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11:10 PM ET, January 31, 2021

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New York Times:
77 Days: Trump's Campaign to Subvert the Election  —  Hours after the United States voted, the president declared the election a sham — putting himself at the center of a movement that would shatter democratic norms and upend the peaceful transfer of power.
Discussion: Raw Story
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Survey Says: Never Tweet  —  The tensions in newsrooms over reporters' social media presence are not just about politics.  —  David Carr, the legendary Timesman who made this column a destination, told me back in 2012 that he kept a “helicopter on the roof” of The New York Times Building in case he needed to escape.
Associated Press:
Myanmar military says it is taking control of the country  —  NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar military television says the military has taken control of the country for one year.  —  An announcer on military-owned Myawaddy TV made the announcement Monday morning.
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BBC:
Myanmar military takes control of country after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi  —  Myanmar's military has confirmed it has taken control of the country after Aung San Suu Kyi and other political leaders were arrested in the early hours.  —  The coup comes after tensions rose between …
Discussion: The Guardian and Raw Story
Hannah Beech / New York Times:
Myanmar Leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Is Detained Amid Coup Fears  —  The action came after mounting indications of an impending coup in the Southeast Asian nation.  —  BANGKOK — Myanmar's civilian leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, and other government leaders were detained in early-morning raids Monday …
Discussion: Axios
Hannah Beech / New York Times:
Myanmar's Leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Is Detained Amid Coup Fears  —  The action came after mounting indications of an impending coup in the Southeast Asian nation.  —  BANGKOK — Myanmar's civilian leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and her top lieutenants were reported detained …
Wall Street Journal:
Myanmar Military Seizes Power in Coup
Discussion: Al Jazeera
Poppy McPherson / Reuters:
Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders arrested, party spokesman says
Discussion: Al Arabiya and New York Post
New York Times:
21 Men Accuse Lincoln Project Co-Founder of Online Harassment  —  John Weaver, a longtime G.O.P. operative who advised John McCain and John Kasich, made sexual overtures to young men, sometimes offering to help them get work in politics.  —  John Weaver, a longtime Republican strategist …
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Jeff Horwitz / Wall Street Journal:
Facebook Knew Calls for Violence Plagued ‘Groups’, Now Plans Overhaul  —  The giant struggled to balance Mark Zuckerberg's free-expression mantra against findings that rabid partisanship had overrun a feature central to its future  —  Facebook Inc. in 2019 redesigned its flagship product …
Martyn McLaughlin / Scotsman:
Scottish Parliament to hold vote on Unexplained Wealth Order into Donald Trump's finances  —  MSPs will be asked to vote this week on whether the Scottish Government should pursue an Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO) to investigate the source of financing for Donald Trump's Scottish resorts.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Associated Press:
Trump names 2 lawyers to impeachment defense team  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump on Sunday named two lawyers to his impeachment defense team, one day after it was revealed that the former president had parted ways with an earlier set of attorneys.  —  The two lawyers representing …
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump announces new legal team for second impeachment trial  —  Former President Trump announced on Sunday that lawyers David Schoen and Bruce L. Castor Jr. will lead his defense at his upcoming impeachment trial.  —  Why it matters: The hiring comes a day after news broke …
Marc Caputo / Politico:
‘She is weighing us down’: Georgia GOP cringes at Marjorie Taylor Greene spectacle  —  The Georgia GOP is tearing itself apart in a civil war.  It lost two Senate seats in an ill-fated January run-off election.  And the once-Republican suburbs in metro Atlanta — the most populous part of the state …
Discussion: HuffPost, New York Times and CNN
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Washington Post:
GOP Rep. Kinzinger starts PAC to challenge party's embrace of Trump
New York Times:
Ten G.O.P. senators sketch out their own proposed relief bill in a letter to Biden.  —  Ten Republican senators wrote to President Biden on Sunday, outlining a framework for coronavirus relief legislation and pushing for Mr. Biden to compromise.  The letter came as Democrats were preparing …
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Washington Post:
Biden to meet with Senate Republicans offering covid relief counter-proposal
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Kushner, Berkowitz nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for Israel deals  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and his deputy, Avi Berkowitz, were nominated on Sunday for the Nobel Peace Prize for their role in negotiating four normalization deals between Israel …
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Reuters:   Navalny, WHO and Thunberg among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize
Bari Weiss / New York Post:
10 ways to fight back against woke culture  —  I realize the faddish thing to say these days is that we live in the worst, most broken and backward country in the world and maybe in the history of civilization.  It's utter nonsense.  —  I have a few basic litmus tests in my own life: Can I wear a tank top in public?
