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Adam Sabes / Fox News:
FBI director says COVID pandemic ‘most likely’ originated from Chinese lab … Christopher Wray: COVID-19 origins most likely caused by Chinese lab ‘incident’  —  FBI Director Christopher Wray said that the COVID-19 pandemic was likely caused by a lab leak in Wuhan, China.
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Hannah Rabinowitz / CNN:
FBI Director Wray acknowledges bureau assessment that Covid-19 likely resulted from lab incident  —  FBI Director Christopher Wray on Tuesday acknowledged that the bureau believes the Covid-19 pandemic was likely the result of a lab accident in Wuhan, China.
Christine Hauser / New York Times:
Eli Lilly Says It Will Cut the Price of Insulin  —  The company said it would cap the out-of-pocket cost of the diabetes drug at $35.  —  Eli Lilly and Company said on Wednesday that it would reduce the price of its most commonly prescribed insulins and expand a program that caps monthly …
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Berkeley Lovelace Jr / NBC News:
Drugmaker Eli Lilly caps the cost of insulin at $35 a month, bringing relief for millions  —  Eli Lilly will cap the out-of-pocket cost of its insulin at $35 a month, the drugmaker said Wednesday.  The move, experts say, could prompt other insulin makers in the U.S. to follow suit.
Discussion: CBS News and Reuters
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Murdoch, exposed  —  It's not a secret that Fox News is a political operation seeking to bolster the prospects of Republicans.  Jeanne Pirro, co-host of Fox News' The Five, regularly appears at Republican fundraisers.  Mark Levin, who hosts a weekly Fox News program, appeared at a rally …
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Fox Leaders Wanted to Break From Trump but Struggled to Make It Happen  —  Executives and top hosts found themselves in a bind after Donald Trump began pushing unfounded claims about election fraud, court filings show.  —  Five days after a pro-Trump mob attacked the U.S. Capitol …
Josh Kraushaar / Axios:
Trump's February bump  —  Four new polls show former President Trump has received a boost in Republican support — with one survey showing him hitting 50% support in a crowded GOP field. … - His visit to the derailment site in East Palestine, Ohio — ahead of President Biden …
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Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
2024 poll: DeSantis slides as Trump surges to 1st head-to-head lead in months  —  The Florida governor's lead over the former president has evaporated, with Trump now leading DeSantis 47% to 39%.  —  Read full article … 45th President of the United States  —  American politician
Washington Post:
Showdown before the raid: FBI agents and prosecutors argued over Trump  —  An exclusive look at behind-the-scenes deliberations as both sides wrestled with a national security case that has potentially far-reaching political consequences  —  Months of disputes between Justice Department prosecutors …
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Lori Lightfoot becomes the first Chicago mayor in 40 years to lose re-election  —  CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost her bid for re-election Tuesday, ending her historic run as the city's first Black woman and first openly gay person to serve in the position.
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Julie Carr Smyth / Associated Press:
Ohio senators ready rail safety bill after fiery crash  —  1 of 4  —  Railroads like the one involved in last month's fiery crash and toxic chemical release in Ohio would be subject to a series of new federal safety regulations and financial consequences under legislation being introduced Wednesday by the state's two U.S. senators.
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Al Weaver / The Hill:
Vance pitches PPP for Ohio while other Republicans say to wait
Prem Thakker / New Republic:
The Republicans Who Like Talking About Ohio but Not How Much Money They Received From Rail Companies
Discussion: Raw Story
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Aris Folley / The Hill:
Senate group wades into tough talks on Social Security
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Semafor
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The story behind Gaetz citing Chinese propaganda at a hearing  —  In 2021, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) decried what he labeled “a fusion of the interest of the Chinese Communist Party and much of the apparatus of the United States government.”  —  At a hearing Tuesday, Gaetz cited …
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CNN:
Girls high school basketball team forfeits tournament rather than play against transgender player  —  A Vermont girls high school basketball team forfeited an out of state tournament after refusing to play against a team that had a transgender player.  —  Mid Vermont Christian School (MVCS) …
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
You probably won't get any student loan relief, thanks to a GOP-controlled Supreme Court  —  At the end of the day, the most important question in US law is which political party controls the Supreme Court.  —  If you were hoping that your student loans would be forgiven under a program …
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Eugene Scott / Axios:
Democrats go after Supreme Court on student debt forgiveness
Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
In an Epic Battle of Tanks, Russia Was Routed, Repeating Earlier Mistakes  —  A three-week fight in the town of Vuhledar in southern Ukraine produced what Ukrainian officials say was the biggest tank battle of the war so far, and a stinging setback for the Russians.
