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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
The race-baiting response to Biden's Supreme Court pledge — One hundred and fifteen Americans have sat on the Supreme Court. Of those, 110 have been men and 112 have been White. But now that President Biden has the chance to follow up on the promise he made to appoint a Black woman …
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Robby Soave / Reason:
Georgetown Should Not Fire Ilya Shapiro for a Bad Tweet — “I regret my poor choice of words, which undermine my message that no one should be discriminated against for his or her gender or skin color,” Shapiro tells Reason. — Georgetown University's Black Law Students Association …
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Timothy Johnson / Media Matters for America:
New York Times cites conservative legal pundit with history of smearing the competence of women jurists of color — The pundit, Ed Whelan, was also responsible for smearing Christine Blasey Ford by promoting a conspiracy theory that she mistook Brett Kavanaugh for a doppleganger
Chris Geidner / Grid News:
Biden's Supreme Court pick won't change many votes, but she will change the court
Biden's Supreme Court pick won't change many votes, but she will change the court
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Irin Carmon / New York Magazine:
What can Stephen Breyer's successor accomplish?
What can Stephen Breyer's successor accomplish?
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Let's Be Real: The Supreme Court Is Political and Always Has Been.
Let's Be Real: The Supreme Court Is Political and Always Has Been.
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Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
‘Who cares ... call them racists’: Explaining the dishonest attacks on legal scholar Ilya Shapiro
‘Who cares ... call them racists’: Explaining the dishonest attacks on legal scholar Ilya Shapiro
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Fox News Abandons the GOP on Russia — Night after night, the host of the top-rated show on Fox News repeats Vladimir Putin's talking points justifying aggression against Ukraine and opposing U.S. aid to that threatened sovereign country. Tucker Carlson's influence is felt across right-wing social media …
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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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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Scoop: Ukraine gives U.S. senators 4 specific asks on Russia sanctions, military aid
Scoop: Ukraine gives U.S. senators 4 specific asks on Russia sanctions, military aid
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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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Washington Post:
Biden gives infrastructure speech after visiting Pittsburgh bridge that collapsed hours earlier — After an impromptu trip to a bridge that crumpled hours earlier, injuring 10 people, President Biden on Friday gave his scheduled speech about infrastructure in Pittsburgh …
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
‘A boom, then a monster sound’: 10 hurt after bridge over Pittsburgh's Frick Park collapses — This story was updated at 11:10 a.m. on Friday, January 28, 2022. — Ten people were injured Friday morning when a bridge that carries Forbes Avenue over Frick Park in Pittsburgh collapsed …
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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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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Pennsylvania Court Says State's Mail Voting Law Is Unconstitutional
Pennsylvania Court Says State's Mail Voting Law Is Unconstitutional
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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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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Let Kids Take Their Masks Off After the Omicron Surge — Elissa Perkins, the director of infectious disease management in the emergency department of the Boston Medical Center, told me she spent most of 2020 “imploring everybody I could in every forum that I could to mask.”
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Anya Kamenetz / NPR:
After 2 years, growing calls to take masks off children in school
After 2 years, growing calls to take masks off children in school
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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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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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Steve Inskeep / NPR:
China's ambassador to the U.S. warns of ‘military conflict’ over Taiwan — China's ambassador to the United States issued a warning Thursday: The U.S. could face “military conflict” with China over the future status of Taiwan. — In his first one-on-one interview since assuming his post in Washington …
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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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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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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 …
Cameron Joseph / VICE:
This Wisconsin Lawmaker Is Ready to Quit the GOP Over Trump — “He is lying. He did not win Wisconsin. And he has provided no proof otherwise.” — CJ — Kathy Bernier has been a stolidly conservative voice in the Wisconsin Legislature for more than a decade.
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Christopher Ingraham / The Why Axis:
New data shows Americans more miserable than we've been in half a century — The latest release from the General Social Survey shows the toll the pandemic has taken on our mental health — When I worked at the Pew Research Center back in the mid-2000s one of our pollsters …
David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:
Atlis Gym owner Ian Smith will run for Congress against Andy Kim — Murphy critic will announce NJ-3 candidacy on Thursday — A South Jersey gym owner who gained national prominence for refusing to follow Gov. Phil Murphy's business closures and mask mandates during early months …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Salt Lake Tribune alerts police to threats to staffers after covid — The Salt Lake Tribune alerted police to threats that the newspaper received after publishing a Jan. 15 editorial that ripped state leaders for their response to covid-19, according to an email from executive editor Lauren Gustus to subscribers.
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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Rachel Bovard / The Federalist:
This Senate Rule Could Stop Democrats From Confirming Biden's SCOTUS Nominee — With the Senate split 50-50, the provision of Rule 26 that saved Lindsey Graham in 2020 could now doom a similar Democratic effort in 2022. — With Justice Stephen Breyer officially announcing his retirement on Thursday …
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Ryan Randazzo / Arizona Republic:
Cyber Ninjas CEO participates in contentious deposition, says he's not ready to turn over audit records — Cyber Ninjas CEO Doug Logan says he will not turn over records from the review of Maricopa County's 2020 election until he has a “clear” ruling he can appeal to the highest court.
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