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7:25 AM ET, March 22, 2021

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Katie Benner / New York Times:
Evidence in Capitol Attack Most Likely Supports Sedition Charges, Prosecutor Says  —  “I personally believe the evidence is trending toward that, and probably meets those elements,” said Michael Sherwin, who had led the Justice Department's inquiry into the riot.
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Scott Pelley / CBS News:
Inside the prosecution of the Capitol rioters  —  Scott Pelley speaks with Michael Sherwin, the federal prosecutor who was leading the criminal investigation, the largest in U.S. history, into the assault on the Capitol.  —  Until this past Friday, federal prosecutor Michael Sherwin was leading …
Bart Jansen / USA Today:   ‘A nightmare scenario’: Extremists in police ranks spark growing concern after Capitol riot
New York Times:
Assaulting the Truth, Ron Johnson Helps Erode Confidence in Government  —  Pushing false theories on the virus, the vaccine and the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, Mr. Johnson, the Republican senator from Wisconsin, has absorbed his party's transformation under Donald Trump.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Democrats are dead serious about taking back that Iowa seat  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  Big vaccine news overnight ... CNN: “AstraZeneca vaccine is 79% effective against symptomatic Covid-19, company says”  —  Just weeks after blasting DONALD TRUMP for trying to overturn …
Ben Smith / New York Times:
He Redefined ‘Racist.’ Now He's Trying to Build a Newsroom.  —  The author Ibram Kendi and The Boston Globe team up to cover racism, inspired by Boston's 19th century abolitionist newspapers.  —  BOSTON — Ibram X. Kendi and Bina Venkataraman met last summer when their big Boston institutions …
Katie Dowd / SFGATE:
SF couple who ran trendy poop-testing startup charged with fraud  —  Accused Atlanta gunman was a patient at evangelical treatment center...  Asian woman shoved to ground, robbed in daytime Bay Area attack  —  Cost to vaccinate Calif soars as counties refuse Blue Shield deal
Politico:
Trump looks to take down Raffensperger in Georgia  —  Former President Donald Trump is expected to endorse Rep. Jody Hice in a campaign to unseat Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in next year's Republican primary, according to three people familiar with Trump's decision.
Beth Reinhard / Washington Post:
Rep. Tom Reed apologizes for sexual misconduct detailed in Post report, won't challenge Cuomo in 2022  —  Two days after a former lobbyist accused him of sexual misconduct in a Washington Post report, Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) on Sunday publicly apologized, vowed not to seek reelection and abandoned …
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Kristina Peterson / Wall Street Journal:   Rep. Tom Reed Says He Won't Run for Re-election in 2022
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
High-Income Tax Avoidance Far Larger Than Thought, New Paper Estimates  —  The very top sliver of high-income Americans may underreport their income at levels far beyond what was suggested by prior IRS research, according to a new paper  —  WASHINGTON—The top sliver of high-income Americans …
Discussion: The Week and Axios
Financial Times:
Voting rights becomes a new battleground for US companies  —  Activists try to enlist corporate America in campaign against electoral bills in Georgia  —  Voting rights activists in Georgia are piling pressure on companies including Coca-Cola, Delta Air Lines, Home Depot and UPS to come …
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Jelani Cobb / New Yorker:
The High Cost of Georgia's Restrictive Voting Bills
Discussion: Daily Kos
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Scoop: McCarthy hires top Trump official to run political operation  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has hired former President Trump's White House political director, Brian Jack, to lead his own political operation, Axios has learned.  —  Why it matters: The move to bring …
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
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Alayna Treene / Axios:   Republicans planning to target COVID relief's add-ons
Jazmin Goodwin / CNN:
Donald Trump is creating his own social media network that will go live in a few months  —  New York (CNN Business)Former President Donald Trump is coming back to social media — but this time with his own network, a Trump spokesperson told Fox News on Sunday.
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Trump Spox Claims Ex-President Having ‘A Lot of High-Powered Meetings’ on Launching New Social Media Platform
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Twitchy and CBS News
Sudhi Ranjan Sen / Bloomberg:
Secret India-Pakistan Peace Roadmap Brokered by Top UAE Royals  — UAE last month helped forge deal to respect 2003 cease-fire  — Reinstating envoys next step of broader peace plan: official  —  About 24 hours after military chiefs from India and Pakistan surprised the world …
Lynn Sweet / Chicago Sun-Times:
Karl Rove to headline March 31 virtual fundraiser for Rep. Adam Kinzinger: Top lllinois GOP donors among co-hosts  —  While 11 of Kinzinger's relatives signed letters blasting him for his Trump impeachment vote, the March 31 fundraiser co-hosts include Kinzinger's parents and his brother.
Discussion: Washington Post
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
‘We all know hate when we see it’: Warnock rejects FBI chief's view of Atlanta shootings  — FBI director: ‘it does not appear motive was racially motivated’  —  Law enforcement officials including the director of the FBI have said the shootings in Atlanta in which eight people were killed …
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Stacey Anderson / New York Magazine:   ‘It Is Time to Start Complaining’ Fed up with being attacked and ignored, Asian Americans in the city rally for change.
Fred Hiatt / Washington Post:
China might be right about America.  But what are its leaders so afraid of?  —  In a testy exchange kicking off the first high-level talks between Chinese Communist officials and the Biden administration, China's delegation warned the United States not to go all high-and-mighty.
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Variety:
‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,’ ‘Promising Young Woman’ Win at Writers Guild Awards 2021  —  “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” and “Promising Young Woman” took top narrative film honors on Sunday at the 73rd annual Writers Guild of America Awards.  —  Kal Penn hosted the virtual presentation that cemented …
Wall Street Journal:
Some Schools Have Been Open for Months.  Here's What They Learned.  —  Principals favor air cleaners and lunchtime restrictions over deep cleaning and temperature checks; teachers likely are prime spreaders  —  Parents, cities and teachers in many places continue to wrangle over how to reopen their schools safely.
 
 
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Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Florida's DeSantis positions himself as Trump's heir to the White House
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Elbridge Colby / Washington Post:
Biden's global, muscular liberalism is an indefensible foreign policy in 2021
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Ania Nussbaum / Bloomberg:
Paris Mayor Signals She Wants to Be Left-Wing Candidate in 2022
John Bowden / The Hill:
Pentagon chief, Japanese counterpart agreed to cooperate on Taiwan: report
E.J. Dionne / Washington Post:
The far right's global retreat
CNN:
'Don't mess with us': history-making Korean American congresswomen fight back against racial bias
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 Earlier Items: 
ABC News:
Obama-era officials return to White House worth millions
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
President Biden's ‘mistake’ at U.S. southern border isn't what clueless pundits, GOP think it is
CNN:
Who's teaching us to hate
Emma Newburger / CNBC:
Covid cases are rising in 21 states as health officials warn against reopening too quickly
Brian P. D. Hannon / Daily Mail:
Senior Teen Vogue staffer who supported ouster of new editor used N-word in tweets a decade ago... so will her woke colleagues now turn on her?
James Laporta / Associated Press:
AP sources: Iran threatens US Army base and top general
Irin Carmon / New York Magazine:
The Smearing of Kristen Clarke