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CNN:
US Capitol Police chief rips into Tucker Carlson over ‘offensive’ use of January 6 footage  —  Fox News airs first clips of exclusive Jan. 6th footage 05:54  —  US Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger on Tuesday ripped into Fox News host Tucker Carlson over his commentary about footage from the January 6 …
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NBC News:
‘Bulls—’: GOP senators rebuke Tucker Carlson for downplaying Jan. 6 as ‘mostly peaceful’  —  WASHINGTON — A handful of Senate Republicans on Tuesday pushed back on conservative Fox News host Tucker Carlson after he characterized the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol as “mostly peaceful chaos …
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Tucker Carlson, with help from Kevin McCarthy, tries to sanitize the very real violence of the January 6 attack  —  New York CNN —  The face of Fox News is doing everything in his power to sanitize the horrific violence the nation saw unfold in real-time at the U.S. Capitol in the aftermath of the 2020 election.
Sara Boboltz / HuffPost:
Elon Musk Goes All In On Jan. 6 Denial  —  The Twitter owner reacted credulously to Tucker Carlson's selectively edited segments of Capitol security footage from the 2021 riot.  —  Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday joined the right-wing chorus denying that a violent riot took place …
Lawrence Richard / Fox News:
Elon Musk torches House Jan. 6 committee for ‘misleading the public,’ withholding evidence: ‘deeply wrong’
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:   McConnell says Fox News made ‘a mistake’ by underplaying violence of Jan. 6
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Tucker Carlson, with new video provided by Speaker McCarthy, falsely depicts Jan. 6 riot as a peaceful gathering
Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Biden FCC nominee withdraws, following bruising lobbying battle  —  Gigi Sohn notified the White House she would drop out after her nomination stalled for 16 months, amid industry opposition  —  Biden's pick to serve as a telecommunications regulator is withdrawing her nomination …
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National Review:
Senate Should Show More Spine on Biden Judges
Alfredo Peña / Associated Press:
2 kidnapped Americans found dead in Mexico, 2 are alive  —  Two of four Americans were killed in Mexico when their van was caught in the crossfire of rival cartel groups last week, a top Mexican official said Tuesday.  The two others are alive, with one wounded.
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CNN:
2 Americans kidnapped in Mexico found dead and 2 found alive, Mexican officials say  —  Two of the four Americans kidnapped by armed gunmen in a Mexico border city on Friday were found dead and two were found alive, Mexican officials said Tuesday.  —  In a phone call with Mexican President …
Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
2 Americans kidnapped in Mexico found dead, 2 found alive  —  The group crossed into Mexico on Friday.  One of the two found alive is injured.  —  Mexican army soldiers prepare a search mission for four U.S. citizens kidnapped by gunmen in Matamoros, Mexico, March 6, 2023.
New York Times:
Intelligence Suggests Pro-Ukrainian Group Sabotaged Pipelines, U.S. Officials Say  —  New intelligence reporting amounts to the first significant known lead about who was responsible for the attack on the Nord Stream pipelines that carried natural gas from Russia to Europe.
Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
Fed Chair Powell Says Interest Rate Raises Likely to Be Higher Than Expected  —  In light of recent strong data, Jerome H. Powell said that the Federal Reserve is likely to raise rates higher than expected.  —  Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, made clear on Tuesday that the central bank …
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Joseph R. Biden Jr / New York Times:
Joe Biden: My Plan to Extend Medicare for Another Generation  —  Millions of Americans work their whole life, paying into Medicare with every working day — starting with their first job, even as teenagers.  Medicare is more than a government program.  It's the rock-solid guarantee …
New York Times:
Trump, Vowing ‘Retribution,’ Foretells a Second Term of Spite  —  In a speech before his supporters, the former president charged forward in an uncharted direction, talking openly about leveraging the power of the presidency for political reprisals.  —  Donald J. Trump has for decades trafficked …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Kari Lake among 4 women Trump's considering for VP pick  —  Former President Trump is strongly considering picking a female running mate — and sees Kari Lake as a model for his vice-presidential pick, according to people who discussed the topic with him.
Christina Buttons / Reality's Last Stand:
Why I'm Leaving The Daily Wire  —  There is a critical distinction between speaking truth and being tactless, between sticking to the facts and sticking it to the libs.  —  Writes Breaking the Spell of Social Justice  · Subscribe  —  After much consideration …
Discussion: Mediaite
Molly Ball / TIME:
The Most Interesting Think Tank In American Politics  —  Samuel Hammond sits at a cluttered desk in his Washington office, holding up the pamphlet that changed the world.  “It's a giant space fetus,” the think-tank staffer says with a grin.  “You're never going to get that from a liberal child-welfare organization.”
Discussion: Mollyesque
Olivia Rubin / ABC News:
What Fox News hosts allegedly said privately versus on-air about false election fraud claims  —  Their critical comments are alleged in a Dominion lawsuit against Fox.  —  As information from the Dominion Voting Systems' lawsuit against Fox News reveals more about what allegedly occurred behind …
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Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
'I'm not sure what to think': Fox uses Maria Bartiromo's persistent doubts about election as defense in Dominion lawsuit
Discussion: Deadline and Mediaite
Darrell Ehrlick / Daily Montanan:
Rosendale poses for photo op with white nationalists, denies meeting, condemns hate groups  —  A photo of Congressman Matt Rosendale posing alongside Greyson Arnold, standing next (left) to Rosendale, and Ryan Sanchez to Arnold's left.  It is not known who the other two are (Photo via Pure Politics on Telegram).
