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Politico:
The Trump world-Fox News war gets nasty — In his first minute onstage at CPAC on Friday, Steve Bannon identified one of his top targets of the moment, an entity he claimed is opposing Donald Trump's presidential campaign at its own peril: Fox News. — The host of the popular War Room podcast …
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New York Times:
Conservative Media Pay Little Attention to Revelations About Fox News — Even in today's highly partisan media world, experts said, the lack of coverage about the private comments of Fox's top executives and hosts stands out. — Fox News and its sister network, Fox Business, have avoided the story.
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Dems want to cut Fox off after lawsuit revelations — The thunderclap of stories showing Fox News' role in pushing 2020 election fraud conspiracies and aiding Donald Trump's campaign has intensified calls among Democrats to black out the network. — The revelations, made public as part …
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Raw Story, Mediaite and New Republic
NBC News:
Biden bucks liberals and tells Democrats to get tough on crime — WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's decision Thursday on a local crime law is sending a national message to fellow Democrats about how he thinks they should address Republican criticism of the nation's rising crime rates.
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Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
Biden puts reelection over principles with his decision on D.C. law
Biden puts reelection over principles with his decision on D.C. law
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Republicans Use Arcane Political Tactic to Thwart Democrats
Republicans Use Arcane Political Tactic to Thwart Democrats
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Joe Jacquez / The Hill:
Pelosi on DC crime bill: I wish Biden 'would've told us first'
Pelosi on DC crime bill: I wish Biden 'would've told us first'
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Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
Doctor: Lesion removed from Biden's chest was cancerous
Doctor: Lesion removed from Biden's chest was cancerous
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Page Six:
Kellyanne Conway and George Conway to divorce after 22 years of marriage — D.C's weirdest marriage is over. — Page Six hears that Kellyanne Conway, the longtime advisor to President Donald Trump, and George Conway, the longtime tormentor of President Trump, have decided to divorce after 22 years of marriage.
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Wall Street Journal:
Twitter's Revenue, Adjusted Earnings Fell About 40% in Month of December — The company recently made a first interest payment to banks that lent $13 billion to help pay for Elon Musk's buyout, people familiar with the matter said — Twitter Inc. reported a drop in revenue and adjusted earnings …
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Ruby Cramer / Washington Post:
A life in Congress: Lauren Underwood learns what it costs — As a single Black woman in the House, the 36-year-old Illinois Democrat tries to balance who she is versus what she does. — Was this what she signed up for? — Not exactly. But Lauren Underwood was here to do the job …
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Nancy Pelosi untethered: The former speaker revels in newfound freedom — The former speaker isn't in charge of anything now but is doing exactly what she wants in what some call ‘Pelosi 3.0’ — BALTIMORE — Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) felt that sense of tension, or agita as her Italian family might say …
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Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Republicans at CPAC make false claims about Biden, Zelensky, the FBI and children — The Conservative Political Action Conference is underway in Maryland. And the members of Congress, former government officials and conservative personalities who spoke at the conference on Thursday …
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Digby's Hullabaloo and Raw Story
Susannah George / Washington Post:
Divorced and remarried, these Afghan women are outlaws under Taliban rule — Taliban law has voided thousands of divorces, experts say, and many remarried women are now considered adulterers — KABUL — After her stepfather sold her into marriage at the age of 13 to support his drug habit …
Nancy Cook / Bloomberg:
Between Rounds of Golf, Trump's Searching for the Perfect DeSantis Diss — Holed up at his resort in Palm Beach, Florida, former President Donald Trump spends many mornings golfing and then, in the afternoons, plots his political comeback. — Maybe he'll shoot videos on policy proposals for his latest presidential campaign.
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Matt Laslo / Raw Story:
CPAC attendees fear the event is now just a slush fund for Matt Schlapp's legal defense — OXON HILL, Md. — Change is in the air at this year's CPAC. So are questions, denials, and rumors. — This annual conservative family gala—formally, the Conservative Political Action Conference …
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Washington Examiner, Insider and The Hill
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Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
Rupert Murdoch, Fox Corp. Sued For Sharing Biden's Presidential Ads Before They Aired — The complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission alleges Murdoch and Fox violated campaign contribution laws. … In a suit filed with the Federal Election Commission on Friday …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Pompeo's personal dig at Trump — This year's Conservative Political Action Conference has been a much lower profile affair than usual, as many big names opted to skip the festivities. But it's still a significant stage on which ambitious Republicans can test their message in front of the right wing of the right wing.
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Reuters:
70 years after death, Stalin's polarising legacy looms large — On the eve of the 70th anniversary of Josef Stalin's death, attitudes to the Soviet Union's wartime leader remain mixed in the nations he once ruled with an iron fist. — During three decades of dictatorial rule …
Eugene Daniels / Politico:
She witnessed Bloody Sunday in person. 58 years later, she'll go back again. — There are only a small number of people who witnessed the historic, tragic event in person. Sheyann Webb-Christburg was the youngest of them. — Sheyann Webb-Christburg poses for a portrait on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala. on March 3, 2023.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump courts early-state Republicans at Mar-a-Lago — Former President Donald Trump is intensifying his courtship of influential GOP figures in key primary states - this time, over steaks and ice cream at his Mar-a-Lago club. — Trump spent Thursday night wooing over a dozen leaders …
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Washington Post:
A cleaning company illegally employed a 13-year-old. Her family is paying the price. — One of 27 minors hired to clean a Nebraska slaughterhouse, the middle-schooler and her family now fear deportation and more. — By Maria Sacchetti and Lauren Kaori Gurley — GRAND ISLAND, Neb. —
Ashley Zavala / KQCA-TV:
California bullet train project faces more cost increases, possible delays — Hide Transcript Show Transcript — California's bullet train project that is meant to link Los Angeles to San Francisco faces more cost increases and potential delays, according to an update from project leaders released this week.
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San Bernardino Sun, HotAir and Fresno Bee
Sam Metz / Associated Press:
GOP Utah Governor Says He Plans To Sign Abortion Clinic Ban — Republican Spencer Cox said he supports the measure that would mean hospitals are the only places where abortions can be provided in the state. — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Friday that he plans to sign a measure …
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Associated Press:
Philippine governor killed by gunmen while meeting villagers — Gunmen in military uniforms shot and killed a provincial governor and wounded civilians while the politician was meeting poor villagers at his home in the central Philippines, in the latest brazen assault on local politicians in the country, police officials said.
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
California nurses slam state decision to roll back COVID-19 requirements in health care settings — A prominent group of nurses in California slammed a state plan to rollback masking and COVID-19 vaccine requirements in health care settings starting in April, arguing that the decision puts health care workers at risk.
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CNN:
DeSantis appointee to new Disney oversight board suggested tap water could turn people gay — An appointee to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' new oversight board in control of Disney's special tax district called homosexuality “evil” last year and shared a baseless conspiracy theory that tap water could be making more people gay.
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Wall Street Journal:
How America Soaks the Affluent — The income tax code is steeply progressive, as 2020 IRS data show. — By The Editorial Board — WSJ Opinion: Chuck Grassley's Account of the FBI's Role in a Political Hit — YOU MAY ALSO LIKE — Created with sketchtool. — 1x
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Andrew Duehren / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Prepares New Rules on Investment in China — Biden administration expected to seek money in its budget next week to set up program regulating investment abroad — U.S. vs. China: The Race to Develop the Most Advanced Chips — Created with sketchtool. … 1x
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