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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Are Republicans Now Going to Endorse Doug Mastriano? — Doug Mastriano is an insurrectionist, period. — The winner of tonight's GOP primary for the governorship of Pennsylvania bused supporters to the Capitol on January 6th, was photographed on the Capitol grounds, and ever since has sought …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Takeaways from the biggest primary night of the year — With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — LATEST FROM THE OZ-MCCORMICK NAIL-BITER — “McCormick and Oz neck-and-neck in Pennsylvania as Fetterman gets Dem Senate nod,” by Natalie Allison, Zach Montellaro & Ally Mutnick
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Election Deniers Thrive Even as Trumpism Drifts: 5 Primary Takeaways — Pennsylvania's Republican Senate contest, the biggest and most expensive race of a five-state primary night, is a photo finish between David McCormick, a former hedge fund executive, and Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity surgeon.
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Myah Ward / Politico:
Cawthorn loses primary in North Carolina — Rep. Madison Cawthorn lost the Republican primary for his House seat in North Carolina on Tuesday — halting the young, pro-Trump congressman's rise after a series of scandals plagued his short tenure in Washington.
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
The Democrats Wanted Doug Mastriano, and Now They've Got Him — Politico reports that, in Pennsylvania: … How? … And: … It took Republican primary voters — not scheming Democrats — to choose Mastriano once he was on the ballot. Had those primary voters wanted to, they could …
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Primary Election Results — The Democratic primary features three major candidates: Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, U.S. Representative Conor Lamb and State Representative Malcolm Kenyatta. Fetterman has opened a wide lead in fund-raising and in public polls. Read more
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Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Dems Pick Hospitalized Fetterman in Crucial Pennsylvania Race
Dems Pick Hospitalized Fetterman in Crucial Pennsylvania Race
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Jim Swift / The Bulwark:
Don't Read Too Much Into Madison Cawthorn's Defeat
Don't Read Too Much Into Madison Cawthorn's Defeat
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Ben Jacobs / New York Magazine:
Madison Cawthorn's Self-Destruction Is Complete
Madison Cawthorn's Self-Destruction Is Complete
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Andrew Seidman / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Pennsylvania Republicans tried to stop Doug Mastriano. But first they followed him.
Pennsylvania Republicans tried to stop Doug Mastriano. But first they followed him.
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Doug Mastriano, a far-right 2020 election denier, is Pennsylvania Republicans' choice for governor.
Doug Mastriano, a far-right 2020 election denier, is Pennsylvania Republicans' choice for governor.
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Washington Post:
Victories by Mastriano, Budd show potency of Trump's false stolen election claims in GOP
Victories by Mastriano, Budd show potency of Trump's false stolen election claims in GOP
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Azi Paybarah / New York Times:
North Carolina 11th Congressional District Primary Election Results
North Carolina 11th Congressional District Primary Election Results
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Shashank Bengali / New York Times:
A Russian soldier accused of killing a civilian pleads guilty in a Kyiv court. — The Russian Defense Ministry said that nearly 1,000 fighters had surrendered to Kremlin custody at the Azovstal steel plant. Finland and Sweden formally asked to join NATO, potentially the alliance's biggest expansion in decades.
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Politico:
Dems question whether Maloney can run DCCC while battling freshman colleague — House Democrats could find themselves picking sides in a deeply uncomfortable primary this summer: their campaign chair versus a Black freshman. And a growing swath of the caucus is blaming its midterm chief …
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Fearing ‘Extinction-Level Event,’ N.Y. Democrats Turn Against Each Other — Newly drawn congressional maps have led some House members to quickly lay claim to certain districts, even if it means challenging fellow incumbents. — Two weeks ago, Representative Sean Patrick Maloney warned fellow Democrats …
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New York Times:
Justice Dept. Is Said to Request Transcripts From Jan. 6 Committee — The committee has interviewed more than 1,000 people so far, and the transcripts could be used as evidence in potential criminal cases or to pursue new leads. — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has asked …
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C. Ryan Barber / Insider:
Trump and his associates just had a very bad day thanks to a cascading series of Justice Department moves
Trump and his associates just had a very bad day thanks to a cascading series of Justice Department moves
Rami Ayyub / Reuters:
U.S. accuses casino tycoon Wynn of acting as Chinese agent
U.S. accuses casino tycoon Wynn of acting as Chinese agent
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Ben Blanchet / HuffPost:
‘South Park’ Writer Beats Rep. Elise Stefanik To Her Own Website — The website mocks the congresswoman's controversial ads echoing the “great replacement theory” in the wake of the Buffalo mass shooting. — Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) may have to look for a new domain name come midterms.
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Axios:
Scoop: DHS preparing for violence following abortion ruling — The U.S. government is bracing for a potential surge in political violence once the Supreme Court hands down the ruling that's expected to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to a Department of Homeland Security memo obtained by Axios.
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Axios:
Scoop: White House tries to soothe solar probe fallout — White House officials told Democratic senators they're committed to resolving the uncertainty the solar industry is facing because of an investigation into whether China is secretly manufacturing solar panels destined for U.S. markets, Axios has learned.
Brian Stewart / The Bulwark:
Pope Francis Is Dangerously Wrong About Ukraine — Sending weapons to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion is not “madness.” — Since Vladimir Putin's renewed war of conquest in Ukraine in late February, Pope Francis has offered perfunctory condemnations of the “violent aggression against Ukraine.”
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Andrew Das / New York Times:
U.S. Soccer and Top Players Agree to Guarantee Equal Pay — Landmark labor agreements with members of the men's and women's national teams will include higher paychecks and shared World Cup prize money. — For the first time, soccer players representing the United States men's …
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Tiffany Hsu / New York Times:
All Those Celebrities Pushing Crypto Are Not So Vocal Now — Crypto boosters such as Matt Damon, Reese Witherspoon and Gwyneth Paltrow have been criticized for hyping virtual currency without highlighting the risks. — In the latest commercial from the virtual currency exchange Crypto.com …
New York Times:
As Adams Praised a New Police Tool, a Close Ally Had a Stake in the Maker — Mayor Eric Adams and his chief of staff, Frank Carone, say Mr. Adams's endorsement of BolaWrap was entirely coincidental. — For years, as an elected official and candidate for New York City mayor …
Rachel Monahan / Willamette Week:
Crypto-Backed Oregon Congressional Candidate Lost to Andrea Salinas Despite $13 Million in Backing — Salinas projected to be the Democratic nominee in the new Sixth Congressional District. Carrick Flynn appears to have lost. — Expand — Oregon's new congressional district saw unprecedented spending …
The Economist:
The Putin Show — How the war in Ukraine appears to Russians — When vladimir putin was first elected president of Russia in 2000, he changed little in the office he inherited from Boris Yeltsin. Yet in place of a pen on the desk, Mr Putin put a television remote control, one visitor noted.
Christina Prignano / The Boston Globe:
Map: A county-by-county look at COVID-19 transmission in the United States — As the Northeast and other parts of the country grapple with a highly transmissible offshoot of the Omicron variant, community transmission levels are once again rising, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
John Fetterman Wins on Vibes — Even if you don't know a single policy he supports, chances are good that you know what John Fetterman looks like. Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor is larger than life at 6 foot 8, distinctively bald with a salt-and-pepper goatee, and draped in a baggy shirt or hoodie.
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Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
China draws North Korea closer than ever as Biden visits region — SEOUL — In December 2017, the U.N. Security Council agreed that the next time North Korea tested a ballistic missile capable of reaching the United States, it would slam down new fuel sanctions to pressure its leader, Kim Jong Un.