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Wall Street Journal:
Purging Liz Cheney — GOP leaders shouldn't have to lie about 2020 to keep their job. — By The Editorial Board — This should be a hopeful moment for House Republicans. While they're playing defense in the minority for now, their prospects for picking up the five net seats they need …
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Kadia Goba / Axios:
Scoop: McCarthy trashes Cheney on hot mic — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Tuesday he's “lost confidence” in Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) during a moment of candor caught on a hot mic, a tape reviewed by Axios shows. — What he's saying: “I think she's got real problems …
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New York Times:
House Republicans Have Had Enough of Liz Cheney's Truth-Telling — Conservative lawmakers are plotting a fresh bid to dethrone Ms. Cheney from her leadership post. Her transgression: continued repudiation of Donald J. Trump and his false election claims. — WASHINGTON — The first time defenders …
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Trump's Big Lie Devoured the G.O.P. and Now Eyes Our Democracy — President Biden's early success in getting Americans vaccinated, pushing out stimulus checks and generally calming the surface of American life has been a blessing for the country. But it's also lulled many into thinking …
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
The GOP's devotion to Trump threatens to destroy American democracy
The GOP's devotion to Trump threatens to destroy American democracy
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republicans Are Purging Liz Cheney for Opposing Trump's Insurrection
Republicans Are Purging Liz Cheney for Opposing Trump's Insurrection
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Judge Says Barr Misled on How His Justice Dept. Viewed Trump's Actions — Judge Amy Berman Jackson said in a ruling that the misleading statements were similar to others that William P. Barr, the former attorney general, had made about the Mueller investigation.
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Secret William Barr memo saying not to charge Trump must be released, judge says — A federal judge this week rejected the Justice Department's attempts to keep secret a departmental opinion to not charge former President Donald Trump with obstruction at the end of the Mueller investigation …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge orders release of DOJ memo justifying not prosecuting Trump
Judge orders release of DOJ memo justifying not prosecuting Trump
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump launches new communications platform months after Twitter, Facebook ban — The space will allow Trump to post comments, images, and videos
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Axios:
Trump and inner circle hang on Facebook verdict — Donald Trump and his inner circle are anxiously awaiting Facebook's decision about whether to reinstate him to the platform, viewing it as the propellant for an increasingly likely second presidential campaign in 2024.
Politico:
'It really f—ks the other ‘24 wannabes’: How Facebook could give Trump a huge boost — Former President Donald Trump's potential reemergence on Facebook this week could dramatically upend politics. But it's not the megaphone the platform offers him — it's the money.
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New York Times:
Giuliani's Legal Bills Are Growing. His Allies Want Trump to Pay Them. — As Rudolph Giuliani faces an escalating federal investigation and defamation suits, his advisers believe he should benefit from a $250 million Trump campaign war chest. — As a federal investigation …
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CNN:
Prosecutors seek ‘special master’ to review items FBI seized from Giuliani
Prosecutors seek ‘special master’ to review items FBI seized from Giuliani
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Rebecca Davis O'Brien / Wall Street Journal:
Prosecutors Seek Outside Review of Materials Seized From Rudy Giuliani
Prosecutors Seek Outside Review of Materials Seized From Rudy Giuliani
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Insider and New York Post
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Biden weighs posting LA Mayor Garcetti to India — President Biden is considering naming Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to a high-profile ambassadorship, possibly India, people familiar with the matter tell Axios. — Why it matters: The potential exit of the Democratic executive …
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Los Angeles Times, RedState and Breitbart
Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
DNC gathers opposition research on over 20 potential GOP presidential candidates — Share to Facebook Share to Twitter — The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is compiling opposition research on more than 20 potential Republican presidential contenders as the party looks to get an early start on the 2024 cycle.
