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New York Times:
She Took the White House Photos. Trump Moved to Take the Profit. — The former chief White House photographer made plans to publish a book of Trump photos. The former president had other plans. — Give this article- - - Read in app — WASHINGTON — As President Donald J. Trump's tenure came …
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Lisa Rubin / MSNBC:
Are Jan. 6 investigators stuck with the gap in Trump's call logs?
Are Jan. 6 investigators stuck with the gap in Trump's call logs?
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Raw Story
Politico:
Is Ginni Thomas a Trumpworld power player or a gadfly? It depends on who you ask.
Is Ginni Thomas a Trumpworld power player or a gadfly? It depends on who you ask.
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Raw Story
Washington Free Beacon:
Call Him Big Daddy When He Walks That Gaffe Back
Call Him Big Daddy When He Walks That Gaffe Back
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Washington Examiner, The Hill, Politico, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, Townhall and Bloomberg
FiveThirtyEight:
The House Map's Republican Bias Will Plummet In 2022 — Because Of Gerrymandering — Congressional redistricting — the process of redrawing the nation's 435 congressional districts to reflect the results of the 2020 census — is not quite finished, but it's getting darn close.
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ABC News, Washington Examiner and Maryland Matters
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Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
New York judge strikes down Democratic-drawn maps
New York judge strikes down Democratic-drawn maps
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CBS News, New York Times, RedState, Politico, CNN, Forbes, WTOP News, Political Wire and FOX 2
David Siders / Politico:
'We've got to stop fooling ourselves': Enthusiasm gap keeps getting worse for Dems
'We've got to stop fooling ourselves': Enthusiasm gap keeps getting worse for Dems
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HotAir, Breitbart, The Daily Wire, Washington Free Beacon and Wide World of News
wusa9.com:
Five fetuses found at home of anti-abortion activist, DC Police say — Lauren Handy and eight others were indicted this week on felony charges stemming from the 2020 invasion of an abortion clinic. — WASHINGTON — Police discovered five fetuses at the home of an anti-abortion activist …
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Nathan Baca / wusa9.com:
DC Homicide detectives pull out biohazard evidence from home connected to anti-abortion activist arrests
DC Homicide detectives pull out biohazard evidence from home connected to anti-abortion activist arrests
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The Guardian and Jezebel
Jake Stofan / Action News Jax:
Gov. DeSantis to lawmakers on Disney: ‘Reevaluate any special privileges’ — JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The battle between DeSantis and Disney is heating up with some state lawmakers looking at possibly revoking the Reedy Creek Improvement Act. — That act essentially allows Disney to operate …
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Andrew Miller / Fox News:
DeSantis broaches repeal of Disney World's special self-governing status in Florida
DeSantis broaches repeal of Disney World's special self-governing status in Florida
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Washington Examiner, Forbes, WFLA-TV, Twitchy and Florida Politics
Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Daily Wire to make conservative kids' shows to rival ‘woke’ Disney
Daily Wire to make conservative kids' shows to rival ‘woke’ Disney
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Power Line, Mediaite, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, The Wrap and New York Post, more at Mediagazer »
Politico:
Senate closes in on $10B Covid aid deal despite Dem frustrations — Key senators are nearing a deal on a roughly $10 billion package of coronavirus relief, setting Congress on a path to deliver funding Democrats had hoped to pass weeks ago. — But some in the majority party are deeply unhappy …
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Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Covid Live Updates: Senators Near Deal to Cut Stalled Aid Package to $10 Billion — Lawmakers said they were likely to cut $5 billion from the measure by dropping money for global vaccination efforts, but it was unclear it could draw enough support to become law.
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The Hill
Washington Post:
Pregnant people at much higher risk of breakthrough covid, study shows … Pregnant people who are vaccinated against the coronavirus are nearly twice as likely to get covid-19 as those who are not pregnant, according to a new study that offers the broadest evidence to date of the odds …
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Townhall
Gary Fineout / Politico:
Federal judge overturns parts of Florida election law, citing ‘horrendous history’ of racism — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal judge on Thursday struck down key provisions of a 2021 Florida election law championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and, in a remarkable move, ruled the state must …
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Washington Post, New York Times, Election Law Blog, Roll Call, Florida Phoenix, CBS Miami and WTOP News
Politico:
House passes insulin bill over insurers' opposition — The House voted Thursday in favor of a bill to cap out-of-pocket costs on insulin at $35 a month, a policy Democrats hope will give them a concrete win to campaign on when they face voters in November as the rest of their health care agenda remains stalled.
