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New York Times:
Activists and Ex-Spy Said to Have Plotted to Discredit Trump ‘Enemies’ in Government  —  The campaign included planned operations against President Trump's national security adviser at the time, H.R. McMaster, and F.B.I. employees, according to documents and interviews.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Spies Somehow Failed to Get Trump Officials to Call Him Stupid on Hidden Camera  —  The New York Times reports that a group of right-wing activists, trained by a former British spy, attempted to lure various officials into saying disparaging things about Donald Trump while being secretly recorded.
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Vaccinated Americans now may go without masks in most places, the C.D.C. said.  —  In a sharp turnabout from previous recommendations, federal health officials on Thursday advised that Americans who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus may stop wearing masks or maintaining social distance …
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Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
Is This the End?  —  The announcement seemed to catch everyone off guard: Early Thursday afternoon, the government told Americans that if they were fully vaccinated against COVID-19, they did not need to wear a mask—indoors or outside, in groups small or large.
New York Times:   Hundreds of Epidemiologists Expected Mask-Wearing in Public for at Least a Year
Washington Post:
CDC says fully vaccinated Americans no longer need masks indoors or outdoors in most cases
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Philip Bump / Washington Post:   The vaccination slowdown has slowed down
Associated Press:
AP source: Govt to ease up guidance on indoor mask-wearing
Discussion: Joe.My.God., WHTM-TV and Page Array
Associated Press:
Israel begins firing artillery and tank shells into Gaza  —  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel has begun firing artillery and tank shells into Gaza, and scores of families are fleeing their homes, Palestinian witnesses in the Gaza Strip said Thursday.  —  The use of artillery fire marks …
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Jack Mirkinson / Discourse Blog:
Bari Weiss Mask Off
Alex Nester / Washington Free Beacon:
Virginia School Board Member Makes Anti-Israel Social Media Posts
Discussion: BBC, Townhall and NPR
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Republicans Rewrite History of the Capitol Riot, Hampering an Inquiry  —  Republicans in Congress are insisting that any investigation into the Jan. 6 attack include an examination of left-wing violence.  —  WASHINGTON — Four months after supporters of President Donald J. Trump stormed …
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Politico:
Stefanik and Roy make their pitches for House GOP No. 3
Mother Jones:
Leaked Video: Dark Money Group Brags About Writing GOP Voter Suppression Bills Across the Country  —  In a private meeting last month with big-money donors, the head of a top conservative group boasted that her outfit had crafted the new voter suppression law in Georgia and was doing the same …
Anthony Man / Sun-Sentinel:
If New York indicts Florida resident Donald Trump, could DeSantis save him from extradition?  —  There's a new wrinkle, involving Gov. Ron DeSantis, in the saga of former President Donald Trump.  —  A major obsession among Trump lovers and Trump haters is trying to figure …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Marjorie Taylor Greene's verbal assault on AOC reflects deranged anti-leftism
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: How Palm Beach is preparing for a possible Trump indictment
Bloomberg:
Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers Nearly $5 Million in Ransom  — Payment came shortly after attack got underway last week  — FBI discourages organizations from paying ransom to hackers  —  Colonial Pipeline Co. paid nearly $5 million to Eastern European hackers on Friday …
Scott MacFarlane / NBC4 Washington:
Former Staffer Sues US Congressman Alleging ‘Reckless’ Approach to COVID-19  —  A former staffer is suing U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., accusing the congressman of taking a “reckless” approach to COVID-19, exposing his staff and himself to the virus.  —  The suit alleges the congressman …
U.S. Department of Justice:
Active Duty U.S. Marine Corps Officer Arrested for Assault on Federal Law Enforcement Officer During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach  —  Defendant, Stationed in Virginia, Defied, Pushed and Resisted Capitol Police to Help Other Rioters Break into the U.S. Capitol  —  Note: A full copy of the charging documents can be viewed here.
