memeorandum: US to deploy 500 additional troops to Germany this year (Laurenz Gehrke/Politico)

1:15 PM ET, April 13, 2021

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Biden will withdraw all U.S. forces from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021 — President Biden will withdraw all American troops from Afghanistan over the coming months, people familiar with the plans said, completing the military exit by the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 …

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CNN:

Biden to announce withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan by September 11 — Washington (CNN)President Joe Biden plans to announce Tuesday a withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan by the upcoming twentieth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, according to three people familiar with the plans.

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Helene Cooper / New York Times: Biden to Announce Full Withdrawal of US Troops in Afghanistan by Sept. 11

KSTP-TV:

BCA identifies officer in Daunte Wright shooting — Monday night, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension identified the officer who shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center Sunday. — The BCA identified the long-time veteran of the Brooklyn Center Police Department as Officer Kim Potter.

Discussion: Insider and Raw Story

Bruce Gordon / Minnesota Department of Public Safety:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — BCA Identifies Officer in Brooklyn Center Shooting Incident — ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) has identified the officer who discharged her firearm during an officer involved shooting incident that occurred on Sunday, April 11, in Brooklyn Center.

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Rich Lowry / New York Post:

How did it become normal for every police shooting to bring ruinous rioting? — By now, it's a ritual of contemporary American life — a police-involved shooting followed by a riot. — Police in Brooklyn Center, Minn., shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop last weekend …

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Reis Thebault / Washington Post:
Brooklyn Center fires city manager, gives mayor control of the police department following fatal shooting

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Tim Harlow / Star Tribune:
Brooklyn Center mayor takes on oversight of police department, fires city manager

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Brad Polumbo / Washington Examiner:
The response to Daunte Wright's death is only compounding the injustice

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Star Tribune:
Protesters, police clash at Brooklyn Center police station

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CNN:
Officer who shot Daunte Wright dead during traffic stop should be fired, mayor says

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Thomas Barrabi / Fox News:
Daunte Wright shooting: Brooklyn Center city manager fired after call for due process for police officer

Discussion: RedState, National Review and The Daily Caller

New York Times:

U.S. Calls for Pause on Johnson & Johnson Vaccine After Rare Clotting Cases — The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control will stop using the vaccine at federal sites and urge states to do so as well while they examine the safety issues.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

Joint CDC and FDA Statement on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine — The following statement is attributed to Dr. Anne Schuchat, Principal Deputy Director of the CDC and Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research — As of April 12 …

Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:
Federal health agencies call to pause Johnson & Johnson vaccine after clotting cases

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CNN:
CDC and FDA recommend US pause use of Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine over blood clot concerns

CNN:
White House says pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccine ‘will not have a significant impact on our vaccination plan’

Discussion: The Hill, The White House, Politico, Bloomberg, Insider, Washington Post and Twitchy

Lissandra Villa / TIME:

John Boehner on His New Book, the Rise of Donald Trump and the Future of the GOP — John Boehner left office months before the biggest political story of the decade played out: Donald Trump won the Republican presidential nomination, became President, and redefined the Republican Party.

Discussion: Insider, The Hill, CNN, POLITICUSUSA, The Week, Mediaite, Washington Post, Raw Story and Crooks and Liars

Steven Shepard / Politico:

Dem pollsters acknowledge ‘major errors’ in 2020 polling — A group of top Democratic Party pollsters are set to release a public statement Tuesday acknowledging “major errors” in their 2020 polling — errors that left party officials stunned by election results that failed to come close to expectations in November.

Discussion: New York Magazine, CNN, Washington Examiner, Democracy Docket, The Hill and NBC News

Paul Rossi / Common Sense with Bari Weiss:

I Refuse to Stand By While My Students Are Indoctrinated — Children are afraid to challenge the repressive ideology that rules our school. That's why I am. — I am a teacher at Grace Church High School in Manhattan. Ten years ago, I changed careers when I discovered how rewarding …

Discussion: The Federalist and The College Fix

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:

Inside Trump's private, revisionist, grievance-laden speech to the RNC — The Trump Show was rekindled privately Saturday night at a Republican National Committee event at the former president's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., with Donald Trump delivering a speech heavy …

Discussion: Mediaite, No More Mister Nice Blog, Raw Story, The Mahablog and Power Line

Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Will the media ever hold the Trump enablers responsible?

