt Taibbi / TK News:
Aaugh!  A Brief List Of Official Russia Claims That Proved To Be Bogus  —  The Director of National Intelligence releases a report, and the press rushes to kick the football again.  —  13 hr ago  —  The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has released a much-hyped …
Beth Reinhard / Washington Post:
Former lobbyist accuses Rep. Tom Reed, a potential Cuomo challenger, of sexual misconduct  —  Nicolette Davis said she was 25, on her first networking trip as a junior lobbyist for an insurance company, when she felt the 45-year-old congressman's hand on her back.
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CNN:
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy found out he had Covid-19 and never knew it  —  (CNN)House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he learned he had Covid-19 antibodies after getting blood drawn in December, learning for the first time that he previously had the virus.
Discussion: The Hill
Andrew Sullivan / The Weekly Dish:
When The Narrative Replaces The News  —  How the media grotesquely distorted the Atlanta massacres  —  The massacres at three massage parlors in the Atlanta area this week, leaving eight human beings dead, others injured, and their families scarred, were horrifying.
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NBC News:
Ex-wife of Trump Org executive has spoken to investigators ‘multiple times’ … The ex-wife of a Trump Organization executive has spoken “multiple times” with investigators from the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, she told NBC News, as the probe into Donald Trump's financial dealings intensifies.
Brian Hofmann / WCMH-TV:
Twitter removes poll posted by U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel  —  COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Josh Mandel, a candidate in the 2022 Republican primary in the U.S. Senate, had a post removed by Twitter on Thursday.  —  Mandel posted a poll on Twitter on Thursday morning reading …
Discussion: Cincinnati.com
Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
FBI reportedly investigating Cuomo role in shielding donors from Covid liability … Allegations that the New York governor, Andrew Cuomo, improperly used the power of his office to shield political donors from Covid-19 lawsuits have reportedly become the subject of an FBI investigation.
Discussion: Jacobin, The Daily Poster and THE CITY
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Wall Street Journal:
Gov. Andrew Cuomo Aides, Retaliation Accusations Are Part of Investigation
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Bill Schneider / The Hill:
Democrats bid to reclaim economic populism  —  With the passage of President Biden's coronavirus relief bill, Democrats are setting out to reclaim their populist birthright.  And, they hope, reverse their losses among white working-class voters.  —  The new law is being called “transformational” for a reason.
Discussion: Salon, Raw Story and America, America
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Kelly Loeffler / Washington Examiner:   How to rebuild trust in Georgia elections
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:   What Will Turnout Look Like Without Trump?
Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
Cuomo's First Accuser Raises New Claims of Harassment and Retaliation  —  In her first extensive interview, Lindsey Boylan sheds new light on a toxic workplace, as insiders detail the campaign to discredit her.  —  On the morning of December 13, 2020, Lindsey Boylan sat in the passenger seat …
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Zach Williams / City & State NY:
Majority of likely voters say Cuomo should resign
Discussion: The Hill, WIVB-TV, Insider and Fox News
Tom Dreisbach / NPR:
Yes, Capitol Rioters Were Armed.  Here Are The Weapons Prosecutors Say They Used  —  In the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, a popular narrative has emerged: that because rioters did not fire guns that day, they were not really “armed.”  —  But a review of the federal charges …
Discussion: Raw Story
Justin Gomez / ABC News:
Biden ‘just fine’ after tripping 3 times jogging up steps to Air Force One  —  The White House blamed the incident on high winds and a “misstep.”  —  Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.  —  Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images  —  President Joe Biden's trip to Georgia Friday got off …
Discussion: Fox News, Sputnik News and HotAir
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Don't call it a crisis
Aleksander Chan / Discourse Blog:
The ‘Teen Vogue’ Mess Is What Happens When Bosses Don't Listen  —  Condé Nast's catastrophic mishandling of Alexi McCammond's hiring as the editor of ‘Teen Vogue’ is what happens when management doesn't respect its employees.  —  Alexi McCammond, a rising star and political reporter at Axios …
Erika Edwards / NBC News:
CDC relaxes distance requirements in schools from 6 to 3 feet  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday relaxed physical distancing requirements for children in school, from 6 feet to 3 feet — a change aimed at allowing more students to be inside classrooms.