Wall Street Journal:
The NFL's Covid-19 Finding That Saved the Season  —  The coronavirus gospel of ‘within six feet for more than 15 minutes’ wasn't enough—and the NFL had the data to prove it  —  It was early October, and the NFL had a problem.  It wasn't just that players and staff for the Tennessee Titans …
CNN:
Something went terribly wrong with Trump's defense  —  Elie Honig is a CNN legal analyst and former federal and state prosecutor.  The views expressed in this commentary are his own.  Read more opinion on CNN.  Watch Honig answer readers' questions on “CNN Newsroom with Ana Cabrera” on weekends.
New York Times:
As Virus Variants Spread, ‘No One Is Safe Until Everyone Is Safe’  —  Rich countries are cornering the market on coronavirus vaccines, leaving poorer regions as potential breeding grounds for variants, like one found in South Africa, that could make vaccines less effective.
Discussion: Gothamist
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Michael McAuliff / New York Daily News:
‘They should negotiate’: Sen. Schumer pushes back on GOP offer to slash COVID relief package to $600B  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is throwing cold water on a Republican offer to give President Biden less than a third of what he wants in a COVID relief package.
Discussion: CNN, Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg
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.
Matt London / Fox News:
Prominent lawyer with Epstein days before death speaks out: 'I don't believe it was suicide'  —  Lawyer who saw Epstein days before death speaks out: Why I don't believe it was suicide  —  Prominent civil rights and criminal defense attorney David Schoen said that he met with sex offender …
Discussion: Mediaite, Law & Crime and Forbes
Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
Wisconsin Vaccine Saboteur Steven Brandenburg Is a Flat-Earther, FBI Document Reveals  —  Steven Brandenburg also allegedly carried a handgun to work, and believed the sky was actually a “shield put up by the Government to prevent individuals from seeing God.”
Discussion: Law & Crime
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
What the next generation of editors need to tell their political reporters  —  The newly announced resignation of Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron, the abrupt stepping-down of Los Angeles Times executive editor Norman Pearlstine in December, and the highly anticipated departure …
John McWhorter / It Bears Mentioning:
More on what modern “antiracism” does to schools, or could not — and some insight on the Kendi thing.  —  More on antiracist manifestos at universities, and also on the insights of a certain “Professor” Kendi levelled against me last weekend.  —  2 hr ago  —  This just in ...
Discussion: HotAir and MSN
Wall Street Journal:
Exxon, Chevron CEOs Discussed Merger  —  Exxon's Darren Woods, Chevron's Mike Wirth spoke last year about combining their companies in what could be among the largest corporate mergers ever  —  The chief executives of Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. spoke last year about combining the oil giants …
 
 
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Scott Pelley / CBS News:
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Biden tempers expectations for high-dollar donors who hoped to get plum diplomatic posts
Discussion: Raw Story
Axios:
Centrists could sink Biden's activist liberal agenda
Discussion: HuffPost, National Journal and HotAir
Don Christensen / Defense One:
If Austin Is Serious about Preventing Sexual Assault, Why Is Hyten Still Vice Chief?
CNN:
Disproportionate number of current and former military personnel arrested in Capitol attack, CNN analysis shows
CNN:
Nicholas Kristof: ‘Extremism is a losing strategy’
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
All the Lies They Told Us About the Filibuster
Rachael Bade / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The OTHER Joe with veto power
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
Trump Raised $255.4 Million in 8 Weeks as He Sought to Overturn Election Result
Discussion: Fox News
Politico:
Why you haven't seen a sit-down Biden interview yet
E.J. Dionne / Washington Post:
Democrats are faced with a choice. Protect the filibuster or protect democracy.
Nicholas Florko / STAT:
Trump officials actively lobbied to deny states money for vaccine rollout last fall
Discussion: Political Wire
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
So you're being held accountable? That's not ‘cancel culture.’