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Washington Post:
FBI warned Giuliani, key Trump ally in Senate of Russian disinformation campaign targeting Biden — The FBI warned Rudolph W. Giuliani in late 2019 that he was the target of a Russian influence operation aimed at circulating falsehoods intended to damage President Biden politically ahead …
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New York Times:
Firing of U.S. Ambassador Is at Center of Giuliani Investigation — Prosecutors want to scrutinize Rudolph W. Giuliani's communications with Ukrainian officials about the ouster of the ambassador, Marie L. Yovanovitch. — Two years ago, Rudolph W. Giuliani finally got one thing …
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BizPac Review, The Daily Beast, Raw Story, Washington Times, Mediaite, The Sun, The Week, Insider, IJR, KTAB, The Federalist, TheBlaze, UPROXX and The Intellectualist
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Rudy Accuses Federal Prosecutors Of ‘Spying’ In New Tucker Carlson Meltdown Interview — Rudy Giuliani gave his first interview on Thursday following the FBI searches of his home and office, telling Fox News host Tucker Carlson that the DOJ had “spied on me.”
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Bloomberg, Politico, Fox News, The Guardian, The Daily Caller, The Daily Beast, The Wrap, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story and Washington Examiner
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: McConnell takes on the 1619 Project — DRIVING THE DAY — IF YOU READ ONE THING — GARRETT GRAFF'S oral history of the bin Laden raid: “'Congratulations, You Killed Osama bin Laden': How the hunt for the world's most notorious terrorist actually went down—as told by the people inside the room.”
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The Hill, NBC News, New York Times, Slate and Associated Press
Simon Shuster / TIME:
Long Before Raiding Rudy Giuliani's Home, Investigators Sought ‘Everything’ From His Associates — By the time federal investigators searched the Manhattan home of Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday, they had amassed a trove of evidence from his associates in Ukraine, focusing most intently …
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CNN, The Bulwark, Insider, The Daily Caller, The Sun, Salon, Raw Story, Media Matters for America, IJR and New York Post
The Daily Beast:
Bombshell Letter: Gaetz Paid for Sex With Minor, Wingman Says — PEN PALS … The Daily Beast has obtained a confession letter that Joel Greenberg wrote after asking Roger Stone to help him obtain a pardon. — A confession letter written by Joel Greenberg in the final months …
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CNN, Mock Paper Scissors, Raw Story, The Sun, UPROXX, Joe.My.God., Mediaite, Insider, Florida Politics, New York Post and Political Wire
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Gaetz, Greene plan national tour to call out RINOs — Matt Gaetz is going on tour. With Marjorie Taylor Greene. — Rocked by a steady stream of leaks about a federal investigation into alleged sex crimes, the Florida congressman is planning to take his case on the road by holding rallies across …
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justoneminute.typepad.com, littlegreenfootballs.com, Insider, The Week and Fox News
Eve Crawford Peyton / Slate:
I Was 12 When We Met — Blake Bailey was my favorite teacher. Years later, he forced himself on me. Why did I seek his approval for so long? — More than 20 years before I got up the courage to send an open letter to the New York Times accusing my former English teacher Blake Bailey …
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The Nation
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Slate:
Blake Bailey's Students Worshipped Him. They Trusted Him. When They Grew Up, He Preyed On Them. — Before he was Philip Roth's biographer, Blake Bailey taught the eighth grade. His students say he made them feel special. They worshipped him. They trusted him. He used it all against them.
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New York Times and Deseret News
Jon Street / Fox News:
Two border state Dems break with Biden on the crisis: ‘Want to see more action’ — Arizona Sens. Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema are not satisfied with Biden's handling of issue — Biden's speech was an ‘insult’ to officers protecting the border: Arizona Sheriff
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National Review, IJR and BizPac Review
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John Koblin / New York Times:
President Biden's first formal address drew nearly 27 million viewers.
