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2:15 PM ET, March 29, 2022

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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 …
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
What Is Ginni Thomas?  —  “Activist” is a euphemism for “silly woman with a powerful spouse.”  —  1. An Open Secret  —  Here is a secret no one in Washington is willing to say out loud: Ginni Thomas is an idiot.  The only reason she was texting the president's chief of staff instead …
Politico:
‘Do your job’: Jan. 6 committee presses DOJ as push for Meadows contempt charge languishes
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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Bloomberg:   U.S. Weighs $500 Million More for Ukraine Despite Peace Talks
Jim Sciutto / CNN:
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
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
Discussion: Insider
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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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Politico:   Rand's latest stand undercuts GOP's Ukraine message
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
McCarthy to speak to Cawthorn after orgy comment sparks GOP frustration  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) pledged to speak to Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) about his allegation that people in Washington, D.C. have invited him to orgies and done cocaine in front …
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Mark Moore / New York Post:
Madison Cawthorn says DC is orgy-filled, cocaine-fueled ‘House of Cards’
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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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.
Discussion: National Review
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.
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.
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
Discussion: Insider, Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
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.
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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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 …
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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Jordan Boyd / The Federalist:
Senators Release Receipts Showing Direct Payments From Foreign Oligarchs To Hunter Biden
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Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
Donald Trump vs. Will Hurd in 2024? A Black Texas Republican fights racism and the Big Lie
Discussion: New York Times and Above the Law
Steve Contorno / CNN:
DeSantis vetoes new Florida congressional map and calls for special session
Discussion: The Hill
 Earlier Items: 
Libby Casey / Washington Post:
Remembering Alaska's Rep. Don Young
Discussion: ABC News and UPI
Abigail Hauslohner / Washington Post:
Thousands of Afghans were evacuated to the U.S. Will America let them stay?
Discussion: The Crime Report
Andrew Meldrum / Associated Press:
Ethiopian court orders journalist to be released on bail
Lachlan Cartwright / The Daily Beast:
Jon Karl Talked With Fox About Replacing Chris Wallace
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite