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3:45 PM ET, March 14, 2021

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Politico:
Trump was supposed to be a political Godzilla in exile.  Instead, he's adrift.  —  He backed away from creating a third party and has soured on the costly prospect of launching his own TV empire or social media startup.  —  His vow to target disloyal Republicans with personally-recruited primary challengers …
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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Biden stiffs the Sunday shows  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  President JOE BIDEN just signed the first BFD of his administration — a massive Covid relief bill to boost the fortunes of everyday Americans.  But you barely heard a peep about it from his own administration on the Sunday shows.
Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors
Washington Post:
Biden's sweeping ambitions delight liberals — but pose political risks for his party
Washington Post:
New York's vaccine czar called county officials to gauge their loyalty to Cuomo amid sexual harassment investigation  —  New York's “vaccine czar” — a longtime adviser to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo — phoned county officials in the past two weeks in attempts to gauge their loyalty …
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New York Times:
Can Andrew Cuomo Continue to Lead?
Discussion: Scripting News
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
De Blasio says Cuomo is ‘literally in the way of us saving lives right now’
Discussion: RedState, Breitbart and New York Post
New York Times:   As Cuomo Reels, Pleas for Political Support Come From His Vaccine Czar
Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News:
House Democrats draw the line: No bipartisan cooperation with Republicans who questioned the election  —  WASHINGTON - Freshman Rep. Jake Auchincloss, a Democrat, has begun turning to an unusual source when trying to decide whether he wants to work with a Republican he thinks makes a good point during committee hearings: Google.
Discussion: CNN and Los Angeles Times
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David Shepardson / Reuters:
Democrat Abrams urges lifting filibuster for U.S. election reform bill  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Stacey Abrams, an influential figure in Democratic circles, called on Sunday for the U.S. Senate to exempt election reform legislation passed by the House of Representatives over Republican opposition …
Discussion: The Guardian, HotAir, IJR and NBC News
New York Times:
Police Shrugged Off the Proud Boys, Until They Attacked the Capitol  —  Two Proud Boys accused of leading a mob to Congress followed a bloody path to get there.  Law enforcement did little to stop them.  —  A protester was burning an American flag outside the 2016 Republican convention in Cleveland when Joseph Biggs rushed to attack.
Discussion: Raw Story, Insider and Althouse
Amanda Burke / The Berkshire Eagle:
After receiving second dose, Yo-Yo Ma transforms waiting period into performance at Pittsfield vax clinic  —  PITTSFIELD — After Yo-Yo Ma received his second jab of a COVID-19 vaccine at Berkshire Community College Saturday, he transformed his 15-minute observation period into a concert for the newly inoculated.
Jeremy Fassler / Kansas Reflector:
Kobach teamed up with Wichita businessman to sell COVID-killing device.  An investigation found no validity to their claims.  —  NEW YORK CITY — In early October, Kris Kobach, Kansas' former Secretary of State, and Daniel Drake, a Wichita-based venture capitalist-turned-CEO, made a sales pitch to Kansas legislators.
Victoria Guida / Politico:
How Trump's team amassed a $1 trillion war chest for Biden to deploy  —  Republicans are bashing the new $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package for further ballooning the federal debt, but it's the Trump administration that greased the path for a smooth federal spending spree.
Discussion: Raw Story
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Online harassment of female journalists is real, and it's increasingly hard to endure  —  Julia Carrie Wong remembers a time, years ago, when she felt that being a part of digital culture was fun.  —  “I used to really enjoy online spaces, having a personality and a voice,” …
Hannah Miao / CNBC:
Georgia voting rights activists pressure big corporations to oppose GOP-backed ballot restrictions  — Civil rights and activist groups are turning up the pressure on large Georgia companies like Coca-Cola and Delta Airlines to oppose sweeping voting restrictions proposed by Republican state legislators.
Washington Post:
What used cars tell us about the risk of too much inflation hitting the economy  —  Nationwide, used car prices soared 17 percent nationally in seven months last year — the most of any product.  —  When the coronavirus pandemic upended automobile supply chains last year …
Maria Arias / Axios:
Fauci: CDC “analyzing” data that could change distancing guidelines to 3 feet  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is looking at data that suggests “3 feet are okay under certain circumstances,” for social distancing guidelines, NIAID Director Anthony Fauci said on CNN's “State of the Union” Sunday.
salazar.house.gov:
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IMPLEMENTS REP. MARIA SALAZAR'S COVID RELIEF BILL  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden Administration has just implemented Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar's (FL-27) COVID relief bill as part of Small Business Administration (SBA) policy.
Discussion: Newsweek and Crooks and Liars
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Distinguished pol of the week: No progress was possible without Biden  —  Many public officials can claim credit for the passage of the extraordinary rescue plan, the eye-popping progress in vaccinations, the falling infection rates and the prospect of a normal-ish summer.
CBS News:
Americans see better days ahead in pandemic and economy — CBS News poll  —  Though “exhausted” from a year-long pandemic, confidence about containing the coronavirus is hitting new highs as more vaccines roll out, and Americans say they're also “grateful” and widely optimistic about the coming months.
Discussion: The Hill and The Week
Michael J. Totten / Quillette:
Leaving Portland  —  Portland, Oregon, has been the most politically violent city in the United States since Donald Trump was elected in 2016.  Just a few days after the result, a peaceful protest against the incoming president turned into a riot when anarchists broke off from the main group …
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia's No. 2 Republican boycotts debate over election restrictions  —  As Georgia Senate lawmakers began debating sweeping elections restrictions on Monday, the top Republican in the chamber sat in a darkened Capitol office watching the proceedings on a TV screen wedged into the corner …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Glenn Greenwald:
Congressional Testimony: The Leading Activists for Online Censorship Are Corporate Journalists  —  A hearing of the House Subcommittee focused on anti-trust and monopoly abuses examines the role of the corporate media in these growing pathologies.  —  There are not many Congressional …
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Sen. Cassidy: Biden policies ‘entirely’ to blame for border surge  —  'You can't help but notice that the administration changes and there is a surge,' Louisiana senator says  —  Sen. Cassidy on coronavirus relief bill, migrant surge at border  —  Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La. …
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Nick Allen / Telegraph:
Pentagon may reverse gender-neutral physical fitness test for US army soldiers  —  A new test has been scoring men and women on the same basis - but more than half of women are failing  —  The US Army is considering a reversal of its new gender-neutral physical test to instead include different evaluation categories for men and women.
Discussion: Instapundit
NBC News:
How Biden, Republicans and public health leaders are trying to convince GOP skeptics to get their Covid vaccinations  —  WASHINGTON — Vaccine holdouts could end up being the last obstacle to defeating the pandemic, and a growing effort is aimed at convincing one substantial group of skeptics: Republicans.
Discussion: Al Jazeera and Associated Press
New York Times:
U.S. Has 1,000 More Troops in Afghanistan Than It Disclosed  —  The undercount complicates President Biden's decision on carrying out a complete withdrawal by May 1, as his administration tries to jump-start peace talks.  —  KABUL, Afghanistan — Facing a high-stakes choice and running …
 
 
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Capitol rioter boasted he could access powerful weapons to ‘take back’ country, prosecutors say
Nicholas Lemann / New Yorker:
The Stimulus Bill Is the Most Economically Liberal Legislation in Decades
Discussion: Politico
David A. Lieb / Associated Press:
Virus tolls similar despite governors' contrasting actions
GlobeNewswire:
SBA Extends Deferment Period for all COVID-19 EIDL and Other Disaster Loans until 2022
New York Times:
Stimulus Bill Transforms Options For State and Local Governments
Roger Kimball / spectator.us:
Amazon's book bullying is just the latest act of woke intolerance
Discussion: Power Line
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Washington Post:
Biden's push for equity faces critical test amid shifting strategies to open schools
Haley Messenger / NBC News:
Blind Americans face roadblocks booking online vaccine appointments
Washington Post:
Our four nations are committed to a free, open, secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific region
Discussion: CNN
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: A majority of Iowans want U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley to decide not to run in 2022; 28% hope he will
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
 

 
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