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Michael Isikoff / Yahoo News:
Schiff ‘vehemently’ disagrees with Attorney General Garland's reluctance to pursue Trump — American judge and 86th United States Attorney General — In unusually pointed comments about a member of President Biden's Cabinet, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff says he …
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Politico:
House hopes to defy history in criminal contempt case against Bannon — The House's push to prosecute Steve Bannon for defying its Jan. 6 investigators relies on a law that hasn't produced a conviction in decades and could take years to litigate. — Welcome to criminal contempt of Congress.
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Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
Obama DOJ official outlines three ‘fundamental problems’ with Trump's Capitol riot lawsuit
Obama DOJ official outlines three ‘fundamental problems’ with Trump's Capitol riot lawsuit
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ABC News, New York Times, The Hill and New Republic
Devan Cole / CNN:
Judge who's criticized Capitol insurrection to hear Trump's challenge to House subpoena of presidential records
Judge who's criticized Capitol insurrection to hear Trump's challenge to House subpoena of presidential records
CNN:
Biden tells House Democrats tuition-free community college is out of economic package — Manchin has a message for Sanders: Don't blame me — (CNN)President Joe Biden informed House progressives Tuesday afternoon that the final bill to expand the social safety net is expected …
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Washington Post:
Biden tells Democrats that package of up to $1.9 trillion should be new target of talks — The president met with key party members as they race to secure a pact. — President Biden told Democrats during a private meeting Tuesday that he believed they could secure a deal on a new tax …
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Biden in Wonderland — No matter how strenuously it insists that down is up and up is down …
Biden in Wonderland — No matter how strenuously it insists that down is up and up is down …
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ABC News and The Daily Wire
Politico:
Dems scramble for climate Plan C as Manchin dashes their dreams
Dems scramble for climate Plan C as Manchin dashes their dreams
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Reuters, Washington Times and Talking Points Memo
Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
Message to Progressives: Dragging Manchin and Sinema Isn't Working
Message to Progressives: Dragging Manchin and Sinema Isn't Working
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The Nation, Jacobin, CNBC, Washington Examiner, American Prospect and Vanity Fair
Page Six:
Kanye West dons bizarre mask for second Michael Cohen meeting — Who was that masked man? — Kanye West was spotted meeting again with former Trump fixer Michael Cohen for coffee on the Upper East Side on Tuesday — but this time, West was wearing the same strange prosthetic mask he'd been seen wearing at JFK Airport a day earlier.
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NBC News:
FBI agents swarm D.C. home of Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska — FBI agents swarmed the home of Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska in Washington D.C. Tuesday, an agency spokesperson confirmed to NBC News. — The reason for their presence wasn't immediately clear.
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New York Times:
F.B.I. Raids Homes Linked to Russian Oligarch — Agents investigating whether Oleg Deripaska violated U.S. sanctions searched homes he has used in New York and Washington, D.C. — F.B.I. agents on Tuesday morning searched homes linked to the Russian oligarch Oleg V. Deripaska …
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Quinnipiac University Poll:
78% Of Republicans Want To See Trump Run For President In 2024, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Americans Now Split On Border Wall As Opposition Softens — mail_outline — Nearly one year after the 2020 presidential election, a majority of Americans (58 - 35 percent) …
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Politico:
Why Biden's not doing interviews — Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration. With Allie Bice. — President JOE BIDEN is not doing one-on-one interviews. — In the first nine months of his presidency, he has participated in just 10, none since Labor Day.
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Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Congressman says he expects to be indicted — Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) told supporters on Tuesday he expects to be indicted on allegations he lied to federal investigators. — Driving the news: In a video uploaded to YouTube, the congressman sat with his wife and dog in a vintage pickup truck …
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U.S. Department of Justice:
U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry Charged with Scheme to Deceive Federal Investigators Probing Illegal Campaign Contributions in 2016 — LOS ANGELES - A federal grand jury today charged U.S. Representative Jeff Fortenberry, who represents Nebraska's 1st Congressional District …
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Ryan Hoffman / Omaha World-Herald:
Federal grand jury issues indictment for Rep. Jeff Fortenberry
Federal grand jury issues indictment for Rep. Jeff Fortenberry
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Abigail Tracy / Vanity Fair:
“Right Now, All I Want Is a Healthy Baby”: Former Congresswoman Katie Hill Is Ready for Her Next Chapter — Hill has been laying low since her congressional career blew up in scandal—now she's expecting her first child, and is plotting for the years ahead.
New York Times:
Trump's Pentagon Chief Ruled Out Ramping Up Troops at US-Mexico Border — Top national security aides to former President Trump also talked him out of launching military raids against drug cartels inside Mexico. — WASHINGTON — President Trump's defense secretary thought the idea was outrageous.
