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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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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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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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Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Rudy Accuses Federal Prosecutors Of ‘Spying’ In New Tucker Carlson Meltdown Interview
Rudy Accuses Federal Prosecutors Of ‘Spying’ In New Tucker Carlson Meltdown Interview
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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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Ben Jacobs / VICE:
The Fight for the GOP's Post-Trump Future Starts This Weekend in Texas — A special election to fill the seat of a GOP congressman who died of COVID-19 is the first preview of the 2022 midterms. — BJ — It's the first major election since the insurrection, since the inauguration …
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Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Trump crashes final days of Texas special election — The first competitive special of the new election cycle has quickly turned into a 2020 redux: It's the Donald Trump show all over again. — Trump made a late foray in the 23-candidate scramble for a vacant congressional seat in North Texas …
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Garrett M. Graff / Politico:
'I'd Never Been Involved in Anything as Secret as This' — On the morning of May 1, 2011, most Americans had never heard of Abbottabad. By that night, the dusty midsize city near the mountains of northwest Pakistan was the center of the biggest story in the world.
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Major changes: Biden dog getting prepped for first feline's White House arrival — Ruff times could be ahead for the Biden family dogs — they're soon going to be joined at the White House by the family's cat. — “She's waiting in the wings,” first lady Jill Biden told NBC's “TODAY” …
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
‘One god-awful mess’: Biden lays border crisis on Trump admin's refusal to cooperate
‘One god-awful mess’: Biden lays border crisis on Trump admin's refusal to cooperate
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Jon Street / Fox News:
Two border state Dems break with Biden on the crisis: ‘Want to see more action’
Two border state Dems break with Biden on the crisis: ‘Want to see more action’
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New York Times:
Florida Voting Rights: Republican Bill Adds New Limits — The bill, which Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to sign, is the latest Republican effort to restrict voting after the 2020 election. It will make Florida the first major swing state won by Donald Trump to pass such a law.
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Jaclyn Diaz / NPR:
Florida Legislature OKs Bill That Limits Voting By Mail, Ballot Drop Boxes
Florida Legislature OKs Bill That Limits Voting By Mail, Ballot Drop Boxes
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Florida passes new voting law that includes restrictions on vote-by-mail and drop boxes
Florida passes new voting law that includes restrictions on vote-by-mail and drop boxes
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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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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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Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Ted Cruz's Accidental Confession — His anti-woke-CEOs rant? It inadvertently reveals a cynical GOP calculation. — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-MAGA), has announced in the pages of the Wall Street Journal that he is taking a stand on principle. He will no longer accept corporate donations.
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Alison Knezevich / Baltimore Sun:
Kushner apartment company violated consumer laws in Maryland, judge rules — The apartment company of Jared Kushner violated Maryland's consumer protection laws numerous times at Baltimore-area properties by collecting debts without the required licenses, charging tenants improper fees …
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Lachlan Markay / Axios:
John Kerry discloses millions in income from finance, energy firms — John Kerry disclosed millions in income and a massive stock portfolio that he's moved to liquidate since taking office as President Biden's special climate envoy, according to a financial filing obtained by Axios on Friday.
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 …
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
How the US won the economic recovery — I looked for a country that got the economic response to Covid-19 right. I found the US. — Graphics by Christina Animashaun … Jasmine Holloway knows it sounds odd. But March 2021, when she and the rest of America were enduring the 13th month …
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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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Merrick Garland rapidly erasing Trump effect at Justice Department — Attorney General Merrick Garland is quickly negating the Trump administration's law enforcement legacy, dismaying conservatives with a burst of aggressive reversals and new policies. — Why it matters: As a former prosecutor …
Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs / New York Times:
Inside the Chauvin Jury Room: 11 of 12 Jurors Were Ready to Convict Right Away — One juror described the seven hours of closed-door deliberations that led to Derek Chauvin's murder conviction. — Seated at tables six feet apart in a hotel conference room, 12 jurors scribbled letters …
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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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Harold Meyerson / American Prospect:
Bidenism's One-Two Punch — The president's case for his program rests on egalitarian nationalism and the value of democracy. That's a more potent case than the Democrats have had in decades. — Meyerson-Biden-speech-042921 — Joe Biden peppered his first address before Congress with policies so popular they're hard to oppose.
Petula Dvorak / Washington Post:
Why are the liberals of Takoma Park suing to protect a piece of asphalt? — Takoma Park is one of those places rich for snark. — An enclave of families, hippies and Washington's do-gooders who cleanse their souls of government work at hot yoga and nourish their morality at the natural food co-op …
Paige Winfield Cunningham / Washington Post:
The Health 202: CDC's mask guidance is still too strict for the vaccinated, some experts say — Virtually everyone was vaccinated at the joint session of Congress this week. Yet it still looked like a pandemic scene as President Biden addressed masked and distanced lawmakers in the House chamber.
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Washington Post:
Sen. Tim Scott's comments on race ignite a fiery debate — Republicans rallied Thursday behind comments on race made by Sen. Tim Scott as part of his response to President Biden's address to Congress, embracing what they hoped was an effective message in the ongoing debate over the role …
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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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