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Washington Post:
Jan. 6 White House logs given to House show 7-hour gap in Trump calls … Internal White House records from the day of the attack on the U.S. Capitol that were turned over to the House select committee show a gap in President Donald Trump's phone logs of seven hours and 37 minutes …
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Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Democrats in Congress ask Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from Jan. 6 cases — Top Democrats on the Senate and House judiciary committees issued a letter to the Supreme Court on Monday requesting that Justice Clarence Thomas recuse himself from any future cases involving the Jan. 6, 2021 …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Manchin: GOP treatment of Jackson ‘disgraceful,’ ‘embarrassing’ — Centrist Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said the way Republican senators treated Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson at last week's hearings was “disgraceful” and “embarrassing” after they repeatedly brought up her record of sentencing child pornography offenders.
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump's January 6 plot appears darker and more dangerous by the day — Reporter: Why judge's comment about Trump is a big deal — (CNN)Former President Donald Trump's attempt to steal the 2020 election is being revealed week-by-week to be deeper and broader than it initially appeared …
Politico:
‘Do your job’: Jan. 6 committee presses DOJ as push for Meadows contempt charge languishes
‘Do your job’: Jan. 6 committee presses DOJ as push for Meadows contempt charge languishes
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Merrick Garland Has More Than Enough to Investigate Trump
Merrick Garland Has More Than Enough to Investigate Trump
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New York Times:
Even with signs of progress in peace talks, the fighting continued on several fronts. — The gains in negotiations came as Ukrainian troops appeared to push back Russian forces around Kyiv. Russia said a meeting between President Vladimir V. Putin and President Volodymyr Zelensky could occur once a draft peace agreement was ready.
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Jim Sciutto / CNN:
US intel assess ‘major’ strategy shift by Russia as it moves some forces away from Kyiv
US intel assess ‘major’ strategy shift by Russia as it moves some forces away from Kyiv
James Rothwell / Telegraph:
High risks at low altitude: Ukraine's pilots reveal tactics giving them the edge in the skies
High risks at low altitude: Ukraine's pilots reveal tactics giving them the edge in the skies
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Eliot A. Cohen / The Atlantic:
Don't Let Up Now — Russia appears to be revising its strategy in Ukraine.
Don't Let Up Now — Russia appears to be revising its strategy in Ukraine.
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
‘Significant’ evidence suggests Trump Organization misstated asset values for more than a decade, NY AG says — The New York Attorney General's probe of the Trump Organization “uncovered significant evidence” suggesting that the company's financial statements for more than a decade relied …
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Raw Story
US Food and Drug Administration:
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Second Booster Dose of Two COVID-19 Vaccines for Older and Immunocompromised Individuals — For Immediate Release: — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized a second booster dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech …
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Cassidy Morrison / Washington Examiner:
FDA authorizes second boosters of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for adults over 50
FDA authorizes second boosters of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for adults over 50
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Future of Trumpism … In late February, as daily deaths from COVID-19 tallied in the thousands across the country, Florida governor Ron DeSantis announced his latest effort to dismantle his state's response to the coronavirus pandemic. Private businesses, he insisted, should stop requiring their employees to wear masks at work.
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National Review
Errol Louis / New York Magazine:
AOC's Warning for Democrats: 'We're in Trouble' — Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez thinks President Biden got played by Senator Joe Manchin — and that the president's nostalgia for a bygone era of backroom dealmaking could prove disastrous for Democrats in the midterms.
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John Kruzel / The Hill:
Ocasio-Cortez to Clarence Thomas: Resign or face impeachment
Ocasio-Cortez to Clarence Thomas: Resign or face impeachment
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Steven Rodas / New Jersey Online:
N.J. town sues woman, 82, for ‘voluminous’ and ‘burdensome’ public records requests — Elouise McDaniel prefers to deal with matters over the phone or via fax machine, but she made an exception last fall when her email pinged with a notification from Irvington Township.
Mark Moore / New York Post:
Madison Cawthorn says DC is orgy-filled, cocaine-fueled ‘House of Cards’ — Rep. Madison Cawthorn says his fellow lawmakers have invited him to take part in orgies in Washington and snorted lines of cocaine right in front of him. — Cawthorn, a 26-year-old Republican from North Carolina …
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Emily Brooks / The Hill:
McCarthy to speak to Cawthorn after orgy comment sparks GOP frustration
McCarthy to speak to Cawthorn after orgy comment sparks GOP frustration
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New York Times:
New Focus on How a Trump Tweet Incited Far-Right Groups Ahead of Jan. 6 — Federal prosecutors and congressional investigators are documenting how the former president's “Be there, will be wild!” post became a catalyst for militants before the Capitol assault. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
GOP headaches grow as infighting roils Senate primaries — Republican frustrations are growing as multiple GOP Senate primaries have descended into infighting, threatening the party's chances of retaking the upper chamber in November. — In recent weeks, Senate primaries in Missouri and Ohio have turned volatile.
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Haley BeMiller / The Columbus Dispatch:
False claims about 2020 election dominate debate between Ohio GOP U.S. Senate candidates
False claims about 2020 election dominate debate between Ohio GOP U.S. Senate candidates
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John Solomon / Just The News:
Exclusive: Trump calls on Putin to release info on Hunter Biden's dealings with oligarchs — “I think we should know that answer,” America's 45th president says.
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Michael Rezendes / Associated Press:
Civilian Army leader led child porn ring, risked US security — SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — David Frodsham was a top civilian commander at a U.S. air base in Afghanistan when he “jokingly” asked an IT technician for access to YouPorn, the video-sharing pornographic website.
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Christopher Ingraham / The Why Axis:
CBS News hires a former Trump official, now a lobbyist for the wealthy and powerful, to offer impartial news analysis — Why is trust in the media so low? We may never know. — This morning a CBS News contributor went on air to discuss a wealth tax proposal in Joe Biden's budget, which was released this week.
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Politico:
Rand's latest stand undercuts GOP's Ukraine message — Republicans have spent weeks hammering President Joe Biden as too slow in responding to Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine. Enter Rand Paul. — The idiosyncratic GOP senator is undermining his own party's message by single-handedly delaying …
Melissa Brown / USA Today:
Tennessee legislature passes residency bill that would disqualify Trump-backed candidate — NASHVILLE, Tennessee - A bill to place residency requirements on Tennessee congressional candidates cleared its final hurdle in the General Assembly on Monday as both chambers agreed to allow …
Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Mullin introducing resolution to expunge first Trump impeachment: ‘Perfect phone call’ — Mullin says Democrats ‘abused our Constitution for their political gain’ — Fox News Flash top headlines for March 29 — FIRST ON FOX: Oklahoma GOP U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Markwayne Mullin Tuesday …
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Inflation Dominates Americans' Economic Concerns in March — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Roughly one in five Americans mention the high cost of living/inflation (17%), or fuel prices (4%) specifically, as the most important problem facing the U.S. today. Together, these account for over half …
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Grant Schulte / Associated Press:
Nebraska lawmaker apologizes for debunked litter box claim — LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska state lawmaker apologized on Monday after he publicly cited a persistent but debunked rumor alleging that schools are placing litter boxes in school bathrooms to accommodate children who self-identify as cats.
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