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Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Reaching ‘Herd Immunity’ Is Unlikely in the U.S., Experts Now Believe  —  Widely circulating coronavirus variants and persistent hesitancy about vaccines will keep the goal out of reach.  The virus is here to stay, but vaccinating the most vulnerable may be enough to restore normalcy.
Norman Eisen / USA Today:
Rudy Giuliani raids signal accountability is coming for the Donald Trump era  —  The FBI raids of Giuliani's home and office should worry former President Trump and all who followed his lead in playing fast and loose with the law.  —  Former President Donald Trump and his cronies should beware.
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Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Feds hound the man who saved city
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and HuffPost
Wall Street Journal:
The Russia Collusion Smear Returns
Discussion: New York Magazine
American Greatness:   The Deep State is Back  —  When Biden says “America is back” and praises “our democracy,” …
Jackie Salo / New York Post:
Alan Dershowitz slams FBI raid on Rudy Giuliani's apartment
Matthew Cooper / Washington Monthly:
Where Are the Filibusters?  —  Psst.  Don't tell anyone but the Senate is passing bills and Biden has been signing them.  —  During the course of Joe Biden's first 100 days as president, the Senate was repeatedly described as “broken.”  Also, during the course of Joe Biden's first 100 days as president …
Discussion: Las Vegas Sun
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Politico:
Senate Dems agonize over voting rights strategy  —  Senate Democrats made a major commitment to muscle through Speaker Nancy Pelosi's ethics and voting reform bill.  Yet many say they have no idea how to pass it and wonder what exactly the end game is for a signature Democratic priority.
Shawn Zeller / Roll Call:
Democratic unity makes Biden's ambition possible
Discussion: USA Today
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
Millions Are Saying No to the Vaccines.  What Are They Thinking?  —  Several days ago, the mega-popular podcast host Joe Rogan advised his young listeners to skip the COVID-19 vaccine.  “I think you should get vaccinated if you're vulnerable,” Rogan said.  “But if you're 21 years old, and you say to me, ‘Should I get vaccinated?’
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Florida Republicans rushed to curb mail voting after Trump's attacks on the practice.  Now some fear it could lower GOP turnout.  —  Republican operatives worth their salt remember well the Sunshine State's 1988 U.S. Senate race.  —  Floridians went to sleep that Nov. 8 believing …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The mask slips, revealing the truth about the GOP voter suppression game  —  Republicans are responding to their 2020 losses by doing everything they can to restrict the size of the electorate wherever possible, in ways they think will advantage them.  To disguise this ugly game …
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Lin Wood Is Just Asking Questions  —  On a late pandemic Friday night, the Richland County Republican Party held its convention in a drab, windowless conference room, with the AC blowing full blast.  —  Among the overwhelmingly maskless congregants was Lin Wood, candidate for state party chairman …
Department of Homeland Security:
Biden Administration Begins This Week to Reunite Families Separated Under the Prior Administration  —  WASHINGTON - Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas and the Family Reunification Task Force announced that this week, the Biden Administration will begin  …
Discussion: HotAir, CBS News, UPI and NPR
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NBC News:
Biden administration to reunite four migrant families separated under Trump
Discussion: New York Times, CNN and New York Post
Elliot Spagat / Associated Press:
US begins reuniting some families separated at Mexico border
Discussion: The Hill
NBC News:
In bitterly divided election in Southlake, Texas, opponents of anti-racism education win big  —  SOUTHLAKE, Texas — Nine months after officials in the affluent Carroll Independent School District introduced a proposal to combat racial and cultural intolerance in schools …
Kansas City Star:
‘A troubled man’: Kansas Senate leader decries Rep. Mark Samsel's ‘deranged rantings’  —  Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson on Sunday condemned the “deranged rantings” of Rep. Mark Samsel, caught on video Wednesday talking to high school students about religion, sex and suicide.
Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
ESPN's Kevin Merida named L.A. Times executive editor  —  The Los Angeles Times has named veteran journalist Kevin Merida as its top editor and tasked him with transforming the storied 139-year-old newspaper into a digital powerhouse that thrives for decades to come.
