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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Cracking the Sinema code — Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's political allies have some free advice for anyone trying to bully the wine-drinking triathlete into supporting President Biden's $3.5 trillion budget bill: She doesn't play by Washington's rules — and she's prepared to walk away.
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New York Times:
Arizona Senator Returns Home as Spending Deal Remains Elusive — With Democrats pleading for a deal on a hard-fought social safety net bill, one of the key holdouts, Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, left Washington on Friday. The reason, her spokesman said, was a medical appointment for a foot injury.
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Daily Kos, New Republic, Political Wire and OpenSecrets.org
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Why does Washington do everything at the last minute? It's complicated.
Why does Washington do everything at the last minute? It's complicated.
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Roll Call
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The Democratic Civil War Has a Winner: Donald Trump — Biden's agenda is up against more than just the moderates-versus-progressives split. — First, the good news. The government did not shut down at midnight. New covid infections in the United States have fallen twenty-five per cent over the past couple weeks.
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Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Live Updates: ‘There Will Be a Vote Today’ on Infrastructure, Pelosi Says — Here's what you need to know: — The House is set to try again to pass a $1 trillion infrastructure bill after Pelosi delayed the vote. — The House of Representatives aims on Friday to try …
David Dayen / American Prospect:
The Progressive Caucus Wields Power
The Progressive Caucus Wields Power
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Salon, Breitbart, Fox Business, New Republic and Politico
Allahpundit / HotAir:
Uh oh: No infrastructure vote today either?
Uh oh: No infrastructure vote today either?
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Insider, Fox News and Mother Jones
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The Biden agenda is in peril. Here's the hidden reason it might survive.
The Biden agenda is in peril. Here's the hidden reason it might survive.
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CNN, Insider, Axios, Crooks and Liars and CNN
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Ozy Media Says It Is Shutting Down — The digital media start-up had come under scrutiny for its business practices in recent days following articles in The Times. — Read in app — Ozy Media, the digital media company that came under scrutiny for its business practices in recent days …
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Reuters:
Merck pill seen as ‘a huge advance’, raises hope of preventing COVID-19 deaths — An antiviral pill developed by U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co (MRK.N) could half the chances of dying or being hospitalized for those most at risk of contracting severe COVID-19, with experts hailing it as a potential breakthrough in how the virus is treated.
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Wall Street Journal:
Pill Intended to Be Covid-19's Tamiflu Succeeds in Key Study
Pill Intended to Be Covid-19's Tamiflu Succeeds in Key Study
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Los Angeles Times:
Newsom orders COVID vaccines for eligible students, the first K-12 school mandate in nation — In the first such action in the nation, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a mandate Friday requiring all eligible public and private schoolchildren in California to be vaccinated against COVID-19 …
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Politico:
California to mandate student Covid vaccines once FDA gives full approval
California to mandate student Covid vaccines once FDA gives full approval
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Wonking Out: Biden Should Ignore the Debt Limit and Mint a $1 Trillion Coin — Read in app — It's hard to believe now, but before Donald Trump became the G.O.P.'s presidential nominee in 2016, Senator Marco Rubio of Florida was widely seen as a champion of the “reformicons” …
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Who the Hell Is Jim Treacher?, Breitbart and New York Magazine
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Stephanie Grisham / Politico:
How Jared and Ivanka Hijacked the White House's Covid Response — The year 2020 started on a promising enough note for the president, at least considering all we'd endured the previous three years. The economy was good, the impeachment effort on Ukraine looked like a dud and the polls were decent.
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Grisham calls Kushner ‘Rasputin in a slim-fitting suit’
Grisham calls Kushner ‘Rasputin in a slim-fitting suit’
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Insider, Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
David Reaboi / Late Republic Nonsense:
National Divorce Is Expensive, But It's Worth Every Penny — The National Divorce discussion prepares the ground for crucial thinking about what comes next in America, as the country grows even more divided, bitter, and angry. — For the last several years, I've been among a handful of commentators …
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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
SHOCK POLL: Majority of Trump Voters Now in Favor of Seceding from the Union — A shocking new poll from the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia reveals that over half of Trump voters surveyed, and 41% of Biden voters, are in favor of blue and/or red states seceding from the union.
