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US Census / The United States Census Bureau:
2020 Census Apportionment Results Delivered to the President  —  APRIL 26, 2021 - The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that the 2020 Census shows the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2020, was 331,449,281.  —  The U.S. resident population represents the total number …
New York Times:
U.S. Population Over Last Decade Grew at Slowest Rate Since 1930s  —  With immigration leveling off and a declining birthrate, the United States may be entering an era of substantially lower population growth, demographers said.  —  Over the past decade, the United States population grew …
Albert Hunt / The Hill:
Imperative that Democrats figure out what went wrong in 2020
Discussion: Vox, Raw Story and HuffPost
Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Census Reapportionment: Seat Trade-offs Likelier to Benefit Republicans
Discussion: Inside Elections
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:   D.C.'s explosive growth continued over the past decade, census data shows
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
McCarthy-Cheney divide deepens at GOP retreat  —  ORLANDO — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said it's imperative for Republicans to stay united if they want to take back the majority.  But cracks are widening in his own relationship with one of his top deputies over former President Donald Trump.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Tucker's mask meltdown, and who got tix to Biden's big speech  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  IS TUCKER CARLSON LOSING HIS MIND?:  OK, some of you will argue that he lost it long ago.  But as careful students of his evening show, we've noticed that Carlson has gradually become more unhinged in recent weeks.
Shawna Chen / Axios:   Cheney: Congressional commission should narrowly review Capitol siege
Politico:
GOP tears into Kerry amid Iran controversy  —  Republicans on Monday called on John Kerry to resign from President Joe Biden's National Security Council over claims that he revealed sensitive information about Israeli military operations to Iran.  —  According to leaked audio revealed Sunday …
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Josh Hammer / New York Post:
John Kerry is skirting the line of treason with Iran  —  The rather curious defining feature of Democratic Party foreign policy, going back at least four decades, is that our friends must be bullied and our enemies must be appeased.  The Democratic worldview holds that America is a source …
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Pompeo Pushes Investigation Into Kerry for Leaking Secrets to Iran
Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
D.H.S. will review how it identifies and addresses extremism and white supremacy in its ranks.  —  The Biden administration launched an inquiry on Monday into how the Department of Homeland Security identifies and addresses white supremacy and extremism in its ranks, part of a larger effort …
Epicurious:
The Planet on the Plate: Why Epicurious Left Beef Behind  —  In an effort to encourage more sustainable cooking, we won't be publishing new beef recipes on Epicurious.  —  For any person—or publication—wanting to envision a more sustainable way to cook, cutting out beef is a worthwhile first step.
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
A private school in Miami, citing false claims, bars vaccinated teachers from contact with students.  —  A private school in the fashionable Design District of Miami sent its faculty and staff a letter last week about getting vaccinated against Covid-19.  But unlike institutions that have encouraged …
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
The false and misleading claims President Biden made during his first 100 days in office  —  Claims are included if they would receive two or more Pinocchios on the Fact Checker scale.  Repeats of the same claim are included.  —  Filter by topic  —  Select...  Filter by source  —  Select...
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Tucker Carlson Tells Fox Viewers to Call the Cops if They See Kids Wearing Masks Outdoors  —  The Fox News star implored his loyal viewers to openly harass and mock anyone they see wearing a face mask outdoors because “it's repulsive.”  —  Raging against face masks on Monday night …
Discussion: Insider and CNBC
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Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Tucker Carlson Urges Audience to ‘Call the Police Immediately’ if They See Kids Wearing Masks Outdoors
Discussion: The Hill, The Guardian, Fox News and CNN
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
How Barack Obama's eight years shaped Joe Biden's first 100 days  —  WASHINGTON — The early days of Joe Biden's presidency reveal a man who remembers the Obama presidency — and doesn't necessarily want to repeat it.  —  Both presidents inherited a crisis-ravaged economy …
Discussion: CNN, Roll Call and National Journal
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
After Biden's successful first 100 days, tough conversations loom for Democrats
Discussion: KFOR-TV, IJR and Washington Examiner
Antjuan Seawright / The Hill:
The state of the union under Biden: A plan comes together  —  There's a name I want you to remember when you watch President Biden's State of the Union address to the joint session of Congress on Wednesday: Col. John “Hannibal” Smith.  —  When I was growing up, watching “The A-Team” on Sunday nights, Hannibal was one of my heroes.
