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New York Times:
Biden Creating Commission to Study Expanding the Supreme Court — The White House is taking action after progressives pushed to add seats to the court to balance the conservative stamp put on it by President Trump. — WASHINGTON — President Biden on Friday will order a 180-day study …
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The White House:
President Biden to Sign Executive Order Creating the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States … President Biden will today issue an executive order forming the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States, comprised of a bipartisan group of experts on the Court and the Court reform debate.
Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
White House steers clear of pressure campaign calling for Stephen Breyer to retire
White House steers clear of pressure campaign calling for Stephen Breyer to retire
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The White House:
Executive Order on the Establishment of the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States
Executive Order on the Establishment of the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States
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Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Biden unveils commission to study possible expansion of Supreme Court
Biden unveils commission to study possible expansion of Supreme Court
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New York Times:
White House Border Coordinator to Step Down — Roberta S. Jacobson's departure comes amid the administration's efforts to reduce the flow of immigration from Central America. — WASHINGTON — Roberta S. Jacobson, the former ambassador to Mexico whom President Biden chose as his “border czar” …
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Gabrielle Fonrouge / New York Post:
White House considering cash payments to Central Americans to stem migration
Tarini Parti / Wall Street Journal:
White House Border Coordinator Roberta Jacobson to Step Down at End of Month
White House Border Coordinator Roberta Jacobson to Step Down at End of Month
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Reuters:
Exclusive-U.S. considering cash payments to Central America to stem migration
Exclusive-U.S. considering cash payments to Central America to stem migration
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Louis Casiano / Fox News:
Biden Border Coordinator Roberta Jacobson stepping down
Biden Border Coordinator Roberta Jacobson stepping down
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
How do the immigrants who run Fox feel about Tucker Carlson's anti-immigrant rants? — Tucker Carlson, the top-rated host on Fox “News” Channel, has been attracting attention for a while with his vile rhetoric against immigrants. Yet now he's reached a new low.
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
ADL calls on Fox News to fire Tucker Carlson over racist comments about ‘replacement’ theory — New York (CNN Business)The Anti-Defamation League is calling for Fox News to fire Tucker Carlson. — “Given his long record of race-baiting, we believe it is time for Carlson to go,” ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt says.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Tucker Carlson Endorses White Supremacist Theory by Name
Tucker Carlson Endorses White Supremacist Theory by Name
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Yael Halon / Fox News:
Tucker: Every time Democrats ‘import a new voter,’ they dilute Americans' political power
Tucker: Every time Democrats ‘import a new voter,’ they dilute Americans' political power
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House Committee on Ethics:
Statement of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics Regarding Representative Matt Gaetz — Pursuant to Committee Rule 7, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined to release the following statement:
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Exclusive: How Donald Trump upended Nancy Pelosi's plans, then she unraveled his — This story is adapted from “Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power,” which will be published April 20 by Twelve Books. Author Susan Page, the Washington Bureau chief of USA TODAY …
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Caitlin Owens / Axios:
America may be close to hitting a vaccine wall — There are growing signs that parts of the country may be close to meeting demand for the coronavirus vaccine — well before the U.S. has reached herd immunity. — Why it matters: For the last few months, the primary focus of the U.S …
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Emma Ockerman / VICE:
Cops Caught on Video Holding a Black Army Lieutenant at Gunpoint, Then Pepper-Spraying Him — When Lt. Caron Nazario said he was afraid to get out of the vehicle, one officer responded, “Yeah, you should be.” — EO — Caron Nazario was driving his newly-purchased Chevy Tahoe home …
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CNN:
Texas GOP chairman Allen West falsely says Texas could secede from the US: ‘We could go back to being our own Republic’ — (CNN)Texas Republican Party chairman Allen West falsely suggested that Texas could secede from the United States and become an independent country, a CNN KFile review of his comments in recent months shows.