Javier Manjarres / The Floridian:
DeSantis Does ‘Not Support’ Forcing Bloggers to Register With State  —  TALLAHASSEE—No sooner than Sen. Jason Brodeur introduced his legislative measure requiring compensated “bloggers” to register with the State of Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis struck down the bill.
Olivia Beavers / Politico:
New York Republicans go to all-out war against Santos  —  New York's House Republicans are racing away from the walking political grenade known as George Santos.  —  Six of Santos' New York colleagues, particularly the four who flipped tight battleground districts last fall, are working …
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Q: Who's unsurprised by shocking Fox News revelations?  A: Ex-Fox journalists  —  The $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit filed against Fox News over lies about the 2020 election has brought shocking revelations to light.  —  Among those who say they aren't shocked: former journalists at Fox News …
Alfred Ng / Politico:
The privacy loophole in your doorbell  —  The week of last Thanksgiving, Michael Larkin, a business owner in Hamilton, Ohio, picked up his phone and answered a call.  It was the local police, and they wanted footage from Larkin's front door camera.  —  Larkin had a Ring video doorbell …
Andrew Kerr / Washington Free Beacon:
Meet the Anti-Semitic Spiritual Guru on Cori Bush's Payroll  —  He claims he can summon tornadoes at will, cause earthquakes with his hate, and conduct blood rituals to bring ruin upon his enemies.  An intergalactic master of psychic self-defense born 109 trillion years ago, his days …
Third Way:
The No Labels Third-Party Bid: A Plan that Will Re-elect Trump  —  No Labels is planning to field a bipartisan “unity ticket” in 2024.  They call it an “insurance policy,” claiming to fear “both major political parties could nominate divisive presidential candidates that a majority of the country finds unacceptable.”
Leslie Josephs / CNBC:
Justice Department sues to block JetBlue's acquisition of Spirit Airlines  — The Justice Department on Tuesday sued to block JetBlue Airways' $3.8 billion proposed takeover of budget carrier Spirit Airlines  — Spirit agreed to sell itself to JetBlue Airways last summer.
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Hints That It May Duck Two Big Cases  —  Recent orders suggest that the justices are thinking of dismissing cases involving the “independent state legislature” theory and Title 42, an immigration measure imposed during the pandemic.  —  WASHINGTON — Two of the most consequential …
Discussion: The Hill
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Six former Phillies died from the same brain cancer.  We tested the Vet's turf and found dangerous chemicals.  —  FIELD OF DREAD  —  Six former Phillies died from the same brain cancer.  We tested the Vet's turf and found dangerous chemicals.  — By Barbara Laker and David Gambacorta Published Mar 6, 2023
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
How the higher education outrage sausage is made  —  I was exposed by Campus Reform and lived to tell the tale  —  I'd like to tell you a story.  At one level, its a story about how a certain type of media content is made.  This content is intended to show how out-of-touch and radical students and faculty are.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Paul Adams / BBC:
Up to 30,000 Russian casualties claimed in Bakhmut  —  Between 20,000 and 30,000 Russian troops have been killed and wounded in the battle for the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut since it began last summer, Western officials say.  —  The epic nature of the battle is out of all proportion to Bakhmut's strategic significance, they add.
Discussion: CBS News and The Guardian
NBC News:
Conflict with China is inevitable unless U.S. changes course, Beijing's new foreign minister warns  —  BEIJING — The United States and China are hurtling toward inevitable “confrontation and conflict” unless Washington changes course, Beijing's new foreign minister warned Tuesday.
Max Abrahms / The Atlantic:
I Teach International Relations.  I Think We're Making a Mistake in Ukraine.  —  The U.S. risks provoking Russian aggression.  —  By day, I teach Introduction to International Relations to undergraduate students at Northeastern University.  By night, I consume the latest punditry about Ukraine.
Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
This is the dynamic that could decide the 2024 GOP race  —  The same fundamental dynamic that decided the 2016 Republican presidential primaries is already resurfacing as the 2024 contest takes shape.  —  As in 2016, early polls of next year's contest show the Republican electorate …
Discussion: Washington Post, Raw Story and The Hill
Laura King / Los Angeles Times:
Lots of Russian soldiers want to surrender.  Ukraine makes it easier with a high-tech hotline  —  Bound for the battlefield, sounding harried and anxious, the Russian soldier placed a hasty phone call — to a Ukrainian military hotline.  —  “They say you can help me surrender voluntarily …
Associated Press:
FDA: Two more eyedrops brands recalled due to risks  —  U.S. health officials are alerting consumers about two more recalls of eyedrops due to contamination risks that could lead to vision problems and serious injury.  The announcements follow a recall last month of eyedrops made in India …
Arek Sarkissian / Politico:
Florida Republicans seek ban on abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida's Republican-led legislature on Tuesday filed bills that would ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy but offer exemptions for victims of rape and incest if they can provide official proof of the crime.
Michael Wilner / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
‘Very intimate knowledge’: What Ron DeSantis saw while serving at Guantanamo  —  As a young military officer at the height of the war on terror, Lt. Ron DeSantis was often seen running on the beach of Guantanamo Bay and along its ridgeline, encircling Camp America.
Discussion: NBC News and Washington Post
 
 
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