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Benjamin Parker / The Bulwark:
Anti-Anti-Chauvinism — Conservative trolls are the REAL victims! — We all saw it. It was captured on video. It lasted nine interminable minutes. It ignited our righteous indignation—an oil fire floating on an ocean of grief. — Most people felt this way about the video of the murder …
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Washington Post:
Derek Chauvin convicted of murder and manslaughter in death of George Floyd — Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd on Memorial Day.
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NPR, New York Times, The Week, Fox News, The Hill, Breitbart, Vanity Fair, Reason, Outside the Beltway, The 19th and Insider
The Daily Beast:
Columbus Police Fatally Shoot Black Teen Who Called Them for Help, Aunt Says — Just as Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder and manslaughter, Columbus police killed another person. Eyewitnesses said the victim was a Black teenager. — COLUMBUS—A Columbus police officer shot …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
By bearing witness — and hitting ‘record’ — 17-year-old Darnella Frazier may have changed the world — Her motivations were simple enough. You could even call them pure. — “It wasn't right,” said Darnella Frazier, who was 17 last year when she saw George Floyd pinned under a Minneapolis police officer's knee.
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The Intercept
New York Times:
Ex-Officer May Face Decades for Killing That Spurred Protests — Members of the jury, I will now read the verdicts as they will appear in the permanent records of the Fourth Judicial District: State of Minnesota, County of Hennepin District Court, Fourth Judicial District, state of Minnesota …
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Media Matters for America, Insider, NBC News, Political Wire and Althouse
Jake Dima / Washington Examiner:
Ilhan Omar says Derek Chauvin trial ‘feels like a closed case’ — Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar said the contentious trial of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer accused of killing George Floyd, “feels like a closed case.” — “The case to me feels like a closed case …
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The Moderate Voice, ABC News, National Review, The Gateway Pundit, Townhall and Washington Times
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
It's time to ‘be mindful’ of the police reaction now Chauvin has been convicted: Professor Eddie Glaude
It's time to ‘be mindful’ of the police reaction now Chauvin has been convicted: Professor Eddie Glaude
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POLITICUSUSA
New York Times:
Derek Chauvin is found guilty of murdering George Floyd.
Derek Chauvin is found guilty of murdering George Floyd.
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New Republic, The Hill, Los Angeles Times, NBC News, Variety, Fox News, Vox, CNBC, The Daily Caller, Gothamist, IJR and The Minnesota Daily
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Harris says verdict in Chauvin trial ‘will not heal the pain that existed for generations’
Harris says verdict in Chauvin trial ‘will not heal the pain that existed for generations’
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NBC News, Fox News, The Hill, ABC17NEWS, The Gateway Pundit, NOQ Report, Innocence Project, Associated Press, Politico, The Federalist and The Week
Alexa Mencia / KARE-TV:
Derek Chauvin trial: What happens when a jury is sequestered?
Derek Chauvin trial: What happens when a jury is sequestered?
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CNN, The Daily Caller, Associated Press and ABC17NEWS
Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
House rejects GOP attempt to censure Rep. Maxine Waters over remarks about Chauvin trial
House rejects GOP attempt to censure Rep. Maxine Waters over remarks about Chauvin trial
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New York Times, Fox News, USA Today, CNN, HotAir, The Hill, New York Post, Los Angeles Times, ABC News and Talking Points Memo
Star Tribune:
Who are the jurors in the Derek Chauvin trial?
Who are the jurors in the Derek Chauvin trial?
