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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 …
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Justice Dept. says it'll no longer seize reporters' records
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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Eric Lach / New Yorker:
Is There Any Time Left for Maya Wiley?  —  The former City Hall lawyer considers herself the last progressive standing in the New York City mayoral race.  —  Maya Wiley became the top lawyer in City Hall after writing an op-ed. It was January, 2014, and Bill de Blasio, the new Mayor of New York City …
Discussion: HuffPost and Forbes
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?
Hunter Walker / The Uprising:
AOC Set To Back Maya Wiley In The NYC Mayor's Race  —  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!  —  Rep, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), one if the most influential progressives …
NBC New York:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Endorses Maya Wiley in NYC Mayoral Race
Discussion: The Hill, Fox News and Gothamist
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
Discussion: Politico, New York Post and PIX11
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
Mike Ives / New York Times:
Federal Judge Overturns California's 3-Decade-Old Assault Weapons Ban
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
Discussion: HuffPost
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Record 31 million Americans have health-care coverage through Affordable Care Act, White House says
Discussion: YouTube and Associated Press
NBC News:
The health insurance public option might be fizzling. The left is OK with that.
Discussion: Vox, Political Wire and NPR
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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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 …
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Missy Ryan / Washington Post:
Why the Pentagon isn't heeding calls to prosecute Michael Flynn under military law
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
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.
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 …
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.
Discussion: BizPac Review and Washington Post
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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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 …
Discussion: The Western Journal
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Leighton Akira Woodhouse / Rough Cut:
The New Clerisy  —  Faith in science is an oxymoron.  —  3 hr ago  —  Some time during the George W. Bush presidency, Democrats began proudly calling themselves “the party of science.”  The moniker was a reaction to the Bush administration's open embrace of Creationism, and its climate change denialism.
 
 
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Scoop: Bush family nonprofit's $5 million deal with China influence group
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Dan Vergano / BuzzFeed News:
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Joyce Vance / MSNBC:
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Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
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