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Washington Post:
Fight over the rules grinds the Senate to a halt, imperiling Biden's legislative agenda — When President Biden took office last week, he promised sweeping, bipartisan legislation to solve the coronavirus pandemic, fix the economy and overhaul immigration. — Just days later …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Can Democrats exercise a mini-nuclear option against McConnell? — The standoff in the Senate continues: Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is demanding that Democrats agree in advance to keep the legislative filibuster in place and is refusing to allow Senate business to proceed until they do.
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Senate Filibuster Debate Roils Chamber — Before the Senate can get down to business, Senator Mitch McConnell wants Democrats to promise not to scrap the procedural weapon that can grind the chamber to a halt. Democrats are balking. — WASHINGTON — For months, as Democrats contemplated capturing control …
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Henry Rodgers / The Daily Caller:
Kyrsten Sinema Won't Support Eliminating Filibuster, ‘Not Open To Changing Her Mind’
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Thoughts on How to Eliminate the Filibuster
Thoughts on How to Eliminate the Filibuster
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The Hill, Nevada Current and The Colorado Sun
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Mitch McConnell's latest sabotage effort is a scam. He already showed us how.
Mitch McConnell's latest sabotage effort is a scam. He already showed us how.
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Talking Points Memo
The Hill:
Leahy, not Roberts, to preside over impeachment trial — Chief Justice John Roberts will not preside over Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial, which is scheduled to begin in earnest on Feb. 8. — Instead, Senate President Pro Tempore, Pat Leahy (Vt.), the most senior member …
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
It's not just Trump on trial. It's the whole Republican Party. — When the impeachment proceedings begin in the Senate, it will not be just Donald Trump in the dock. The entire Republican Party will be on trial. And there is every reason to believe that the GOP will fail this test …
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Susan Davis / NPR:
Sen. Patrick Leahy To Preside Over Trump's Senate Impeachment Trial — Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., will preside over former President Donald Trump's trial in the Senate, a Senate source tells NPR. Leahy, 80, is the president pro tempore of the Senate, a constitutional role given to the longest-serving lawmaker in the majority party.
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Ryan Cooper / The Week:
Trump must be prosecuted
Trump must be prosecuted
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Libby Cathey / ABC News:
Biden's 1st 100 days live updates: WH commits to getting Harriet Tubman on $20 bill
Biden's 1st 100 days live updates: WH commits to getting Harriet Tubman on $20 bill
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Liz Cheney Should Step Away From Leadership For The Sake Of GOP Voters
Liz Cheney Should Step Away From Leadership For The Sake Of GOP Voters
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Jason Williams / Cincinnati.com:
Ohio's U.S. Sen. Rob Portman won't run for re-election; Republican cites ‘partisan gridlock’ — Republican Rob Portman will not seek a third term in the U.S. Senate in 2022, he told The Enquirer - a move that will unsettle politics in both Greater Cincinnati and Washington D.C.
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Politico:
Portman's exit signals uncertainty for Senate GOP — Ohio Republican Rob Portman will not seek a third Senate term in 2022, a blow to both Republicans' hopes of taking back the Senate and the chamber's dwindling number of centrists. — The two-term senator is one of the most effective legislators …
Jessie Balmert / Cincinnati.com:
U.S. Sen. Rob Portman won't run for re-election. Which Republicans might run instead?
U.S. Sen. Rob Portman won't run for re-election. Which Republicans might run instead?
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Daily Kos
New York Times:
Apollo C.E.O. to Step Down After Firm Finds More Payments to Jeffrey Epstein — An inquiry's finding that Leon Black, the billionaire boss of Apollo Global Management, paid the convicted sex offender $150 million touched off an attempt to remove him. — The founders of Apollo Global Management …
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Miriam Gottfried / Wall Street Journal:
Apollo CEO Leon Black to Step Down Following Review of Jeffrey Epstein Ties — Independent probe finds Black wasn't involved in disgraced financier's criminal activities; Marc Rowan to take over top job by July 31 — Leon Black plans to step down as chief executive of Apollo Global Management Inc …
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Rudy Giuliani Sued by Dominion Voting Systems Over False Election Claims — The suit against Mr. Giuliani, a lawyer for former President Donald Trump who pushed to overturn the election results, accuses him of carrying out “a viral disinformation campaign.”
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Dominion sues Giuliani for $1.3 billion over ‘Big Lie’ about election fraud
Dominion sues Giuliani for $1.3 billion over ‘Big Lie’ about election fraud
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Rupert Murdoch, Accepting Award, Condemns ‘Awful Woke Orthodoxy’ — Mr. Murdoch of News Corp, who spoke in a video, has been relatively quiet publicly in recent years. He called conformity on social media “a straitjacket on sensibility.” — The media mogul Rupert Murdoch denounced an …
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Josh Hawley / New York Post:
It's time to stand up against the muzzling of America
It's time to stand up against the muzzling of America
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Josh Hawley Believes Disliking Josh Hawley Is an Act of Censorship
Josh Hawley Believes Disliking Josh Hawley Is an Act of Censorship
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U.S. Department of Justice Office …:
Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General Announces Initiation of Investigation — Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz announced today that: — The DOJ Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is initiating an investigation into whether any former …
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Politico:
Some Trump aides stuck with him till the end. Now they're screwed. — Four days into his post-presidency life, Donald Trump has insulated himself from the outside world. — Unseen by the public and unusually quiet as key parts of his policy legacy are dismantled by the new administration …
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Taryn Luna / Los Angeles Times:
Newsom cancels California's COVID-19 stay-at-home orders — California officials lifted regional coronavirus stay-at-home orders across the state on Monday, a change that could allow restaurants and gyms in many counties to reopen outdoor dining and other services.
