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Washington Post:
Gaetz investigation complicated by overture to his father about ex-FBI agent who went missing  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican known for his fierce allegiance to former president Donald Trump, had been under Justice Department investigation for months for a possible sex crime …
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Politico:
Matt Gaetz's dad says he wore a wire for FBI probe into DOJ extortion claims  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Rep. Matt Gaetz's father, Don, a former Florida Senate president, said he is working with the FBI, including wearing a wire on more than one occasion as part of an investigation …
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Tucker Carlson livid after Rep. Matt Gaetz tries to rope him into controversy, source says  —  New York (CNN Business)Fox News host Tucker Carlson was angered after Congressman Matt Gaetz attempted to rope him into a scandal involving allegations related to sex trafficking of a minor, a person familiar with the matter said.
ABC News:
Feds looking beyond Florida in investigation of Rep. Gaetz, sources say  —  “I have not had a relationship with a 17-year-old,” Gaetz said Tuesday night.  —  Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.  —  Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images, FILE  —  The federal investigation …
Discussion: Political Wire and Eschaton
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Former FBI Agents Have A Lot Of Questions About Matt Gaetz's Story  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has a story to counter allegations that he faces a federal criminal investigation into accusations of sex trafficking.  —  It goes like this: Gaetz is actually a victim, but of a separate extortion scheme.
David Gilbert / VICE:
QAnon Thinks Matt Gaetz Being Investigated for Sex Trafficking Is All Part of the Plan  —  The alleged existence of a vast ring of elite child abusers lies at the center of the entire QAnon belief system.  —  DG  —  For more than three years, QAnon followers have been waiting for the Storm …
Emily Brooks / Washington Examiner:
Documents detail wild alleged $25 million Gaetz extortion scheme  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz possesses text message screenshots, an email, and a typed document that purportedly support his claims that a federal investigation into his relationship with a 17-year-old is related to an extortion scheme against him.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The Matt Gaetz allegation, explained  —  There aren't many members of Congress whose personal lives are the subject of broad speculation.  But for a variety of reasons, Rep. Matt Gaetz's (R-Fla.) has been for some time.  —  One is that he's a young and handsome bachelor …
Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
Ex-GOP official Joel Greenberg flaunted ties to Matt Gaetz. Then he was charged with child sex trafficking.
Teo Armus / Washington Post:
Tucker Carlson denies Gaetz claim that he met witness in FBI probes: 'One of the weirdest interviews I've ever conducted'
Kelly Yamanouchi / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Delta CEO: Georgia voting law ‘unacceptable,’ based on ‘lie’  —  Gov. Kemp says airline statement ‘false’ attack, ignores law content  —  Editor's note: This article has been updated to include a response from Gov. Brian Kemp  —  Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said Wednesday …
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David Gelles / New York Times:
Business Groups Push Back on Tax Increase in Biden Plan: Live Updates … As of  —  Data delayed at least 15 minutes  —  Source: Factset  —  Here's what you need to know:  —  Delta reverses course, calling Georgia's voting law ‘unacceptable.’  —  The chief executive of Delta …
Discussion: Washington Post
New York Times:
Black Executives Call on Corporations to Fight Restrictive Voting Laws
Delta News Hub:
Ed Bastian memo: Your right to vote
New York Times:
Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine is delayed by a U.S. factory mixup.  —  Workers at a Baltimore plant manufacturing two coronavirus vaccines accidentally conflated the vaccines' ingredients several weeks ago, ruining about 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's vaccine and forcing regulators …
The White House:
FACT SHEET: The American Jobs Plan … While the American Rescue Plan is changing the course of the pandemic and delivering relief for working families, this is no time to build back to the way things were.  This is the moment to reimagine and rebuild a new economy.
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Washington Post:
White House unveils $2 trillion infrastructure and climate plan, setting up giant battle over size and cost of government  —  Ahead of speech in Pittsburgh, Biden administration releases sprawling effort to revamp U.S. transit, broadband, housing and more  —  The White House on Wednesday unveiled …
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Biden reveals sweeping tax hikes to pay for $2T infrastructure plan
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell says Biden called him to discuss infrastructure plan
Ryan Heath / Politico:
Ivanka Trump's flagship policy program slammed by government auditors  —  The Government Accountability Office has issued a damning report about Ivanka Trump's pet project during her time as an adviser to her father, President Donald Trump.  —  As Ivanka Trump traveled the world talking …
Discussion: The Hill
Politico:
Democrat drops election contest in Iowa House race  —  The Democrat who lost a House race in Iowa by only six votes announced Wednesday she is dropping her challenge to GOP Rep. Marianette Miller-Meeks' narrow victory.  —  Rita Hart, a former state senator, said Wednesday she is withdrawing …
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Associated Press:
AP-NORC poll: Biden bolstered by strong marks on pandemic  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are broadly supportive of President Joe Biden's early handling of the coronavirus pandemic, a new poll finds, and approval of his stewardship of the economy has ticked up following passage of a sprawling $1.9 trillion relief bill.
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump ‘moving forward’ with plans to start social media platform: sources  —  ‘President Trump will have his voice back one way or another,’ a source told Fox News.  —  Trump reacts to Biden's first press conference, crisis at border  —  EXCLUSIVE: Former President Donald Trump and his team are …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
House GOP memo: Trump embrace is only option for comeback  —  On a flight Tuesday from Indianapolis to Fort Wayne, Ind., two leaders in the House Republican conference discussed a memo that argues that their party's future demands they “embrace our new coalition” because “President Trump's gift didn't come with a receipt.”
