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Max Boot / Washington Post:
I thought the Jan. 6 committee wouldn't matter. I was wrong. — I admit to having been skeptical, ahead of time, of the hearings planned by the House select committee investigating the events of Jan. 6, 2021. What more is there to be said, I wondered? The evidence of Donald Trump's guilt …
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Daily Kos, Mock Paper Scissors, Election Law Blog, New Republic and The Guardian
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The ugly truth about the right-wing grift machine has been revealed — In addition to building a damning case that Donald Trump and his co-conspirators hatched a premeditated scheme to steal a presidential election they knew he'd lost, the Jan. 6 committee has exposed the latest chapter in a story that's at least half a century old.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and NPR
William Saletan / The Bulwark:
If Trump Wasn't Lying, That's Worse — A delusional president is far more dangerous than a mendacious one. — On Monday, the House January 6th Committee presented evidence that Donald Trump, after losing the 2020 election, promoted allegations of voter fraud that his own advisers had told him were false.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump team descends into infighting over Jan. 6
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Yahoo News, Newsweek and BizPac Review
Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
Photos capture election-night tension at White House as Trump family, aides watch lead fade away
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CNN:
The January 6 committee is methodically building the case for a criminal conspiracy
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PolitiFact, The Nation, Voice of America, Talking Points Memo, The Hill and CBS News
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
How prosecutors can sidestep the question of Trump's intent
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No More Mister Nice Blog and The Status Kuo
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
New details emerge of Oval Office confrontation three days before Jan. 6 — Jeffrey Clark, a mid-level Justice Department official, wanted Trump to name him attorney general in a plan aimed at potentially overturning the election — Three days before Congress was slated to certify …
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New York Magazine, Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Jan. 6 committee postpones Wednesday hearing — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol has postponed its Wednesday hearing slated to review former President Trump's efforts to pressure the Justice Department to investigate his unfounded claims of election fraud.
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Breitbart, Townhall, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, ABC News, The Gateway Pundit and Associated Press
Washington Post:
Most Americans oppose trans athletes in female sports, poll finds — Even as an increasing share of Americans report familiarity with and tolerance for transgender people, most oppose allowing transgender female athletes to compete against other women at the professional, college and high school level …
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Jessica Chasmar / Fox News:
Americans overwhelmingly oppose transgender athletes in female sports, poll shows
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Washington Post:
More than 100 GOP primary winners back Trump's false fraud claims — A Washington Post analysis shows the former president's election denialism has become a price of admission in many Republican primaries — J.R. Majewski marched to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and tweeted a photo with the caption: “It's going down on 1/6.”
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NBC News:
The untold story of Ginni Thomas's anti-cult activism — after she was ‘deprogrammed’ — Ginni Thomas became an anti-cult activist after being pulled out of a self-help program in the 1980s, she said in a video obtained by NBC News. Several people who knew her then are surprised …
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Raw Story
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Trump's pick for Pa. governor says he sees ‘parallels’ to Hitler's power grab in Capitol riot — WASHINGTON — The Donald Trump-endorsed nominee for governor in Pennsylvania compared the Jan. 6 attack to historical events staged by the Nazis, saying that he saw “parallels” …
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Joe Kahn is now editing the New York Times. Don't expect a revolution. — In an interview, the new executive editor holds forth on labels, social media bubbles, threats to democracy and why not to expect big changes at the Times — Joe Kahn took over as executive editor of the New York Times on Tuesday …
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New York Times:
How Houston Moved 25,000 People From the Streets Into Homes of Their Own — The nation's fourth-largest city hasn't solved homelessness, but its remarkable progress can suggest a way forward. — Give this article- - - Read in app — Written by Michael KimmelmanReported by Michael Kimmelman …
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The Coinbase Blog:
A message from Coinbase CEO and Cofounder, Brian Armstrong — Earlier today, I shared the following note with all Coinbase employees. — Team, — Today I am making the difficult decision to reduce the size of our team by about 18%, to ensure we stay healthy during this economic downturn.
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CNBC, The Hill, CBS News, Engadget, New York Times, UPI, The Daily Wire, New York Post, TechCrunch, Fortune, Washington Examiner and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Livia Albeck-Ripka / New York Times:
Officer Who Displayed Nazi Insignia Will Receive $1.5 Million to Resign — Derek Kammerzell, an assistant police chief in Kent, Wash., was investigated and disciplined after he taped the insignia of an SS officer to his office door in September 2020. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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The Daily Caller and Law & Crime
Alan Macleod / MintPress News:
“Top Gun: Maverick” is Military Propaganda. Official Documents Prove It — BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF - “Top Gun: Maverick” is a box-office smash, a massive hit with both critics and the public alike. Navy and Air Force units across the country have set up recruitment stalls inside movie halls …
Ginevra Davis / Palladium:
Stanford's War on Social Life — JP's favorite college story is the night he built an island. In the fall of 1993, JP was a junior in Stanford's chapter of Kappa Alpha. The brothers were winding down from Kappa Alpha's annual Cabo-themed party on the house lawn.
