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Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
Andrew Cuomo's War Against a Federal Prosecutor  —  A call to the Obama White House that some legal experts say is impeachable fits a pattern of the Governor smearing those who scrutinize him.  —  In April, 2014, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo placed a call to the White House and reached Valerie Jarrett …
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Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Live Updates: Governor Cuomo Says He Will Resign  —  Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said he would step down in 14 days after an searing investigation found he had sexually harassed nearly a dozen women.  Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will become the first woman to serve as governor of New York.  —  Key Updates:
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigns  —  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday he was resigning after a withering report from the state's attorney general alleged he'd sexually harassed multiple women leading to calls from top Democrats, including President Joe Biden, that he step down.
Jonathan Allen / Washington Free Beacon:
Tainted Gov: Andrew Cuomo, Brother of ‘Fredo,’ Resigns in Disgrace  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) — New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned on Tuesday following an inquiry that found he sexually harassed 11 women, mounting legal pressure and demands for his departure by President Joe Biden and others …
Allahpundit / HotAir:
Shock: Cuomo resigns
Discussion: RedState and BizPac Review
NBC News:
Senate passes massive infrastructure package that is centerpiece of Biden agenda … WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday passed a sweeping $550 billion infrastructure bill that would make a huge investment in the nation's roads, public transit, water and broadband.
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Three GOP senators who backed bipartisan framework oppose resulting infrastructure bill  —  Sens. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) have announced they would not support the final infrastructure bill.  —  Sen. Mike Rounds was one of three GOP senators …
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Senate Passes $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill, Handing Biden a Bipartisan Win
Bloomberg:
Senate Passes $550 Billion Infrastructure Plan in Biden Win
Alexa Corse / Wall Street Journal:
Dominion Sues Newsmax, One America News Network, Others Over Election Claims  —  Voting-machine company seeks billions of dollars in damages, citing lost profit and other costs  —  WASHINGTON—One of the largest voting-machine companies in the U.S. on Tuesday sued two conservative media networks …
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Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
Dominion lodges suits against OAN, Newsmax, ex-Overstock CEO
Politico:
Trump asked his AG about legal strategy to overturn election, Rosen tells senators  —  Donald Trump asked the country's top legal official in late December about a conspiratorial draft complaint aimed at overturning the 2020 election results, according to a previously unreported account …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Chuck Grassley's bad defense of Trump's DOJ scheme
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Mediaite
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Walker's wife voted in Georgia as couple lives in Texas, records show  —  Potential U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker and his wife live in Texas, but she voted in Georgia's election for president last fall.  —  The absentee ballot cast by Julie Blanchard raises questions about whether …
Discussion: Raw Story, Joe.My.God. and Twitchy
CNN:
Twitter suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene's account for one week  —  (CNN Business)Twitter (TWTR) has suspended Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's account for one week following another violation of the platform's rules, the company said Tuesday.  —  Greene tweeted on Monday that the Food and Drug Administration …
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Twitter temporarily suspends Greene after she says vaccines are ‘failing’
Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
Deceptions and lies: What really happened in Afghanistan  —  Part one of an excerpt from “The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War.”  Whitlock will discuss the book during a Washington Post Live event on Aug. 31.  —  The suicide bomber arrived at Bagram air base in a Toyota Corolla late in the morning on Feb. 27, 2007.
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Amanda Mull / The Atlantic:
The Vaccine Cards Are the Wrong Size  —  This spring, as New York City warmed up and the local vaccination rate surged, I met my best friend for our first restaurant meal together in months.  As soon as we sat down, she began rifling through her purse.  “I have something for you,” she told me.
USA Today:
Infrastructure equals jobs, growth, competitive edge and better lives for millions  —  From our earliest days, major investments in infrastructure and people sparked the growth spurts that have made us great.  We're poised to do it again.  —  The historic bipartisan infrastructure bill …
Politico:
Kind won't seek reelection in Wisconsin  —  Rep. Ron Kind (D-Wis.), a senior Democrat in one of the most competitive swing seats, will not seek reelection — a gutting blow to House Democrats in their uphill battle to hang onto their majority next November.  —  He is expected to announce …
Discussion: The Hill, CNN, WTOP and The Daily Caller
Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
Rashida Tlaib seen dancing at wedding without mask after slamming Rand Paul  —  Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib, who assailed Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) for urging Americans to resist new CDC guidelines, danced without a mask at an indoor wedding in a Michigan county with “substantial” COVID-19 transmission.
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Timothy Bella / Washington Post:   Ted Cruz calls for ‘zero’ coronavirus mandates, while Rand Paul urges defiance amid delta variant surge
Aaron Gordon / VICE:
‘Expert Mathematician’ on Election Fraud Actually a Swing Set Installer, Lawsuit Claims  —  A man posing as a math expert with evidence Trump won the election is actually a convicted drug dealer with no college degree who installs swing sets, according to a lawsuit.  —  Aaron Gordon
Discussion: Insider, Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
Erin Banco / Politico:
'We're in trouble': Rural America can't escape Delta  —  EVANSTON, Wyo. — Steven was finally getting his Covid-19 shot because Mama told him to.  And nobody crosses Mama.  —  Standing between the fried bread and slushie stands at the Uinta County fairgrounds in southwestern Wyoming …
Monica Buchanan Pitrelli / CNBC:
Vaccines are being required for travel — here's how unvaccinated people feel about that  —  Unvaccinated people are eager to travel again.  But more and more, the rules make that harder.  —  Travelers are increasingly required to show proof of vaccination before they can cruise …
Davey Alba / New York Times:
Virus Misinformation Spikes as Delta Cases Surge  —  Researchers have recorded a new burst of false and misleading information about the coronavirus after a decline in the spring.  —  In late July, Andrew Torba, the chief executive of the alternative social network Gab …
Joshua Rhett Miller / New York Post:
‘Mom’ of 3 who got over $200K in donations for rent admits she's just the sitter  —  A Las Vegas “mother” who claimed she was facing eviction — prompting donors to pony up more than $200,000 — is just the babysitter of the three kids she identified as her children in a CNN report.
James Barragán / The Texas Tribune:
Gov. Greg Abbott, House Speaker Dade Phelan, ask Texas Supreme Court to overturn ruling blocking arrest of Democrats  —  The Democrats had left the state to block the passage of a Republican elections bill they say would restrict voting rights in the state.  —  Copy link
Rose Adams / The Intercept:
UnitedHealthcare Guided Yale's Groundbreaking Surprise Billing Study … In 2016, an academic study from some of the most respected scholars in health care economics prompted a national outcry.  The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine by Yale University researchers …
 
 
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Universal Masking Can Protect Students From Covid
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Techno Fog / The Reactionary:
They Knew Everything and Did Nothing
CREW:
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David Gilbert / VICE:
These Women Helped Incite the Capitol Riot. Now They Want to Steal Georgia for Trump.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
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Michael Sneed / Chicago Sun-Times:
Chicago cops give cold shoulder to Mayor Lightfoot at hospital after two officers shot
Leighton Woodhouse / Common Sense with Bari Weiss:
Cori Bush Wants to Defund the Police. My Neighbors Have Other Ideas.
Discussion: Israpundit and Washington Examiner
Terry Wallace / Associated Press:
Texas Gov. Abbott seeks out-of-state help against COVID-19