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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court will hear a major Second Amendment case that could gut US gun laws — The Supreme Court could make the NRA's dreams come true. — The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will hear New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Corlett, a case that could transform …
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court to hear major new gun-control case next term on carrying weapons outside the home
Supreme Court to hear major new gun-control case next term on carrying weapons outside the home
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court to take up right to carry gun for self-defense
Supreme Court to take up right to carry gun for self-defense
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CNN:
Supreme Court agrees to take up major Second Amendment case
Supreme Court agrees to take up major Second Amendment case
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
A cheerleader's Snapchat rant leads to ‘momentous’ Supreme Court case on student speech
A cheerleader's Snapchat rant leads to ‘momentous’ Supreme Court case on student speech
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Liberal push to expand Supreme Court is all but dead among Hill Dems
Liberal push to expand Supreme Court is all but dead among Hill Dems
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Juliegrace Brufke / New York Post:
Rep. Liz Cheney not ruling out 2024 presidential run — ORLANDO — House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney is not ruling out a potential presidential bid, The Post has learned. — “I'm not ruling anything in or out — I've been here a long time,” she told The Post when asked if she would ever consider running in the future.
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
Cheney breaks with McCarthy on scope of Jan. 6 panel — House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) broke Monday with Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), telling reporters that a proposed 9/11-style independent commission should narrowly focus on the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
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Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
Republicans would resume Trump's border wall if they win back the House
Republicans would resume Trump's border wall if they win back the House
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Farnaz Fassihi / New York Times:
Iran's Foreign Minister, in Leaked Tape, Says Revolutionary Guards Set Policies — Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian foreign minister, described a rivalry with a powerful and widely revered military leader, Qassim Suleimani. — In a leaked audiotape that offers a glimpse into the behind …
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David Harsanyi / National Review:
John Kerry, Enemy of Israel — NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE W e know now that former secretary of state John Kerry isn't merely a critic of Israel; he is an adversary. In leaked audiotapes obtained by the U.K.-based Iran International, as reported by the New York Times, Iranian foreign minister …
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Kathleen Kingsbury / New York Times:
Why The New York Times Is Retiring the Term ‘Op-Ed’ — The first Op-Ed page in The New York Times greeted the world on Sept. 21, 1970. It was so named because it appeared opposite the editorial page and not (as many still believe) because it would offer views contrary to the paper's.
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Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: US will share AstraZeneca vaccines with world — WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will begin sharing its entire pipeline of vaccines from AstraZeneca once the COVID-19 vaccine clear federal safety reviews, the White House told The Associated Press on Monday, with as many as 60 million doses expected …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Peter Thiel makes $10M bet on associate in Arizona Senate race — Libertarian tech titan Peter Thiel is spending $10 million to boost one of his closest allies in next year's Arizona Senate race, a contest crucial to the fight for the majority. — The billionaire is coming out in support …
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Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
The GOP Is a Grave Threat to American Democracy — The hope of many conservative critics of Donald Trump was that soon after his defeat, and especially in the aftermath of the January 6 insurrection, the Republican Party would snap back into its former shape. The Trump presidency would end up being no more than an ugly parenthesis.
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Tim Elfrink / Washington Post:
Alaska lawmaker blasted airline for ‘mask tyranny.’ Now she's banned from the only flights to the capital. — Last week, a police officer responded to an Alaska Airlines terminal in Juneau as state Sen. Lora Reinbold clashed with staffers over mask rules. It was a familiar battle …
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Marco Rubio / New York Post:
Corporations that undermine American values don't deserve GOP support — 'What's good for General Motors is good for the country. " This was a defining American adage in the last century, because it was true: US corporations helped to make our country the most prosperous in the history of the world.
New York Times:
‘Nomadland’ Makes History, and Chadwick Boseman Is Upset at the Oscars — Chloé Zhao's film about the damaged American dream won best picture, best director and best actress. In a surprise, Anthony Hopkins ("The Father") won best actor. — LOS ANGELES — “Nomadland,” …
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ABC News:
AG Garland expected to announce investigation of Louisville PD's policing practices: Source — Garland will make the announcement Monday at the Justice Department. — Catch up on the developing stories making headlines. — Andrew Harnik-Pool/Getty Images
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Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department to Probe Louisville Police After Breonna Taylor Killing
Justice Department to Probe Louisville Police After Breonna Taylor Killing
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Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Simon & Schuster Employees Submit Petition Demanding No Deals With Trump Administration Authors — Petition collected 216 internal signatures and more than 3,500 outside supporters, organizers say — An employee petition at Simon & Schuster demanding that the company stop publishing authors associated …
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Bobby Burack / OutKick:
Oscars Ratings Tank Massively — Just as we at OutKick predicted, the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony tanked to unimaginable lows. The 2021 Oscars fell more than 50% year-over-year in overnight ratings, OutKick has learned. Here's a look at the past three years: — 2021: 8.9/19 — 2020: 18.1/33
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BuzzFeed News:
Facebook Stopped Employees From Reading An Internal Report About Its Role In The Insurrection. You Can Read It Here. — Last Thursday, BuzzFeed News revealed that an internal Facebook report concluded that the company failed to prevent the “Stop the Steal” movement from using its platform …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Joe Biden's First 100 Days Reshaped America — During the first hundred days of Joe Biden's presidency, it has dawned on Republicans that the man their standard-bearer once mocked as “Sleepy Joe” is a formidable adversary. And the quality that has made him so effective up to this point is, well, his sleepiness.
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: No, Biden is not trying to force Americans to eat less red meat — Washington (CNN)Republican members of Congress, Fox News personalities and other prominent right-wing figures are falsely claiming that President Joe Biden is trying to force Americans to eat far less red meat.
New York Times:
Breaking Point: How Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook Became Foes — The chief executives of Facebook and Apple have opposing visions for the future of the internet. Their differences are set to escalate this week. — SAN FRANCISCO — At a confab for tech and media moguls in Sun Valley …
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Aram Roston / Reuters:
Exclusive-Before Jan. 6, FBI collected information from at least 4 Proud Boys — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Among the far-right groups whose members are suspected of planning the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol are the Proud Boys. In March, the Federal Bureau of Investigation's director told …
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Washington Post:
The public's concerns over the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine are widespread, Post-ABC poll finds — Fewer than 1 in 4 Americans not yet immunized against the coronavirus say they would be willing to get the vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll …
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Andrew Oxford / Arizona Republic:
Cyber Ninjas, hired by Arizona Senate to recount Maricopa County's ballots, asks court to keep its procedures secret — Lawyers for Cyber Ninjas, the Florida-based company the Arizona Senate hired to lead a recount of Maricopa County's 2.1 million general election ballots …
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Vicky Prodeline / Monmouth University Polling …:
Broad Support for Spending Plans — Biden gets better marks than Trump for addressing infrastructure — West Long Branch, NJ - About 2 in 3 Americans support the president's multitrillion-dollar infrastructure package as well as the proposed tax hikes to pay for it.
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Axios:
Biden's next 100 days — President Biden spent his first 100 days trying to engineer the end of the coronavirus and start of a job boom. The next 100 are more audacious and risky: Try to re-engineer the very fundamentals of America — inequality, voting rights and government's role in directing economic growth.
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