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Andrew Yang, Looking for Endorsement, Offends Gay Democratic Club — Participants described Mr. Yang's remarks as offensive, saying that even as members of the club raised policy issues, he returned to mentioning gay bars. — Andrew Yang, the former presidential candidate and leading contender …
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Yang accused of being ‘out of touch’ over LGBTQ comments — NEW YORK — Andrew Yang is facing blowback after comments made during an LGBTQ+ mayoral forum that some are criticizing as out of touch and insensitive. — Yang was invited to appear Wednesday at the Stonewall Democrats of NYC …
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Bloomberg:
Biden Eyeing Tax Rate as High as 43.4% in Next Economic Package — People earning $1 million would pay 39.6% plus Obamacare levy — Total tax rates for New Yorkers, Californians could top 50% — President Joe Biden will propose almost doubling the capital gains tax rate …
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Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Biden Will Seek Tax Increase on Rich to Fund Child Care and Education — The president's American Family Plan, which remains in flux, does not currently include an effort to expand health coverage, as administration officials had previously planned. — WASHINGTON — The next phase …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Hawley votes against anti-Asian hate crime bill — Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) was the lone senator to vote against legislation on Thursday aimed at combating a surge in anti-Asian American hate crimes. — A spokesperson for Hawley, a potential 2024 contender, didn't immediately respond to a question about his vote.
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Oriana Gonzalez / Axios:
Senate passes anti-Asian hate crimes bill
Senate passes anti-Asian hate crimes bill
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Alex Rogers / CNN:
Senate overwhelmingly passes anti-Asian hate crimes bill
Senate overwhelmingly passes anti-Asian hate crimes bill
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Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Senate passes anti-Asian American hate crime bill
Senate passes anti-Asian American hate crime bill
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The Guardian, The Daily Wire, The Texas Tribune, Real America's Voice News and The Federalist
CNN:
With Trump's backing, Walker freezes Senate GOP field in Georgia — (CNN)Former President Donald Trump's backing of football great Herschel Walker to run for the Georgia Senate seat has been enough to effectively freeze the GOP field in place — even though some Republicans privately worry …
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New York Magazine and Current
Charlie Warzel / Galaxy Brain:
The Failing Galaxy Brain — There are hundreds of us...*HUNDREDS! … Welcome to Galaxy Brain, where we're off to a very slow start. … I hate to say it but Glenn is right. After a whole ten days of entrepreneurship I can report that I am not newsletter millionaire.
Talia Lavin / MSNBC:
Behind the ‘Thin Blue Line’ flag: America's history of police violence — A little more than a week before the jury delivered its verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, and about 10 miles from the Hennepin County Government Center …
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Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Vile response to the Derek Chauvin verdict
Vile response to the Derek Chauvin verdict
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Heather Mac Donald / City Journal:
A Troubled Rule of Law
A Troubled Rule of Law
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John Futty / The Columbus Dispatch:
‘No opportunity’ to de-escalate: Use-of-force experts say Columbus officer obeyed training in shooting Ma'Khia Bryant — An Ohio criminal-justice professor who studies the fatal use of force by law-enforcement officers didn't hesitate to render an opinion after watching body-camera video …
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New York Post, National Review, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Emily Posts, The New Neo, TheBlaze and HotAir
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Natalie O'Neill / New York Post:
O.J. Simpson bashes LeBron James for Ohio cop tweet
O.J. Simpson bashes LeBron James for Ohio cop tweet
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Laura Bassett / MSNBC:
Stacey Abrams just taught Senator John Kennedy a lesson on being prepared — Sen. John Kennedy, a Republican from Louisiana, went viral on Wednesday for embarrassing himself during a Tuesday hearing with Stacey Abrams about Georgia's new voter suppression law.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
We should soon stop catering to the vaccine holdouts — When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration announced a “pause” in the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine because of a tiny number of instances in which women developed blood clots after getting the shot, many recoiled in horror.
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Axios:
Russia announces end to massive troop buildup near Ukraine — Russia's defense minister said Thursday that massive military exercises near the border with Ukraine had been completed, and that he had ordered troops to return to their permanent bases by May 1, according to state media.
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Navalny Has a Lesson for the World
Navalny Has a Lesson for the World
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Erica Pandey / Axios:
America scrambles for restaurant workers — Vaccinations keep climbing, and restaurants are ready to roar back this summer. But eateries from Miami to Martha's Vineyard to Los Angeles are facing the same problem: not enough workers. — The big picture: Millions of restaurants are hiring all at once and …
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
In Defense of Teenage Knife Fighting — Since when do we need the cops to intervene in the recreational stabbings of our youth? — Just when I thought that America couldn't possibly get any softer, people start suggesting that there's a role for the police in preventing knife murders.