Discussion: Raw Story, New York Magazine and The Hill

Politico:
Republicans pray for truce after Trump attacks on McConnell

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Robert Burns / Associated Press:

Austin: US adds 500 troops in Germany, despite Trump pledge — BERLIN (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Tuesday that he is expanding the U.S. military presence in Germany by 500 troops, suggesting he will not carry out a Trump administration order to withdraw thousands of them.

Discussion: American Military News, Washington Examiner and Reuters

Laurenz Gehrke / Politico:
US to deploy 500 additional troops to Germany this year

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New York Times:
US to Increase Military Presence in Germany

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James Stavridis / Bloomberg:

Putin Has His Eye on Ukraine. Biden Must Stare Him Down. — Russia is massing troops — reportedly as many as 20,000 — along its border with Ukraine. Is President Vladimir Putin simply testing Washington, seeking leverage to push back on sanctions that are about to be announced …

Discussion: Foreign Policy, Al Jazeera and Washington Post

Aamer Madhani / Associated Press:
Biden raises concerns with Putin about Ukraine confrontation

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Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:

Reading the Republican Autopsy — It's real, and it's spectacular. — 1. The Autopsy Is Happening Right Now — In the days after Democrats unseated an incumbent president and won unified control of Congress, the victorious party went though a round of self-analysis and recriminations.

Michelle Stoddart / ABC News:

Officer killed in attack lies in honor in Capitol Rotunda — Officer Billy Evans, 41, died April 2 after being struck by an attacker's car. — New concerns over security in Washington, D.C. after driver killed officer — The assailant rammed a barricade and killed one Capitol Police officer …

Discussion: Politico

Nicholas Wu / Politico:
GOP edges back from filibuster cliff on hate crimes bill

Discussion: VICE, Washington Post and The Dispatch

Eric Felten / RealClearInvestigations:

The Absentee Vote Logic of the New York Times — By making accusations of vote fraud he was not able to prove, both before and after the election, Donald Trump made it easy for his critics to dismiss as dishonest any and all concerns about election integrity.

Discussion: Real Clear Politics and Instapundit

The Daily Beast:

Former Navy SEAL Admits He Marched on Capitol on Jan. 6 — He used to serve his country. Then he stood side by side with the Proud Boys as they stormed the the U.S. Capitol grounds. … He's a veteran of SEAL Team 4, a motivational speaker, and a fan of the Proud Boys.

Discussion: Raw Story

Associated Press:

Idaho lawmakers hear pitch to absorb three-fourths of Oregon — BOISE, Idaho — Idaho lawmakers appeared intrigued but skeptical on Monday when pitched a plan to lop off about three-fourths of Oregon and add it to Idaho to create what would become the nation's third-largest state geographically.

Kyle Cheney / Politico:

Prosecutors: Oath Keepers appeared to stash Jan. 6 firearms at suburban Comfort Inn — Members of the Oath Keepers, the paramilitary extremists who played a central role in storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, appeared to stash firearms at a Comfort Inn in Arlington, Va., prosecutors indicated in a late Monday court filing.

Discussion: CNN and Raw Story

Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:

Andrew Cuomo's White-Knuckle Ride — Amid scandals, accusations and calls for his resignation, the New York governor seems determined to prove that the instincts that have gotten him into trouble can get him out of it too. — Andrew Cuomo lives, still, in a 40-room Victorian mansion …

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Jordan Gould / Washington Examiner:

When the social justice mob came for me — Throughout my life, I've always felt like an outsider. My family is Jewish and middle-income from Miami, Florida. Because my parents valued my education, they encouraged me to attend a private high school. I was only able to do this by applying for and receiving financial aid.

Mark Fischetti / Scientific American:

We Are Living in a Climate Emergency, and We're Going to Say So — It's time to use a term that more than 13,000 scientists agree is needed — An emergency is a serious situation that requires immediate action. When someone calls 911 because they can't breathe, that's an emergency.

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National Review:

Anthony Fauci Has Worn Out His Welcome — More than a year ago, Americans welcomed Anthony Fauci into their homes as a sober scientist who was helping them make sense of a deadly new virus. But he has worn out that welcome. — It's true that Fauci has enjoyed an illustrious career …

Discussion: The Daily Caller and New York Post

Judy Kurtz / The Hill:

Biden, Obamas and celebrity guests announce coronavirus vaccination TV special — President Biden, former President Obama, Michelle Obama and a bevy of celebs will “roll up their sleeves” this weekend as part of a starry vaccination TV special. — “Roll Up Your Sleeves,” airing Sunday on NBC …

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