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Barack Obama / USA Today:
Former President Barack Obama: We need to follow John Lewis' example and fight for our democracy  —  “The world, and future generations, will be watching,” Obama writes as he calls on Senate to “do the right thing” and pass legislation to protect voting rights.  —  Barack ObamaSpecial to USA TODAY
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Schumer finds loophole to advance elections reform package  —  Democratic leaders have found a mechanism to enable them to bypass an initial Republican filibuster and debate the party's sweeping elections reform bills, according to a new leadership memo obtained by Axios.
Stuart Rothenberg / Roll Call:
Don't rule out a GOP Senate wave  —  ANALYSIS — As usual, Democrats are fighting among themselves — this time about what to do with the Senate filibuster.  —  Most would like to simply eliminate it, but that is not going to happen in a 50-50 Senate that includes Sens. Joe Manchin III …
Alex Rogers / CNN:
Mitch McConnell calls Biden's speech ‘incoherent’ and ‘beneath his office’
CNN:
Former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany met with January 6 committee, sources say  —  (CNN)Former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Wednesday appeared before the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, two sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.
Discussion: CBS News, POLITICUSUSA and Mediaite
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Jan. 6 committee broaches witness tampering and Trump
CNN:
January 6 committee wants to ask McCarthy about Trump's state of mind during and after riot
Tristan Justice / The Federalist:
Liz Cheney Is Using The Jan. 6 Committee To Persecute An Activist Running A Super PAC To Unseat Her
Tara Subramaniam / CNN:
Fact-checking Jim Jordan's letter to the Jan. 6 committee
Discussion: The Bulwark, POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Quinnipiac University Poll:
Political Instability Not U.S. Adversaries, Seen As Bigger Threat, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Nearly 6 In 10 Think Nation's Democracy Is In Danger Of Collapse  — mail_outline  —  In a sharply divided country, Americans agree on this: the bigger danger to the United States comes from within.
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Marc Caputo / NBC News:
Matt Gaetz's ex-girlfriend testifies to grand jury in sex trafficking probe  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — Rep. Matt Gaetz's ex-girlfriend testified Wednesday before a federal grand jury investigating him for sex crimes, a major development that suggests the Department of Justice may be moving closer to indicting him.
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CNN:
Gaetz's ex-girlfriend arrives at federal courthouse, expected to testify before grand jury  —  (CNN)An ex-girlfriend of Rep. Matt Gaetz, who is seen as a key witness in the investigation into alleged sex trafficking by the Florida Republican, entered an Orlando federal courthouse with her lawyer on Wednesday …
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Pressed on his election lies, former President Trump cuts NPR interview short  —  Some Republican leaders are trying to move on from former President Donald Trump's failed attempt to overturn the 2020 election that he lost.  —  “While there were some irregularities, there were none …
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NPR:
Read NPR's full interview with former President Donald Trump
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Mike Lindell says he has ‘enough evidence’ to put ‘300 million’ Americans in jail for election fraud  —  MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell argued this week that “300 million” Americans belong in jail for election fraud.  —  Lindell's remarks on Real America's Voice were first reported by Right Wing Watch.
The Columbus Dispatch:
Redistricting: Ohio Supreme Court strikes down state House and Senate maps  —  Jessie Balmert Laura A. BischoffThe Columbus Dispatch  —  The Ohio Supreme Court struck down GOP-drawn state House and Senate maps as unconstitutional gerrymandering in a 4-3 decision Wednesday …
Ann Coulter:
The Great Epstein Cover-up, Part 2  —  Last week, we reviewed our ruling class's strange lack of interest in Jeffrey Epstein's child molestation ring, in which so many of them played a part.  The media cover-up is second only to the government cover-up, with prosecutors delivering loss …
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Virginia Roberts / BBC:
Prince Andrew to face civil sex assault case after US ruling
Todd Ruger / Roll Call:
Republicans stung by a change they made on judicial picks  —  Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee warned for years that a change Republicans made during the Trump administration for judicial nominees would one day work against them — and Wednesday was that day.
