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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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Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Perdue sues to inspect absentee ballots from 2020 Georgia election — Lawsuit arrives four days after announcing his campaign — Republican candidate for Georgia governor David Perdue filed a lawsuit Friday seeking to inspect absentee ballots in Fulton County, repeating …
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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
Stephen Fowler / Georgia Public Broadcasting:
David Perdue files election lawsuit with recycled, already-disproven claims of fraud
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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Georgia Public Broadcasting, Mediaite, The Hill and The Daily Beast
New York Times:
Jan. 6 Committee Examines PowerPoint Document Sent to Meadows — Mark Meadows's lawyer said the former White House chief of staff did not act on the document, which recommended that President Donald J. Trump declare a national emergency to keep himself in power.
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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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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Capitol attack panel obtains PowerPoint that set out plan for Trump to stage coup — Presentation turned over by Mark Meadows made several recommendations for Trump to pursue to retain presidency — Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows turned over to the House select committee investigating …
Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Explosive PowerPoint presentation detailing plan to overturn election for Trump discovered by Jan 6 committee — The actions recommended in the 36-page PowerPoint presentation are similar to what Trump allies were demanding of a top Defence Department official in the days leading up to the 6 January insurrection
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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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Washington Examiner, UPI, Bipartisan Report and POLITICUSUSA
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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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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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Supreme Court's Texas Abortion Decision Is a Disaster for Constitutional Rights — On Friday, the Supreme Court allowed abortion providers to sue Texas over S.B. 8, the state's six-week abortion ban. In an 8-1 decision, the justices authorized a lawsuit against “executive licensing officials” …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Allows Challenge to Texas Abortion Law but Leaves It in Effect
Supreme Court Allows Challenge to Texas Abortion Law but Leaves It in Effect
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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
John Roberts Has Lost Control
John Roberts Has Lost Control
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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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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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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 …
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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 …
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 …
Danielle Rhoades Ha / The New York Times Company:
New York Times Response to Senator Rubio's Follow-up Letter — Senator Marco Rubio, in a new letter to The Times, once again misrepresented The Times's coverage of the crackdown in China. Read our response. — Dear Senator Rubio, — Your most recent letter again misrepresented our work …
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Allahpundit / HotAir:
Colorado's Democratic governor: I'm not mandating masks. The COVID emergency is over. — Is this guy running for president? — As a Republican, I mean. These comments are disqualifying in a Democratic primary. — DeSantis/Polis could be the fusion ticket America needs to heal.
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Michelle P. Fulcher / Colorado Public Radio:
Interview: Gov. Polis says it's not health officials' jobs to tell Coloradans to wear masks
Interview: Gov. Polis says it's not health officials' jobs to tell Coloradans to wear masks
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Mediaite and The Daily Caller
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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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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Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
How's the Economy? Biden Sees a Boom. Many Americans Don't.
How's the Economy? Biden Sees a Boom. Many Americans Don't.
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How to Read The New York Times, Breitbart and HotAir
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
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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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
fox43.com:
Pa. Supreme Court vacates mask mandate for schools, child care facilities effective immediately — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has vacated the mask mandate issued by the Acting State Health Secretary Alison Beam. — PENNSYLVANIA, USA — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has affirmed …
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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 Washington Free Beacon
Randee Dawn / TODAY.com:
27 courses, very little edible: Review of Michelin-starred restaurant goes viral — A Michelin star is one of the most desired of all seals of approval in the restaurant industry. Earning one usually indicates a restaurant of the highest quality, indicating to diners that they're …
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The Everywhereist and Insider
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
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 …