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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 …
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.
Washington Post:
Federal agents execute search warrant at Rudy Giuliani's home
Discussion: NPR
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 …
CNN:
Here's what's in Biden's $1.8 trillion American Families Plan
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 …
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
Politico:
Inside Biden's bubble: How an insular White House has kept drama and leaks at a minimum
Discussion: The Federalist
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.
Discussion: Deseret News
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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
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.
Discussion: IJR and The Daily Caller
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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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 …
Discussion: IJR
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Wall Street Journal:
Biden's Post-Trump Honeymoon
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 …
Discussion: Insider, Bloomberg and The Uprising
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 …
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 …
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
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.
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 …
Discussion: The Hill, IJR, Raw Story and Mediaite
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.
Elizabeth Culliford / Reuters:
As tech faces a reckoning, what you do offline can get you banned  —  Earlier this month, Twitch announced it would start banning users for behavior away from its site.  —  The move by Amazon Inc's (AMZN.O) live-streaming platform involved hiring a law firm to conduct investigations into users' misconduct …
Discussion: Breitbart
Wall Street Journal:
Elon Musk's War on Regulators  —  The Tesla and SpaceX chief courts conflict with an alphabet soup of government agencies—and generally gets away with it  —  He's become one of the world's most successful entrepreneurs by reinventing industries from electric cars to rockets.
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 …
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.
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 …
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Zarif Recalls ‘Jokingly’ Suggesting Kidnapping Obama's Daughter To Get Nuke Deal Done  —  The 2015 nuclear accord was so favorable to Iran that Foreign Minister Javad Zarif jokingly suggested kidnapping former president Barack Obama's daughter to ensure the deal was implemented.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Breitbart
Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
The Fascist Face Of Charlottesville Joined The Military.  Then He Got Kicked Out.  —  A rare example of the military taking proactive steps to keep an extremist — the man in a viral photo from the deadly 2017 white supremacist rally — out of its ranks.  —  The white nationalist featured …
 
 
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
ABC wonders: Why haven't we seen a dramatic drop in COVID-19 cases yet? Update: What about deaths?
Discussion: ABC News and Instapundit
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Fox's Bill Hemmer on Anchoring From the Studio During Covid, the Cable News Landscape, and Why He's ‘Bearish’ on New York
Sam Mellins / The Appeal:
Some Manhattan D.A. Candidates Draw A Line Against Life in Prison Sentences
Spectrum News NY1:
Andrew Yang set to announce sweeping $4B plan for affordable housing
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
California Has Rejected 19.8% of Signatures in Gavin Newsom Recall Effort
Betsy McCaughey / New York Post:
The CDC's reign of error has done incalculable harm to America
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Is There a War Coming Between China and the U.S.?
Peter Suciu / Forbes:
New Debate Over Masks Trending On Social Media Following Rant By Tucker Carlson
Discussion: Salon
Molly Jong-Fast / The Daily Beast:
Matt Gaetz May Be the Only Man Who's Too Gross for Newsmax
Discussion: Raw Story
Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
Biden will pledge to tackle immigration overhaul in address to Congress, while signaling openness to more targeted deal
 

 
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