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Donald G. McNeil Jr / New York Times:
Fauci on What Working for Trump Was Really Like — From denialism to death threats, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci describes a fraught year as an adviser to President Donald J. Trump on the Covid-19 pandemic. — For almost 40 years, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci has held two jobs.
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HuffPost, Business Insider, Mediaite, Raw Story, Rolling Stone and CBS News
Jack Arnholz / ABC News:
Sen. Rand Paul continues making false claims of 2020 election fraud — “(Impeachment) is constitutional. We have precedent”: Sen. Amy Klobuchar — ‘Debate over whether or not there was (election) fraud should occur’: Sen. Paul — George Stephanopoulos interviews Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., on “This Week.”
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The Hill, IJR, Mediaite, The Daily Beast, New York Post, Crooks and Liars and Raw Story
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Sen. Rand Paul / The Hill:
Boycott sham impeachment — Sometimes in Washington, the powers that be will embark in a little bit of political theater. You can always spot it though if you look closely enough at what's real, and what is not. — In the last days of the presidency of Donald Trump …
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Talking Points Memo and WEB OF EVIL
David / Crooks and Liars:
'You're Saying We're All Liars': Rand Paul Has A Fit On ABC After He's Asked About Election ‘Lies’ — Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) became annoyed with an ABC host on Sunday over the suggestion that former President Donald Trump's defenders are all “liars” about the results of the 2020 election.
CNN:
Biden to reinstate Covid-19-related travel restrictions lifted by Trump — Washington (CNN)President Joe Biden on Monday will reinstate the Covid-19 travel restrictions on non-US citizens who have been in Brazil, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and much of Europe, a White House official confirmed to CNN.
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Bloomberg, Associated Press, Talking Points Memo and Washington Times
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David Shepardson / Reuters:
Exclusive: Biden to impose South Africa travel ban to combat new COVID-19 variant - CDC — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will impose a ban on most non-U.S. citizens entering the country who have recently been in South Africa starting Saturday in a bid to contain the spread …
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Washington Examiner, Politico, theslot.jezebel.com and NBC Los Angeles
Kansas City Star:
‘Bamboozled.’ Hawley mentors stunned by conduct, but early warning signs were there — Josh Hawley was a precocious 15-year-old in 1995, writing a regular column for his hometown paper, The Lexington News, when he was still in high school. — He used the early platform to opine on politics …
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Crooks and Liars
Keith Griffith / Associated Press:
Trump ‘is drafting an enemies list of Republicans for his Patriot Party to challenge in primaries’ - and ‘already has $70M in campaign cash on hand’ as he plots to squeeze GOP senators to avoid impeachment conviction — Trump is reportedly pushing forward with his plan to create a new ‘Patriot Party’
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CANNONFIRE and No More Mister Nice Blog
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Axios:
GOP implosion: Trump threats, payback — The GOP is getting torn apart by a spreading revolt against party leaders for failing to stand up for former President Trump and punish his critics. — Why it matters: Republican leaders suffered a nightmarish two months in Washington.
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Raw Story, Arizona Republic, HotAir, The Mahablog, Vox, Business Insider and Los Angeles Times
BET:
GOP Lawmaker, Who Questioned Black Hygiene In The Contraction Of COVID-19, To Lead Health Panel — Ohio State Sen. Stephen Huffman was appointed to chair the committee in Jan. 2021. — A white Ohio Republican lawmaker who questioned whether members of “the colored population” …
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Business Insider
Jessica Sidman / Washingtonian:
Biden Makes First DC Restaurant Visit as President To Call Your Mother — The bagel spot is co-owned by his administration's Covid Czar. — A few days into the job, and President Joe Biden has already made his first restaurant visit. After attending mass at Holy Trinity Catholic Church on Sunday …
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UPI and Jewish Telegraphic Agency
E.J. Dionne / Washington Post:
For Biden, urgency will matter more than unity — So much for unity. — Sure, we all want to hope that Washington will suddenly work differently, especially since President Biden is someone who — really, truly, deeply — loves to work with Republicans when he can.
