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Washington Post:
National Archives asks Justice Dept. to investigate Trump's handling of White House records — The request came amid revelations that officials recovered 15 boxes of materials from the former president's Mar-a-Lago residence that weren't handed back to the government as they should have been
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New York Times:
Archives Found Possible Classified Material in Boxes Returned by Trump — The National Archives consulted with the Justice Department about the discovery after the former president sent back documents that he had improperly taken from the White House when he left office.
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ABC News:
Former White House press aide appears before Jan. 6 committee — Sarah Matthews appeared Tuesday for an interview with the committee. — Sarah Matthews, a Trump White House press aide who resigned over the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, appeared Tuesday for an interview …
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Washington Post, UPI, Washington Examiner and Talking Points Memo
nsarchive.gwu.edu:
President Trump May Have Violated Laws Protecting Government Property When He Destroyed, Removed Records, NGOs Assert
President Trump May Have Violated Laws Protecting Government Property When He Destroyed, Removed Records, NGOs Assert
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Washington Post and The Hill
Teaganne Finn / NBC News:
National Archives asks Justice Department to probe Trump's handling of White House records
National Archives asks Justice Department to probe Trump's handling of White House records
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CBS News and Mercury News
Alejandra Marquez Janse / NPR:
Which skin color emoji should you use? The answer can be more complex than you think … Heath Racela identifies as three-quarters white and one-quarter Filipino. When texting, he chooses a yellow emoji instead of a skin tone option, because he feels it doesn't represent any specific ethnicity or color.
Washington Post:
Giuliani asked Michigan prosecutor to give voting machines to Trump team — President's legal advisers helped twist clerical error by rural county into key tenet of false election-fraud claim — In the weeks after the 2020 election, Rudolph W. Giuliani and other legal advisers …
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Above the Law, Daily Kos, Bipartisan Report, Raw Story, Rolling Stone, Mediaite, Alternet.org, CNBC, Political Wire, Talking Points Memo and Washington Examiner
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Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Read the emails showing Trump allies' connections to voting machine seizure push — Leaked emails obtained by POLITICO reveal the connection of two outside Trump allies — Washington lawyer Katherine Friess and Texas entrepreneur Russell Ramsland — to the failed push to seize voting machines …
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Raw Story
James Hibberd / Hollywood Reporter:
Joe Rogan Returns to Stand-Up Stage, Mocks His Controversies — Rogan addressed his recent headlines with a self-deprecating set: “If you want my advice, don't take my advice.” — Joe Rogan returned to the stand-up stage Tuesday night with a self-deprecating set that mocked and discussed his recent headlines.
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Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
CNN anchor admits she's ‘officially out of ideas’ for ‘what to do about Joe Rogan’ — The liberal network has waged relentless attacks toward the popular podcast host — Thought police attacking Joe Rogan like they did Soviet dissidents: Koffler — It appears CNN is losing steam in its criticism toward podcast giant Joe Rogan.
Dean Obeidallah / MSNBC:
Joe Rogan and Spotify know there's an audience for his racist, sexist garbage
Joe Rogan and Spotify know there's an audience for his racist, sexist garbage
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Twitchy, Alternet.org, TechCrunch and Media Matters for America
CNN:
McConnell squares off with conservatives for downplaying ‘violent insurrection’ — (CNN)Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell made clear this week that the deadly events on January 6, 2021, were a “violent insurrection” meant to stop the peaceful transfer of power — a comment prompting backlash …
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Yascha Mounk / The Atlantic:
Open Everything — In March 2020, I wrote that America should “cancel everything” in response to the acute threat posed by COVID-19: Mass events should be postponed, companies should send employees home from the office, and schools should move classes online. — I remain convinced that this was the right thing to do.
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Cassidy Morrison / Washington Examiner:
The seven blue states announcing ends to mask mandates
The seven blue states announcing ends to mask mandates
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Wall Street Journal, RedState and Fox News
New York Times:
Dropping Indoor Mask Mandate, New York Joins Blue States Easing Covid Rules
Dropping Indoor Mask Mandate, New York Joins Blue States Easing Covid Rules
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Select Committee to Investigate …:
Select Committee Subpoenas Peter Navarro — Washington—Chairman Bennie G. Thompson today announced that the Select Committee has issued a subpoena to former White House trade advisor Peter Navarro. The committee is seeking records and deposition testimony from Mr. Navarro, who …
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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Trump adviser Peter Navarro
Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Trump adviser Peter Navarro
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Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
Capitol riot committee should not immunize Democrats from hard questions
Capitol riot committee should not immunize Democrats from hard questions
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CNN
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Fox News goes all-in promoting anti-vaccine-mandate Canadian truckers — The network has devoted roughly 8 hours to the “freedom fighters” — Fox News' effort to discourage its viewers from vaccinating themselves against COVID-19 has gone international. The network's stars …
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Washington Examiner, Daily Mail, KVIA-TV, New Republic, Daily Camera and The Daily Beast
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Cynthia Miller-Idriss / MSNBC:
Canada's ‘nationwide insurrection’ is bringing together an unlikely and alarming alliance
Canada's ‘nationwide insurrection’ is bringing together an unlikely and alarming alliance
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New York Times, Al Jazeera, Angus Reid Institute, americamagazine.org and Twitchy
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Debunking false claims about the Canadian convoy protests
Fact check: Debunking false claims about the Canadian convoy protests
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Raw Story, Washington Post, ABC17NEWS, Common Dreams, First Draft and Insider
Eileen McClory / dayton-daily-news:
VIDEO: Yellow Springs votes no on housing plan after Chappelle, others speak up — Development can still move forward, but without affordable housing component — Oberer Homes can move forward with a new development in Yellow Springs, but without an affordable housing component initially promised …
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Variety, Daily Kos, Consequence, Rolling Stone and Mediaite
Eric Garcia / The Independent:
Repeat STOCK Act violator Sen Tommy Tuberville calls trading ban for Congress ‘ridiculous’ — Exclusive: ‘They might as well start sending robots up here,’ senator tells The Independent — Congress Moves Closer to Barring Lawmakers From Trading on Stock Market
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Insider, Springfield News-Leader, Washington Post, HotAir, Raw Story and NRCC
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Accuses Pelosi of Running ‘Gazpacho Police.’ … Have you ever heard two unfamiliar words, and assumed they're different pronunciations of the same word? It has happened to all of us at some point. For most of us, though, it has not happened with a word like “Gestapo …
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Occupy Democrats, HuffPost, Insider, New York Post and Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber / Reuters:
Figure skating-Russian media say teen star tested positive for banned drug … Russian media reported on Wednesday that 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva had tested positive for a banned drug, after the ceremony to present her and her team mates with their Olympic gold medals was postponed for unexplained legal reasons.
