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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
White House goes after Tucker Carlson by name over Jan. 6 coverage — The White House joined in widespread condemnation of Fox News star Tucker Carlson on Wednesday, singling out the prime-time ratings king for his misleading portrayal of the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
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House GOP plots new January 6 probes despite internal backlash over McCarthy giving Carlson footage — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy often spent the last two years avoiding much discussion about the January 6, 2021, attack. — Now, he's effectively put the issue back in the spotlight …
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Politico:
McCarthy's GOP tries to move on from Tucker Carlson-Jan. 6 drama — Mere hours after Tucker Carlson's latest segment minimizing the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, House Republicans were eager to change the subject from the Fox News host's riot revisionism. — While Carlson continued to roil Washington …
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
How Kevin McCarthy and Tucker Carlson Surrendered to MAGA
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House Republicans say they plan to visit Jan. 6 defendants in jail
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Brian Stelter / Vanity Fair:
“We're All Embarrassed”: Inside Fox News as Dominion Revelations Rattle the Network — Fox producers are getting libel law training and staffers are (cautiously) gossiping about filings exposing the likes of Rupert Murdoch, Tucker Carlson. “We're very careful when we're miked up,” one on-air personality tells Vanity Fair.
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
The Tucker Carlson Schtick Melts Away — It has been self-evident for a long time to almost every astute observer of Tucker Carlson — his friends, his acquaintances in the journalism profession, even some viewers of his nightly Fox News Channel program — that he doesn't believe half of the things he says on his show.
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Fox News executives discussed a plan to denounce the ‘Trump myth’ a day before the Jan. 6 riot
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
5 Times Tucker Carlson Showed Contempt for Trump in Private: ‘I Hate Him Passionately’
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Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Biden Is Set to Detail at Least $2 Trillion in Measures to Reduce Deficits — The president's proposals, included in the budget he will release on Thursday, are expected to heavily feature tax increases on corporations and high earners. — WASHINGTON — President Biden on Thursday …
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New York Times:
House G.O.P. Prepares to Slash Federal Programs in Coming Budget Showdown — With Social Security and Medicare off the table, conservatives are focusing on a wide range of smaller programs as a clash with President Biden and Democrats looms. — WASHINGTON — Hard-right House Republicans …
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Wall Street Journal:
Biden Budget to Propose Saving Hundreds of Billions by Cutting Drug Prices, Fraud
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Washington teeters on the brink of a Cold War over Social Security
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Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Right-wing hoaxers' robocalls targeting Black voters violated Voting Rights Act and KKK Act, federal judge rules — Right-wing activists Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman's robocalls targeting Black voters violated the Voting Rights Act and Ku Klux Klan Act — and the question isn't close enough to require a jury, a federal judge ruled.
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Teamsters president calls GOP senator a ‘greedy CEO’ in heated exchange — Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) and Teamsters general president Sean O'Brien got into a heated verbal exchange Wednesday in a Senate committee hearing focused on the right of workers to organize unions.
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Chelsey Cox / CNBC:
Oklahoma Republican tells Teamsters president ‘shut your mouth’ in terse exchange at Senate hearing
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Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
When Trump Passes the MAGA Hat, His Aides Clutch Their Wallets — Unlike other recent presidents, Donald Trump has rarely received campaign donations from his top advisers. They offer a range of explanations. — WASHINGTON — To pay for three presidential campaigns …
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Washington Post:
GOP operative comes forward as accuser in sexual misconduct claim against CPAC head — The man who has accused Matt Schlapp, the influential leader of the Conservative Political Action Conference, of sexual misconduct came forward publicly Wednesday after a judge said he must use his real name to proceed with a lawsuit.
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JONATHAN TURLEY:
Did the “QAnon Shaman” Get Shafted on Sentencing? New Footage Raises Questions Over the Chansley Case — If there is one image from Jan. 6th that will remain indelible with the day, it is the “QAnon Shaman.” Bare chested and wearing an animal headdress, horns and red-white-and-blue face paint …
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Ron DeSantis's plan to strip First Amendment rights from the press, explained — DeSantis wants to destroy a fundament of American free speech law. — Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to eliminate the First Amendment safeguards that prevent lawsuits seeking to strong-arm the press into silence.
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Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
Arkansas Gov. Sanders signs law loosening child labor protections — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) signed into law this week legislation that rolls back significant portions of the state's child labor protections. — The law eliminates requirements for the state to verify the age …
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Rose Horowitch / NBC News:
Arkansas Gov. Sanders signs measure rolling back child labor protections
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Louisville police use excessive force, invalid warrants and discriminatory stops, DOJ review finds — WASHINGTON — The Louisville Metro Police Department and the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro government engaged in a pattern of unconstitutional behavior by routinely using excessive force …
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Mark Berman / Washington Post:
7 highlights from Justice Dept.'s blistering Louisville police probe
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Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Jill Biden calls on men to support women fighting for rights — Jill Biden on Wednesday praised a group of women from around the world, including those who have been protesting against Iran's leaders, for showing courage while fighting for their rights and called on men to “be partners” with women and support them in their cause.
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Julia Shapero / The Hill:
Most in new poll view ‘woke’ as positive term — A majority of Americans in a new poll have a positive association with the term “woke,” understanding it to mean “to be informed, educated on, and aware of social injustices.” — The USA Today-Ipsos poll released on Wednesday found …
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Susan Page / USA Today:
A GOP war on ‘woke’? Most Americans view the term as a positive, USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll finds
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Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:
Arnold Schwarzenegger's Last Act — What happens when the Terminator turns 75 — Arnold schwarzenegger nearly killed me. — I had joined him one morning as he rushed through his daily routine. Schwarzenegger gets up by six. He makes coffee, putters around, feeds Whiskey …
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Pentagon Blocks Sharing Evidence of Possible Russian War Crimes With Hague Court — President Biden has not acted to resolve a dispute that pits the Defense Department against other agencies. — WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is blocking the Biden administration from sharing evidence …
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Washington Post:
Senators debate whether to reject D.C. crime bill as protesters rally — BREAKING: The Senate has voted to block D.C.'s criminal code overhaul, marking the first time that Congress has overturned District legislation in more than 30 years. This article will be updated.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: GOP ads hit vulnerable Dems over D.C. crime law
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Sarah McGregor / Bloomberg:
California Ends $54 Million Walgreens Deal Over Abortion Pill — California will no longer renew a $54 million contract with Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. following the drugstore chain's decision to stop dispensing abortion pills in several states, according to Governor Gavin Newsom.
Missy Ryan / Washington Post:
In race to arm Ukraine, U.S. faces cracks in its manufacturing might — The war has exposed an inability to rapidly surge production of many weapons needed for Ukraine and for America's self-defense — SCRANTON, Pa. — A sharp hissing sound fills the factory as red-hot artillery shells are plunged into scalding oil.
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Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
6-year-old who shot teacher won't face charges, prosecutor says — The city prosecutor in Newport News, Virginia, said Wednesday that he would not seek charges against the 6-year-old boy who shot his elementary school teacher in January but has yet to decide whether any adults associated with the case could be held criminally liable.
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Madison Pauly / Mother Jones:
Inside the Secret Working Group That Helped Push Anti-Trans Laws Across the Country — On a Saturday afternoon in August 2019, South Dakota Republican state Rep. Fred Deutsch sent an email to 18 anti-trans activists, doctors, and lawyers with the text of a bill he planned to introduce …
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