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POLITICO Playbook: Scarred DeSantis staffers form a support group — DRIVING THE DAY — There may be turbulence ahead for Rep. ELISE STEFANIK as she wrestles the GOP leadership post from Rep. LIZ CHENEY (R-Wyo.) next week. DONALD TRUMP is sold on the New York Republican after her unbending show …
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
The Big Lie is the GOP's one and only truth — Liz Cheney's downfall shows how the GOP threat to democracy is getting worse. — Rep. Liz Cheney (WY), the third-ranking Republican in the House, is set to be stripped of her leadership post. Her crime? Voting to impeach Trump and then …
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Forced to Choose Between Trump's “Big Lie” and Liz Cheney, the House G.O.P. Chooses the Lie — “Liz is a living reproach to all these cowards,” a friend of Cheney's said, but the cowards have the votes. — On January 11, 2017, Donald Trump held his first Presidential press conference following …
Axios:
Institutionalizing Trumpism — Republican officials are rendering an unequivocal verdict: They want to cement former President Trump's politics and policies into the foundation of the GOP for many years to come. — Why it matters: The debate over Trump's post-election hold on the GOP is over …
David Siders / Politico:
How Trump is hunting down the GOP's leading families — In the civil war between Donald Trump and the GOP's waning establishment, no Republican has crossed the former president and come out ahead. — Yet as Rep. Liz Cheney's likely ouster from House leadership lays bare …
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Daniel J. Flynn / The American Spectator:
What Liz Cheney Really Wants
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Liz Cheney Confronts a House of Cowards
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Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
Cheney GOP conference deputy has complained about ‘coronation’ of Stefanik: report
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Tina Nguyen / Politico:
MAGAworld pans Stefanik
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
April's expected hiring boom goes bust as nonfarm payroll gain falls well short of estimates — Hiring was a huge letdown in April, with nonfarm payrolls increasing by a much less than expected 266,000. — The unemployment rate rose to 6.1%, the Labor Department said.
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Behind the April jobs report: Is there a shortage of jobs or a shortage of workers? — Opinion by — No two ways about it: The April jobs report was extremely disappointing. And it's likely to heat up the debate, now preoccupying the White House, over whether government policy might …
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms won't run for reelection — By J.D. Capelouto - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Wilborn P. Nobles III - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Greg Bluestein - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — In a stunning announcement Thursday night …
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: Why Keisha Bottoms isn't running for election - and who might jump in now — Politics is a fickle beast. In the span of two years, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has gone from one of President Joe Biden's most prominent surrogates — important enough to get vetted as a potential VP pick …
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Associated Press:
4 ex-cops indicted on US civil rights charges in Floyd death — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd's arrest and death, accusing them of willfully violating the Black man's constitutional rights …
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Jessie Balmert / Cincinnati.com:
Ohio GOP calls on Rep. Anthony Gonzalez to resign for impeaching ex-President Trump — Congressman Anthony Gonzalez, R-Rocky River — COLUMBUS - The Ohio Republican Party's leaders called on Rep. Anthony Gonzalez to resign for voting to impeach former President Donald Trump, a stunning rebuke of one of their own.
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Jeremy Pelzer / Plain Dealer:
Ohio GOP calls on U.S. Rep. Anthony Gonzalez to resign for voting to impeach Donald Trump
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Is Fox's Peter Doocy Just Asking Questions — Or Trolling the White House? — It was late March, days before Joe Biden would hold his first formal news conference, and the on-air personalities at Fox News were setting the stage for a titanic collision between the president and the network's new, 33-year-old White House correspondent.
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Louis Keene / The Forward:
‘They Own The Media’: New Van Morrison song amplifies antisemitic trope — Legendary singer-songwriter Van Morrison released a new song on streaming platforms Thursday whose title espouses a classic antisemitic trope. — The lyrics of the song, “They Own The Media,” never indicate who the pronoun in its title refers to.
Nihal Krishan / Washington Examiner:
Trump celebrates FEC dropping case over Stormy Daniels and illegal campaign contributions: ‘Fake news’ — Former President Donald Trump said Friday he was exonerated from his 2016 campaign controversy involving adult film star Stormy Daniels, thanks to Republicans at the Federal Election …
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Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
Democrats on FEC blast decision to drop probe into Trump hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels: ‘Defies reality’
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
F.E.C. Drops Case Reviewing Trump Hush-Money Payments to Women
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Max Fisher / New York Times:
‘Belonging Is Stronger Than Facts’: The Age of Misinformation — Social and psychological forces are combining to make the sharing and believing of misinformation an endemic problem with no easy solution. — There's a decent chance you've had at least one of these rumors, all false …
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The Wuhan-Lab Theory Is Not Far-Fetched. Just Look at China's Reckless Rocket Program — On the menu today: The Chinese space program is about as careful and safety-conscious as the Chinese viral-research program; a deep look at the mounting evidence pointing to a lab leak …
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We're in it Together! Bobby Valentine for Stamford — With great humility and perspective from a lifetime of service, I'm asking for your support to be the next Mayor of Stamford - the city I'm proud to have alw...
Heather Murphy / New York Times:
4 Years After an Execution, a Different Man's DNA Is Found on the Murder Weapon — Lawyers' request to conduct additional DNA testing before Ledell Lee was executed had been denied. — For 22 years, Ledell Lee maintained that he had been wrongly convicted of murder.
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Washington Post:
Senior CDC official who met Trump's wrath for raising alarm about coronavirus to resign — Nancy Messonnier has been director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases since 2016. — Nancy Messonnier, a senior health expert at the Centers for Disease Control …
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Becky Sullivan / NPR:
New Study Estimates More Than 900,000 People Have Died Of COVID-19 In U.S. — A new study estimates that the number of people who have died of COVID-19 in the U.S. is more than 900,000, a number 57% higher than official figures. — Worldwide, the study's authors say …
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Cathy Merrill / Washington Post:
As a CEO, I worry about the erosion of office culture with more remote work … Cathy Merrill is chief executive of Washingtonian Media. — Like many of my fellow small-business owners, I am excited about the prospect of returning to in-person work but am struggling with when and how to safely reopen …
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Danya Hajjaji / Newsweek:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Insists Capitol Rioters Weren't Trump Supporters — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has sought to distance supporters of former President Donald Trump from the January 6 Capitol riot. — During a town hall in Rockmart, Georgia held on Wednesday, Greene …
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The Daily Beast:
Melinda Gates Warned Bill About Jeffrey Epstein — After a secret meeting between the couple and the wealthy sex offender, Melinda was furious and told friends she wanted nothing to do with Epstein, The Daily Beast has learned. … Melinda Gates met with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein alongside …
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Mari Yamaguchi / Associated Press:
Packed trains, drinking: Japanese impatient over virus steps — TOKYO (AP) — Trains packed with commuters returning to work after a weeklong national holiday. Frustrated young people drinking in the streets because bars are closed. Protests planned over a possible visit by the Olympics chief.
David Brooks / New York Times:
Our Pathetic Herd Immunity Failure — Could today's version of America have been able to win World War II? It hardly seems possible. — That victory required national cohesion, voluntary sacrifice for the common good and trust in institutions and each other.
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