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8:40 AM ET, May 13, 2021

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Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
Rep. Greene aggressively confronts Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, causing New York congresswoman to raise security concerns  —  Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene aggressively confronted Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday and falsely accused her of supporting “terrorists,” …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: How Palm Beach is preparing for a possible Trump indictment  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  SCOOP: PALM BEACH MAKES CONTINGENCY PLANS IN CASE TRUMP IS INDICTED — Law enforcement officials in Palm Beach County, Fla., have actively prepared for the possibility …
CNN:
Behind the scenes with Liz Cheney  —  US Rep. Liz Cheney sits in her office as she prepared to give a speech on the House floor on Tuesday.David Hume Kennerly/Center for Creative Photography/University of Arizona  —  After being voted out as the third-ranking member of the House's Republican leadership …
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The Daily Beast:
The Real Reason Liz Cheney Had to Go  —  TRUTH TO POWER  —  “That says more about the state of the conference and its fealty to Trump's ludicrous BS than it does about her,” said one GOP aide.  —  Minutes before her removal from House leadership on Wednesday, Liz Cheney told her colleagues …
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
'It's a scary thing': Cheney expresses dismay after House GOP ousts her from leadership
E.J. Dionne / Washington Post:
The GOP's past election lies led to Trump's big one
Tim Elfrink / Washington Post:
Body-cam footage shows Capitol rioter celebrating as D.C. cop is beaten and Tasered: ‘I got one!’  —  Surrounded by rioters who had dragged him down the U.S. Capitol steps, beaten him and Tasered him, D.C. police officer Michael Fanone screamed in pain.  —  “I got one!” one of the rioters yelled triumphantly.
Discussion: Insider, CNN and Washington Examiner
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NBC News:
Republican loyal to Trump claims Capitol riot looked more like ‘normal tourist visit’
Washington Post:
Israel-Hamas fighting poses test for Biden and exposes rifts among Democrats  —  The worst violence in years between the Israeli military and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip poses the first major foreign policy challenge for President Biden, while exposing a growing divide among Democrats …
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Liel Leibovitz / Tablet Magazine:   Playing American Race Politics in the Middle East
New York Times:
Mysterious Ailments Are Said to Be More Widespread Among U.S. Personnel  —  The Biden administration has begun more aggressively investigating episodes that left spies, diplomats, soldiers and others with brain injuries.  —  WASHINGTON — Mysterious episodes that caused brain injuries in spies …
Discussion: Politico, HotAir, Raw Story and The Hill
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Rebekah Jones, the COVID Whistleblower Who Wasn't  —  The former dashboard manager alleges a vast data conspiracy in Florida; not a word of it is true.  —  This is a story about Rebekah Jones, a former dashboard manager at the Florida Department of Health (FDOH), who has single-handedly managed …
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Dana Goldstein / New York Times:
President of Key Teachers' Union Shares Plea: ‘Schools Must Be Open’ in Fall  —  About half the nation's schools are not fully open despite rising vaccination levels, and teachers' unions are getting much of the blame.  Randi Weingarten hopes to carve a path forward.
Discussion: Insider
Adam Barnes / The Hill:
124 retired generals and admirals question Biden's mental health  —  “We must always have an unquestionable chain of command.”  —  Story at a glance  — A group of retired U.S. military admirals and generals signed a letter released Tuesday questioning President Biden's fitness for office …
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Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
Former U.S. Military Leaders Sign Bizarre Open Letter Pushing Election Lies
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Ex-WH counsel McGahn to testify behind closed doors about Trump efforts to obstruct Russia investigation  —  Washington (CNN)Former Trump White House counsel Don McGahn will testify before the House Judiciary Committee behind closed doors about then-President Donald Trump's attempts to obstruct …
Discussion: NPR, Washington Post and KIFI-TV
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Apple Says Ads Engineer Leaves Company After Comments Draw Fire  — Antonio Garcia Martinez made remarks considered sexist, racist  — Apple employees were in uproar about hire, sent memo to execs  —  Apple Inc. said Antonio Garcia Martinez, a former Facebook Inc. product manager …
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Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Inhofe tells EPA nominee, 'if you don't behave, I'm going to talk to your daddy'  —  (CNN)Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe told a female Environmental Protection Agency nominee on Wednesday that if she did not “behave,” then “I'm going to talk to your daddy.”  —  The awkward exchange …
Discussion: The Hill and KIFI-TV
Wall Street Journal:
JPMorgan, Others Plan to Issue Credit Cards to People With No Credit Scores  —  Regulator had asked banks to brainstorm on how to make loans to people who have often been locked out from getting them  —  Some of the largest U.S. banks plan to start sharing data on customers' deposit accounts …
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
WATCH: Ex-Secretary of Defense says Trump wanted the National Guard ‘to protect the demonstrators’  —  Former Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller said Wednesday that Donald Trump was interested in the deployment of the National Guard during their Jan. 3 discussion.
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Scoop: FEC drops first of several election complaints against Trump  —  The Federal Election Commission has voted not to investigate allegations that Trump campaign representatives — including Donald Trump Jr. — solicited illegal foreign assistance in 2016, Axios has learned.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Week
Sen. Ron Johnson / Washington Examiner:
Getting vaccinated is a personal choice  —  I did not enter the vaccine maelstrom voluntarily.  Two months ago, a Milwaukee reporter asked me if I had received the COVID-19 vaccine.  This was when demand for the vaccine outstripped supply.  Although it's a personal and private decision, I answered the question honestly.
Discussion: Forbes
Kristin Tate / The Hill:
Growing inflation is Biden's hidden tax on working Americans  —  Share to Facebook Share to Twitter  —  The sharpest tax President Biden is levying upon Americans is one that was never passed by Congress, promised from the White House, or voted on by citizens at the ballot box.
 
 
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Caitlin McFall / Fox News:
Trump mocks comparisons of Biden to Jimmy Carter: The current president is worse
Discussion: Newsbusters, LifeZette and RedState
Ezra Klein / New York Times:
Our Aliens, Ourselves  —  The most curious subplot in the news right now is the admission …
Washington Post:
Here's how to ensure Afghan women are protected after the U.S. withdrawal
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
A bankruptcy trial reveals the deep rot within the NRA
The Hill:
Biden's infrastructure plan builds a stronger foundation for seniors
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Michael Gartland / New York Daily News:
Andrew Yang back on top of mayoral field, clocks 21% support in latest poll
Linley Sanders / YouGov:
Most Americans don't know Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Ellie Hall / BuzzFeed News:
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
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