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Republican Party of Texas:
Statement Regarding Remarks Made by Chip Roy  —  Austin, TX, Release: March 19, 2021 For Immediate Release  —  While Congressman Chip Roy's video statement did have an unfortunate metaphor, this is not grounds for resignation.  The Democrat Party — as usual — enjoys a complete double standard …
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
George W. Bush is unrecognizable in the current Republican Party  —  (CNN)In an interview that aired Thursday with the Texas Tribune's Evan Smith, one thing about George W. Bush was: He is fundamentally at odds with the current version of the Republican Party on virtually every front.
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Get Ready for the Herschel Walker Experience  —  Georgia Republicans get ready for the next phase of the Trump Wars.  —  Ask any football fan about the worst trades in NFL history and the one player they will all mention is Herschel Walker.  —  Back in 1989 the Dallas Cowboys traded …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and HotAir
Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
HUD secretary may have violated ethics law by championing Democrats in Ohio Senate race at White House  —  Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia L. Fudge may have violated the Hatch Act this week in the White House briefing room when discussing the 2022 Ohio Senate race …
David M. Herszenhorn / Politico:
Stephen Brown, editor in chief of POLITICO Europe, is dead at 57  —  Stephen Brown, the editor in chief of POLITICO Europe and a former news correspondent who reported widely from Europe and South America for Reuters for more than a quarter-century, died Thursday in Brussels.  He was 57.
Cameron Joseph / VICE:
Trump Official Charged In Capitol Riot Has Family Ties to Argentina's Military Junta  —  Federico “Freddie” Klein, a Trump appointee, repeatedly praised the Argentinian military junta of the 1970s and 80s while working at the State Department.  —  CJ  —  A Trump administration official who's …
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Biden administration considers flying migrants to states near the Canadian border for processing  —  A new spike in the number of families and children crossing the Rio Grande into South Texas over the past several hours is forcing U.S. Customs and Border Protection to request airplanes …
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Mary Trump has her next act — and believes her uncle's guilty of sedition  —  Another Trump has decided to enter the political arena following the 45th president's departure from office.  It's just not the one most people expected.  —  Mary Trump, a ferocious critic of the uncle she's called cruel …
The Times of Israel:
Final TV polls show Netanyahu gaining support and near to majority; rivals slip  —  PM's Likud projected to win 30-32 seats, and to clinch 60 along with declared and potential partners; 51% don't want him as PM, but he's still far more popular than his challengers
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
In Restricting Early Voting, the Right Sees a New ‘Center of Gravity’  —  Donald Trump is no longer center stage.  But many conservative activists are finding that the best way to raise money and keep voters engaged is to make his biggest fabrication their top priority.
 
 
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Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
One lucky borrower got 17 PPP loans: How the Trump administration lost millions in an effort to shore up small businesses
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From Soft Liberalism to Iron-Fisted Leftism in Today's U.S. Military
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Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
Children are lonely, parents are stressed: CDC study finds remote learning taking a devastating toll
Discussion: The Daily Beast and HotAir
Rick Earle / WPXI-TV:
Ross Township woman arrested in connection with violence at U.S. Capitol
Discussion: Raw Story
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Collins opposes key Pentagon nominee, narrowing confirmation path
Discussion: Washington Examiner
New York Times:
Who Can and Can't Get Vaccinated Right Now  —  Some countries have stockpiles.  Others have nothing.
Associated Press:
Judge refuses to delay, move trial of ex-cop in Floyd death
Eliza Shapiro / New York Times:
Why Child Care Staff Had to Show Up While Teachers Worked Remotely
Mike Isaac / New York Times:
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John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Facebook makes Views its primary metric for content, bringing it in line with Instagram; each time a piece of content appears on a screen, it counts as a View

Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
On Fox News, LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong discussed his new approach to publish “views from both sides”, and said the paper had conflated news and opinion

 
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