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5:10 AM ET, March 3, 2023

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CNN:
Jim Jordan's first FBI whistleblowers face scrutiny from skeptical Democrats  —  In his quest to prove the federal government has been “weaponized” against conservatives, Republican House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan has touted the allegations of what he claims are “dozens” …
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
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New York Times:
G.O.P. Witnesses, Paid by Trump Ally, Embraced Jan. 6 Conspiracy Theories  —  Democrats said a trio of witnesses billed as “whistle-blowers” provided no evidence of wrongdoing, espoused false claims about the Capitol riot and were compensated by an ally of former President Donald J. Trump.
Discussion: Raw Story and Dog Shirt Daily
Rolling Stone:
Inside Jim Jordan's Disastrous Search for a ‘Deep State’ Whistleblower  —  Trump officials and GOP lawmakers are working together to deliver on Jordan's promise to reveal an anti-Trump conspiracy.  So far, they've produced a ‘dumpster fire’  —  IN EARLY FEBRUARY, Republicans brought …
Discussion: Raw Story and PoliticusUSA
Politico:
Biden won't veto GOP effort to repeal D.C. crime law  —  President Joe Biden told Senate Democrats on Thursday that he would not veto a GOP-backed bid to repeal changes to the D.C. criminal code, raising the stakes of an upcoming Senate vote on the proposal.
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The Hill:
House Democrats blindsided as Biden changes tune on DC crime bill  —  House Democrats were infuriated and taken aback by President Biden's announcement on Thursday that he will sign a resolution to nix the District of Columbia's crime bill.  —  The crime bill has come under heavy criticism from Republicans and centrist Democrats.
Washington Post:
Biden says he would sign GOP-led resolution blocking D.C. crime bill  —  President Biden said Thursday that he will sign a GOP-led resolution to block D.C.'s major revision of criminal sentencing laws in the nation's capital should that measure pass Congress, a remarkable moment for a city …
Sam Sachs / WFLA-TV:
Florida bill would require bloggers who write about governor to register with the state  —  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida Sen. Jason Brodeur (R-Lake Mary) wants bloggers who write about Gov. Ron DeSantis, Attorney General Ashley Moody, and other members of the Florida executive cabinet …
Associated Press:
Jury quickly finds Murdaugh guilty of murder of wife, son  —  South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was convicted of murder Thursday in the shooting deaths of his wife and son in a case that chronicled the unraveling of a powerful Southern family with tales of privilege, greed and addiction.
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Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Trump can be sued by police over Jan. 6 riot, Justice Department says  —  Two U.S. Capitol Police officers and 11 Democratic House members are seeking to hold Donald Trump liable for injuries they suffered during the riot.  —  Former president Donald Trump can be held liable in court …
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Associated Press:
Justice Dept: Trump can be sued by police for Jan. 6 actions
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Walgreens won't distribute abortion pills in some states where they remain legal  —  The nation's second-largest pharmacy chain confirmed Thursday that it will not dispense abortion pills in several states where they remain legal — acting out of an abundance of caution amid a shifting policy landscape …
Mitchell Schmidt / Wisconsin State Journal:
Trump attorney reappointed to state Supreme Court judicial conduct advisory committee  —  Attorney Jim Troupis, who was involved in the 2020 scheme to put Republican electors in place in several states, including Wisconsin, to deliver Electoral College votes for former President Donald Trump …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Jessie Opoien / The Cap Times:   Trump lawyer returned to conduct committee by Wisconsin Supreme Court
Ryan Cooper / American Prospect:
The Useful Idiots Fueling the Right-Wing Transphobia Panic  —  Today on TAP: Prominent center-left journalists were swindled by obvious nonsense about a St. Louis gender clinic.  —  A child holds trans pride flags at a gathering on the steps of the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson to protest House Bill 1125 …
Marianna Bacallao / NPR:
Tennessee becomes the first state to pass a ban on public drag shows  —  Nashville, TENN. — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed a bill banning drag shows in public spaces, a measure that will likely force drag shows underground in Tennessee.  —  Lee gave his signature just hours …
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Associated Press:
As Tennessee, others target drag shows, many wonder: Why?
Hamed Aleaziz / Los Angeles Times:
News Analysis: Biden's new asylum proposal could affect the border forever  —  U.S. immigration politics have shifted on their axis over the last 10 days.  —  Former President Trump and his administration spent years arguing that people who cross the border without permission should not be able …
Scott Dance / Washington Post:
EPA orders testing for highly toxic dioxins at Ohio derailment site  —  The agency ordered rail company Norfolk Southern to test the Ohio derailment area for dioxins, a dangerous and persistent class of pollutants  —  After weeks of questions about contamination associated with a train derailment …
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Texas GOP Bill Gives Tax Cuts to Heterosexual Parents  —  A new proposal would give massive breaks to large families, but only if the parents are straight property owners who've never been divorced.  —  A NEWLY INTRODUCED Texas House bill proposes property tax cuts for couples who get married, stay married, and have lots of children.
Discussion: Axios, New Republic and Texas Scorecard
Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Biden team enlists top Democrats in early bid for campaign unity  —  ‘Advisory board’ of party stars asked to speak and travel on president's behalf, in part to minimize potential for dissent  —  President Biden's team is moving quickly to build a “national advisory board” …
Discussion: Political Wire
Murray Waas / Rule of Law:
EXCLUSIVE: After he left office, Donald Trump ordered his chief of staff to leak classified information to the press about an FBI agent and other adversaries.  Experts believe that may be a felony.  —  Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows Getty  —  Earlier stories on the Russia papers: Part 2, Part 1.
