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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
'They're Very Ungracious People': Trump Rails at Biden Admin for Not Acknowledging His ‘Accomplishments’ in Office — Fox Business' Maria Bartiromo primed former President Donald Trump to go on the attack against Joe Biden's administration for not doing more to recognize the “accomplishments” of his predecessor.
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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Joe Biden's Address To Congress Snares 11.6M Viewers In Early Results; Down From Trump As ABC Tops Broadcasters — Joe Biden's first address to a joint session of Congress last night was both a very traditional and untraditional affair, but it was no Donald Trump - in more ways than one.
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Michael Kruse / Politico:
Trump's Battle to Win the First 100 Days — There's not just one 100-day clock that's reached its peak this week—there are two. — First, of course, is Joe Biden's—the collective assessment of what he's said and done since his inauguration as the 46th president on January 20.
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Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Ukrainian ex-lawmaker says he spoke to FBI about Giuliani — Andrii Artemenko had a close-up view of Giuliani's work with Ukrainian officials and operatives. — The FBI's investigation of Rudy Giuliani appears to focus on his Ukraine-related work. Rey Del Rio/Getty Images
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Fox Business:
Trump: I'm ‘committed’ to this country like ‘never before’
Trump: I'm ‘committed’ to this country like ‘never before’
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New York Times, The Hill, Fox News and The Daily Caller
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Fox News knows Rudy Giuliani isn't credible. That's why he'll be on tonight.
Fox News knows Rudy Giuliani isn't credible. That's why he'll be on tonight.
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Rudy Giuliani Common Sense Podcast:
Statement by Robert J. Costello on April 28, 2021
Statement by Robert J. Costello on April 28, 2021
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
'It's, like, so unfair': Trump defends Giuliani after FBI raid
'It's, like, so unfair': Trump defends Giuliani after FBI raid
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
‘Certainly, Ron would be considered’: Trump floats DeSantis as 2024 VP
‘Certainly, Ron would be considered’: Trump floats DeSantis as 2024 VP
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CNN:
CNN Poll: 7 in 10 who watched say Biden's speech left them feeling optimistic — Biden: A nation in crisis is ‘on the move again’ — (CNN)About half of Americans who watched President Joe Biden's address to Congress had a very positive reaction to the speech, and 71% said they walked away feeling …
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CBS News:
CBS News poll: Most viewers approve of Biden's speech — Most viewers who tuned in to watch President Biden's speech liked what they heard and came away feeling optimistic about America. — Speech viewers described the president as “Presidential, “Caring,” “Inspiring” and “Bold.
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The White House:
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by President Biden — Address to a Joint Session of Congress
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by President Biden — Address to a Joint Session of Congress
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Mark Kelly's cry for help to Biden on the border
Mark Kelly's cry for help to Biden on the border
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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.
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Exclusive: Biden's $400,000 tax cap for individual earnings, not joint filers — President Biden's promise not to raise taxes on Americans who make less than $400,000 only applies to individuals — not married couples filing jointly, a White House official clarified to Axios on Wednesday.
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CNN:
US investigating possible mysterious directed energy attack near White House — Washington (CNN)Federal agencies are investigating at least two possible incidents on US soil, including one near the White House in November of last year, that appear similar to mysterious …
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Nicholas Rowan / Washington Examiner:
Roberts, Gorsuch, and Barrett join liberals in immigration case — Chief Justice John Roberts, as well as Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, on Thursday, joined the liberal wing of the Supreme Court to rule against the federal government in an immigration case.
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Betsy Klein / CNN:
Kamala Harris agrees with Tim Scott that the US is not racist, but says racism must not be ignored — See striking moment Harris and Pelosi make history — (CNN)Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday agreed with South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott that the United States is not a racist country …
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Michael Ginsberg / The Daily Caller:
Sen. Tim Scott Responds To Racist Attacks: ‘They Are Literally Attacking The Color Of My Skin’
Sen. Tim Scott Responds To Racist Attacks: ‘They Are Literally Attacking The Color Of My Skin’
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FiveThirtyEight:
Advantage, GOP — In tennis, the two players switch sides of the court after every odd game — to even out any advantages that one player might have due to the sun. Democracy is no tennis game, but it is nevertheless a competition. — And in the U.S., the competition is far from fair.
