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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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The Daily Beast, HuffPost, Business Insider, MSNBC, Mediaite, Raw Story, CBS News and Rolling Stone
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, Raw Story and Crooks and Liars
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Rand Paul versus George Stephanopoulos. A great confrontation, and I do not agree with the title on this video, that Rand Paul “melts down.” — Here's the transcript. — STEPHANOPOULOS: Senator Paul, let me begin with a threshold question for you. This election was not stolen, do you accept that fact?
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Washington Post, Grabien News and Power Line
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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Associated Press, Bloomberg, Talking Points Memo and Washington Times
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Politico:
Bipartisan group of senators pushes back on Biden Covid plan — A bipartisan group of senators told White House officials on Sunday that the stimulus spending in President Joe Biden's coronavirus relief plan provides too much money to high-income Americans, an opening setback …
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Axios, Washington Post and The Sun
David Shepardson / Reuters:
Exclusive: Biden to impose South Africa travel ban to combat new COVID-19 variant - CDC
Exclusive: Biden to impose South Africa travel ban to combat new COVID-19 variant - CDC
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CBS News, Politico, Washington Examiner, Slate, Mediaite, theslot.jezebel.com and NBC Los Angeles
Kelly O'Donnell / NBC News:
Biden to reinstate Covid travel restrictions Trump rescinded, impose new ban on South Africa
Biden to reinstate Covid travel restrictions Trump rescinded, impose new ban on South Africa
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The Gateway Pundit, KTLA and CNBC
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
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
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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Nader Issa / Chicago Sun-Times:
Chicago Teachers Union votes to refuse in-person work, defy Chicago Public Schools' reopening plan
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, WTOP and The Daily Caller
Kadia Goba / Axios:
Progressives pressure Schumer to end filibuster — A progressive coalition is pressuring Chuck Schumer on his home turf by running a digital billboard in Times Square urging the new majority leader to end the Senate filibuster. — Why it matters: Schumer is up for re-election in 2o22 …
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Washington Examiner
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E.J. Dionne / Washington Post:
For Biden, urgency will matter more than unity
For Biden, urgency will matter more than unity
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USA Today, Daily Kos, Orange County Register, Politico, IJR, The Daily Caller, POLITICUSUSA and Grabien News
Kelly Hooper / Politico:
Marco Rubio: It's ‘arrogant’ to impeach Trump
Marco Rubio: It's ‘arrogant’ to impeach Trump
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RedState, Big League Politics, Fox News, Daily Kos, The Daily Caller, National Review, The Hill, The Federalist, Mediaite, Business Insider, Breitbart and New York Post
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, HotAir, Arizona Republic, The Mahablog, Vox, Business Insider and Los Angeles Times
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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 …
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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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Jewish Telegraphic Agency and UPI
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, Daily Kos, TheGrio, CNN and Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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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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 …
Kate Murphy / New York Times:
America Has a GPS Problem — The system is essential but also vulnerable. We need a backup. — Kate Murphy, a frequent contributor to The New York Times, is a commercial pilot and author of “You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters.” — Time was when nobody knew, or even cared, exactly what time it was.
New York Times:
Why Vaccines Alone Will Not End the Pandemic — The coronavirus pandemic in the United States has raged almost uncontrollably for so long that even if millions of people are vaccinated, millions more will still be infected and become ill unless people continue to wear masks …
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Deadline
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
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.
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
The Biden administration's Saudi problem — As the Biden administration seeks a better pathway in the U.S.-Saudi relationship, one obstacle is the case of two young Saudis imprisoned by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to pressure their father, a former top Saudi intelligence official.
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
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) …