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Katie Hill / Vanity Fair:
Matt Gaetz Defended Me When My Nudes Were Shared Without My Consent. Now He's Accused of Doing Just That — Matt and I forged an unlikely friendship in Congress, and he was one of the few colleagues who spoke out after a malicious nude-photo leak upended my life.
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Washington Post, Politico, Insider, The Hill, Mediaite, Raw Story, Washingtonian, CNN, The Week and The Daily Beast
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Rep. Matt Gaetz / Washington Examiner:
The swamp is out to drown me with false charges, but I'm not giving up — Washington scandal cycles are predictable, and sex is especially potent in politics. Let me first remind everyone that I am a representative in Congress, not a monk, and certainly not a criminal.
Reuters:
Half of Republicans believe false accounts of deadly U.S. Capitol riot: Reuters/Ipsos poll — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Since the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies have pushed false and misleading accounts to downplay the event …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The eruption of fake GOP outrage at MLB is actually very clarifying — Opinion by — Here's a juxtaposition that neatly captures the state of today's GOP: Republican lawmakers are telling their voters to get angry at corporations that express support for the voting rights of African Americans …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
2 Dem senators balk at Biden's new spending plan — Joe Manchin wants his party's leaders and President Joe Biden to make significant changes to their sweeping new tax-and-spend legislation — and he's got other Democratic senators with him. — The West Virginia Democrat is readying …
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Insider, Washington Free Beacon, Washington Examiner, Breitbart and The Mahablog
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republicans Love Infrastructure, Unless It's Paid For, or Not Paid For — Republican Senators say they would love to pass a big infrastructure bill. They are publicly begging Joe Biden to stop his partisan strategy and sit down with them to negotiate a bill both parties can support.
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Washington Post, Bloomberg, Breitbart, HotAir, POLITICUSUSA and The American Independent
Andrea Shalal / Reuters:
Biden says no evidence higher corporate taxes will drive companies abroad
Biden says no evidence higher corporate taxes will drive companies abroad
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CNBC and The Daily Caller
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
GOP claims about ‘real infrastructure’ are silly. Why are media playing along?
GOP claims about ‘real infrastructure’ are silly. Why are media playing along?
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Media Matters for America, Insider and Simple Justice
Zachary Evans / National Review:
Manchin Comes Out against Biden Infrastructure Bill
Manchin Comes Out against Biden Infrastructure Bill
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TheBlaze, New York Post, The Daily Caller and The Week
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Yellen calls for a global minimum corporate tax rate.
Yellen calls for a global minimum corporate tax rate.
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National Review, Axios, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, Associated Press, Politico, Washington Times, The Hill, Raw Story, Bloomberg, CBS News, Louder With Crowder, The Daily Caller, IJR, POLITICUSUSA, TheBlaze, UPI and CNN
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Live Updates: Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson Vetoes Bill Restricting Transgender Rights — Mr. Hutchinson, a Republican, called the state legislation “off course.” But state lawmakers could override the veto. — Here's what you need to know: — Gov. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas, a Republican, vetoed an anti-transgender bill.
