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Washington Post:
Some Trump records taken to Mar-a-Lago clearly marked as classified, including documents at ‘top secret’ level — The existence of documents officially labeled as classified in the trove — which has not previously been reported — raises new questions about why the materials were taken out of the White House.
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New York Times:
Republicans Who Railed About Clinton Emails Are Quiet on Trump's Records — Republicans once attacked Hillary Clinton for her handling of government records. But few showed outrage over news about former President Donald J. Trump's White House records. — Donald J. Trump once thundered …
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U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon:
Wyden and Heinrich: Newly Declassified Documents Reveal Previously Secret CIA Bulk Collection, Problems With CIA Handling of Americans' Information — Senators Call for Critically Needed Transparency About CIA Bulk Collection; Documents Declassified at Wyden and Heinrich's Request
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
C.I.A. Is Collecting in Bulk Certain Data Affecting Americans, Senators Warn — A partly declassified letter from two senators, Ron Wyden and Martin Heinrich, does not say what the data is. — WASHINGTON — The Central Intelligence Agency has for years been collecting in bulk …
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Nomaan Merchant / Associated Press:
Senators: CIA has secret program that collects American data — WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA has a secret, undisclosed data repository that includes information collected about Americans, two Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee said Thursday. While neither the agency nor lawmakers …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The existential dread of journalists watching the Sarah Palin trial — Every journalist knows the feeling. Your story — or the story you've edited — has been published, maybe on a tight deadline, and you realize too late that it contains a mistake. Cue the stages of grief: Defensive disbelief.
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The New Neo and New York Post
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Sarah Palin bombs on witness stand in New York Times trial — Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin's years as a conservative provocateur, TV personality and outspoken critic of the “lamestream media” have ill-prepared her for any venue in which the federal rules of evidence hold sway.
Globe and Mail:
Ontario prepares fines, possible seizure of trucks to end Ambassador Bridge blockade, sources say — The Ontario government is preparing a series of measures in an effort to break the logjam at the Ambassador Bridge and reopen the most important trade link between Canada and the U.S. …
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Prime Minister of Canada and Politico
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Justin Ling / The Guardian:
Paranoia and alarmism: Canada truckers' ‘intelligence reports’ hint at mindset
Paranoia and alarmism: Canada truckers' ‘intelligence reports’ hint at mindset
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Associated Press:
US urges Canada to use federal powers to end bridge blockade
US urges Canada to use federal powers to end bridge blockade
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Matt Taibbi / TK News:
Justin Trudeau's Ceauşescu Moment
Justin Trudeau's Ceauşescu Moment
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The American Spectator, Life is a Palindrome …, TheBlaze and NPR
Teaganne Finn / NBC News:
Biden warns Americans in Ukraine to leave, says sending troops to evacuate would be ‘world war’ — Biden on Supreme Court nominee: he's done a ‘deep dive’ on ‘about four people’ — President Joe Biden issued a warning Thursday to any Americans who remain in Ukraine as Russia continues to threaten an invasion: Leave.
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NBC News:
NBC News Exclusive: One-on-one with President Biden — In an exclusive, wide-ranging interview with NBC News' Lester Holt, President Joe Biden discusses the growing number of states rolling back mask requirements, the tense standoff with Russia over Ukraine, skyrocketing inflation …
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Insider, Washington Post and The Western Journal
Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Deputy Va. attorney general resigns after revelation of Facebook posts praising Jan. 6 rioters, claiming Trump won election — A top deputy overseeing election issues for Virginia's new Republican attorney general resigned Thursday after The Washington Post questioned the office about Facebook posts …
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Forbes, CNN, Mother Jones, NBC4 Washington, Raw Story and The Hill
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Biden talks Supreme Court timing with Democratic senators — The president huddled with Judiciary Committee members as a nomination fight looms. — Democratic senators urged President Biden on Thursday to announce his Supreme Court nomination as soon as possible, and Biden signaled he was moving quickly …
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Althouse, New York Times and Bloomberg
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Myah Ward / Politico:
Biden says he's thoroughly reviewed ‘about 4’ SCOTUS candidates so far
Biden says he's thoroughly reviewed ‘about 4’ SCOTUS candidates so far
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Biden predicts his Supreme Court nominee will get Republican votes
Biden predicts his Supreme Court nominee will get Republican votes
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Associated Press, MyNorthwest.com, Washington Examiner, Original Jurisdiction and Washington Post
Liz Cheney / Wall Street Journal:
The Jan. 6 Committee Won't Be Intimidated — We are focused on facts, not rhetoric, and will present them no matter what our critics say. — I keep on my desk a copy of the oath my great-great-grandfather signed when he re-enlisted in the Union Army in 1863.
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New York Times:
Trump's Missing Call Logs Present a Challenge for Jan. 6 Investigators
Trump's Missing Call Logs Present a Challenge for Jan. 6 Investigators
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Mara Siegler / Page Six:
Anthony Weiner to co-host radio show with Curtis Sliwa, is ready for ‘tough questions’ — In what may be the oddest coupling in radio history, former Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner will be co-hosting a New York show with Guardian Angels founder and former Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa.
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Most Biden detractors say he's done nothing they like since becoming president — (CNN)Nearly 6 in 10 Americans disapprove of how Joe Biden is handling his presidency, with most of that group saying there's literally nothing Biden has done since taking office that they approve of.
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Michel Rose / Reuters:
Putin kept Macron at a distance for snubbing COVID demands: sources … French President Emmanuel Macron refused a Kremlin request that he take a Russian COVID-19 test when he arrived to see President Vladimir Putin this week, and was therefore kept at a distance from the Russian leader, two sources in Macron's entourage told Reuters.
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Politico, Forbes, One America News Network, TMZ.com, Insider, РИА …, National Review and Political Wire
New York Times:
How Republicans Saw Inflation Coming — The White House has been slow to recognize the political potency of rising prices. But Republicans had a plan, and they think the issue can help realign the American electorate. — If Democrats lose control of Congress in November …
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HotAir
Carol Rosenberg / New York Times:
Panel Approves Transfer of Saudi Engineer From Guantánamo Bay — The decision means that a majority of detainees at the wartime prison are cleared for transfer if U.S. diplomats can forge security deals with countries to receive them — WASHINGTON — A U.S. government review panel …
The Daily Beast:
Republicans Admit: MTG's Blessing Is the Next Best Thing to Trump's in 2022 — “Actually, it can be good for the candidate, and I don't know if I would have predicted that a year ago,” one Republican source said. — At the violent, historically disgraceful conclusion of Donald Trump's presidency …
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Associated Press and Raw Story
Yahoo News:
U.S. intelligence report details ‘indirect’ Russian government support for Western neofascist groups — A U.S. intelligence community assessment obtained by Yahoo News concluded that the Russian government is providing “indirect and passive support” to neofascist groups operating in the U.S. and elsewhere …
Brian Slodysko / Associated Press:
Police records complicate Herschel Walker's recovery story — WASHINGTON (AP) — One warm fall evening in 2001, police in Irving, Texas, received an alarming call from Herschel Walker's therapist. The football legend and current Republican Senate candidate in Georgia was “volatile,” …
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Associated Press and Raw Story
Meredith Wadman / Science:
COVID-19 takes serious toll on heart health—a full year after recovery — Giant study shows striking rise in long-term heart and vessel disease — From very early in the pandemic, it was clear that SARS-CoV-2 can damage the heart and blood vessels while people are acutely ill. Patients developed clots …
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The Daily Caller, New York Post and Reuters