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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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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Marjorie Taylor Greene's verbal assault on AOC reflects deranged anti-leftism
Marjorie Taylor Greene's verbal assault on AOC reflects deranged anti-leftism
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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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New York Times:
Hundreds of Epidemiologists Expected Mask-Wearing in Public for at Least a Year — The C.D.C. said Thursday that vaccinated Americans no longer needed masks in most places. Other disease experts recently had a different message: that masks were necessary in public.
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The Atlantic, National Review, WBUR and Japan Times
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Leana Wen / Washington Post:
The CDC shouldn't have removed restrictions without requiring proof of vaccination
The CDC shouldn't have removed restrictions without requiring proof of vaccination
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HotAir, The Daily Caller, New York Times, The Daily Beast, Forbes, The US Sun, The Week and NBC News
Ivana Saric / Axios:
Pelosi says masks will still be required on House floor, despite CDC guidance
Pelosi says masks will still be required on House floor, despite CDC guidance
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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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Arab Gulf States Institute …, Jewish Currents and Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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David Harris:
An open letter to Trevor Noah — I just watched your 10-minute monologue on the Israeli-Hamas conflict for your popular television program “The Daily Show” (May 11). — Frankly, it wasn't easy viewing. In fact, I began talking back to the screen, but, obviously, to no avail, so I chose instead to write you this open letter.
CNN:
House strikes deal to create independent January 6 commission — Capitol officer to lawmakers downplaying insurrection: I don't get it — (CNN)The top Democrat and Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee struck a deal to create a bipartisan commission to investigate …
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Politico, POLITICUSUSA and IJR
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homeland.house.gov:
Chairman Thompson Announces Bipartisan Agreement with Ranking Member Katko to Create Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the Capitol
Chairman Thompson Announces Bipartisan Agreement with Ranking Member Katko to Create Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the Capitol
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Clara Hill / Yahoo News:
Liz Cheney calls for criminal investigation into Trump in first interview since being ousted — Representative — Liz Cheney, who was ousted from her GOP congressional leadership post on Wednesday, has called for a criminal investigation into former president Donald
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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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Louder With Crowder, The Week, Breitbart and Althouse
Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
What do Republicans want on the economy? They're not sure anymore — WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was not a supporter of former President Donald Trump's quest to overturn the election. But he has declined to weigh in on the party's ongoing purge of anti-Trump Republicans …
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New Yorker, Fox Business, The National Interest and No More Mister Nice Blog
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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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Insider, Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
Politico:
'Doesn't matter': Democrats reject GOP's debt limit demands — Senate Republicans dramatically changed their party rules to take a hard line on the debt limit in the coming months. Democrats don't care. — In fact, the Democratic majority says it has no intention of negotiating …
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Hartford Courant, The Daily Beast, HotAir, Democracy Docket, Daily Kos and Raw Story
Adam S. Minsky / Forbes:
College Cancels Student Loan Debt Using Money From Biden's Stimulus Bill — President Biden's recent stimulus bill provided funding for colleges and universities to cancel student loan debt, and some student loan borrowers are beginning to see the benefits.
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Delaware State University, Insider and The National Interest
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: It's not a civil war; it's a purge — DRIVING THE DAY — Thursday was historic: America broke the back of the pandemic. New cases are at an eight-month low. Deaths are at a 10-month low. Best of all, if you're vaccinated, you can take off your damn mask.
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National Review, Raw Story and The Hill
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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
The Women Who Enabled Jeffrey Epstein
Deadline:
‘Real Time With Bill Maher’ Cancels This Week's Show After HBO Host Tests Positive For Covid-19 — EXCLUSIVE: HBO has scrapped this week's episode of Real Time with Bill Maher after the comedian tested positive for Covid-19. Maher, who is vaccinated and asymptomatic, tested positive during …
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
A C.D.C. About-Face — The C.D.C. responds to scientific evidence and says vaccinated people rarely need masks. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is finally catching up to the science. — For months, research about Covid-19 has pointed to two encouraging patterns.
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The Daily Caller:
EDITORIAL BOARD: The Intercept's Dirty Smear Job On Our Reporters Deserves A Response — Journalist Glenn Greenwald left The Intercept in late October of 2020 - and if Thursday's smear job on Daily Caller reporters is any indication, the publication has gone from journalism to activist garbage in just six short months.
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American Greatness:
House Republicans Defy the January 6 Narrative — The script about that day might have been concocted by Democrats and the media but the true account of what happened before, during, and after is still being written. — It's about time. — U.S. Representative Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) …
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Washington Post, CNBC and New York Times
Insider:
Matt Gaetz associate Joel Greenberg will plead guilty to 6 felony counts including sex trafficking, wire fraud, and identity theft — The Matt Gaetz associate Joel Greenberg plans to plead guilty to six felony counts in a plea deal. — The charges include sex trafficking, wire fraud, and identity theft.
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Laura Saunders / Wall Street Journal:
The IRS Is Coming for Crypto Investors Who Haven't Paid Their Taxes — On the hunt for tax cheats, Uncle Sam is winning court battles to force cryptocurrency exchanges to reveal their customers. Your big unreported profits on bitcoin, ether or dogecoin could translate into big problems with the IRS.
Shannon Bond / NPR:
Just 12 People Are Behind Most Vaccine Hoaxes On Social Media, Research Shows — Researchers have found just 12 people are responsible for the bulk of the misleading claims and outright lies about COVID-19 vaccines that proliferate on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Jeff Stein / SpyTalk:
CIA Officer Became ‘Formidable Foe’ of U.S. Government — Janine Brookner took on the KGB, sexist rivals and Justice Department lawyers alike during a pioneering career as a spy and lawyer — Janine Brookner, who battled communist spies and boorish male bureaucrats alike during …
Ian Sample / The Guardian:
Delay in giving second jabs of Pfizer vaccine improves immunity — Study finds antibodies against Sars-CoV-2 three-and-a-half times higher in people vaccinated again after 12 weeks rather than three — The UK's decision to delay second doses of coronavirus vaccines has received fresh support …
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