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HuffPost, Townhall, RedState, Breitbart, Becker News, BizPac Review, IJR, CNN, Twitchy, Poynter, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Page Array
Sarah Kolinovsky / ABC News:
Biden says he's praying for ‘the right verdict’ in Chauvin trial
Biden says he's praying for ‘the right verdict’ in Chauvin trial
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Washington Examiner, Politico, Fox News, Media Matters for America, Washington Free Beacon, National Review, RedState, Washington Monthly, Washington Post, NBC News, Power Line, The Wrap, Crooks and Liars, Townhall, The Daily Caller, littlegreenfootballs.com, Washington Times, Bloomberg, New York Times, The Gateway Pundit, New York Post, TheGrio, CNN, Talking Points Memo, Insider and Political Wire
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Troubled Waters: Congresswoman's comments complicate the Chauvin case
Troubled Waters: Congresswoman's comments complicate the Chauvin case
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Outside the Beltway, Washington Examiner, Al Jazeera and The Jeffrey Lord
Elisha Fieldstadt / NBC News:
George Floyd's brother says President Biden called his family to say he is praying for them
George Floyd's brother says President Biden called his family to say he is praying for them
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TheGrio, New York Magazine, The Daily Caller, WHYY, National Review, Washington Examiner, The Hill, Poynter, BizPac Review, NPR, The Sun, Law & Crime, New York Post, Fox News, CBS News and IJR
David Edwards / Raw Story:
McEnany lectures Biden: 'It's the role of the president of the United States to stay back, to not inflame' — Former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Tuesday blasted President Joe Biden for speaking out about the Derek Chauvin trial even though her former boss, Donald Trump, often expressed his opinion on similar events.
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Mediaite, Occupy Democrats, Townhall and CANNONFIRE
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Tiana Lowe / Washington Examiner:
Who's the president? Because it's apparently not Joe Biden
Who's the president? Because it's apparently not Joe Biden
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ABC News, Washington Free Beacon, RedState, HotAir, TheBlaze, Politico and Washington Times
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
‘Anglo-Saxon’ Is What You Say When ‘Whites Only’ Is Too Inclusive — Last week, far-right Republican Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar distanced themselves from a proposal to create an America First Caucus, after a document bearing the group's name made reference to “Anglo-Saxon political traditions.”
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Washington Post, The Hill and New Republic
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Politico:
Democratic leaders find a way to defuse conservatives' House floor sabotage — House Democratic leaders believe they've found a workaround to defuse weeks of delay tactics used by hard-line Republicans that have irked lawmakers in both parties and brought much of the chamber's floor action to a halt.
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Washington Examiner and Townhall
Politico:
GOP fails to censure Waters with nation on edge over Chauvin verdict
GOP fails to censure Waters with nation on edge over Chauvin verdict
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New York Magazine, Washington Times, USA Today, NPR, New York Times, ABC17NEWS, Roll Call, Insider, RedState, Forbes, New York Post and Raw Story
Scott Wong / The Hill:
Cheney: I didn't invite Trump to GOP retreat in Florida
Cheney: I didn't invite Trump to GOP retreat in Florida
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POLITICUSUSA and BizPac Review
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Bolton puts out a poll to sandbag Trump — John Bolton, Donald Trump's former national security adviser turned outspoken critic, has commissioned a new poll to illustrate that the former president's grip on the Republican Party is loosening. — The poll, released on Tuesday morning …
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The Hill, Washington Times, The Daily Caller and USA Today
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David Siders / Politico:
'It's almost like insanity': GOP base continues to lash out over Trump's defeat
'It's almost like insanity': GOP base continues to lash out over Trump's defeat
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HuffPost, CNN, Washington Post, WHDH-TV, Digby's Hullabaloo and Raw Story
Darragh Roche / Newsweek:
Lin Wood Working ‘20 Hours a Day’ to Reverse 2020 Election Result
Lin Wood Working ‘20 Hours a Day’ to Reverse 2020 Election Result
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National Review, Raw Story, Political Wire and TheBlaze
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Feds Track Down Capitol Rioter With Facial Recognition Hit On His Girlfriend's Instagram — Stephen Chase Randolph was arrested in Kentucky. Federal authorities say he told undercover agents it was “f**king fun” to be in the Capitol mob. — Federal authorities arrested a suspect …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell vents over ‘fake news’ — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday vented about his “frustration” with media coverage of the Biden administration's exploration of expanding the number of seats on the Supreme Court. — McConnell chastised members of the Capitol press corps …
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Sen. Chuck Grassley / Washington Examiner:
Packing the court strikes out independent judiciary
Packing the court strikes out independent judiciary
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Breitbart
Wall Street Journal:
Satellite Images Show Russia's Expanding Ukraine Buildup — Combat aircraft, other military equipment seen in Crimea and along the Ukraine border as estimates of Kremlin forces grow — Russia has moved warplanes to Crimea and bases near Ukraine to an extent greater than has previously been disclosed …
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New York Times, Defense One, Foreign Policy, Insider, The Daily Beast, Reuters and Bloomberg
Jonathan Edwards / Virginian-Pilot:
Norfolk fires police lieutenant who donated to accused vigilante Kyle Rittenhouse — NORFOLK — The second in command of the Norfolk Police Department's internal affairs unit has been fired after he made what the city manager called “egregious” comments praising Kyle Rittenhouse …
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POLITICUSUSA and HotAir
Politico:
Matt Gaetz sparked William Barr to drop the f-bomb in a legal spat over Florida voting — Months before news broke that the feds were investigating him for sex trafficking, Rep. Matt Gaetz was at the center of a separate internal fight at the Justice Department.
