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Farnoush Amiri / Associated Press:
Evidence mounts of GOP involvement in Trump election schemes — WASHINGTON (AP) — Rioters who smashed their way into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, succeeded — at least temporarily — in delaying the certification of Joe Biden's election to the White House.
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David Smith / The Guardian:
‘A horrible plague, then Covid’: Biden and correspondents joke in post-Trump return to normality — White House Correspondents' Association dinner is first attended by a sitting president in six years after Donald Trump's snubs, then pandemic — Joe Biden celebrated the return …
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Devan Cole / CNN:
Arkansas GOP governor says he's considering 2024 bid and would run even if Trump does — Washington (CNN)Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas said Sunday that he's weighing a White House bid in 2024 and that he would still consider running even if former President Donald Trump enters the race.
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
White House correspondents' dinner: Biden jokes about return to near-normal
White House correspondents' dinner: Biden jokes about return to near-normal
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Trevor Noah roasts lawmakers on both sides of aisle in correspondents' dinner remarks
Trevor Noah roasts lawmakers on both sides of aisle in correspondents' dinner remarks
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Biden digs at Trump in White House Correspondents' dinner speech
Biden digs at Trump in White House Correspondents' dinner speech
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Newsweek, Insider and BizPac Review
Ivan Pereira / ABC News:
White House Correspondents' Dinner returns with president in attendance
White House Correspondents' Dinner returns with president in attendance
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Politico and Washington Examiner
Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi, Congressional Delegation Statement on Visit to Kyiv, Ukraine — Rzeszow, Poland - Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Members of a Congressional delegation issued this statement following their visit to Kyiv, Ukraine. This visit is the first official Congressional delegation to have visited Ukraine following Russia's invasion.
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Matthew Luxmoore / Wall Street Journal:
Nancy Pelosi Visits Ukraine's President Zelensky in Kyiv — Congressional trip comes as Russia's attempted military push into Ukraine's east is stalling — KYIV, Ukraine—House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a delegation of U.S. lawmakers met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv …
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Lloyd Green / The Guardian:
This Will Not Pass: Trump-Biden blockbuster is dire reading for Democrats — Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns have made waves with tapes of Kevin McCarthy and other Republicans - but the president's party has more to fear from what they reveal — his Will Not Pass is a blockbuster.
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Three steps for Elon Musk if he's serious about free speech at Twitter — But first, a primer for a somewhat confused billionaire on what the First Amendment actually entails — As the would-be new owner of Twitter, Elon Musk has been touting his passion for free speech over the past week.
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Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Bill Maher rips Twitter for flagging Babylon Bee amid Elon Musk takeover: ‘You do need a new sheriff’
Bill Maher rips Twitter for flagging Babylon Bee amid Elon Musk takeover: ‘You do need a new sheriff’
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The Daily Wire, RedState and TheBlaze
Laurence Norman / Wall Street Journal:
Europe to Make Fresh Push to Revive Iran Nuclear Deal — Talks have hit a deadlock over Iran's demand that Washington lift terror designation on Iran's Revolutionary Guards — European officials are preparing to make a fresh push to salvage a nuclear deal with Iran, offering to send …
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David Cohen / Politico:
Menendez doubtful that talks with Iran will yield a good deal
Menendez doubtful that talks with Iran will yield a good deal
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Ben Samuels / Haaretz:
ADL Chief Compares ‘Radical Left’ Critics of Israel to Right-wing Extremists — ‘These radical actors indisputably and unapologetically denigrate and dehumanize Jews,’ says ADL chief Jonathan Greenblatt, singling out groups such as Jewish Voice for Peace and Students for Justice in Palestine
Washington Post:
Biden ticks up, but GOP holds advantage on economy, Post-ABC poll finds — Republicans lose ground when it comes to which party voters see themselves casting ballots for in November and the parties are now at rough parity. — President Biden's standing with Americans has improved slightly …
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Michael Stott / Financial Times:
British Virgin Islands premier rejects direct rule from London — Dilemma for UK as islanders oppose recommendation at heart of corruption inquiry — The acting premier of the British Virgin Islands, Natalio Wheatley, has rejected as “unacceptable” the reimposition of direct rule from London …
Stephanie Slade / New York Times:
Ron DeSantis and Other Republicans Desecrate What Their Party Long Championed — In 2010, the Supreme Court held that “political speech does not lose First Amendment protection ‘simply because its source is a corporation.’” The case was Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission …
David Remnick / New Yorker:
A Role Model for the Midterms — Democrats need to fight back against the Republicans' phony culture war. Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow showed how. — “Unhappy is the land that needs a hero.” The famous line is from Brecht's “Life of Galileo,” and it's often trotted …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Opinion The Jan. 6 hearings should follow 5 basic rules — Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), a prominent member of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, has promised blockbuster hearings that will “blow the roof off” Congress. (Perhaps better not to raise expectations so high?)
Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Russia's Occupation of Southern Ukraine Hardens, With Rubles, Russian Schools and Lenin Statues — Fearing conscription by Russia, Ukrainian men escape occupied areas with their families. ‘We are like aliens in the cities where we were born.’ — ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine—Every day …
Oriana Gonzalez / Axios:
Connecticut passes bill to make state safe haven for abortion providers — The Connecticut state Senate passed a bill late Friday night to protect abortion providers from bans in other states that are enforced via civil lawsuits. — Driving the news: The unique legislation is a direct response …
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Caroline Kitchener / Washington Post:
Conn. lawmakers pass bill to be ‘place of refuge’ for abortion patients
Conn. lawmakers pass bill to be ‘place of refuge’ for abortion patients
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