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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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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
Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:
GOP Sen. Tillis will oppose Biden Supreme Court pick after considering support
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 …
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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 …
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Hunter Biden saga: Washington Post authenticates laptop after dismissing ‘fake’ scandal in 2020
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.
Olivia Beavers / Politico:
McCarthy: Cawthorn's ‘lost my trust’ following orgy and cocaine comments  —  Kevin McCarthy is fed up with Madison Cawthorn.  —  The GOP leader said Wednesday — after meeting with the North Carolina Republican that morning — that Cawthorn has “lost my trust” due to his repeated actions that were “not becoming” for a congressman.
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Cawthorn tells McCarthy orgy, cocaine remarks were exaggerated  —  Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) admitted suggestions that his colleagues have done cocaine and invited him to orgies were “exaggerated” in a tense meeting with Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), the House GOP leader told Axios.
Washington Post:
Facebook paid GOP firm to malign TikTok … Facebook parent company Meta is paying one of the biggest Republican consulting firms in the country to orchestrate a nationwide campaign seeking to turn the public against TikTok.  —  The campaign includes placing op-eds and letters to the editor …
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 …
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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New York Times:
LIVE Omicron Subvariant Becomes Dominant in the United States BA.2 accounted for about 55 percent of new U.S. cases in the week ending Saturday, according to C.D.C. estimates.
New York Times:
U.S. intelligence suggests that Putin's advisers misinformed him on Ukraine.  —  WASHINGTON — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has been misinformed by his advisers about the Russian military's struggles in Ukraine, according to declassified U.S. intelligence.
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 …
Reuters:
Putin misled by ‘yes men’ in military afraid to tell him the truth, White House and EU officials say  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin was misled by advisers who were too scared to tell him how poorly the war in Ukraine is going and how damaging Western sanctions have been, White House and European officials said on Wednesday.
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Fox News:
Putin being ‘misinformed’ by fearful Russian advisers about poor military performance: US official
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The Daily Wire says it's pouring $100 million into kids entertainment  —  The Daily Wire is planning a significant push into kids entertainment, with what it says will be “a minimum of $100 million” investment into over the next three years. … Disney has begun to speak out about the bill …
Discussion: The Daily Wire and CNBC
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Koch Industries' valentine to Vladimir Putin  —  Give Koch Industries credit for consistency: It's aiding the foes of democracy at home and abroad.  —  In the two weeks since I wrote about U.S. companies that remained in Russia despite Vladimir Putin's savage invasion of Ukraine …
Discussion: Cafe Hayek
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Sure, Putin is ravaging Ukraine. But think what he can do for Trump!
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Conspiracy Theorist Lara Logan Thanks God She Was ‘Dumped by Fox’  —  The former star journalist insisted she's relieved to have avoided “taint” of network's pro-Ukraine coverage, while touting vaccine conspiracies and Putin propaganda  —  Lara Logan — the former 60 Minutes star reporter …
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
Bloomberg:
BlackRock President Says ‘Entitled Generation’ Now Learning About Shortages  —  BlackRock Inc. President Rob Kapito warned that inflation is having dramatic effects on the economy, with an entire generation now learning what it means to suffer from shortages.
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Nidhi Verma / Reuters:
EXCLUSIVE U.S. warns India, others against sharp rise in Russian oil imports -official  —  A significant increase in Russian oil imports by India could expose New Delhi to a “great risk” as the United States prepares to step up enforcement of sanctions against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine …
Molly Jong-Fast / The Atlantic:
The Media Is Not Ready for the Midterms  —  Dan Pfeiffer, Greg Sargent, Margaret Sullivan and others on the threat to democracy, and what the press must do now. … How should the media cover the political landscape when one party has gone full arsonist?  It's a question that looms large …
Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
‘This war is far from over’: History says Russia isn't really interested in peace  —  WASHINGTON — Russian and Ukrainian diplomats appeared to reach the outlines of a ceasefire deal on Tuesday that would halt Moscow's monthlong assault on its much smaller neighbor.
William Turton / Bloomberg:
Apple and Meta Gave User Data to Hackers Who Used Forged Legal Requests  —  Apple Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, provided customer data to hackers who masqueraded as law enforcement officials, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.
Bloomberg:
Half of Russia's 20 Richest Billionaires Are Not Sanctioned  —  Data and graphics by Raeedah Wahid, Mira Rojanasakul, Marion Halftermeyer and Alex McIntyre  —  Half of Russia's 20 richest people have not been sanctioned over its war in Ukraine, leaving a group of super-rich …
Antoinette Siu / The Wrap:
Trump's Truth Social App Plummets in Traffic, Sees 93% Drop in Signups Since Launch Week (Exclusive)  —  The would-be Twitter killer has drawn only 1.2 million installations, according to Sensor Tower  —  Former president Donald Trump's Truth Social app is seeing a 93% drop in signups …
CSCE:
Helsinki Commission Hearing to Examine Ways to Counter Oligarchs, Enablers, and Lawfare  —  WASHINGTON—The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, today announced the following hearing:  —  COUNTERING OLIGARCHS, ENABLERS, AND LAWFARE
Jon Walker / American Prospect:
Democrats Creating Their Own October Surprise  —  Imminent congressional inaction on Affordable Care Act subsidies will doom 14 million people, the party's midterm chances, and health care reform for a decade.  —  Demonstrating outside the Supreme Court in support of the Affordable Care Act, November 2020
Discussion: Kevin Drum
 
 
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Mary Ilyushina / Washington Post:
Ukraine says Russia forcibly relocates thousands from Mariupol. Here's one dramatic account.
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CJ Warnke / House Majority PAC:
House Majority PAC Announces Over $100 Million in 2022 TV and Digital Reservations
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Hill
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: Associated Press and NBC News
Aaron Sibarium / Washington Free Beacon:
‘Scary for the Legal Profession’: Georgetown Upends Traditional Law School Lessons in New Woke Curriculum
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
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NBC News:
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Discussion: Political Wire
U.S. Department of Justice:
Former Yale Med School Employee Pleads Guilty, Admits Stealing and Selling $40 Million in Electronics
Olga Khazan / The Atlantic:
Why People Are Acting So Weird
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Why Russian troops are using tree branches for camouflage in Ukraine
Discussion: New York Times and Reuters