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Daily Kos, IJR, Orange County Register, Politico, The Daily Caller, POLITICUSUSA and Grabien News
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Kelly Hooper / Politico:
Marco Rubio: It's ‘arrogant’ to impeach Trump
Marco Rubio: It's ‘arrogant’ to impeach Trump
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Big League Politics, Fox News, The Federalist, Daily Kos, The Daily Caller, National Review, The Hill, Mediaite, Business Insider, Breitbart and New York Post
Joshua Zitser / Yahoo News:
Members are quitting Mar-a-Lago because it has become a ‘sad’ and ‘dispirited’ place since Trump moved in, author says — Trump's Mar-a-Lago golf resort has become a ‘sad place’ since he moved in, an expert on the resort told — MSNBC. — Members are quitting and want nothing to do with Trump …
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Fox News is a hazard to our democracy. It's time to take the fight to the Murdochs. Here's how. — I happened to be watching Fox News on election night when the network startled the political world by calling Arizona for Joe Biden. — It was a weird moment, without the fanfare …
CNN:
Army vet who tended bar accused by FBI of conspiring in Capitol insurrection — Woodstock, Ohio (CNN)In her Ohio hometown, she's known as an Army veteran who runs a bar and set up a small self-styled militia her boyfriend says she created to help neighbors if tornadoes hit.
Norm Ornstein / New York Daily News:
A roadmap for the new Congress: From dysfunction to meaningful change — As Joe Biden assumes the presidency, there is an urgency to responding to the crises Chief of Staff Ron Klain put in a memo to the senior White House staff and the president emphasized in his inaugural address …
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Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, The Hill, IJR, Los Angeles Times, CNN and The Colorado Sun
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Reuters:
Senate Republican threatens impeachments of past Democratic presidents
Senate Republican threatens impeachments of past Democratic presidents
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CNN, France 24, USA Today, New York Times, The Daily Beast, Fox News, CNBC, The Guardian, HuffPost, IJR, Forbes, WV MetroNews, The Hill, Wall Street Journal, spectator.us, NBC News, New York Post, The Intellectualist, Bloomberg, New York Magazine, CBS News and News Break
CBS News:
Birx says there was no “full-time team” working on COVID response in Trump White House — Washington — Dr. Deborah Birx, the former White House coronavirus response coordinator under former President Donald Trump, revealed that she had no full-time team in the White House working on the response to COVID-19 under the former president.
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The Guardian, New York Post and Political Wire
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
State Republicans push new voting restrictions after Trump's loss — Republican legislators across the country are preparing a slew of new voting restrictions in the wake of former President Donald Trump's defeat. — Georgia will be the focal point of the GOP push to change state election laws …
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New Yorker, TheGrio, Daily Kos, CNN and Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Erica L. Green / New York Times:
Surge of Student Suicides Pushes Las Vegas Schools to Reopen — Firmly linking teen suicides to school closings is difficult, but rising mental health emergencies and suicide rates point to the toll the pandemic lockdown is taking. — The reminders of pandemic-driven suffering among students …
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Sophia Tareen / Associated Press:
Chicago teachers vote to teach from home, defying district
Chicago teachers vote to teach from home, defying district
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Axios, Bloomberg, Chicago Sun-Times, WTOP and The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
The Biden administration must go into overdrive to reclaim our courts — Derrick Johnson is president and chief executive of the NAACP. Leslie Proll is its senior adviser for judicial nominations. — Four years of court-packing by President Donald Trump and then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell …
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Wall Street Journal and The Independent
Kendall Karson / ABC News:
Early indications show honeymoon period for Biden administration: POLL — President Joe Biden is held in high regard by most Americans in a new poll. — Biden signs 2 more executive orders as another cabinet member makes history — The president signed more than 30 actions in his first three days …
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New York Post and The Week
Alex Yablon / Jacobin:
In Defense of Brunch — As socialists, we've rallied against brunch for too long. What we should really be demanding is brunch for all. Consider this our apology. — Two days after Joe Biden's inauguration, I got an email from a New York Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) …
Peter Fabricius / Daily Maverick:
Departing Trump lifted US sanctions against controversial Israeli businessman Dan Gertler — Magnitsky Act pioneer Bill Browder says he will lobby the Biden Administration to reverse former president's Trump's decision to waive sanctions on Israeli businessman Dan Gertler who made hundreds …
Alayna Treene / Axios:
McCarthy takes heat from every direction as House Republicans feud following the Capitol siege — Kevin McCarthy is learning you can get torched when you try to make everyone happy, especially after an insurrection. — Why it matters: The House Republican leader had been hoping to use …
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FULL-COURT-PRESS and The Federalist
Wall Street Journal:
China Overtakes U.S. as World's Leading Destination for Foreign Direct Investment — Flows into America nearly halved as Covid-19 dragged on the economy in 2020 — China overtook the U.S. as the world's top destination for new foreign direct investment last year, as the Covid-19 pandemic amplifies …
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Forbes
Ben Samuels / Haaretz:
Democratic Lawmakers Slam Israel for Not Vaccinating Palestinians in Occupied West Bank — Rep. Joaquin Castro is most high-profile member of the party to say Israel has a responsibility to vaccinate everyone in the territories it controls — WASHINGTON - Concerns about inadequate Israeli distribution …