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Sean Illing / Vox:
“Wokeness is a problem and we all know it” — James Carville on the state of Democratic politics. — I called James Carville hoping to get his thoughts on President Joe Biden's first 100 days in office. — He obliged — then, one question in, brushed aside the exercise to talk instead …
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Albert Hunt / The Hill:
Imperative that Democrats figure out what went wrong in 2020 — This past election, the Democrats won the big one — the presidency — and unexpectedly swept two Senate seats in Georgia. Overall, however, it was a bad year. Some Democrats realize if they don't figure out why — and what to do about it — deeper troubles lie ahead.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Which states gain and lose in the new census report? Here are 3 takeaways.
Which states gain and lose in the new census report? Here are 3 takeaways.
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Politico, New York Times, The Cook Political Report, Outside the Beltway, HotAir, CNN and Washington Examiner
FiveThirtyEight:
Which States Won — And Lost — Seats In The 2020 Census?
Which States Won — And Lost — Seats In The 2020 Census?
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RedState, Democracy Docket, The Jeffrey Lord and Bloomberg
US Census / The United States Census Bureau:
2020 Census Apportionment Results Delivered to the President
2020 Census Apportionment Results Delivered to the President
New York Times:
U.S. Population Over Last Decade Grew at Slowest Rate Since 1930s
U.S. Population Over Last Decade Grew at Slowest Rate Since 1930s
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Washington Post, Associated Press, Denver Post, Bloomberg, Joe.My.God. and Althouse
Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Census Reapportionment: Seat Trade-offs Likelier to Benefit Republicans
Census Reapportionment: Seat Trade-offs Likelier to Benefit Republicans
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The United States …, Mediaite and Inside Elections
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Census surprise: Texas gains only 2 seats as shift to Sun Belt slows
Census surprise: Texas gains only 2 seats as shift to Sun Belt slows
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USA Today, TheBlaze, National Review, Washington Examiner, ABC News and Talking Points Memo
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.
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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 …
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Forbes, BizPac Review, No More Mister Nice Blog, Insider and CNBC
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Tucker Carlson Urges Audience to ‘Call the Police Immediately’ if They See Kids Wearing Masks Outdoors
Tucker Carlson Urges Audience to ‘Call the Police Immediately’ if They See Kids Wearing Masks Outdoors
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The Hill, Fox News, The Guardian and CNN
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 …
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Josh Hammer / New York Post:
John Kerry is skirting the line of treason with Iran
John Kerry is skirting the line of treason with Iran
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New York Sun, National Review, Breitbart, Media Matters for America, RedState, Balloon Juice and New York Times
Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Kerry Denies Discussing Israeli Strikes in Syria With Iran's Foreign Minister
Kerry Denies Discussing Israeli Strikes in Syria With Iran's Foreign Minister
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HotAir, Washington Post, National Review, Washington Examiner, Power Line, Liberty Unyielding, RedState and The Gateway Pundit
American Greatness:
I Won't Take the Vaccine Because It Makes Liberals Mad — My newly formed and well-developed opinion on vaccines is this: If those bastards want me to get the jab, I'm not going to do it, because it annoys them. — I will never allow myself to be injected with Big Pharma's mass-produced mystery juice …
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Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
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.
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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Mark Joyella / Forbes:
Andrew Cuomo Tells Reporters 'I Didn't Do Anything Wrong' — New York Governor Andrew Cuomo held his first face-to-face meeting with reporters in months Monday, taking questions from journalists outside the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse. Asked directly about the accusations …
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HotAir, TheBlaze, The Gateway Pundit and Mediaite
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Chris Bragg / Albany Times Union:
Cuomo's staff ‘volunteer’ work on book raises labor law question
Cuomo's staff ‘volunteer’ work on book raises labor law question
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HotAir
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 …
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Ravi Agrawal / Foreign Policy:
‘We Can Turn It Around’ — John Kerry on the deep roots of his environmentalism …
‘We Can Turn It Around’ — John Kerry on the deep roots of his environmentalism …
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Jacobin, Children's Health Defense and The Daily Poster
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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Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Last-Ditch Plot to Undermine Biden's Election Goes Full QAnon — A so-called audit of the 2020 election in Arizona was always going to be crazy. This is something else. — An ongoing “audit” of the 2020 presidential election in Maricopa County, Arizona, is taking its cues straight …
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
‘Never heard of them’: Arizona GOP audit firm unknown even in home state
‘Never heard of them’: Arizona GOP audit firm unknown even in home state
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Arizona Republic, Associated Press, HuffPost, Washington Examiner and Insider
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.
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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.
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 …
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Human Rights Watch:
Abusive Israeli Policies Constitute Crimes of Apartheid, Persecution — Crimes Against Humanity Should Trigger Action to End Repression of Palestinian — (Jerusalem) - Israeli authorities are committing the crimes against humanity of apartheid and persecution, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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The Guardian, Foreign Policy and Al Jazeera
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.
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New York Times, HotAir and Los Angeles Times
David Freedlander / New York Magazine:
Eric Adams's Pro-Police Bet Eight weeks before the mayoral primary, Brooklyn's borough president sharpens his case for more cops. — On a Sunday in April, Gregory Meeks, the head of the Queens County Democratic Party and the congressman from the largely Black, middle-class …
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.
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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Alfred Ng / The Markup:
Google Promised Its Contact Tracing App Was Completely Private—But It Wasn't — Researchers say hundreds of preinstalled apps can access a log found on Android devices where sensitive contact tracing information is stored — When Google and Apple introduced their COVID-19 contact tracing framework …
Washington Post:
Perry Bacon, Jr. joins Washington Post Opinions as a columnist — Washington Post Opinions today announced Perry Bacon, Jr. will join as a columnist writing on issues pertaining to politics, governing, identity and American society. Based in Louisville, Ky., Bacon will begin on May 10.
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 …
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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 …
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...