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The Guardian:
Kremlin papers appear to show Putin's plot to put Trump in White House — Exclusive: Documents suggest Russia launched secret multi-agency effort to interfere in US democracy — Vladimir Putin personally authorised a secret spy agency operation to support a “mentally unstable” …
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CNN:
'They're not going to f**king succeed': Top generals feared Trump would attempt a coup after election, according to new book — Washington (CNN)The top US military officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley, was so shaken that then-President Donald Trump and his allies might attempt …
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Reis Thebault / Washington Post:
Joint Chiefs chairman feared potential ‘Reichstag moment’ aimed at keeping Trump in power — In the waning weeks of Donald Trump's term, the country's top military leader repeatedly worried about what the president might do to maintain power after losing reelection, comparing his rhetoric …
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Lexi Lonas / The Hill:
Cheney reportedly told Jim Jordan ‘you f— did this’ during Jan. 6 riot — Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) told Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) that he was responsible for the Capitol riot while the scene was evolving on Jan. 6, according to a new book. — In “I Alone Can Fix It,” …
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Ben Jacobs / New York Magazine:
Top U.S. General Said Trump Preached ‘Gospel of the Führer’ — General Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, likened Donald Trump's effort to hold on to power after the 2020 election to Adolf Hitler, saying the president was preaching “the gospel of the Führer” …
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The Daily Beast:
Whodunit? Trump. New Books Dig Into the Crimes We All Saw Him Commit.
Whodunit? Trump. New Books Dig Into the Crimes We All Saw Him Commit.
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CNN:
Exclusive: Stephen Breyer says he hasn't decided his retirement plans and is happy as the Supreme Court's top liberal — Plainfield, New Hampshire (CNN)Justice Stephen Breyer has not decided when he will retire and is especially gratified with his new role as the senior liberal on the bench …
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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
IRS begins sending monthly checks to millions of American parents in crucial test for Biden — The Biden administration has launched the biggest U.S. anti-poverty program since Lyndon Johnson's ‘war on poverty’ in the 1960s. — The Biden administration on Thursday is launching …
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Michelle Singletary / Washington Post:
Monthly child tax credit payments start hitting bank accounts this week. Here's what you need to know if you're eligible. … The IRS says it has started depositing monthly payments this week into the bank accounts of millions of American families, many of whom are struggling to put food on the table.
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia Republicans center campaigns on false claims of election fraud — ROME — The organizers at the door handed out soft-pink “Trump Won” signs to each attendee. An out-of-state radio host spouted far-right conspiracies. Speaker after speaker insisted that Joe Biden couldn't have won …
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Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
Joe Biden's big lie
Joe Biden's big lie
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E.J. Dionne / Washington Post:
Biden must embrace his own logic on voting rights
Biden must embrace his own logic on voting rights
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New York Times, Salon, Breitbart, KRDO and Rolling Stone
Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
Good question: Where is the outrage over Biden rejecting Cuban refugees — Conditions in Cuba have deteriorated precipitously over the past two years. Economic hardships, complicated by the pandemic and the inability of Cuba to produce its own vaccine have led to people taking to the streets in protest.
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Edmund DeMarche / Fox News:
Black Lives Matter blames US, praises Cuban regime, social media erupts
Black Lives Matter blames US, praises Cuban regime, social media erupts
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Gary Fineout / Politico:
DeSantis' tryst with Democrats is done — TALLAHASSEE — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' brief moment of unity with Democrats is over. — The Republican governor set aside his attacks on Democrats amid the crisis in Surfside, where more than 90 people were killed after a condominium collapse.
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Alex Horton / Washington Post:
U.S. military once trained Colombians implicated in Haiti assassination plot, Pentagon says — Some of the former Colombian servicemen arrested after last week's assassination of Haiti's president previously received U.S. military training, according to the Pentagon, raising fresh questions …
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Politico:
Pigs fly: McConnell weighs giving Biden a bipartisan win — Something strange is happening in Washington: Mitch McConnell might go along with a central piece of Joe Biden's agenda. — The self-appointed “Grim Reaper” of the Senate, a minority leader who said just two months ago that …
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Geoff Brumfiel / NPR:
The U.S. Surgeon General Is Calling COVID-19 Misinformation An ‘Urgent Threat’ — With about a third of adults in the U.S. still completely unvaccinated, and cases of COVID-19 on the rise, the U.S. Surgeon General is calling for a war against “health misinformation.”
