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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Joe Manchin just threatened to derail Biden's big win. Please proceed, Senator. — Barely hours after Senate Democrats passed their $3.5 trillion reconciliation budget resolution, Sen. Joe Manchin III issued a statement that unleashed waves of dread across Twitter.
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Cameron Joseph / VICE:
Trump Just Won't Stop Messing With Mitch McConnell
Trump Just Won't Stop Messing With Mitch McConnell
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Li Zhou / Vox:
Democrats' infrastructure gamble actually seems like it could be working
Democrats' infrastructure gamble actually seems like it could be working
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Susan Page / USA Today:
At the fringe no more: Bernie Sanders muses on historic budget bill and the hurdles ahead
At the fringe no more: Bernie Sanders muses on historic budget bill and the hurdles ahead
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Biden defies expectations. Again.
Biden defies expectations. Again.
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Katie Benner / New York Times:
Former U.S. attorney in Atlanta says Trump wanted to fire him for not backing election fraud claims. — Byung J. Pak, a former U.S. attorney in Atlanta, told congressional investigators on Wednesday that his abrupt resignation in January had been prompted by Justice Department officials' warning …
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Washington Post:
Republicans risk becoming face of delta surge as key GOP governors oppose anti-covid measures — In Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott has banned local governments from implementing mask requirements even as he pleads for emergency medical help in combating a surge in coronavirus cases from the delta variant.
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Office of the Texas Governor:
Governor Abbott, Attorney General Paxton Aligned in Defense of Executive Order Prohibiting Mask Mandates
Governor Abbott, Attorney General Paxton Aligned in Defense of Executive Order Prohibiting Mask Mandates
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New York Times:
Texas officials can temporarily require masks, judges rule.
Texas officials can temporarily require masks, judges rule.
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Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
Mississippi's Hospital System Could ‘Fail’ In 10 Days, UMMC Warns As Feds Rush In — With COVID-19 patients overflowing at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, including in its pediatric center, hospital leaders are warning that the medical system statewide could be on the verge of failing without drastic intervention.
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Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
With Mississippi Hospitals Near Calamity, Gov. Reeves Left State For GOP Political Event — “Hospitals and healthcare workers need you to help us,” Neshoba General Hospital CEO Lee McCall tweeted desperately at Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves yesterday as COVID-19 continued to overwhelm the state's least vaccinated county.
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Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Rand Paul discloses 16 months late that his wife bought stock in company behind covid treatment — An aide to the Kentucky Republican said he prepared the disclosure last year and only recently learned that it was never transmitted — Sen. Rand Paul revealed Wednesday that his wife bought stock …
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
YouTube suspends Sen. Rand Paul over a video falsely claiming masks are ineffective
YouTube suspends Sen. Rand Paul over a video falsely claiming masks are ineffective
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Josh Boswell / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘The Russians have videos of me doing crazy f***ing sex!’ Hunter Biden is seen in unearthed footage telling a prostitute that Russian drug dealers stole ANOTHER of his laptops for blackmail while he was close to overdosing in a Vegas hotel room — Hunter Biden claims Russian …
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The Atlantic:
Vaccine Refusers Risk Compassion Fatigue — On social media, I've been seeing sentiments that I never thought I'd see anyone express in a public forum. … These are harsh, angry feelings. And some of the people giving voice to them are doctors. — I am an obstetrician in New York.
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Giuliani told agents it was okay to ‘throw a fake’ during political campaign — Rudolph W. Giuliani's promise of a “big surprise” to help Donald Trump's election in October 2016 led to Democratic accusations the FBI was feeding him secrets about an investigation of Hillary Clinton.
CNN:
FDA expected to authorize Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for immunocompromised people within the next 48 hours — Fauci: I believe FDA will approve vaccines ‘very soon’ — (CNN)The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to announce within the next 48 hours that it is authorizing …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Federal judge says Trump's accountants must turn over tax records to House panel — A federal judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump's accountants must turn over two years' worth of his tax and financial records to a House committee investigating whether Trump and his businesses profited from his service in the White House.
