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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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Jeff Stein / SpyTalk:
Gaetz ‘Extortion’ Figure's Levinson Obsession  —  Former USAF Intel officer Bob Kent raised $250,000 from ‘ex-CIA’ circles in aborted rescue plan years before approaching Trump Republican's father  —  The mystery man at the center of Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz's charges …
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 …
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.
Emily Brooks / Washington Examiner:
Documents detail wild alleged $25 million Gaetz extortion scheme
Catherine Garcia / The Week:
The Matt Gaetz case now involves a missing FBI agent last seen in Iran
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Raw Story
The Daily Beast:
Matt Gaetz: I've Talked With Newsmax, OAN, and Fox About Potential Post-Congress Gigs
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Biden's Election-Reform Deception  —  He has his facts wrong on Iowa and Georgia and applies standards inconsistently.  —  In last week's press conference, President Biden labeled Republican efforts to reform state election laws in Georgia and Iowa as “un-American” and “sick.”
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Washington Examiner:
Why all the lies about Georgia's new voting law?
Discussion: IJR and The Nation
95.5 WSB:
Delta CEO blasts Georgia voting law, calling it “unacceptable”; Gov. Kemp responds
Discussion: Just The News and The Hill
New York Times:
Johnson & Johnson's vaccine is delayed by a U.S. factory mixup.  —  Workers at a plant in Baltimore manufacturing two coronavirus vaccines accidentally conflated the ingredients several weeks ago, contaminating up to 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's vaccine and forcing regulators …
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Politico:
White House knew more than a week ago of J&J contractor vaccine-supply problems
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Obama Cabinet official took undisclosed foreign cash  —  Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood took $50,000 from an associate of a Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire at the center of a sprawling scheme of illegal foreign campaign contributions, federal prosecutors revealed Wednesday.
Discussion: Raw Story
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E.J. Dionne / Washington Post:
The infrastructure plan is Exhibit A in the paradox of Bidenism  —  Although he may not have planned it, President Biden picked an auspicious date for unveiling his big infrastructure program.  Exactly 34 years ago Wednesday — March 31, 1987 — the House voted overwhelmingly across party lines …
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
40 Years After Reagan, a Bet Big Government Can Get Something Done
Discussion: Common Dreams and EcoWatch
New York Times:
N.Y. Seeks Trump Insider's Records, in Apparent Bid to Gain Cooperation  —  State prosecutors in Manhattan subpoenaed the personal bank records of the Trump Organization's longtime C.F.O. and are scrutinizing gifts he received from the former president.  —  State prosecutors …
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Kara Scannell / CNN:
Trump's own statements in old lawsuit could haunt him in a future criminal case
Discussion: Raw Story
People.com:
Sarah Palin Reveals COVID Diagnosis and ‘Bizarre’ Symptoms, Urges Others to Continue Wearing Masks  —  “My case is perhaps one of those that proves anyone can catch this,” Palin tells PEOPLE  —  Sarah Palin has tested positive for COVID-19, and she's urging others to continue taking the pandemic seriously.
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Cameron Jenkins / The Hill:
Sarah Palin encourages mask wearing after revealing COVID-19 diagnosis
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
The Pandemic's Wrongest Man  —  The pandemic has made fools of many forecasters.  Just about all of the predictions whiffed.  Anthony Fauci was wrong about masks.  California was wrong about the outdoors.  New York was wrong about the subways.  I was wrong about the necessary cost of pandemic relief.
New York Times:
As Cuomo Sought $4 Million Book Deal, Aides Hid Damaging Death Toll  —  Gov. Andrew Cuomo boasted, “I am not a superhero,” in early versions of his book, drafted as his aides scrubbed a politically damaging Health Department report.  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — As the coronavirus subsided in New York last year …
Heather Long / Washington Post:
Biden's infrastructure plan faces controversy over price tag and design  —  While there's widespread support for a large infrastructure bill, the details, especially Biden's plan to pay for it, are drawing early fire  —  When the White House released what it hailed as its historic infrastructure …
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
‘My God’: Former White House lawyer says ‘Donald Trump is in serious trouble’ with new lawsuit  —  Former acting White House Solicitor General Neal Katyal explained to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace that the new lawsuit in Washington, D.C. court saying former President Donald Trump is to blame …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Ryan Heath / Politico:
Ivanka Trump's flagship policy program slammed by government auditors  —  The Government Accountability Office has issued a damning report about the implementation of legislation supporting Ivanka Trump's signature women's empowerment initiative, from her time as an adviser to her father, President Donald Trump.
