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The Daily Beast:
‘Gutted’: Inside the Manhattan DA's Unraveling Trump Probe — The Manhattan DA's case against Donald Trump increasingly seems to be going nowhere. … Over the last several weeks, the Manhattan District Attorney's investigation into former President Donald Trump has appeared to be unraveling …
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Occupy Democrats, The Daily Beast and CNN
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Manhattan District Attorney's Office:
Statement by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Ongoing Investigation Concerning The Trump Organization — In recent weeks, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office has been repeatedly asked whether our investigation concerning former President Donald J. Trump, the Trump Organization, and its leadership is continuing.
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Washington Post, Politico, Insider, Washington Examiner, Raw Story, Forbes, New York Magazine and Puck
New York Times:
Under Fire, Manhattan D.A. Defends Handling of Trump Investigation — Alvin Bragg, in his first public comments about the inquiry into the former president, insisted his office was continuing to pursue the matter but provided few additional details. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Brooklyn Eagle, Raw Story, Law & Crime, CBS News and CNBC
New York Times:
Live Updates: Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court — The 53-47 vote elevated the first Black woman to the pinnacle of the judicial branch as senators erupted in cheers. Three Republicans joined Democrats in supporting President Biden's nominee. — Here's what you need to know:
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NewsOne, Variety, NBC News, Jezebel, Rolling Stone, A3P, Daily Briefing, The Star News Network, Washington Post, NDTV, Political Wire and ArkansasTimes
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Luke Gentile / Washington Examiner:
Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for police action against Jimmy Kimmel
Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for police action against Jimmy Kimmel
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HuffPost, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Kos, Fox News, New York Post, BizPac Review, Rolling Stone, The Daily Caller, Deadline and IJR
Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Confirmation Puts Jackson in a Unique Position: Justice-in-Waiting
Confirmation Puts Jackson in a Unique Position: Justice-in-Waiting
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The Boston Globe and NPR
Michael Balsamo / Washington Post:
US: Man impersonated agent, claimed ties to Pakistani intel — WASHINGTON — One of two men accused of impersonating federal agents and giving actual Secret Service agents gifts and free apartments in Washington has claimed to have ties to Pakistani intelligence and had visas showing travel …
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HotAir, BuzzFeed News, The Daily Beast, Daily Mail, NBC Los Angeles, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Daily Kos and CNN
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Washington Post:
Man posed as DHS worker, claimed ties to Pakistani intelligence, prosecutor says — One of two men accused of posing as federal law enforcement employees and ingratiating themselves with Secret Service agents had visas for travel to Iran and Pakistan, and told others that he had ties …
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CNN, Agence France-Presse, Fox News and Insider
Andrew Solender / Axios:
McConnell pressed on contradiction with Trump and moral red lines — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said during an Axios NewsShapers interview with Jonathan Swan that he'd be obligated to support former President Trump despite the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol if the GOP renominates him for president in 2024.
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CNN, HuffPost, Townhall, Digby's Hullabaloo, The Hill, Insider and Political Wire
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
McConnell's revealing squirm session on why he'd still back Trump
McConnell's revealing squirm session on why he'd still back Trump
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HuffPost, No More Mister Nice Blog, Breitbart and Daily Kos
Erin Doherty / Axios:
McConnell won't commit to hearings for Biden SCOTUS picks if GOP retakes Senate
McConnell won't commit to hearings for Biden SCOTUS picks if GOP retakes Senate
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Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, CBS News and Washington Examiner
Daniel Friedman / Mother Jones:
Exclusive: Leaked Messages Reveal the Origins of the Most Vile Hunter Biden Smear — Late in the 2020 presidential campaign, trailing in the polls, Donald Trump and his allies worked to make a campaign issue out of a trove of files on a laptop that his opponent's son, Hunter Biden, had apparently abandoned at a Delaware repair shop.