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Associated Press:
Arkansas governor vetoes bill banning gender hormones, surgeries for transgender youth
Arkansas governor vetoes bill banning gender hormones, surgeries for transgender youth
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Washington Free Beacon, NPR, Louisiana Illuminator, Forbes, Insider and ArkansasTimes
Arkansas Online:
Governor vetoes transgender bill, calls measure a ‘product of the cultural war’
Governor vetoes transgender bill, calls measure a ‘product of the cultural war’
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HuffPost, CNN, The Daily Beast, The Gateway Pundit, The 19th and ABC News
Orion Rummler / Axios:
Arkansas Gov. vetoes bill banning gender-affirming care for trans kids, calling it “extreme”
Arkansas Gov. vetoes bill banning gender-affirming care for trans kids, calling it “extreme”
Dan Goldberg / Politico:
Arkansas governor vetoes ban on youth transgender care
Arkansas governor vetoes ban on youth transgender care
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NBC News, National Review, Page Array, UPI and Associated Press
Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
Arkansas governor vetoes bill banning medical treatments for transgender youths
Arkansas governor vetoes bill banning medical treatments for transgender youths
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The Guardian, National Review and Raw Story
republicanleader.senate.gov:
McConnell: Corporations Shouldn't Fall for Absurd Disinformation on Voting Laws — 'There is no consistent or factual standard being applied here. It's just a fake narrative gaining speed by its own momentum... Businesses must not use economic blackmail to spread disinformation and push bad ideas …
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Washington Post, National Review, Daily Kos, The Daily Caller, IJR, One America News Network, Breitbart, HotAir, Washington Examiner, Mock Paper Scissors, Fox News, Insider, Axios and Townhall
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Disney, Geico and other corporations backed Florida lawmakers now sponsoring restrictive voting bills
Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
After new law, McConnell warns CEOs: ‘Stay out of politics’
After new law, McConnell warns CEOs: ‘Stay out of politics’
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Wall Street Journal and The Daily Caller
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Why Is Major League Baseball Expected to Boycott Georgia, While Other Businesses Aren't? — This Thursday, the PGA Tour and Masters Tournament will begin in Augusta, Ga., despite the National Black Justice Coalition calling upon the PGA Tour and Masters Tournament to pull the upcoming event …
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Washington Examiner, Fox News, Power Line, The Federalist, The Athletic and HotAir
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Alex Silverman / Morning Consult:
MLB Fans More Likely to Support League's Decision to Move All-Star Game Than Oppose It
MLB Fans More Likely to Support League's Decision to Move All-Star Game Than Oppose It
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TheBlaze
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Texas governor rejects first-pitch invite over MLB's All-Star snub
Texas governor rejects first-pitch invite over MLB's All-Star snub
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CBS News, National Review, Fox News, Associated Press, The Texas Tribune, TMZ.com, IJR, Houston Public Media, Mediaite, The Hill, OutKick and New York Post
HotAir:
“60 Minutes Should Be Ashamed”: Dem Palm Beach County Mayor Says CBS Smeared Ron DeSantis With Publix Segment — Do you know how unfair a story has to be to a Republican, especially a Trumpist Republican with national ambitions, for multiple Democrats to step up in his defense?
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CBS News, Washington Examiner, Fox News, Breitbart, wtsp.com, National Review, Reason, Townhall, The Federalist and The Daily Caller
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National Review:
60 Minutes' Dishonest DeSantis Hit Job
60 Minutes' Dishonest DeSantis Hit Job
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Washington Examiner, The Hill, RedState, Tampa Bay Times, The Daily Wire, American Thinker, Axios, HotAir, The Week, Fox News, The Daily Caller, Breitbart, Louder With Crowder, OutKick, USA Today, TheBlaze, Crooks and Liars, IJR, HuffPost, Townhall and Insider
Wall Street Journal:
The New Shortage: Ketchup Can't Catch Up — The pandemic turned restaurants into takeout specialists, boosting demand for the condiment; ‘Everyone out there is grabbing for ketchup’ — Supply chain problems are reaching into a far corner of the business universe: Ketchup packets.
Washington Post:
A QAnon revelation suggests the truth of Q's identity was right there all along — The extremist movement's leader had purported to be a top-secret government operative. But a possible slip-up in a new documentary about QAnon suggests that Q was actually Ron Watkins, the longtime administrator of the 8kun message board.
New York Times:
White Evangelical Resistance Is Obstacle in Vaccination Effort — Millions of white evangelical adults in the U.S. do not intend to get vaccinated against Covid-19. Tenets of faith and mistrust of science play a role; so does politics. — Stephanie Nana, an evangelical Christian in Edmond …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, NPR, TheBlaze and Raw Story
The New York Times Company:
Frank Bruni Stepping Down as Columnist; Named Endowed Chair at Duke University — Frank is joining Duke University as an endowed chair in journalism in June. He will no longer be a columnist but will continue to write his newsletter and will remain a contributing Opinion writer.