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Marsha Blackburn Criticizes Black Judicial Nominee's ‘Rap Sheet’ Of Speeding Tickets
Discussion: CNN, Breitbart and Raw Story
U.S. Rep. Trey Hollingsworth / The Herald-Times:
Rep. Trey Hollingsworth won't run for reelection in Indiana's 9th district.  Here's why.  —  U.S. Rep. Trey HollingsworthSpecial to IndyStar  —  At the entryway to your congressional office on my very first day as your representative, I had a plaque installed that reads …
Discussion: Roll Call
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Andy Kroll / Rolling Stone:
Revealed: The Billionaires Funding the Coup's Brain Trust  —  Conservative mega-donors including the DeVoses and Bradleys are pumping big money into the Claremont Institute think tank that fueled Trump's election-fraud fantasies  —  The Claremont Institute, once a little-known …
Discussion: Raw Story
Peter White / Deadline:
Olivia Nuzzi Developing Pitch-Black Satirical DC Drama At AMC  —  EXCLUSIVE: Olivia Nuzzi, the Washington correspondent for New York magazine who wrote some of the wildest stories about President Donald Trump during his four years in office, is turning her attention to television.
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Office of the Governor:
Gov. Justice tests positive for COVID-19
Washington Post:
Omicron will infect ‘just about everybody,’ Fauci says … The omicron coronavirus variant will infect “just about everybody” regardless of vaccination status, top U.S. infectious-disease expert Anthony S. Fauci said Tuesday.  —  But those who have been vaccinated will “very likely …
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Jim Swift / The Bulwark:
Florida Is Now a MAGA Megachurch  —  With Donald Trump as the Almighty and Ron DeSantis as the prosperity-gospel pastor.  —  Florida—or God's waiting room, as the locals refer to it—has always emitted a siren song drawing snowbirds to it.  The combination of beaches, golf, warm weather …
Discussion: Overtime
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Omicron wave prompts media to rethink which data to report  —  NEW YORK (AP) — For two years, coronavirus case counts and hospitalizations have been widely used barometers of the pandemic's march across the world.  —  But the omicron wave is making a mess of the usual statistics …
Sarah Knapton / Telegraph:
Scientists believed Covid leaked from Wuhan lab - but feared debate could hurt ‘international harmony’  —  Emails to Dr Anthony Fauci show ‘likely’ explanation identified at start of coronavirus pandemic, but there were worries about saying so  —  Leading British and US scientists thought …
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Grid, a ‘Fuller Picture’ News Site, Goes Live  —  The latest media start-up, with millions in funding and a team of more than 20 journalists, aims to bring clarity to weighty issues.  —  Grid, a news site more than a year in the making, went live early Wednesday, with the goal of becoming …
Nader Issa / Chicago Sun-Times:
Chicago teachers approve deal to end walkout over COVID safety protocols  —  The vote, which passed with 55.5% approval, came as students returned Wednesday, in some cases returning to schools where dozens of teachers were out.  —  Chicago Teachers Union members have narrowly accepted …
Discussion: National Review
Alexis Grenell / The Nation:
How the Left Alienates Jews  —  Jewish voices are too often excluded from precisely the conversations they should be leading.  —  Eons ago—in 2019—Linda Sarsour, Tamika Mallory, and Bob Bland stepped down from their leadership positions on the Women's March board after a series of self-inflicted wounds.
Adam Andrzejewski / Forbes:
No, Fauci's Records Aren't Available Online.  Why Won't NIH Immediately Release Them?  —  It's not public what Dr. Fauci's salary was last year or this year.  (The latest published salary is from FY2020.)  —  It's not public what stocks and bonds Dr. Fauci bought and sold in 2020 or 2021, as he influenced Covid policies.
Kaleigh Rogers / FiveThirtyEight:
The Big Lie's Long Shadow  —  Mike Cuffe blends in.  Sitting in a chair that almost matches the color of his suit, which almost matches the gray Montana sky outside, the state senator looked a lot like the other legislators in a state administration committee meeting last February.
Discussion: Election Law Blog
 
 
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A ‘let us trade stocks’ moment in Congress sounded a lot like ‘let them eat cake’
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John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Record campaign cash flows into races for state election officials
Spencer Lindquist / The Federalist:
California District Pays Nearly $170k For Curricula Teaching Children To Become Leftist ‘Co-Conspirators’
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
Even Mark Zuckerberg is leaving California for Texas
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
GOP Rep. Davidson compares vaccine mandates to the Holocaust
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Hanna Trudo / The Hill:
Centrist Democrats urge progressives to tamp down rhetoric
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NBC News:
GOP Senate candidate in Ohio makes $10.5 million personal investment in campaign
Discussion: Plain Dealer and USA Today
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Max Hauptman / Task & Purpose:
Judge orders man convicted of sexual assault to join the military or go to jail
Discussion: TheBlaze and Raw Story
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Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
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Discussion: The Daily Beast