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10:10 PM ET, April 2, 2021

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Washington Post:
Gaetz is said to have boasted of his ‘access to women’ provided by friend charged in sex-trafficking case  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz repeatedly boasted to people involved in Florida politics about women he met through a county tax collector who has since been charged by federal authorities …
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Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: 'His friend has been singing to the feds - that's why Matt is so freaked out.' Gaetz's arrest is imminent as jailed tax collector Joel Greenberg faces charges of having sex with same 17-year-old and 'making fake ID's with the congressman'  — The investigation into Matt Gaetz …
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
These Text Messages Pointed the Feds to Matt Gaetz  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz, now facing a reported probe into a pay-for-sex scheme, came to investigators' attention after an alleged off-hours visit to a Florida tax agency.  —  In late January 2020, U.S. Secret Service agents received information …
Insider:
Matt Gaetz's Florida sex game included a ‘Harry Potter’ challenge and ‘extra points’ for sleeping in sorority houses, a female Republican tells Insider  — Rep. Matt Gaetz is accused of playing a sex “game” with a “Harry Potter” theme.  — People got points if they had sex with married colleagues …
Wall Street Journal:
Matt Gaetz Says He Won't Resign as Pressure Mounts  —  Florida Republican, under an FBI investigation into possible sex-trafficking violations, denies wrongdoing  —  WASHINGTON— Rep. Matt Gaetz (R., Fla.) on Friday said he wouldn't resign in the face of rising pressure over reports …
Juliegrace Brufke / The Hill:
Gaetz says he won't resign  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) told The Hill on Friday he has no plans …
Discussion: Insider
New York Times:
Suspect in Capitol attack appears to have been a follower of Louis Farrakhan.  —  The suspect in the death of a Capitol Police officer described himself on Facebook as a follower of Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam, who has repeatedly promoted anti-Semitism.
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United States Capitol Police:
Loss of USCP Colleague Officer William F. Evans  —  “It is with profound sadness that I share the news of the passing of Officer William ‘Billy’ Evans this afternoon from injuries he sustained following an attack at the North Barricade by a lone assailant.  Officer Evans had been a member …
NBC News:
Two officers injured in car ramming at U.S. Capitol; suspect shot and in custody … A U.S. Capitol Police officer was killed and another injured after a man drove a car into a security barricade at the Capitol complex on Friday, acting Chief Yogananda Pittman said.
ABC News:
Suspect identified in killing of officer at US Capitol barricade: Sources
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
MLB moving 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta over Georgia voting law  —  Major League Baseball announced Friday that it is moving the 2021 All-Star Game and 2021 draft out of Atlanta in protest of a new Georgia law that has raised concerns about its potential to disproportionately disenfranchise minority voters.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Georgia's Jim Crow Lite Vote Suppression Continues Trump's War on Democracy  —  Before Donald Trump came along, Republican states frequently passed laws to restrict ballot access.  Reporters didn't always pay these laws much attention, and corporations never even considered anything …
The Intercept:
Soldier Says She Was Sexually Assaulted by 22 Troops at Oklahoma Base … The Army is investigating a possible series of sexual assaults of a female soldier at the Army training base in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, a commander at the base told press yesterday.  The investigation …
Discussion: TheBlaze
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Haley Britzky / Task & Purpose:
Multiple Army instructors suspended over alleged sexual assault of a trainee at Fort Sill  —  The Army has suspended several instructors at Fort Sill over allegations they sexually assaulted a female soldier going through initial training at the Oklahoma base.
Marquise Francis / Yahoo News:
Georgia lawmaker arrested for knocking on Gov. Kemp's door calls possible 8-year prison term ‘unfounded’  —  Georgia state Rep. Park Cannon, who was arrested last week after attempting to gain access to the office where Gov. Brian Kemp was signing a  —  “I felt as if time was moving in slow motion …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Emily Jacobs / New York Post:
Hunter Biden says laptop at center of Post exposé could ‘absolutely’ belong to him
CBS News:
Hunter Biden opens up about family intervention and addresses laptop reports
John Boehner / Politico:
Panic Rooms, Birth Certificates and the Birth of GOP Paranoia  —  In the 2010 midterm election, voters from all over the place gave President Obama what he himself called “a shellacking.”  And oh boy, was it ever.  You could be a total moron and get elected just by having an R next to your name …
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Washington Post:
Giant holds off on ordering vaccine as D.C. residents cancel appointments  —  The Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free.  For more free coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, sign up for our Coronavirus Updates newsletter where all stories are free to read.
Politico:
Vulnerable Dems fret after getting a shock: AOC's campaign cash  —  As the midterm campaign's first fundraising deadline approached this week, several vulnerable House Democrats got an unwelcome surprise in their accounts: $5,000 from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Discussion: Fox News
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Border crossings in March jumped to highest level in 15 years, data show  —  More than 171,000 migrants were taken into custody along the U.S. southern border in March, the highest monthly total since 2006, according to preliminary U.S. Customs and Border Protection data reviewed by The Washington Post.
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Biden admits tax hike could hit people earning $200K  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden on Friday admitted that his $2 trillion infrastructure plan would bring tax increases to some people who earn $200,000 — while insisting that a separate hike on businesses “will not slow the economy at all.”
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Bloomberg:
Biden Says With Infrastructure Bill U.S. May Add 19 Million Jobs
Discussion: Insider and Al Jazeera
Patricia Cohen / New York Times:
No Federal Taxes for Dozens of Big, Profitable Companies  —  FedEx and Nike are among those found to have avoided U.S. tax liability for three straight years.  —  Just as the Biden administration is pushing to raise taxes on corporations, a new study finds that at least 55 of America's largest paid …
Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post:
The U.S. economy added 916,000 jobs in March as recovery gains steam again  —  The U.S. economy added 916,000 jobs in March, the highest level in months, as vaccine distribution and declining caseloads helped accelerate a recovery in the labor market.  —  The unemployment rate edged …
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Henry Olsen / Washington Post:   Why the strong jobs report may be bad news for Biden
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The GOP strategy for defeating Biden's new plan actually refutes itself  —  Opinion by  —  With Democrats gearing up to try to pass President Biden's massive $2 trillion jobs and infrastructure plan, the GOP strategy for defeating it has coalesced around two arguments, if you can call them that.
Discussion: Breitbart, Insider and Daily Kos
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Rob Crilly / Washington Examiner:
Biden accuses Republicans of changing tune on infrastructure spending
Discussion: Townhall, POLITICUSUSA and NBC News
 
 
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Brad Bannon / The Hill:
The devil went down to Georgia to suppress the vote
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
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