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insidethegames.biz, Newsweek, WTOP News, National Review and One America News Network
Dan MacGuill / Snopes.com:
Did Biden Admin ‘Fund Crack Pipes’ To ‘Advance Racial Equity’? … Origin — In February 2022, right-leaning outlets reported breathlessly that the Biden administration had plans to fund the distribution of crack pipes in order to advance the cause of racial equity.
Gabrielle Bluestone / New York Magazine:
‘I More So Consider Myself a Con Artist Than Anything’ — What Danielle Miller learned at Horace Mann and Rikers. — Danielle Miller walked into Rikers Island at 3 a.m. in the dead of winter, shivering in a flimsy Missoni cover-up, Hervé Léger bathing suit, and Valentino Rockstud heels …
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The Cut
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Ron DeSantis, 'Don't say gay,' and the new GOP ‘snitch culture’ — The GOP proposals sweeping the country that restrict the teaching of race have an obvious purpose: to make teachers feel perpetually on thin ice, so they shy away from difficult discussions about our national past rather …
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Common Dreams, NBC News, CNN, Raw Story, Insider and Mercury News
Nell Gluckman / Chronicle of Higher Education:
They Signed a Letter in Support of a Colleague. Now They Want to Take It Back. — Last week 38 Harvard professors signed a letter in support of their colleague John L. Comaroff, who the university found had violated its sexual-harassment and professional-conduct policies. — Now they want to take it back.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Harvard Crimson, Gawker and Political Junkie
CNN:
Pence rebuked Trump — and received an outpouring of GOP support in response — (CNN)Mike Pence did not initially intend to admonish former President Donald Trump during a long-planned speech last week. But a pair of statements from Trump criticizing Pence's actions on January 6, 2021 …
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The Hill, Raw Story and New Republic
Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
‘Blue’ suburban moms are mobilizing to counter conservatives in fights over masks, book bans and diversity education — Dozens of suburban moms from around the country dialed into an Ohio-based Zoom training session last month with the same goal — to learn how to combat the increasingly vitriolic rhetoric …
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Salon
Kansas City Star:
Congressional map splitting KCK passes over Kelly veto — The Kansas House overrode Gov. Laura Kelly's veto on Wednesday to enact a congressional map splitting Wyandotte County for the first time in 40 years. — It is all but certain to face a court challenge amid allegations …
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Mother Jones, The Daily Caller and Associated Press
Wall Street Journal:
White House Approves Plan to Help Americans Leaving Ukraine if Russia Attacks — U.S. troops will set up checkpoints and tent camps inside Poland's border to help Americans who leave Ukraine — WASHINGTON—The White House has approved a Pentagon plan for U.S. troops in Poland to help thousands …
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Matt Ford / New Republic:
The Supreme Court Is Even More Conservative Than You Think — How conservative is the Supreme Court? To some observers, it is unambiguously anchored on the right, eager to write its ideological vision of the Constitution into the fabric of American law. To others, there are glimmers of moderation …
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RedState
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Some Trump allies want him to pull his endorsement of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ahead of GOP primary — Donald Trump's team has heard from allies who are trying to encourage the former president to withdraw his support for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, according to people familiar with the matter.
Kyle Smith / National Review:
Leana Wen's 180-Degree Reversal on Masks — Three weeks ago, she called for tightening mask policy. Now she says it should be up to individuals. — s of January 14, one of the Democratic/media complex's favorite spokespeople, Dr. Leana Wen, was saying we needed to tighten our mask policy.
David Kihara / Politico:
Florida man connected to Gaetz probe formally enters guilty plea — A Florida collectibles dealer connected to the federal investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz formally entered a guilty plea in Orlando on Wednesday, marking another twist in the ongoing probe into the Republican congressman.