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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
There's No Vaccine Against the Irrational Fear of Monsters — Yesterday afternoon, the CDC saw fit to announce formally what people of sound mind have known for months: that Americans who have been fully vaccinated do not gain anything by slinging pieces of dirty cloth across their faces.
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Yascha Mounk / Persuasion:
Take Off That Mask — If you are fully vaccinated, the time to resume normal life is now. — 1 hr ago — Yesterday evening, I went out to dinner with a few friends. Since it had gotten a little chilly, and we are all fully vaccinated, we decided, on the spur of the moment, to dine indoors.
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New York Times, HotAir, Outside the Beltway and Balloon Juice
David Rutz / Fox News:
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow on new CDC guidelines: Need to ‘rewire’ myself to not see unmasked people as ‘a threat’
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Townhall, BizPac Review and Twitchy
Kelly Tyko / USA Today:
Trader Joe's is one of the first stores to drop mask requirement for fully vaccinated customers after CDC mask update
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The Hill, Washington Examiner, The Columbus Dispatch, TheBlaze, Reason and KIFI-TV
Robbie Whelan / Wall Street Journal:
Walmart to Stop Requiring Masks for Vaccinated Workers and Shoppers
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National Review and FOX21 News Colorado
Jordan Williams / The Hill:
Trader Joe's will no longer require customers to wear masks
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WOOD-TV and The Gateway Pundit
Jason Campbell / Media Matters for America:
Fox News says new CDC recommendations on mask wearing are just a distraction
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Washington Examiner, CNN, Centers for Disease Control … and TheBlaze
Oriana Gonzalez / Axios:
Some retailers will still require masks in stores, despite new CDC guidelines
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Forbes, Washington Post, Joe.My.God. and The US Sun
BuzzFeed News:
We Found Joe Biden's Secret Venmo. Here's Why That's A Privacy Nightmare For Everyone. — BuzzFeed News found President Joe Biden's Venmo account after less than 10 minutes of looking for it, revealing a network of his private social connections, a national security issue for the United States …
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New York Times:
Beneath Joe Biden's Folksy Demeanor, a Short Fuse and an Obsession With Details — As Mr. Biden settles into the office he has chased for more than three decades, aides say he demands hours of debate from scores of policy experts. — WASHINGTON — The commander in chief was taking his time, as usual.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
A cop's anger at GOP lies about Jan. 6 should put Republicans on the defensive — Opinion by — As the despicable GOP whitewashing of the Jan. 6 insurrection continues apace, House Democrats are set to force a vote on the creation of a commission to examine the assault.
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
House Dems and Republicans Strike a Deal on a 1/6 Commission—But There's One Big Catch — Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters. — On Friday morning, big news hit: Democrats and Republicans …
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Axios:
Democrats open to user fees for infrastructure deal — Some Senate Democrats are open to paying for a compromise infrastructure package by imposing user fees, including increasing the gas tax and raising money from electric car drivers through a vehicle-miles-traveled charge.
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Washington Examiner, CNBC, Wall Street Journal, Reason, Daily Kos, Political Wire, Bloomberg and Washington Post
David Mastio / USA Today:
After ousting Liz Cheney, Republicans prove they're a bigger threat than 9/11 hijackers — The Big Lie that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump is like throwing gasoline on a fire. It guarantees further violence. — The only person who clearly died from the violence on Jan. 6 …
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Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
What do Republicans want on the economy? They're not sure anymore
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New Yorker, Fox Business, The National Interest and No More Mister Nice Blog
Lexi Lonas / The Hill:
Cheney says she ‘regrets’ voting for Trump
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CNN, Washington Post, New York Times, The Stream, Political Wire and Independent Chronicle
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Liz Cheney doesn't go far enough
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IJR, The American Spectator and USA Today
Dara Bitler / FOX31 Denver:
Suzanne Morphew's husband, accused in her murder, charged with submitting presidential ballot in her name — CHAFFEE COUNTY, Colo. — Prosecutors have filed new charges against Barry Morphew, alleging the man accused of murdering his missing wife submitted a presidential ballot in her name.
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Raw Story, The Intellectualist, The Daily Caller, Law & Crime, Joe.My.God., The US Sun, Insider and FOX21 News Colorado
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump voter in Colorado faces stunning voter fraud allegations — A couple of days after Joe Biden was declared the president-elect last fall, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) announced that he'd be willing to pay up to $1 million as a reward to those who could produce evidence of voter fraud.
