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2:05 AM ET, March 26, 2021

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia representative arrested after governor signs elections bill  —  Georgia state troopers arrested state Rep. Park Cannon on Thursday as she knocked on Gov. Brian Kemp's door, interrupting his livestreamed announcement that he had signed an elections bill into law.The officers forcibly removed Cannon …
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Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Bill changing Georgia voting rules passes state House  —  Proposals target absentee and runoff voting after 2020 elections  —  The Georgia House passed an overhaul of election laws Thursday after last year's close presidential election, including new absentee voter ID requirements …
Nick Visser / HuffPost:
Georgia Lawmaker Charged With Felony For Knocking On Gov. Brian Kemp's Office Door  —  State Rep. Park Cannon, a Black woman, was arrested and accused of obstruction after protesting a bill that makes it harder for Georgians to vote.  —  Georgia state Rep. Park Cannon (D) …
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Sweeping changes to Georgia elections signed into law
Discussion: CNN
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Georgia G.O.P. Passes Major Law to Limit Voting Amid Nationwide Push
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Voting rights advocates plan economic boycott to pressure Georgia firms
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
At Biden's first news conference, it wasn't the president who was out of touch  —  The White House press corps' abysmal failure to ask important questions about pressing issues during President Biden's first news conference on Thursday was the clearest demonstration yet of the contrast between …
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Kenneth Garger / New York Post:
New photos show cheat sheets used by Biden during his first press conference  —  New photos reveal several cheat sheets used by President Joe Biden during his Thursday press conference — including one with the headshots and names of reporters he planned to call on.
Discussion: Fox News, RedState and The Sun
Washington Post:
Not a single reporter at Biden's first presidential news conference asked about the pandemic  —  President Biden began his first White House news conference by practically inviting reporters to ask him about the major story of the past year.  He talked about his administration's efforts …
Anita Kumar / Politico:
Biden meets the press and the pandemic disappears  —  During the first news conference of his presidency, Joe Biden was never asked about the issue that likely got him elected and, in all likelihood, will be the defining crisis of his time in office.  —  Over the course of 62 minutes on Thursday …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Biden excels at his first news conference.  The media embarrass themselves.  —  After weeks of whining, the White House press corps got its first official Biden presidential news conference on Thursday.  President Biden used the event to pledge that 200 million covid-19 vaccinations …
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The Presidential Press Conference in the Biden Era Is as Awful as Ever  —  Under Trump, we had to listen.  But now?  There must be a better way.  —  Sometimes the big moments in our politics meet the very low expectations we have for them.  Joe Biden's first Presidential press conference, on Thursday, was one of them.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump's secret sit-down with Ohio candidates turns into ‘Hunger Games’  —  It was a scene right out of “The Apprentice.”  —  Donald Trump was headlining a fundraiser on Wednesday night at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Fla. But before the dinner began, the former president had some business …
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
CNN goes 24 hours without mentioning latest Cuomo bombshell implicating network's star anchor  —  Chris Cuomo is accused of benefiting from prioritized COVID testing as ordinary New Yorkers struggled  —  Janice Dean slams CNN as ‘tone deaf’ for defending Cuomo family special treatment
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Ken Klippenstein / The Intercept:
Documents Show Amazon Is Aware Drivers Pee in Bottles and Even Defecate En Route, Despite Company Denial … In anticipation of Sen. Bernie Sanders's scheduled trip to Bessemer, Alabama, to support the unionization drive by Amazon workers there, Amazon executive Dave Clark cast the $1 trillion behemoth as …
Tom Tapp / Deadline:
Jessica Walter Dies: Emmy-Winning ‘Arrested Development’, ‘Archer’ Actress Was 80  —  Jessica Walter, the award-winning actress whose career spanned five decades, passed away in her sleep at home in New York City on Wednesday, March 24.  She was 80.  —  Walter's career included everything …
Axios:
Scoop: AOC's private audience with Ron Klain  —  White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain met quietly with Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jamaal Bowman and other progressive lawmakers this week to discuss the filibuster, minimum wage and other issues, people familiar with the matter told Axios.
Discussion: Insider
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson:
Governor Hutchinson Issues Statement on Signing of SB354  —  LITTLE ROCK - Governor Asa Hutchinson issued the following statement on the signing of SB354.  —  “Today, I have signed into law SB354 called the 'Fairness in Women's Sports Act'.  I have studied the law and heard from hundreds of constituents on this issue.
