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11:50 AM ET, March 31, 2021

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New York Times:
Matt Gaetz Is Said to Be Investigated Over Possible Sexual Relationship With a Girl, 17  —  An inquiry into the Florida congressman was opened in the final months of the Trump administration, people briefed on it said.  —  Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida and a close ally …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Matt Gaetz says he's under federal investigation for sexual misconduct  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), one of the nation's rising-star conservative firebrands, told Axios he is under federal investigation for sexual activity with women, and fears being criminally charged.
Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
Ex-GOP official Joel Greenberg flaunted ties to Matt Gaetz.  Then he was charged with child sex trafficking.  —  Until last year, Joel Greenberg was an ascendant political player in Seminole County, Fla., where he unseated a longtime incumbent in the race for county tax collector …
Blake Montgomery / The Daily Beast:
Rep. Matt Gaetz Says Teen-Sex Allegation Is Part of Extortion Plot
Andrea Salcedo / Washington Post:
Two Capitol police officers sue Trump for ‘physical and emotional injuries’ suffered in riots  —  Two Capitol police officers who battled the mob of pro-Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 are now suing the former president for the physical end emotional injuries they say they suffered in the attacks.
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New York Times:
Brutal Attack on Filipino Woman Sparks Outrage: ‘Everybody Is on Edge’  —  Security guards failed to intervene while a man kicked and stomped on a 65-year-old woman near Times Square, yelling, “You don't belong here.”  —  The security camera video was shocking in its brutality.
Bari Weiss / Common Sense with Bari Weiss:
Do Not Look Away From Evil
Discussion: New York Times
Emma Hurt / wabe.org:
‘A Really Good Bill’: Gov. Kemp Defends Georgia's Voting Law  —  Audio version of this story here.  —  Less than a week after Gov. Brian Kemp signed Georgia's new Republican-led voting bill into law, the scrutiny has persisted.  —  Three federal lawsuits have already been filed to challenge …
Discussion: Raw Story, Townhall and The Hill
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
High anxiety over Trump in Georgia GOP
Discussion: Raw Story
Ivana Saric / Axios:
Delta CEO calls new Georgia voting restrictions “unacceptable”
Discussion: Delta News Hub, Insider and KRDO
Washington Post:
White House unveils $2 trillion infrastructure and climate plan, setting up giant battle over size and cost of government  —  Ahead of speech in Pittsburgh, Biden administration releases sprawling effort to revamp U.S. transit, broadband, housing and more  —  The White House on Wednesday unveiled …
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The White House:
FACT SHEET: The American Jobs Plan
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
House GOP memo: Trump embrace is only option for comeback  —  On a flight Tuesday from Indianapolis to Fort Wayne, Ind., two leaders in the House Republican conference discussed a memo that argues that their party's future demands they “embrace our new coalition” because “President Trump's gift didn't come with a receipt.”
Zeynep Tufekci / The Atlantic:
The Fourth Surge Is Upon Us.  This Time, It's Different.  —  Across the United States, cases have started rising again.  In a few cities, even hospitalizations are ticking up.  The twists and turns of a pandemic can be hard to predict, but this most recent increase was almost inevitable …
Discussion: CNN, KRDO, Insight and Fox News
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
The Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Is Said to Be Powerfully Protective in Adolescents  —  A clinical trial found no infections among vaccinated children ages 12 to 15, the companies said, and there were no serious side effects.  The data have not yet been reviewed by independent experts.
Discussion: The Week, HotAir, UPI and The Verge
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Berkeley Lovelace Jr / CNBC:
Pfizer says Covid vaccine is 100% effective in kids ages 12 to 15
American Greatness:
The ‘Insurrection’ Probe Is Falling Apart  —  The government has created, by their own overheated hyperbole, a nearly insurmountable obstacle to proving their initial accusations in court.  —  He is known as the “zip tie guy.”  —  In one of the most iconic photographs of the January 6 Capitol melee …
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Top Trump adviser warned then-president on virus supply shortage, then pursued controversial deals  —  Democrats probe more than $1 billion in ‘haphazard’ supply contracts arranged by Peter Navarro, citing new documents  —  A top adviser privately urged President Donald Trump …
Discussion: CNN, Raw Story, The Week and Political Wire
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Bloomberg:
Biden to Let Trump's H1-B Visa Ban Expire in Win for Tech
Discussion: IJR and Townhall
Kate Bennett / CNN:
Bidens' dog Major involved in another biting incident  —  (CNN)The Bidens' dog Major has been involved in another biting incident that required medical attention, two people with knowledge of the incident tell CNN.  —  The incident, which involved a National Park Service employee …
Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Demand for vaccines is already waning in some parts of the country  —  Some states are expanding vaccine eligibility partially because of a troubling reason: Not enough people want to get vaccinated.  —  What we're watching: Vaccine supplies are still limited, but they're already outpacing demand …
Chris Johnson / Washington Blade:
In first, Biden issues presidential proclamation for Transgender Day of Visibility  —  President Biden, in a first for any U.S. president, issued on Wednesday a formal presidential proclamation recognizing the Transgender Day of Visibility, according to an advance copy of the White House document obtained by the Washington Blade.
