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3:50 PM ET, May 28, 2021

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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
American Democracy Isn't Dead Yet, but It's Getting There  —  A country that cannot even agree to investigate an assault on its Capitol is in big trouble, indeed.  —  When Joe Biden was a Presidential candidate, he carried around a wonkish book of international comparative politics …
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NBC News:
Republicans block independent commission to investigate attack on U.S. Capitol … WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans blocked legislation on Friday that would create an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.  —  The vote was 54 in favor and 35 against …
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Senate Republicans filibuster Jan. 6 commission  —  The Senate failed to reach the 60 votes necessary to advance a bill creating a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, voting 54-35 as Republicans invoked the first legislative filibuster of the Biden presidency.
Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Sen. Lisa Murkowski Says Mitch McConnell Is Blocking Jan. 6 Commission For Political Gain  —  “Is that really what this is about, one election cycle after another?” the Alaska Republican said.  —  Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) expressed frustration Thursday with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Senate Republicans kill the Jan. 6 commission by a negative-19 vote margin  —  It's clear that a majority of the House supports creating a bipartisan commission to investigate the attack on the U.S. Capitol that occurred on Jan. 6.  It passed a bill to do so earlier this month.
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Schumer to force vote on sweeping election overhaul next month  —  Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Friday he is planning to force a vote next month on a sweeping bill to overhaul elections, setting the stage for a high-profile clash over the filibuster.
Colby Hall / Mediaite:   POLL: 3 in 4 Republicans Believe Trump Supporters Are NOT to Blame for January 6th Capitol Attack
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
McConnell to Trump: What's a Little Insurrection Between Friends? Even a commission is now too radical a step for Republicans.
Discussion: The Nation, Wall Street Journal and CNN
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
GOP senators block Jan. 6 commission, likely ending bid for independent probe of Capitol riot
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Schumer vows to move forward after GOP setbacks
Discussion: Joe.My.God., Politico and POLITICUSUSA
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Republicans block the creation of an independent inquiry into the Jan. 6 riot.
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New York Times:
Russia Appears to Carry Out Hack Through System Used by U.S. Aid Agency  —  Microsoft reported that it had detected the intrusion and that the same hackers behind the earlier SolarWinds attack were responsible.  —  Hackers linked to Russia's main intelligence agency surreptitiously seized …
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Tom Burt / Microsoft On the Issues:
Another Nobelium Cyberattack
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David Bernstein / Reason:   Rutgers University Chancellor Christopher J. Molloy Condemns the Rise in Antisemitic Violence; and then Apologizes for Doing So
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Rutgers: We apologize for condemning anti-Semitism
Walt Buteau / WFLA-TV:
Rep. Matt Gaetz, fiancée claim money for St. Pete yacht deal ‘went missing’  —  You have been added to Daily News Newsletter  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) - U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz of Florida has sailed into a new controversy, claiming money wired to close the sale …
Ben White / Politico:
Biden's budget blowout predicts years of Obama-level tepid growth  —  President Joe Biden is selling his multitrillion-dollar spending proposals as the key to unlocking the power of the economy by pumping up productivity and drawing millions of Americans back into the labor force.
Discussion: NPR, ED News and Political Wire
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Sara Randazzo / Wall Street Journal:
Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Has Over 100 Questions for Jurors  —  Former CEO wants to quiz them on media habits, medication before her fraud trial  —  Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes has more than 100 questions for potential jurors in her coming fraud trial …
Discussion: The Verge
American Greatness:
Spinning Wuhan With ‘Intelligence’  —  The corrupt narrative having served its immediate electoral purpose, and it being impossible for all in the media and government to continue prostituting themselves, an unraveling was inevitable.  —  Joe Biden's instruction to the U.S. intelligence community …
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Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
Prices jumped 3.6 percent in April, the fastest pace in 13 years.  —  Prices are climbing at the fastest pace since 2008, a key index released on Friday showed, an increase that is sure to keep inflation central to economic and political debates.  —  The Bureau of Economic Analysis' personal …
Discussion: TheBlaze
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
Andrew Yang, Political Kardashian  —  Spring of junior year was my last time on the ballot.  I was running for student-council president at the fancy prep school on the Upper East Side of Manhattan that I attended on scholarship.  I had staked my electoral hopes on witty posters …
Hunter Walker / The Uprising:
NYC Mayoral Candidate Dianne Morales Defiant After Attempted ‘Coup’ On Her Campaign  —  This is a special breaking news issue of The Uprising, a daily politics newsletter.  If you enjoyed this story and want to read more like it, please sign up!  —  Get 20% off for 1 year
Discussion: New York Times, THE CITY, NBC News and PIX11
KFF:
KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor: May 2021  —  , Mellisha Stokes , and Mollyann Brodie … Key Findings  — The latest KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor shows continued steady progress in vaccine uptake, with 62% of U.S. adults saying they've gotten at least one dose of a vaccine (up from 56% in April) …
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
What Has Happened to Nikki Fried?  —  Peddling in every available strand of nonsense and conspiracy theory is not helping the Florida Democrat's brand.  —  s the only Democrat to have won a statewide election in Florida since 2012, Nikki Fried was in possession of a solid case for why she …
Erin Beu / KOCO:
Oklahoma teacher says summer class canceled due to bill that bans teaching critical race theory  —  Hide Transcript Show Transcript  —  The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox.  —  Submit  —  Privacy Notice  —  OKLAHOMA CITY —
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Fox News Intensifies Its Pro-Trump Politics as Dissenters Depart  —  Donna Brazile, a Democratic analyst, has left the Murdoch-owned network as some hosts and journalists who questioned Donald Trump have exited or been sidelined.  —  Fox News once devoted its 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. time slots to relatively straightforward newscasts.
Washington Post:
CDC eases summer camp guidance, saying kids do not always need masks  —  The federal government relaxed its guidance Friday for summer camps, saying vaccinated adolescents do not need to wear masks at camp, and even younger campers who have not been inoculated can usually shed face coverings when outdoors.
Sarah Weaver / Washington Examiner:
Loudoun County parents take the lead against critical race theory  —  Parents in Loudoun County, Virginia, aren't the only ones watching nervously as schools become infected with the divisive ideas of critical race theory.  —  Fortunately, these parents aren't taking it lying down.
Foeke Postma / bellingcat:
US Soldiers Expose Nuclear Weapons Secrets Via Flashcard Apps  —  For US soldiers tasked with the custody of nuclear weapons in Europe, the stakes are high.  Security protocols are lengthy, detailed and need to be known by heart.  To simplify this process, some service members …
Patrick McGeehan / New York Times:
At Long Last, a New Rail Tunnel Under the Hudson River Can Be Built  —  After four years of stalling by the Trump administration, officials in Washington approved the $11.6 billion project for federal funding.  —  For five years, the plan to build a second pair of rail tunnels between …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Ariel Edwards-Levy / CNN:
Polls find most Republicans say 2020 election was stolen and roughly one-quarter embrace QAnon conspiracies  —  QAnon is spreading in churches.  These pastors are trying to stop it  —  (CNN)Most Americans reject QAnon-linked conspiracy theories and believe that Donald Trump lost legitimately in 2020, a set of new polling finds.
 
