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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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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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New York Daily News, Washington Examiner, WCMH-TV, WBNS-TV and TheBlaze
Mark Ferenchik / The Columbus Dispatch:
Columbus police shooting updates: Aunt says teen girl killed; crowd protests — An angry crowd protested near a home on the Southeast Side where a Columbus police officer fatally shot someone while responding to an attempted stabbing call. — The shooting happened just minutes …
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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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Vox, The Hill, Media Matters for America, NBC News, Insider, Wall Street Journal, Twin Cities and Althouse
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
It's time to ‘be mindful’ of the police reaction now Chauvin has been convicted: Professor Eddie Glaude — On MSNBC Tuesday, Princeton professor Eddie Glaude warned that the conviction of Derek Chauvin does not yet mean there will be peace — and to be on the lookout for negative reactions …
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POLITICUSUSA
Yahoo News:
Columbus Police Fatally Shoot Black Teen Who Called Them for Help, Aunt Says — COLUMBUS—A Columbus police officer shot and killed a Black teenage girl on Tuesday afternoon just as a guilty verdict was being handed down in the Derek Chauvin murder case, a family member said.
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Politico, The Daily Beast, Breitbart, TheGrio and NBC News
Azi Paybarah / New York Times:
How a teenager's video upended the police department's initial tale. — The Minneapolis Police Department's initial inaccurate and misleading description of George Floyd's death last May “might have become the official account” of what took place, had it not been for video taken by a teenage bystander …
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MyNorthwest.com and The Week
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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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Chauvin verdicts reduce pressure for police reform — The unanimous guilty verdicts against Derek Chauvin are a huge relief for Washington's political establishment but seem unlikely to rush in the systemic overhauls George Floyd's family and civil rights and progressive leaders seek.
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Washington Post
Jake Dima / Washington Examiner:
Ilhan Omar says Derek Chauvin trial ‘feels like a closed case’
Ilhan Omar says Derek Chauvin trial ‘feels like a closed case’
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The Moderate Voice, ABC News, The Gateway Pundit, Becker News, National Review, Townhall and Washington Times
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Biden, Harris slam ‘systemic racism’ in US, say Chauvin guilty verdict is ‘giant step’ toward racial justice
Biden, Harris slam ‘systemic racism’ in US, say Chauvin guilty verdict is ‘giant step’ toward racial justice
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RedState, New York Times, Poynter and National Review
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, Fox News, Variety, The Daily Caller, Gothamist, IJR, Vox and CNBC
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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Politico, NBC News, Fox News, ABC17NEWS, The Gateway Pundit, Breitbart, The Hill, Associated Press, 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, Associated Press, The Daily Caller and CBS News
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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Star Tribune:
Who are the jurors in the Derek Chauvin trial?
Who are the jurors in the Derek Chauvin trial?
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Washington Post, Townhall, Breitbart, RedState, HuffPost, BizPac Review, IJR, CNN, Twitchy, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Poynter and Page Array
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
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, HotAir and New Republic
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Politico:
Democratic leaders find a way to defuse conservatives' House floor sabotage
Democratic leaders find a way to defuse conservatives' House floor sabotage
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Washington Examiner and Townhall
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
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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Fox News, Washington Times, New York Magazine, Roll Call, ABC17NEWS, RedState, Forbes, New York Times, Raw Story, Insider, New York Post, USA Today, NPR and The Guardian
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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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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Digby's Hullabaloo, Mediaite, POLITICUSUSA, Occupy Democrats, CANNONFIRE and Townhall
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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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Politico, The Western Journal, ABC News, Washington Free Beacon, HotAir and RedState
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 …
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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The Hill, Townhall and PolitiFact
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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Twitchy, POLITICUSUSA and HotAir
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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CNN, HuffPost, Washington Post, WHDH-TV, Digby's Hullabaloo and Raw Story
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
'I'm still a zero': Vaccine-resistant Republicans warn that their skepticism is worsening — Johnson & Johnson pause appears to have little effect, but other messages continue to alienate GOP holdouts — Stop talking about the possibility of coronavirus booster shots. Don't bully people who are vaccine holdouts.
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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
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Mark McCloskey, gun-toting St. Louis lawyer, considering Senate bid — “I can confirm that it's a consideration, yes,” McCloskey said in a brief interview on Tuesday evening. — Patricia and Mark McCloskey, a couple from St. Louis who pointed guns at Black Lives Matter protesters …
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Political Wire
Dylan Byers / NBC News:
As network news leadership shuffles, doubts about future loom — Two of the biggest players in broadcast news found themselves facing rocky transitions last week. Both ABC News and CBS News announced new leaders, and the executive producer of ABC's “Good Morning America” abruptly left the network.
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 …
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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Raw Story, RedState and Florida Politics
Politico:
Biden's open to doing immigration through reconciliation, Hispanic lawmakers say — President Joe Biden promised Hispanic lawmakers on Tuesday that he would make a more proactive case for the economic benefits of immigration. — In the process, he left the impression that it would not just be a portion …
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Las Vegas Review-Journal
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
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 and Bloomberg
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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Manhattan Contrarian, The Western Journal, New York Post, HotAir, The Daily Caller, Melanie Phillips, BizPac Review and Twitchy
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.