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10:40 PM ET, March 30, 2022

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Washington Post:
Justice Dept. expands Jan. 6 probe to look at rally prep, financing … The criminal investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has expanded to examine the preparations for the rally that preceded the riot, as the Justice Department aims to determine the full extent of any conspiracy …
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New York Times:
Justice Dept. Widens Jan. 6 Inquiry to Range of Pro-Trump Figures  —  Federal prosecutors have been seeking documents and testimony about the fake electors scheme and the planning for the rally just before the storming of the Capitol.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: Bloomberg and National Memo
Politico:   Inside Pence-world's preparation for a Jan. 6 legal showdown
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Revealed: Trump used White House phone for call on January 6 that was not on official log  —  Trump's call to Republican senator should have been reflected in presidential call log on day of Capitol attack but wasn't  —  Donald Trump used an official White House phone to place at least …
Discussion: Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Turmoil at CBS News over Trump aide Mick Mulvaney's punditry gig … CBS News's decision to hire former Trump administration official Mick Mulvaney as a paid on-air contributor is drawing backlash within the company because of his history of bashing the press and promoting the former president's fact-free claims.
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:   When Will the Elite Political Media Start Treating the Republican Party Like The Threat It Is?
CNN:
'He's an embarrassment': Republicans threaten to primary Cawthorn over controversial antics  —  Madison Cawthorn had a rough week 05:00  —  (CNN)Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina is throwing his weight behind a primary opponent to freshman Rep. Madison Cawthorn — an extraordinary broadside …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Wrap
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Summer Concepcion / Talking Points Memo:
McCarthy Knocks Cawthorn After Private Chat: 'He Doesn't Know What Cocaine Is'  —  A line has been crossed — so says House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) after getting Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) to confess that those cocaine and orgy allegations he lobbed against his colleagues over the weekend were, in fact, overblown.
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Cawthorn tells McCarthy orgy, cocaine remarks were exaggerated
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Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
‘This war is far from over’: History says Russia isn't really interested in peace
Travis M. Andrews / Washington Post:
Will Smith refused to leave the Oscars after slapping Chris Rock, academy says  —  The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday that Will Smith was asked to leave the Oscars ceremony after he slapped Chris Rock, but Smith refused.  —  “Things unfolded in a way we could …
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Beatrice Verhoeven / Hollywood Reporter:
The Academy Begins Disciplinary Proceedings Against Will Smith, Says He Refused to Leave Ceremony  —  The actor could face suspension, expulsion, or other sanctions under the Academy's Standards of Conduct, according to the statement issued after a meeting of the board of governors.
Washington Post:
Inside Hunter Biden's multimillion-dollar deals with a Chinese energy company … The deal was years in the making, the culmination of forging contacts, hosting dinners, of flights to and from China.  But on Aug. 2, 2017, signatures were quickly affixed, one from Hunter Biden, the other from a Chinese executive named Gongwen Dong.
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Washington Post:
Here's how The Post analyzed Hunter Biden's laptop … Thousands of emails purportedly from the laptop computer of Hunter Biden, President Biden's son, are authentic communications that can be verified through cryptographic signatures from Google and other technology companies …
Carl Zimmer / New York Times:
Ivermectin Does Not Reduce Risk of Covid Hospitalization, Large Study Finds  —  “At some point it will become a waste of resources to continue studying an unpromising approach,” one expert said.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  The anti-parasitic drug ivermectin …
Discussion: New England Journal … and NPR
Associated Press:
AP sources: Asylum limits at border expected to end May 23  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is expected to end the asylum limits at the U.S.-Mexico border by May 23 that were put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Adam Shaw / Fox News:
House Freedom Caucus calls on House Dems to back vote on keeping Title 42 in place at border
Discussion: ABC News and National Review
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Scoop: FEC fines DNC and Clinton for Trump dossier hoax  —  The Federal Election Commission has fined the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign for lying about the funding of the infamous, and discredited, Russian “dossier” used in a smear attempt against Donald Trump weeks …
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Collins to Back Jackson for Supreme Court, Giving Her a G.O.P. Vote  —  Senator Susan Collins, a centrist from Maine, said a second meeting with Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson alleviated her concerns.  It is unclear if other Republicans will join her.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Biden Plan Would Release a Million Barrels of Oil a Day From Reserve  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden is considering a plan to release one million barrels of oil a day from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for as long as 180 days, a move that would add a large amount of oil to the global market …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Political Wire
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Nidhi Verma / Reuters:
EXCLUSIVE U.S. warns India, others against sharp rise in Russian oil imports -official
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Karol Markowicz / New York Post:
I'm quitting Disney after seeing it boast about pushing ‘gender theory’  —  The Walt Disney Co. just refuses to let it go.  —  On Tuesday, Christopher Rufo, known for his exposés on schools and corporations under the critical-race-theory spell, released internal Disney videos …
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ScienceDirect.com:
Highlighting COVID-19 racial disparities can reduce support for safety precautions among White U.S. residents☆  —  Allison L.Skinner-DorkenooaApoorvaSarmalaKashee naRogbeeraChloeAndré aBhumiPatelaLeahChaa  —  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.202 2.114951 … Abstract
Discussion: Raw Story
Brooke Migdon / The Hill:
Arizona governor signs bills banning gender-affirming care, trans student athletes  —  “This legislation is common-sense and narrowly-targeted to address these two specific issues - while ensuring that transgender individuals continue to receive the same dignity, respect and kindness …
Discussion: Fox News, Breitbart and CBS News
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Ted Cruz picks the wrong time to tout the virtues of democracy  —  To hear Ted Cruz tell it, Democrats “don't believe in democracy.”  The slander isn't just wrong; it's unusually ironic.  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reflected this week on the importance of the 2022 midterm elections.
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Molly Jong-Fast / The Atlantic:   The Media Is Not Ready for the Midterms
Axios:
Democracy is good for your health  —  Here's a big reason to study the people of Ukraine: The war is showing in real-time the power of democracy, amid growing global clout for dictators.  —  Why it matters: Free people live better lives, a mountain of data shows.
 
 
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Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Biden meets with parents of American detained in Russia
Discussion: Politico
Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
Lauren Boebert declares runner-up to transgender swimmer Lia Thomas ‘rightful winner’
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The Daily Wire says it's pouring $100 million into kids entertainment
Discussion: The Daily Wire and CNBC
CSCE:
Helsinki Commission Hearing to Examine Ways to Counter Oligarchs, Enablers, and Lawfare
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Conspiracy Theorist Lara Logan Thanks God She Was ‘Dumped by Fox’
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Chicago eyed as potential host for 2024 Democratic National Convention
 Earlier Items: 
U.S. Department of Justice:
Nine Defendants Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Conspiracy and Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act) Offenses for Obstructing Patients …
Discussion: NBC News and Associated Press
Jon Walker / American Prospect:
Democrats Creating Their Own October Surprise
Discussion: Kevin Drum
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Koch Industries' valentine to Vladimir Putin
Discussion: Cafe Hayek
Washington Post:
Facebook paid GOP firm to malign TikTok
Bloomberg:
Half of Russia's 20 Richest Billionaires Are Not Sanctioned
 

 
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