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House Committee on Ethics:
Statement of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics Regarding Representative Madison Cawthorn  —  Pursuant to Committee Rule 7, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined to release the following statement:
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CNN:
Former US soldier now fighting in Ukraine tells of days trapped in ‘house of horrors’  —  Special forces vet in Ukraine: ‘It really comes down to good vs. evil’ 03:13  —  Irpin, Ukraine (CNN)Kevin, a stocky American in his early 30s, climbs over the charred rubble of a former sauna and shines …
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Max Seddon / Financial Times:   Putin ally gives evidence against former Ukrainian president
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Opinion Don't worry about Putin's feelings. Russia must pay for its invasion.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Biaggi Seeks to Block Sean Patrick Maloney's Chosen Path to Re-Election  —  Mr. Maloney, who leads the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, upset some Democrats by opting to run in a district currently represented by a Black congressman.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: New York Magazine
New York Times:
Russian Diplomat Resigns Over Ukraine War  —  GENEVA — A diplomat in Russia's mission to the United Nations in Geneva quit his post on Monday, expressing shame over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and describing it as a crime against both countries.  —  Boris Bondarev, a counselor …
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Slate:
Clarence and Ginni Thomas Are Telling Us Exactly How the 2024 Coup Will Go Down  —  On Friday, the Washington Post broke the news that Ginni Thomas sent emails to Arizona elections officials asking them to set aside the will of the voters and submit a slate of fake electors who would support Donald Trump …
Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:
The Lincoln Project Just Released A Brutal Must Watch Take Down Of Elise Stefanik  —  The Lincoln Project ad calls Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) a backstabber who is on an evil quest for power and using white replacement theory to become a MAGA leader.  —  Video of the ad:  —  Video
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Opinion A harsh new ad hitting Elise Stefanik tests ‘replacement’ attack
Discussion: Townhall and Jonathan's Newsletter
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Biden Veers Off Script on Taiwan.  Enter the Cleanup Brigade.  —  Offhand remarks that vary from the official talking points have become a feature of the Biden presidency, even as they leave his staff scrambling to spin them away afterward.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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CNN:
Biden says US would respond ‘militarily’ if China attacked Taiwan, but White House insists there's no policy change
Meghan Faulkner / CREW:
Trump profited off visit to Vegas shooting victims … Three days after the October 1, 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas, then-President Trump visited Las Vegas and met with victims of the shooting and first-responders.  But that visit appears to have also benefited Trump financially.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
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Alice Tecotzky / The Daily Beast:
How Trump Made $30,000 Off the Las Vegas Mass Shooting
Discussion: Raw Story
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Ronny Jackson Used Campaign Funds for Exclusive Club, Ethics Office Alleges  —  The office said the House Republican from Texas may have broken campaign finance regulations.  It also said Representative Alex X. Mooney, Republican of West Virginia, may have acted improperly.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: Roll Call
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Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Rep. Accused of Making Staff Drive Hundreds of Miles to Walk His Dog
Discussion: Raw Story
Megan Cassidy / San Francisco Chronicle:
Sources: San Francisco police shot both suspect and victim in alleged Dogpatch knife assault  —  San Francisco police who responded to a reported assault by a knife-wielding man shot the alleged assailant as well as the victim, who was unarmed, according to two law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation.
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: U.S. negotiating deal among Saudis, Israelis and Egyptians  —  The Biden administration has been quietly mediating among Saudi Arabia, Israel and Egypt on negotiations that, if successful, could be a first step on the road to the normalization of relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel.
Deirdre Bosa / CNBC:
Airbnb is closing its domestic business in China, sources say  — All mainland Chinese listings — homes and experiences — will be taken down by this summer, but Airbnb will continue to maintain an office in the country to focus on outbound travel.  — Airbnb formally launched …
Los Angeles Times:
Anaheim mayor resigns amid corruption probe into his role in Angel Stadium land sale  —  Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu resigned Monday in the midst of a federal public corruption investigation linked to the $320-million sale of Angel Stadium and allegations that a secretive “cabal” of power brokers controlled the city's politics.
Ryan Mac / New York Times:
SpaceX executive defends Elon Musk against misconduct accusations.  —  Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX's president and chief operating officer, addressed sexual harassment allegations against Mr. Musk in a company email last week.  —  A top executive at the rocket maker SpaceX said she “personally” …
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
David Perdue makes racist remarks about Stacey Abrams as he ends a lackluster campaign.  —  Mr. Perdue, who badly trails Gov. Brian Kemp in the Republican primary for governor, accused Ms. Abrams of “demeaning her own race” in describing the state's problems.