Deadline:
Joe Biden's Address To Congress Snares 22.6M Viewers In Near Final Numbers; Way Down From Trump As ABC Tops Broadcast & Cable - Update
Joe Biden's Address To Congress Snares 22.6M Viewers In Near Final Numbers; Way Down From Trump As ABC Tops Broadcast & Cable - Update
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Mark Kelly bucks Biden on the border
Mark Kelly bucks Biden on the border
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Breitbart, Newsbusters, Washington Examiner and Fox News
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Florida passes new voting law that includes restrictions on vote-by-mail and drop boxes — Florida's Legislature on Thursday passed an election bill that includes new restrictions on drop boxes and voting by mail over concerns from Democrats and voting rights activists that the new restrictions amount to voter suppression.
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Joe.My.God., Associated Press and The Hill
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New York Times:
Florida Voting Rights: Republican Bill Adds New Limits
Florida Voting Rights: Republican Bill Adds New Limits
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Mother Jones, Insider and Political Wire
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Florida legislature approves measure that curbs mail voting and use of drop boxes
Florida legislature approves measure that curbs mail voting and use of drop boxes
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CNN, Politico and Wall Street Journal
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Mike Pence reemerges. But Trumpworld is moving on. — The final weeks of the Donald Trump-Mike Pence partnership were an unmitigated disaster. Pence, the fiercely loyal vice president, was ushered to safety in the halls of Congress after he refused his boss' wishes to not certify the election results.
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Benjamin Din / Politico:
Pence ties himself to Trump, in first public speech since leaving office
Pence ties himself to Trump, in first public speech since leaving office
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New York Times, Associated Press, The Hill, USA Today, National Review, Insider, Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Pence, Christie, other top potential GOP White House contenders to speak at Texas donor event
Pence, Christie, other top potential GOP White House contenders to speak at Texas donor event
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CBS News
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
‘A lot of confusion’: Virginia Republicans stumble over their own voter ID requirement … WASHINGTON — As Republicans across the country insist more laws are needed to protect election integrity, Virginia Republicans have found themselves in a bit of a voter ID quagmire.
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NBC4 Washington and Virginia Mercury
Wall Street Journal:
Tim Scott's GOP Revival Message — A powerful rebuttal to Joe Biden's big government agenda. — By The Editorial Board — The worst job in Washington is delivering the out-of-power party's rebuttal to a President's address to Congress. Invariably the poor soul looks small in comparison …
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Hartford Courant, The Daily Caller, Human Events, The Hill, ABC News, CBS Philly, WWLP-TV and Salon
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Washington Post:
Sen. Tim Scott's comments on race ignite a fiery debate
Sen. Tim Scott's comments on race ignite a fiery debate
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spectator.us, TheGrio, RedState, The Independent, The Sun, Politico, NH Journal, The Root and NBC News
David Harsanyi / National Review:
The Ugly Reaction to Tim Scott's Speech Is Telling
The Ugly Reaction to Tim Scott's Speech Is Telling
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Twitchy and The Federalist
Noa Shpigel / Haaretz:
At Least 44 Killed at Overcrowded Lag Ba'Omer Event in Northern Israel — More than 150 sustained injuries ■ Police deflect blame for deadly stampede — At least 44 people were killed at mass Lag Ba'Omer festivities in Mount Meron in northern Israel.
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The Guardian, The Times of Israel, Jerusalem Post, Insider, The Daily Beast and New York Post
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Joe Rogan walks back anti-vaccination comments — Joe Rogan back-pedaled on statements he made on his podcast last week when he suggested young people who are healthy do not need to get the coronavirus vaccine. — Why it matters: Rogan's comments drew swift backlash from critics, including multiple Biden officials.
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The Sun, CNN, Raw Story, Insider, POLITICUSUSA and Joe.My.God.