 
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Aaron Morrison / Associated Press:
BLM's Patrisse Cullors to step down from movement foundation
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
When plagiarism was reported to Voice of America, managers delayed action for months
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The various dishonesties in Rand Paul's cocaine-quail presentation
Discussion: Fox News
Jasmine Wright / CNN:
Harris becomes first female US Naval Academy commencement speaker
Discussion: IJR, Associated Press, UPI and The Root
Susana Guerrero / SFGATE:
Calif. cafe charging $5 fee to diners ‘bragging’ about vaccine
Discussion: Raw Story
Stephen Richer / National Review:
The Madness of the Maricopa County Election Audit
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight and Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Joshua Tait / The Bulwark:
Anti-Democratic Conservatism Isn't New  —  Conservatives' theoretical arguments against democracy …
Discussion: Current
The Columbus Dispatch:
Josh Mandel's Senate campaign sees exodus of fundraisers, sources say
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Corinne Ramey / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Case: New York Prosecutor Known for Aggressive Pursuit of Evidence
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
The Biden Ceiling  —  Once a political narrative takes hold, it's hard to dislodge.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Politico:
Neera Tanden is back. Could she be more powerful?
Debra Burlingame / Wall Street Journal:
It's a Travesty to Compare the Capitol Siege to 9/11
Discussion: Fox News
 

 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Fubo says TelevisaUnivision has pulled its networks from Fubo and that TelevisaUnivision offered terms “that would increase prices by 25%” for Fubo subscribers

Jon Phillips / PCWorld:
PCWorld executive editor Gordon Mah Ung, former Maximum PC editor-in-chief and renowned PC hardware journalist for 25+ years, died at 58 of pancreatic cancer

Committee to Protect Journalists:
Turkish authorities jailed five journalists and two media workers who were covering a protest over a Turkish drone strike that killed two Kurdish journalists

 
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