Dino Grandoni / Washington Post:
EPA dismisses dozens of key science advisers picked under Trump  —  The Biden administration says it needs to restore trust in the agency by “resetting” membership on two key science advisory panels  —  Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan will purge …
Carla Marinucci / Politico:
Arnold Schwarzenegger has a warning for Gavin Newsom  —  OAKLAND — California has seen this movie before.  —  The historic 2003 gubernatorial recall, starring action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger, had a blockbuster feel and a script right out of Hollywood — a political revolution that promised to …
Associated Press:
Biden to hold first Cabinet meeting amid infrastructure push  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden will convene his first Cabinet meeting on Thursday, a presidential rite of passage that will be used to promote his new infrastructure plan.  The gathering will look very different from those held by his predecessor.
Mother Jones:
“VC Lives Matter”: Silicon Valley Investors Want to Oust San Francisco's Reformist DA  —  Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.  —  San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin …
Politico:
Dems could dethrone Iowa  —  Democratic Party leaders are considering overhauling the 2024 presidential primary calendar, a transformation that would include ousting Iowa and New Hampshire from their cherished perches as the first states to vote.  —  Senior party leaders …
Discussion: Fox News and Washington Times
New York Times:
New York Legalizes Recreational Marijuana, Tying Move to Racial Equity  —  Under the law, 40 percent of tax revenue from cannabis will be steered to minority communities that had disproportionate numbers of marijuana arrests.  —  After years of stalled attempts, New York State has legalized …
Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:
ANALYSIS: Biden's Bloodthirsty, Floor-Pooping Canine Companion Is a Window Into His Soul  —  Dog problems raise serious questions about Biden's ability to lead, experts say  —  President Joe Biden's dog Major was involved in yet another biting incident requiring medical attention.
Discussion: Insider, Associated Press and CNN
New York Times:
Some Future Shipments of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Delayed by Factory Mixup  —  The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is highly effective in adolescents, a study suggests.  No infections were recorded in children aged 12 to 15 who received shots, and they experienced no serious side effects, the companies said.
Discussion: The Verge and UPI
U.S. Department of Justice:
Former Intelligence Analyst Pleads Guilty to Disclosing Classified Information  —  WASHINGTON - A former intelligence analyst and former military servicemember pleaded guilty today to illegally obtaining classified national defense information and disclosing it to a reporter.
HuffPost:
California Trump Fanatic Charged With Assaulting Cop During Capitol Riot  —  Daniel Rodriguez was arrested following a HuffPost investigation identifying him as the rioter who used a stun gun on D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Mike Fanone.  —  Federal authorities have arrested Daniel Joseph Rodriguez …
Joshua Hunt / Vulture:
The King of the Geezer Teasers Inside Randall Emmett's direct-to-video empire, where many Hollywood stars have found lucrative early retirement.  —  On Wednesday, January 13, Randall Emmett presided over a crime scene near one of America's few tropical rain forests in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico.
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Trump calls Biden jobs plan ‘massive giveaway to China,’ says it will ‘crush American workers’  —  Trump said plan would be ‘among the largest self-inflicted economic wounds’ in US history  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for March 31  —  Former President Donald Trump called President Biden's jobs plan a …
Timothy Noah / The Atlantic:
Why D.C. Is Failing at the Vaccination Game  —  Washington's effort to quickly vaccinate the population against COVID-19 is a success just about everywhere except its own backyard.  —  President Joe Biden pledged to administer 100 million vaccine doses within his first 100 days.
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Top Trump adviser warned then-president on virus supply shortage, then pursued controversial deals  —  Democrats probe more than $1 billion in ‘haphazard’ supply contracts arranged by Peter Navarro, citing new documents  —  A top adviser privately urged President Donald Trump …
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
House Republican touts elements of relief bill he voted to kill  —  As the Democrats' COVID relief package was poised to pass a few weeks ago, Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.), chairman of the House Budget Committee, offered a prediction of sorts on the chamber floor.
Todd Richmond / Associated Press:
Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down governor's mask mandate  —  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' statewide mask mandate on Wednesday, stripping the governor of one of his last remaining tools to curb the spread of the coronavirus …
 
 
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Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Oath Keeper Boss Teases Own Arrest in Rant Against Migrants
The American Mind:
Terms of Servitude  —  A fresh lesson in the un-American cost of chilling online political speech.
Lyz / Men Yell at Me:
When the Mob Comes  —  An interview with author Talia Lavin about online harassment and what you can do about it
ABC7:
Waukegan Latinx activists protest renaming Thomas Jefferson Middle School after Barack and Michelle Obama
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Texas' voter suppression bills are fueled by millions in corporate cash
Discussion: CNN
Eva Xiao / Wall Street Journal:
Chinese Propaganda Officials Celebrate Social-Media Attacks on H&M in Countering Forced-Labor Allegations
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Axios:
Exclusive: Trust in tech craters
Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
The Strange Life of a Congressional Trump Basher, After Trump
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Eugene Scott / Washington Post:
Young witnesses in Chauvin trial a reminder of the role of youth activists in protesting police violence
Discussion: National Review, Politico and The Root
Larrison Campbell / Yahoo News:
Liberals' New Vaccine Trick: Driving Deep Into Trump Country
Discussion: Raw Story and HotAir
Wilson Wong / NBC News:
Man who killed his mom in 2002 arrested in NYC attack on 65-year-old Asian woman
Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Demand for vaccines is already waning in some parts of the country
Discussion: National Review
 

 
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