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Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
Meet the woman behind Libs of TikTok, secretly fueling the right's outrage machine — A popular Twitter account has morphed into a social media phenomenon, spreading anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment and shaping public discourse — On March 8, a Twitter account called Libs of TikTok posted a video …
New York Times:
Joe Kahn Is Named Next Executive Editor of The New York Times — Mr. Kahn, 57, will take over a newsroom undergoing enormous change. — Give this article- - - Read in app — Joseph F. Kahn, a Pulitzer Prize-winning China correspondent who rose to lead the international desk of The New York Times …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
A Quiet Intensity, Matched With Big Ambitions — Joe Kahn, the next executive editor of The New York Times, has had a steady rise in journalism. It began with a decision to turn his focus to China. — Give this article- - - Read in app — Joseph F. Kahn's first job out of college …
The Hill:
Biden has told Obama he's running again — President Biden has told former President Obama that he is planning to run for reelection in 2024, two sources tell The Hill. — The admission to Obama is the latest indication that Biden is likely to run for a second term, something the president has spoken about publicly.
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Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
Bidenism is failing. The question is how badly. — Bidenism is failing. But we don't know exactly why or what it portends for the future. — To a large degree, Joe Biden's successful 2020 campaign and his approach to the presidency were premised on the idea that an older, White …
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Ron Johnson pursues a scorched-earth path to reelection — Ron Johnson's approval ratings are underwater in a swing state that President Joe Biden won. — Instead of moving to the center, though, as he faces reelection this fall, the Wisconsin senator has become the face of conspiracy theories …
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Victoria Kim / New York Times:
The mask mandate ended midflight, sparking cheers, selfies and alarm. — Airport terminals and flights erupted in applause, while some passengers said the abrupt policy change put them at risk. — Halfway into her flight from Atlanta to Los Angeles Monday night, Brooke Tansley heard …
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Andrew Miller / Fox News:
Furious liberals revolt after Trump appointed judge lifts mask mandate: ‘Idiot airline’
Furious liberals revolt after Trump appointed judge lifts mask mandate: ‘Idiot airline’
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Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
Amtrack, airlines drop mask mandates within hours of court ruling
Amtrack, airlines drop mask mandates within hours of court ruling
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Dawn Gilbertson / USA Today:
Airlines are ditching face mask rules for the first time in two years. Here's what travelers need to know.
Airlines are ditching face mask rules for the first time in two years. Here's what travelers need to know.
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Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Effort to Remove Marjorie Taylor Greene From Ballot Can Proceed, Judge Says — The case that Ms. Greene unsuccessfully sought to have dismissed mirrors efforts against other Republicans centered on the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Democrats' worst Trump nightmare — There's something much worse than losing the House, and possibly the Senate, that's rattling top Democrats who are studying polling and election trends: … But you can look at the states with Senate elections in 2024 and see why some Democrats are sounding the alarm.
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Politico:
Biden admin to rescind Trump ‘conscience’ rule for health workers — The Biden administration is preparing to scrap a Trump-era rule that allows medical workers to refuse to provide services that conflict with their religious or moral beliefs, three people familiar with the deliberations told POLITICO.
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Jeremy Beaman / Washington Examiner:
Biden rolls back Trump rules limiting environmental reviews of infrastructure
Biden rolls back Trump rules limiting environmental reviews of infrastructure
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Musk Twitter: Same Toilet, Different Plunger — Evidently some libs on Twitter are freaking out about the possibility of Elon Musk buying Twitter. — As a result of this freakout, a bunch of cons on Twitter proclaimed that by purchasing Twitter, Elon Musk will Make Twitter Great Again.
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
John Eastman blocking 3,200 Trump-related documents from House January 6 committee — John Eastman, a far-right lawyer for then-President Donald Trump who wanted to block his electoral loss in 2020, is still withholding about 3,200 documents from the House Select Committee investigating …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Eastman shielding 37,000 pages of Trump-related email from Jan. 6 committee
Eastman shielding 37,000 pages of Trump-related email from Jan. 6 committee
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The New York Times Company:
Politics Welcomes Michael Bender — Michael Bender joins the Politics desk as a political correspondent. — Folks, — I'm thrilled to announce that Michael C. Bender, a terrific journalist who chronicled the Trump administration and the 2016 and 2020 campaigns for The Wall Street Journal …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Text message trove shows Oath Keepers discussing security details for Trump associates — Top members of the Oath Keepers now facing seditious conspiracy charges chatted for days about providing security for some of the highest-profile figures associated with Donald Trump's effort to overturn the election …
Jeanne Whalen / Washington Post:
Russian Orthodox leader backs war in Ukraine, divides faith — Patriarch Kirill has angered many priests by echoing the language Vladimir Putin uses to justify the Ukraine invasion — He leads his flock from a soaring, gilded cathedral built to celebrate Russia's victory over Napoleon …
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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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Axios:
Kinzinger says he “would love” to run against Trump in 2024 — Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said in an interview with HuffPost on Monday he “would love” to run for president against former President Trump, who is expected to mount a campaign for 2024. … “I think it'd be fun.”
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Russell Contreras / Axios:
First look — Tim Scott: Don't teach kids they are “oppressors” — Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) will use the stage at the Reagan Library in California tonight to slam public schools for “teaching kids that they are oppressors” and appeal to gig workers including ride-share drivers and food deliverers …
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Suzy Weiss / Common Sense:
The Testosterone Hangover — The Biden administration says transgender kids are entitled to ‘gender-affirming’ medical care. These girls disagree. ‘I have this intense rage in me over the harm that was done to me.’ — When Chloe woke up from an elective double mastectomy, she texted her mother in the waiting room: “Booba gone.”
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Walter Russell Mead / Wall Street Journal:
The End of Russia's Empire? — Moscow has a stake in the Ukraine war that is greater than Putin's career. — As Russia and Ukraine prepare for what could be the biggest tank battle in Europe since World War II, the future of Vladimir Putin's war remains impossible to predict.
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David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Even if Russia Uses a Nuke, We Probably Won't—but Putin Would Still Pay Dearly — GAME CHANGER … Current and former U.S. officials say the U.S. and NATO have plenty of resources at their disposal without having to resort to the nuclear option. — If Russia were to use a tactical nuclear weapon …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Trump is backing Oz's Pa. Senate bid. Armenian Americans are skeptical. — WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania Senate hopeful Mehmet Oz has faced a barrage of questions and criticism from his Republican primary opponents about his initial refusal to relinquish his dual Turkish citizenship.
Emma Colton / Fox News:
Massive increase in Black Americans murdered was result of defund police movement: experts — Black Americans were disproportionately affected by the skyrocketing murders of 2020 — FBI's 2020 crime report shows record increase: report — Support of Black Lives Matter and calls to defund …