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New York Times:
Federal Investigators Execute Search Warrant at Rudy Giuliani's Apartment — Prosecutors obtained the warrant as part of an investigation into whether Mr. Giuliani broke lobbying laws as President Trump's personal lawyer. — Federal investigators in Manhattan executed a search warrant …
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Associated Press:
AP source: Feds execute warrant at Rudy Giuliani's NYC home — NEW YORK (AP) — Federal investigators have executed a search warrant at the Manhattan home of former President Donald Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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Wall Street Journal:
Rudy Giuliani's New York Apartment Searched by Federal Investigators — Authorities seize the former New York City mayor's electronic devices in investigation into possible violation of foreign-lobbying rules — Federal investigators executed a search warrant Wednesday morning …
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The White House:
Fact Sheet: The American Families Plan … Today, President Biden announced the American Families Plan, an investment in our kids, our families, and our economic future. — In March, the President signed into law the American Rescue Plan, which continues to provide immediate relief to American families and communities.
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Washington Post:
White House proposes $1.8 trillion package that would dramatically expand education, safety net programs — Universal preschool and free community college are among a plethora of initiatives that would be paid for by tax increases and IRS changes. — The White House on Wednesday unveiled …
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Meredith Newman / delawareonline:
Delaware man to deliver first joint address to Congress Wednesday night — President Joe Biden, just before his 100th day in office, will deliver his first speech to a joint session of Congress Wednesday night. — After decades of watching these speeches as a U.S. senator and vice president, Biden will deliver one of his own.
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Paige Winfield Cunningham / Washington Post:
The Health 202: It's official. Biden is skipping a drug pricing fight in his next big spending proposal — Democrats and activists spent the last week begging the White House to include measures to lower drug prices in its next big spending proposal. — It didn't work.
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Adia Robinson / ABC News:
'It's a huge moment, a huge night': White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Biden's joint address
'It's a huge moment, a huge night': White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Biden's joint address
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CNN:
Here's what's in Biden's $1.8 trillion American Families Plan
Here's what's in Biden's $1.8 trillion American Families Plan
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Bloomberg:
Biden Disappoints SALT Democrats, Setting Up Headache for Pelosi
Biden Disappoints SALT Democrats, Setting Up Headache for Pelosi
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Bloomberg:
Biden Unveils Massive Family Aid Plan Funded by Taxing Rich
Biden Unveils Massive Family Aid Plan Funded by Taxing Rich
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Biden to deliver first address to a joint session of Congress
Biden to deliver first address to a joint session of Congress
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Biden to unveil $1.8 trillion plan for children and families — here's what's in it
Biden to unveil $1.8 trillion plan for children and families — here's what's in it
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Fauci: Joe Rogan's COVID-19 comments ‘incorrect’ — Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious disease doctor, early Wednesday shot down recent comments from Joe Rogan after the popular podcaster suggested young, health Americans do not need to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
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Axios:
Scoop: Biden's secret talks with GOP — Top White House officials have quietly been meeting — on the Hill and over the phone — with Republican senators who drafted a counterproposal to President Biden's infrastructure plan, multiple sources tell Axios. — What we're hearing …
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Politico:
Inside Biden's bubble: How an insular White House has kept drama and leaks at a minimum
Inside Biden's bubble: How an insular White House has kept drama and leaks at a minimum
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The Federalist
Gabby Orr / CNN:
‘Not an easy transition’: Inside Trump's unconventional first months out of office — Palm Beach, Florida (CNN)Most Mondays and Tuesdays, former President Donald Trump skips golf to confer with aides about the week ahead. — Together they decide which Republican candidates he will meet …
Tim Elfrink / Washington Post:
D.C. officer who suffered heart attack on Jan. 6 calls out Trump for downplaying ‘brutal, savage’ riot — On Jan. 6, D.C. police officer Michael Fanone was swarmed by a pro-Trump mob and dragged down the Capitol steps, suffering a mild heart attack and a concussion as he was shocked with a stun gun and beaten.
