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Joe Manchin / Charleston Gazette-Mail:
Why I'm voting against the For the People Act — THE MOUNTAIN STATE'S TRUSTED NEWS SOURCE. — The right to vote is fundamental to our American democracy and protecting that right should not be about party or politics. Least of all, protecting this right, which is a value I share, should never be done in a partisan manner.
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Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Manchin says he won't vote for Democrats' sweeping election reform bill — Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) wrote in a Charleston Gazette-Mail op-ed Sunday that he will not support congressional Democrats' expansive election and anti-corruption bill, suggesting the measure is partisan.
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump endorses North Carolina's Rep. Ted Budd for Senate after Lara Trump declines to run — GREENVILLE, N.C. — Former president Donald Trump jumped into a competitive Senate primary on Saturday night in North Carolina, endorsing Rep. Ted Budd for a hotly contested seat in the 2022 election.
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Governor Kristi Noem Speaks / C-SPAN.org:
Former President Trump Calls on China To Pay Reparations for COVID-19
Former President Trump Calls on China To Pay Reparations for COVID-19
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Andrew Solender / Forbes:
Trump Says GOP Will Retake Congress, White House ‘Sooner Than You Think’ In Fundraising Video
Trump Says GOP Will Retake Congress, White House ‘Sooner Than You Think’ In Fundraising Video
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NBC New York:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Endorses Maya Wiley in NYC Mayoral Race — The race for the next mayor of New York City got another big shakeup Saturday as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez threw her support behind civil rights attorney Maya Wiley. — Ocasio-Cortez's backing …
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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
Eight is more than enough: New York has too many candidates and a muddle of a mayoral race
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Ross Barkan / Political Currents:
Kathryn Garcia, Reclaiming the Neoliberal Lane
Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Endorses Maya Wiley for N.Y.C. Mayor
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Endorses Maya Wiley for N.Y.C. Mayor
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez endorses Maya Wiley for NYC mayor
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez endorses Maya Wiley for NYC mayor
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Hunter Walker / The Uprising:
AOC Set To Back Maya Wiley In The NYC Mayor's Race
Maya T. Prabhu / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
At GOP meeting, Georgia Republicans look backward to 2020 — JEKYLL ISLAND — The Georgia GOP convention was supposed to be a chance for thousands of conservative activists to project unity and chart out their strategy headed into 2022 races. Instead, much of the conference was focused …
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Politico:
Trump unloaded on Georgia's GOP governor. But Brian Kemp is still standing. — JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. — Few Republicans have taken more abuse from Donald Trump than Brian Kemp, the Georgia governor whose resistance to overturning the November election results in his state enraged the former president.
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Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
In Trump's shadow, Ga's. Kemp draws boos from GOP faithful — The divisions among Georgia Republicans after the 2020 election are being laid bare at the party's annual convention — JEKYLL ISLAND, Georgia — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp drew jeers and boos at his state party's annual convention Saturday …
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David Cohen / Politico:
Ransomware attacks ‘are here to stay,’ Commerce secretary says — Gina Raimondo said businesses must step up. — Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo speaks during an April 7 press briefing at the White House. Evan Vucci/AP Photo — Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Sunday that ransomware attacks …
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Justin Gomez / ABC News:
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says no ‘hardwire deadline’ on infrastructure deal — Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo appears on ABC's “This Week.” — Infrastructure negotiations between the White House and Republicans continue on Monday with the two sides still very far apart …
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 …
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 …
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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 …
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.
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Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Democratic Report Raises 2022 Alarms on Messaging and Voter Outreach — A new report, in perhaps the most thorough soul-searching done by either party this year, points to an urgent need for the party to present a positive economic agenda and rebut Republican misinformation.
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The Atlantic, Los Angeles Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and NBC News
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 …
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Amid controversy, Justice Dept. says it won't seek to compel journalists to give up source information — The Justice Department on Saturday announced that it will no longer use subpoenas or other legal methods to obtain information from journalists about their sources …
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Rep. Dan Meuser / The Hill:
The cost of ‘tax and spend’ — Simply put, inflation occurs when there is too much money chasing too few goods. In the last 15 months, federal spending on COVID-19 relief totaled $5.9 trillion, a quarter of U.S. GDP. This level of spending, paired with the Biden administration's unwise fiscal …
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Record 31 million Americans have health-care coverage through Affordable Care Act, White House says — About 31 million Americans now have health-care coverage through the Affordable Care Act, the White House announced Saturday, setting a record since the law, colloquially known as “Obamacare …
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Charles Gaba / ACA Signups:
Breaking: HHS confirms ACA enrollment is at an all-time high: Over 31 million covered
Breaking: HHS confirms ACA enrollment is at an all-time high: Over 31 million covered
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Missy Ryan / Washington Post:
Why the Pentagon isn't heeding calls to prosecute Michael Flynn under military law — When Michael Flynn, a retired three-star general, appeared to back calls for a coup last week, critics accused him of defying military deference to civilian authority, a tenet that is central to the ethos of the armed forces.
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