memeorandum: REVEALED: Fauci is America's highest paid federal employee on $417,608 - after joking in interview with Matt McConaughey that he was ‘just a government worker on a government salary’ (Marlene Lenthang/Daily Mail)

10:05 PM ET, January 26, 2021

Top Items:

CNN:

Marjorie Taylor Greene indicated support for executing prominent Democrats in 2018 and 2019 before running for Congress — (CNN)Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene repeatedly indicated support for executing prominent Democratic politicians in 2018 and 2019 before being elected to Congress …

Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Marjorie Taylor Greene QAnon-adjacent conspiracy theory comments resurface

Discussion: Media Matters for America, The Hill and Raw Story

Politico:

‘Dead on arrival’: Trump conviction unlikely after GOP votes to nix trial — Nearly every Senate Republican declared Tuesday that putting a former president on trial for impeachment is unconstitutional, indicating that the House's case against Donald Trump is almost certain to fail.

Dan Mangan / CNBC:

Sen. Patrick Leahy, set to preside over Trump impeachment, taken to hospital — Sen. Patrick Leahy was taken to a Washington hospital after “not feeling well,” his spokesman said. — The Vermont Democrat is due to preside over the upcoming impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump,

Discussion: Axios, Breitbart, The Independent, Forbes, Sputnik News, TheBlaze and New York Post

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:

McConnell: It Was Too Soon to Impeach Trump, Now It's Too Late. — Donald Trump's second impeachment trial has not even begun, but it is already a foregone conclusion. All but five Republican Senators voted to dismiss the charges on the grounds that a former president could not be impeached.

Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times

Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:

Nearly all GOP senators vote against impeachment trial for Trump, signaling likely acquittal — All but five Republican senators backed former president Donald Trump Tuesday in a key test vote Tuesday ahead of his forthcoming impeachment trial, signaling that the proceedings are likely to end …

New York Times:
Senator Patrick Leahy, 80, is briefly hospitalized as a precaution after he reported feeling unwell.

Discussion: HotAir and Townhall

Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Just five GOP senators vote Trump impeachment trial is constitutional

Discussion: Washington Post, IJR, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner, HotAir and Mother Jones

Reed Richardson / Mediaite:
JUST IN: Senate President Pro Tempore Patrick Leahy Hospitalized, Wife Reports He's ‘Doing Well,’ Could Be Back at Work Tomorrow

Discussion: Associated Press and CNN

CNN:
Sen. Patrick Leahy taken to hospital out of ‘abundance of caution’ after presiding over opening of Trump's impeachment trial

Discussion: Politico, The Gateway Pundit, New York Post, Washington Times, The Week, Bloomberg, Butterflies and Wheels and UPI

Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Live Updates: Most G.O.P. Senators Vote Against Trying Trump, Suggesting He Will Be Acquitted

Discussion: Washington Post, CNN, The Independent, Florida Politics, Mock Paper Scissors, New York Post, The Week and Associated Press

Paul Sonne / Washington Post:

Pentagon restricted commander of D.C. Guard ahead of Capitol riot — The commander of the D.C. National Guard said the Pentagon restricted his authority ahead of the riot at the U.S. Capitol, requiring higher level sign-off to respond that cost time as the events that day spiraled out of control.

Discussion: New York Times, Daily Kos, CNN, The Independent, Talking Points Memo, CBS News, Sputnik News, UPI, Business Insider, Raw Story and Butterflies and Wheels

Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Acting Capitol Police chief apologizes to lawmakers for ‘failings’ that allowed Jan. 6 breach

Discussion: New York Times, Raw Story, Honolulu Star-Advertiser and Sputnik News

Tom LoBianco / Business Insider:

Mike and Karen Pence are homeless and appear to be couch surfing their way through Indiana … - Republicans close to former Vice President Mike Pence say they don't know where the former second couple is now living. — Pence and his wife Karen haven't owned a home in a decade …

Matthew Chapman / Raw Story: Mike Pence is ‘homeless’ and bouncing between couches of Indiana politicians: report

Elvina Nawaguna / Business Insider:

SCOOP: Josh Hawley says he is not running for president in 2024 … - Sen. Josh Hawley is not running for president in 2024, the Republican lawmaker told Insider on Tuesday. — His recent actions — fiery speeches, a new book, and strong defense of President Donald Trump …