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Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
House Democrats granted limited access to Trump financial records
House Democrats granted limited access to Trump financial records
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CNBC:
Kathy Hochul vows big change from ‘toxic’ Cuomo administration, will fire ‘unethical’ staffers — New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul said she is ready to take over as governor from Andrew Cuomo, and vowed not to have a “toxic” workplace as Cuomo allegedly has had for three terms.
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Jeff Schogol / Task & Purpose:
The White House is not being honest about how bad things are in Afghanistan — White House pronouncements about Afghanistan are quickly reaching the same level of absurdity of the “Five O'Clock Follies” press briefings from Saigon during the Vietnam War. — As the Taliban consolidate …
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CNN:
Federal government sends ventilators to Florida as DeSantis says he's unaware of shipment — (CNN)The Biden administration sent hundreds of ventilators to Florida in recent days as the state responds to a dramatic new increase in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, an official from the Department …
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Christopher F. Rufo / New York Post:
Lie of credit — American Express tells its workers capitalism is racist — American Express, which made a $2.3 billion profit last quarter, invited the great-grandson of the Nation of Islam's founder to tell its employees that capitalism is evil. — It was part of the credit-card giant's …
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Martyn McLaughlin / Scotsman:
Court grants permission for judicial review into Unexplained Wealth Order against Donald Trump — Legal efforts to force Scottish ministers to scrutinise the financing of Donald Trump's golf and hotel resorts have overcome a significant hurdle, after the Court of Session granted permission …
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Reuters:
Suspected saline switch sparks vaccine stir in Germany — Authorities in northern Germany appealed to thousands of people on Tuesday to get another shot of COVID-19 vaccine after a police investigation found that a Red Cross nurse may have injected them with a saline solution.
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ProPublica:
Secret IRS Files Reveal How Much the Ultrawealthy Gained by Shaping Trump's “Big, Beautiful Tax Cut” — The Secret IRS Files … In November 2017, with the administration of President Donald Trump rushing to get a massive tax overhaul through Congress, Sen. Ron Johnson stunned his colleagues by announcing he would vote “no.”
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YaleNews:
Donald Kagan, celebrated historian of the ancient world and revered teacher — Share this with Facebook Share this with Twitter Share this with LinkedIn Share this with Email Print this — Donald Kagan, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Classics and History, prominent for his scholarship …
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David Reaboi / Late Republic Nonsense:
Autonomy for Red America, Part 1 — In biology, an ecosystem is a complex of living organisms and their interrelationships with their physical environment within a particular unit of space. — In American politics today, the ecosystem of the Right is no less complex and interwoven.
Michaeleen Doucleff / NPR:
The Delta Variant Isn't As Contagious As Chickenpox. But It's Still Highly Contagious — In a leaked report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made a surprising claim about the delta variant of the coronavirus: It “is as transmissible as: - Chicken Pox,” the agency wrote …
Juan Vasquez / Washington Post:
I am a DACA beneficiary. I can't work as an ER doctor anymore. — Juan Vasquez is a resident physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine at NYU Langone Health and NYU Grossman School of Medicine. — I'm an emergency medicine physician in New York.
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Carroll Times Herald:
Jefferson coffee shop flooded with applications after raising wage to $15 an hour — JEFFERSON: Bold. Refreshing. Ethically sourced. — And that's just the coffee shop owner. — Rich Osborne, who owns Greene Bean Coffee in downtown Jefferson with wife Reagan, said they …
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Julio Rosas / Townhall:
‘This Is Lunacy’: Frustrated Border Patrol Agents Take Pictures of Overcrowded Detention Facilities — The Biden administration's handling of the ongoing crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border continues to flounder as the massive influx of people illegally crossing into the U.S. remains at an all-time high …
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Washington Post:
'We are in harm's way': Election officials fear for their personal safety amid torrent of false claims about voting — In preparation for a vote on local tax assessments last week in Houghton County, Mich., county clerk Jennifer Kelly took extraordinary precautions, asking election staff …
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