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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Scoop: CNN+ looks doomed — Warner Bros. Discovery has suspended all external marketing spend for CNN+ and has laid off CNN's longtime chief financial officer as it weighs what to do with the subscription streaming service moving forward, five sources tell Axios. … Discovery executives disagree.
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Biden says Americans should decide for themselves if they want to wear masks on public transportation. — WASHINGTON — President Biden said on Tuesday that Americans should decide for themselves whether to wear masks, undercutting efforts by his administration to urge Americans …
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Oriana Pawlyk / Politico:
White House won't rule out appealing suit that overturned mask mandate for travel — White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday didn't rule out appealing a federal judge's ruling that struck down the CDC's mask requirement for planes, trains and other public transportation …
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Ginger Gibson / NBC News:
Justice Dept. to appeal decision lifting mask mandate on planes, trains if CDC deems rule necessary
Justice Dept. to appeal decision lifting mask mandate on planes, trains if CDC deems rule necessary
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New York Times:
The Biden administration says it may appeal a ruling that voided a mask mandate on public transport.
The Biden administration says it may appeal a ruling that voided a mask mandate on public transport.
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Politico:
Justice Department punts mask ruling appeal to CDC
Justice Department punts mask ruling appeal to CDC
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Sister Toldjah / RedState:
Megyn Kelly Punches Back After WH Dodges Comment on Cleared CBP Agents in ‘Whipping’ Case
Megyn Kelly Punches Back After WH Dodges Comment on Cleared CBP Agents in ‘Whipping’ Case
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Politico, Washington Examiner, BizPac Review and Breitbart
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 …
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Shawn McCreesh / New York Magazine:
The Inside Man — Joe Kahn is the new, old-school editor of the Times. But who is he? — Abe Rosenthal, the totemic New York Times editor who published the Pentagon Papers, used to say that there was one path to the executive editor's office — over the dead, burned, and maimed bodies of the ten other people who wanted the job.
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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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Theodore Schleifer / Puck:
The Peter Thiel D.C. Gateway Drug — With two weeks until the Ohio G.O.P. primary, Thiel is on a hot streak and doubling down on J.D. Vance. A win could invigorate the billionaire's national ambitions. A loss could relegate him to Miami—and send thirsty Republicans reeling.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Vance parlays Trump endorsement into new Thiel money
Vance parlays Trump endorsement into new Thiel money
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The Dispatch
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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Giulia Carbonaro / Newsweek:
What Is Dark MAGA? Trump Supporters Attempt Rebrand for 2024
What Is Dark MAGA? Trump Supporters Attempt Rebrand for 2024
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Raw Story
Cory Turner / NPR:
Student loan borrowers will get help after an NPR report and years of complaints — The U.S. Department of Education says it will retroactively help millions of federal student loan borrowers who have been hurt and held back by its troubled income-driven repayment (IDR) plans …
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John Kennedy / Tallahassee Democrat:
DeSantis plan to redraw districts branded ‘racist’ by critics as special session begins — TALLAHASSEE - Florida lawmakers opened a special session Tuesday to redraw congressional district boundaries to eliminate two of the four seats now served by Black Democrats, while outside the Capitol, opponents condemned the move as racist.
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
DeSantis: We're taking on Disney in this special session
DeSantis: We're taking on Disney in this special session
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Washington Post:
Surrounded by Russians, commander describes life inside Mariupol plant — MUKACHEVO, Ukraine — The commander of Ukrainian forces' last stronghold in the southern port city of Mariupol, surrounded by Russians and subjected to a constant barrage of fire, said Tuesday that his soldiers will not surrender.
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Sydney Morning Herald and The Times
Reed Galen / Salt Lake Tribune:
Utah senator has betrayed the Constitution and should no longer serve in public office. — At an Arizona campaign stop on Oct. 30, 2020, just days before the general election that would send Donald Trump into retirement, Utah Sen. Mike Lee extolled the former president's virtues of …
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Media Matters for America and New York Times
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Uber driver turns in Jan. 6 rioter who bragged about Capitol attack on dashcam — WASHINGTON — The FBI arrested a January 6 riot participant thanks in part to a conversation the man had with his Uber driver the night of the attack on U.S. Capitol, according to court records unsealed Tuesday.