Discussion: Fox News, Washington Examiner, IJR, The Daily Caller and Raw Story

Laura Meckler / Washington Post:

CDC finds with precautions in place, scant spread of coronavirus in schools — Schools operating in person have seen scant transmission of the coronavirus, particularly when masks and distancing are employed, but some indoor athletics have led to infections and should be curtailed if schools …

Discussion: JAMA Network, New York Times, The Daily Caller, WV MetroNews, HotAir, The Week, Gothamist, Fox News, UPI, Kirk Cox, New York Post and Mother Jones

Alayna Treene / Axios:

Scoop: Kaine, Collins pitch Senate colleagues on censuring Trump — Sens. Tim Kaine and Susan Collins are privately pitching their colleagues on a bipartisan resolution censuring former President Trump, three sources familiar with the discussions tell Axios.

Discussion: The Hill, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Washington Post and Forbes

Rudy Takala / Mediaite: Sens. Kaine, Collins Pitch Colleagues on Censuring Trump as Alternative to Impeachment

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Kellyanne Conway Accused of Posting Topless Photo of Her 16-Year-Old Daughter on Twitter … Kellyanne Conway, ex-counselor to disgraced former President Trump, allegedly posted a topless picture of her daughter Claudia, 16, on Twitter on Monday. — Reached for comment …

Discussion: New York Post, BuzzFeed News, CNBC, Slate, TheGrio, HuffPost, fox8.com, The Daily Caller, Law & Crime, Sputnik News, The Sun, The Wrap, POLITICUSUSA, Twitchy, Gothamist and TMZ.com

CNN:

Goya board silences its CEO after he tells Fox News the election was rigged — New York (CNN Business)Goya's board of directors had enough of CEO Robert Unanue's public comments in support of former President Donald Trump and his unfounded claims of voter fraud. On Friday, it voted to muzzle him.

Discussion: HotAir, New York Post, Crooks and Liars, Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA

Eddie Burkhalter / Alabama Political Reporter:

Trump Appointee Says Tuberville, RAGA Director Met With Trump Family, Top Advisers On Eve Of Capitol Attack — Tuberville, through a spokeswoman, said he did not attend the meeting with Trump on the eve of the deadly attack. — The entrance to the Trump International Hotel in Washington D.C. (VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)

Wall Street Journal:

Administration to Buy Enough Doses to Vaccinate U.S. Population by End of Summer — Biden administration will also boost supply of coronavirus vaccines sent to states by about 16% for next three weeks — WASHINGTON—The Biden administration on Tuesday said it would boost the supply …

Discussion: HuffPost and CBS News

Politico:
Biden administration to buy 200 million more doses of Covid vaccine

Discussion: Fox News, Associated Press, Bloomberg, RedState, National Review, Talking Points Memo and CNN

CREW:

Kayleigh McEnany's Financial Disclosure reveals agreement with Fox News … Former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany is the latest official to take advantage of the revolving door between Fox News and the Trump administration. According to her termination financial disclosure report …

Discussion: Forbes, The Independent, Vanity Fair, The American Independent, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Bloomberg, The Daily Beast, Politico, Talking Points Memo, Deadline, Raw Story and Mock Paper Scissors, more at Mediagazer »

New York Times:

Proud Boys Under Growing Scrutiny in Capitol Riot Investigation — Officials are trying to determine to what extent far-right groups planned the assault in advance. — The leadership of the Proud Boys has come under increased scrutiny as agents and prosecutors across the country try …

Discussion: Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Tess Owen / VICE: Roger Stone Used Oath Keepers as Security on the Eve of the Capitol Riot

KUSA-TV:

Nearly 4,600 Colorado Republicans changed their party affiliation after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol — An analysis of Colorado voter registration data showed that most of those Republicans switched to unaffiliated. — DENVER — Nearly 4,600 registered Republicans changed …

Washington Post:

Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron to retire at the end of February — Washington Post Publisher and CEO Fred Ryan today shared the following note with Post employees. — Dear Washington Post colleagues, — Although we have long known this day would come …

Discussion: CNN, New York Times, MyNorthwest.com, Washingtonian, Fox News, Washington Examiner, Politico, The Hill, The Daily Caller, CityNews Toronto, The Wrap and Balloon Juice, more at Mediagazer »

Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Martin Baron, executive editor who oversaw dramatic Washington Post expansion, announces retirement

