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New York Times:
Trump Organization Could Face Criminal Charges in D.A. Inquiry — An indictment of the Trump Organization could mark the first criminal charges to emerge from an investigation by the Manhattan district attorney into Donald J. Trump and his business dealings.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Graham: Biden made GOP look like ‘f—ing idiots’ — DRIVING THE DAY — MUTUALLY ASSURED DESTRUCTION — President JOE BIDEN, Senate Majority Leader CHUCK SCHUMER and Speaker NANCY PELOSI unveiled a rather daring new strategy Thursday for getting the president's agenda passed.
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Washington Post:
GOP senators are furious over Biden pledge tying infrastructure bill to huge Democratic package — A number of senators accused the White House of a bait-and-switch. Next steps are unclear. — Congressional Republicans erupted on Friday after President Biden pledged to reject …
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Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:
Jen Psaki Makes Republicans Look Like Fools For Lying About Infrastructure Bill — White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki destroyed the Republican lie that they didn't know about the second infrastructure bill. — Video: … Press Secretary Psaki replied to Republican claims …
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Politico:
GOP infrastructure negotiators fume over Biden's handling of their deal
GOP infrastructure negotiators fume over Biden's handling of their deal
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Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
‘Blindsided’ GOP senators put infrastructure deal in doubt
‘Blindsided’ GOP senators put infrastructure deal in doubt
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Byron York's Daily Memo: Biden's reckless threat
Byron York's Daily Memo: Biden's reckless threat
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Is Probably Doomed, Alas
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Is Probably Doomed, Alas
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Lindsey McPherson / Roll Call:
Some moderate Democrats oppose Biden spending package, as progressives feared
Some moderate Democrats oppose Biden spending package, as progressives feared
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Justice Dept. to file lawsuit against state of Georgia over new voting restrictions — The Justice Department will file a federal lawsuit Friday against the state of Georgia for its efforts to enact new voting restrictions that federal authorities allege discriminate against Black Americans …
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Ari Berman / Mother Jones:
Justice Department Is Suing Georgia Over Voter Suppression Law
Justice Department Is Suing Georgia Over Voter Suppression Law
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against the State of Georgia to Stop Racially Discriminatory Provisions of New Voting Law
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against the State of Georgia to Stop Racially Discriminatory Provisions of New Voting Law
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Justice Department to sue Georgia over voting rights law
Justice Department to sue Georgia over voting rights law
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Brett Forrest / Wall Street Journal:
UFO Report Cites ‘Unidentified Aerial Phenomena’ That Defy Worldly Explanation, U.S. Official Says — Propulsion, technology in some cases exceed present-day scientific knowledge, U.S. officials say — WASHINGTON—U.S. intelligence officials have examined more than a dozen sightings …
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Politico:
Government report can't explain UFOs, but offers no evidence of aliens — A new intelligence report sent to Congress on Friday concludes that virtually all of the 144 sightings of unidentified flying objects documented by the military since 2004 are of unknown origin, in an extremely rare public accounting …
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Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
U.S. Has No Explanation for Unidentified Objects and Stops Short of Ruling Out Aliens — A new government report is likely to fuel theories about unexplained aerial phenomena. — WASHINGTON — The government still has no explanation for nearly all of the scores of unidentified aerial phenomena reported …
ProPublica:
New Details Suggest Senior Trump Aides Knew Jan. 6 Rally Could Get Chaotic — Text messages and interviews show that Stop the Steal leaders fooled the Capitol police and welcomed racists to increase their crowd sizes, while White House officials worked to both contain and appease them.
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New York Times:
Trump Aides Prepared Insurrection Act Order During Debate Over Protests — President Donald Trump never invoked the act, but fresh details underscore the intensity of his interest last June in using active-duty military to curb unrest. — Responding to interest from President Donald J. Trump …
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Jeet Heer / The Time of Monsters:
The Right Versus the Military
The Right Versus the Military
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Carl Zimmer / New York Times:
Discovery of ‘Dragon Man’ Skull in China May Add Species to Human Family Tree — A laborer discovered the fossil and hid it in a well for 85 years. Scientists say it could help sort out the human family tree and how our species emerged. — Scientists on Friday announced …
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Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
Pat Robertson Says Critical Race Theory ‘Is a Monstrous Evil’ — It seems as if the entire right-wing movement is currently obsessed with critical race theory, which is leading to increasingly unhinged reactions to the dangers supposedly posed by it. — Technically, critical race theory …
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Reginald C. Oh / Washington Monthly:
An Academic Theory Has Become the 21st Century's Willy Horton
An Academic Theory Has Become the 21st Century's Willy Horton
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Barnini Chakraborty / Washington Examiner:
Derek Chauvin sentenced to more than 22 years in George Floyd killing — Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer found guilty of murdering George Floyd, will spend more than 22 years behind bars. — His sentencing Friday comes just hours after his team unsuccessfully tried …
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Janelle Griffith / NBC News:
Judge denies Derek Chauvin's request for new trial ahead of sentencing
Judge denies Derek Chauvin's request for new trial ahead of sentencing
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New York Times:
They Seemed Like Democratic Activists. They Were Secretly Conservative Spies. — Operatives infiltrated progressive groups across the West to try to manipulate politics and reshape the national electoral map. They targeted moderate Republicans, too — anyone seen as threats to hard-line conservatives.
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Ana Ceballos / Miami Herald:
DeSantis sends Florida police officers to Texas border — Florida to send 50 law enforcement officers to Texas border — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday announced that Florida is sending 50 state law enforcement officers to Texas to help enforce the U.S.-Mexico border, though it remains unclear exactly …
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Mother Jones:
The FBI Searched the Home of a Rudy Giuliani Associate — Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters. — FBI agents on Tuesday searched the California home of George Dickson III …
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Felix Salmon / Axios:
America's continued move toward socialism — Just half of younger Americans now hold a positive view of capitalism — and socialism's appeal in the U.S. continues to grow, driven by Black Americans and women, according to a new Axios/Momentive poll. — Why it matters: The pandemic …
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Zeynep Tufekci / New York Times:
Where Did the Coronavirus Come From? What We Already Know Is Troubling. — Dr. Tufekci is a contributing Opinion writer who has extensively examined the Covid-19 pandemic. — There were curious characteristics about the H1N1 influenza pandemic of 1977-78, which emerged from northeastern Asia …
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