Andy Mannix / Star Tribune:
Feds plan to indict Chauvin, other three ex-officers on civil rights charges — Ex-cop would face federal charges in two cases; three others just in Floyd case. — TEXT SIZE — MORE — Leading up to Derek Chauvin's murder trial, Justice Department officials had spent months gathering evidence …
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David Martosko / Newsweek:
U.S. Capitol Police to Be Sued for $10 Million for Killing Unarmed Rioter — The family of Ashli Babbitt—the only person shot during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol—plans to sue the U.S. Capitol Police department, and the officer who shot her, for at least $10 million, their attorney said.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Trump hits McConnell again, saying GOP needs new leadership — Share to Facebook Share to Twitter — Former President Trump on Thursday renewed his feud with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) by calling for Senate Republicans to find a new leader ahead of the midterm elections …
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Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Cheney says she'll campaign on impeaching Trump ‘every day of the week’ amid primary challenges
Cheney says she'll campaign on impeaching Trump ‘every day of the week’ amid primary challenges
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Former Georgia deputy bragged he'd charge Black people with fake felonies to strip them of voting rights: FBI — According to the Belleville News-Democrat, a former Georgia sheriff's deputy arrested on multiple gun charges bragged in private texts that he would charge Black people with felonies to prevent them from voting.
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Josh Mitchell / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Economy Grew Robustly in First Quarter — GDP grew 6.4% in the first quarter as the government distributed Covid-19 stimulus checks and consumers stepped up spending — U.S. gross domestic product rose at a 6.4% annual rate in the first quarter, expanding a consumer-led rebound from the pandemic.
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Katherine Rosman / New York Times:
Rachel Hollis, Lifestyle Author, Faces Backlash — Rachel Hollis, the best-selling author and motivational speaker, built a blockbuster business sharing her “authentic” self. Then things got a little too real. — May 14 was supposed to mark Rachel Hollis's return to her happy place: a stage in front of an adoring audience.
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Can Democrats Avoid a Wipeout in 2022? — The good news for Democrats who watched Joe Biden unveil a historically ambitious agenda last night is that newly elected presidents have almost always passed some version of their core economic plan—particularly when their party controls both congressional chambers, as Biden's does now.
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Nandita Bose / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. Labor Secretary says most gig workers should be classified as employees — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's top labor official said most gig workers in the United States should be classified as “employees” deserving of related benefits, in what could be a policy shift …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Republicans are raising self-sabotage to an art form — When the 2020 Census numbers were released, it was an open question as to whether the Republican effort to insert a citizenship question into the census had hampered counting in three red states with large Hispanic populations.
New York Times:
Cuomo Loses Another Key Aide as Vaccine Czar Steps Down — Larry Schwartz resigned from his volunteer post after the State Legislature amended a law that would have subjected him to a two-year ban from lobbying the state. — Larry Schwartz, one of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's most trusted advisers …
Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
How Biden's taxes hit the richest but skip the suburban base — WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is proposing trillions in new taxes, crafting a precise hike that would affect the wealthiest investors but not the kind of educated upper middle-class suburban voters who abandoned the Republican Party …
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Sally Goldenberg / Politico:
Stringer loses more backing as he tries to rally support — Battle lines are being drawn as City Comptroller Scott Stringer clings to his damaged hopes of becoming the next mayor, with some key endorsers dropping support amid sexual misconduct allegations as his team rallied backers during a Zoom call Thursday morning.
Natalie Allison / The Tennessean:
Tennessee Republicans revive bill offering immunity for running over protesters blocking streets — Last-minute budget negotiations in Tennessee have led to the resurrection of a bill that would offer drivers immunity in some circumstances for running over protesters.
Washington Post:
As Trump seizes on Arizona ballot audit, election officials fear partisan vote counts could be the norm in future elections — More than five months after the 2020 presidential election, and after numerous failed attempts to overturn the results, former president Donald Trump has seized …
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