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Politico:
Newsom to lift stay-home orders across California
Newsom to lift stay-home orders across California
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Christine Mai-Duc / Wall Street Journal:
California Governor Faces Recall Effort Amid Anger Over Covid-19 Restrictions
California Governor Faces Recall Effort Amid Anger Over Covid-19 Restrictions
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Christian Vanderbrouk / The Bulwark:
Meet Trump's Pro-Insurrection “Intellectuals” — We should have known January 6 was coming, because Trumpism's “intellectual” wing called for it, for weeks. — Last December, Ross Douthat suggested that “there are two Republican Parties.” One of them governs dutifully, “certifying elections …
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Rory Cooper / Washington Post:
Fairfax County should open schools or stop vaccinating teachers — Rory Cooper is the parent of three Fairfax County elementary school students. He was an adviser to former congressman Eric Cantor (R-Va.). — The Fairfax County school system demanded and then received high-priority placement …
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Robby Soave / Reason:
Chicago Teachers Union Refuses Order To Go Back to Classrooms
Chicago Teachers Union Refuses Order To Go Back to Classrooms
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Dana Goldstein / New York Times:
Biden Is Vowing to Reopen Schools Quickly. It Won't Be Easy.
Biden Is Vowing to Reopen Schools Quickly. It Won't Be Easy.
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Just Security:
“Fight for Trump”: Video Evidence of Incitement at the Capitol — How direct is the connection between what President Donald Trump communicated to his supporters and their actions in laying siege to the U.S. Capitol? Videos recorded by many individuals over the course of the day provide some answers.
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James Freeman / Wall Street Journal:
Hunter Gets a Bagel — Will media cover foreign influence sales as extensively as breakfast purchases? — It's no surprise that the American press corps is falling hard for the Biden presidency. This week's coverage suggests that public displays of media affection are likely to continue …
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Kate Bennett / CNN:
White House staff welcomes new first family: ‘The residence has life again’
White House staff welcomes new first family: ‘The residence has life again’
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David Gilbert / VICE:
QAnon Thinks Trump Will Become President Again on March 4 — QAnon has started to merge with even more extreme conspiracy theories, including the “sovereign citizen” movement. — DG — Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 19th president of the United States on March 4, 2021.
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Majority Support Trump Impeachment — Belief that voter fraud led to Biden win persists among 1 in 3 — West Long Branch, NJ - A clear majority of Americans support the second impeachment of former president Donald Trump. A majority also wants the Senate to convict him and bar …
David Goldman / CNN:
Jim Acosta: I've never seen Trump this alone — New York (CNN Business)Donald Trump spent his last moments as President sad and alone, according to Jim Acosta, who led CNN's coverage of Trump during his presidency. — In his farewell to Washington on Wednesday morning …
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Biden's Initial Approval Rating Is Higher Than Trump's Ever Was — Most voters give Biden positive marks for his job performance — 56% of voters approve of Biden's job performance, compared with 46% who approved of Donald Trump's work at a similar point in 2017.
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The Daily Caller
Olivia Goldhill / STAT:
Undercounting of Covid-19 deaths is greatest in pro-Trump areas, analysis shows — Tens of thousands of Covid-19 deaths are going unreported in the U.S., with far more missed in counties that strongly supported former President Trump, according to new research.
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Gothamist
Gordon Lubold / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Forces Expand Reach in Saudi Arabia — In the past year or more, the military has tested new ports and bases as options to use in the event of conflict with Iran — YANBU, Saudi Arabia—The U.S. military has been using an array of ports and air bases in Saudi Arabia's western desert …
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Defense One
Politico:
MAGA media looks to turn White House briefing room into a battlefield — Eric Bolling, the conservative host of Sinclair Broadcast Group's “America This Week,” would travel regularly to Donald Trump's White House, interviewing the former president seven times and occasionally attending press briefings.
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Jefferson Morley / Washington Post:
This D.C. neighborhood has quietly become a national model for resisting gentrification — How one D.C. neighborhood quietly became a national model for resisting gentrification — On Monday afternoon, June 1, the city of Washington was on the brink of a nervous breakdown.
Torey Van Oot / Axios:
Mike Lindell moves the goalposts on a run for Minnesota governor — The will-he-or-won't-he speculation surrounding a possible gubernatorial run by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is destined to continue at least a bit longer. — What he's saying: Lindell told Axios that his focus is currently on proving his …
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Star Tribune
emptywheel:
Some Key Gaps in the January 6 Story — DOJ continues to roll out arrests of people involved in the January 6 coup attempt. — But there are some obvious gaps in the (public) story so far. — Arrests relating to over 100 police assaults — In a filing submitted over the weekend …