Perry Bacon Jr / FiveThirtyEight:
American Politics Now Has Two Big Racial Divides  —  There's been a recent flurry of studies and analyses that take a deeper look at the results of the 2020 election.  These examinations don't contradict our early interpretation of the results from the days and weeks immediately following Election Day …
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Help, We Can't Stop Writing About Andrew Yang  —  The outsider brings provocative ideas and good vibes.  But can an “empty vessel” really make it through New York's shark-infested media waters?  —  In January of last year, as the Iowa caucuses neared and before I'd heard of Covid-19 …
Discussion: Twitchy, New York Post and Vanity Fair
Daily Mail:
Angry parents blast rural Ohio high school after a lesbian couple, 18, are voted to be prom king and queen by their classmates  — Annie Wise and girlfriend Riley Loudermilk, both 18, were crowned prom king and queen at Kings High School in a deeply conservative area of Ohio
Alex Wigglesworth / Los Angeles Times:
Los Angeles County reports no new COVID-19 deaths  —  Los Angeles County public health authorities on Sunday reported no new deaths related to COVID-19.  —  Although officials cautioned that the figure was probably an undercount because of reporting delays on weekends, it still marked a bright spot …
Discussion: Reason, Gizmodo and The Week
Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
Swiss Billionaire Quietly Becomes Influential Force Among Democrats  —  Hansjörg Wyss, who recently dropped his bid to buy Tribune Publishing, has been a leading source of difficult-to-trace money to groups associated with Democrats.  —  WASHINGTON — He is not as well known …
Discussion: Twitchy and Townhall
CBS Boston:
Brookline Will Keep Outdoor Mask Mandate In Place  —  BROOKLINE (CBS) — The outdoor mask mandate will remain in place until further notice in Brookline, Town Manager Mel Kleckner said Friday.  —  The announcement came on the same day that the state eased its outdoor mask mandate …
Discussion: Twitchy
James Caven / Dailystar.co.uk:
Hitler liked women peeing on him during sex and was incestuous with niece, doc claims  —  The tyrant killed himself in 1945 in Berlin  —  Adolf Hitler liked women urinating on him during sex and had an incestuous relationship with his niece, a documentary claims.
Discussion: New York Post
William Saletan / Slate:
The Biggest Remaining Challenge in Stopping the Coronavirus  —  On April 15, at a hearing on the coronavirus pandemic, Rep. Jim Jordan harangued Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.  Jordan, an outspoken critic of mask mandates …
Des Bieler / Washington Post:
Caitlyn Jenner says she opposes transgender girls competing in girls' sports  —  Caitlyn Jenner, a former Olympic decathlon champion who is among the country's most prominent transgender women, said Saturday she is opposed to transgender girls competing in girls' sports.
Discussion: Politico, CNN, IJR and HuffPost
Associated Press:
AP-NORC poll: Government should help Americans age at home  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Americans agree that government should help people fulfill a widely held aspiration to age in their own homes, not institutional settings, a new poll finds.  —  There's a surprising level …
Discussion: The Hill
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Janet Yellen's Deficit Preoccupation Could Bring Down Biden's Agenda  —  Yellen, a longtime deficit hawk, has made clear that the infrastructure investments should be paid for.  That could prove hazardous to negotiations with Congress.  —  President Biden, with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen …
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Many police officers spurn coronavirus vaccines as departments hold off on mandates  —  Low immunization levels suggest hesitancy is pervasive, posing risks to public safety  —  Police officers were among the first front-line workers to gain priority access to coronavirus vaccines.
Juan Williams / The Hill:
GOP turns lies into laws  —  Share to Facebook Share to Twitter  —  You know President Trump's “Big Lie.”  —  Now the right-wing echo chamber is exploding with little lies.  —  First, conservative papers and social media erupted with bogus reports that President Biden planned to ban Americans from eating hamburgers.
 
 
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The Daily Beast:
Fox News Staffers Laugh at Calls for Tucker Carlson to Be Fired: Don't Hold Your Breath!
Discussion: Raw Story
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Will Schools Open in the Fall?
Discussion: HotAir
Washington Examiner:
Is Biden trying to become Putin's favorite president?
Discussion: The Beinart Notebook and The Wrap
CNN:
Biden team may partner with private firms to surveil suspected domestic terrorists online
Discussion: Twitchy
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
How a Miami School Became a Beacon for Anti-Vaxxers
Will Taylor / LBC:
‘Far more likely’ coronavirus came from lab, ex-MI6 chief tells LBC
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CNN:
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 Earlier Items: 
Saheli Roy Choudhury / CNBC:
India accounts for 1 in 3 new Covid cases being recorded. Here is its second wave in 5 charts
Discussion: Washington Post
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Biden's poor TV ratings against Trump is exactly what this administration wants
Discussion: American Greatness
Karol Markowicz / New York Post:
The CDC's cruel, irrational guidance traps our kids in the forever pandemic
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Confusion over masks sparks new political showdown
Discussion: Mediaite
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Supreme Court's Ethics Problems Are Bigger Than Coney Barrett
Discussion: SCOTUSblog
Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
In South Texas, Hispanic Republicans Try to Cement the Party's Gains
Jacob Kornbluh / The Forward:
Israel ambassador likely to be named this week, with shortlist narrowed to two
John Nichols / madison.com:
Robin Vos is a threat to democracy