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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Justice Dept. releases part of internal memo on not charging Trump in Russia probe — The Justice Department late Monday night released part of a key internal document used in 2019 to justify not charging President Donald Trump with obstruction, but also signaled it would fight a judge's effort to make the entire document public.
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
McGahn Is Likely to Testify Next Week on Trump's Efforts to Obstruct Russia Inquiry — A delay is said to have stemmed from an initial threat by former President Donald J. Trump to intervene, but he apparently reversed course. — WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump's former White House counsel …
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CNN, Insider, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth and Political Wire
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Biden's DOJ appeals order to release full memo on why Trump wasn't charged with obstruction — (CNN)The Justice Department is partially appealing an order to publicly release a pivotal 2019 memo about whether then-President Donald Trump obstructed the Russia investigation.
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Insider and BuzzFeed News
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Biden Justice Department fights release of legal memo on prosecuting Trump — The Justice Department on Monday released more of a key legal memo concluding that former President Donald Trump did not commit obstruction of justice through his alleged attempts to thwart federal investigations …
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USA Today, Crooks and Liars, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal and Washington Examiner
David McCabe / New York Times:
Florida, in a First, Will Fine Social Media Companies That Bar Candidates — The new law is a direct response to Facebook's and Twitter's suspensions of former President Donald J. Trump. — WASHINGTON — Florida on Monday became the first state to regulate how companies like Facebook …
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Sun-Sentinel, TechCrunch, Florida Politics and Forbes, more at Mediagazer »
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Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Florida governor signs bill barring social media companies from blocking political candidates
Florida governor signs bill barring social media companies from blocking political candidates
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CNN, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Wall Street Journal, CBS Miami, Joe.My.God., The Daily Caller, New York Post, WSVN-TV, Insider, Washington Times, The Verge, Gizmodo and RedState
Amber Athey / spectator.us:
Ron DeSantis's Big Tech crusade
Ron DeSantis's Big Tech crusade
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Breitbart, Florida Phoenix, NOQ Report and Townhall
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
How the Liberal Media Dismissed the Lab-Leak Theory and Smeared Its Supporters — When Nicholson Baker wrote a cover story for New York laying out the evidence that COVID-19 may have originated in a lab in Wuhan, China, the hypothesis was still highly controversial.
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National Review, Washington Examiner, Al Jazeera, Fox News, TheBlaze, The Daily Caller, Twitchy, Summit News, Washington Post and Althouse
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Timeline: How the Wuhan lab-leak theory suddenly became credible — The source of the coronavirus that has left more than 3 million people dead around the world remains a mystery. But in recent months the idea that it emerged from the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) …
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Twitchy and spectator.us
Wall Street Journal:
The Wuhan Lab Leak Question: A Disused Chinese Mine Takes Center Stage
The Wuhan Lab Leak Question: A Disused Chinese Mine Takes Center Stage
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globaltimes.cn, Japan Times, Raw Story, Summit News, USA Today, National Review, Forbes, Breitbart, CNBC and New York Post
Jordan Schachtel / The Dossier:
What to make of the COVID-19 lab leak theory
What to make of the COVID-19 lab leak theory
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Breitbart, Fox News and The Daily Caller
Politico:
‘Time to move on’: Infrastructure talks near collapse — Washington's bipartisan infrastructure talks may soon look a lot like its cicada population: squashed after staggering around haplessly. — Senate Republicans negotiating with the White House sounded dour notes on Monday evening …
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The Hill, MSN, Washington Post, Bangor Daily News, Lawyers, Guns & Money and BizPac Review
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Washington Post:
Infrastructure talks hit a wall as Senate GOP and White House exchange blame — Republicans allege that Biden's aides reversed course — The prospects for a bipartisan infrastructure deal dimmed even further Monday, as Senate Republicans alleged that the White House had agreed to narrow …
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Fox News, RedState, Roll Call, New York Post, Common Dreams and Insider
Ayaan Hirsi Ali / UnHerd:
How influencers have legitimised anti-Semitism — In July 2005, Mohammed Bouyeri stood trial for the murder of Theo van Gogh. A year earlier, in broad daylight on a street in Amsterdam, he shot Theo eight times, and then attempted to decapitate him. Theo's crime, for which Bouyeri meted …
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The Bulwark, New York Times, Axios, Jewish Journal and TheBlaze
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Attacks on Jews Over Israel Are a Gift to the Right
Attacks on Jews Over Israel Are a Gift to the Right
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Responsible Statecraft, The National Interest and Washington Post
The Dispatch:
How the West Must Handle Lukashenko's Threat to the International Order — Designating the Belarusian dictator as a terrorist would be one step. But leaders must also pressure Vladimir Putin. — 2 hr ago — Alexander Lukashenko's 27 years in power in Belarus have been marked by murder, brutality, and repression.
