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Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Marjorie Taylor Greene scraps planned launch of controversial ‘America First’ caucus amid blowback from GOP — (CNN)Conservative Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is scrapping the planned launch of her “America First” caucus after receiving blowback from leaders in her own party …
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Andrew Solender / Forbes:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls Off America First Caucus Following Backlash — Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is abandoning her plan to launch a right-wing congressional group dubbed the America First Caucus after the publication of a seven-page platform vowing to protect “Anglo-Saxon political traditions” …
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Laurie Roberts / Arizona Republic:
Rep. Paul Gosar finally reveals himself with his 'America First Caucus nonsense — Opinion: The number of dog whistles in Reps. Paul Gosar and Marjorie Taylor Green's America First Caucus policy brief should keep Bowser's ears ringing until Cinco de Mayo. — View Comments
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Andrew Solender / Forbes:
America First Caucus Rejected By Right-Wing Freedom Caucus
America First Caucus Rejected By Right-Wing Freedom Caucus
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Brian Lyman / The Montgomery Advertiser:
Barry Moore's office denies he's joined America First Caucus, which touts ‘Anglo-Saxon political traditions’
Barry Moore's office denies he's joined America First Caucus, which touts ‘Anglo-Saxon political traditions’
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Andrew Solender / Forbes:
Right-Wing House Republicans Vote Against Bills Combating Senior Scams, Carbon Monoxide
Rachael Bade / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Fury over ‘Anglo-Saxon’ caucus
POLITICO Playbook: Fury over ‘Anglo-Saxon’ caucus
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Adrianna Rodriguez / USA Today:
Police in Minnesota round up journalists covering protest, force them on the ground and take pictures of their faces — Journalists covering a protest in a Minneapolis suburb Friday night were forced on their stomachs by law enforcement, rounded up and were only released after having their face and press credentials photographed.
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Shannon Palus / Slate:
It's About Time for Us to Stop Wearing Masks Outside — One of the last times I stepped outside my Brooklyn apartment without a mask on was in early spring 2020, just before the state issued a mask mandate. I remember because as my dog peed on a tree, a neighbor asked me pointedly where my mask was.
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New York Times:
Least Vaccinated U.S. Counties Have Something in Common: Trump Voters — About 31 percent of adults in the United States have now been fully vaccinated. Scientists have estimated that 70 to 90 percent of the total population must acquire resistance to the virus to reach herd immunity.
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Grassroots fury at Kemp bubbles up in county GOP meetings around Georgia — The grassroots anger at Gov. Brian Kemp and other top state officials who refused to overturn former President Donald Trump's election defeat bubbled up on Saturday at several county GOP meetings across the state …
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Swiss Billionaire Is Said to End His Bid for Tribune Publishing — Hansjörg Wyss was part of a serious offer for the major newspaper chain that could have prevented it from being sold to the hedge fund Alden Global Capital. — The Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss …
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New York Times:
Aleksei Navalny Needs His Doctors — Vladimir Putin may be able to save his nemesis's life. He must. — The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom.
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Washington Post:
Extending the Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause for a week was a deadly mistake — Govind Persad is an assistant professor at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and Greenwall Foundation Faculty Scholar in Bioethics. William F. Parker is an assistant professor of pulmonary …
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Justine Coleman / The Hill:
FDA rescinds emergency authorization for COVID-19 antibody treatment bamlanivimab — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rescinded its emergency use authorization for the monoclonal antibody bamlanivimab to be used on its own as treatment against COVID-19 due to variants' resistance to the therapy.
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Harry Siegel / New York Daily News:
Is Andrew Yang yanking our chain? Beware the lure of this mayoral candidate — New Yorkers like to think of themselves as savvier than Podunkers or Peorians (hey, mom!), but I'm not convinced. They also like to say they were on to the Donald since back in the day, while ignoring the fact …
Gary Harki / Virginian-Pilot:
Not a speed trap, a race trap: Black Virginians say they've been racially profiled in and around Windsor for decades — The video of Windsor Police drawing guns on Caron Nazario before pepper spraying him may have gone viral, but it wasn't a surprise to some Black people who drive …
Kathianne Boniello / New York Post:
‘Consensual incest’ should be decriminalized, advocates say … Consensual incest advocates are rooting for an anonymous New York parent who wants to marry their own adult child. — Australian Richard Morris, who is pushing to change incest laws in about 60 countries …
Tom Jackman / Washington Post:
Fairfax seeks to dismiss 400 convictions in cases brought by one officer — D.C. firefighter convicted of drug case seeks freedom in arrest by former officer Jonathan A. Freitag — Fairfax County prosecutors are moving to throw out more than 400 criminal convictions based on the testimony …
NBC 6 South Florida:
South Florida Nurse Arrested, Accused of Threatening to Kill VP Kamala Harris — Niviane Petit Phelps, of Miami Gardens, was arrested following an investigation by the U.S. Secret Service — A longtime South Florida nurse accused of making videos threatening Vice President Kamala Harris' life has been arrested on federal charges.
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Raja Razek / CNN:
Florida woman charged for allegedly threatening to kill Kamala Harris
Florida woman charged for allegedly threatening to kill Kamala Harris
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Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg:
Biden Says First Golf as President Leaves Course Record Intact — President has been ranked among best political golfers in past — Most recent handicap posted for Biden was 6.7 in 2018 — President Joe Biden spent Saturday afternoon on the first golf outing of his presidency …
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Ron DeSantis Is the Republican Autopsy — As their theory of how to move past Donald Trump, G.O.P. insiders have the governor of Florida. — After the Republican Party suffered a surprising (well, to Republicans) defeat in the 2012 election, the Republican National Committee famously commissioned …
Oona Goodin-Smith / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Pa. National Guard activated as Philly preps for potential unrest ahead of Derek Chauvin murder trial verdict — Philadelphia officials and community leaders Friday outlined plans for increased emergency operations and law enforcement staffing, while Gov. Tom Wolf activated …
New York Times:
The gunman's shotgun was seized last year, raising questions about his weapon. — In March of 2020, the mother of Brandon Hole, 19, contacted the authorities to tell them that he was having suicidal thoughts. At the time, law enforcement officials seized a shotgun that he possessed, records show.
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E. Jean Carroll / Ask E. Jean:
Carroll v Trump (the Latest) — We Filed Papers Today with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Here's the update: — First, a Little Refresher: — The Defendant: Representing Trump: — The Department of Justice — The Plaintiff: — Representing me:
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Maher praises DeSantis, knocks Cuomo, ‘liberal media’ for getting COVID wrong: ‘Those are just facts’ — The HBO star slammed ‘blue states’ for keeping schools closed despite minimal health risks to children — Doctors speak out after COVID panel with Florida Gov. DeSantis is censored by YouTube
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