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Hunter Walker / The Uprising:
Trump Campaign Aide Among 14 ‘Alternate Electors’ Subpoenaed By January 6 Committee — The list also included multiple local Republican Party officials. … Lisa Vranicar Patton, who identifies herself as the Pennsylvania state events director for former President Trump's 2020 campaign on Linkedin …
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Select Committee to Investigate …:
Select Committee Subpoenas “Alternate Electors” from Seven States — Bolton, MS—Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) today announced that, as part of its investigation into the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol and its causes, the Select Committee has issued subpoenas to 14 individuals …
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CNN:
Trump WH spokesman is sent subpoena by January 6 committee — (CNN)The House Select Committee investigating January 6 has issued a subpoena Friday for a former White House spokesman with firsthand knowledge of Donald Trump's behavior before and during the January 6 attack on the Capitol …
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Blake Apgar / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Nevada GOP leaders subpoenaed by committee investigating Capitol riot
Nevada GOP leaders subpoenaed by committee investigating Capitol riot
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Robby Soave / Reason:
Georgetown Should Not Fire Ilya Shapiro for a Bad Tweet — Georgetown University's Black Law Students Association is demanding the firing of Ilya Shapiro, a director of constitutional studies at the Cato Institute, from his brand new position at the university.
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Poor, Misunderstood Mark Joseph Stern — One has to feel sorry for Slate's Mark Joseph Stern, who is being criticized on Twitter and beyond for what was clearly just a big ol' misunderstanding. There he was on Twitter, minding his own business, when he came across some tweets he disliked …
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
The race-baiting response to Biden's Supreme Court pledge
The race-baiting response to Biden's Supreme Court pledge
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Sergei Kuznetsov / Politico:
Lukashenko warns Belarus will go to war if Russia is attacked — Russia has sent thousands of troops into Belarus, but the country's authoritarian leader said Friday there will only be war if “aggression is committed against Belarus” or “our ally Russia.” — “If our country faces an aggression …
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Fox News Abandons the GOP on Russia
Fox News Abandons the GOP on Russia
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Phil Stewart / Reuters:
Exclusive: Russia moves blood supplies near Ukraine, adding to U.S. concern
Exclusive: Russia moves blood supplies near Ukraine, adding to U.S. concern
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Andrew Miller / Fox News:
Biden sending troops to Eastern Europe soon as Ukraine turmoil intensifies
Biden sending troops to Eastern Europe soon as Ukraine turmoil intensifies
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Zach Everson / Forbes:
The Secret Service Is Watching Former Ambassador John Bolton's House — Secret Service Police vehicles have been monitoring the home of John Bolton, a former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, for at least the past two days. — On Wednesday and Thursday, two white SUVs …
Vikrant Thardak / TFIGlobal:
Top Chinese scientist working in Hypersonic program flees China with critical secrets — Vikrant Thardak — Reading Time: 4 mins read — Become a Patron! — The US officials were left stunned when a Financial Times report revealed that Beijing had tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August last year.
Politico:
Why ‘imminent’ pisses Zelenskyy off — With help from Paul McLeary, Nahal Toosi, David Herszenhorn, Oriana Pawlyk and Daniel Lippman — In November, Ukrainian President VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY couldn't ring alarm bells loudly enough. “There is a threat today that there will be war tomorrow.
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William Saletan / Slate:
What I Learned in 25 Years of Writing for Slate — In 1996, Michael Kinsley called me with an offer. He was starting a magazine and wanted somebody to write a column, “The Horse Race,” tracking the presidential campaign. The race was boring—Bob Dole never had a shot against Bill Clinton—but the magazine, Slate, was exciting.
