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CNN:
Exclusive: Eric Trump and Kimberly Guilfoyle's phone records subpoenaed by January 6 committee — Washington (CNN)The House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol has subpoenaed and obtained records of phone numbers associated with one of former President Donald Trump's children …
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Politico:
Jan. 6 committee on verge of obtaining some records Trump has tried to shield — The Jan. 6 select committee is on the verge of obtaining several pages of Donald Trump's White House records that the former president has tried to shield from congressional investigators.
Select Committee to Investigate …:
Select Committee Subpoenas Trump Allies Involved in Attempts to Challenge or Overturn 2020 Election Results — Washington—Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) today announced that the Select Committee has issued subpoenas to four individuals who publicly promoted unsupported claims …
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Bess Levin / Vanity Fair:
Ivanka Trump Returns to Instagram With a Photoshoot Pretending to Be a Good Person — The former first daughter would like you to know she's very charitable in her free time. — One person who Donald Trump's time in the White House really hurt was Ivanka.
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Politico:
Jan. 6 investigators target Trump's court efforts to overturn election
Jan. 6 investigators target Trump's court efforts to overturn election
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Farnoush Amiri / Associated Press:
Rudy Giuliani among Trump allies subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel
Rudy Giuliani among Trump allies subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel
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NY State Attorney General:
Attorney General James Takes Action to Force Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump, Jr., and Ivanka Trump to Comply with Ongoing Investigation Into Trump Organization's Financial Dealings — Motion to Compel Filed After Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump, Jr., — and Ivanka Trump Refuse to Provide Sworn Testimony
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New York Times:
N.Y. Attorney General Outlines Pattern of Possible Fraud at Trump Business — The attorney general, Letitia James, released new details of her investigation into whether the company misrepresented the value of its assets, but her office did not file a lawsuit.
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Washington Post:
N.Y. attorney general alleges Trump's business inflated property values, wealth statements — NEW YORK — New York Attorney General Letitia James alleged on Tuesday that former president Donald Trump's business inflated the value of his properties and misstated his personal worth in representations …
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Doug Jones:
Restoring the Senate to Protect the Freedom to Vote — By Senators Tom Daschle (SD), Kent Conrad (ND), Byron Dorgan (ND), Bob Graham (FL), Heidi Heitkamp (ND), Doug Jones (AL), Mary Landrieu (LA), Blanche Lincoln (AR), Mark Pryor (AR), Mark Udall (CO), and Mark Begich (AK).
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Spencer / Declaration for American Democracy:
National Pro-Democracy Coalition Calls On Senate Democrats To Hold The Floor Until The Freedom To Vote Act: John R. Lewis Act Is Passed
Theodore Schleifer / Puck:
Silicon Valley's Doomed Pursuit of D.C. Nirvana
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Schumer proposing talking filibuster amid voting rights standoff
Schumer proposing talking filibuster amid voting rights standoff
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Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
Senate Democrats will try to force ‘talking filibuster’ on two partisan election bills
Senate Democrats will try to force ‘talking filibuster’ on two partisan election bills
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Politico:
Biden plans giveaway of 400M masks as Omicron surges — The Biden administration is planning to distribute hundreds of millions of free, high-quality masks through pharmacies and community health centers, a White House official said Wednesday. — The 400 million newly available masks …
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Ben Gittleson / ABC News:
Biden's report card: 1 year in, accomplishments and stalled priorities — The president grappled with COVID, the economy, climate change and more. — With the United States facing many of the same crises that Joe Biden took on when he took office one year ago, the president has been taking stock …
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Biden Year One Approval Ratings Subpar, Extremely Polarized
Biden Year One Approval Ratings Subpar, Extremely Polarized
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The Hill
Politico:
GOP takes a potent but risky new path: Hitting Biden on Covid
GOP takes a potent but risky new path: Hitting Biden on Covid
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Washington Post and New York Times
David Rutz / Fox News:
CNN fact-checker ignores Biden's false claims from Georgia voting speech, continuing trend
CNN fact-checker ignores Biden's false claims from Georgia voting speech, continuing trend
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Newsbusters
Brendan Farrington / Associated Press:
Florida could shield whites from ‘discomfort’ of racist past — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A bill pushed by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that would prohibit public schools and private businesses from making white people feel “discomfort” when they teach students or train employees …
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Politico:
Biden's favorite columnists revolt — Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration. With Allie Bice. — Even JENNIFER RUBIN thinks JOE BIDEN is in trouble. — “Biden needs a reset. Here's how he can do it,” …
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Wife of Justice Clarence Thomas signed off on letter saying Capitol attackers ‘have done nothing wrong’ — It has been less than a week since 11 Oath Keepers were arrested with seditious conspiracy, but the spouse of Justice Clarence Thomas believes that they “have done nothing wrong.”
