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Katie Benner / New York Times:
Meadows Pressed Justice Dept. to Investigate Election Fraud Claims — Emails show the increasingly urgent efforts by President Trump and his allies during his last days in office to find some way to undermine, or even nullify, the election results. — WASHINGTON — In Donald J. Trump's final weeks …
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New York Times:
White House Disavows Knowledge of Gag Order on Times Leaders in Leak Inquiry — The Justice Department also said it was changing its policy to bar seizing reporters' phone and email records in hunts for their sources. — WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said on Saturday …
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Justice Dept. says it'll no longer seize reporters' records
Justice Dept. says it'll no longer seize reporters' records
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Aruna Viswanatha / Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department to End Pursuit of Reporters' Phone Records Over Leaks
Justice Department to End Pursuit of Reporters' Phone Records Over Leaks
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Slate, Associated Press and New York Times, more at Mediagazer »
Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Endorses Maya Wiley for N.Y.C. Mayor — Ms. Ocasio-Cortez's endorsement on Saturday may cement Ms. Wiley as the left-wing standard-bearer in the New York City mayor's race. — Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the most prominent left-wing leaders in the country …
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Harry Siegel / New York Daily News:
Eight is more than enough: New York has too many candidates and a muddle of a mayoral race — As the size of New York City's press corps keeps shrinking, the size of its mayoral field keeps growing, and we appear to be staggering toward a second straight almost accidental mayor. Hey, what could go wrong?
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Ross Barkan / Political Currents:
Kathryn Garcia, Reclaiming the Neoliberal Lane
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez endorses Maya Wiley for NYC mayor
Gregory Krieg / CNN:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez backs Maya Wiley for New York City mayor
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez backs Maya Wiley for New York City mayor
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Politico, New York Post and PIX11
Charles Gaba / ACA Signups:
Breaking: HHS confirms ACA enrollment is at an all-time high: Over 31 million covered — A month ago I noted that by my back-of-the-envelope math, … - Effectuated ACA exchange: 10.8 million / at least 10.7 million — Basic Health Plan (MN/NY only): 450,000 / 975,000
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Washington Post:
California's assault weapons ban overturned as federal judge compares AR-15 to a Swiss Army knife — A federal judge Friday night overturned California's longtime ban on assault weapons, saying the state's law was unconstitutional and that prohibiting such firearms for decades was “a failed experiment.”
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Don Thompson / Associated Press:
California's three-decade-old ban on assault weapons is unconstitutional, federal judge rules
California's three-decade-old ban on assault weapons is unconstitutional, federal judge rules
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Mike Ives / New York Times:
Federal Judge Overturns California's 3-Decade-Old Assault Weapons Ban
Federal Judge Overturns California's 3-Decade-Old Assault Weapons Ban
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Joe Biden / Washington Post:
My trip to Europe is about America rallying the world's democracies — Joe Biden is president of the United States. — On Wednesday, I depart for Europe on the first foreign travel of my presidency. It is a trip stacked with meetings with many of our closest democratic partners …
Washington Post:
Trump and his allies try to rewrite, distort history of pandemic while casting Fauci as public enemy No. 1 — Donald Trump and his Republican allies have spent the past few weeks trying to rewrite or distort the history of the pandemic, attempting with renewed vigor to villainize Anthony S. Fauci …
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Marco Rubio / Fox News:
If Biden believes in science, he must fire Fauci
If Biden believes in science, he must fire Fauci
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Media continues to lionize Anthony Fauci, despite his damning emails
Media continues to lionize Anthony Fauci, despite his damning emails
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Fox News, New York Post, CNN, The Western Journal and Instapundit
Neil Irwin / New York Times:
Workers Are Gaining Leverage Over Employers Right Before Our Eyes — “Employers are becoming much more cognizant that yes, it's about money, but also about quality of life.” — The relationship between American businesses and their employees is undergoing a profound shift …
New York Times:
At Once Diminished and Dominating, Trump Prepares for His Next Act — The former president speaks on Saturday to the North Carolina Republican convention, as he resumes political speeches and rallies. — WASHINGTON — Donald J. Trump, the former president of the United States …
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Wyatt Olson / Stars & Stripes:
Gen. Charles Flynn, brother of former national security adviser, takes reins of US Army Pacific — FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — Gen. Charles Flynn took command of U.S. Army Pacific on Friday, vowing to continue transforming the 90,000-soldier force into one that can meet the challenge of a rising China.
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Taylor Dolven / Miami Herald:
Royal Caribbean reverses, won't require passengers on U.S. cruises to be vaccinated — Royal Caribbean International will no longer require any of its cruise passengers to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as it had previously planned to. — In a press release Friday announcing cruises for sale …
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RedState, The Gateway Pundit, Joe.My.God. and Twitchy
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Israeli security chief warns of Jan. 6-type violence — The director of Israel's domestic security service, the Shin Bet, warned on Saturday of growing incitement that could lead to politically motivated violence. — Why it matters: Nadav Argaman's rare public statement raised concerns …
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Kamala Harris Can't Win — Frank Bruni will stop writing regular Opinion columns in late June, but his popular weekly newsletter will live on. To keep up with his political analysis, cultural commentary and personal reflections, sign up here. — For a while there, Kamala Harris went missing.
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
G-7 countries reach agreement on 15 percent minimum global tax rate — The accord announced by finance ministers could reshape tax obligations of multinational corporations — Finance ministers for the G-7 advanced economies announced an accord that could reshape the tax obligations of multinational corporations around the world.
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Global Tax Deal Reached Among G7 Nations
Global Tax Deal Reached Among G7 Nations
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Pat Thomas / WDBJ-TV:
McAuliffe holds lead in Dem governor's race, according to Roanoke College Poll — ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ/Roanoke College Poll Release) - Former Gov. Terry McAuliffe and Attorney General Mark Herring hold strong leads in the races for the Democratic nomination for governor and attorney general in Virginia …
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Eoin Higgins / The Flashpoint:
Massachusetts Furniture Store Offers 10% Off If You're Vaccinated—60% Off If You're Not — The Funky Phoenix, a salvage art furniture store in Pittsfield, also offers 40% off to those who had to get a vaccine for work or school — A Pittsfield, Massachusetts salvaged art and furniture store …
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Eoin Higgins / Insider:
The GOP is failing to make a villain out of Biden and has run out of ideas - so now they're getting desperate and turning on their own.
The GOP is failing to make a villain out of Biden and has run out of ideas - so now they're getting desperate and turning on their own.
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Phil Keren / Akron Beacon Journal:
Memorial Day mic cut: Hudson American Legion Post's charter suspended, leader resigns — The charter of Hudson's American Legion post was suspended as its leader resigned Friday after a veteran's mic got cut while he spoke about Black Americans' role in the history of Memorial Day.
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BizPac Review and Washington Post
Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
Texas AG Says Trump Would've ‘Lost’ State If It Hadn't Blocked Mail-in Ballots Applications Being Sent Out — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, said former President Donald Trump would have lost in Texas in the 2020 election if his office had not successfully blocked counties …