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Political Wire and FOX31 Denver
Meredith Deliso / ABC News:
Man arrested in wife's murder now accused of voting for Trump in her name
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New York Post and Mercury News
CNN:
Since-deleted video shows Marjorie Taylor Greene harassing Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's office during 2019 Capitol Hill visit — (CNN)Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene confronted Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez outside the House chamber on Wednesday afternoon.
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Former Gaetz Confidant Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Cooperate — Joel Greenberg, a former tax collector in Florida, admitted to sex trafficking a minor and agreed to help in prosecutions of others. — A former confidant of Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida …
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Orlando Sentinel:
Joel Greenberg to plead guilty to 6 counts, cooperate with federal investigators in plea agreement
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The Intellectualist, Insider, Balloon Juice and Florida Politics
Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
Gaetz associate agrees to cooperate in federal investigation
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Politico, Washington Examiner, USA Today, The Hill, NPR, CNN and The US Sun
Sheera Frenkel / New York Times:
Lies on Social Media Inflame Israeli-Palestinian Conflict — Misinformation has flourished on Twitter, TikTok, Facebook and other social media about the violence between Israelis and Palestinians. — In a 28-second video, which was posted to Twitter this week by a spokesman …
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Hagai El-Ad / Washington Post:
Israel has chosen a two-tiered society. Violence is the inevitable result.
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Jewish Currents, The Week and The National Interest
Bernie Sanders / New York Times:
The Approach the Israel-Palestine Conflict Needs
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Common Dreams
John Harwood / CNN:
Neera Tanden joins White House as a senior adviser after withdrawing Cabinet nomination — Neera Tanden releases statement on pulling her nomination — (CNN)Neera Tanden, the new administration's only Cabinet nominee rebuffed by the Senate, has become a senior adviser to President Joe Biden, a White House official told CNN.
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CNN:
Congressional Democrats have a 100% vaccination rate — Washington (CNN)Although the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 do not need to wear masks or practice social distancing indoors or outdoors except under special circumstances …
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Matt Taibbi / TK News:
On the Hypocrites at Apple Who Fired Antonio Garcia-Martinez — Much easier to ruin a career than mess with a corporate cash cow — I'm biased, because I know Antonio Garcia-Martinez and something like the same thing once happened to me, but the decision by Apple to bend to a posse …
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Olivia Beavers / Politico:
Cicilline seeks to censure Republicans who dismiss Jan. 6 insurrection — One progressive House Democrat is pressing to formally rebuke a handful of members in the House GOP over their dismissal of the gravity of the Jan. 6 insurrection. — Progressive Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) …
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The Hill, RedState and Political Wire
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Democrat moves to censure three Republicans for downplaying Jan. 6
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Joe.My.God. and POLITICUSUSA
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Trump tells followers not to give money to Karl Rove — Share to Facebook Share to Twitter — Former President Trump is calling on his supporters to withhold financial support from Karl Rove, the longtime Republican strategist who has spoken critically of the former president.
Department of Homeland Security:
Summary of Terrorism Threat to the U.S. Homeland — The Secretary of Homeland Security has issued a new National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin regarding the current heightened threat environment across the United States. The Homeland is facing threats that have evolved significantly …
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ABC News, Washington Examiner, CBS News, New York Post and The Gateway Pundit
Molly Beck / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects Republican-backed effort on redistricting rules — Wisconsin Supreme Court justices on Friday rejected a plan meant to ensure lawsuits over new legislative and congressional district boundaries go to them instead of federal judges.
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The Hill and Political Wire
Mikael Thalen / The Daily Dot:
Trump hotel purposely spiked prices to keep out QAnon supporters, hacked police data reveals — The Trump Hotel in Washington, D.C. purposely spiked its prices in March in an effort to keep out supporters of the QAnon conspiracy theory, hacked police data reveals.
Chad Arthur / Democracy Corps:
Home → Battleground Surveys → Trump's Engaged Party Defining The Battle For 2022 — We conducted a large, mostly cell phone survey with an oversample of Republicans in the 2022 battleground for the U.S. Senate, governorships, and House, and it is painfully clear Don-ald Trump …
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Digby's Hullabaloo and Political Wire
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Proud Boys leader received Covid-19 stimulus loans worth $15,500 — Enrique Tarrio received two paycheck protection program loans intended for small businesses, for ‘security systems services’ — Government records show that Enrique Tarrio, chairman of the far-right Proud Boys group …
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