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
The curious case of the clerk and the racist texts
The curious case of the clerk and the racist texts
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Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
White House warns Russian invasion of Ukraine may be imminent — WASHINGTON — The White House believes Russia could launch an invasion of Ukraine at any moment, press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday, warning that an “extremely dangerous situation” is building along the Ukrainian border.
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Vladimir Isachenkov / Associated Press:
Russia moves more troops westward amid Ukraine tensions
Russia moves more troops westward amid Ukraine tensions
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Vanessa Chalmers / New York Post:
Man's agonizing penis pain is found to be rare side effect of COVID — A man's agonizing penis pain was blamed on COVID infection, as docs warned of the rare side effect. — Writing in a medical journal, the Iranian team described how the virus led to blood clotting in the poor man's shaft.
Keith Griffith / Daily Mail:
Police said the male suspect (pictured) is believed to be homeless and fled through the back door before calming walking down an alley — The architectural design student from Pacific Palisades was alone in the Croft House store on La Brea Avenue in LA's upscale Fairfax neighborhood when a man entered around 1:50 p.m. and stabbed her.
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Aadi Nair / Reuters:
Athletes warned against speaking up on human rights at Beijing Games — Athletes travelling to next month's Beijing Olympics were warned on Tuesday about speaking up on human rights issues while in China for their own safety by speakers at a seminar hosted by Human Rights Watch.
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Emily Brooks / Washington Examiner:
McNerney and Langevin retirements mark 27th and 28th Democrats leaving House — Reps. Jim Langevin of Rhode Island and Jerry McNerney of California mark the 27th and 28th House Democrats not running for reelection in 2022 as analysts expect a favorable year for Republicans.
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Congressman Jim Langevin / The Providence Journal:
In his own words|Rep. Jim Langevin: Why I won't be running for reelection in 2022
In his own words|Rep. Jim Langevin: Why I won't be running for reelection in 2022
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Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
The Republican Parallel Universes Strategy — And how Democrats can break through it. — Shortly after the 2020 election I was chatting with a Republican strategist who'd done some work for several vulnerable-seeming GOP candidates who ultimately won their races, outperforming Donald Trump by several points.
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New Lines Magazine:
The Big Business of Uyghur Genocide Denial — A New Lines investigation reveals a network of charities funneling millions into left-wing platforms that take Beijing's side on the genocide allegations — and they're all connected to an American tech magnate
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
A.V. Club staff members lose their jobs after refusing a move to Los Angeles. — The staff of The A.V. Club, the Chicago-based pop culture website published by G/O Media, was given a choice: accept a relocation to Los Angeles or leave the publication with a severance package.
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New York Times:
André Leon Talley, Editor and Fashion Industry Force, Dies at 73 — Called “a creative genius,” he was the rare Black editor at the top of a field that was mostly white and notoriously elitist. — André Leon Talley, the larger-than-life fashion editor who shattered …
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New York Times:
Why Trump and DeSantis Are Talking About Australia — For conservatives, the country has become a symbol of coronavirus “tyranny.” — For those who haven't been following the conversation on the right about Australia, Donald Trump's recent entry into the chat might have been a little baffling.