Nathaniel Meyersohn / CNN:
Why gas prices always end in 9/10 of a cent — New York (CNN Business)As gas prices continue to rise, drivers are angrily glaring up at pump price boards each time they fill up their tanks. — The average national price Tuesday was a little under $5.02 per gallon, according to AAA.
Micaiah Bilger / LifeNews.com:
Arsonist Firebombs Pro-Life State Legislator's Office — An attempted arson and vandalism reported at a pro-life politician's office early Monday in Washington state adds to growing concerns about violence targeting people who work to protect unborn babies from abortion.
WBRZ:
INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Rape victim ordered to pay her abuser child support … PONCHATOULA- It's one of the most egregious cases victims' advocates tell the WBRZ Investigative Unit they have ever seen, after a judge awarded full custody to a woman's abuser and forced her to pay child support.
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Raw Story
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Cotton gathers big donors to talk 2024 presidential race — Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton huddled with two dozen of his top donors Tuesday morning to describe his planning for a potential 2024 White House campaign, telling them a comeback bid by former President Donald Trump wouldn't deter him from running.
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National Review, Common Dreams, Mock Paper Scissors and Political Wire
CNN:
Capitol Police say ‘there is no evidence’ of reconnaissance tour by GOP Rep. Loudermilk before January 6 — (CNN)US Capitol Police have concluded after reviewing security footage that “there is no evidence” GOP Rep. Barry Loudermilk led a reconnaissance tour with Trump supporters trying …
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CNBC, Associated Press, ABC News, Truthout, Law & Crime, RedState, Florida Politics, Raw Story, The Atlantic, The Daily Wire and New York Times
Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
US defence contractor in talks to take over NSO Group's hacking technology — Deal - which would require approval from US and Israel - would give L3Harris control over controversial Pegasus tool — The US defence contractor L3Harris is in talks to take over NSO Group's surveillance technology …
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Molly Ball / TIME:
How the ‘MAGA Squad’ Is Building Power to Control the Next Congress — On a Tuesday afternoon in late April, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene walks into the seventh-floor congressional office belonging to Representative Matt Gaetz, settles into a high-backed black leather chair, and fits a pair of headphones over her blonde hair.
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Insider, The Hill, Mediaite and Mollyesque
New York Daily News:
New York Republicans won't return Paladino cash after his outrageous ‘Hitler’ praise — A politician who voiced admiration for Hitler has given thousands of dollars to Republican members of New York State's congressional delegation — but they appear to have no intention of giving back the campaign cash.
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
The Gerontocracy of the Democratic Party Doesn't Understand That We're at the Brink — If you want a sense of what separates much of the leadership of the Democratic Party from many of its supporters — of what illustrates their profound disconnect from younger cohorts of liberal and progressive voters …
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Raw Story and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Peter Stone / The Guardian:
Roger Stone and Michael Flynn under fire over rallies ‘distorting Christianity’ — Prominent Christian leaders accuse Trump allies of spreading misinformation about 2020 election and Covid, while distorting Christian teachings at ReAwaken America events — A growing number …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Former FBI official had numerous unauthorized contacts with media during 2016 campaign, watchdog says — A former senior FBI official who oversaw the bureau's politically sensitive investigations in 2016 into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server and Donald Trump's ties to Russia had …
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Washington Free Beacon, New York Post and The Daily Caller
Miami Herald:
Border officers circulate coin memorializing treatment of Haitian migrants in Del Rio — A controversial moment captured last fall on the U.S. southern border of an officer on horseback in Del Rio, Texas, has been memorialized on “a challenge coin” that is circulating among border patrol officers.
Ben S. Bernanke / New York Times:
Inflation Isn't Going to Bring Back the 1970s — We had another bad inflation report last week. — Inflation over the past 12 months exceeded 8 percent, a level that evokes memories of America's Great Inflation of the 1960s and '70s. From the beginning of 1966 through 1981 …
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The Daily Caller, The Hill, Washington Examiner and The RL Report
Melissa Chan / NBC News:
Morticians describe the devastating toll assault-style weapons inflict on bodies — Not much stuns mortician Hari Close after embalming more than 12,000 bodies over 30 years. — But Close was left speechless last spring when he was tasked with preparing the body of a man who had been shot in the head with an assault-style weapon.
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
The Two-Pronged Test That Could Put Trump in Prison — As the January 6th hearings unfold, a former U.S. Attorney discusses the possibility of criminally prosecuting the former President. — The House select committee investigating the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 …
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New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Uniic Media, Justin Trouble, The New Neo and World Socialist Web Site
Bradford Betz / Fox News:
Rep. Maxine Waters tests positive for COVID for second time this year after attending Summit of the Americas — Waters tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time despite being vaccinated and double boosted — US hosting Summit of the Americas for the first time in 30 years
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