Discussion: Honolulu Star-Advertiser

National Review:

Operation Warp Speed Staffers Refute Claim Biden Is Starting from Scratch on Vaccines — Current and former staffers say they helped set Biden's administration on a glide path to its vaccination goal. — Leaders of the Trump administration's Operation Warp Speed spent months working …

Discussion: RedState, Twitchy and HotAir

Jim Geraghty / National Review:
If You're Gushing about Non-Answers, You're Not Really a Journalist

Discussion: The National Pulse, Florida Phoenix, The White House and The Daily Caller

Washington Post:

In first call with Putin, Biden marks a return to skepticism from the top — President Biden laid out a bill of complaint against Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, airing allegations of human rights abuses, cyberspying and more while making a hard pivot away from the deference …

Discussion: New York Times, Fox News, Japan Times, The Independent, Raw Story and The National Interest

Associated Press:
First Biden-Putin call shows both cautious on big concerns

Discussion: CNN, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, IJR and Axios

USA Today:

Democrats have a chance to finally win the fight for voting rights that started in 1965 — The Capitol siege was a vivid example of how democracies die. But they also die quietly of rigged rules, suppressed votes and unequal ballot access. — It's a breeze for Georgians in white neighborhoods to vote after work.

Discussion: The Boston Globe

Ari Berman / Mother Jones:
How Joe Biden Can Reverse Republican Attacks on Democracy

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Slate, New York Times, ABC News and USA Today

Heather Long / Washington Post:

Cutting off stimulus checks to Americans earning over $75,000 could be wise, new data suggests — Biden is debating another round of $1,400 stimulus payments. Some in Congress have urged the president to target aid to lower-income families only. — As President Biden pushes for another round …

The Frontier:

Oklahoma trying to return its $2m stockpile of hydroxychloroquine — The Oklahoma Attorney General's Office has been tasked with attempting to return a $2 million stockpile of a malaria drug once touted by former President Donald Trump as a way to treat the coronavirus. — Reading Time Posted In

Discussion: Political Wire

Leyland Cecco / The Guardian:

Canadian mogul fined after getting Covid vaccine meant for Indigenous residents … The former head of a Canadian casino company and his actor wife have been fined after chartering a private plane to a remote community near the Alaska border and receiving coronavirus vaccines meant for vulnerable Indigenous residents.

Discussion: Washington Post, Bulwark+, New York Post, TheBlaze, Boing Boing and Yukon News

Peter Rudegeair / Wall Street Journal:

Goldman CEO David Solomon Takes $10 Million Pay Cut for 1MDB Scandal — The bank had said it would claw back or withhold $174 million in compensation from current, former executives — Goldman Sachs Group Inc. slashed Chief Executive David Solomon's 2020 pay by 36%, punishment …

Josh Feldman / Mediaite:

Lou Dobbs: Republicans Lost in 2020 Because the Party ‘Forgot Who Was the True Leader’ — Fox Business' Lou Dobbs said Tuesday that Republicans lost in 2020 because they “forgot who was the true leader,” calling former President Donald Trump the “only good thing” to happen to their party in the last four election cycles.

Discussion: The Hill

New York Times:

C.I.A. Warns Former Officers About Working for Foreign Governments — An unusual email from the agency's counterintelligence chief also warned retired officers to carefully weigh their comments on television, social media and podcasts. — WASHINGTON — The C.I.A.'s counterintelligence chief sent …

Discussion: Raw Story

Lachlan Markay / Axios:

Collins helps contractor before pro-Susan PAC gets donation — A PAC backing Sen. Susan Collins in her high-stakes reelection campaign received $150,000 from an entity linked to the wife of a defense contractor whose firm Collins helped land a federal contract, new public records show.

Associated Press:

AP Exclusive: DOJ rescinds ‘zero tolerance’ immigration rule — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Tuesday rescinded a Trump-era memo that established a “zero tolerance” enforcement policy for migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, which resulted in thousands of family separations.

Discussion: BuzzFeed News, Common Dreams, The Independent and Axios

Arya Hodjat / The Daily Beast:

California Man Texted Chilling Threats to Family of Lawmaker, Journalist: Feds — ‘NEARBY ARMED AND READY’ — A California man has been arrested and charged with sending chilling text messages to the brother of a congressman, as well as ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos, according to unsealed court documents.

Discussion: Raw Story and New York Post