April 2021 News
Editor’s Choice: Scroll below for our monthly blend of mainstream and alternative April 2021 news and views
Developing News: Washington Post, Officer killed, suspect fatally shot after vehicle rams barricade near Capitol
April 2
Top Headlines
General News- Matt Gaetz Scandal Probe
- Voter Supression In Georgia
- Chauvin Murder Trial
- Biden Infrastructure Plan
General News
Washington Post, Officer killed, suspect fatally shot after vehicle rams barricade near Capitol- New York Post, Suspect who smashed into barrier at US Capitol identified as Noah Green
- Washington Post, Fully vaccinated people may travel, CDC says
- Washington Post, Biden jobs plan seeks $400 billion for caretaking services as nation faces surge in aging population
- Washington Post, MLB will move its All-Star Game out of Atlanta as backlash to Georgia voting law continues
- Washington Post, Border officials say more people sneak past them as agents are overwhelmed
Matt Gaetz Scandal Probe
- New York Times, Investigation: Justice Dept. Inquiry Into Matt Gaetz Said to Be Focused on Cash Paid to Women, Katie Benner and Michael S. Schmidt
- Wayne Madsen Report (WMR), Investigative Commentary: Indicted Gaetz sex trafficking accomplice inherited Jeffrey Epstein blackmail duties, Wayne Madsen
- CNN, Gaetz showed nude photos of women he said he’d slept with to lawmakers, sources tell CNN
- New York Post, Meet Ginger Luckey, Matt Gaetz’s fiancée amid sex trafficking probe
- Washington Post, Gaetz investigation complicated by overture to his father about ex-FBI agent who went missing
- Washington Post, Tucker Carlson denies Gaetz claim that he met witness in FBI probes: ‘One of the weirdest interviews I’ve ever conducted’
Voter Supression In Georgia
Washington Post, Companies struggle with pressure to take stand on Georgia voting bill- Washington Post, Biden enters Ga. boycott battle by voicing support for moving All-Star Game
- Washington Post, Opinion: Explaining Delta’s and Coca-Cola’s belated support for democracy, Jennifer Rubin
- Truthout, Investigation: Hidden Horrors in the Georgia Vote Law, Greg Palast
Chauvin Murder Trial
Washington Post, Chauvin should not have knelt on Floyd’s neck after he stopped resisting, former sergeant testifies- Washington Post, Live Chauvin Trial Updates: Trial to reconvene after ex-sergeant says Chauvin should have stopped kneeling on Floyd once he stopped resisting
- Washington Post, Live Updates: George Floyd’s girlfriend says he’d had covid, recalls shared opioid addiction
- New York Times, Clerk Who Questioned $20 Bill Watched Floyd Arrest With Guilt
- Washington Post, Derek Chauvin defends restraint of George Floyd in newly disclosed body-cam video, saying he was ‘probably on something’
- New York Times, Chauvin Trial Updates: Day 4 of Derek Chauvin Trial to Bring More Details on Floyd’s Death
Biden Infrastructure Plan
Washington Post, White House unveils $2 trillion infrastructure and climate plan, setting up giant battle over size and cost of government- Washington Post, Opinion: Republicans have boxed themselves in on infrastructure.
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