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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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William A. Galston / Wall Street Journal:
Which Voters Made Joe Biden President? — Progressives say Biden owes them but suburbanites put him over the top in 2020. — A new myth is gathering momentum among progressive Democrats: Their “movement” elected Joe Biden, who therefore should support everything they want.
Cameron Joseph / VICE:
Trump Just Won't Stop Messing With Mitch McConnell — Trump won't stop picking fights with the Senate's most powerful Republican, and control of the Senate is at stake. — As the Senate closed in on passing a bipartisan infrastructure bill, President Trump couldn't resist taking one more poke …
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Lindsay Wise / Wall Street Journal:
McConnell Credits Biden for Infrastructure Breakthrough, Dismisses Trump Criticism
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Biden defies expectations. Again.
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Li Zhou / Vox:
Democrats' infrastructure gamble actually seems like it could be working
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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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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.
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
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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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FDA poised to OK 3rd vaccine dose for immunocompromised people — The Food and Drug Administration is poised to amend the emergency use authorizations for the Pfizer and the Moderna Covid-19 vaccines Thursday to allow people with compromised immune systems to get a third dose, according to two sources familiar with the plans.
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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
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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.
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
YouTube suspends Sen. Rand Paul over a video falsely claiming masks are ineffective — WASHINGTON — YouTube suspended Sen. Rand Paul's account on Tuesday for posting a video claiming cloth face masks are ineffective against the coronavirus. — “A badge of honor ... leftwing cretins …
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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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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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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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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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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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Axios:
Inside the Biden administration as Afghanistan collapses — The Taliban has stunned even some seasoned military and national security officials in the U.S. government with the speed of its conquests over the past week, sources with direct knowledge of the developments tell Axios.
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Jeff Schogol / Task & Purpose:
The White House is not being honest about how bad things are in Afghanistan
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Emily Singer / The American Independent:
Youngkin repeatedly praised Florida's COVID response as cases surged — Florida is now facing one of the country's worst COVID-19 caseloads. — Virginia's Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin has repeatedly praised Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in recent months as a model …
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Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Ron DeSantis Is The Nation's Worst COVID Governor
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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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FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth:
Dallas County mask mandate starts Thursday due to COVID-19 Delta variant outbreak — Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins issues mask mandate due to COVID-19 Delta variant outbreak — The mask mandate applies to all child care centers, Pre-K-12 public schools, businesses and Dallas County buildings.
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Karen Townsend / HotAir:
A first: Judge delivers a blow to Abbott's ban on mask mandates in schools with temporary restraining order
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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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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 …
Olivia Little / Media Matters for America:
Far-right conspiracy theories about FEMA's emergency alert system test are going viral on TikTok — Far-right conspiracy theories about today's nationwide emergency alert test by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission are going viral on TikTok.
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Jackie Salo / New York Post:
Italian Americans mad at Cuomo for dismissing creepy behavior as cultural — Italian Americans are outraged that Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared to try to write off his creepy behavior with women as “cultural behavioral differences.” — “We Italians refuse to acknowledge Cuomo as a member of la famiglia …
Politico:
Children's hospitals are swamped with Covid patients — and it may only get worse — The number of kids infected with Covid-19 is soaring as the highly contagious Delta variant spreads and schools reopen, pushing children's hospitals around the country to the brink.
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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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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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CNN:
Federal prosecutors came to suspect Trump Org CFO Allen Weisselberg lied, and considered charging him with perjury — New York (CNN)New York federal prosecutors came to suspect the Trump Organization's chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, lied in testimony during their investigation …
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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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