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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump tested positive for Covid few days before Biden debate, chief of staff says in new book — Mark Meadows makes stunning admission in new memoir obtained by Guardian, saying a second test returned negative — Donald Trump tested positive for Covid-19 three days before his first debate …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The reckless timeline of Trump's positive coronavirus test — Donald Trump claimed more than a dozen times that he was the most transparent president in history. But according to a top aide and ally, when he tested positive for the coronavirus for the first time in the fall of 2020 …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Live Updates: Mississippi Abortion Law Arguments Conclude at Supreme Court — The arguments are over. Here's what happens next. — The justices will cast tentative votes at a private conference in the coming days. The senior justice in the majority will then assign the majority opinion to a colleague or, just as likely, keep it.
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Supreme Court conservatives look ready to gut Roe v. Wade during arguments in Mississippi abortion case — The Supreme Court's conservative majority on Wednesday appeared poised to side with Mississippi in its bid to uphold a 15-week abortion ban. — If so, that ruling …
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Roberts wonders: Is it a good thing that our abortion laws are closest to ... North Korea and China?
Roberts wonders: Is it a good thing that our abortion laws are closest to ... North Korea and China?
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New York Times, National Review and Washington Examiner
ABC News:
Parties prep for earthquake over future of abortion rights: The Note
Parties prep for earthquake over future of abortion rights: The Note
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Fox News, Associated Press, Morning Shots, The Gateway Pundit and New Republic
Ellena Erskine / SCOTUSblog:
We read all the amicus briefs in Dobbs so you don't have to
We read all the amicus briefs in Dobbs so you don't have to
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Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Pro-life, pro-choice lawmakers brace for historic Supreme Court abortion arguments
Pro-life, pro-choice lawmakers brace for historic Supreme Court abortion arguments
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Washington Examiner, Washington Post, National Review, LifeNews.com, Townhall and The Federalist
Sarah Jones / New York Magazine:
There's No Such Thing As a Pro-Life Feminist
There's No Such Thing As a Pro-Life Feminist
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New York Times
Emma Platoff / The Boston Globe:
Governor Charlie Baker telling allies he isn't running for reelection — Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, the Republican who maintained the enduring support of his blue state constituents through boom times, the Trump presidency, and in the face of mass death during the COVID-19 pandemic …
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Boston Herald:
Full Text: Gov Charlie Baker, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito letter on not seeking re-election — To Our Friends & Colleagues - — After several months of discussion with our families, we have decided not to seek re election in 2022. This was an extremely difficult decision for us.
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Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker won't seek reelection
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker won't seek reelection
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Michelle Boorstein / Washington Post:
Marcus Lamb, head of Daystar, a large Christian network that discouraged vaccines, dies after getting covid-19 — Marcus Lamb, founder of the large Christian network Daystar, died Tuesday after contracting the coronavirus. Lamb's network during the pandemic has made the virus a huge focus …
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Religion News Service, The Daily Beast, The Hill and Daystar Television
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Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
Founder Of Anti-Vaccine Christian TV Network Dies After COVID-19 Fight
Founder Of Anti-Vaccine Christian TV Network Dies After COVID-19 Fight
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Tim Fitzsimons / NBC News:
Anti-vaccine Christian broadcaster Marcus Lamb dies at 64 after contracting Covid
Anti-vaccine Christian broadcaster Marcus Lamb dies at 64 after contracting Covid
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Harvard University:
1. A majority (52%) of young Americans believe that our democracy is either “in trouble,” or “failing” — Only 7% of young Americans view the United States as a “healthy democracy”; 27% described the nation as a “somewhat functioning democracy,” 39% a “democracy in trouble,” …
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CNN:
CNN suspends Chris Cuomo indefinitely — New York (CNN Business)CNN said Tuesday that it has suspended Chris Cuomo “indefinitely” after new documents released this week indicated that the anchor was more intimately involved than previously known in helping his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo …
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Washington Post:
Young Americans are really down on democracy and reeling from the pandemic
Young Americans are really down on democracy and reeling from the pandemic
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Washington Examiner, The Hill and HotAir
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
MSNBC avoids breaking news of Chris Cuomo's suspension, refrains from criticizing rival CNN anchor
MSNBC avoids breaking news of Chris Cuomo's suspension, refrains from criticizing rival CNN anchor
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Newsbusters and Washington Free Beacon
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Scoop: Conservatives plot government shutdown over vaccine mandate — DRIVING THE DAY — FRIDAY'S SHUTDOWN SHOWDOWN GETS REAL — Conservatives on both sides of the Capitol are privately plotting to force a government shutdown Friday in an effort to defund …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Why the Discredited Dossier Does Not Undercut the Russia Investigation — Donald J. Trump and his backers say revelations about the Steele dossier show the Russia investigation was a “hoax.” That is not what the facts indicate. — WASHINGTON — Former President Donald J. Trump and his allies …
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Anders Anglesey / Newsweek:
QAnon Followers Rush to Defend Donald Trump After Pilot Testifies He Was on Jeffrey Epstein's Jet — QAnon followers and commentators have rushed to defend Donald Trump after Jeffrey Epstein's former pilot testified in Ghislaine Maxwell's trial that the former president had traveled on one of the pedophile's private planes.
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Washington Examiner and Raw Story
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Why the CIA is so worried about Russia and Ukraine — The CIA discovered something scary in October: Russia was moving troops toward the Ukrainian border — and, unlike in previous border thrusts, was making secret plans about how to use them. — The agency also worried that the potential conflict zone …
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HotAir, Insider, New York Post and CBS News
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Ann M. Simmons / Wall Street Journal:
Russia Expels Some U.S. Diplomats in Latest Tit-for-Tat Action
Russia Expels Some U.S. Diplomats in Latest Tit-for-Tat Action
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Los Angeles Times:
L.A. voters angry, frustrated over homeless crisis, demand faster action, poll finds — Amid deep frustration over widespread, visible homelessness, Los Angeles voters want the government to act faster and focus on shelter for people living in the streets, even if those efforts are short-term …
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The Hill
John Wright / Raw Story:
Trump supporter arrested after allegedly casting multiple ballots in Florida — A registered Republican and apparent supporter of former president Donald Trump has been arrested and charged with casting more than one ballot in an election. — Joan Halstead, a 72-year-old resident of the Villages …
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Villages-News
Olivia Beavers / Politico:
Mace and Greene keep feuding, despite McCarthy's effort to intervene — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy tried — without success — Tuesday night to end an ugly battle between two of his GOP freshmen. — The California Republican implored Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) …
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Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Dr. Oz Quacks the Code of Republican Politics — Having peddled snake oil for years, he's found his true calling in the GOP. — Sean Parnell, the Trump-anointed candidate for Senate in Pennsylvania, dropped out of the race a week ago after a custody hearing that featured lurid details of his relationship with his ex-wife.
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Axios:
Clinton Foundation donations plummet 75% — Donations to the Clinton Foundation plummeted to $16 million last year, down nearly 75% from the organization's peak when former secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was running for president, records reviewed by Axios show.
Erin Banco / Politico:
How Trump's ‘America First’ edict delayed the global Covid fight — Decisions by top officials responding to President Donald Trump's edict to protect “America first” contributed to a global delay in Covid-19 vaccine donations and a lack of effort to assist low- and middle-income countries …