Christopher Miller / BuzzFeed News:
NATO Won't Put Troops In Ukraine, But Western Foreigners Are Volunteering To Join The Fight Against Russia — Fighters from the US and the European Union are signing up to fight in Ukraine against Russia. “Ukrainians are fighting for what America was fighting for — freedom.” — Reporting From
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Washington Post:
Bridge collapses in Pittsburgh, hours before Biden arrives to tout infrastructure package — PITTSBURGH — A major bridge collapsed in this city just hours before President Biden arrived to tout his new infrastructure law, providing a vivid illustration of the country's crumbling transportation system …
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Mother Jones:
We Uncovered How Many Georgians Were Disenfranchised by GOP Voting Restrictions. It's Staggering. — Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter. — “States are not engaging in trying to suppress voters whatsoever …
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Pennsylvania court tosses state's mail voting law — A Pennsylvania court struck down the state's mail voting law on Friday morning, saying that voters must amend the state constitution before such legislation is legal. — “No-excuse mail-in voting makes the exercise of the franchise …
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Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Pennsylvania court declares state's mail-in voting law unconstitutional, in win for Republicans
Pennsylvania court declares state's mail-in voting law unconstitutional, in win for Republicans
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Jonathan Blitzer / New Yorker:
The Disillusionment of a Young Biden Official — Andrea Flores's efforts to roll back Trump's immigration policies faced opposition inside and outside the White House. — In the spring of 2019, Andrea Flores, then a thirty-one-year-old associate at a law firm in Washington, D.C. …
Mel Leonor / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Youngkin's charter schools agenda gets the backing of university leaders — Gov. Glenn Youngkin's push to open more privately run public schools got the support of a number of Virginia higher education leaders who signed onto a proposal by the administration to open charter schools run by their institutions and funded by the state.
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Ben Goggin / NBC News:
Google stops serving ads on Fox News host Dan Bongino's website — Google dealt a major blow to conservative media personality and Fox News Channel host Dan Bongino on Friday, pulling Google ad services from his website Bongino.com. — The action follows YouTube's decision Wednesday …
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Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
And Now Dan Bongino Gets Booted From Google Ads
And Now Dan Bongino Gets Booted From Google Ads
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Lacie Pierson / Charleston Gazette-Mail:
Justice touts achievements, tells haters to kiss Babydog's hiney in delayed State of the State address — NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED, QUALITY LOCAL JOURNALISM.. — Gov. Jim Justice on Thursday used his second State of the State address as a victory lap for economic development and tourism in West Virginia …
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The Hill:
Biden ‘hot mic’ with Fox's Doocy fuels speculation — Did President Biden have an accidental “hot mic” moment this week when he was heard insulting a Fox News reporter? Or did the president intend for his comments to be picked up? — A number of observers have speculated about the latter.
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
We Still Can't See American Slavery for What It Was — The historian Marcus Rediker opens “The Slave Ship: A Human History” with a harrowing reconstruction of the journey, for a captive, from shore to ship: — An estimated 12.5 million people endured some version of this journey …
Victoria Bekiempis / New York Magazine:
Stormy Daniels Sees a Ghost — Michael Avenatti, her onetime sidekick, returns to grill her in court on the supernatural. — Just after 9 a.m. Friday, Michael Avenatti stood behind a plexiglass-enclosed lectern in a downtown courtroom and questioned Stormy Daniels about her encounters with the undead.
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Daniel Dale / CNN:
Twitter says it has quit taking action against lies about the 2020 election — (CNN)Twitter quit taking action to try to limit the spread of lies about the 2020 election, the company said on Friday — a day after another social media platform, YouTube, removed a Republican congressman's campaign ad because it included a 2020 lie.
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Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
‘Quick Reaction Forces’ And The Lingering Mysteries Of The Plot Against The Capitol — The Oath Keeper “QRFs” show how things could have been a lot worse, and how much more there is to learn. — The Comfort Inn location just off the interstate has three stars on Yelp …
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Anthony Man / Sun-Sentinel:
Republicans may prevent Broward's new Democratic lawmaker from participating in annual legislative session after all — Republicans who control most of state government aren't prepared to let Broward's newly elected Democratic state representative, Daryl Campbell, take office during the current legislative session.
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Melody Schreiber / New Republic:
The Big-Name Journalists Who Are Trying to “Both Sides” Covid — There is a movement afoot just as insidious as right-wingers refusing to wear masks and get vaccinated. It's progressives who are fully vaccinated but whose overcautious attitude toward Covid-19 is harming a generation …
David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:
Claiming partisan fairness models are proprietary, Princeton Gerrymandering Project won't show their work — An algorithm used by the Princeton Gerrymandering Project to determine the partisan fairness of New Jersey congressional districts won't be made public because the group says their redistricting analysis formula is proprietary.