Mithil Aggarwal / NBC News:
What could Chinese artillery and ammunition mean for Putin's war in Ukraine?  —  Western warnings about the possibility of China sending lethal military aid to Russia are well-placed, military analysts told NBC News, as help from Beijing could be a crucial boost for the Kremlin's hopes of battlefield success in the months to come.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Sally Jenkins / Washington Post:
The NFL deserves every bit of its raging Daniel Snyder headache  —  Dan Snyder is being unreasonable, is he?  Making irrational, insulting and perhaps even extortive demands?  Stifle for a moment your heavy, knowing sigh over the predictability of Snyder's conduct and the fact that he hasn't sold the Washington Commanders yet.
Heidi Przybyla / Politico:
Dark money and special deals: How Leonard Leo and his friends benefited from his judicial activism  —  A network of political non-profits formed by judicial activist Leonard Leo moved at least $43 million to a new firm he is leading, raising questions about how his conservative legal movement is funded.
Discussion: Alternet.org
NBC News:
Biden and House Democrats head to Baltimore to plot 2024 strategy  —  President Joe Biden will huddle with House Democrats in Baltimore on Wednesday as they work to develop a messaging strategy to help them hold the White House and flip the five seats needed to take back the House in 2024.
Discussion: Political Wire and Baltimore Sun
New York Times:
Abbe Lowell Built Ties to Trump World.  Now He's One of Hunter Biden's Lawyers.  —  The shift by Mr. Lowell, one of Washington's best-known scandal lawyers, highlights the blurry lines between self-promotion, access to power and the right to legal representation.
Discussion: Fox News
Mike Wright / Florida Politics:
Blaise Ingoglia bill would ‘cancel’ Democratic Party … Mike Wright  —  Mike Wright is a former reporter with the Citrus County Chronicle, where he had covered county government and politics since 1987.  Mike's skills as an investigative reporter earned him first-place awards in investigative writing.
Jo Yurcaba / NBC News:
Mississippi governor signs bill banning transgender health care for minors  —  Mississippi on Tuesday became the seventh state to enact a restriction on certain transition-related health care for minors.  —  Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican, said he signed the bill, which bars puberty blockers …
Bloomberg:
Deadly Collision of Passenger, Freight Trains Kills Dozens in Greece  —  TEMPE, Greece (AP) — A passenger train carrying hundreds of people collided at high speed with an oncoming freight train in a fiery wreck in northern Greece, killing 32 and injuring at least 85, officials said Wednesday.
Washington Post:
Hundreds massacred in Ethiopia even as peace deal was being reached  —  Soldiers from neighboring Eritrea went house to house killing villagers in Ethiopia's Tigray region, witnesses say  —  NAIROBI — Just days before a deal to end the war in Ethiopia's Tigray region …
Axios:
Capitol Hill's great unifier  —  The legacy of the 118th Congress — even amid its high-profile divisions — is set to be defined by an unprecedented focus on the threat emanating from the Chinese government. … - It's a testament to just how far the bipartisan consensus on China has shifted …
Adam S. Hoffman / New York Times:
My Liberal Campus Is Pushing Freethinkers to the Right  —  In the not-so-distant past, the Typical College Republican idolized Ronald Reagan, fretted about the national debt and read Edmund Burke.  Political sophistication, to that person, implied belief in the status quo.
 
 
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Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
‘Make it a spectacle’: Proud Boys leader Tarrio key to Jan. 6, U.S. says
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David Morgan / Reuters:
US House Speaker McCarthy says he will provide Jan. 6 defendants with security footage
Matt Lavietes / NBC News:
Iowa lawmakers propose a ban on same-sex marriage
Discussion: PinkNews and WTOP News
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
House Oversight Chair Laments That Joe Biden's Dead Son Was Never Prosecuted
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Georgia Republicans want to make it easier to challenge voters' eligibility
Discussion: WTOP News
Alex Burness / Bolts:
West Virginia Adds to Election Deniers' Ongoing Takeover of State Politics
Discussion: Michigan Advance
Konrad Putzier / Wall Street Journal:
As Americans Work From Home, Europeans and Asians Head Back to the Office
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Ron DeSantis shows how not to run an education system
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Kent Walker / The Keyword:
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Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority:
Source: Google has canceled the development of a second-generation Pixel Tablet, planned for release in 2025, due to concerns that it wouldn't sell very well

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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