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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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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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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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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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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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Paige Winfield Cunningham / Washington Post:
The Health 202: It's official. Biden is skipping a drug pricing fight in his next big spending proposal
The Health 202: It's official. Biden is skipping a drug pricing fight in his next big spending proposal
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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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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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Bloomberg:
Biden Disappoints SALT Democrats, Setting Up Headache for Pelosi
Biden Disappoints SALT Democrats, Setting Up Headache for Pelosi
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Sen. Ted Cruz / Fox News:
Biden's State of the Union update - here's the truth you won't hear from the president
Biden's State of the Union update - here's the truth you won't hear from the president
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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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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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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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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 …
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.
New York Times:
Scott Stringer, New York Mayoral Candidate, Is Accused of Sexual Assault — Jean Kim said Mr. Stringer assaulted her when she was an unpaid intern on his campaign 20 years ago and warned her not to tell anyone. He denied the allegation. — A woman who said she worked as an unpaid intern …
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Federal Grand Jury Returns a Superseding Indictment Adding New Charges in the Conspiracy to Kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer — Three Defendants Charged with Conspiracy to Use a Weapon of Mass Destruction and Two Defendants Charged with Federal Firearms Violations
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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Sam Mellins / The Appeal:
Some Manhattan D.A. Candidates Draw A Line Against Life in Prison Sentences — Thousands of New Yorkers are in prison for life. Now candidates who are running in Manhattan's June primary say they will help more people receive parole and stop seeking decades-long sentences.
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 …
Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Loeffler calls for investigation into Raffensperger — Former Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler asked the state's attorney general to investigate Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. — The call for an investigation, made in a letter from Loeffler to Attorney General Chris Carr …
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.
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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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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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 …
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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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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Washington Examiner:
Ditch the mask, Mr. President — It's a tough call as to which time President Joe Biden looked more foolish in a mask. — Was it the picture of Biden alone in the middle of Arlington National Cemetery, vaccinated, outdoors, and physically distanced to the extent that nobody else appeared …
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Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Are Democrats Too Woke for Voters? — Possibly. But the reality is that slogans and rhetoric make very little difference in elections. — Tuesday's big flap was an interview at Vox with James Carville, who accused Democrats of being too “woke” and using “faculty lounge” language instead of rhetoric voters like.
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Casey Newton / Platformer:
🚨 What really happened at Basecamp — How a list of “funny” customer names triggered an internal reckoning — The controversy that embroiled enterprise software maker Basecamp this week began more than a decade ago, with a simple list of customers.
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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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