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Trump seeks to block Pence's grand jury testimony in 2020 election interference probe — Former President Donald Trump has asked a federal court to block former Vice President Mike Pence from speaking to a grand jury about certain matters covered by executive privilege as part …
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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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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Pompeo's personal dig at Trump
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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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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Republicans Use Arcane Political Tactic to Thwart Democrats — The party has used resolutions of disapproval to confound President Biden and Democrats, forcing them to make tough decisions and debate issues they would prefer to avoid. — WASHINGTON — Republicans have settled …
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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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Joe Jacquez / The Hill:
Pelosi on DC crime bill: I wish Biden 'would've told us first'
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Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
Biden puts reelection over principles with his decision on D.C. law
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Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
Doctor: Lesion removed from Biden's chest was cancerous
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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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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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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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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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Washington Post:
In a crowded place, a face mask or respirator keeps the virus away — The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, a respected biomedical journal, surprised the public recently with a peer-reviewed article raising doubts about the effectiveness of wearing face masks and respirators during the pandemic.
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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 …
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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Peter Beaumont / The Guardian:
Race to get last children out of Bakhmut as city becomes ‘hell on earth’ — With Russian forces closing in, police try to persuade remaining citizens to get out and access routes come under fire — War breeds euphemism and metaphor. In the battle for the Donbas city of Bakhmut …
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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Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
The last New Jersey reporter on Capitol Hill just got laid off — Jonathan Salant covered Washington on behalf of Newark's Star-Ledger for a decade. Now, the same elected officials he scrutinized are protesting the decision to eliminate his job. — Anyone elected to Congress from New Jersey …
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Jim Jordan finds a ‘central theme’ to his investigations: 'It's always worse than we thought' … ‘Weaponization of The Federal Government’ subcommittee kicks off with fiery hearing — EXCLUSIVE: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan says his various investigations have proven …
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RedState and Alternet.org
Eugene Daniels / Politico:
She witnessed Bloody Sunday in person. 58 years later, she'll go back again. — MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On March 7, 1965, Sheyann Webb, a 9-year-old Black girl from Selma, Ala., sat in her bedroom, chest heaving, face streaked with tears, her throat still burning from tear gas.
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 …
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 …
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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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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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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