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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Which states gain and lose in the new census report?  Here are 3 takeaways.  —  The U.S. Census Bureau announced its once-in-a-decade reapportionment totals Monday, bestowing new congressional districts and electoral votes upon certain states while taking them away from others.
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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 …
US Census / The United States Census Bureau:
2020 Census Apportionment Results Delivered to the President
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:   D.C.'s explosive growth continued over the past decade, census data shows
Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:   Census Reapportionment: Seat Trade-offs Likelier to Benefit Republicans
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
2020 Census: What the Reapportionment Numbers Mean
Discussion: Inside Elections and Politico
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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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
Juliegrace Brufke / New York Post:
Rep. Liz Cheney not ruling out 2024 presidential run
Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
Liz Cheney: Trump won't be 2024 nominee
Discussion: Breitbart
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 …
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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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.
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: 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
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...
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
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.
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Secret Court Reveals: FBI Hunted for Domestic Terrorists Without a Warrant  —  A secret court warned the FBI in 2018 about warrantless searches.  But the bureau still went looking for “racially motivated violent extremists” in NSA troves without a court order.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Techno Fog / The Reactionary:
Declassified FISA Opinion Shows More FBI Abuses
Discussion: The Last Refuge
John Myers / Los Angeles Times:
Essential Politics: A $400-million Newsom recall election?  —  This is the April 26, 2021, edition of the Essential Politics newsletter.  Like what you're reading?  Sign up to get it in your inbox three times a week.  —  It's well known that elections have consequences.  They also have price tags.
Discussion: HuffPost, ABC7 and Townhall
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Los Angeles Times:
Gov. Gavin Newsom to face recall election as Republican-led effort hits signature goal
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
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.
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 …
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
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.
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 …
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.
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) …
Niv Elis / The Hill:
Biden to order raising federal contractor minimum wage to $15  —  President Biden on Tuesday is expected to sign an executive order raising the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 by March 2022.  —  At that time, the order will result in a 37-percent raise for federal contractors making …
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Why Biden's address to Congress is not a State of the Union speech  —  President to make his first address to a joint session of Congress  —  Biden to give first address to Congress with ‘limited attendance’ April 28th  —  President Biden will appear Wednesday evening before a joint session …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
 
 
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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
Discussion: Insider and CNBC
Reuters:
EXCLUSIVE White House backs 2030 milestone on path to net zero grid
Discussion: IJR and Al Jazeera
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Taking Action on Dark Patterns
Meduza.io:
Meduza is a ‘foreign agent’ now. What's next? Spoiler: We don't know 🤦‍♂️
Discussion: Washington Post
Hannah Natanson / Washington Post:
No, Virginia is not moving to eliminate advanced high school math classes
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Roku says it may lose YouTube TV app after Google made anti-competitive demands
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