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CNN:
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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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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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 …
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
How Kevin McCarthy and Tucker Carlson Surrendered to MAGA
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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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The Daily Beast:
Fox News Journalists Sound Off on ‘Soul-Crushing’ Dominion Filings — “It's just a really bad time to be working here,” one news producer told The Daily Beast in the wake of bombshell legal filings on the network's inner machinations. … “I think no regular person could read this and look …
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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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Justin Kanew / THE TENNESSEE HOLLER:
Anti-LGBTQ Tennessee Lt. Gov. McNally Comments On Racy Instagram Pics of Young Gay Male — Tennessee is currently leading the nation in anti-LGBTQ hate, with 26 anti-lgbtq bills moving through the legislature. Last week Governor Lee made national news for quickly signing …
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Quentin Young / Colorado Newsline:
Former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis censured in Colorado for false election claims — Jenna Ellis, the Colorado attorney who was former President Donald Trump's senior legal advisor as he tried to overturn his 2020 election loss, has been censured by a Colorado judge for misconduct.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Senate votes to block changes to D.C.'s crime law … The Senate voted on Wednesday to block changes to Washington, D.C.'s criminal code that would have reduced penalties for some violent crimes, marking the first time Congress approved overturning local D.C. legislation since 1991.
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Inside the simmering feud between Donald Trump and Fox News — The network has dramatically reduced its coverage of Trump while often prominently featuring one of his chief potential rivals, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — Donald Trump got a tip-off on Saturday that the Fox News Channel …
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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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Bloomberg:
Biden to Urge 25% Billionaire Tax, Big Levies on Rich Investors
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Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Republicans take aim at Medicaid as budget talks heat up
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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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Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Trump-backed candidate pleads guilty to accepting illegal campaign contribution — A former Trump-endorsed candidate for a North Carolina congressional seat pleaded guilty Wednesday to accepting an illegal campaign contribution. — Lynda Bennett of Maggie Valley, North Carolina …
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Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
When Trump Passes the MAGA Hat, His Aides Clutch Their Wallets
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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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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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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
WWE in talks with state gambling regulators to legalize betting on scripted match results — WWE has held discussions with state gambling regulators in Colorado and Michigan to legalize betting on scripted match results, sources said. — WWE is working with EY, commonly known as Ernst & Young …
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Weekly Briefing:
Attorney General Moody Wins Major Immigration Case as Federal Judge Sides with Florida and Agrees That Biden Broke the Border — TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—A federal judge sided with Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody today, ruling that President Joe Biden is responsible for the border crisis …
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Daniel Wiessner / Reuters:
Biden's ‘catch and release’ border policy struck down by US judge
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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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Reuters:
Exclusive: Australia expected to buy up to 5 Virginia class submarines as part of AUKUS -sources — Australia is expected to buy up to five U.S. Virginia class nuclear powered submarines in the 2030's as part of a landmark defense agreement between Washington, Canberra and London …
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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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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 …
Kelly Laco / Fox News:
Nine boxes of Biden documents were taken from Boston office … EXCLUSIVE: Nine boxes of documents were taken from President Biden's attorney Patrick Moore's Boston office, but have yet to be reviewed, the National Archives disclosed in a response letter to Sens. Ron Johnson, R-Wis. …
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Associated Press:
Russian missiles target cities across Ukraine, officials say — Russia unleashed a massive missile barrage on cities across Ukraine early Thursday, targeting energy infrastructure facilities, Ukrainian officials and media said. Air raid sirens wailed all over Ukraine, including the capital …
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NBC News:
Data breach hits ‘hundreds’ of lawmakers and staff on Capitol Hill — House Chief Administrative Officer Catherine L. Szpindor said the breach at the DC Health Exchange did not appear to target members of Congress. The Senate was also affected. — WASHINGTON — A top House official said that a …
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emptywheel:
JUDGE UNSEALS DETAILS ON COOPERATING WITNESS IN DOUGLASS MACKEY CASE JUDGE UNSEALS DETAILS ON COOPERATING WITNESS IN DOUGLASS MACKEY CASE — The government was just forced to reveal that it has a cooperating witness against Douglass Mackey, the far right troll who tried to help Trump win …
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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Tracy Connor / The Daily Beast:
Video Shows Indicted Ohio Cops Whaling on Helpless Suspects — So many officers have been charged, the city had to ask the state for reinforcements. — Eleven former and current officers from an Ohio police department riddled with corruption and brutality were indicted Wednesday on charges …
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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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The Guardian
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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