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Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Cheney faces the boot in Washington. Wyoming isn't looking much better. — Rep. Liz Cheney's colleagues are set to boot her from House GOP leadership this month. Now Republicans back in her home state of Wyoming are plotting how to remove her from Congress entirely.
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John Nichols / The Nation:
Liz Cheney Is Not Your Friend
Liz Cheney Is Not Your Friend
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The Cold, Hard Facts about the Liz Cheney Saga
The Cold, Hard Facts about the Liz Cheney Saga
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Byron York's Daily Memo: Why House Republicans have had it with Liz Cheney
Byron York's Daily Memo: Why House Republicans have had it with Liz Cheney
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National Review:
Liz Cheney Is Not the Problem
Liz Cheney Is Not the Problem
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Jen Fifield / Arizona Republic:
Department of Justice asks Arizona Senate to respond to concerns about election audit — The U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division is asking Arizona Senate President Karen Fann to respond to concerns the department has about the security of ballots and potential voter intimidation …
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Bob Christie / Associated Press:
US Justice Department worried about Arizona Senate recount
US Justice Department worried about Arizona Senate recount
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CNN:
Justice Department warns Arizona Senate president of civil rights violations in 2020 election audit
Justice Department warns Arizona Senate president of civil rights violations in 2020 election audit
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Ben Giles / NPR:
Justice Department: Arizona Senate Audit, Recount May Violate Federal Law
Justice Department: Arizona Senate Audit, Recount May Violate Federal Law
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Chris Otts / WDRB:
University of Louisville rebukes McConnell over 1619 Project comments — LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) - The University of Louisville has issued a rare rebuke of one of its most famous and powerful graduates, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, over McConnell's comments on Monday …
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Mike Jordan / The Guardian:
Idaho governor signs bill to ban critical race theory from being taught in schools
Idaho governor signs bill to ban critical race theory from being taught in schools
Natalie Allison / The Tennessean:
Tennessee bans public schools from teaching critical race theory amid national debate
Tennessee bans public schools from teaching critical race theory amid national debate
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Twitter suspends account that was posting Trump statements — Twitter suspended an account on Thursday that appeared to be circumventing their ban on former President Donald Trump by posting messages he shared on his own website. — The move was more evidence that the social media behemoth …
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Shirin Ghaffary / Vox:
Here's just how much people have stopped talking about Trump on Facebook and Twitter
Here's just how much people have stopped talking about Trump on Facebook and Twitter
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Washington Post:
Chris Ruddy and Newsmax went all-in on Trump. Now they might pay a price for it. — One night last month at Mar-a-Lago, Chris Ruddy positioned himself in a familiar spot: right next to Donald Trump. — The occasion came just days before a Republican National Committee fundraiser …
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CNN:
Democrats wary of appearing to push Justice Breyer out despite their small window to replace him — Photos: — Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer — Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is photographed at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in September 2015. — 1 of 37 — Photos:
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Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Elise Stefanik tried to get election overturned, promoted election lies — Stefanik previously called out Trump, now she mirrors his rhetoric — Washington (CNN)House Republicans are moving to oust Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney from a party leadership position over her vocal repudiation …
Sway / New York Times:
'It's His Own Damn Fault,' Top G.O.P. Pollster Says of Trump and Facebook … Produced by ‘Sway’ — Donald Trump isn't back on Facebook ... yet. The platform's oversight board (set up by Facebook as a “Supreme Court” to which it could punt difficult decisions) upheld a ban on Trump's account.
