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Reuters:
Kanye West publicist pressed Georgia election worker to confess to bogus fraud charges — Weeks after the 2020 election, a Chicago publicist for hip-hop artist Kanye West traveled to the suburban home of Ruby Freeman, a frightened Georgia election worker who was facing death threats …
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Reuters:
Two election workers break silence after enduring Trump backers' threats — Death threats from angry Trump supporters forced Georgia election worker Ruby Freeman, a 62-year-old grandmother, to flee her home of 20 years. Some messages called for her hanging; one urged people to “hunt” her.
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Talking Points Memo
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Perdue sues to inspect absentee ballots from 2020 Georgia election
Perdue sues to inspect absentee ballots from 2020 Georgia election
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CNN, New York Times, Daily Kos, Mediaite, Raw Story and The Georgia Star News
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Kanye West, Donald Trump and the effort to overturn the 2020 results in Georgia
Kanye West, Donald Trump and the effort to overturn the 2020 results in Georgia
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Media Matters for America
Jeff Amy / Associated Press:
Georgia's Perdue sues over 2020 election, pushes fraud claim
Georgia's Perdue sues over 2020 election, pushes fraud claim
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The Hill, FiveThirtyEight and The Daily Beast
Politico:
Trump campaign lawyer authored two memos claiming Pence could halt Biden's victory — A Donald Trump campaign lawyer wrote two legal memos in the week before the Jan. 6 Capitol attack that claimed then-Vice President Mike Pence had the authority to refuse to count presidential electors …
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Rolling Stone, Political Wire and Raw Story
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
What can happen to Mark Meadows and other Trump advisers who are ignoring Jan. 6 subpoenas?
What can happen to Mark Meadows and other Trump advisers who are ignoring Jan. 6 subpoenas?
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Timothy O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Now It's the Supreme Court's Turn on Trump's Jan. 6 Records
Now It's the Supreme Court's Turn on Trump's Jan. 6 Records
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Washington Post, CNN, Townhall, Raw Story, The Status Kuo and Washington Times
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
6 More Subpoenas Issued in House Panel's Jan. 6 Investigation
6 More Subpoenas Issued in House Panel's Jan. 6 Investigation
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Insider, New York Post, Washington Times, Right Wing Watch and Daily Kos
Select Committee to Investigate …:
Select Committee Subpoenas Individuals Involved in Planning January 5th and January 6th Rallies Preceding Violent Attack on the U.S. Capitol
Select Committee Subpoenas Individuals Involved in Planning January 5th and January 6th Rallies Preceding Violent Attack on the U.S. Capitol
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POLITICUSUSA, UPI and Bipartisan Report
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump blasts Netanyahu for disloyalty: “F**k him” — Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu were the closest of political allies during the four years they overlapped in office, at least in public. Not anymore. “I haven't spoken to him since,” Trump said of the former Israeli prime minister.
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Associated Press:
Trump slams Israel's Netanyahu for congratulating Biden — “Nobody did more for Bibi. And I liked Bibi,” Trump said. “But I also like loyalty... Bibi could have stayed quiet. He has made a terrible mistake.” — JERUSALEM — Former President Donald Trump lashed out with profanity …
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Axios, Ynetnews, The Times of Israel, Raw Story, Algemeiner.com and Mediaite
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Allows Challenge to Texas Abortion Law but Leaves It in Effect — The law, which bans most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, was drafted to evade review in federal court and has been in effect since September. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday allowed …
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Sarah Westwood / Washington Examiner:
Biden's legal losses: Seven times courts have struck against administration
Biden's legal losses: Seven times courts have struck against administration
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Politico, Washington Post and The National Law Review
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Supreme Court's Texas Abortion Decision Is a Disaster for Constitutional Rights
The Supreme Court's Texas Abortion Decision Is a Disaster for Constitutional Rights
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The White House:
Recent Data Show Dominant Meat Processing Companies Are Taking Advantage of Market Power to Raise Prices and Grow Profit Margins — The Biden Administration has been working at every level to address supply chain issues that are affecting prices. Many such issues are related to the pandemic …
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Andrea Shalal / Reuters:
Meat packers' profit margins jumped 300% during pandemic - White House economics team — Four of the biggest meat-processing companies, using their market power in the highly consolidated U.S. market to drive up meat prices and underpay farmers, have tripled their own net profit margins since …
Steve Liesman / CNBC:
Public view on Biden's handling of Covid and the economy takes another hit, CNBC survey shows — President Joe Biden's overall approval rating stabilized at a low level of 41%, according to the CNBC All-America Survey. — Biden's approval rating on handling the economy and dealing with the coronavirus both declined.