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New York Times:
Amazon Workers Appear to Defeat Union Drive at Alabama Warehouse — The company's victory deals a crushing blow to organized labor, which had hoped the time was ripe to start making inroads. — Amazon appeared to beat back the most significant labor drive in its history on Friday …
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Sebastian Herrera / Wall Street Journal:
Amazon Workers in Alabama Vote Against Forming a Union
Amazon Workers in Alabama Vote Against Forming a Union
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Justice News:
Four Members Of Militia Group Identifying With “Boogaloo” Movement Charged With Conspiracy To Obstruct Justice By Destroying Records And Destruction Of Records — Members of the “Grizzly Scouts” Allegedly Conspired to Obstruct Investigation and Proceedings Involving the Murder of a Federal Officer in Oakland, California
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Washington Post:
Putin is slowly murdering Alexei Navalny. Here's how the U.S. can save him. — RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin's regime is slowly but very intentionally murdering his leading political opponent, Alexei Navalny. Mr. Navalny, whom the Russian secret police unsuccessfully sought to kill …
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BBC:
Nikolai Glushkov: Putin critic ‘strangled in London home by third party’ — A Russian exile was strangled in his own home by a third party, a coroner has ruled. — Businessman Nikolai Glushkov, who was critical of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was found dead in New Malden in south-west London in March 2018.
Kathy Frankovic / YouGov:
Half of vaccine rejectors believe it is safe to travel now, compared to 29% of vaccinated adults — Economist/YouGov Poll Politics & current affairs — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now say it is safe for fully vaccinated Americans to travel.
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Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
In 5-2 ruling, the Wisconsin Supreme Court keeps thousands of voters on the rolls — MADISON - The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that state election officials do not have to quickly take people off the voter rolls when they suspect they may have moved.
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Trump officials celebrated efforts to change CDC reports on coronavirus, emails show — Political appointees also tried to blunt scientific findings they deemed unfavorable to Trump, according to new documents from House probe — Trump appointees in the Health and Human Services department …
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
How an online ‘Lego’ gamer infiltrated the White House press corps — Four times in recent weeks, members of the White House press corps have relayed questions to press secretary Jen Psaki from someone claiming to be a fellow reporter who was not able to be there in the room due to Covid protocols.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Josh Hawley's ugly rant unmasks the fraudulence of the anti-'wokeness' crusade — With Republicans increasingly attacking “woke” corporations for defending voting rights, one can theoretically envision a semi-understandable motive at play. It would be that conservative voters feel disempowered …
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Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
Revealed: Republican-led states secretly spending huge sums on execution drugs — Documents obtained by the Guardian show three states paying astronomical amounts to skirt - almost certainly illegally - a ban on pharmaceuticals for lethal injections — Republican-controlled states …
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Sara Goddard / Green That Life:
Talking to a Climate Change Skeptic? 6 Successful Communication Strategies — I live in a part of the country where people profess to be climate savvy. I don't know anyone who'd publicly label him- or herself a climate change skeptic, but there are plenty who have poked holes in the fundamental tenets of climate science.
Washington Post:
The GOP is Trump's party, so ‘all Republican roads lead to Mar-a-Lago’ — On Thursday night, the Mar-a-Lago Club hosted a dinner for more than 100 people, put on by a conservative activist group, at which its owner, former president Trump, spoke for more than an hour.
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Marilyn Berger / New York Times:
Prince Philip, Husband of Queen Elizabeth II, Is Dead at 99 — The Duke of Edinburgh, who married the future queen in 1947, brought the monarchy into the 20th century, but his occasional frank comments hurt his image. — Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth II …
Luke Thompson / National Review:
The Rise and Fall of the Lincoln Project — There have been plenty of grifters in the political world. But what made the Lincoln Project grift unique was that much of it played out on television. — here was nothing special about the Lincoln Project. Its ads were coarse …
Bryan Bender / Politico:
Pentagon orders new screening procedures to weed out extremists — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday ordered a series of “immediate actions” to address the threat of extremism in the military, including a review of the armed forces' definition of extremist behavior …
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