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Washington Post:
A weary Zelensky challenges U.N. to act with graphic video for diplomats … Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of war crimes Tuesday in a remote appearance before the United Nations Security Council that included gruesome video of dead bodies, challenging diplomats …
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Antony J. Blinken / United States Department of State:
$100 Million in Additional U.S. Security Assistance for Ukraine
$100 Million in Additional U.S. Security Assistance for Ukraine
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Zelensky: We'll accept status quo ante rather than fight in Donbas
Zelensky: We'll accept status quo ante rather than fight in Donbas
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The Guardian, BBC, The National, The Moderate Voice, Washington Examiner, Politico and Slate
Donald Moynihan / Washington Post:
The QAnon catchphrases that took over the Jackson hearings … Republican senators questioning Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson at her Supreme Court nomination hearing didn't explicitly mention QAnon or its putative oracle, Q. They didn't mention the child sex trafficking ring run by a global cabal …
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The Week, Raw Story, THE JACKAL, Roll Call, Mediaite, National Review and Insider
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David French / The French Press:
Against the ‘Groomer’ Smear — It's not ‘pro-pedophile’ to back Ketanji Brown Jackson …
Against the ‘Groomer’ Smear — It's not ‘pro-pedophile’ to back Ketanji Brown Jackson …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why Republicans Are Smearing Everyone As Pedophiles Now
Why Republicans Are Smearing Everyone As Pedophiles Now
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Raw Story
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The new red scare: The right leans into pedophilia accusations
The new red scare: The right leans into pedophilia accusations
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The Blue State Conservative, Insider, Mediaite, Raw Story, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, BernardGoldberg.com, HuffPost and ABC News
CNN:
January 6 committee obtains emails that former Trump attorney John Eastman sought to keep secret — Washington (CNN)The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol has obtained a cache of emails that right-wing lawyer John Eastman had sought to keep secret.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, Raw Story and Political Wire
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Hunter Walker / Rolling Stone:
Exclusive: Jan. 6 Committee Interviews Longtime Steve Bannon Associate Alexandra Preate — Bannon's so-called “consigliere” and “shadow press secretary” was among those in attendance at the pre-attack rally in front of the White House on Jan. 6, 2021 — Alexandra Preate …
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UrduPoint News, New York Times and Zandar Versus The Stupid
Politico:
Court orders Jan. 6 defense lawyer disbarred — A Virginia state court has disbarred Jonathon Moseley, an attorney who has represented a slew of high-profile Jan. 6 defendants, including a member of the Oath Keepers charged with seditious conspiracy, as well as several targets …
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Katie S. Phang / MSNBC:
Ginni Thomas, Trump and America's worst-kept secret — The Ginni Thomas saga gets even more interesting — With so much wild and crazy news inundating us each day, it can be easy to quickly move from one shocking and outrageous story on to the next. But in the case of Ginni Thomas …
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Raw Story, The Hill and The Similitude
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Inside the consulting firm run by Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
Inside the consulting firm run by Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
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NBC News and Washington Post
Sam Stanton / Sacramento Bee:
Sacramento mass shooting suspect had early prison release — Smiley Allen Martin, the second man arrested in the wake of Sunday's mass shooting in Sacramento that killed six, has a criminal record stretching to 2013 and last year was the subject of a plea by Sacramento County District Attorney …
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HotAir, KTVU-TV, SFist, Los Angeles Times, Breitbart, The Hill, Law & Crime, New York Post, The Gateway Pundit and Crime Prevention …
Charles R. Davis / Insider:
63 Republicans vote against resolution expressing support for NATO — The House overwhelmingly approved a resolution expressing support for NATO on Tuesday. — The resolution passed 362-63, with support from 143 Republicans and 219 Democrats. — Sixty-three members of the GOP caucus voted against the measure.
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Office of the Clerk … and POLITICUSUSA
Politico:
Trouble in Khan's corner — Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration. With help from Allie Bice. — JEN HOWARD often wears a silver necklace emblazoned with one word in a delicate, cursive script: “Fuck.”
