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Reuters:
Kanye West publicist pressed Georgia election worker to confess to bogus fraud charges  —  Weeks after the 2020 election, a Chicago publicist for hip-hop artist Kanye West traveled to the suburban home of Ruby Freeman, a frightened Georgia election worker who was facing death threats …
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Reuters:
Two election workers break silence after enduring Trump backers' threats  —  Death threats from angry Trump supporters forced Georgia election worker Ruby Freeman, a 62-year-old grandmother, to flee her home of 20 years.  Some messages called for her hanging; one urged people to “hunt” her.
Discussion: HotAir and Talking Points Memo
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Kanye West, Donald Trump and the effort to overturn the 2020 results in Georgia
Stephen Fowler / Georgia Public Broadcasting:   David Perdue files election lawsuit with recycled, already-disproven claims of fraud
Politico:
Trump campaign lawyer authored two memos claiming Pence could halt Biden's victory  —  A Donald Trump campaign lawyer wrote two legal memos in the week before the Jan. 6 Capitol attack that claimed then-Vice President Mike Pence had the authority to refuse to count presidential electors …
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Capitol attack panel obtains PowerPoint that set out plan for Trump to stage coup  —  Presentation turned over by Mark Meadows made several recommendations for Trump to pursue to retain presidency  —  Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows turned over to the House select committee investigating …
New York Times:
Jan. 6 Committee Examines PowerPoint Document Sent to Meadows  —  Mark Meadows's lawyer said the former White House chief of staff did not act on the document, which recommended that President Donald J. Trump declare a national emergency to keep himself in power.
Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Explosive PowerPoint presentation detailing plan to overturn election for Trump discovered by Jan 6 committee  —  The actions recommended in the 36-page PowerPoint presentation are similar to what Trump allies were demanding of a top Defence Department official in the days leading up to the 6 January insurrection
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
What can happen to Mark Meadows and other Trump advisers who are ignoring Jan. 6 subpoenas?
Philip Bump / Washington Post:   The important gap between social media screenshots and the front page
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Supreme Court's Texas Abortion Decision Is a Disaster for Constitutional Rights  —  On Friday, the Supreme Court allowed abortion providers to sue Texas over S.B. 8, the state's six-week abortion ban.  In an 8-1 decision, the justices authorized a lawsuit against “executive licensing officials” …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Allows Challenge to Texas Abortion Law but Leaves It in Effect
Washington Post:
Judge says Texas abortion law's enforcement mechanism unconstitutional
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Andrew Cuomo's top aide and Chris Cuomo planned to discredit Fox News' Janice Dean over Covid criticism, sources say  — Andrew Cuomo's top aide, Melissa DeRosa, and his brother Chris Cuomo were among the former governor's allies plotting to discredit Janice Dean, sources said.
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Emily Smith / New York Post:
Chris Cuomo allegedly blasted Janice Dean as ‘that Fox weather bitch’ in smear plot  —  Chris Cuomo schemed to discredit Fox News meteorologist Janice Dean, allegedly calling her “that Fox weather bitch” in texts after she criticized Gov. Andrew Cuomo for transferring COVID-19 patients to nursing homes.
Andrea Shalal / Reuters:
Meat packers' profit margins jumped 300% during pandemic - White House economics team  —  Four of the biggest meat-processing companies, using their market power in the highly consolidated U.S. market to drive up meat prices and underpay farmers, have tripled their own net profit margins since …
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The White House:
Recent Data Show Dominant Meat Processing Companies Are Taking Advantage of Market Power to Raise Prices and Grow Profit Margins  —  The Biden Administration has been working at every level to address supply chain issues that are affecting prices.  Many such issues are related to the pandemic …
Discussion: Insider and Bloomberg
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump blasts Netanyahu for disloyalty: “F**k him”  —  Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu were the closest of political allies during the four years they overlapped in office, at least in public.  Not anymore.  “I haven't spoken to him since,” Trump said of the former Israeli prime minister.
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Axios:
Blunder prevents early BuzzFeed employees from selling their shares  —  Many early BuzzFeed employees remain unable to sell their shares, even though the company went public this past Monday.  —  Why it matters: BuzzFeed stock has fallen more than 40%, and so far the company has given …
Danielle Rhoades Ha / The New York Times Company:
New York Times Response to Senator Rubio's Follow-up Letter  —  Senator Marco Rubio, in a new letter to The Times, once again misrepresented The Times's coverage of the crackdown in China.  Read our response.  —  Dear Senator Rubio,  —  Your most recent letter again misrepresented our work …
Allahpundit / HotAir:
Colorado's Democratic governor: I'm not mandating masks.  The COVID emergency is over.  —  Is this guy running for president?  —  As a Republican, I mean.  These comments are disqualifying in a Democratic primary.  —  DeSantis/Polis could be the fusion ticket America needs to heal.
