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The Daily Beast:
Rep. Matt Gaetz Snorted Cocaine With Escort Who Had ‘No Show’ Gov't Job — GRAND OL' PARTY … Witnesses revealed the wild scene at an after-party for a GOP fundraiser in Orlando. — When Rep. Matt Gaetz attended a 2019 GOP fundraiser in Orlando, his date that night was someone he knew well …
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Raw Story, HuffPost and The Daily Caller
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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 …
Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
Gaetz associate agrees to cooperate in federal investigation
Gaetz associate agrees to cooperate in federal investigation
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Politico, Washington Examiner, USA Today, The Hill, Washington Times, NPR, CBS Miami 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 Post, The US Sun, Raw Story and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
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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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Insider, Fox News, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Louder With Crowder, The Week, Breitbart and Althouse
David M. Halbfinger / New York Times:
A Press Corps Deceived, and the Gaza Invasion That Wasn't — A spokesman led the international media to believe that Israeli forces had entered Gaza. They hadn't. But the army wanted Hamas to think they had. — The Israeli military abruptly announced after midnight on Friday …
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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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Politico and Arab Gulf States Institute …
Bernie Sanders / New York Times:
The Approach the Israel-Palestine Conflict Needs
The Approach the Israel-Palestine Conflict Needs
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Insider and Common Dreams
Conor Finnegan / ABC News:
Critics on left and right bash Biden's response to Israel-Gaza violence
Critics on left and right bash Biden's response to Israel-Gaza violence
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Politico, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and The US Sun
Hagai El-Ad / Washington Post:
Israel has chosen a two-tiered society. Violence is the inevitable result.
Israel has chosen a two-tiered society. Violence is the inevitable result.
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Jewish Currents, New York Times, The Week and The National Interest
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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Newsbusters, Politico, Washington Post, Al Jazeera, Roll Call, Common Dreams, Associated Press and Law & Crime
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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Justin Gray / WSB-TV:
Investigation: Marjorie Taylor Greene filed homestead exemptions on 2 homes, violating state law — ATLANTA — A Channel 2 Action News investigation has found that Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and her husband have two active homestead exemptions, which is against Georgia law …
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Raw Story
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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Townhall, The Daily Caller, The Federalist, Vanity Fair, Insider, Twitchy and Los Angeles Times
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Caroline Kelly / CNN:
Cheney says some GOP members voted against impeachment out of fear for their lives
Cheney says some GOP members voted against impeachment out of fear for their lives
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East Bay Times, New York Times, KIFI-TV, One America News Network and Associated Press
Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
What do Republicans want on the economy? They're not sure anymore
What do Republicans want on the economy? They're not sure anymore
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Fox Business, New Yorker, The National Interest and No More Mister Nice Blog
Lexi Lonas / The Hill:
Cheney says she ‘regrets’ voting for Trump
Cheney says she ‘regrets’ voting for Trump
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Bloomberg, New York Times, Washington Post, The Stream, Political Wire and Independent Chronicle
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
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Jordan Williams / The Hill:
Trader Joe's will no longer require customers to wear masks
Trader Joe's will no longer require customers to wear masks
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Breitbart, who13.com, The Gateway Pundit and WOOD-TV
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
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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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Raw Story, Law & Crime, The Intellectualist, The Daily Caller, Joe.My.God., The US Sun, Insider and FOX21 News Colorado
Meredith Deliso / ABC News:
Man arrested in wife's murder now accused of voting for Trump in her name
Man arrested in wife's murder now accused of voting for Trump in her name
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New York Post, ABC11 and Denver Post
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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NBC News, Wall Street Journal, Politico, The Hill, Bloomberg, Associated Press, Forbes, TheBlaze, Mediaite, New York Post and Roll Call
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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KIFI-TV, more at Techmeme »
David Rutz / Fox News:
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow on new CDC guidelines: Need to ‘rewire’ myself to not see unmasked people as ‘a threat’ — CDC announced this week that vaccinated people could ditch masks in nearly all circumstances — MSNBC host Rachel Maddow said Thursday she would need to “rewire” …
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BizPac Review and Twitchy
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Matt Vespa / Townhall:
MSNBC Host Maddow on CDC's New Guidelines on Masks: I'll Need to Stop Viewing the Unmasked as Threats
MSNBC Host Maddow on CDC's New Guidelines on Masks: I'll Need to Stop Viewing the Unmasked as Threats
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National Review, RedState, HotAir, The Right Scoop and Independent Chronicle
Jason Campbell / Media Matters for America:
Fox News says new CDC recommendations on mask wearing are just a distraction
Fox News says new CDC recommendations on mask wearing are just a distraction
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Washington Examiner, KIFI-TV, Centers for Disease Control … and CNN
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, Talking Points Memo, Federal Bureau …, CBS News, New York Post and The Gateway Pundit
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Democrat moves to censure three Republicans for downplaying Jan. 6 — Share to Facebook Share to Twitter — Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) on Friday began asking Democratic colleagues to sign onto a resolution to censure three House Republicans who tried to minimize the severity of the Jan. 6 insurrection this week.
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Joe.My.God. and POLITICUSUSA
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Olivia Beavers / Politico:
Cicilline seeks to censure Republicans who dismiss Jan. 6 insurrection
Cicilline seeks to censure Republicans who dismiss Jan. 6 insurrection
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The Hill, RedState and Political Wire
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
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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RedState, Washington Post, Twitchy, HotAir and New York Times
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
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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The American Independent, Washington Post, HotAir, The Gateway Pundit, Insider, The Hill, Daily Kos, Zandar Versus The Stupid, Bloomberg, Mediaite and Joe.My.God.