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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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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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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 …
Washington Post:
Trump's out-of-power agenda: Retribution against foes, commanding the spotlight and total domination of GOP — Former president Donald Trump is moving to handpick members of the House GOP leadership team — relentlessly attacking Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the No. 3 House Republican …
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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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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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Daniel J. Flynn / The American Spectator:
What Liz Cheney Really Wants
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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
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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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?
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Axios:
U.S. adds just 266,000 jobs in April, far below expectations
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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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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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CNN:
The ‘headache’ Trump left behind for Biden on the White House lawn — (CNN)The project that's currently tearing up the White House's South Lawn initially landed on Donald Trump's desk. — The White House was in need of substantial upgrades to its future security apparatus …
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POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
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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Paul Szoldra / Task & Purpose:
Retired Army Lt. Col. Allen West embarrasses himself in one-man push-up contest — Zero, zero, zero... Video evidence shows retired Army Lt. Col. Allen West can move his body as if doing a push-up but it is unclear whether or not he can still do one correctly.
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.
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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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Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Eric Adams Says He Has Something to Prove. Becoming Mayor Might Help. — Mr. Adams is the top fund-raiser in the New York City mayoral race, with key endorsements and strong polling, but he still faces questions about his preparedness for the job. — Nearly three decades ago …
Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
Democrats on FEC blast decision to drop probe into Trump hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels: ‘Defies reality’ — The Federal Election Commission on Thursday dropped its inquiry to determine whether Donald Trump violated campaign finance laws when his personal lawyer paid an adult-film actress $130,000 …
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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...
Daniel Nichanian / The Appeal:
Nevada Prosecutors Are Standing in the Way of Abolishing the Death Penalty — Time is running out for the state Senate to advance a bill repealing the death penalty. Two influential Democratic senators also work as prosecutors, and the state's DA association is fighting the reform.
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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Taylor Lorenz / New York Times:
Elon Musk: Memelord or Meme Lifter? — The billionaire has been posting content creators' work without credit. Some are frustrated; others, simply puzzled. — Elon Musk — the Tesla chief executive, SpaceX founder and soon-to-be “Saturday Night Live” host — is an open admirer of memes.
Jason Snead / Washington Examiner:
Busting the Left's myths about Georgia's voting law — Myth and reality collided on Capitol Hill recently. Senate Democrats convened a hearing provocatively titled “Jim Crow 2021” and featuring a who's who of liberal activist witnesses, including Stacey Abrams.
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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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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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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