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CNBC, Washington Post, Columbia Journalism Review and Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »
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Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
Terror vs. the Truth in Belarus
Terror vs. the Truth in Belarus
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The Atlantic, France 24 and Politico
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Suspicious package sent to Rand Paul's home — The FBI and Capitol Hill police are investigating a suspicious package containing white powder that was delivered to the home of Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Monday, according to a senior adviser to the senator. — A large envelope arrived …
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Fox News:
Rand Paul receives death threat package with white powder and violent, profane message — On the outside of the envelope was a picture of a bruised and bandaged Paul with a gun to his head — Biden facing investigation over $87M migrant hotel housing contract
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Daily Mail, Townhall, Joe.My.God., Raw Story and RedState
Moderna, Inc.:
Moderna Announces TeenCOVE Study of its COVID-19 Vaccine in Adolescents Meets Primary Endpoint and Plans to Submit Data to Regulators in Early June — Primary endpoint of non-inferior immunogenicity versus the Phase 3 study adult comparator group was met — No cases of COVID-19 observed …
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CBS Chicago, New York Times and Fox News
Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post:
‘The final straw’: How the pandemic pushed restaurant workers over the edge — Jim Conway started working in restaurants in 1982, making $2.13 an hour, plus tips. — And though the world has changed significantly in the nearly 40 years since then, his hourly wage has not.
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Arrested insurrectionist visited Ted Cruz's house — and brought 11 molotov cocktails to Jan. 6 riot: report — Lonnie Coffman of Alabama will remain in a Washington, DC-area jail until his trial, I federal judge ruled on Monday. — “A north Alabama man facing multiple charges in connection …
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The Montgomery Advertiser, Alabama Political Reporter and al.com
Todd Neikirk / POLITICUSUSA:
Mitt Romney Becomes the First GOP Senator to Publicly Support 1/6 Commission Bill — Following the events of Janaury 6th, a number of Republicans said there should be a investigation into the lead up of the insurrection. But as time has gone by, more and more of them are pulling their support.
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KEYT-TV and New York Times
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Romney first GOP senator to say he would vote for Jan. 6 commission bill
Romney first GOP senator to say he would vote for Jan. 6 commission bill
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ABC News, Talking Points Memo, IJR, BizPac Review, Forbes, NC Policy Watch, RedState, Deseret News and Washington Times
Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
Kevin McCarthy wants to arm his caucus for the 2022 battle — For Republicans to win back the majority in the House, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said GOP candidates, whether they are incumbents or challengers, must spend time with voters in their communities and come up with solutions about their concerns.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
If the GOP is now home to ‘evil lunacy,’ it's time to leave
If the GOP is now home to ‘evil lunacy,’ it's time to leave
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Progressive Eruptions, The Intellectualist and HuffPost
Jacob Magid / The Times of Israel:
Support for Israel among young US evangelical Christians drops sharply — survey — Since 2018, backing for Israel down from 75% to 33% now; nearly half of evangelicals aged 18-29 say they favor establishment of Palestinian state, voted for Biden over Trump
Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:
Jen Psaki Smashes Peter Doocy As He Tries To Blame Biden For COVID Deaths — Video: … Doocy asked, “On the origins of covid, there is a new Wall Street Journal story that three researchers at the Wuhan Institute of urology were hospitalized with symptoms consistent with covid-19 and common seasonal illness of November 2019.