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aflegal.org:
America First Legal Sues Biden Admin To End Racial Discrimination Against Farmers And Ranchers
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Salvador Rizzo / Washington Post:
No, officials are not handing out Harris's picture book to migrant kids  —  “After learning officials are handing out Kamala Harris' book to migrants in facilities at the border, it's worth asking... Was Harris paid for these books?  Is she profiting from Biden's border crisis?”
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
‘Never heard of them’: Arizona GOP audit firm unknown even in home state  —  A successful ninja is unseen, unheard, stealthy.  —  By that standard, the firm Cyber Ninjas — which Arizona Republicans chose to audit the ballots cast in 2020 in the Phoenix area — fits the bill …
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Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Last-Ditch Plot to Sabotage Biden's Election Goes Full QAnon
Discussion: Raw Story and Insider
Politico:
Spy chiefs look to declassify intel after rare plea from 4-star commanders  —  America's top spies say they are looking for ways to declassify and release more intelligence about adversaries' bad behavior, after a group of four-star military commanders sent a rare and urgent plea asking …
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.
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Biden's 100-day stock market performance is the hottest going back to the 1950s  — President Joe Biden has witnessed an unprecedented growth on Wall Street in his first 100 days in office, better than any of his predecessors going to at least Dwight Eisenhower.
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
USA Today edits Stacey Abrams op-ed published before MLB pulled game in Atlanta, waters down boycott support  —  The revision scrubs the line, 'I can't argue with an individual's choice to opt for their competition'  —  Stacey Abrams pressured MLB to move All-Star Game, Fox learns
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Joel Clement / The Hill:
Biden deletes Trump's climate negligence with a single event  —  While there is no question that America, and the world, lost valuable time for climate action during the negligent Trump years, many climate experts were also concerned that the damage to America's diplomatic reputation …
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fox News host admits his show was wrong about Biden limiting red meat consumption  —  Washington (CNN)A Fox News anchor admitted on air on Monday that his show was inaccurate when it claimed on Friday that President Joe Biden is trying to require Americans to sharply reduce their consumption of red meat.
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Manchin pumps brakes on Biden infrastructure plans  —  Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is emerging as the chief obstacle to quick passage of President Biden's $2.25 trillion infrastructure package that Democrats want to move through Congress sooner rather than later.
Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Biden Seeks $80 Billion to Beef Up I.R.S. Audits of High-Earners  —  The president's “American Families Plan,” which he will detail this week, will be offset in part by a tax enforcement effort that administration officials believe will raise $700 billion over a decade.
Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
Cuomo, in Rare Public Appearance, Says: 'I Didn't Do Anything Wrong'  —  After months of holding virtual news conferences, Gov. Andrew Cuomo took reporters' questions in Syracuse, N.Y., and rejected accusations of harassment.  —  SYRACUSE, N.Y. — In recent months, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo …
Discussion: The Hill, TheBlaze and Fox News
Washington Post:
Biden's report card is in.  Here's the grade he gets for his first 100 days.  —  President Biden's first 100 days are almost at an end, which means it's time for the Post Pundit Power Ranking to arise from its slumber like so many cicadas.  The crew is back (with some new faces) …
Gerard Baker / Wall Street Journal:
America Voted for a Rest, Not a Revolution  —  Elected as Not Trump, Biden aspires to be the second coming of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.  —  Joe Biden aspires to be the second coming of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, so short of his showing up to work in a wheelchair and sucking on a cigarette holder …
Nicole Perlroth / New York Times:
Daniel Kaminsky, Internet Security Savior, Dies at 42  —  If you are reading this obituary online, you owe your digital safety to him.  —  Daniel Kaminsky, a security researcher known for his discovery of a fundamental flaw in the fabric of the internet, died on Friday at his home in San Francisco.
Hannah Natanson / Washington Post:
No, Virginia is not moving to eliminate advanced high school math classes  —  Facing attacks from right-wing pundits and scrutiny from lawmakers, Virginia's superintendent of public instruction said on Monday that the state is not eliminating advanced high school mathematics courses.
 
 
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