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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Scoop: Jen Psaki planning to leave White House this spring for MSNBC gig — White House press secretary Jen Psaki is in exclusive talks with MSNBC to join the network after she leaves the White House around May, according to a source close to the matter.
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Trump's presidential diarist tells Jan. 6 committee White House officials provided less detail about his activities days before riot — Washington (CNN)Just days before the US Capitol riot, White House officials started providing fewer details about then-President Donald Trump's calls and visits …
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Associated Press:
Jan. 6 panel puts Garland in ‘precarious’ spot, ups pressure — WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol are increasingly going public with critical statements, court filings and more to deliver a blunt message to Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice.
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Politico:
Why Biden's jobs boom isn't translating — Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration. With help from Allie Bice. — The U.S. unemployment rate hit 3.6 percent today, as 431,000 jobs were added during the month of March.
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Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Will Trump be charged for Jan. 6? Committee floats crimes
Will Trump be charged for Jan. 6? Committee floats crimes
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Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Garland says the only pressure DOJ feels on January 6 probes is to ‘do the right thing’
Garland says the only pressure DOJ feels on January 6 probes is to ‘do the right thing’
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Jen Psaki leaving the White House for MSNBC this spring
Jen Psaki leaving the White House for MSNBC this spring
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Manchin: Biden's repeal of Title 42 order ‘a frightening decision’ — Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Friday slammed President Biden's decision to rescind Title 42, a Trump-era health order used to rapidly deport people who cross the border without authorization as “a frightening decision” …
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Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Manchin calls Biden lifting Title 42 border policy ‘frightening decision’
Manchin calls Biden lifting Title 42 border policy ‘frightening decision’
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Department of Homeland Security:
Statement by Secretary Mayorkas on CDC's Title 42 Order Termination
Statement by Secretary Mayorkas on CDC's Title 42 Order Termination
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Fox News:
Biden immigration decision could make midterm climate even tougher for Democrats
Biden immigration decision could make midterm climate even tougher for Democrats
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Conn Carroll / Washington Examiner:
Democrats can't run from Biden's border crisis
Democrats can't run from Biden's border crisis
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Laurel Wamsley / NPR:
The U.S. is ending its pandemic border rules. It could mean a surge in migration
The U.S. is ending its pandemic border rules. It could mean a surge in migration
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New York Times:
Sarah Palin Announces She's Running for Congress in Alaska — Ms. Palin released a statement on Friday that she was entering the race to replace Representative Don Young, who died last month. — Give this article- - - Read in app — Sarah Palin, a former Alaska governor …
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Palin joins Alaska House race for late Don Young's seat — Sarah Palin is back in politics. — The former Alaska governor and 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee filed papers Friday to run for the state's only House seat, recently held by Rep. Don Young, who died March 18.
Anchorage Daily News:
Live updates: As deadline nears, Palin joins crowded field in special Alaska U.S. House election — As the filing deadline approached Friday to run for the special election to fill Alaska's lone U.S. House seat, the field got crowded, with current and former lawmakers, former Gov. Sarah Palin and others jumping in.
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New York Times:
Amazon Workers on Staten Island Vote to Unionize in Stunning Win for Labor — Despite heavy lobbying by the company, workers at the facility voted by a wide margin for a union. It was seen as a rebuke of the company's treatment of its employees. — Workers at Amazon's massive warehouse …
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Josefa Velasquez / THE CITY:
Amazon Warehouse Workers Win Historic Union Vote on Staten Island
Amazon Warehouse Workers Win Historic Union Vote on Staten Island
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Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Amazon workers on Staten Island vote for company's first unionized warehouse in U.S.
Amazon workers on Staten Island vote for company's first unionized warehouse in U.S.
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Harold Meyerson / American Prospect:
A Generational Worker Revolt Hits Its Stride
Brent Lang / Variety:
Will Smith Resigns From Academy Over Chris Rock Oscars Slap Backlash … Will Smith, facing possible expulsion or suspension after he assaulted Chris Rock during last Sunday's Oscars telecast, has instead resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.
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New York Times:
Will Smith Resigns From Academy After Slapping Chris Rock at Oscars
Will Smith Resigns From Academy After Slapping Chris Rock at Oscars
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Matt Labash / Slack Tide:
Slap Happy: Who Needs Punched In The Mouth?
Slap Happy: Who Needs Punched In The Mouth?
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William Vaillancourt / Rolling Stone:
Ginni Thomas Pushed Trump to Hire Someone the White House Suspected Was a Foreign Spy — The wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas gave the former president “insane and unworkable” lists of people he should fire and hire, according to a new report from The Daily Beast
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Inside Ginni Thomas' ‘Insane’ Hiring Memos for Trump
Inside Ginni Thomas' ‘Insane’ Hiring Memos for Trump
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
What can Democrats do about Clarence Thomas?
What can Democrats do about Clarence Thomas?
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CNN:
GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker has been overstating his academic achievements for years — (CNN)For years, Herschel Walker has told the same inspiring story: that he graduated in the top 1% of his class at the University of Georgia. He's told the story, according to a review …
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New York Times:
Ukrainian helicopters strike an oil depot in Russia, an official there says. — A bus convoy left Mariupol, but a Red Cross team could not reach city, bombarded by Russian forces, to aid a larger evacuation. Ukrainian helicopters carried out the first airstrike on Russian territory since the war began.
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BBC:
Ukraine war: Gruesome evidence points to war crimes on road outside Kyiv — Footage of Russian troops shooting a man with his hands up on a highway outside Kyiv at the beginning of March was shared around the world. Now the Russians have been pushed out of the area and the BBC's Jeremy Bowen …
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David Lat / Vicky Ward Investigates:
Minute-by-Minute: Inside The Out-Of-Control Protest at Yale Law School — On March 10, 2022, a protest at Yale Law School—just ranked (again) this week as the #1 law school in the U.S.—got horrendously out of hand. — The background: Yale's Federalist Society had invited two lawyers …
Financial Times:
Roman Abramovich's $1bn five-yacht fleet revealed — Latest vessel's discovery highlights veil of secrecy over sanctions-hit oligarch's assets — Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich owns or is linked to a collection of five yachts estimated to be worth almost $1bn, including several vessels …
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Rachel M. Cohen / The Intercept:
At a Pivotal Moment, Democrats Failed to Modernize Elections … Throughout 2020, as then-President Donald Trump issued baseless claims of voter fraud, local election officials called on the federal government to spend more to ensure a secure election season.
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Moriah Balingit / Washington Post:
‘A cry for help’: CDC warns of a steep decline in teen mental health … The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning of an accelerating mental health crisis among adolescents, with more than 4 in 10 teens reporting that they feel “persistently sad or hopeless,” …