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10:25 PM ET, February 5, 2020

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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
How Mitt Romney Decided Trump Is Guilty  —  Mitt Romney didn't want to go through with it.  —  “This has been the most difficult decision I have ever had to make in my life,” he told me yesterday afternoon in his Senate office.  Roughly 24 hours later, Romney would deliver a speech announcing …
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Laura Bassett / GQ:
Why Susan Collins Is More Dangerous Than Mitch McConnell  —  It's doubtful that Collins is simply naive and easily duped after serving in the Senate for more than two decades.  —  In the era of Trumpian hyper-partisanship, Susan Collins, the “moderate” Republican senator from Maine …
Discussion: New York Times, Slate and CBS News
Julia Arciga / The Daily Beast:
Don Jr. Calls Sen. Mitt Romney a ‘Pussy’ for Announcing Vote to Convict Trump  —  TRIGGERED  —  Donald Trump Jr. posted a picture on Instagram calling Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) a “pussy” after the former GOP presidential candidate announced that he would be voting to convict President Trump on one of two impeachment charges.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Charles Sykes / The Bulwark:
Romney: One Man Alone  —  One and God make a majority.  —  His vote did not change the outcome, but Mitt Romney reminded us on Wednesday how one man alone can dramatically change the tone and the moral character of a moment.  —  “We're all footnotes, at best, in the annals of history,” …
Washington Post:
Romney votes to convict Trump on charge of abuse of power, becoming the lone Republican to break ranks  —  Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) sealed a place in history Wednesday by voting to convict President Trump of abuse of power, becoming a lone voice of dissent in a Republican Party that otherwise …
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:   The Wrenching Truth About Mitt Romney's Vote Is That It Doesn't Matter
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
What Mitt Romney learned from his father
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Politico:
Trump gets bittersweet vindication with a surprise twist from an old foe
Discussion: Washington Post and Breitbart
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Senate Acquits Trump, Ending Historic Trial
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:   Romney impeachment vote heartens some, angers others in Utah
YouTube:   WATCH: Sen. Romney's full statement on Trump's impeachment trial | Trump impeachment trial
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney shows us all is not lost
Discussion: Breitbart
Tamar Lapin / New York Post:
Nancy Pelosi ‘pre-ripped’ pages of Trump's SOTU speech, video shows  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi apparently made tiny tears into her copy of President Trump's State of the Union address — so that her speech-ripping moment could go off without a hitch.  —  As Trump introduced cancer …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
TV Ratings Declined for Trump's State of the Union Speech  —  About 37 million Americans tuned in on Tuesday, the smallest audience of President Trump's tenure.  —  President Trump put a “Celebrity Apprentice” spin on his State of the Union address on Tuesday, seeding the 78-minute broadcast …
Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Speech Was a Bataan Death March of Bullsh*t
Discussion: Raw Story
The Hill:
Pelosi trashes Trump address: ‘He shredded the truth, so I shredded his speech’
Discussion: Redstate, Townhall and New York Post
Des Moines Register:
Iowa Democratic Party releases 85% of caucus results but an error forces correction  —  After all of its struggles to release proper results from the Iowa Democratic caucuses Monday night, on Wednesday afternoon, the party released some mistaken results.  —  “There will be a minor correction …
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New York Times:
What Went Wrong for Joe Biden in Iowa
Discussion: Mother Jones and IJR
Sherrod Brown / New York Times:
In Private, Republicans Admit They Acquitted Trump Out of Fear  —  One journalist remarked to me, “How in the world can these senators walk around here upright when they have no backbone?”  —  Mr. Brown is a Democratic senator from Ohio.  —  Not guilty.  Not guilty.
Discussion: Vanity Fair and POLITICUSUSA
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
What's next — giving the Presidential Medal of Freedom to David Duke?  —  So that the right-wing, faux-outrage crowd does not have a meltdown, let me be clear: I am sorry to hear talk-radio host Rush Limbaugh has cancer.  Any decent person should hope he has a full recovery.
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Washington Post:
The surprises at Trump's State of the Union were carefully planned
Vandana Rambaran / Fox News:
Biden criticizes Limbaugh's Medal of Freedom award: 'I don't think he understands the American code …
Discussion: Politico
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Arizona Republic:
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema says she will vote to convict President Trump on impeachment charges  —  Citing her concern for the Constitution as well as the conduct of future presidents, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema will vote Wednesday to convict President Donald Trump on the impeachment charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
Discussion: CNN, The Hill, Townhall and Twitchy
Washington Post:
House managers: Trump won't be vindicated.  The Senate won't be, either.  —  Reps. Adam Schiff (Calif.), Jerrold Nadler (N.Y.), Zoe Lofgren (Calif.), Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.), Val Demings (Fla.), Sylvia Garcia (Tex.) and Jason Crow (Colo.) were the Democratic House managers in the impeachment trial of President Trump.