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
McCormick sues over mail-in ballot procedures amid close GOP Senate fight with Oz  —  U.S. Senate candidate David McCormick has filed a lawsuit in a Pennsylvania court to compel the counting of Republican mail-in ballots submitted without a handwritten date on the outside envelope in a bid …
Anemona Hartocollis / New York Times:
Princeton Fires Tenured Professor in Campus Controversy  —  Joshua Katz's dismissal is related to his inappropriate conduct with a female student, the university said.  He says criticism of a campus protest group is the issue.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Paul Brand / ITV News:
Exclusive: Prime Minister Boris Johnson pictured drinking at Downing Street party during lockdown  —  Watch Paul Brand's exclusive report on the partygate photographs showing the PM drinking with others in No 10 during a strict lockdown  —  Photographs obtained by ITV News cast fresh doubt …
Marlene Lenthang / NBC News:
Active shooter incidents increased more than 50 percent last year, FBI data shows  —  Active shooter incidents in 2021 surged by more than 50 percent from 2020 and nearly 97 percent from 2017, according to new FBI statistics released Monday.  —  In 2021, there were 61 active shooter incidents …
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Capitol attack panel to hold six public hearings as it aims to show how Trump broke law  —  Panel aims to publicly outline the potentially unlawful schemes that tried to keep the former president in office despite his defeat  —  The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack …
Christopher Ingraham / The Why Axis:
The leaded generation  —  More than half of Americans alive today were exposed to dangerous levels of lead as kids  —  The average Gen Xer lost about 6 points of IQ due to early childhood lead exposure, according to a study recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science.
Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:
80-year-old former NYC lawmaker considering run for Congress in same district as Bill de Blasio  —  Even though she's 80 years old, trailblazing former New York lawmaker and prosecutor Elizabeth Holtzman is considering running for Congress in the same district as former Mayor Bill de Blasio, the Daily News has learned.
John Keim / ESPN:
Source: Washington Commanders spend $100 million on land in Virginia for possible stadium  —  ASHBURN, Va., — The Washington Commanders paid more than $100 million for land in Virginia, a possible next step in building a new stadium, as well as numerous retail shops, restaurants and apartments.
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Republicans plot foreign intervention pullback  —  Republican lawmakers — following former President Trump's lead — are working with a wide range of conservative groups to pull back American support for Ukraine, the Middle East and Europe, officials tell us.
Discussion: Roll Call, Breitbart, Tangle and Daily Kos
Zach Despart / The Texas Tribune:
Businesses that help employees get abortions could be next target of Texas lawmakers if Roe v. Wade is overturned  —  Fourteen GOP legislators warned Lyft that they'd seek to ban companies that pay for abortions from doing business in Texas.  The extent of support for the idea is unclear.  —  Copy link
Callie Patteson / New York Post:
Biden praises high gas prices as part of ‘incredible transition’  —  Out of touch as ever, President Biden tried to look on the bright side of record-high gas prices Monday, gushing that the pump pain was part of “an incredible transition” of the US economy away from fossil fuels.
Discussion: Washington Times and Instapundit
 
 
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Lola Fadulu / New York Times:
‘It Takes a Toll’: Black Children Struggle to Process Buffalo Massacre
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Parents Are Split on 'Don't Say Gay' Policy, but Americans Are Becoming More Comfortable With Queerness
Discussion: The Hill
Lawrence Solum / Legal Theory Blog:
Siegel, Mayeri, & Murray on Equal Protection & the Dobbs Draft
Jacob Kornbluh / The Forward:
Progressive Jews urge ADL chief to apologize for calling out Democratic activist
Jake Lahut / Insider:
Fox News is going out of its way to defend Tucker Carlson as criticism grows over his promotion of white supremacist rhetoric
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CNN:
Supreme Court makes it more difficult for prisoners to argue they had ineffective counsel
Discussion: abc7NY and The Root
Mike Allen / Axios:
Kellyanne Conway memoir: Husband's attacks “sneaky, almost sinister”
Discussion: USA Today and Raw Story
Sonny Bunch / The Atlantic:
No One Has a Position Anymore  —  Hypocrisy is the only modern sin and a bit overplayed …
Jose A. Del Real / Washington Post:
The reinvention of a ‘real man’
Discussion: The Mahablog
Caleb Pershan / Columbia Journalism Review:
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