Discussion: Washington Post, Raw Story and The Hill
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Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:   Government Regulators Expose Ivanka Trump's Sham Women Empowerment Initiative
Steve Berkowitz / USA Today:
Supreme Court justices grill NCAA, calling arguments ‘entirely circular’ and ‘somewhat disturbing’  —  The Supreme Court's justices on Wednesday expressed significant questions about the NCAA's athlete-compensation limits, but they also showed concerns that a case challenging those limits …
Discussion: Politico, Breitbart, Insider and CBS News
William Saletan / Slate:
The Bogus Rap on Deborah Birx  —  Her critics think she lied for Trump while Fauci stood up to him.  The truth is way more complicated.  —  Deborah Birx, the former response coordinator for the White House coronavirus task force, is widely hated.  According to her critics …
Jane Recker / Washingtonian:
A Donald Trump Painting Is Coming to the National Portrait Gallery  —  But it won't be the Donald Trump painting.  His official portrait is still in the works.  —  When the National Portrait Gallery reopens in the coming months, there will be a new face greeting visitors in the America's Presidents gallery: that of Donald J. Trump.
Discussion: The Hill
Wall Street Journal:
Biden Trimming Forces Sent to Mideast to Help Saudi Arabia  —  Move comes as part of recalibration with Riyadh, but U.S. also seeking ways to shield Saudi Arabia from airborne attacks  —  WASHINGTON—President Biden has directed the Pentagon to begin removing some military capabilities …
Rick Pearson / Chicago Tribune:
Rep. Adam Kinzinger raises $1.1 million for his anti-Trump PAC in first quarter, and an equal amount for his reelection fund  —  U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, one of 10 House Republicans to vote to impeach Donald Trump, reported raising $2.2 million in the first three months of the year …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Bloomberg:
Facebook Built the Perfect Platform for Covid Vaccine Conspiracies  —  Mark Zuckerberg wanted to make his social network a reliable source about the pandemic.  Instead he's helped spread misinformation about vaccines causing infertility.  —  Kaleese Williams had mostly stayed off Facebook and Instagram before Covid-19 hit.
Pamela Falk / CBS News:
U.N. special envoy warns “a bloodbath is imminent” in Myanmar if Security Council does not act  —  A U.N. special envoy warned the 15-nation Security Council on Wednesday that “a bloodbath is imminent” in Myanmar if it does not act to curb the violent military crackdown against protesters …
 
 
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US Food and Drug Administration:
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Continues to Advance Over-the Counter and Other Screening Test Development
Discussion: New York Times and NPR
Dan McLaughlin / New York Post:
Biden's aims to bankrupt a generation
Tom LoBianco / Insider:
Donald Trump elevates a loyal Florida operative to shore up his post-presidency political operation
Discussion: The Hill and Politico
Sean Lyngaas / CyberScoop:
US to publish details on suspected Russian hacking tools used in SolarWinds espionage
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Navalny goes on hunger strike in protest at prison treatment
CREW:
DHS IG should investigate Ken Cuccinelli's invalid immigration enforcement agreements
Jeremy Duda / Arizona Mirror:
Arizona Senate hires a ‘Stop the Steal’ advocate to lead 2020 election audit
Discussion: USA Today
BuzzFeed News:
Stewart Rhodes, The Founder Of The Oath Keepers, Said He May Soon Be Arrested
Brad Smith / Microsoft On the Issues:
Why we are concerned about Georgia's new election law
 

 
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