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CNN:
First on CNN: Classified documents found at Pence's Indiana home  —  A lawyer for former Vice President Mike Pence discovered about a dozen documents marked as classified at Pence's Indiana home last week, and he has turned those classified records over to the FBI, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
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Kelly Laco / Fox News:
Vice President Mike Pence discovered classified documents in Indiana home  —  Pence informed Congress Tuesday he found documents bearing classified markings in his Indiana home on Jan. 16  —  Biden's document drama ‘only going to get worse’: Karl Rove  —  Vice President Mike Pence informed …
Associated Press:
Classified records pose conundrum stretching back to Carter  —  At least three presidents.  A vice president, a secretary of state, an attorney general.  The mishandling of classified documents is not a problem unique to President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
Discussion: Daily Mail, Fox News and Politico
Associated Press:
In reversal, US poised to approve Abrams tanks for Ukraine  —  In what would be a reversal, the Biden administration is poised to approve sending M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Tuesday, as international reluctance to send tanks to the battlefront against the Russians begins to erode.
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BBC:
US and Germany ready to send tanks to Ukraine - reports  —  After months of reluctance, the US and Germany reportedly plan to send tanks to Ukraine, in what Kyiv hopes will be a game-changer on the battlefield.  —  US President Joe Biden's administration is expected to announce plans to send at least 30 M1 Abrams tanks.
Hans von der Burchard / Politico:
Germany moves to send battle tanks to Ukraine  —  BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is set to announce the delivery of German Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine on Wednesday, two officials with knowledge of the matter told POLITICO.  —  That decision is a significant U-turn and potentially …
New York Times:   Pentagon Will Increase Artillery Production Sixfold for Ukraine
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
George Santos Admits 500K Personal Loan to Campaign Wasn't ‘Personal’  —  It's been one of the biggest mysteries surrounding George Santos: Where did he get his money?  In an amended filing, Santos admits a big chunk wasn't his. … George Santos promised reporters a surprise on Tuesday.
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New York Times:   Mystery Deepens Around George Santos's $700,000 in Campaign Loans
Steve Reilly / Grid News:   Rep. George Santos' earliest political backers faced financial misconduct investigations
The Intercept:
Elon Musk Caves to Pressure From India to Remove BBC Doc Critical of Modi … Twitter and YouTube censored a report critical of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in coordination with the government of India.  Officials called for the Big Tech companies to take action against a BBC documentary …
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
House GOP eyes Social Security, Medicare amid spending battle  —  Republicans have pledged to cut spending and balance the budget, triggering a delicate conversation on the future of Americans' benefits  —  House Republicans have started to weigh a series of legislative proposals targeting Social Security …
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Billy House / Bloomberg:   McHenry Warns Fellow GOP Leaders to Be Reasonable in Debt-Ceiling Talks
Joseph Berger / New York Times:
Victor S. Navasky, a Leading Liberal Voice in Journalism, Dies at 90  —  Witty and contrarian, he was the longtime editor and later publisher of The Nation and wrote an acclaimed book about the Hollywood blacklisting era.  —  Victor S. Navasky, a witty and contrarian journalist who for 27 years …
Discussion: NPR, more at Mediagazer »
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Hillel Italie / Associated Press:   Victor Navasky, historian and Nation editor, dies at 90
Joseph Spector / Politico:
Lawmakers codify abortion rights in state constitution, sending it to voters  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — The next decision will be with voters on whether New York will enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.  —  The state Assembly and state Senate voted Tuesday afternoon on the second passage …
New York Times:
DOJ Sues Google Over Ad Technology  —  The Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit, which a group of states joined, was the fifth by U.S. officials against the company since 2020.  —  David McCabe reports on tech policy from Washington, and Nico Grant reports on Google from San Francisco.
New York Times:
McCarthy Ejects Schiff and Swalwell From Intelligence Committee  —  In an act of official retribution for how Democrats treated Republicans when they were in the majority, the speaker barred the Californians from the panel, arguing that they were not fit to serve.
Sara Nathan / New York Post:
Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre signs memoir deal worth ‘millions’: sources  —  Virginia Giuffre is publishing her memoir — a year after agreeing to a multimillion-dollar settlement with Prince Andrew in her sex-abuse lawsuit against the royal, The Post can reveal.
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
Why is the Right Losing the Young?  —  What Andrew Sullivan gets right...and absurdly wrong.  —  If you're just catching up:  — “Four Oath Keepers convicted of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack.”  — “Central Question as Georgia Inquiry Wraps: Will Trump Face Criminal Charges?”