Discussion: Breitbart and Raw Story
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The White House:
A Proclamation on Transgender Day Of Visibility, 2021
Discussion: NBC News and POLITICUSUSA
Politico:
Dems could dethrone Iowa  —  Democratic Party leaders are considering overhauling the 2024 presidential primary calendar, a transformation that would include ousting Iowa and New Hampshire from their cherished perches as the first states to vote.  —  Senior party leaders …
New York Times:
Black Executives Call on Corporations to Fight Restrictive Voting Laws  —  Dozens responded after companies in Georgia said little against state legislation that put strict rules in place.  —  Dozens of the most prominent Black business leaders in America are banding together to call …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Court voids Trump campaign's non-disclosure agreement  —  A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a broad non-disclosure agreement that Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign required employees to sign is unenforceable.  —  U.S. District Court Judge Paul Gardephe's ruling generally steered clear …
Timothy Noah / The Atlantic:
Why D.C. Is Failing at the Vaccination Game  —  Washington's effort to quickly vaccinate the population against COVID-19 is a success just about everywhere except its own backyard.  —  President Joe Biden pledged to administer 100 million vaccine doses within his first 100 days.
New York Times:
Democrats Splinter Over Strategy for Pushing Through Voting Rights Bill  —  President Biden and leading congressional Democrats have made the far-reaching bill a top priority, but some proponents believe it needs major changes.  —  Democrats in Congress are quietly splintering over how to handle …
Dino Grandoni / Washington Post:
EPA dismisses dozens of key science advisers picked under Trump  —  The Biden administration says it needs to restore trust in the agency by “resetting” membership on two key science advisory panels  —  Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan will purge …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Associated Press:
Some Capitol riot suspects apologize as consequences sink in  —  PHOENIX (AP) — The helmet-wearing Idaho man photographed dangling by one hand from the Senate's balcony during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol turned himself in six days later.  While buckled in the vehicle delivering …
Discussion: Raw Story
Eshe Nelson / New York Times:
Deliveroo Shares Stumble as Trading Begins: Live Updates  —  RIGHT NOW Delta reverses course, calling Georgia's voting law ‘unacceptable.’ … As of  —  Data delayed at least 15 minutes  —  Source: Factset  —  Here's what you need to know:  —  Deliveroo shares tumble 30 percent as trading begins.
Michael Dobbs / Washington Post:
G. Gordon Liddy, undercover operative convicted in Watergate scandal, dies at 90  —  G. Gordon Liddy, the undercover operative whose bungling of the Watergate break-in triggered one of the gravest constitutional crises in American history and led to the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon …
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Why the unhinged woke brigade is a profound threat to our freedom  —  “In an era when everyone is online, everyone is a public figure.”  — Bill Maher on HBO's “Real Time with Bill Maher,” Mar. 26  —  That's 100 percent correct.  Social media gives everyone and anyone a broadcast studio …
Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
Fighting Escalates in Eastern Ukraine, Signaling the End to Another Cease-Fire  —  Ukraine and Russia issued statements Tuesday noting the worsening of a conflict that has been on a low simmer for years, with countless cease-fires.  —  MOSCOW — The war in eastern Ukraine …
Discussion: Defense One, CBS News and New York Post
 
 
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Russia Keeps Bribing Foreign Politicians. Is Trump Different?
Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
British Government's ‘Gaslighting’ Report on Racism Says Slavery Had Some Upsides
Wilborn Nobles / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Atlanta mayor addresses crime fighting in 2021 State of the City address
U.S. Chamber of Commerce:
U.S. Chamber Calls for Productive Solutions from Democrats and Republicans to Enact Infrastructure Legislation
Discussion: Insider
Bruce Bawer / New York Post:
If the woke have their way, soon we won't have ANY culture to speak of
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Grace Panetta / Insider:
Georgia's Republican Party accused of illegally accepting in-kind contributions from an election integrity nonprofit in a new FEC complaint
Discussion: Common Cause Georgia
Bill Mahoney / Politico:
Legislators nearing deal on multibillion-dollar fund for undocumented and ex-convicts
Discussion: National Review
 Earlier Items: 
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
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Christopher Robbins / Gothamist:
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Rebecca Onion / Slate:
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Devan Cole / CNN:
South Dakota's governor issues executive orders banning transgender athletes from women's sports
Ken Klippenstein / The Intercept:
Amazon's Twitter Army Was Handpicked for “Great Sense of Humor,” Leaked Document Reveals
Tobias Hoonhout / National Review:
Yahoo Story on Florida COVID Study Misrepresented Key Finding, Study's Author Says
Discussion: Yahoo News and The Daily Caller