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CBO Publications:
Budgetary Effects of Making Specified Policies in the Build Back Better Act Permanent  —  This letter responds to a request from Senator Graham and Congressman Jason Smith for a projection of the budgetary effects, including the effects on interest costs, of a modified version of H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act.
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Manchin alert: CBO reports BBB would add $3 *trillion* to deficit when gimmicks stripped out
Steve Liesman / CNBC:
Public view on Biden's handling of Covid and the economy takes another hit, CNBC survey shows  — President Joe Biden's overall approval rating stabilized at a low level of 41%, according to the CNBC All-America Survey.  — Biden's approval rating on handling the economy and dealing with the coronavirus both declined.
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Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
How's the Economy? Biden Sees a Boom. Many Americans Don't.
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Putin barrels toward invading Ukraine, encouraged by Trump  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin's path toward threatening an invasion of Ukraine is marked by reckless actions.  In this move toward defiance of international norms, Putin has been subtly encouraged by former president Donald Trump, a fellow traveler in recklessness.
Discussion: Townhall, HotAir, Twitchy, Raw Story and Reuters
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New Yorker:
The Secret History of the U.S. Diplomatic Failure in Afghanistan  —  A trove of unreleased documents reveals a dispiriting record of misjudgment, hubris, and delusion that led to the fall of the Western-backed government. … On April 14th, President Joe Biden ended the longest war in United States history …
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Lee Harris / American Prospect:
In Bid to Beef Up Bank Rules, Dems Stop Playing Nice  —  Republicans are crying foul as a Democratic majority at the FDIC sidesteps its Trump-appointed chair.  —  FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing, May 2019.
fox43.com:
Pa. Supreme Court vacates mask mandate for schools, child care facilities effective immediately  —  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has vacated the mask mandate issued by the Acting State Health Secretary Alison Beam.  —  PENNSYLVANIA, USA — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has affirmed …
Discussion: Fox News and Twitchy
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Sarah Westwood / Washington Examiner:
Biden's legal losses: Seven times courts have struck against administration
Randee Dawn / TODAY.com:
27 courses, very little edible: Review of Michelin-starred restaurant goes viral  —  A Michelin star is one of the most desired of all seals of approval in the restaurant industry.  Earning one usually indicates a restaurant of the highest quality, indicating to diners that they're …
Discussion: The Everywhereist and Insider
Jim Newell / Slate:
Democrats Could Have Gerrymandered Away a GOP Seat.  Why Didn't They?  —  In Maryland, Democrats had the chance to go for the jugular.  Here's what happened instead.  —  In the late night hours following the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, Maryland Rep. Andy Harris found himself in the middle of a fight.
Jeremy Duda / Arizona Mirror:
Redistricting panel takes steps to bolster GOP chances in latest changes  —  Republicans would fare well in the state's next congressional map under a series of changes members of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission proposed.  —  At the commission's meeting on Thursday …
 
 
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Jessica Huseman / Votebeat:
Republicans in Texas county to administer their own 2022 primary, despite officials' warnings
Discussion: New York Times
J. Scott Trubey / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Rivian to build electric vehicle plant in Georgia - sources
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Overwhelming Number of Diversity Officers at US Colleges Hold Anti-Israel Views, Study Says
Sonny Bunch / The Bulwark:
'Don't Look Up' and ‘Red Rocket’ Reviews
Discussion: thebulwark.com
Michael Powell / New York Times:
In Texas, Panic Over Critical Race Theory Extends to Bookshelves
Discussion: Raw Story
Konstantin Toropin / Military.com:
Oklahoma Guard Leader Tells Vaccine Refusers to Prepare for ‘Career Ending Federal Action’
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The damage done by Joe Manchin is likely to get much worse
Discussion: Townhall and New York Times
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
Racists and Taliban supporters have flocked to Twitter's new audio service after executives ignored warnings
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
‘Normal’ Republican Ron DeSantis Wants to Lock Up Anthony Fauci
Discussion: Page Array
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Dems want Schumer to play hardball against GOP blockade on ambassadors
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Someone Is Lying About Why It Took So Long for the National Guard to Deploy on January 6
Discussion: Overtime and Raw Story
Paul Berger / Wall Street Journal:
Southern California's Container-Ship Backlog Moves Farther Out to Sea
Karen Zraick / New York Times:
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