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RedState, Raw Story and Florida Politics
Pam Belluck / New York Times:
Dementia Risk After Age 50 Increases With Less Sleep, Study Says — The research, tracking thousands of people from age 50 on, suggests those who sleep six hours or less a night are more likely to develop dementia in their late 70s. — Could getting too little sleep increase your chances of developing dementia?
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Portland Mercury, The National Interest and WHDH-TV
Isobel Lewis / The Independent:
Ted Nugent tests positive for coronavirus after calling pandemic a ‘scam’ — Musician Ted Nugent has tested positive for coronavirus months after he said that the virus was “not a real pandemic”. — In his Christmas message shared on social media in December, Nugent called the worldwide crisis a …
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The Daily Caller and The Intellectualist
Kate Uesugi / American Humanist Association:
American Humanist Association Board Statement Withdrawing Honor from Richard Dawkins — Established in 1953, the Humanist of the Year Award is conferred annually by the American Humanist Association (AHA), recognizing the awardee as an exemplar of humanist values.
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Washington Post:
‘The wheels fell off’: How Biden's misgivings on border surge upended plan on refugees — President Biden overruled his top foreign policy and national security aides, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, when he kept in place the Trump administration's record low cap on the number …
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Townhall and PolitiFact
Politico:
Trump's former aides say he whiffed on vaccination legacy — With more than half of adults in the country having received at least one shot of a Covid vaccine, Trump supporters remain stubbornly resistant to vaccination — and it's sparking a new round of questions over what role, if any …
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Washington Post, HotAir, The Week and Raw Story
Ryan Mills / National Review:
Private School Head Admits ‘Anti-racist’ Curriculum Is ‘Demonizing White People for Being Born’ — The head of a New York City private school that has been accused of indoctrinating students with progressive politics and “anti-racist” orthodoxy privately acknowledged that the school is guilty of …
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New York Post, HotAir, The Daily Caller, BizPac Review, Melanie Phillips and Twitchy
Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
Hunger strikes like Navalny's are a Russian tradition dating to the czar's prisons — Hunger strikes take a tremendous toll. In just a few days, physical and mental effects begin to set in. Ultimately, they can lead to death. — For prisoners who undertake them …
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CNBC and Washington Examiner
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
GOP Congressman Made Emergency Calls To Police Just To See How Quickly They'd Come — Rep. Jeff Fortenberry's test of Capitol Police as they face actual threats is “reprehensible,” one officer said. — Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) made two false calls for emergency help from U.S. Capitol Police …
Kristen Jordan Shamus / Detroit Free Press:
Sterling Heights couple among 334 statewide who got COVID-19 after being fully vaccinated — It was Easter morning when Nicole Pierson, 44, of Sterling Heights noticed her 20-month-old daughter, Emme, wasn't feeling well. — In the days that followed, Emme would go on to test positive for coronavirus …
Politico:
GOP senators float $600-800 billion infrastructure counteroffer — Republican senators Tuesday discussed a counterproposal to President Joe Biden's infrastructure plan, likely coming in at $600 billion to $800 billion and paid for with user fees and unspent Covid relief money.
Patricia McCormick / Washington Post:
The Girl in the Kent State Photo — In 1970, an image of a dead protester immediately became iconic. But what happened to the 14-year-old kneeling next to him? — Last May, when Mary Ann Vecchio watched the video of George Floyd's dying moments, she felt herself plummet through time and space …