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Inflation surged 6.8% in November, even more than expected, to fastest rate since 1982
Inflation surged 6.8% in November, even more than expected, to fastest rate since 1982
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Fox Business, Insider, New York Times, Americans for Tax Reform, Wall Street Journal, All Facts Matter, Open Insights, The Hill, The Daily Caller, Breitbart, Reason, CNN, UPI, Twitchy, TheBlaze and IJR
CBO Publications:
Budgetary Effects of Making Specified Policies in the Build Back Better Act Permanent — This letter responds to a request from Senator Graham and Congressman Jason Smith for a projection of the budgetary effects, including the effects on interest costs, of a modified version of H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act.
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Washington Examiner, Breitbart, Fox News, The Hill, The American Independent, Townhall, Liberty Unyielding, Bloomberg, IJR and Insider
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Axios:
Blunder prevents early BuzzFeed employees from selling their shares — Many early BuzzFeed employees remain unable to sell their shares, even though the company went public this past Monday. — Why it matters: BuzzFeed stock has fallen more than 40%, and so far the company has given …
Lee Harris / American Prospect:
In Bid to Beef Up Bank Rules, Dems Stop Playing Nice — Republicans are crying foul as a Democratic majority at the FDIC sidesteps its Trump-appointed chair. — FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing, May 2019.
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Politico, New York Times and Wall Street Journal
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Covid Malaise — Why do Americans say the economy is in rough shape? Because it is. — Offices remain eerily empty. Airlines have canceled thousands of flights. Subways and buses are running less often. Schools sometimes call off entire days of class. Consumers waste time waiting in store lines.
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National Review, Truth and Consequences and HotAir
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Andrew Cuomo's top aide and Chris Cuomo planned to discredit Fox News' Janice Dean over Covid criticism, sources say — Andrew Cuomo's top aide, Melissa DeRosa, and his brother Chris Cuomo were among the former governor's allies plotting to discredit Janice Dean, sources said.
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The Daily Wire
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Putin barrels toward invading Ukraine, encouraged by Trump — Russian President Vladimir Putin's path toward threatening an invasion of Ukraine is marked by reckless actions. In this move toward defiance of international norms, Putin has been subtly encouraged by former president Donald Trump, a fellow traveler in recklessness.
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New Yorker:
The Secret History of the U.S. Diplomatic Failure in Afghanistan — A trove of unreleased documents reveals a dispiriting record of misjudgment, hubris, and delusion that led to the fall of the Western-backed government. … On April 14th, President Joe Biden ended the longest war in United States history …
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Raw Story and Political Wire
Jim Newell / Slate:
Democrats Could Have Gerrymandered Away a GOP Seat. Why Didn't They? — In Maryland, Democrats had the chance to go for the jugular. Here's what happened instead. — In the late night hours following the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, Maryland Rep. Andy Harris found himself in the middle of a fight.
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The Daily Caller and Washington Post
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Someone Is Lying About Why It Took So Long for the National Guard to Deploy on January 6 — Who isn't telling the truth, why not, and how will we find out? — What actually happened amongst the Army's leadership on January 6 during the crucial three hours between when then the U.S. Capitol …
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Overtime, Raw Story and New York Post
Washington Post:
Racists and Taliban supporters have flocked to Twitter's new audio service after executives ignored warnings — Employees who complained about the lack of moderation say they were sidelined — Earlier this year, as Twitter raced to roll out Spaces, its new live audio chat feature …
Konstantin Toropin / Military.com:
Oklahoma Guard Leader Tells Vaccine Refusers to Prepare for ‘Career Ending Federal Action’ — The leadership of the Oklahoma National Guard has acknowledged that its fight with the federal government over the COVID-19 vaccine mandate ultimately may lead to “career ending federal action” for troops.
Jeremy Duda / Arizona Mirror:
Redistricting panel takes steps to bolster GOP chances in latest changes — Republicans would fare well in the state's next congressional map under a series of changes members of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission proposed. — At the commission's meeting on Thursday …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The damage done by Joe Manchin is likely to get much worse — Something important just happened in Washington, but it created little more than a passing media ripple. The House passed a far-reaching political reform package late Thursday, but because it's simply assumed that Republicans will filibuster it …
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Townhall and New York Times