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The Hill
Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Supreme Court Rejects Alex Jones's Bid to Overturn Sanctions for Rant Threatening Sandy Hook Families' Lawyer on His Show — The Supreme Court rejected an attempt by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to overturn sanctions affirmed by the Connecticut Supreme Court for his threatening rant …
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The Hill, Associated Press and Raw Story
Brian Slodysko / Associated Press:
Corporations gave over $50M to voting restriction backers — WASHINGTON (AP) — When executives from Coca-Cola and Delta Airlines spoke out against Georgia's new voting law as unduly restrictive last week, it seemed to signal a new activism springing from corporate America.
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The Root, Common Dreams and Daily Kos
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David Gelles / New York Times:
Inside Corporate America's Frantic Response to the Georgia Voting Law
Inside Corporate America's Frantic Response to the Georgia Voting Law
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New Republic, Vanity Fair, IJR, Commentary Magazine and Deadline
CNN:
Israel's election aftermath: The good, the bad and the ugly — Former Knesset Member: The last thing Israel needs is a fifth election — Aaron David Miller is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and author of “The End of Greatness: Why America Can't Have (and Doesn't Want) Another Great President.”
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New York Magazine
Valerie Edwards / Daily Mail:
Two teen girls accused of car-jacking and killing an Uber Eats driver in D.C. ‘reach plea deal with prosecutor ensuring they will not be held past the age of 21 nor be placed in a prison facility’ — Two girls, ages 13 and 15, who were charged with the murder and carjacking of a Mohammad Anwar …
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Washington Examiner, TheBlaze, The Daily Caller and New York Post
Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
Supreme Court Dismisses Case on Trump Blocking Twitter Followers as Moot — Plaintiffs lawyer applauds precedent of lower-court ruling against ex-president; Justice Thomas criticizes Twitter's permanent ban of Trump after Jan. 6 — WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a lawsuit …
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New York Times, Washington Examiner, Associated Press, USA Today, Amy Howe, The Federalist, NBC News, Washington Post and UPI, more at Techmeme »
Nick Paton Walsh / CNN:
Satellite images show huge Russian military buildup in the Arctic — (CNN)Russia is amassing unprecedented military might in the Arctic and testing its newest weapons in a region freshly ice-free due to the climate emergency, in a bid to secure its northern coast and open up a key shipping route from Asia to Europe.
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Washington Examiner, RedState, The National Interest and New York Post
Ryan Mills / National Review:
Small-Time Landlords Struggle to Keep the Lights on as ‘Devastating’ Eviction Moratorium Continues — Stephanie Graves had a decision to make: buy new signage so she could open the pool at one of her apartment complexes, or pay the electric bill. She couldn't afford both. — Ultimately, it wasn't a hard decision.
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HotAir and One America News Network
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
The GOP, America's most selfless political party — Republican politicians have proven themselves an admirably selfless bunch. Time and again, they've handed over credit to Democrats — and Democrats alone — for all sorts of popular policy initiatives. — A year ago, Washington Republicans …
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Townhall, Wall Street Journal and CNBC
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Facebook pledged to suspend political donations, then quietly funneled $50,000 to GOP group pushing voter suppression laws — On January 11, Facebook announced that “following last week's awful violence” it was suspending donations from its political committee “for at least the current quarter, while we review our policies.”
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Raw Story, more at Techmeme »
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Philly may have just revolutionized evictions | Editorial — Philadelphia is on the verge of upending evictions as we know them.Last Wednesday, the Municipal Court of Philadelphia, which houses landlord-tenant court, released a new order following the extension of the CDC's nationwide eviction moratorium through June.
Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News:
In a Pennsylvania town, a Facebook group fills the local news void … The day after Thanksgiving 2019, residents of Chippewa Township, Pennsylvania, watched from their windows as state and local police combed through their backyards looking for Kyle Michael Jones.