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Washington Post:
Investigation suppressed by Trump administration reveals obstacles to hurricane aid for Puerto Rico — A watchdog report uncovers bureaucratic hurdles the Trump administration erected for the struggling island to receive aid after Hurricanes Irma and Maria — The Trump administration put …
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Latino Rebels, The Guardian, ABC17NEWS, WISH-TV, The Hill, Talking Points Memo and Political Wire
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Lone Arizona Republican votes ‘no,’ blocking passage of bill targeting mail voting — A bill that would stop some voters from getting a ballot automatically mailed to them each election failed in Arizona's state Senate Thursday after a single Republican joined Democrats in voting against the legislation.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The Big Lie has gotten so bad that even some Republicans are running from it — The Big Lie of 2020 is conventionally defined as the claim that the election was stolen from Donald Trump. But it's broader than that. It also encompasses a softer version of this idea: The insultingly disingenuous baloney …
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
GOP AGs group promotes operative behind robocalls urging march to Capitol
GOP AGs group promotes operative behind robocalls urging march to Capitol
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The Hill, Talking Points Memo and Alabama Political Reporter
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Brett Kavanaugh's Opinion Restoring Juvenile Life Without Parole Is Dishonest and Barbaric — In an appalling 6-3 decision on Thursday, the Supreme Court effectively reinstated juvenile life without parole by shredding precedents that had sharply limited the sentence in every state.
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Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Kevin McCarthy Says Capitol Riot Commission Should Look At Unrelated Riots — The top House Republican doesn't want too much focus on that time Donald Trump and his supporters tried to overturn the 2020 election. — The top Republican in the House of Representative thinks …
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Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Pelosi offers equal subpoena power, even partisan split on Jan. 6 commission
Pelosi offers equal subpoena power, even partisan split on Jan. 6 commission
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Washington Post, Washington Examiner, Fox News, Politico and Reuters
Los Angeles Times:
California's massive UC and Cal State systems plan to require COVID-19 vaccinations this fall — The University of California and California State University announced Thursday that they intend to require COVID-19 vaccinations for all students, faculty and staff on campus properties …
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Tara Parker-Pope / New York Times:
Do We Still Need to Keep Wearing Masks Outdoors? — Science shows that the risk of viral transmission outside is very low. The “two-out-of-three rule” can help you decide whether to mask up. — As more people get vaccinated and spring weather and sunshine beckon us outdoors …
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Robert Draper / New York Times:
Liz Cheney vs. MAGA — The Wyoming congresswoman challenged Republicans to turn away from Trump after Jan. 6. Instead, they turned on her. — The regular conference meetings of the Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives, held most weeks behind closed doors in the Capitol Visitor Center …
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Nir Hasson / Haaretz:
Over 30 Palestinians Injured, 20 Arrested in anti-Arab Clashes in Jerusalem — Earlier, in Zion Square, police attempted to prevent members of the Jewish purity Lehava group and other right-wing activists from attacking Israelis who came to protest the march
John McCormack / National Review:
Arizona Senator Mark Kelly's Commitment to Keep SCOTUS at Nine Justices, Even if Roe Is Overturned — In the Capitol on Tuesday, I asked Arizona senator Mark Kelly about Massachusetts senator Ed Markey's bill to increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court from nine to thirteen.
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Taylor Lorenz / New York Times:
Jake Paul Promised Them Fame. Was It Worth the Price? — A look behind the scenes at life in the Team 10 house. — In the vast world of YouTube villains, there may be none as famous as Jake Paul. — The 24-year-old Vine star turned vlogger has polarized viewers with videos …
Politico:
Black Democrats urge party to shift its voting rights push — Democrats have spent months touting an expansive proposal that would reshape U.S. elections. But with the bill's Senate prospects growing more dire, key members of the Congressional Black Caucus are pushing to narrow their strategy.
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
The Vaccination Gender Gap: Women Are Getting Shots at a Higher Rate Than Men — As the Biden administration seeks to get most adults vaccinated by summer, men are holding back. — Holly Elgison and Len Schillaci are a mixed vaxxed couple, and they are far from alone.
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Politico:
Pentagon investigated suspected Russian directed-energy attacks on U.S. troops — The Pentagon has briefed top lawmakers on intelligence surrounding suspected directed-energy attacks against U.S. troops, and officials identified Russia as a likely culprit, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.
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Raya Jalabi / Reuters:
The legal war between the Saudis and their former spymaster — DUBAI (Reuters) - The family of a former top Saudi intelligence official who is living in exile and locked in an international feud with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman say they have become pawns in the kingdom's efforts to bring the spy chief home.
Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
Did We Forget Our Democracy Is Still Under Threat? — Complacency is an inherent weakness of democracy. — Old joke: An old fish and a young fish pass each other. The old fish says, “Fine water today, isn't it?” The young fish replies, “What's water?”
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