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7:25 AM ET, March 22, 2021

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Katie Benner / New York Times:
Evidence in Capitol Attack Most Likely Supports Sedition Charges, Prosecutor Says  —  “I personally believe the evidence is trending toward that, and probably meets those elements,” said Michael Sherwin, who had led the Justice Department's inquiry into the riot.
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Scott Pelley / CBS News:
Inside the prosecution of the Capitol rioters  —  Scott Pelley speaks with Michael Sherwin, the federal prosecutor who was leading the criminal investigation, the largest in U.S. history, into the assault on the Capitol.  —  Until this past Friday, federal prosecutor Michael Sherwin was leading …
Bart Jansen / USA Today:   ‘A nightmare scenario’: Extremists in police ranks spark growing concern after Capitol riot
New York Times:
Assaulting the Truth, Ron Johnson Helps Erode Confidence in Government  —  Pushing false theories on the virus, the vaccine and the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, Mr. Johnson, the Republican senator from Wisconsin, has absorbed his party's transformation under Donald Trump.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Democrats are dead serious about taking back that Iowa seat  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  Big vaccine news overnight ... CNN: “AstraZeneca vaccine is 79% effective against symptomatic Covid-19, company says”  —  Just weeks after blasting DONALD TRUMP for trying to overturn …
Ben Smith / New York Times:
He Redefined ‘Racist.’ Now He's Trying to Build a Newsroom.  —  The author Ibram Kendi and The Boston Globe team up to cover racism, inspired by Boston's 19th century abolitionist newspapers.  —  BOSTON — Ibram X. Kendi and Bina Venkataraman met last summer when their big Boston institutions …
Katie Dowd / SFGATE:
SF couple who ran trendy poop-testing startup charged with fraud  —  Accused Atlanta gunman was a patient at evangelical treatment center...  Asian woman shoved to ground, robbed in daytime Bay Area attack  —  Cost to vaccinate Calif soars as counties refuse Blue Shield deal
Politico:
Trump looks to take down Raffensperger in Georgia  —  Former President Donald Trump is expected to endorse Rep. Jody Hice in a campaign to unseat Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in next year's Republican primary, according to three people familiar with Trump's decision.
Beth Reinhard / Washington Post:
Rep. Tom Reed apologizes for sexual misconduct detailed in Post report, won't challenge Cuomo in 2022  —  Two days after a former lobbyist accused him of sexual misconduct in a Washington Post report, Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) on Sunday publicly apologized, vowed not to seek reelection and abandoned …
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Kristina Peterson / Wall Street Journal:   Rep. Tom Reed Says He Won't Run for Re-election in 2022
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
High-Income Tax Avoidance Far Larger Than Thought, New Paper Estimates  —  The very top sliver of high-income Americans may underreport their income at levels far beyond what was suggested by prior IRS research, according to a new paper  —  WASHINGTON—The top sliver of high-income Americans …
Discussion: The Week and Axios
Financial Times:
Voting rights becomes a new battleground for US companies  —  Activists try to enlist corporate America in campaign against electoral bills in Georgia  —  Voting rights activists in Georgia are piling pressure on companies including Coca-Cola, Delta Air Lines, Home Depot and UPS to come …
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Jelani Cobb / New Yorker:
The High Cost of Georgia's Restrictive Voting Bills
Discussion: Daily Kos
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Scoop: McCarthy hires top Trump official to run political operation  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has hired former President Trump's White House political director, Brian Jack, to lead his own political operation, Axios has learned.  —  Why it matters: The move to bring …
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
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Alayna Treene / Axios:   Republicans planning to target COVID relief's add-ons
Jazmin Goodwin / CNN:
Donald Trump is creating his own social media network that will go live in a few months  —  New York (CNN Business)Former President Donald Trump is coming back to social media — but this time with his own network, a Trump spokesperson told Fox News on Sunday.
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Trump Spox Claims Ex-President Having ‘A Lot of High-Powered Meetings’ on Launching New Social Media Platform
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Twitchy and CBS News
Sudhi Ranjan Sen / Bloomberg:
Secret India-Pakistan Peace Roadmap Brokered by Top UAE Royals  — UAE last month helped forge deal to respect 2003 cease-fire  — Reinstating envoys next step of broader peace plan: official  —  About 24 hours after military chiefs from India and Pakistan surprised the world …
Lynn Sweet / Chicago Sun-Times:
Karl Rove to headline March 31 virtual fundraiser for Rep. Adam Kinzinger: Top lllinois GOP donors among co-hosts  —  While 11 of Kinzinger's relatives signed letters blasting him for his Trump impeachment vote, the March 31 fundraiser co-hosts include Kinzinger's parents and his brother.
Discussion: Washington Post
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
‘We all know hate when we see it’: Warnock rejects FBI chief's view of Atlanta shootings  — FBI director: ‘it does not appear motive was racially motivated’  —  Law enforcement officials including the director of the FBI have said the shootings in Atlanta in which eight people were killed …
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Stacey Anderson / New York Magazine:   ‘It Is Time to Start Complaining’ Fed up with being attacked and ignored, Asian Americans in the city rally for change.
Fred Hiatt / Washington Post:
China might be right about America.  But what are its leaders so afraid of?  —  In a testy exchange kicking off the first high-level talks between Chinese Communist officials and the Biden administration, China's delegation warned the United States not to go all high-and-mighty.
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Variety:
‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,’ ‘Promising Young Woman’ Win at Writers Guild Awards 2021  —  “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” and “Promising Young Woman” took top narrative film honors on Sunday at the 73rd annual Writers Guild of America Awards.  —  Kal Penn hosted the virtual presentation that cemented …
Wall Street Journal:
Some Schools Have Been Open for Months.  Here's What They Learned.  —  Principals favor air cleaners and lunchtime restrictions over deep cleaning and temperature checks; teachers likely are prime spreaders  —  Parents, cities and teachers in many places continue to wrangle over how to reopen their schools safely.
 
 
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Jasmine Taylor-Coleman / BBC:
Nawal El Saadawi: Feminist firebrand who dared to write dangerously
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Florida's DeSantis positions himself as Trump's heir to the White House
Discussion: Politico and The Week
Elbridge Colby / Washington Post:
Biden's global, muscular liberalism is an indefensible foreign policy in 2021
Discussion: unz.com
Ania Nussbaum / Bloomberg:
Paris Mayor Signals She Wants to Be Left-Wing Candidate in 2022
John Bowden / The Hill:
Pentagon chief, Japanese counterpart agreed to cooperate on Taiwan: report
E.J. Dionne / Washington Post:
The far right's global retreat
CNN:
'Don't mess with us': history-making Korean American congresswomen fight back against racial bias
Discussion: Vox, Talking Points Memo and The Hill
 Earlier Items: 
ABC News:
Obama-era officials return to White House worth millions
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
President Biden's ‘mistake’ at U.S. southern border isn't what clueless pundits, GOP think it is
CNN:
Who's teaching us to hate
Emma Newburger / CNBC:
Covid cases are rising in 21 states as health officials warn against reopening too quickly
Brian P. D. Hannon / Daily Mail:
Senior Teen Vogue staffer who supported ouster of new editor used N-word in tweets a decade ago... so will her woke colleagues now turn on her?
James Laporta / Associated Press:
AP sources: Iran threatens US Army base and top general
Irin Carmon / New York Magazine:
The Smearing of Kristen Clarke
 

 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Prime Video users will be able to watch local PBS stations and PBS Kids for free in coming months, and two new free PBS channels with ads starting November 26

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

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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