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Tablet Magazine:
Lectures From Limousine Liberals — The same people who sat at home praising essential workers as heroes now repay them with exclusion and sneering condescension
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HotAir and Instapundit
Kevin Duggan / AM New York:
SEE IT: Video shows maskless cops in Manhattan shove rider out of subway platform for asking them to cover faces — Two police shove a rider out the emergency exit at the 8th Street Station in Manhattan. — Instead of “serve” and “protect,” these cops shove and eject!
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Mediaite
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Fox News anchor Neil Cavuto tests positive for Covid-19 — New York (CNN Business)Fox News anchor Neil Cavuto has tested positive for Covid-19. — Cavuto, who has been public about his health challenges over the years, including a nearly 25-year journey with multiple sclerosis …
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Geneva Sands / CNN:
Homeland Security secretary tests positive for Covid-19
Homeland Security secretary tests positive for Covid-19
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Donald Trump (yet again) proves there's no bottom — (CNN)Roughly 24 hours after the death of Colin Powell, Donald Trump proved, again, that he is utterly incapable of empathy, grace or even common decency. — “Wonderful to see Colin Powell, who made big mistakes on Iraq and famously …
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Kurt Schlichter / Townhall:
Colin Powell and the Crisis of the Boomer Elite
Colin Powell and the Crisis of the Boomer Elite
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The Federalist and The Moderate Voice
Rachel Wegner / The Tennessean:
Travis Tritt cancels shows at venues that require COVID-19 vaccines, negative tests, masks — Travis Tritt has canceled shows at venues requiring masks, proof of COVID-19 vaccinations or a negative test. — The country singer and songwriter announced the move Monday …
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Associated Press:
US high court won't block vaccines for Maine health workers — PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court declined Tuesday to block a vaccine requirement imposed on Maine health care workers, the latest defeat for opponents of vaccine mandates. — It was the first time the Supreme Court weighed in on a statewide vaccine mandate.
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Washington Examiner, Insider and WTOP
Jack Nicas / New York Times:
Bolsonaro Should Face Homicide Charges Over Pandemic, Brazil Lawmakers Say — A long-awaited report from Brazil's Senate concludes that Jair Bolsonaro purposely let the coronavirus kill Brazilians in a failed bid for herd immunity. — BRASÍLIA, Brazil — A Brazilian congressional panel …
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Ramin Setoodeh / Variety:
Meghan McCain Tells All: 'The View's' ‘Toxic Work Environment,’ Why She Really Left and Her Feud With Joy Behar — In the 25-year history of “The View,” Meghan McCain is one of the only co-hosts to leave on her own — without being fired. — McCain's decision to quit the most-watched show …
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NBC News:
Oklahoma's anti-critical race theory law violates free speech rights, ACLU suit says — Teachers fear for their jobs after Oklahoma Gov. bans teaching systemic racism in schools — OKLAHOMA CITY — A coalition of civil rights groups sued the state of Oklahoma on Tuesday over a law limiting instruction …
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John Sexton / HotAir:
The author of The Handmaid's Tale tweeted a column defending the word ‘woman’ and the woke are outraged — Margaret Atwood is the Canadian author whose most famous creation is the dystopian novel “The Handmaid's Tale” about a future American theocracy in which women have no rights.
Bianca Fortis / ProPublica:
The Trump Administration Used Its Food Aid Program for Political Gain, Congressional Investigators Find — The Food to Families program, touted by Ivanka Trump, gave tens of millions of dollars to unqualified firms and was also used to promote then-President Trump.
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The American Independent
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Manchin, Sanders to seek deal on Biden agenda — Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), a key figure in the Democratic negotiations over a major human infrastructure spending package, told Democratic colleagues at lunch Tuesday that he will work with Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders …
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New York Post
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
CNN's John King discloses he is immunocompromised — New York (CNN Business)"CNN anchor and Chief National Correspondent John King told viewers on Tuesday that he has multiple sclerosis and is immunocompromised." — “I'm going to share a secret I've never shared before,” King said.
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New York Post, The Daily Beast and The Hill
Ben Terris / Washington Post:
What is Tommy Tuberville doing here? … Tommy Tuberville had a decision to make. So did the other Republican senators huddling with him in the storage closet. — It was Jan. 6, right-wing rioters were ransacking the U.S. Capitol, but these lawmakers were already in a secured part …
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Micheline Maynard / Washington Post:
Don't rant about short-staffed stores and supply chain woes. Try to lower expectations. — For more than a century, business experts have been trying to dial up the United States' efficiency. Ever since Frederick Taylor published “The Principles of Scientific Management” in 1911 …
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American Greatness:
The Stupid Money on the Right Rides the Grift Train — We either change course as a movement—in our funding, in our priorities, and in our actions—or we will lose. — Recently on the America Moment podcast, Michael Anton named names regarding Conservatism, Inc. The wide-ranging interview goes …
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
What We Learned in the Latest Campaign Cash Reports — Financial disclosures show who has the early money edge in key races, as well as the value of a Trump endorsement. — A startling amount of money is pouring into American elections, especially the race for control of Congress in 2022.
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Raw Story