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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Trump Justice Department secretly obtained Post reporters' phone records — The Trump Justice Department secretly obtained Washington Post journalists' phone records and tried to obtain their email records over reporting they did in the early months of the Trump administration on Russia's role …
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Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
Marooned at Mar-a-Lago, Trump Still Has Iron Grip on Republicans — The vilification of Liz Cheney and a bizarre vote recount in Arizona showed the damage from his assault on a bedrock of democracy: election integrity. — Locked out of Facebook, marooned in Mar-a-Lago and mocked …
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Brad Bannon / The Hill:
GOP is consumed by Trump conspiracy theories — Share to Facebook Share to Twitter — President Joe Biden's happy 100 days have been a sad time for Republicans. While the new president has unified Americans behind his proposals for building America back better, the Republican Party has been consumed by conspiracy theories.
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Geoff Earle / Daily Mail:
Final nail in Liz's coffin? Cheney 'secretly orchestrated Washington Post op-ed by all ten living former Defense Secretaries - including her father …
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Washington Post, BizPac Review and DJHJ Media
Washington Post:
Trump's out-of-power agenda: Retribution against foes, commanding the spotlight and total domination of GOP
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Politico:
Stefanik privately pledges to serve only through 2022 in House GOP leadership
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
The decline and fall of Elise Stefanik
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Jimmy Vielkind / Wall Street Journal:
Andrew Cuomo Investigation Expands as State Attorney General Looks at Aide's Calls — Inquiry into sexual-harassment allegations looks at whether a top adviser linked access to Covid-19 vaccines to support for the governor — ALBANY, N.Y.—The state attorney general's office has expanded …
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New York Times:
The virus is an airborne threat, the C.D.C. acknowledges. — Federal health officials on Friday updated public guidance about how the coronavirus spreads, emphasizing that transmission occurs by inhaling very fine respiratory droplets and aerosolized particles, as well as through contact …
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Zeynep Tufekci / New York Times:
Why Covid's Airborne Transmission Was Acknowledged So Late — Dr. Tufekci is a contributing Opinion writer who has extensively examined the Covid-19 pandemic. — This article has been updated. — A few sentences have shaken a century of science. — A week ago, more than a year …
Miguel Bustillo / Wall Street Journal:
Cyberattack Forces Closure of Largest U.S. Refined-Fuel Pipeline — Operator of the Colonial Pipeline, the leading fuel conduit to the East Coast, said it had temporarily halted operations after discovering the threat Friday — The Colonial Pipeline, the main conduit carrying gasoline …
Politico:
Jobs surprise triggers battle over federal aid — The steady jobs recovery from Covid-19 slowed dramatically in April, stunning Wall Street analysts and raising questions about the strength of the pandemic comeback and the impact of generous unemployment benefits.
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Erica Pandey / Axios:
Biden: Disappointing jobs report shows recovery is a “marathon,” not a “sprint”
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Christopher F. Rufo / City Journal:
On the Ground … The Wokest Place on Earth — Disney mounts an internal campaign against “white privilege” and organizes racially segregated “affinity groups.” — The Social Order — The Walt Disney Corporation famously bills its amusement parks as “the happiest place on Earth,” …
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National Review
Heather Long / Washington Post:
It's not a ‘labor shortage.’ It's a great reassessment of work in America. — Hiring was much weaker than expected in April. Wall Street thinks it's a blip, but there could be much deeper rethinking of what jobs are needed and what workers want to do on a daily basis.
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Caroline Downey / National Review:
California Population Fell by More Than 180,000 in 2020, State's First Ever Yearly Drop — California's population dropped in 2020 for the first time in the state's recorded history. — The Golden State lost 182,083 people in 2020, according to data from the state Department of Finance.
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Maria L. La Ganga / Los Angeles Times:
Caitlyn Jenner struggles to go from OMG moment to a campaign for California governor
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The Daily Beast:
Feds Probing Rudy Giuliani's Push to Get a Visa for a Shady Ukrainian Prosecutor — According to people with knowledge of the matter, including Giuliani's legal team, the feds are also investigating his attempt to get the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine fired.
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The White House:
Visitor Logs … The White House will post visitor log records on this page pursuant to President Biden's voluntary disclosure policy. Visitor log disclosures will occur on a monthly basis. Read more about visitor logs in our press release announcing the policy.
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Ben Leonard / Politico:
McSally's former deputy campaign manager pleads guilty to stealing campaign funds — Anthony Barry faces up to five years in prison. — Then-Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sen. Martha McSally speaks to supporters at the AZGOP Headquarters on November 2, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Ted Cruz said his election objections weren't about blocking Biden. Then someone asked about it. — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) was not about to let an upstart like Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) outmaneuver him in pandering to Donald Trump's base of support. So when Hawley announced a few days …
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Maryland A.G. To Appoint Panel To Audit Record of Chauvin Expert Witness Dr. David Fowler — Chauvin had two experts who testified — one (Barry Brodd) had his house targeted and the other (Dr. David Fowler) his professional license attacked. This will make it difficult if not impossible …
Joyce Vance / MSNBC:
Judge Amy Berman Jackson's Barr rebuke opens the door to DOJ accountability — Good government requires transparency. It's why we have a free press, enshrined in the First Amendment. It's why Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis once wrote, “Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants …
Detroit News:
James Craig will challenge Whitmer for governor — Detroit — James Craig, one of the longest-serving police chiefs in the city's history, will run in a bid to challenge Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in next year's gubernatorial race, a source close to the chief said Friday.
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Wall Street Journal:
Police-Overhaul Bill Draws Bipartisan Agreement on Key Issues — Congressional aides reach compromise on military equipment, no-knock warrants and chokeholds; differences remain on prosecution and liability of individual police officers — WASHINGTON—Democratic and Republican staff …
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Politico, KIFI-TV and Political Wire
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Here's what Florida's new elections law actually does — On Thursday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an elections bill that makes it more difficult to vote. — The Florida law is part of a cross-country Republican effort - in the wake of President Donald Trump's lies …
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Pradheep J. Shanker / National Review:
Tucker Carlson's Faulty Complaint about Coronavirus Vaccines — The cable-news host has misinterpreted data to support a dangerous strain of vaccine skepticism. — ocial media have been a source of fabulous exchanges of data, ideas, and suggestions during this coronavirus pandemic …
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
The Message Washington Needs to Hear Right Now: STOP! — NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE T he lesson of today's jobs report is that President Biden should be spending less time fantasizing about becoming Franklin Roosevelt, and more time trying to avoid becoming Herbert Hoover. — It all happened so fast.
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BuzzFeed News:
The Oath Keepers Are Facing New Obstacles To Recruit And Raise Money Since The Capitol Riot — Despite an apparent surge in membership following the 2020 presidential election, the Oath Keepers are facing significant new obstacles to spreading their message and raising money since …
Brianna Scott / NPR:
Amid Wave Of Anti-Trans Bills, Trans Reporters Say ‘Telling Our Own Stories’ Is Vital — At least 35 states are considering bills that target transgender youth, according to the bipartisan Freedom For All Americans campaign. — The bills range from restricting what team trans athletes …
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