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Austin, Gaetz get into fiery exchange in House hearing — Gaetz accused the military of embracing ‘wokeism’ at the expense of strategy and performance — Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had a heated exchange during a House Armed Services Committee hearing Tuesday …
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Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost:
Illinois Police Officer Resigns After White Supremacist Posts Surface Online — “When I seize power, ‘hate crimes’ will be encouraged,” read a social media post linked to veteran officer Aaron Paul Nichols. He resigned Tuesday. — A veteran police officer in Illinois resigned Tuesday …
Anti-Defamation League:
Unmasking “Clandestine,” the Figure Behind the Viral “Ukrainian Biolab” Conspiracy Theory — The ADL Center on Extremism has, with a high degree of confidence, identified “Clandestine,” the man behind the viral biolab conspiracy theory, as Jacob Creech, a self-described former restaurant manager …
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Mediaite
Wall Street Journal:
Oklahoma Legislature Passes Near-Total Ban on Abortion — Abortion providers could face up to 10 years in prison if the bill is signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt — Oklahoma's Legislature on Tuesday passed a near-total ban on abortion, one of the most sweeping bans passed this year …
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Fred Upton calls it quits, leaving a much different House … A few weeks after voting to impeach Donald Trump, the 10 House Republicans who supported charging the now-ex-president with inciting the Capitol riot gathered with a conservative luminary who told them not to worry.
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New Republic, Townhall, Detroit Free Press, Zandar Versus The Stupid and The Hill
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New York Post:
Here's the $6 million mansion BLM reportedly bought with donated funds — The sprawling $6 million mansion bought by Black Lives Matter in Los Angeles once hosted Humphrey Bogart and Marilyn Monroe as house guests — and comes complete with a sound stage, music studio, pool and a two-bedroom guest house.
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TheBlaze, The Daily Caller and Washington Free Beacon
BuzzFeed News:
Worldcoin Promised Free Crypto If They Scanned Their Eyeballs With “The Orb.” Now They Feel Robbed. — As Kudzanayi strolled through the mall with friends, a small crowd caught his attention. At its center, three men held up an otherworldly silver sphere that spoke in a brisk, business-like voice.
Reuters:
U.S. conservative conference with Hungary's hardline leader reflects Republican divide — America's most prominent conservative gathering, founded on ideals of personal liberty and limited government, convenes in Budapest next month to celebrate a European leader accused of undermining democracy and individual rights.
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The Daily Beast
Jessica Contrera / Washington Post:
The remarkable brain of a carpet cleaner who speaks 24 languages — The carpet cleaner heaves his machine up the stairs, untangles its hoses and promises to dump the dirty water only in the approved toilet. Another day scrubbing rugs for less than $20 an hour.
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Florida Politics, Althouse and HotAir
Politico:
White House to extend student loan moratorium once again — The White House plans to once again extend the moratorium on federal student loan payments through the end of August, according to multiple people familiar with the matter, including an administration official.
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Washington Post, Bloomberg, Associated Press, Jezebel, CNN, Fox News, Insider, Washington Examiner and TheBlaze
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Ron Paul's Revenge — The “Ron Paul Revolution,” as the Texas congressman's zealous followers called it, racked up delegates and riled the Republican establishment over the course of two disruptive, insurgent presidential primary campaigns. His crusade, which animated libertarians by demanding …
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Raw Story
Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
Suspect in robberies of 21 men he met through Grindr gay hookup app arrested by FBI — J.S. met Derrick Patterson in March on Grinder, the gay sex hookup site, and invited him to his room at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. — Shortly after his arrival, Patterson asked if he could watch porn …
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Raw Story
Washington Post:
Teachers who mention sexuality are ‘grooming’ kids, conservatives say — The spokeswoman for Florida's Republican governor tweeted in early March that anyone who opposes a bill forbidding teachers from talking about gender identity or sexual orientation with students in early grades is …
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National Review and The Western Journal
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Cameron Joseph / VICE:
Conservatives Are Smearing 'Don't Say Gay' Opponents as Pedophile ‘Groomers’
Conservatives Are Smearing 'Don't Say Gay' Opponents as Pedophile ‘Groomers’
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Salon, Outside the Beltway and New York Post
Sam Levine / The Guardian:
Former Trump official voted in two states' 2016 presidential primaries — Matt Mowers' double voting may have violated federal election law, at a time when Black voters have faced harsh penalties for unwitting violations — A former Trump administration official now running for Congress …
David Weigel / Washington Post:
The Trailer: ‘Socialism.’ ‘Beijing Dave.’ In primary stretch, Pennsylvania's Senate contenders go after the front-runners. — In this edition: Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate primaries get real, special elections unfold in every time zone, and Wisconsin holds the year's most contentious local races yet.
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