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
A Sharp Divide at the Supreme Court Over a One-Letter Word — In an immigration ruling that scrambled the usual alliances, the justices differed over the significance of the article “a.” — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the government must comply strictly …
Rachel Yang / Yahoo News:
Over 450 past Jeopardy contestants call on show to address alleged ‘white power’ symbol — UPDATE: Jeopardy contestant Kelly Donohue — issued a statement condemning white supremacy Thursday. — EARLIER: A growing list of more than 450 former — Jeopardy contestants are calling …
Brennan Center for Justice:
Election Experts Send Letter to the Department of Justice on Arizona Audits … Election experts wrote a letter to Chris Herren, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, requesting that he deploy federal monitors to the location of the Arizona audit.
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The Gateway Pundit, The Last Refuge and The Hill
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt's family to seek $10 million from USCP in lawsuit — The family of Ashli Babbitt, who was fatally shot while participating in the pro-Trump invasion of the U.S. Capitol, plans to sue the police department and the officer who fired the gun for at least $10 million.
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Washington Examiner
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David Martosko / Newsweek:
U.S. Capitol Police to Be Sued for $10 Million for Killing Unarmed Rioter
U.S. Capitol Police to Be Sued for $10 Million for Killing Unarmed Rioter
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New York Post, Fox News, The Daily Caller, RedState, Twitchy, Insider, The Western Journal, Law & Crime and Joe.My.God.
CNN:
Al Qaeda promises ‘war on all fronts’ against America as Biden pulls out of Afghanistan — (CNN)This weekend marks the 10th anniversary since Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, was killed by US special-operations forces, Seal Team 6 …
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TheBlaze
Daniel L. Schmutter / New York Post:
Court-packing isn't just a bad idea — it's downright unconstitutional — Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) are proposing a bill to “pack” the US Supreme Court by adding four new seats. The obvious aim is to dilute the power of the current conservative majority.
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Reason
Politico:
Biden's next pandemic challenge: Getting Americans to accept the virus — President Joe Biden's first 100 days saw real gains against the pandemic, but the next 100 days — and the 100 days after that — will determine how well Covid-19 is contained. — And containment, not eradication …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Biden's big-spending agenda, brought to you by the Trump era — President Biden on Wednesday laid out his latest proposal for a massive increase in government spending, pushing the $1.8 trillion American Families Plan. The proposal brings the price tag of his three biggest initiatives …
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Salon, The Guardian, Boston Herald, The Dispatch and The Week
Marie Fazio / New York Times:
The World Knows Her as ‘Disaster Girl.’ She Just Made $500,000 Off the Meme. — Zoë Roth, now a college senior in North Carolina, plans to use the proceeds from this month's NFT auction to pay off student loans and donate to charity. — The name Zoë Roth might not ring any bells.
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David Keltz / The American Spectator:
Democrats' D.C. Statehood Push Has Nothing to Do With Representation — It's about — surprise, surprise — expanding their power in Congress. — Protesters march for D.C. statehood, January 16, 2017, Washington, D.C. (Xavier Ascanio/Shutterstock.com) — Last Thursday, the House approved …
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New Republic and The Daily Signal
Dan Noyes / ABC7:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump supporter shares what he uncovered after infiltrating anti-fascist group in Sonoma Co. … EXCLUSIVE: Trump supporter infiltrates North Bay anti-fascist group — SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) — Shocking comments were made during an online meeting of far-left activists in Sonoma County …
Chrissy Clark / The Daily Wire:
WATCH: Professor Berates Student For Calling Police ‘Heroes’ — A professor at Cypress College in Southern California berated a student during a Zoom class for calling the police “heroes.” — During a communications class, Braden Ellis gave a presentation about “cancel culture” and why it is …
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The Daily Caller and Power Line
Mike Hixenbaugh / NBC News:
Texas enabled the worst carbon monoxide poisoning catastrophe in recent U.S. history … By Mike Hixenbaugh, Suzy Khimm, Perla Trevizo, ProPublica/The Texas Tribune, Ren Larson, ProPublica/The Texas Tribune and Lexi Churchill, ProPublica/The Texas Tribune