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Dan Merica / CNN:
McAuliffe says Virginia election ‘is not about Trump’ after making former President central figure in campaign — Trump has been relatively hands off. Smerconish has a theory why — Virginia Beach, Virginia (CNN)Terry McAuliffe claimed on Saturday that the Virginia gubernatorial election is …
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Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
Group of anti-Trump Republicans was behind tiki torches in Virginia campaign
Group of anti-Trump Republicans was behind tiki torches in Virginia campaign
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Townhall, Crooks and Liars and Twitchy
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Today's deep question: Just how badly will the tikis torch Terry?
Today's deep question: Just how badly will the tikis torch Terry?
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MSN, New York Post, CNN and The Gateway Pundit
Isaac Schorr / Yahoo News:
New Poll Shows Youngkin, Fellow Republicans Sweeping Virginia
New Poll Shows Youngkin, Fellow Republicans Sweeping Virginia
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Townhall, Fox News, Breitbart and Newsbusters
Kate McGee / The Texas Tribune:
911 transcripts filed in updated “Trump Train” lawsuit reveal San Marcos police refused to send escort to Biden bus — The highway confrontation between a Biden bus and Trump supporters made national news in the final days of the heated 2020 presidential campaign.
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New York Post:
26 FDNY firehouses out of service over vaccine mandate staff shortage — The FDNY shuttered 26 fire companies citywide Saturday morning because of staff shortages caused by the COVID-19 vaccination mandate — an “unconscionable” move some officials fear could have catastrophic consequences.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Most Damning Jan 6th Revelation Yet — New Emails Show Trump and Eastman Saw the Insurrectionists as the Foot Soldiers of the Coup. They Cheered Them on and Used Them in Real Time. — As I have noted in other recent posts, much of the recent ‘news’ about the insurrection has not been terribly new.
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
John Eastman Blamed Pence for Violence at Jan. 6 Riot
John Eastman Blamed Pence for Violence at Jan. 6 Riot
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HuffPost, Slate, New York Magazine, Mother Jones, HotAir and CNN
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The most shocking new revelation about John Eastman
The most shocking new revelation about John Eastman
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Rolling Stone, Raw Story, Mediaite and Insider
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
‘A deliberate, orchestrated campaign’: the real story behind Trump's attempted coup
‘A deliberate, orchestrated campaign’: the real story behind Trump's attempted coup
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Informed Comment, New York Post, Associated Press and Raw Story
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Court Filing Lists Documents Trump Seeks to Withhold From Jan. 6 Inquiry — The National Archives says the former president is asserting executive privilege over phone logs, notes and other records concerning the attack on the Capitol. — WASHINGTON — Former President Donald J. Trump …
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Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
Trump wants call logs, aide's notes hidden from Jan. 6 panel
Trump wants call logs, aide's notes hidden from Jan. 6 panel
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Call logs, speech drafts among records Trump is trying to block from Jan. 6 investigators
Call logs, speech drafts among records Trump is trying to block from Jan. 6 investigators
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Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Inside the last-ditch effort by Democratic women to pressure Manchin and salvage paid family and medical leave — The party's still-forming $1.75 trillion economic package jettisoned the long-time priority to win over the West Virginia moderate. But many Democrats aren't yet ready to give up the fight.
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Merrick Garland Plays Dumb on a DOJ Atrocity — There is no doubt that he grasps how wrong he is. — NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE — M — errick Garland turns out to be a political hack. — The attorney general very much enjoys his reputation as a distinguished former federal appellate judge …
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Ruth Serven Smith / al.com:
Samford disinvites historian Jon Meacham after student anti-abortion protest — Want more state education news? Sign up for The Alabama Education Lab's free, weekly newsletter, Ed Chat. — Samford University has uninvited Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham from inauguration ceremonies …
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Washington Post:
Biden, other G-20 world leaders formally endorse groundbreaking global corporate minimum tax — The new global minimum tax of 15 percent aims to reverse the decades-long decline in tax rates on corporations across the world — ROME — President Biden and the other national leaders gathered …
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Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
G-20 leaders endorse global minimum tax
G-20 leaders endorse global minimum tax
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Erik Larson / Bloomberg:
Trump Making ‘Last Ditch’ Effort to Skip Deposition, Zervos Says — Former President Donald Trump is making a “last ditch” effort to avoid being deposed in a defamation lawsuit filed by a former “Apprentice” contestant who claims he sexually assaulted her, a judge was told.
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Washington Post:
Russian troop movements near Ukraine border prompt concern in U.S., Europe — A renewed buildup of Russian troops near the Ukrainian border has raised concern among some officials in the United States and Europe who are tracking what they consider irregular movements of equipment and personnel on Russia's western flank.
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New York Times:
Curtis Sliwa Has New York's Attention Again. Was That Always the Point? — The founder of the Guardian Angels has sought the spotlight for decades. With his long-shot bid to become the city's next mayor, he has found it again. — When New Yorkers feared their subway and streets amid …
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Washington Examiner
Frank Stoltze / LAist:
LA Sheriff Warns Of ‘Mass Exodus’ Of Deputies Because of Vaccine Mandate — LAist relies on your reader support, not paywalls. — Freely accessible local news is vital. Please power our reporters and help keep us independent with a donation today. — Donate Now
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court embarks on most dramatic reckoning for abortion rights in decades — The Supreme Court will face a bramble of unsettled legal questions when it reviews Texas's most-restrictive-in-the-nation abortion law Monday, but the inquiry itself is evidence of a changed court whose view …
Jan Hoffman / New York Times:
Covid Shots Are a Go for Children, but Parents Are Reluctant to Consent — Vaccinating 5- to 11-year-olds could be a big step toward returning to normal life in the U.S., but even parents who got the shot are worried about how it might affect their kids. — The Food and Drug Administration's …
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
‘This is a powder keg’: AR-15-loving church aligning itself with the far right as it grows — According to a report from Business Insider, the Rod of Iron ministry that worships the AR-15 and is decidedly pro-Donald Trump, is increasingly aligning itself with far-right figures as evidenced by a recent …
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American Psychological Association:
APA apologizes for longstanding contributions to systemic racism — Acknowledges failures, accepts responsibility, pledges change for psychology — WASHINGTON — As part of the nation's historic reckoning on racism, the American Psychological Association has apologized to communities …