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Andrew Demillo / Associated Press:
Arkansas governor signs transgender sports ban into law
Discussion: The Hill, Fox News and UPI
Kadia Goba / Axios:
Scoop: House chamber hardened with bulletproof doors  —  The House chamber is being transformed into a massive safe room for members with the addition of bulletproof doors.  —  Why it matters: One of the most dramatic images from the Jan. 6 attack was Capitol Police officers inside …
Wall Street Journal:
Microsoft Is in Exclusive Talks to Acquire Discord  —  Deal valuing chat app at $10 billion or more could be completed next month  —  Microsoft Corp. is in advanced talks to acquire messaging platform Discord Inc. for $10 billion or more, according to people familiar with the matter …
Houston Chronicle:
Texas AG Ken Paxton refuses to release texts, emails sent during pro-Trump rally and Capitol riot  —  The Texas attorney general's office is attempting to withhold all messages Ken Paxton sent or received while in Washington for the pro-Donald Trump rally that devolved into a riot at the U.S. Capitol.
John Dickerson / The Atlantic:
A Better Way to Judge Joe Biden  —  Soon, we will be pelted by 100-day assessments of the Biden administration, sweeping claims spurred by the arrival of a round number.  Then, before we're ready, a crop of those who want to replace Joe Biden will ask to be measured for the job.
Marc Rod / Jewish Insider:
Menendez undecided on Kahl nomination  —  Kahl is expected to face a razor-thin confirmation vote on the Senate floor  —  After advancing out of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday, the nomination of Colin Kahl, President Joe Biden's choice for undersecretary of defense for policy …
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The New Republic names a new top editor and will return to Washington.  —  The New Republic named a new editor on Thursday and announced that it was moving back to Washington, its home city for most of its 107-year existence.  —  Michael Tomasky, who has edited the policy journal Democracy …
Bloomberg:
Cuomo's Top Aide Defends Her Boss and Herself: 'I'm a Human Being'  — Melissa DeRosa says the pandemic has taken an emotional toll  — Aide is among a group of powerful women pushing Cuomo's agenda  —  On a ranking of New York power brokers last year, the most influential person …
Discussion: The Intercept
Cameron Jenkins / The Hill:
Tennessee GOP bill would ban textbooks with LGBTQ content  —  A bill proposed by Republican Tennessee state lawmakers would ban textbooks and teaching materials that contain LGBT content.  —  The bill, H.B. 800, was introduced by state Rep. Bruce Griffey (R) in February and is slated …
Discussion: kens5.com and Political Wire
Adam Cancryn / Politico:
‘Alex Azar Anonymous’: Trump health officials start a club to counter former HHS chief  —  A small group of top Trump health officials recently held a series of discussions to coordinate their accounts of the administration's troubled Covid-19 response, worried they will be scapegoated by old colleagues …
Daniel Friedman / Mother Jones:
Exclusive Video: Watch Roger Stone's Oath Keeper Bodyguards Practice Headshots to “#Stopantifa”  —  Federal prosecutors have charged 10 members of the far-right Oath Keepers with conspiring to storm the US Capitol on January 6 and allege that militia members prepared for the “operation” by …
Discussion: The Root
Alex Rogers / CNN:
Wyoming Senate kills bill backed by Donald Trump Jr. in attempt to defeat Liz Cheney  —  (CNN)A Wyoming Senate bill to create election runoffs failed on Wednesday, despite Donald Trump Jr.'s campaign to pass it in an attempt to defeat Republican Rep. Liz Cheney in 2022.  The vote was 14-15 with one lawmaker excused.
Insider:
YouTube is temporarily demonetizing David Dobrik's channels following a rape allegation against his former Vlog Squad cohort Dom Durte  — YouTube is temporarily blocking David Dobrik and Durte Dom from making money off ads.  — The company said it demonetized the channels following a rape allegation against Durte Dom.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Politico:
Top Obama lawyer being vetted for antitrust post  —  The Biden team is vetting Jonathan Sallet — a former top lawyer under the Obama administration and architect of net neutrality rules — for a top antitrust post, two sources familiar with the process told POLITICO.
Discussion: The Hill
Jacob Shamsian / Insider:
The Manhattan DA's office picked up the pace of its investigation into Trump's finances after he left office, a cooperating witness says  — Manhattan's DA boosted the Trump finances inquiry after he left office, a cooperating witness said.  — Jennifer Weisselberg said she'd talked …
 
 
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