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CNN:   Quick acquittal: How Mitch McConnell orchestrated the end to Trump's impeachment trial in 15 days
Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
McConnell announces he will award Chief Justice Roberts the ‘Golden Gavel’
Discussion: The Hill
Politico:
First head rolls after Biden's weak Iowa finish  —  DES MOINES — Joe Biden's campaign has parted ways with its Iowa field director, two days after the former vice president came in an embarrassing fourth place in the primary caucus state.  —  Adrienne Bogen, who headed field operations for Biden …
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Politico:
‘A major, corn-fed f—up’: N.H. smells opportunity in Iowa flop
Discussion: Fox News
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Nontraditional Voters at Iowa Satellite Caucuses Could Tip the Balance to Bernie Sanders
Discussion: Bad News and YouTube
Ted Nesi / WPRI-TV:
VP Raimondo?  Bloomberg, gov keep the door open  —  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Democratic presidential hopeful Mike Bloomberg and Gov. Gina Raimondo played it coy Wednesday about whether she could be his running mate, after she became the first governor in the country to endorse the former New York City mayor.
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Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:
Mike Bloomberg's Historically Diminutive Stature, In Context
Discussion: Townhall
Matthew Haag / New York Times:
Surprise for New York Renters: No More Broker Fees  —  Regulators unexpectedly banned broker fees for renters, which in the city have long amounted to as much as 15 percent of the annual lease.  —  In New York's City intensely competitive rental market, tenants usually deal with middlemen known as brokers …
Tara McGowan:
A note to supporters of ACRONYM  —  In the wake of the delayed reporting in Iowa, I know there are questions about Shadow and ACRONYM and how we are structured and work to fuel digital innovation and build capacity for progressive causes across the United States.
Discussion: The Daily Beast, HuffPost, Vox and protocol
Gregg Re / Fox News:
DHS suspends Global Entry, Trusted Traveler Programs for New York residents in response to sanctuary law  —  Homeland Security reviewing two administration immigration programs looking to expedite deportation process  —  Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf exclusively told Fox News' …
Hollywood Reporter:
Kirk Douglas, Indomitable Icon of Hollywood's Golden Age, Dies at 103  —  The actor starred in such films as ‘Champion,’ ‘The Bad and the Beautiful,’ ‘Lust for Life,’ ‘Gunfight at the O.K. Corral’ and ‘Spartacus,’ to name just a few.  —  Kirk Douglas, the son of a ragman who channeled a deep …
George Conway / Washington Post:
I believe the president, and in the president  —  George T. Conway III is a lawyer in New York and an adviser to the Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump super PAC.  —  I believe the president, and in the president.  —  I believe the Senate is right to acquit the president.
Discussion: Mediaite
Jessica Donati / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Troops in Standoffs With Russian Military Contractors in Syria  —  Top U.S. envoy warns that rise in tensions could lead to hostile action between two powers  —  WASHINGTON—Russian personnel are engaging in tense standoffs with U.S. troops on highways in northeastern Syria in violation …
Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
Former ‘Simpsons’ writer slams Pompeo tweet: ‘Please do not ever ever ever use Simpsons material’  —  A former writer for “The Simpsons” on Wednesday ripped Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for using a snapshot from the show to knock Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), saying …
Discussion: MSNBC, NBC News, Spectator USA, IJR and Raw Story
Newsweek:
Exclusive: U.S. citizen kidnapped by Taliban group in Afghanistan  —  An American contractor was captured by Taliban-aligned militants in Afghanistan last week, triggering a country-wide recovery effort, Newsweek has learned.  —  Mark R. Frerichs of Lombard, Illinois, was kidnapped last Friday in Khost …
 
 
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Anne Quito / Quartz:
Frustration grows in China as face masks compromise facial recognition
Discussion: Wired
Doug Gordon / Newsweek:
Republicans have just green-lit open season on our elections
Politico:
Democrats weigh renewed Ukraine push after Trump acquittal
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Jennifer Szalai / New York Times:
How Trump Is Remaking the Highest Office in His Own Image
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
'Acquittal doesn't mean innocence': #AmericansFindTrumpGuilty hashtag compares Trump to OJ Simpson
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Justice Department Announces Investigation into Conditions in Four Mississippi Prisons
Discussion: The Hill
 Earlier Items: 
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
DOJ reviews allegation that Erik Prince misled Congress in Russia probe
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
New Evidence Shows Pressure Campaign Started Earlier With Prior Ukraine Prez
Discussion: Fox News, Spectator USA and Raw Story
Jessica Taylor / The Cook Political Report:
Alabama Senate Moves From Toss Up to Lean Republican
Mairav Zonszein / Columbia Journalism Review:
What happened to The Forward?  —  How America's Jewish newspaper lost the left
Rick Porter / Hollywood Reporter:
TV Ratings: State of the Union Falls in Early Broadcast Numbers
Discussion: The Daily Caller and POLITICUSUSA
Vivian Salama / CNN:
Pentagon officials stunned by White House decision to block Ukraine aid, new emails show
Discussion: Politico and Raw Story
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