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CNN:
First on CNN: Trump's impeachment defense team leaves less than two weeks before trial — (CNN)Former President Donald Trump's five impeachment defense attorneys have left a little more than a week before his trial is set to begin, according to people familiar with the case, amid a disagreement over his legal strategy.
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Politico:
Trump's top impeachment lawyer has left his team — Former President Donald Trump has lost his top impeachment lawyer just days before his trial is to begin, a person familiar with his legal strategy and two attorneys close to the team confirmed on Saturday night.
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Washington Post, Townhall, The Hill, National Memo, Raw Story and Axios
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Parts Ways With Five Lawyers Handling Impeachment Defense — The departures, which include his lead lawyer, Butch Bowers, come more than a week before his Senate trial is set to begin. — Former President Donald J. Trump has abruptly parted ways with five lawyers handling his impeachment defense …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
10 Senate Republicans seek meeting with Biden on Covid relief — A group of Senate Republicans is requesting a meeting with President Joe Biden to begin bipartisan negotiations on the next coronavirus relief bill, even as Democratic leaders are prepared this week to go down a path that could pass …
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John Harwood / CNN:
Why Biden has a rare opportunity for early success — This Biden clip is being used against him. Here are the facts — (CNN)Over five decades in Washington, President Joe Biden has watched seven newly-elected presidents get started. Improbably, he has the chance for a stronger opening act than any of them.
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Senator Susan Collins:
Group of 10 Republican Senators Outline Covid-19 Relief Compromise, Request Meeting with President Biden — WASHINGTON, D.C.— A group of 10 Republican Senators wrote to President Biden today to propose an alternative Covid-19 relief proposal that they believe is capable of garnering bipartisan support.
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Erica Werner / Washington Post:
Ten Senate Republicans propose compromise covid relief package, request meeting with Biden
Ten Senate Republicans propose compromise covid relief package, request meeting with Biden
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Bloomberg, Business Insider and Washington Times
Los Angeles Times:
Dodger Stadium's COVID-19 vaccination site temporarily shut down after protesters gather at entrance — Dodger Stadium's mass COVID-19 vaccination site was temporarily shut down Saturday afternoon when about 50 protesters gathered at the entrance, frustrating hundreds of motorists who had been waiting in line for hours.
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Michael Wines / New York Times:
After Record Turnout, Republicans Are Trying to Make It Harder to Vote — The presidential election results are settled. But the battle over new voting rules, especially for mail-in ballots, has just begun. — WASHINGTON — In Georgia, Arizona and other states won by President Biden …
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Associated Press, The Guardian, POLITICUSUSA, National Memo and Raw Story
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E.J. Dionne / Washington Post:
Democrats are faced with a choice. Protect the filibuster or protect democracy. — The Democrats can use their House and Senate majorities to reform our politics, guarantee voting rights and enhance our democracy. Or they can surrender to an anti-majoritarian, money-dominated system …
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New York Magazine, The Mahablog and The Guardian
Zachary Petrizzo / Mediaite:
Lincoln Project Sends Scorching Letter Demanding Giuliani Retract His ‘Fantastical’ Claim They Planned Capitol Riot: ‘Refuse At Your Peril’ — The Lincoln Project's legal counsel sent a scorching letter to Rudy Giuliani after he falsely accused the group of helping plan the January 6th Capitol riot …
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Florida Politics, Business Insider and HuffPost
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Nicholas Florko / STAT:
Trump officials actively lobbied to deny states money for vaccine rollout last fall — WASHINGTON — Top Trump officials actively lobbied Congress to deny state governments any extra funding for the Covid-19 vaccine rollout last fall — despite frantic warnings from state officials …
Associated Press:
Russia arrests 3,300 during wide protests backing Navalny — MOSCOW (AP) — Chanting slogans against President Vladimir Putin, tens of thousands took to the streets Sunday across Russia's vast expanse to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, keeping up the nationwide protests that have rattled the Kremlin.
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
So you're being held accountable? That's not ‘cancel culture’ — According to the Washington Examiner's Eddie Scarry, nothing less than a “social justice mob” descended on Politico after it gave a guest-editing slot to right-wing flamethrower Ben Shapiro.
Juliet Chung / Wall Street Journal:
Melvin Capital Lost 53% in January, Hurt by GameStop and Other Bets — Citadel, its partners and Point72 took losses from their investment in the hedge fund — Melvin Capital Management, the hedge fund that has borne the brunt of losses from the soaring stock prices of heavily shorted stocks recently …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Secretive Ethics panel will judge Hawley and Cruz — Former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial will be conducted on the Senate floor, live on TV. The Senate investigation into Sens. Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley will take place behind closed doors by one of the most secretive committees in Congress.
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Raw Story
Jason Campbell / Media Matters for America:
After Joe Biden's inauguration, Newsmax personalities are distraught and enraged — Newsmax host Greg Kelly: “It's actually OK to say you don't want to see Joe Biden succeed” — On January 20, Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States.
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Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Biden isn't living up to his bipartisan promises — The president is saying the right things about working with Republicans, but his administration's early actions suggest he's more interested in pandering to progressives. — Boxed in by a progressive Left eager to leverage its newfound power …
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Politico, Fox News and New York Magazine
Ryan Brooks / BuzzFeed News:
ICE Deported A Survivor Of The El Paso Walmart Shooting Who Was Assisting In The Investigation, Her Lawyers Say — A survivor of the 2019 El Paso Walmart shooting who was assisting law enforcement officials with the case has been deported by ICE following an arrest during a traffic stop …
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Patricia L. Garcia / KTSM-TV:
Traffic stop leads to deportation of El Paso Walmart shooting victim
Ben Jacobs / New York Magazine:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Is ‘the Worst Enemy for Most Causes That She Supposedly Supports’ — National Republicans long saw Majorie Taylor Greene, a first-term member of Congress from northwest Georgia, as a potential source of trouble. Few probably thought it would get this bad.
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Tiana Lowe / Washington Examiner:
Marjorie Taylor Greene brings the GOP nothing but baggage
Marjorie Taylor Greene brings the GOP nothing but baggage
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Politico:
Why you haven't seen a sit-down Biden interview yet — Joe Biden waited nearly four decades to become the most powerful man in the free world. Now that he is, he's making himself scarce. — Biden is leaning on doctors and health experts to publicly detail his Covid policy.
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NBC News:
Pence plans to form fundraising group as he moves beyond Trump, Capitol riot — WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Mike Pence is beginning to build a political future without Donald Trump, including making plans to form a policy-focused fundraising committee that would help him maintain …
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Business Insider
Sarah Dadouch / Washington Post:
Saudi Arabia has been scrubbing its textbooks of anti-Semitic and misogynistic passages — BEIRUT — Saudi Arabia has been sharply criticized over the decades for school textbooks that preach women's subservience to men, anti-Semitism and a general enmity toward religions other than Islam.
Kashmir Hill / New York Times:
A Vast Web of Vengeance — Outrageous lies destroyed Guy Babcock's online reputation. When he went hunting for their source, what he discovered was worse than he could have imagined. — Guy Babcock vividly remembers the chilly Saturday evening when he discovered the stain on his family.
Seth Abramson / Proof:
The 20 Women Who Shaped January 6 — New revelations put twenty women at the heart of the events of Insurrection Day. — 15 hr ago … Kimberly Guilfoyle. Surely we should have seen Guilfoyle's role in the insurrection coming. From her unhinged performance at the Republican National Convention …
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