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10:30 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: CNN, Bloomberg and National Memo
Politico:   Inside Pence-world's preparation for a Jan. 6 legal showdown
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?  —  Mick Mulvaney at CBS News?  Cronkite wept.  —  Ten years ago, Mick Mulvaney was an obscure conservative congresscritter from South Carolina.  He was a rookie representative …
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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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
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
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Hunter Biden saga: Washington Post authenticates laptop after dismissing ‘fake’ scandal in 2020
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
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.
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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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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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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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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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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
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
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 …
Dave Collins / Associated Press:
Alex Jones faces fines for skipping Sandy Hook deposition  —  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut judge said Wednesday Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones will be fined for each weekday that passes without him appearing for a deposition in a lawsuit brought by relatives …
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
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 …
Washington Post:
Ukraine has widened the breach between U.S. and Persian Gulf countries … Russia's invasion of Ukraine has heightened existing strains in the Biden administration's relationships in the Middle East, even as it has brought new unity to NATO and transatlantic ties.
 
 
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U.S. Department of Justice:
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
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