The Daily Beast:
Trump Wishes He'd Lowered the Flag for Slain Rioter — Trump's private comments about Ashli Babbitt mark the latest of his attempts to rewrite the history of Jan. 6. — Former President Donald Trump has spent the last few weeks full of regret about Jan. 6—but not because of the riot he inspired.
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Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
The Deeply Racist Dimensions To Ashli Babbitt's Martyrdom
The Deeply Racist Dimensions To Ashli Babbitt's Martyrdom
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Digby's Hullabaloo and The Boston Globe
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Luntz advised Biden's COVID-19 team — Veteran GOP pollster Frank Luntz advised President Biden's COVID-19 team, sharing research with the White House to help develop strategies for encouraging vaccine hesitant individuals to get inoculated. — Andy Slavitt, who stepped down from his position …
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
GOP messaging guru Luntz advised Biden's Covid task force
GOP messaging guru Luntz advised Biden's Covid task force
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump rages over post-presidential books he did interviews for — He knew it was coming. But former President Donald Trump still was not pleased. — He had read a new book excerpt—one of many about his presidency in the last few weeks—that described him telling his former chief …
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Jared Kushner ‘slow walked’ carrying out Trump's craziest orders until he forgot he ever gave them: Michael Wolff
Jared Kushner ‘slow walked’ carrying out Trump's craziest orders until he forgot he ever gave them: Michael Wolff
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United States Department of State:
Rewards for Justice - Reward Offer for Information on Foreign Malicious Cyber Activity Against U.S. Critical Infrastructure — The U.S. Department of State's Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program, which is administered by the Diplomatic Security Service, is offering a reward of up to $10 million …
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The Daily Caller
Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Media hail runaway Texas Democrats for blocking action on voting — If ever there was a story that dramatized how the political press takes sides, it is the spectacle of Texas Democratic lawmakers — Texas state Democrats digging in with escape to DC — They are being portrayed as heroes for furtively leaving their states.
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Biden Is Speaking to an America That Doesn't Exist
Biden Is Speaking to an America That Doesn't Exist
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Arizona Republic:
Maricopa County will spend millions to replace voting machines turned over to the Arizona Senate for audit — Lacey Latch Mary Jo PitzlArizona Republic — Maricopa County will spend nearly $3 million to replace voting equipment that officials say was permanently tainted by the Arizona Senate's election review.
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CNN:
Merkel and Biden to chart a course for the future of US-German relations in White House meeting — What Biden's first foreign trip tells us about his worldview — (CNN)President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are set to meet in Washington on Thursday in what is likely …
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Jacqueline Feldscher / Defense One:
A US-German ‘Window of Opportunity’ Is Closing, Experts Warn
A US-German ‘Window of Opportunity’ Is Closing, Experts Warn
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Ryan Nobles / CNN:
Donald Trump and Kevin McCarthy to meet on Thursday as 1/6 committee hearing looms — Avlon: Kevin McCarthy is afraid of Donald Trump — (CNN)House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy is expected to meet with former President Donald Trump on Thursday, Trump announced in a statement …
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Jill Lawless / Associated Press:
Authoritarianism advances as world battles the pandemic — LONDON (AP) — Here's some of what happened while the world was distracted by the coronavirus: Hungary banned the public depiction of homosexuality. China shut Hong Kong's last pro-democracy newspaper. Brazil's government extolled dictatorship.
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Tess Owen / VICE:
American Dental Association Pressured to Extract Itself From Paul Gosar — Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. — America's dentists have their man in Washington. His name is Paul Gosar. And these days, Gosar's open fraternization with known white nationalists …
Yair Rosenberg / Yair's Newsletter:
Q&A with Adam Serwer — “The news is what people have forgotten, not just what people don't know yet.” — 12 hr ago … I often get asked who I read and why. It's a good question, especially with so much material out there competing for attention. My answer is this …