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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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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Biden digs at Trump in White House Correspondents' dinner speech — President Biden addressed the White House Correspondents' Association dinner (WHCA), as the event returned after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. … - “It's understandable. … - “So if you are at home watching this …
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Ivan Pereira / ABC News:
White House Correspondents' Dinner returns with president in attendance — The show goes on despite COVID-19 concerns. — The White House Correspondents' Dinner makes its grand return Saturday night, two years after the pandemic shut it down and six years since the last time a commander-in-chief attended the event.
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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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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Meadows says 1/6 panel has sought to publicly ‘vilify’ him
Meadows says 1/6 panel has sought to publicly ‘vilify’ him
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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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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.
Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
Fed Prepares Double-Barreled Tightening With Bond Runoff — Officials' plans for their $9 trillion asset portfolio reflect many similarities—and differences—from earlier experiment to shrink holdings — To support financial markets and the economy during the pandemic …
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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Francis Fukuyama / Wall Street Journal:
The Long Arc of Historical Progress — A democratic world order is not the inexorable outcome of historical forces, but even amid setbacks, societies are clearly evolving toward equality and individual freedom. — 1x — In a recent article in the Atlantic, the historian Anne Applebaum wrote that …
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump's criminal justice reform bill becomes persona non grata among GOPers — When Donald Trump signed a long-sought criminal justice reform measure into law in 2018, he had visions of using the legislation to make major inroads with Black and moderate swing voters.
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Sun Yu / Financial Times:
China meets banks to discuss protecting assets from US sanctions — Officials concerned that measures taken against Moscow could also be applied to Beijing — Chinese regulators have held an emergency meeting with domestic and foreign banks to discuss how they could protect …
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Paul Sacca / TheBlaze:
Disney exec who helped craft company's response to Florida's parental rights law quits after just 3 months, replaced by former political aide of Obama, Clinton, and Biden — Like Blaze News? Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.
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Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Days after Robin Vos extended Wisconsin's election review, Michael Gableman stands with the Assembly speaker's critics in the GOP — MADISON - Michael Gableman got a reprieve a few days ago, when Assembly Speaker Robin Vos announced the former state Supreme Court justice could continue …
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New York Times:
Inside the Apocalyptic Worldview of ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’ — A New York Times analysis of 1,150 episodes reveals how Tucker Carlson pushes extremist ideas and conspiracy theories into millions of households, five nights a week.
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Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
How Tucker Carlson Reshaped Fox News — and Became Trump's Heir
How Tucker Carlson Reshaped Fox News — and Became Trump's Heir
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