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Tierney Sneed / CNN:
CDC mask mandate for travelers no longer in effect following judge's ruling, official says — (CNN)A federal judge in Florida struck down on Monday the Biden administration's mask mandate for airplanes and other public transport methods, and a Biden administration official says the order …
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Julia Shapero / Axios:
TSA stops enforcing traveler mask mandate — The Transportation Security Administration will stop enforcing the Biden administration's rule mandating masks on planes, trains and other forms of public transportation, an administration official said on Monday.
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New York Times:
A federal judge strikes down the mask mandate on planes and public transit.
A federal judge strikes down the mask mandate on planes and public transit.
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Michael Laris / Washington Post:
Federal judge voids mask mandate for airplanes, in other transportation settings
Federal judge voids mask mandate for airplanes, in other transportation settings
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Cory Vaillancourt / Smoky Mountain News:
Complaint filed against Cawthorn by fired staffer — Saying in a leaked recording that “we all want the ultimate goal of him never serving again,” Lisa Wiggins, a former caseworker and campaign aide to Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-Henderson) has filed an employment-related campaign against the embattled congressman.
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Richard Cowan / Reuters:
Trump attempt at a coup to be a focus of U.S. House hearings, lawmaker Raskin says — Then-President Donald Trump attempted a coup on Jan. 6, 2021, and that will be a centerpiece of committee hearings in Congress next month, said Democrat Jamie Raskin, a committee member who led the prosecution of Trump's second impeachment.
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New York Times:
Trump Allies Are Still Feeding the False 2020 Election Narrative — Fifteen months after they tried and failed to overturn the 2020 election, the same group of lawyers and associates is continuing efforts to decertify the vote, feeding a false narrative. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Reuters:
Alex Jones' InfoWars files for bankruptcy in U.S. court — Far-right wing website InfoWars on Sunday filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas in the face of multiple defamation lawsuits.
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Cameron Joseph / VICE:
Trump-Endorsed Candidate JD Vance Once Said Trump Might Be 'America's Hitler' — In a private Facebook message from 2016, Ohio Senate candidate JD Vance said Trump is either a “cynical asshole” or “America's Hitler.” — Former President Donald Trump's newest Senate endorsee was even less of a Trump fan than he publicly let on.
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Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Trump Jr. to campaign with J.D. Vance in Ohio following father's endorsement
Trump Jr. to campaign with J.D. Vance in Ohio following father's endorsement
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Ken Klippenstein / The Intercept:
Jared Kushner Flaunted His Influence With Saudi Arabia, Russia in Pitch to Investors … Jared Kushner's new investment fund, Affinity Partners, nakedly touts the former Trump adviser's work with Saudi Arabia and his links to several Trump-era deals in hoping to raise money from Wall Street …
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Billionaire Peltz draws GOP megadonors to $5,000-a-plate fundraiser for Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin — Billionaire and Wall Street veteran Nelson Peltz hosted a fundraiser for conservative Democrat Joe Manchin at his massive Florida estate last month. — Peltz hosted Manchin along …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Florida's vile ‘groomer’ law may soon blow up in DeSantis's face — One of the more repulsive features of Florida's new law restricting classroom discussion of sex and gender is its vagueness. This may be a feature, not a bug: It could encourage conservative parents to sniff …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Rules Against Airman Who Refused Vaccine — The justices said the Pentagon need not accommodate Lt. Col. Jonathan Dunn, who said he had a religious objection to the coronavirus vaccine. — Give this article- - - Read in app — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled …
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Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:
Supreme Court rules against Air Force lieutenant colonel who refused vaccine
Supreme Court rules against Air Force lieutenant colonel who refused vaccine
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Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
In Defense of Tucker Carlson Touting ‘Testicle Tanning’ — Here's a sentence I did not expect I would ever type: I'm excited about “testicle tanning.” Or, more specifically, I'm excited about Tucker Carlson getting excited about “testicle tanning.” — For the past few days …