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Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar / Associated Press:
House passes $35-a-month insulin cap as Dems seek wider bill
House passes $35-a-month insulin cap as Dems seek wider bill
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Wall Street Journal, The Hill, Los Angeles Times, NPR, POLITICUSUSA and UrduPoint News
The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden's Plan to Respond to Putin's Price Hike at the Pump — Americans face rising prices at the pump because of Putin's Price Hike. Since Putin accelerated his military build-up around Ukraine, gas prices have increased by nearly a dollar per gallon.
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Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Why Does No One Ever Say “Republicans Have to Stop Acting Crazy or Voters Will Punish Them”? — One-way voter accountability. — Come hang out with me, Tim Miller, Amanda Carpenter, and Will Saletan to talk about ALL THE THINGS. — Tonight at 8:00 p.m. right here. — Only for members of Bulwark+.
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North Stars and Cowboy Bars
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Alex Heath / The Verge:
A Facebook bug led to increased views of harmful content over six months … A group of Facebook engineers identified a “massive ranking failure” that exposed as much as half of all News Feed views to “integrity risks” over the past six months, according to an internal report on the incident obtained by The Verge.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Mike Pence's rehab tour begins, and a big Trumpian truth is revealed — By all indications, many Republicans appear determined to begin purging their party of the stain created by Donald Trump's embrace of Russian leader Vladimir Putin. You might call this the “de-Putin-ization” of the GOP, but in truth, it only goes so far.
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ABC News, Talking Points Memo, The American Independent and Raw Story
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Fight with Clinton campaign and DNC looms in Sussmann case — A looming legal battle could reveal new details about the decision by Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign to commission a research project that produced a controversial dossier on Donald Trump's alleged ties to Russia.
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CNN, Bloomberg, Fox News, Insider and Washington Examiner
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Farida Rustamova / Faridaily:
“Now we're going to f*ck them all.” What's happening in Russia's elites after a month of war — Эту стать ю на русск ом язык е можн …
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A Sip of Freedom and Insider
David Cruz / Gothamist:
Breaking: Judge tosses out NY's new redistricted maps, declaring them unconstitutional — A Steuben County judge has struck down the recently redrawn congressional and legislative maps for New York, ordering the state Legislature to “submit bipartisanly supported maps” by April 11th.
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The Hill and Joe.My.God.
Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Amazon hired an influential Democratic pollster to fight Staten Island union drive — Amazon hired Global Strategy Group, an influential Democratic polling firm, to fight unionizing efforts on New York's Staten Island, CNBC has learned. — The firm created anti-union materials on behalf …
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Katherine Eban / Vanity Fair:
“This Shouldn't Happen”: Inside the Virus-Hunting Nonprofit at the Center of the Lab-Leak Controversy — Chasing scientific renown, grant dollars, and approval from Dr. Anthony Fauci, Peter Daszak transformed the environmental nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance into a government-funded sponsor of risky …
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Another Dem senator has “concerns” about Garcetti — Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) says he has “concerns” about the sexual harassment allegations surrounding Eric Garcetti, publicly raising the possibility he could oppose President Biden's nominee for ambassador to India.
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The Daily Caller, ABC7, Los Angeles Times, Political Wire and CNN
Ryan King / Washington Examiner:
California city to give transgender and nonbinary residents up to $900 a month — A California city is hoping to launch a pilot program that will guarantee a monthly income of up to $900 to transgender and nonbinary residents. — The city council of Palm Springs, California …
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IJR and BizPac Review
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Tommy Thompson meeting with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago as he considers a run for governor — MADISON - Tommy Thompson is meeting Thursday with former President Donald Trump as he ponders another run for governor. — The get-together comes three weeks after former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch …
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Althouse
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
There Is No Liberal World Order — In February 1994, in the grand ballroom of the town hall in Hamburg, Germany, the president of Estonia gave a remarkable speech. Standing before an audience in evening dress, Lennart Meri praised the values of the democratic world that Estonia then aspired to join.
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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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