Zach Everson / Forbes:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Likely Violated Ethics Laws With Met Gala Appearance, Says House Ethics Office  —  The House Office of Congressional Ethics found “substantial reason to believe” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) “may have accepted impermissible gifts associated with her attendance …
Shira Stein / San Francisco Chronicle:
Sen. Dianne Feinstein is hospitalized in San Francisco with shingles  —  Sen. Dianne Feinstein is receiving treatment for shingles in a San Francisco hospital, her spokesperson told The Chronicle Thursday.  —  Feinstein was diagnosed with the virus in late February and is expected to make a full recovery.
Dan Barry / New York Times:
Once the World's Largest, a Hotel Goes ‘Poof!’  Before Our Eyes  —  The Hotel Pennsylvania in Manhattan was a virtual city within a city.  But in the end, nothing could save it.  —  Bit by bit, floor by floor, the building that once rose 22 stories over Penn Station is shrinking before the city's very eyes.
Zach Everson / Forbes:
Trump And Jan. 6 Prisoners Collaborate On New Song Called ‘Justice For All’  —  Donald Trump and a group of individuals incarcerated for their alleged involvement in the Jan. 6 riot have collaborated on a song called “Justice for All.”  It will debut Thursday at midnight on streaming services …
Discussion: Raw Story and Rolling Stone
Daily Mail:
Trans teacher with prosthetic Z-cup breasts is FINALLY put on leave after it was revealed they don't wear the fake boobs outside of school - as parents line up to criticize school board at meeting  — Kayla Lemieux put on leave after pictures emerge of her wearing men's clothing
College Park, MD:
City Statement on Mayor Wojahn's Resignation  —  Statement on Mayor Wojahn's Resignation  —  College Park, MD, March 2, 2023 - Last night, after business hours, Mayor Patrick L. Wojahn submitted his letter of resignation as Mayor of the City of College Park, effective immediately on March 2.
Mia Cathell / Townhall:
LGBTQ-Activist Dem Mayor, Who Was ‘Mentored’ by Buttigieg, Arrested for Vile Charge  —  The gay-activist Democrat mayor of College Park, Maryland, who has branded himself as something of a role model for LGBTQ youth, was arrested Thursday morning on dozens of counts of possessing …
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Big Cities Are Ungovernable  —  Lori Lightfoot's failed bid for reelection is a sign that America's mayors are in jeopardy.  —  Pity the poor mayors.  Or don't—most voters clearly don't.  On Tuesday, Chicagoans unceremoniously kicked Lori Lightfoot to the curb, depriving her of the chance …
Kourosh Ziabari / The New Arab:
WHM 2023: Iran's women have not yet been defeated  —  Despite months of ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ protests demanding an end to the compulsory hijab, the Iranian government is still pursuing new and repressive ways to enforce it, punishing those who don't comply, writes Kourosh Ziabari.
Discussion: TIME and Voice of America
New York Times:
House Ethics Committee Opens Inquiry Into George Santos  —  The House Ethics Committee unanimously voted to authorize an investigation into whether Mr. Santos broke various laws or engaged in sexual misconduct.  —  The House Ethics Committee announced Thursday that it had opened an investigation …
Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
Exposed: Dallas Humber, Narrator Of Neo-Nazi ‘Terrorgram,’ Promoter Of Mass Shootings  —  Her propaganda canonized white supremacist murderers as “saints.  She may have helped inspire a shooting at a gay bar.  Now she's been unmasked.  —  On Oct. 12, 2022, Juraj Krajč …
Discussion: Raw Story
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Hasan Minhaj Quits Twitter ‘Hellscape’ Live on ‘Daily Show’  —  “What happened to the mass exodus when Elon took over?” the guest host asked before deciding to lead the charge himself.  —  In his 2022 Netflix special The King's Jester, comedian Hasan Minhaj confessed that the pursuit …
Discussion: Fox News
Associated Press:
Cindy McCain to head U.N. World Food Program  —  U.S. Ambassador Cindy McCain was appointed head Thursday of the U.N. World Food Program, the world's largest humanitarian organization which aims to help nearly 150 million people confronting conflicts, disasters and impacts of climate change this year.
Nate Chinen / New York Times:
Wayne Shorter, Innovator During an Era of Change in Jazz, Dies at 89  —  His career as an influential tenor saxophonist and composer reached across more than half a century, tracking jazz's complex evolution during that span.  —  Wayne Shorter, the enigmatic, intrepid saxophonist who shaped …
 
 
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Hannah Rabinowitz / CNN:
2 Americans arrested for allegedly sending aviation technology to Russia
Shawn McCreesh / New York Magazine:
George Santos, MAGA ‘It’ Girl
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia Senate squashes Buckhead City rebellion
Discussion: Breitbart and Washington Examiner
Josephine Lee / The Texas Observer:
Abbott Wants to Deny Undocumented Kids a Public Education
Discussion: NBC News and HotAir
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Ron DeSantis makes his Iowa caucuses debut with stops March 10 in Des Moines, Davenport
George Packer / The Atlantic:
The Moral Case Against Equity Language
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Monica Hesse / Washington Post:
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Bad Projection Is Ruining the Movie Theater Experience
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