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Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
Trump must testify in New York investigation, judge rules  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump must answer questions under oath in New York state's civil investigation into his business practices, a judge ruled Thursday.  —  Judge Arthur Engoron ordered Trump and his two eldest children …
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New York Times:
N.Y. Attorney General Can Interview Trump and 2 Children, Judge Rules  —  Former President Donald J. Trump and two of his children had sought to block Letitia James, the attorney general, from interviewing them under oath.  —  The New York attorney general can interview Donald J. Trump …
Discussion: USA Today and New Republic
Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Trump and his children may be deposed by New York attorney general, judge rules  —  (CNN)Former President Donald Trump, as well his children Ivanka and Donald Jr., must sit for depositions in the New York attorney general's civil investigation of their business practices, a New York judge ruled Thursday.
Discussion: Hollywood Reporter
Jacob Shamsian / Insider:
Trump said in court he had no ‘knowledge’ of his company's finances a day before he issued an 1,100-word statement defending his company's finances
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge orders Trump to sit for deposition in New York lawsuit
Mike McIntire / New York Times:
Trump Makes New Claims About His Wealth After Accountants Drop Him
Discussion: CNN
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
‘The brand is so toxic’: Dems fear extinction in rural US  —  SMETHPORT, Pa. (AP) — Some Democrats here in rural Pennsylvania are afraid to tell you they're Democrats.  —  The party's brand is so toxic in the small towns 100 miles northeast of Pittsburgh that some liberals have removed bumper stickers …
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Operation ‘Stop Greitens’ goes awry  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  SCOOP: TRUMP MEETS BRITT — Former President DONALD TRUMP met with Alabama GOP Senate candidate KATIE BRITT at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday, two sources familiar told Playbook.  The former president has been having buyer's remorse …
Lauren Dake / opb:
Oregon Supreme Court will rule on whether Nick Kristof can run for Oregon governor  —  The Oregon Supreme Court says Nick Kristof, the former New York Times columnist who quit his newspaper job to run for Oregon governor, cannot appear on the state's May primary ballot.The justices' decision …
Discussion: How Appealing and Willamette Week
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Hillary Borrud / Oregonian:
Nick Kristof can't run for Oregon governor, Supreme Court rules  —  Oregon's Democratic primary race for governor narrowed significantly Thursday, with the state Supreme Court ruling that former New York Times columnist Nick Kristof can't run because he does not meet the state's three-year residency requirement.
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Benjamin Oreskes / Los Angeles Times:
Karen Bass takes early lead in L.A. mayor's race, poll finds
Discussion: The Hill and Bloomberg
New York Times:
Spotify's Joe Rogan Deal Is Said to Be Worth Over $200 Million  —  The deal that brought his podcast to Spotify is said to be worth over $200 million, more than was previously known.  Accusations that he spreads misinformation have roiled the company.  —  It was the deal that helped …
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CBS News:
Ukraine, Russian-backed rebels accuse each other of shelling in Donbas region, where war has already simmered for years  —  Kyiv — Ukraine's military and the Russian-backed separatists it has battled for eight years in the country's eastern Donbas region both accused the other side of opening fire …
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Alexander Sammon / American Prospect:
Michelle Childs Sentenced a Man to 12 Years for Selling Eight Ounces of Weed  —  ‘I had more time than people in there who killed somebody,’ says Willie Roy Goodwin, who received the harsh sentence from the Supreme Court hopeful.  —  Since Willie Roy Goodwin's 2009 sentencing …
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Washington Post:
Jim Clyburn saved Biden's candidacy — and now has the president's ear on Supreme Court picks
Karen Townsend / HotAir:
Trudeau reprimanded in Parliament for remarks made to Jewish Conservative Party MP  —  Any time a politician resorts to making Nazi references during an argument, you know he or she is losing that argument.  It's always an out-of-bounds reference.  Yet, politicians continue to make the mistake of doing it.
