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9:15 PM ET, March 30, 2022

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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?
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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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Cawthorn Draws Criticism From Republicans Over Cocaine and Orgies Comments  —  For Mr. Cawthorn, a pro-Trump North Carolina congressman, youthful brashness that helped him win his seat now strikes some voters as recklessness.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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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.
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.
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Cawthorn tells McCarthy orgy, cocaine remarks were exaggerated
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
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 …
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
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
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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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.
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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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
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 …
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 …
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
Politico:
Inside Pence-world's preparation for a Jan. 6 legal showdown  —  As forces loyal to Donald Trump began calling on Mike Pence to single-handedly stop Joe Biden from becoming president, the then-vice president dashed off a request in late 2020 to his top lawyer: Just how much power did he actually have over certifying electoral votes?
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump could end up getting away with all of it
Discussion: Election Law Blog and Raw Story
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 …
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!
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
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.
Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
Lauren Boebert declares runner-up to transgender swimmer Lia Thomas ‘rightful winner’  —  Boebert's resolution honors Emma Weyant  —  Lia Thomas is not your champion: Will Cain  —  EXCLUSIVE: Colorado GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert is leading a resolution in the House of Representatives to honor …
 
 
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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
Mary Ilyushina / Washington Post:
Ukraine says Russia forcibly relocates thousands from Mariupol. Here's one dramatic account.
Discussion: Rigid Thinking
CSCE:
Helsinki Commission Hearing to Examine Ways to Counter Oligarchs, Enablers, and Lawfare
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: 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
Discussion: Power Line and The Scroll
Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
‘This war is far from over’: History says Russia isn't really interested in peace
U.S. Department of Justice:
Former Yale Med School Employee Pleads Guilty, Admits Stealing and Selling $40 Million in Electronics
Jon Walker / American Prospect:
Democrats Creating Their Own October Surprise
Discussion: Kevin Drum
Bloomberg:
Half of Russia's 20 Richest Billionaires Are Not Sanctioned
 

 
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New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

 
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