Wall Street Journal:
Texas Lawmakers to Vote on Election Bill as Florida Governor Signs Its Own Into Law — Republicans say proposed legislation would enhance election security, while Democrats say it would restrict voting access — AUSTIN, Texas—Lawmakers in Texas were set to vote on Republican-sponsored …
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George Conway / Washington Post:
What Trump has to fear from Rudy Giuliani — Opinion by — To borrow the infamous line of his ex-presidential ex-client, it looks like Rudolph W. Giuliani is “going to go through some things.” Like possibly being charged with a crime. Worse, some people who might have tried to save …
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Alex Tabarrok / Marginal REVOLUTION:
Patents are Not the Problem! — For the last year and a half I have been shouting from the rooftops, “invest in capacity, build more factories, shore up the supply lines, spend billions to save trillions.” Fortunately, some boffins in the Biden administration have found a better way …
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Associated Press:
Shooting at Idaho middle school injures 3; student captured — RIGBY, Idaho (AP) — A shooting at an eastern Idaho middle school Thursday injured two students and a custodian, and a male student has been taken into custody, authorities said. — The victims' injuries were not believed …
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Giuliani cuts down his entourage — Rudy Giuliani, the former personal lawyer for ex-president Donald Trump, has reduced the size of his personal entourage, according to three people familiar with the matter. — Giuliani laid off several staffers and independent contractors in the last few weeks …
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BBC:
What happened after the pandemic puppy boom — Shelters across the US are struggling to take in a growing number of dogs and cats. Some pets adopted early in the pandemic are being sent back as owners slowly return to normal life. The financial impact of Covid-19 as well as a puppy boom due …
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
The Athletic Halts Merger Talks With Axios, Eyes New York Times — Sports-media outlet's discussions with Axios are no longer active but New York Times Co. seen as leading contender for tie-up — Sports-media outlet the Athletic is no longer in merger talks with news publisher Axios …
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NY State Attorney General:
Attorney General James Takes Legal Action Against Conspiracy Theorists For Threatening Robocalls to Suppress Black Voters — Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman Orchestrated a Large-Scale Robocall — Campaign to Intimidate Black Communities Ahead of the 2020 Election
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Charlie LeDuff / Deadline Detroit:
Whitmer Mooches Billionaires' Plane As Father Makes Miraculous Recovery — When Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was outed last month for a secretive trip to Florida in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, her office claimed Michigan taxpayers did not foot the bill. — What they did not tell us …
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New York Times:
‘Turning the Corner’: U.S. Covid Outlook Reaches Most Hopeful Point Yet — Cases and deaths have dipped, and vaccinations make scientists hopeful, even as variants mean the coronavirus is here to stay. — After weeks of coronavirus patients flooding emergency rooms in Michigan …
Tom Ley / Defector:
What's Happening At ‘The Believer’ Is About More Than Just A Zoom Incident — On Feb. 5, a media reporter for The New York Times called me. She'd received a tip that the day before, my boss at The Believer magazine, Josh Wolf Shenk, had exposed himself on camera during an all-staff Zoom meeting.
David K. Li / NBC News:
U.S. Army trainee uses rifle to hijack school bus full of children, S.C. sheriff says … A rifle-toting U.S. Army trainee hijacked a busload of children in South Carolina on Thursday before letting the kids off, abandoning the vehicle and surrendering, officials said.
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
By wrecking state universities, GOP crushes American Dream for its own communities | Will Bunch — You can't destroy the American Dream without building it up first. At the dawn of the 1960s, amid a Camelot of post-World War II can-do optimism, Pennsylvania injected academic steroids …
Los Angeles Times:
L.A. County sheriff refuses to name deputies who open fire, defying state's high court — After his son was shot and killed in October, Fred Williams Jr. asked the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for the name of the deputy who pulled the trigger. — But sheriff's officials refused …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Tucker Carlson's sloppiest, most dangerous vaccine segment yet — Tucker Carlson's sloppy efforts to call into question the safety and efficacy of the coronavirus vaccines hit a new low point Wednesday night. — In a commentary, the Fox News host, who has unleashed a steady stream …
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
FBI still after ‘worst of the worst’ in Capitol riot as new arrests come at steady pace — Four months after the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, FBI agents maintain a steady pace of arresting people accused of taking part, as one of the largest criminal investigations in American history keeps growing.
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Bidenomics Really Is Something New — Some of the changes are obvious: Compared with the economic strategies of former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, Joe Biden is proposing more new spending and more new taxes than either of his Democratic predecessors, and he's abandoned their support …
Sean Ingle / The Guardian:
Trans weightlifter Laurel Hubbard set to make history at Tokyo Olympics — Covid-amended rules mean qualification effectively ensured — New Zealander to become first transgender Olympic athlete — History and controversy is expected to be made at the Tokyo Olympics this summer …
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Issie Lapowsky / Protocol:
NY AG finds nearly 82% of net neutrality comments to the FCC were fake — In a new report, New York Attorney General Letitia James found that of the more than 22 million public comments the Federal Communications Commission received in 2017 regarding the repeal of net neutrality protections, a whopping 18 million were fake.
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ITV:
French fishermen leave Jersey's main harbour — Created with Sketch. — Footage shows two boats colliding in Jersey's harbour — A flotilla of French fishermen blockaded Jersey's main harbour this morning (6 May). — It came after authorities in Jersey rejected some applications for licences to fish in the island's waters.
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