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Jeff Goodell / Rolling Stone:
Joe Manchin Just Cooked the Planet — The senator won't quit fossil fuels and is going to neuter the reconciliation bill — and we're all going to pay the price — West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin just cooked the planet. I don't mean that in a metaphorical sense. I mean that literally.
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Mark Follman / Mother Jones:
Trump Extremists Brought Numerous Guns on January 6, Evidence Shows — For more than eight months, Republican lawmakers have sought to rewrite the harrowing events of January 6. They have continually whitewashed the assault on the US Capitol despite copious footage showing mobs …
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Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Far-right militia group membership surged after Capitol attack, hack shows
Far-right militia group membership surged after Capitol attack, hack shows
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Raw Story
Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
USPS is about to charge you more for slower mail. Here's why. … Delivery slowdowns at the U.S. Postal Service take effect Friday, and higher prices are soon to follow. The nation's mail service is preparing to implement core components of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's 10-year plan for the agency …
Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
Alex Jones must pay damages to Sandy Hook families after calling shooting a ‘giant hoax,’ judge rules — Alex Jones, the right-wing conspiracy theorist and founder of Infowars, is responsible for all damages in two lawsuits stemming from his false claims that the Sandy Hook school shooting was a “giant hoax,” a judge ruled this week.
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Rachel Olding / The Daily Beast:
Far-Right Boogaloo Admits Posing as BLM Supporter While Shooting Up Minneapolis Cop Station — MOLE — A member of the far-right Boogaloo Boys had admitted he traveled from Texas to Minneapolis in the wake of George Floyd's death and posed as a Black Lives Matter supporter while wreaking havoc on the city.
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Matt Sepic / MPR News:
Texas man, 24, admits shooting at Minneapolis police station during riot
Texas man, 24, admits shooting at Minneapolis police station during riot
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Joe.My.God., Raw Story, Mediaite and Digby's Hullabaloo
CNN:
Fact check: Did the Marine who Trump brought on stage at rally actually hoist a baby over a wall at Kabul airport? — Washington (CNN)During a rally in Georgia over the weekend, former President Donald Trump invited Lance Cpl. Hunter Clark to the stage, implying he was the Marine in a viral video …
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John Wright / Raw Story:
Marine lied at Trump rally about pulling baby over wall in Afghanistan: report
Marine lied at Trump rally about pulling baby over wall in Afghanistan: report
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IJR
Josh Kelety / Phoenix New Times:
The Target of an Alleged Proud Boys Plot Has Been Found Murdered in El Mirage — Members of the Proud Boys, a far-right group of “western chauvinists.” — A man who allegedly was the previous target of a surveillance and assassination plot by a former attorney for the Proud Boys …
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CNN:
Dissension at the Supreme Court as justices take their anger public — (CNN)Supreme Court justices have revealed a new level of defensiveness and anger in recent weeks, showing irritation with public expectations, the news media and one another. — The extraordinary public display extends beyond …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Alito's political broadside against Supreme Court critics — and how it misfires
Alito's political broadside against Supreme Court critics — and how it misfires
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Politico, NBC Los Angeles and Daily Kos
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: State Capitol statue for Clarence Thomas gaining steam — A proposal to display a statue of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on the statehouse grounds is gaining traction among Georgia Republicans.State Sen. Jason Anavitarte, who said it's “only fitting and proper” …
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National Review and TheGrio
Emma Green / The Atlantic:
The Conservatives Dreading—And Preparing for—Civil War — “Let me start big. The mission of the Claremont Institute is to save Western civilization,” says Ryan Williams, the organization's president, looking at the camera, in a crisp navy suit. “We've always aimed high.” A trumpet blares.
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Founder of Russian Bank Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud — Admits to Concealing More Than $1 Billion in Assets when Renouncing U.S. Citizenship and Agrees to Pay More Than $500 Million Penalty — The founder of a Russian bank pleaded guilty today to filing a materially false tax return.