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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Revealed: Trump used White House phone for call on January 6 that was not on official log — Trump's call to Republican senator should have been reflected in presidential call log on day of Capitol attack but wasn't — Donald Trump used an official White House phone to place at least …
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Turmoil at CBS News over Trump aide Mick Mulvaney's punditry gig … CBS News's decision to hire former Trump administration official Mick Mulvaney as a paid on-air contributor is drawing backlash within the company because of his history of bashing the press and promoting the former president's fact-free claims.
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CNN:
January 6 committee member says panel is ‘triangulating’ to get ‘fulsome picture’ of Trump's actions
January 6 committee member says panel is ‘triangulating’ to get ‘fulsome picture’ of Trump's actions
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
When Will the Elite Political Media Start Treating the Republican Party Like The Threat It Is?
When Will the Elite Political Media Start Treating the Republican Party Like The Threat It Is?
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Washington Post:
Justice Dept. expands Jan. 6 probe to look at rally prep, financing … The criminal investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has expanded to examine the preparations for the rally that preceded the riot, as the Justice Department aims to determine the full extent of any conspiracy …
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New York Times:
Justice Dept. Widens Jan. 6 Inquiry to Range of Pro-Trump Figures — Federal prosecutors have been seeking documents and testimony about the fake electors scheme and the planning for the rally just before the storming of the Capitol. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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George T. Conway III / Washington Post:
A federal judge said Trump probably committed a crime. The DOJ can't ignore that.
A federal judge said Trump probably committed a crime. The DOJ can't ignore that.
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Antony J. Blinken / United States Department of State:
X Gender Marker Available on U.S. Passports Starting April 11 — The Department of State has reached another milestone in our work to better serve all U.S. citizens, regardless of their gender identity. In June, I announced that U.S. passport applicants could self-select …
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Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Chris Rock Responds to Will Smith's Oscars Slap at Standup Show: 'I'm Still Kind of Processing What Happened' … What's on Chris Rock's mind? — It's a simple yet valid question, one that the world is wondering after Will Smith slapped the comedian on live television during the Oscars on Sunday.
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Beatrice Verhoeven / Hollywood Reporter:
The Academy Begins Disciplinary Proceedings Against Will Smith, Says He Refused to Leave Ceremony — The actor could face suspension, expulsion, or other sanctions under the Academy's Standards of Conduct, according to the statement issued after a meeting of the board of governors.
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Yes, Merrick Garland can prosecute Mark Meadows (and Peter Navarro, and Dan Scavino) — He should, too. — The US House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and the Trump White House's role in it is charging ahead. But — thanks in part to the limited power …
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CNN:
'He's an embarrassment': Republicans threaten to primary Cawthorn over controversial antics — Madison Cawthorn had a rough week 05:00 — (CNN)Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina is throwing his weight behind a primary opponent to freshman Rep. Madison Cawthorn — an extraordinary broadside …
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Cawthorn Draws Criticism From Republicans Over Cocaine and Orgies Comments
Cawthorn Draws Criticism From Republicans Over Cocaine and Orgies Comments
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Karol Markowicz / New York Post:
I'm quitting Disney after seeing it boast about pushing ‘gender theory’ — The Walt Disney Co. just refuses to let it go. — On Tuesday, Christopher Rufo, known for his exposés on schools and corporations under the critical-race-theory spell, released internal Disney videos …
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Houston Keene / Fox Business:
Disney won't say if it's keeping princes and princesses as ‘boys and girls’ gets chopped
Disney won't say if it's keeping princes and princesses as ‘boys and girls’ gets chopped
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BBC:
French intelligence chief Vidaud fired over Russian war failings — The head of French military intelligence, Gen Eric Vidaud, is losing his job after failing to predict Russia's war in Ukraine, reports say. — Seven months after he took on the role, one report said he was blamed for …
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Biden Plan Would Release a Million Barrels of Oil a Day From Reserve — WASHINGTON — President Biden is considering a plan to release one million barrels of oil a day from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for as long as 180 days, a move that would add a large amount of oil to the global market …
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Nidhi Verma / Reuters:
EXCLUSIVE U.S. warns India, others against sharp rise in Russian oil imports -official
EXCLUSIVE U.S. warns India, others against sharp rise in Russian oil imports -official
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Carl Zimmer / New York Times:
Ivermectin Does Not Reduce Risk of Covid Hospitalization, Large Study Finds — “At some point it will become a waste of resources to continue studying an unpromising approach,” one expert said. — Give this article- - - Read in app — The anti-parasitic drug ivermectin …
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Matt Taibbi / TK News:
“Regime Change” Doesn't Work, You Morons — How many examples of “regime change” blowing up in our faces do we really need before realizing that it's a disastrous policy? Will we really try it with a nuclear-armed adversary? — Not long ago, candidate Joe Biden's most troubling behavioral tendency …
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Ukraine has widened the breach between U.S. and Persian Gulf countries
Ukraine has widened the breach between U.S. and Persian Gulf countries
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Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Biden meets with parents of American detained in Russia
Biden meets with parents of American detained in Russia
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Pence rolls out policy platform, staking out new ground separate from Trump — Former Vice President Mike Pence is taking another step toward running for the White House in 2024 — and leaning into his split with former President Donald Trump. — Pence is releasing a 19-page policy platform …
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Kelly Laco / Fox News:
Pence group launches ‘Freedom Agenda’ to promote American prosperity, stop the ‘radical left’
Pence group launches ‘Freedom Agenda’ to promote American prosperity, stop the ‘radical left’
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Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
CNN says Giuliani ‘tried to generate media attention’ with Hunter Biden laptop in 2020 as network spiked story — CNN's top brass was caught telling staff to ignore the New York Post's reporting during the 2020 election — Project Veritas releases another batch of damning CNN recordings
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Miranda Devine / New York Post:
The media avoided the ties between Joe Biden and Hunter's laptop
The media avoided the ties between Joe Biden and Hunter's laptop
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Molly Beck / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Attorney who backs election decertification enters Attorney General race to investigate doctors who won't prescribe ivermectin — MADISON - A Chippewa Falls attorney who is a key player in a movement to take the impossible step of decertifying the 2020 election is running for Attorney General …
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Los Angeles Times:
Concerns about Bruce Willis' declining cognitive state swirled around sets in recent years — Just days before Bruce Willis was scheduled to turn up on the set of one of his latest action films, the director of the project sent out an urgent request: Make the movie star's part smaller.
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Ukraine needs better air defense systems, not more excuses — More than two weeks have passed since Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin traveled to NATO ally Slovakia, where he discussed transferring that country's most advanced air defense system to Ukraine. But as Russian missiles continue …
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David Siders / Politico:
'We've got to stop fooling ourselves': Enthusiasm gap keeps getting worse for Dems — At the end of October, Republicans held an 11-percentage-point advantage in voter enthusiasm. By January, that margin had ticked up to 14 points. Now, according to the most recent NBC News poll …