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claytoonz, TheBlaze and The Daily Wire
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Steven Perlberg / Insider:
LEAKED MEMO: The New York Times has issued a Twitter ‘reset,’ urging reporters to 'meaningfully reduce how much time you're spending on the platform' — NYT Executive Editor Dean Baquet said in a memo that Twitter is now “purely optional” for staffers. — Baquet said that the newsroom …
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New York Magazine, The Daily Wire, Mediaite, The Hill, RedState, The Daily Beast and Twitchy, more at Mediagazer »
Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
Yakuza Boss Arrested at Manhattan Steakhouse for Alleged Rockets-for-Heroin Scheme — “The drugs were destined for New York streets, and the weapons shipments were meant for factions in unstable nations.” — A Japanese organized crime kingpin conspired to broker massive deals …
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Justice News, The Guardian, Raw Story and Voice of America
Alexis Petridis / The Guardian:
‘This is a crazy, unjust attack’: Pink Floyd re-form to support Ukraine — Exclusive: Disgusted by the Russian invasion, David Gilmour speaks about band's first brand new song in 28 years, which samples a Ukrainian musician now on the front line - and expresses ‘disappointment’ in Roger Waters
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NDTV, New York Post, YouTube and The Sun
Kansas City Star:
Request for investigation sent before alleged abuse by Greitens — Missouri state Sen. Jamilah Nasheed grew concerned enough about Gov. Eric Greitens' potential for violence in April 2018 that she sent a letter asking the Department of Public Safety to investigate rumors of an incident involving …
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Raw Story
Financial Times:
Nato states agree to supply heavy weapons to Ukraine — Russia admits ‘significant losses of troops’ as Donbas region prepares for fresh offensive — Nato member states have agreed to supply new types of advanced weaponry to Ukraine, alliance representatives have said …
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New York Post, Daily Mail, RedState, Slate, Joseph's Newsletter, Carl Beijer, Forbes and The Guardian
Edward Russell / Airline Weekly Lounge:
American Airlines Restarts Philadelphia Regional Routes With Landline Buses — American Airlines is the latest carrier to contract Landline for connecting “flights” operated with buses. The move comes as U.S. airlines face the concurrent challenges from a pilot shortage primarily hitting regional operators …
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Gizmodo, The Western Journal, CBS Philly and Eschaton
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump deflects blame for Jan. 6 silence, says he wanted to march to Capitol … PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former president Donald Trump voiced regret Wednesday over not marching to the U.S. Capitol the day his supporters stormed the building, and he defended his long silence during the attack …
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Tyler Kingkade / NBC News:
A Texas teacher faces losing her job after fighting for gay pride symbols in school — The school year at MacArthur High in Irving, Texas, began last fall with the administration scraping off rainbow stickers that had been posted on campus, prompting hundreds of students to walk out in protest.
Washington Post:
Expulsion of Russian ‘diplomats’ may strangle Moscow's spying — In the international game of spy vs. spy, Europe has dealt Russia a potentially crippling blow. — Nearly two dozen European countries have expelled hundreds of Russian government personnel from embassies …
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Raw Story and Foreign Policy
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
How Sacramento's mass shooting killed the myth of ‘tough-on-crime’ prosecutors — Anne Marie Schubert — the veteran district attorney for Sacramento County, covering California's capital city — doesn't quite fit the profile of the perfect guest for the right-wing Fox News Channel …
Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
A Push for Normalcy Tests the Gerontocracy — Yesterday afternoon, President Joe Biden hosted a good old-fashioned bill-signing ceremony at the White House. Before an audience of several dozen in the State Dining Room, the president celebrated the long-awaited enactment of a postal-reform bill.
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Occupy Democrats and Deseret News
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Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
Nancy Pelosi tests positive for COVID-19; Biden not considered close contact, White House says
Nancy Pelosi tests positive for COVID-19; Biden not considered close contact, White House says
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Politico:
Judge restores Jan. 6 defendant's gun rights over DOJ objection — A judge has restored a Texas woman's right to possess firearms just weeks after she was sentenced for illegally entering the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. — U.S. District Court Judge Trevor McFadden issued an order …
Dan Collyns / The Guardian:
Peruvian prime minister's praise of Hitler sparks wave of protest — Aníbal Torres said his words were misunderstood but offered to apologize in person to Israeli ambassador Asaf Ichilevich — The Israeli embassy in Lima has led a wave of protest after Peru's prime minister …
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
After Touting Ivermectin as a Covid Treatment, Fox News Hosts Ignore New Study Showing It Doesn't Work — A full week has passed since the New York Times flagged a major new study showing that ivermectin does not work against Covid-19. Despite this, Fox News - a network that spent …
Rasmussen Reports:
Biden Presidency Bad for America, Most Voters Say — More than half of American voters say that President Joe Biden has been bad for the country's future, and fewer than a third want him to be reelected in 2024. — The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds …
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Power Line and Washington Examiner
Bill Clinton / The Atlantic:
I Tried to Put Russia on Another Path — When I first became president, I said that I would support Russian President Boris Yeltsin in his efforts to build a good economy and a functioning democracy after the dissolution of the Soviet Union—but I would also support an expansion of NATO …
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The Decline and Fall …
Emily Crane / New York Post:
Bin Laden's niece praises Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz for backing Capitol rioters — Osama bin Laden's niece, Noor bin Ladin, has praised Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as well as Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) for publicly defending the US Capitol rioters.
The Lever:
Biden Offers Amazon Workers Rhetoric, But No Action — The president lauded a union drive and declared “Amazon, here we come” — but he's refused to even follow his own task force's limited recommendations to boost unionization. — On Wednesday, President Joe Biden made headlines pledging …
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Washington Post and CNN
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
How much is Mehmet Oz worth? A lot, a new Pa. Senate campaign report shows. — As he runs for U.S. Senate, Mehmet Oz has derided big tech as a “cartel” and boasted about taking on the Silicon Valley giants.But he's also deeply invested in them.Oz's personal financial disclosure report …
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Forbes, Associated Press, Raw Story, HuffPost and Political Wire