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Insider
Washington Post:
Conservatives cheering on Elon Musk have been sold a bill of goods — Conservatives have a new hero: Billionaire Elon Musk. — Some on the right have been declaring that if Musk succeeds in his attempt to buy Twitter, he will turn it from the oppressive jackbooted nightmare of censorship …
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Chicks On The Right, Gizmodo and Techdirt
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Oath Keepers and Proud Boys were in touch before US Capitol attack, texts reveal — The messages could strengthen a theory being explored by the House committee that January 6 included a coordinated assault — Top leaders in the Oath Keepers militia group indicted on seditious conspiracy charges …
Wall Street Journal:
How U.S.-Saudi Relations Reached the Breaking Point — The decadeslong alliance is at risk over disagreements regarding oil production levels, security concerns and the invasion of Ukraine — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, wearing shorts at his seaside palace …
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Insider
Jeff Schogol / Task & Purpose:
How a former US Navy sailor became a Putin propagandist — Patrick Lancaster describes himself as an independent journalist. Critics say he's a foot soldier for Moscow's information war against Ukraine. — Navy veteran Patrick Lancaster describes himself on Facebook as …
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Grid News
Axios:
Scoop: Biden considers delaying Title 42 repeal — President Biden's inner circle has been discussing delaying the repeal of Title 42 border restrictions, now set to end May 23, according to a source with direct knowledge of the internal discussion. … That already endangers Democratic incumbents …
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Breitbart, Articles Archive, Washington Examiner, New York Post, The Daily Caller, American Greatness and Townhall
Christopher Wiggins / Advocate:
Texas Boutique Owner Hurls Homophobic Slurs at Couple in Viral Video … A Texas business owner has come under fire for a bigoted outburst toward an LGBTQ+ couple in their apartment complex after a video of her drunken attack circulated on social media. The incident is the latest in a string …
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Raw Story
Aaron Short / Grub Street:
'Michael's Is the Place Where the Deal Is Happening' — Inside the Brooklyn red-sauce joint where dinner has the power to reshape the city. — On a frigid Friday evening in early March, Mayor Eric Adams trekked to southern Brooklyn to join a birthday celebration that was already well underway.
Anna Massoglia / OpenSecrets.org:
Democratic lobbyist Tony Podesta registers as a foreign agent lobbying for Libya's government — High-powered Democratic lobbyist and political operative Tony Podesta has returned to currying influence under President Joe Biden's administration and is growing his slate of lobbying clients …
Eleanor Mueller / Politico:
Democratic Party weighs banning its consultants from anti-union activity — The Democratic Party is considering banning its army of consultants from engaging in anti-union activity following a report that one of its pollsters had helped Amazon combat organizing efforts, according to a document obtained by POLITICO.
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Payday Report and Mother Jones
NBC News:
Biden admin preparing to announce another military aid package for Ukraine — The Biden administration is preparing to announce another substantial military aid package for Ukraine this week, five U.S officials tell NBC News. Three officials said the package is expected to be similar in size …
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Dalton Bennett / Washington Post:
In battle for Ukraine's east, front-line soldiers defend against Russia — ROZADKY, Ukraine — Along Ukraine's eastern front, soldiers man the sprawling maze of trenches and bunkers that form the backbone of defensive positions that stretch for hundreds of miles.
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Aaron Sanderford / Nebraska Examiner:
Three people speak on the record to confirm allegations of groping by Charles Herbster — OMAHA — Two men and a woman on Monday put their names behind what they said they either saw directly or were told immediately afterward about Nebraska gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster groping young women at political events.
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Democratic Dollars Flow Once Again to Likely Lost Causes — New fund-raising figures show emerging Democratic stars like Marcus Flowers in Georgia and Gary Chambers Jr. in Louisiana, with no clear path to victory. — Give this article- - - Read in app — Gary Chambers Jr. burst onto …
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