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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.
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Orlando Sentinel:
Sex trafficking probe of Rep. Matt Gaetz emerges from Joel Greenberg prosecution: report — Federal authorities are investigating potential sex trafficking violations by U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, a probe that emerged from the prosecution of former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg, according to a report by the New York Times.
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Washington Post, Raw Story, RedState, Insider and The Sun
Insider:
Republicans are unloading on Rep. Matt Gaetz in gossipy texts and snide asides amid reports of a DOJ sex investigation: 'He's the meanest person in politics' — Matt Gaetz has a reputation as a showboat among his GOP colleagues in Washington. — Many of them were gloating about news reports …
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Associated Press, Raw Story, The Hill, Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller and Crooks and Liars
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 …
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The Intellectualist and Raw Story
Blake Montgomery / The Daily Beast:
Rep. Matt Gaetz Says Teen-Sex Allegation Is Part of Extortion Plot
Rep. Matt Gaetz Says Teen-Sex Allegation Is Part of Extortion Plot
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Mediaite, Insider, Political Wire, The Daily Caller, The Sun, The Week, POLITICUSUSA, The Gateway Pundit, The Wrap and Raw Story
Teo Armus / Washington Post:
Tucker Carlson denies Gaetz claim that he met witness in FBI probes: 'One of the weirdest interviews I've ever done'
Tucker Carlson denies Gaetz claim that he met witness in FBI probes: 'One of the weirdest interviews I've ever done'
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Republican politics and right-wing media continue to fuse
Republican politics and right-wing media continue to fuse
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Media Matters for America, The American Independent, ABC News, Raw Story, CNN and Mediaite
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 …
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Malathi Nayak / Bloomberg:
Trump Sued by Two Capitol Police Officers for Inciting ‘Wild’ Riot — Two U.S. Capitol Police veterans who were on duty during the Jan. 6 riot sued Donald Trump accusing the former president of inciting the violent mob that injured scores of officers. — The complaint filed Tuesday follows …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Two Capitol Police officers sue Trump for sparking Jan. 6 mob attack — Two Capitol Police officers injured in hand-to-hand combat during the Jan. 6 insurrection are suing former President Donald Trump for inciting his supporters, many of whom later stormed Congress and formed a mob …
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Politico:
Biden looks for an infrastructure win where Obama and Trump failed — President Joe Biden will unveil a $2 trillion proposal Wednesday to transform America's infrastructure over the next eight years, launching a mammoth legislative offensive to turn a long-running Washington punchline …
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HuffPost, The Hill and Talking Points Memo
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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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Politico, CNBC, The Sun, Jacobin and Washington Examiner
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Infrastructure was a Trump punchline but is a window into Biden's soul
Infrastructure was a Trump punchline but is a window into Biden's soul
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ABC News, Al Jazeera, IJR, Raw Story and Los Angeles Times
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.
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Erin Cunningham / Washington Post:
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine safe and effective in children as young as 12, say companies
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine safe and effective in children as young as 12, say companies
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New York Times and Forbes
Berkeley Lovelace Jr / CNBC:
Pfizer says Covid vaccine is 100% effective in kids ages 12 to 15
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 …
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Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
G. Gordon Liddy, Mastermind Behind Watergate Burglary, Dies at 90
G. Gordon Liddy, Mastermind Behind Watergate Burglary, Dies at 90
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FOX 5 San Diego and UPI
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 …
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Insider and The Daily Beast
Sam Stein / Politico:
The one way Biden has broken with Democrats — Presented by PL+US and Paid Leave For All — TRIANGULATION, R.I.P. — Though his presidency is in its infancy, Joe Biden appears to have brought to an end to the primary governing theory for the past 30 years of Democratic presidential politics.
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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.
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CNN:
Biden takes his time filling out diplomatic corps — Washington (CNN)More than two months into his term, President Joe Biden has yet to name a single ambassador to send overseas, putting him behind the pace set by his most recent predecessors and leading to early frustrations among …
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Rebecca Onion / Slate:
A Modern Feminist Classic Changed My Life. Was It Actually Garbage? — First, it must be said: Naomi Wolf is a COVID truther. The bestselling author spent the pandemic doing things like celebrating indoor restaurant meals and declaring that children are losing the reflex to smile because of masks …
Tobias Hoonhout / National Review:
Yahoo Story on Florida COVID Study Misrepresented Key Finding, Study's Author Says — A Yahoo News story warning that “Florida COVID numbers face new scrutiny” incorrectly framed the key finding of the study it profiled, according to the principal researcher of the study in question …
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Yahoo News and The Daily Caller
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 …
Christopher Robbins / Gothamist:
“We're Reversing 90 Years Of Prohibition”: New York State Legislature Legalizes Marijuana — On Thursday night, New York went from being the marijuana arrest capital of the world to passing one of the most progressive legalized cannabis laws in the country.
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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 …
John N. Hostettler / Washington Examiner:
Biden stands down at the border — President Joe Biden is ceasing the execution of federal immigration laws, and the worst crisis in 20 years (by his own Department of Homeland Security secretary's admission) is likely to reach an unprecedented level. — Let's take a look at how we got here.
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Chicago Tribune, National Review and Nick Adams
Ken Klippenstein / The Intercept:
Amazon's Twitter Army Was Handpicked for “Great Sense of Humor,” Leaked Document Reveals … Amazon's small Twitter army of “ambassadors” was quietly conceived in 2018 under the codename “Veritas,” which sought to train and dispatch select employees to the social media trenches to defend Amazon and its CEO …
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Wall Street Journal:
Brazil's Military Chiefs Quit as Covid-19 Pandemic Pressures Government — High-level resignations follow months of tensions over Bolsonaro's efforts to garner political support from armed forces — SÃO PAULO—The heads of Brazil's army, navy and air force resigned Tuesday …
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Jeffery C. Mays / New York Times:
Ocasio-Cortez Endorses Brad Lander in N.Y.C. Comptroller's Race — Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's endorsement may help Mr. Lander solidify his support among the city's progressive voters. — There is little question that Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez holds extraordinary influence …
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 …
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Fox News and Colorado Newsline
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 …
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The Hill