Discussion: Raw Story
Yonat Shimron / Religion News Service:
How Southern California helped birth white Christian nationalism  —  “Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism and What Comes Next” and author Bradley Onishi.  Photo by Rudy Meyers  —  (RNS) — Bradley Onishi became a Christian at age 14 when his eighth grade …
Discussion: Raw Story and ABC7
Theodore Schleifer / Puck:
S.B.F. Mama Drama  —  Barbara Fried was a beloved law professor whose midlife political awakening inspired Mind the Gap, a powerful network of 2,500 donors that helped the Democrats dominate the '18 midterms.  Now, she's the latest victim of her son, Sam Bankman-Fried.
NBC News:
Adult Swim cuts ties with Justin Roiland following domestic abuse allegations  —  Adult Swim announced Tuesday that it has cut ties with Justin Roiland, the star and co-creator of the animated comedy series “Rick and Morty,” as he faces felony domestic violence charges.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump tries to intervene as Navarro faces trial for defying Jan. 6 committee  —  Donald Trump is once again making a last-ditch bid to help a former aide avoid prosecution for defying the Jan. 6 select committee.  —  A lawyer for Trump issued a letter this week endorsing the decision …
Emma James / Daily Mail:
'It's not like you need the money': Beyoncé; is slammed for $24m show in anti-gay Dubai where she sang NO hits from her Renaissance album - a homage to queer culture - as restaurateur Keith McNally says he'll ‘seat her next to James Corden’  — The star has been an outspoken ally of the LGBTQ+ community in the past
Financial Times:
West grapples with dilemma over Iran nuclear talks  —  Even as relations touch new lows, US and European officials are keeping the door open to diplomacy  —  For months, the west has been hardening its rhetoric against Iran as the Islamic republic has cracked down on protesters and sold drones …
Discussion: Fox News
New York Times:
Ticketmaster Cast as a Powerful ‘Monopoly’ at Senate Hearing  —  The Judiciary Committee, responding to the bungled sale of Taylor Swift concert tickets, heard the company apologize and its critics trace the problem to the industry's lack of competition.  —  Live Nation Entertainment …
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Proud Boys expecting ‘civil war’ before Jan. 6, witness says  —  The month before the riot at the U.S. Capitol, members of the Proud Boys were growing increasingly angry about the outcome of the 2020 election and were expecting a “civil war,” a former member told jurors on Tuesday as he took …
Molly Fischer / New Yorker:
The Rules According to Pamela Paul  —  At the Times, Paul often writes on the hazards of shifting norms.  But she's also revealed the fraught position of the opinion columnist.  —  Pamela Paul and I met twice, in the same Times conference room, and on both occasions she wore a black biker jacket.
CNBC:
Former Trump UN ambassador Nikki Haley gears up for likely 2024 run for president  — Nikki Haley is putting together a national finance committee and communications team to explore a potential campaign, people briefed on her plans said.  — She's also directed some of the new hires …
Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors
Becky Z. Dernbach / Sahan Journal:
Hamline's Muslim students return to campus with a plea for understanding  —  Hamline University classrooms opened for the spring semester on Monday.  It marked the first time students returned to campus after a national media firestorm that broke out when the university chose not to renew …
Discussion: Twin Cities, Reason and The Nation
Des Moines Register:
Jubilant Kim Reynolds signs Iowa's seismic ‘school choice’ bill into law.  What it means:  —  Stephen Gruber-Miller Katie AkinDes Moines Register  —  Gov. Kim Reynolds was ecstatic Tuesday as she signed into law a seismic education plan three years in the making.
 
 
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Gayle Spinazze / Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists:
Doomsday Clock set at 90 seconds to midnight
Reuben Jones / Spectrum News NY1:
‘It was a wild week’: Rep. McHenry recounts tumultuous speaker vote
Discussion: The Hill
Josh Christenson / Washington Free Beacon:
Dem Lawmaker Whose Child Assaulted Cop Deletes ‘Defund the Police’ Post
Discussion: Boston Herald
Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
‘Be a Patriot, Get My Flag’: Police Bodycam Footage of Convicted Rioter Inside Nancy Pelosi's Office Released
Discussion: Washington Press
 Earlier Items: 
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
Bob Good, emboldened after speaker fight, gears up for debt limit battle
Joseph Menn / Washington Post:
Ex-Twitter engineer tells FTC security violations persist after Musk
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
The story no one wants to touch: Why the Capitol Police enabled 1/6
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
Mithil Aggarwal / NBC News:
The U.S. has had at least 39 mass shootings in just 24 days so far this year, data shows
Discussion: New York Times and CBS News
 

 
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