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
How Libs Can Stop Owning Themselves Online — The Right has mastered trolling as a political communications strategy and Dems have to stop falling for it — In the last few weeks, Senator Ted Cruz, no stranger to Twitter controversy, has — Retweeted a Russian propaganda video while calling the U.S. military “emasculated.”
Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
Mysterious air base being built on volcanic island off Yemen — DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A mysterious air base is being built on a volcanic island off Yemen that sits in one of the world's crucial maritime chokepoints for both energy shipments and commercial cargo.
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HotAir and Al Jazeera
Matt Taibbi / TK News:
“Fact-Checking” Takes Another Beating — Fact-checkers are great, but the media business keeps trying to solve its credibility problem by misrepresenting what they do — The news business just can't stop clowning itself. The latest indignity is an international fact-checking debacle originating …
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Fox News, FOX News Radio, Mediaite and Breitbart
Matt Dixon / Politico:
How Matt Gaetz helped make Ron DeSantis — TALLAHASSEE — Just weeks after he took office as governor, Ron DeSantis held a press conference with Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) that left Florida's political class befuddled. — Standing with Republicans DeSantis and Gaetz was a major Democratic donor …
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Raw Story
Dov Lieber / Wall Street Journal:
Blinken Spotlights Plight of Palestinians in Effort to Shore Up Israel-Hamas Truce — ‘We have to use the space created to address a larger set of underlying issues and challenges,’ says U.S. secretary of state — TEL AVIV—Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jerusalem on Tuesday …
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Los Angeles Times, Al Jazeera and Al-Monitor
Washington Post:
Rising Democratic star Val Demings wants to challenge Sen. Marco Rubio. Could she win? — Her network of Black women's civic organizations would give her a critical boost — Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) is reportedly planning to run for U.S. Senate against incumbent Marco Rubio (R-Fla.).
Juliet Macur / New York Times:
Simone Biles Dials Up the Difficulty, ‘Because I Can’ — The Olympic gold medalist's new vault is so dangerous that gymnastics, for now, limits the scoring rewards for trying it. Biles says that's unfair. — INDIANAPOLIS — Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast in history …
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TheGrio, KEYT-TV, Fox News, Associated Press and Page Six
Reuters:
53% of Republicans view Trump as true U.S. president -Reuters/Ipsos — A combination picture shows U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaking during the first 2020 presidential campaign debate, held on the campus of the Cleveland Clinic …
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The Daily Caller, The Moderate Voice, The Guardian and IJR
CNN:
American journalist detained in Myanmar while trying to fly out of country — (CNN)An American journalist working in Myanmar was detained by local authorities Monday, his family and his news organization told CNN. — Danny Fenster, 37, was stopped at the Yangon airport as he tried to board …
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Detroit Free Press, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, Kyodo News+, Reuters, Washington Examiner and The Daily Caller
Sarah Chemla / Jerusalem Post:
Actor Mark Ruffalo apologizes for suggesting Israel committed ‘genocide’ — “It's not accurate,” he said. “It's inflammatory, disrespectful & is being used to justify antisemitism here [in the US] & abroad.” — American actor Mark Ruffalo, a frequent critic of Israel …
Margaret Talev / Axios:
Axios-Ipsos poll: Re-emerging without trust — Americans are taking off their masks and re-engaging publicly at levels not seen since the start of the pandemic, with the most dramatic shifts in people over 50 and those who've been vaccinated, according to the latest installment of the Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus Index.