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NBC New York:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Endorses Maya Wiley in NYC Mayoral Race — The race for the next mayor of New York City got another big shakeup Saturday as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez threw her support behind civil rights attorney Maya Wiley. — Ocasio-Cortez's backing …
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Harry Siegel / New York Daily News:
Eight is more than enough: New York has too many candidates and a muddle of a mayoral race — As the size of New York City's press corps keeps shrinking, the size of its mayoral field keeps growing, and we appear to be staggering toward a second straight almost accidental mayor. Hey, what could go wrong?
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New York Post
Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Endorses Maya Wiley for N.Y.C. Mayor — Ms. Ocasio-Cortez's endorsement on Saturday may cement Ms. Wiley as the left-wing standard-bearer in the New York City mayor's race. — Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the most prominent left-wing leaders in the country …
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New York Magazine, Spectrum News NY1, Slate and The Guardian
Hunter Walker / The Uprising:
AOC Set To Back Maya Wiley In The NYC Mayor's Race
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez endorses Maya Wiley for NYC mayor
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez endorses Maya Wiley for NYC mayor
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The Atlantic and New York Magazine
Gregory Krieg / CNN:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez backs Maya Wiley for New York City mayor
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez backs Maya Wiley for New York City mayor
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Politico and New York Times
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump endorses North Carolina's Rep. Ted Budd for Senate after Lara Trump declines to run — GREENVILLE, N.C. — Former president Donald Trump jumped into a competitive Senate primary on Saturday night in North Carolina, endorsing Rep. Ted Budd for a hotly contested seat in the 2022 election.
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Politico, Washington Examiner, Forbes, Insider and Political Wire
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ABC News:
Donald Trump returns to stage with speech at North Carolina GOP convention — Trump made his first post-presidency appearance outside of Florida. — Former President Donald Trump returned to the stage on Saturday night, delivering a speech at the North Carolina Republican Party State Convention …
Governor Kristi Noem Speaks / C-SPAN.org:
Former President Trump Calls on China To Pay Reparations for COVID-19
Former President Trump Calls on China To Pay Reparations for COVID-19
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Wall Street Journal
Katie Benner / New York Times:
Meadows Pressed Justice Dept. to Investigate Election Fraud Claims — Emails show the increasingly urgent efforts by President Trump and his allies during his last days in office to find some way to undermine, or even nullify, the election results. — WASHINGTON — In Donald J. Trump's final weeks …
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Insider, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, Slate, CNN, POLITICUSUSA, Mother Jones, Joe.My.God., Raw Story and Eschaton
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Amid controversy, Justice Dept. says it won't seek to compel journalists to give up source information — The Justice Department on Saturday announced that it will no longer use subpoenas or other legal methods to obtain information from journalists about their sources …
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Fox News, CNN and New York Times, more at Mediagazer »
New York Times:
White House Disavows Knowledge of Gag Order on Times Leaders in Leak Inquiry
White House Disavows Knowledge of Gag Order on Times Leaders in Leak Inquiry
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National Review, Gizmodo, Washington Examiner, Forbes, The Daily Caller, UPI and Politico, more at Mediagazer »
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Justice Dept. says it'll no longer seize reporters' records
Justice Dept. says it'll no longer seize reporters' records
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WGN-TV, Associated Press, Political Wire, HuffPost, The Daily Caller and Snopes.com, more at Mediagazer »
Aruna Viswanatha / Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department to End Pursuit of Reporters' Phone Records Over Leaks
Justice Department to End Pursuit of Reporters' Phone Records Over Leaks
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Slate
Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
Texas AG Says Trump Would've ‘Lost’ State If It Hadn't Blocked Mail-in Ballots Applications Being Sent Out — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, said former President Donald Trump would have lost in Texas in the 2020 election if his office had not successfully blocked counties …
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Arizona Republican who ordered election audit touted Trump phone call, Giuliani support in emails
Arizona Republican who ordered election audit touted Trump phone call, Giuliani support in emails
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Insider, Talking Points Memo and The Hill
Joe Manchin / Charleston Gazette-Mail:
Why I'm voting against the For the People Act — THE MOUNTAIN STATE'S TRUSTED NEWS SOURCE. — The right to vote is fundamental to our American democracy and protecting that right should not be about party or politics. Least of all, protecting this right, which is a value I share, should never be done in a partisan manner.
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New York Times
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Aila Slisco / Newsweek:
Arizona's Former GOP AG Says Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin Should Abolish Filibuster or Resign
Arizona's Former GOP AG Says Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin Should Abolish Filibuster or Resign
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HuffPost
Joe Biden / Washington Post:
My trip to Europe is about America rallying the world's democracies — Joe Biden is president of the United States. — On Wednesday, I depart for Europe on the first foreign travel of my presidency. It is a trip stacked with meetings with many of our closest democratic partners …
Neil Irwin / New York Times:
Workers Are Gaining Leverage Over Employers Right Before Our Eyes — “Employers are becoming much more cognizant that yes, it's about money, but also about quality of life.” — The relationship between American businesses and their employees is undergoing a profound shift …
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Kamala Harris Can't Win — Frank Bruni will stop writing regular Opinion columns in late June, but his popular weekly newsletter will live on. To keep up with his political analysis, cultural commentary and personal reflections, sign up here. — For a while there, Kamala Harris went missing.
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Fox News and The Atlantic
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Record 31 million Americans have health-care coverage through Affordable Care Act, White House says — About 31 million Americans now have health-care coverage through the Affordable Care Act, the White House announced Saturday, setting a record since the law, colloquially known as “Obamacare …
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The CT Mirror, Outside the Beltway and YouTube
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Charles Gaba / ACA Signups:
Breaking: HHS confirms ACA enrollment is at an all-time high: Over 31 million covered
Breaking: HHS confirms ACA enrollment is at an all-time high: Over 31 million covered
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HuffPost
Pat Thomas / WDBJ-TV:
McAuliffe holds lead in Dem governor's race, according to Roanoke College Poll — ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ/Roanoke College Poll Release) - Former Gov. Terry McAuliffe and Attorney General Mark Herring hold strong leads in the races for the Democratic nomination for governor and attorney general in Virginia …
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Washington Post and ABC News
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Israeli security chief warns of Jan. 6-type violence — The director of Israel's domestic security service, the Shin Bet, warned on Saturday of growing incitement that could lead to politically motivated violence. — Why it matters: Nadav Argaman's rare public statement raised concerns …
Katherine Huggins / Mediaite:
Capitol Police Officers Blast Republicans Who Voted Against Jan. 6 Commission in CNN Interview: ‘We Deserve Justice’ — CNN's Pamela Brown sat down with two Capitol Police officers who were at the Jan. 6 insurrection to “set the record straight.” Brown opened the segment by blasting Republicans …
Wyatt Olson / Stars & Stripes:
Gen. Charles Flynn, brother of former national security adviser, takes reins of US Army Pacific — FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — Gen. Charles Flynn took command of U.S. Army Pacific on Friday, vowing to continue transforming the 90,000-soldier force into one that can meet the challenge of a rising China.
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Raw Story
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Missy Ryan / Washington Post:
Why the Pentagon isn't heeding calls to prosecute Michael Flynn under military law
Why the Pentagon isn't heeding calls to prosecute Michael Flynn under military law
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The Hill and Outside the Beltway