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Keith Zubrow / CBS News:
Riggleman: White House switchboard called a Capitol rioter on January 6  —  Former senior technical adviser for the January 6 Committee, Denver Riggleman, said the White House switchboard connected a phone call to a Capitol rioter on January 6, 2021.  —  “You get a real ‘a-ha’ moment …
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NBC News:
Jury deliberates fate of QAnon believer who thought he was storming the White House during the Capitol riot  —  WASHINGTON — A federal jury on Friday began deliberating the fate of a QAnon believer who chased down U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman on Jan. 6, 2021.
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
GOP Unveils ‘Commitment To America’ Plan With Stock Videos Of Russia, Ukraine  —  “We celebrate the rich heritage of the American story,” a narrator says, over footage of a drilling rig in Russia's Volgograd region.  —  House Republican leaders on Friday unveiled their “Commitment to America” …
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Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
House GOP Rolls Out Agenda With a Fake Lincoln Quote  —  The House Republican conference thought their agenda was quoting Abraham Lincoln.  It was actually quoting a Lehman Brothers ad from the 1980s. … As he rolled out the first official Republican Party congressional platform in years …
Discussion: The Warning, Insider and CNN
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
‘She was 12, I was 30’: Biden leaves viewers stunned in teachers speech  —  MORE ON:  —  President Biden shocked viewers of his Friday speech to teachers when he recognized an audience member and told the crowd, “She was 12, I was 30.”  —  Biden lit up social media with the confounding and seemingly inappropriate aside.
Associated Press:
Arizona judge rules that state can enforce near-total abortion ban  —  The only exemption is if the woman's life is in jeopardy.  An appeal of the ruling is likely.  —  PHOENIX — Arizona can enforce a near-total ban on abortions that has been blocked for nearly 50 years, a judge ruled Friday …
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Eliza Fawcett / New York Times:
Arizona Judge Reinstates Strict Abortion Ban From 1864  —  A 15-week abortion ban passed this year will take effect on Saturday.  But the attorney general has argued that the near-total ban from the 19th century should take precedence.  —  A judge on Friday ruled that a near-total abortion ban written …
Discussion: Fox News
Washington Post:
Trump and DeSantis: Once allies, now in simmering rivalry with 2024 nearing  —  The two are widely seen in the Republican Party as potential rivals for the 2024 presidential nomination and public contrasts and behind-the-scenes tensions have already erupted  —  Donald Trump put …
Discussion: Forbes and RedState
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NBC News:
Elijah McClain's death caused by ketamine injection, amended autopsy report says  —  AURORA, Colo. — An amended autopsy report released Friday revealed Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died after a confrontation with police officers, died because he was injected with ketamine by paramedics after being forcibly restrained.
Blake Hounshell / New York Times:
Biden Makes an Appeal on State Legislative Races  —  The president's involvement is a sign that Democratic leaders are taking down-ballot contests more seriously than in past elections.  —  President Biden became involved in state legislative races for the first time, with an email Friday asking Democrats …
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Emma Kinery / CNBC:
Biden promises to codify Roe if two more Democrats are elected to the Senate
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New York Times:
Trump Lawyers Push to Limit Aides' Testimony in Jan. 6 Inquiry
Discussion: Raw Story
Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
Putin's Draft Draws Resistance in Russia's Far-Flung Regions  —  Villagers, activists and some elected officials asked why the conscription drive seemed to be hitting poor, remote areas hardest, while pro-war hawks criticized it as chaotic.  —  President Vladimir V. Putin's surprise draft …
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New York Times:
Ukrainians Express Fear and Defiance as Staged Voting Begins … Referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine evoke fear, anger and defiance.  —  Russian soldiers, wearing balaclavas and wielding guns, flanked election workers.  Ukrainians forced to vote while Russian officials or their proxies stood guard.
Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
FBI misled judge who signed warrant for Beverly Hills seizure of $86 million in cash  —  The wholesale privacy invasion was vast when FBI agents drilled and pried their way into 1,400 safe-deposit boxes at the U.S. Private Vaults store in Beverly Hills.  —  They rummaged through personal belongings …
Joshua Zitser / Insider:
Donald Trump shares Truth Social photo proclaiming him as second only to Jesus  — Donald Trump shared a Truth Social post comparing him to Jesus Christ.  — The post said the former president is “second greatest” only to Jesus.  — Trump's supporters, and even Trump himself, have made similar comparisons before.
Brooke Leigh Howard / The Daily Beast:
Mississippi Man Burned Cross in Front Yard to Intimidate Black Family, Feds Say  —  OLD SCHOOL RACISM  —  A man in Mississippi has been charged with a federal hate crime for allegedly taunting a Black family by burning a cross in his front yard.  In December 2020, Axel C. Cox …
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Mississippi Man Charged with Federal Hate Crime for Cross Burning
Discussion: Law & Crime
Washington Post:
Georgia to replace voting machines in Coffee County after alleged security breach  —  Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Friday that he intends to replace some election equipment in a south Georgia county where forensics experts working last year for pro-Trump attorney …
Edward Mcallister / Reuters:
Equatorial Guinea president to run again to extend 43-year rule  —  The world's longest-standing leader, President Teodoro Obiang of Equatorial Guinea, will run for office again in November elections, his party announced on Friday, likely extending a 43-year tenure that began when he snatched power in a 1979 coup.
Discussion: TASS
Leo Terrell:
Hunter Biden latest video: Nude water slide riding with hookers at 4k per night Malibu rental  —  Images obtained and published by The Daily Mail show more damning proof of the wild and irresponsible life of President Joe Biden's son, Hunter.  Images are from a “wild” video that takes place at a $4,140 per night Malibu rental property.
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Project Veritas loses jury verdict to Democratic consulting firm  —  A federal jury has found Project Veritas, a conservative group often accused of using deceptive tactics, liable for violating wiretapping laws and misrepresenting itself in an undercover effort to target Democratic political consultants.
Molly Crane-Newman / New York Daily News:
Rudy Giuliani faces jail if he can't pay ex-wife Judith Nathan $235K, says Manhattan judge — he skipped court hearing  —  Rudolph Giuliani is looking at jail time if he fails to pay ex-wife Judith Nathan $235,000 next month, a Manhattan judge ordered Friday.
Sophia Cai / Axios:
Scoop: White House prepares for post-midterm turnover  —  The White House is launching a talent search to be ready for turnover in President Biden's cabinet and other senior administration roles after the 2022 midterm elections. … - Biden's cabinet includes 25 members …
Discussion: CNN and Washington Examiner
John R. Kennedy / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘This is a school, not a circus.’ Students join protestors outside school where trans teacher with oversize prosthetic breasts as authorities consider introducing DRESS CODE to force her to tone down her look  — Transgender teacher Kayla Lemieux went viral when she was pictured …
Discussion: RedState and The Daily Caller
 
 
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The Independent:
Trump opens rally with crude insults about ‘raging maniac’ New York attorney general after she sues him
Discussion: New York Times and HuffPost
CNN:
Republican Tudor Dixon makes light of plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at campaign stops
Committee to Protect Journalists:
Iranian security forces step up arrests of journalists as anti-state protests spread
Andrew Kenney / Colorado Public Radio:
Coloradans are worried about housing. Here's what Jared Polis and Heidi Ganahl say they'd do
 Earlier Items: 
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In-person voting starts in Minnesota, 3 other early states
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New York Times:
Hilary Mantel, Prize-Winning Author of Historical Fiction, Dies at 70
Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
DeSantis to face trial for suspension of prosecutor who defied abortion ban law
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Bolts
Daniel Hemel / Slate:
No One but Trump Would Be Prosecuted Like This  —  The civil suit had to be partly political.
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Career prosecutors recommend no charges for Gaetz in sex-trafficking probe
 

 
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