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Alanna Durkin Richer / Associated Press:
Marine Corps officer arrested for assault in Jan. 6 riot
Discussion: USA Today, Politico and CBS News
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Manchin Compromise Idea For Voting Rights Gets A Shot Across the Bow From Cornyn  —  It didn't take long for a supposedly bipartisan compromise on voting rights legislation that Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is floating to get dumped on by a key Republican.  —  At a Thursday Senate Judiciary Committee meeting …
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Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Giuliani's son tells Russian state TV people don't want to live in America after FBI raided his dad  —  The son of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani went on Russian TV to push conspiracy theories about the federal investigation of his father.  —  Andrew Giuliani accused the American government …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
The Daily Caller:
EDITORIAL BOARD: The Intercept's Dirty Smear Job On Our Reporters Deserves A Response  —  Journalist Glenn Greenwald left The Intercept in late October of 2020 - and if Thursday's smear job on Daily Caller reporters is any indication, the publication has gone from journalism to activist garbage in just six short months.
ABC News:
Most states have reopened.  Here's where new COVID outbreaks happened.  —  Health experts say the data can help with future pandemic planning.  —  States across US ease COVID-19 restrictions … Bars, gyms and restaurants.  Those were just a few settings health experts warned …
Discussion: OutKick and Twitchy
Corinne Ramey / Wall Street Journal:
Prosecutors Seek Cooperation of Trump Confidante, Subpoena Manhattan Private School  —  Officials examine tuition payments for the grandchildren of Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg  —  New York prosecutors have subpoenaed a Manhattan private school as they seek the cooperation …
Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
New Mask Guidance Is a Huge Gamble, Experts Say  —  Telling vaxxed people to ditch masks inside makes sense.  But it fails to account for anti-vaxxers who won't be asked—much less able—to prove they got shots.  —  BEAST INSIDE  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) …
Discussion: New York Post and Raw Story
Associated Press:
Inside one network cashing in on vaccine disinformation  —  The couple in the website videos could be hawking any number of products.  —  “You're going to love owning the platinum package,” Charlene Bollinger tells viewers, as a picture of a DVD set, booklets and other products flashes on screen.
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Washington Post:
Company: Ex-Trump lawyer raiding nonprofit for personal use  —  Former Trump attorney and self-proclaimed “Kraken releaser” Sidney Powell has told prospective donors that her group, Defending the Republic, is a legal defense fund to protect the integrity of U.S. elections.
Discussion: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Be Worried  —  New polling suggests it's growing likely Republicans will retake the House in 2022.  —  Scott Rasmussen—the real Scott Rasmussen, whom you can follow here, not the people who run his old firm, Rasmussen Reports—has a new poll.  On the generic ballot, 41 percent …
Ryan Girdusky / Washington Examiner:
British Conservatives offer Republicans a populist recipe for success  —  Take what happened in last Thursday's special election in Hartlepool, England.  The Conservatives, or Tories, claimed a working-class district that had voted for the left-wing Labour Party for decades.
Discussion: Politico
Matt Stieb / New York Magazine:
New York Yankees Somehow Have 8 COVID Cases in Vaccinated Staff  —  So far in their lukewarm start to the season, the New York Yankees have 19 wins, 16 losses, and eight confirmed coronavirus cases among vaccinated members of their coaching and support staff.
Discussion: HotAir and InsideHook
David Harsanyi / National Review:
The Squad Is Rooting for Hamas  —  Ocasio-Cortez, usually a font of half-baked socialist economic ideas, now regularly offers thoughts on the Israeli-Palestinian situation to her 12 million Twitter followers.  —  Here is one: … First of all, there are no “expulsions of Palestinians.”
Discussion: New York Post, Axios and BizPac Review
Jan Hoffman / New York Times:
Many Unvaccinated Latinos in the U.S. Want the Shot, New Survey Finds  —  Issues of access and fears of employment and immigration consequences have kept their Covid vaccination rates low, the findings suggest.  —  Latino adults in the United States have the lowest rates of Covid-19 vaccination …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and KFF
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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Washington Post:
The GOP has lost its way. Fellow Americans, join our new alliance.
Aaron Zitner / Wall Street Journal:
Trump-Biden Was Worst Presidential Polling Miss in 40 Years, Panel Says
Dana Goldstein / New York Times:
President of Key Teachers' Union Shares Plea: ‘Schools Must Be Open’ in Fall