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EJ Montini / Arizona Republic:
The way Sen. Kyrsten Sinema helped to kill the Jan. 6 commission — Opinion: Sinema can't say she supports legislation vital to Americans but refuse to do what needs to be done to pass it. — Make no mistake, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema helped to kill the bill that would have created a commission …
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Washington Post:
Democrats grapple with the enemy within: What to do about the filibuster rule that could kill their agenda — Democrats say the mass shootings that are now a routine part of American life won't end until stricter gun-control laws are enacted. They warn the warming planet is in peril without bold action.
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
The really scary reason Republicans don't want to face the truth about Jan. 6
The really scary reason Republicans don't want to face the truth about Jan. 6
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Arizona Republic:
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema skips Jan. 6 US Capitol riot commission vote
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema skips Jan. 6 US Capitol riot commission vote
Samuel Chamberlain / New York Post:
'Looks like she's 19': Uproar after Biden's remarks about girl at Virginia military base — At ease, Joe. — President Joe Biden raised eyebrows — and a few alarms — Friday when he lavishly complimented a little girl on her appearance during remarks at a Virginia military base.
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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Biden's week is oddly . . . normal — At the start of the week, President Biden showcased the government's preparedness for hurricane season. In the middle of the week, he comforted the family of George Floyd, grieving on the first anniversary of his death.
Marisa Iati / Washington Post:
What is critical race theory, and why do Republicans want to ban it in schools? — The latest front in the culture wars over how U.S. students should learn history and civics is the concept of critical race theory, an intellectual tool set for examining systemic racism.
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Associated Press, LewRockwell and Townhall
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Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Critical race theory ban leads Oklahoma college to cancel class that taught ‘white privilege’ — Melissa Smith says she has never used the words “critical race theory” in her community college course on race and ethnicity. Her syllabus does ask students to learn about racial inequality …
Discussion:
Mother Jones, The American Independent and KOCO
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Justice Breyer's new warning for Democrats couldn't have come at a worse time — American democracy is in crisis. Breyer thinks now's the time to scold his fellow liberals. — Justice Stephen Breyer — a Bill Clinton appointee who has served on the Supreme Court since 1994 …
Politico:
Democrats plot Medicaid expansion backdoor in red states refusing program — Democratic lawmakers are rallying around an effort to extend health insurance in states that have refused to expand Medicaid, believing they have a limited window to help millions who've been unable to get coverage …
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Eugene Daniels / Politico:
Your guide to the Biden budget
Your guide to the Biden budget
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Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and CBS News
Josh Boswell / Daily Mail:
Conflicting studies on the origins of COVID-19 — Dalgleish and Sorensen's explosive claims have been a matter of controversy since they first put forward their hypothesis last summer, and the scientific community is still split over the likely origins of the virus.
Discussion:
New York Post, The Sun, Steve Bannon's War Room, RedState and Instapundit
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Washington Post:
Coronavirus ‘lab leak’ theory jumps from mocked to maybe as Biden orders intelligence review
Coronavirus ‘lab leak’ theory jumps from mocked to maybe as Biden orders intelligence review
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One America News Network, Townhall and The Virginia Star
Stephen L. Miller / The Spectator World:
Anthony Fauci discussed dual-use research in 2012 Senate hearing
Anthony Fauci discussed dual-use research in 2012 Senate hearing
Discussion:
Instapundit and The Gateway Pundit
Harry Enten / CNN:
Biden is getting a big bounce with Hispanics — (CNN)Hispanic voters were one of President Joe Biden's biggest weaknesses in the 2020 election. Although sources differ on his exact margin, Biden's advantage with Hispanics was the worst for a Democratic presidential nominee since 2004 …
David Klepper / Associated Press:
Rioters blame their actions on 2020 election misinformation — PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Falsehoods about the election helped bring insurrectionists to the Capitol on Jan. 6, and now some who are facing criminal charges for their actions during the riot hope their gullibility might save them or at least engender some sympathy.
Discussion:
Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
James Shotter / Financial Times:
Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus's brutal president — The arrest of activist Roman Protasevich is the latest move in the pugnacious leader's attempt to reassert his authority — One night in April 1995, Siarhiej Navumchyk found himself held by his arms and legs, while four masked men used …
Axios:
How we'll memorialize COVID — A pandemic that has killed 3.5 million people globally — and perhaps far more — is beginning to be publicly memorialized. — Why it matters: COVID-19 is a global pandemic, but the experience of it has been fractured by where people live, their race …
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
The Tragic, Disturbing Case of Ronald Greene's Death — Louisiana state police troop's videotaped brutality threatens to stir up a new George Floyd-style backlash. — NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE — W — ho needs Black Lives Matter when you've got F Troop? — No, this is no '60s comedy.
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HotAir
Jon Levine / New York Post:
Biden received funds from top Russia lobbyist before Nord Stream 2 giveaway — President Biden and his allies raked in campaign cash from a top Russia lobbyist in 2020, just months before his administration's decision to scrap sanctions on a controversial firm building a Russian oil pipeline to Germany.
Washington Examiner:
Transgender ideology versus the truth business — The word police are out in full force. — The latest offensive word to trigger an online mob and a groveling corporate apology is “male.” — Chelsea Mitchell, a college track star, wrote an op-ed in USA Today about how male runners competing …
wallstreetjournal-ny-app.newsmemory.com:
Covid-19 Shot Can Be a Job Requirement — Updated guidance from EEOC notes some exceptions; incentives are allowed — U.S. employers could require all workers physically entering a workplace to be vaccinated against Covid-19, the federal government said Friday.
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.
Brad Polumbo / Washington Examiner:
Latest economic data show red states crushing blue states — and here's why — The good news is our economic recovery from the pandemic is finally underway. The bad news is that it's going a lot slower in blue states than red states — thanks to foolish big-government policies.
The Daily Beast:
New York Prosecutors Zero In On Trump's Real-Life Wayne Manor — Donald Trump's advisers are telling him not to worry, but the former president is already frustrated by his mounting legal fees. — As two separate investigations into the Trump Organization heat up, a series of subpoenas issued …
Discussion:
Raw Story
Roxane Gay / New York Times:
Police Don't Belong New York City's Pride Parade — Ms. Gay is a contributing Opinion writer. She was the editor, most recently, of “The Selected Works of Audre Lorde.” She is the author of the memoir “Hunger.” — My wife, Debbie, came out as a lesbian when she was 50 years old.
Discussion:
Raw Story
Heather Long / Washington Post:
Do deficits matter anymore? Biden's first budget signals they don't. — The president's budget predicts a $1.8 trillion deficit for 2022 and deficits of $1.3 trillion for years to come to fund big investments in education, infrastructure and the social safety net.
Discussion:
The National Interest, Wall Street Journal and Common Dreams
Andrew Sullivan / The Weekly Dish:
Removing The Bedrock Of Liberalism — What the “Critical Race Theory” debate is really about. — 23 hr ago — As the origins of our current moral panic about “white supremacy” become more widely debated, we have an obvious problem: how to define the term “Critical Race Theory.”