Allahpundit / HotAir:
Leaked audio: CDC chief has no plans to change guidance for masking in schools  —  Walensky should quit, and not just because she still refuses to bow to the accumulated evidence that masking kids does more harm than good.  She should quit because, if this account by Robby Soave is accurate …
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Washington Post:
Washington Post poll: D.C. Mayor Bowser's approval rating drops amid rising concerns about crime  —  A majority of D.C. residents approve of Mayor Muriel E. Bowser's job performance — although her popularity has dropped from previous years, with residents growing sharply more concerned …
Discussion: The Hill
Matt Labash / Slack Tide:
P. J. O'Rourke, 1947-2022  —  Brilliant writer, beautiful soul  —  This past Tuesday morning, the news broke hard and cruel that another of the good guys had left us.  Though “good” guy is a sinful understatement in the case of P.J. O'Rourke.  He was the best guy.
Discussion: Anti-Knowledge and Washington Post
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
The MyPillow Guy Is Seriously Planning to Drop Pillows From the Sky Over Canada  —  PREPARE THE TEENY TINY PARACHUTES!  —  After his initial Tuesday shipment of MyPillow products was denied entry into Canada, Mike Lindell now has a backup plan to get free pillows to Canadian truckers: drop them from the sky via a helicopter.
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
US Capitol attack panel discusses subpoena for Ivanka Trump  —  House select committee is considering best way to get evidence from ex-president's daughter about his efforts to cling to power  —  The House select committee investigating the Capitol attack is considering issuing a subpoena …
Discussion: Raw Story and Insider
Reuters:
How a Saudi woman's iPhone revealed hacking around the world … A single activist helped turn the tide against NSO Group, one of the world's most sophisticated spyware companies now facing a cascade of legal action and scrutiny in Washington over damaging new allegations that its software …
more at Techmeme »
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
White House economists push back against pressure to blame corporate power for inflation … When the prepared congressional testimony of a senior administration official was circulated inside the White House in recent weeks, it included a passage tying inflation to corporate consolidation and monopoly power.
Discussion: RedState
David Siders / Politico:
GOP plunges into season of ‘self-hate’ that will rewire the party  —  Republicans are embarking on a primary season that is poised to reshape the GOP for a generation, and that journey begins in Texas.  —  In less than two weeks, the first primary election of 2022 will take place …
Steven Rattner / New York Times:
Biden Keeps Blaming the Supply Chain for Inflation.  That's Dishonest.  —  Mr. Rattner served as counselor to the Treasury secretary in the Obama administration.  —  In an interview with Lester Holt of NBC last week, President Biden hewed closely to his talking points on inflation …
Reuters:
Exclusive: Iran nuclear deal draft puts prisoners, enrichment, cash first, oil comes later - diplomats … A U.S.-Iranian deal taking shape to revive Iran's 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers lays out phases of mutual steps to bring both sides back into full compliance …
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
The regrettable death of the Slatepitch  —  We've lost a lot as every publication has become the same  —  Katie Robertson of the New York Times recently wrote about my former employer Slate and its “struggles to find identity and profit” in the modern world.
Lenny Bernstein / Washington Post:
Masks, vaccines and other measures blocked coronavirus spread at anime convention, CDC reports  —  When 53,000 people gathered at a New York City anime convention in late November, the stage was set for widespread transmission of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, which was just beginning its march across the United States.
Discussion: The Atlantic
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
The RNC Thinks Phony Electors Engaged in ‘Legitimate Political Discourse’  —  The censure resolution was really about defending the phony electors.  —  Most of the uproar around the Republican National Committee censure resolution that described the House Jan. 6th Committee as engaging in a …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Center For Children and Families:
Millions of Children May Lose Medicaid: What Can Be Done to Help Prevent Them From Becoming Uninsured?
Discussion: CNN and Florida Politics
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Rand Paul threatens to block Ukraine-Russia resolution
Discussion: Politico
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
LGBT Identification in U.S. Ticks Up to 7.1%
James Fernyhough / Financial Times:
Australia's biggest coal-fired power plant to shut years ahead of schedule
Rasmussen Reports:
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
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