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Daniel Victor / New York Times:
Ten Years Ago, Ed Balls Tweeted ‘Ed Balls.’ How Is It Still Funny? — A decade is an eternity in internet years. But people still haven't forgotten the British politician's errant tweet, and he's still playing along. — LONDON — Ten years ago on Wednesday, a politician who was a significant figure …
Laurie McGinley / Washington Post:
Biden administration expected to announce plan to ban menthol cigarettes — A prohibition on menthol cigarettes is a priority for Black health advocates and anti-tobacco groups, which note that African Americans have been disproportionately harmed by the product
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William Saletan / Slate:
What We Know About the People Who Don't Want to Get Vaccinated — Over the past three weeks, the U.S. rate of vaccination against the coronavirus has slowed. That's because many people who wanted to get their shots have gotten them, and many people who remain unvaccinated are reluctant.
Sen. Ted Cruz / Fox News:
Biden's State of the Union update - here's the truth you won't hear from the president — Let me sum up Biden's speech in three words: boring, but radical — Ted Cruz: The Democrats' agenda is ‘power forever’ — President Biden will address a joint session of Congress Thursday night …
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Majority of Americans approve of Biden and his priorities in first 100 days — (CNN)On the cusp of the 100-day mark of Joe Biden's presidency, a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS finds 53% of Americans approve of the way he is handling the job and say he has had the right priorities …
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David Crary / Associated Press:
US Catholic bishops may press Biden to stop taking Communion — When U.S. Catholic bishops hold their next national meeting in June, they'll be deciding whether to send a tougher-than-ever message to President Joe Biden and other Catholic politicians: Don't receive Communion if you persist in public advocacy of abortion rights.
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Richard Goldstein / New York Times:
Michael Collins, ‘Third Man’ of the Moon Landing, Dies at 90 — Orbiting dozens of miles above the lunar surface, he kept solitary watch of the Apollo command module as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin embarked for the moon. — Michael Collins, who piloted the Apollo 11 spacecraft Columbia …
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Jeff Zeleny / CNN:
How the Biden presidency looks from one pivotal Pennsylvania county, 100 days in — Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (CNN)Carol Erker vividly remembers the emotion that washed over her after Joe Biden won the 2020 election. Even as she worried about the pandemic and the Oval Office that Biden was inheriting …
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Navy SEALs to shift from counterterrorism to global threats — WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten years after they found and killed Osama bin Laden, U.S. Navy SEALs are undergoing a major transition to improve leadership and expand their commando capabilities to better battle threats from global powers like China and Russia.
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
ICE predicted 50% drop in illegal immigrant arrests under new DHS guidance, email shows — Biden administration has placed a number of limits on ICE officials since January — Scalise: Taxpayers are getting ‘fleeced’ by Biden's order to halt border wall construction
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Will Wright / New York Times:
California Man Dies After Officers Pin Him to Ground for 5 Minutes — The death of Mario Arenales Gonzalez came one day before a former Minneapolis officer was convicted of murdering George Floyd. Body camera footage was released on Tuesday. — Body camera footage was released on Tuesday …
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Spectrum News NY1:
Andrew Yang set to announce sweeping $4B plan for affordable housing — NEW YORK — Mayoral candidate Andrew Yang is set Wednesday to unveil a sweeping affordable housing plan to invest $4 billion per year toward the goal of producing 250,000 units in eight years. — What You Need To Know
Jason L. Riley / Wall Street Journal:
Race Relations in America Are Better Than Ever — Obsessed with theories of ‘systemic racism’ and ‘unconscious bias,’ the media ignores good news. — You wouldn't know it from recent headlines, but there's good news about race in the U.S. today. The pessimism peddled on the left by pundits …
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Stacey Abrams's pitch that the new Georgia law ‘eliminates hours of voting’ — “It restricts the hours of operation because it now, under the guise of setting a standardized timeline, it makes it optional for counties that may not want to see expanded access to the right to vote. They can now limit their hours.
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Brandon Mulder / PolitiFact:
Ted Cruz's dubious claim that GOP didn't “rig” SCOTUS confirmations — • Cruz's comment ignores that Republicans gave diametrically opposite treatment to President Barack Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland and President Donald Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett.
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Molly Jong-Fast / The Daily Beast:
Matt Gaetz May Be the Only Man Who's Too Gross for Newsmax — HIM TOO … Finally, there's a network for men who wore out their welcome at famously woke Fox News. — Just before his incredibly torrid sex trafficking scandal broke, Matt Gaetz told Axios that he was thinking of “taking early retirement” and joining Newsmax.
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CNN:
Internal emails reveal Capitol security officials dismissed warnings about troubling social media posts before January 6 riot — (CNN)Newly revealed internal emails show an outside group warned Capitol security officials one day before the January 6 insurrection about a series …
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