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Jessica Winter / New Yorker:
The Allegations Against Blake Bailey and the Shock of the Familiar — As a teacher, Bailey was a type, a stock character, the sort whose behavior is often trailed by public silence. — In the opening pages of Philip Roth's novel “I Married a Communist,” from 1998, Nathan Zuckerman delivers …
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
Lisa Bonos / Washington Post:
If Bill and Melinda Gates can't make a marriage work, what hope is there for the rest of us? — Just imagine how many hours of couples therapy you can afford when you're among the world's richest people. Or the shared sense of purpose you could forge while raising three children and running …
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Rachel Metz / CNN:
Anyone can use this powerful facial-recognition tool — and that's a problem — (CNN Business)You probably haven't seen PimEyes, a mysterious facial-recognition search engine, but it may have spotted you. — If you upload a picture of your face to PimEyes' website, it will immediately show …
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Daily Kos
Charles Sykes / Politico:
Paul Ryan, It's Time for You to Stand Up to Fox — Dear Paul: — I'm often asked whether we are still friends. I usually answer: Yes, but we're taking a break and seeing other people. — I'd like to talk to you about some of those other people today, specifically your colleagues at Fox.
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Kevin Sieff / Washington Post:
Massive family reunification effort starts with a mother and son at the border — An earlier version of this article incorrectly quoted attorney Carol Anne Donohoe as saying her law firm applied in February to bring Sandra Ortíz across the U.S. border and was denied.
KFF:
Supply vs Demand: Which States are Reaching their COVID-19 Vaccine Tipping Points? — We recently estimated that the U.S. was close to its “COVID-19 vaccine tipping point” - that is, the point at which vaccine supply may start to outstrip demand. We also noted that national averages may mask important differences by state.
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USA Today
Ariel Zilber / Associated Press:
Derek Chauvin juror LIED about protest: Cop's hope of appeal boosted after picture emerges of juror at BLM rally wearing ‘Get Your Knee Off Our Necks’ T-shirt despite telling court he'd never been on a march — Brandon Mitchell was one of 12 jurors who convicted Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin …
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Ian Haworth / The Daily Wire:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘People Are Going To Be Very, Very Happy When I Make A Certain Announcement!’ Donald Trump Hints At 2024 Run — One question at the forefront of the minds of supporters and critics alike of former President Donald Trump is whether he will return to the campaign trail and run for president once more in 2024.
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Jessie Balmert / USA Today:
Ohio GOP will discuss possible censure of Rep. Anthony Gonzalez for impeaching Trump
Ohio GOP will discuss possible censure of Rep. Anthony Gonzalez for impeaching Trump
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Second Member Of “Boogaloo Bois” Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to Hamas — WASHINGTON - A Minnesota man pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to provide material support and resources, namely property, services and weapons, to what he believed was Hamas …
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The Daily Caller
Denitsa Tsekova / Yahoo Finance:
Only the ‘lucky few’ will pay higher taxes under Biden's plan, analysis finds — President Joe Biden is planning to raise revenue to fund his infrastructure plans through numerous tax hikes that would mostly hit the top 0.7% of Americans, a new analysis found.
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Hannah Sparks / New York Post:
This town used its $228K in COVID relief funds on a giant squid statue … Money well spent? — A coastal town in in Japan has dropped a reported 25 million Yen — about $228,000 — on a 42-feet long, 30-feet wide and 13-feet high statue of a pink squid, using money designated for coronavirus pandemic relief.
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
U. San Diego Law Prof. Tom Smith Vindicated: Blog Criticising Chinese Government Held Protected By Academic Freedom — University of San Diego Provost: “we sought to determine whether the blog post at issue was protected by our policy on academic freedom. After a thorough legal review …
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Deanna Paul / Wall Street Journal:
Manhattan District Attorney Candidates Clash in First Debate — The event marks a potential moment that could influence the outcome of the crowded race to succeed Cyrus Vance Jr. — The Democratic candidates for Manhattan district attorney clashed in a televised debate on Tuesday night …
Robby Soave / Reason:
The CDC's Guidance for Summer Camps Is Insane — Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new guidance to help summer camps mitigate their coronavirus risk. Given that summer camps involve both children and the outdoors—two factors that render COVID-19 …
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The American Conservative and New York Magazine
Keith Bradsher / New York Times:
China Is Set to Rule Electric Car Production — Fueled with money from Wall Street and local officials, automakers plan to build eight million electric cars a year there, more than Europe and North America combined. — ZHAOQING, China — Xpeng Motors, a Chinese electric car start-up …
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
'We're terrorized': LA sheriffs frequently harass families of people they kill, says report — Los Angeles sheriff's department has routinely retaliated against victims' relatives who speak out, NLG and ACLU say in report — Los Angeles sheriff deputies frequently harass the families …
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