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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 …
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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.
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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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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Washington Post, Bipartisan Report, Media Matters for America and Salon
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, POLITICUSUSA, UPI and Bipartisan Report
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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CNN:
January 6 committee subpoenas Trump-backed congressional candidate
January 6 committee subpoenas Trump-backed congressional candidate
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Roll Call, NBC News, Washington Times, Bloomberg and The Guardian
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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Stephen Fowler / Georgia Public Broadcasting:
David Perdue files election lawsuit with recycled, already-disproven claims of fraud
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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Daily Kos, Mediaite, CNN, New York Times, Associated Press 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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Reuters, Media Matters for America and Raw Story
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
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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Emily Smith / New York Post:
Chris Cuomo allegedly blasted Janice Dean as ‘that Fox weather bitch’ in smear plot — Chris Cuomo schemed to discredit Fox News meteorologist Janice Dean, allegedly calling her “that Fox weather bitch” in texts after she criticized Gov. Andrew Cuomo for transferring COVID-19 patients to nursing homes.
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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 …
Andy Greene / Rolling Stone:
Michael Nesmith, Monkees Singer-Songwriter, Dead at 78 — “With infinite love we announce that Michael Nesmith has passed away this morning in his home, surrounded by family, peacefully and of natural causes,” his family said in a statement — Monkees singer and guitarist Michael Nesmith …
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Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
Republicans in Texas County, in Unusual Move, Upend Primary System — The G.O.P. in Potter County is planning to break away from a nonpartisan election board and hold its own primary next year, in a move criticized by election experts. — The Republican Party in the second-largest county …
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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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Breitbart, The Daily Caller and Mediaite
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 …
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
John Roberts Has Lost Control — When the Supreme Court released its opinions this morning on the two Texas cases around S.B. 8—the vigilante bill that allows anyone to collect $10,000 bounties against suspected abortion providers—there wasn't a lot of clarity or consistency in the news media on how to frame what had happened.
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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
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
Zachary Halaschak / Washington Examiner:
Democratic spending bill would add $3 trillion to deficits if provisions made permanent, CBO says — The House version of the Democratic climate and social spending bill would increase federal deficits by $3 trillion over the next decade if temporary provisions are made permanent, the Congressional Budget Office estimated Friday.
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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, Wall Street Journal and New York Times
KAIT-TV:
Tornado Warning: Two dead, five injured at Monette Manor — Monette Manor area damaged, mass casualty event reported — By Region 8 Newsdesk — JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Two people were killed and five others were injured Friday evening as a tornado moved through Monette at a local nursing home …
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Overwhelming Number of Diversity Officers at US Colleges Hold Anti-Israel Views, Study Says — Findings come as anti-Semitic attacks on students have skyrocketed in recent years — An overwhelming number of diversity, equity, and inclusion officers at American universities …
Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Biden Talks Vaccines and Bob Dole in Interview With Jimmy Fallon — It was the president's third interview with the comedian Jimmy Fallon, but his first visit to a late-night show since his inauguration. — WASHINGTON — President Biden made his first late-night show appearance since taking office …
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