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Politico:
More Dem Senate hopefuls split with Biden on border — PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. — John Fetterman says he's “100 percent” behind the Biden agenda. Well, with one exception. — The Pennsylvania lieutenant governor and front-runner for the state's Democratic Senate nomination is distancing himself …
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Spencer Brown / Townhall:
Psaki Tells Travelers to Continue Masking but Defends Ending Title 42
Psaki Tells Travelers to Continue Masking but Defends Ending Title 42
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Karen Townsend / HotAir:
Beto flips and flops on elimination of Title 42 in election year politics
Beto flips and flops on elimination of Title 42 in election year politics
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Mike Lee's Role in Trump's Attempted Coup — What would have happened if his plan worked? — Senator Mike Lee's defenders insist his repeated texts to Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows offering his guidance on the proper constitutional process to overturn the 2020 election results prove his honor.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Mike Lee has some explaining to do
Mike Lee has some explaining to do
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New York Times:
Ukraine Live Updates: Russian Offensive in East Has Started, Ukraine Says — Ukraine says Russia has started its assault in the east, after raining missiles nationwide. — LVIV, Ukraine — Ukraine said Monday that Russian forces had launched a ground assault along a nearly 300-mile front …
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Ayana Archie / NPR:
Florida rejects 54 math books, claiming critical race theory appeared in some — The Florida education department has rejected 54 mathematics textbooks for its K-12 curriculum, citing reasons spanning the inclusion of critical race theory to Common Core learning concepts.
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Dana Goldstein / New York Times:
Florida Rejects Math Textbooks, Citing ‘Prohibited Topics’
Florida Rejects Math Textbooks, Citing ‘Prohibited Topics’
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Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Lethal darts were fired into a Ukrainian neighborhood by the thousands — BUCHA, Ukraine — At Svitlana Chmut's house outside Kyiv, there are carrots in her garden and deadly Russian mini-arrows in her yard. — A pile of the sharp, finned projectiles rounded up by Chmut are now gathering rust in the spring's fine mist.
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Gizmodo:
We're Publishing the Facebook Papers. Here's What They Say About Donald Trump, the 2020 Election, and Jan. 6. — Gizmodo has reviewed, redacted, and published more than two dozen leaked Facebook documents, the first of hundreds to come. — Alerts — In the hours following the Jan. 6 attack …
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Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Jon Stewart's new show on AppleTV+ is reportedly a flop — Jon Stewart is struggling to gain traction on his new talk show, according to a report. — “The Problem with Jon Stewart,” which launched on AppleTV+ in September, appears to be a flop, as it trails far behind its competitors …
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Washington Post:
Sinking of Russian warship raises tense questions about fate of crew — Some families report sailors dead or missing in Moskva sinking despite defense ministry claim that all were evacuated — RIGA, Latvia — The sinking of the Russian warship Moskva is causing tension back home …
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David Cruz / Gothamist:
Mayor moving ahead on metal detectors in subway system — Mayor Eric Adams on Monday said he is considering three types of metal detectors to be used in the subway system in the wake of last week's mass shooting on board a Manhattan-bound N train in Sunset Park.
David Wasserman / Cook Political Report:
Redistricting Scorecard: A Partisan Wash, With Far Fewer Competitive Districts — In February, Democrats were on pace to come out modestly ahead in redistricting, defying initial expectations. But in the final stretch, the plot has twisted once again: Ohio's GOP ran out the clock …
Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
In Ukraine's South, Russian Occupiers Tighten the Screws — The Russians are installing pro-Moscow politicians and hunting for dissenters — DNIPRO, Ukraine—Russia is tightening its hold over occupied areas of southern Ukraine, installing pro-Moscow leaders, hunting for dissenters and dismantling Ukrainian state institutions.
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Patricia Murphy / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: Marjorie Taylor Greene outraised by Democratic challenger in 2022 — News and analysis from the politics team at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Friday's deadline to report fundraising for the first three months of 2022 has given us more information to sift through in some of Georgia's most contested federal races.
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