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8:10 AM ET, February 1, 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: GovExec.com, The Week and 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.
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Hannah Beech / New York Times:
Myanmar's Leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Is Detained Amid Coup
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Washington Post:
Trump's legal team exited after he insisted impeachment defense focus on false claims of election fraud  —  The implosion of former president Donald Trump's legal team comes as Trump remains fixated on arguing at his second impeachment trial that the 2020 election was stolen from him …
Associated Press:
Trump names 2 lawyers to impeachment defense team
Discussion: fox8.com and Political Wire
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Melanie Zanona / Politico:
House Republicans brace for party clash over Cheney and Greene
Discussion: New York Times, Political Wire and IJR
New York Times:
9 Top N.Y. Health Officials Have Quit as Cuomo Scorns Expertise  —  “When I say ‘experts’ in air quotes, it sounds like I'm saying I don't really trust the experts,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said, referring to pandemic policies.  “Because I don't.”  —  The deputy commissioner for public health …
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden invites GOP senators to White House for relief talks  —  President Biden on Sunday invited a group of Republican senators to meet with him at the White House early this week after they proposed a more targeted economic relief package, but the administration gave no indication it is ready …
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New York Times:
Ten G.O.P. senators sketch out their own proposed relief bill in a letter to Biden.
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 …
Washington Post:
New Trump PAC raised $31.5 million in the weeks after Election Day, as Trump was making baseless claims of voter fraud  —  Former president Donald Trump's new political action committee raised $31.5 million in the weeks after Election Day through a flurry of fundraising appeals purporting …
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Fredreka Schouten / CNN:
Trump stockpiles millions in donations as he faces a second impeachment trial
Discussion: Business Insider and Raw Story
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.
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Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:   Scotland Is Poised To Be The First Federal Government To Investigate Trump's Finances
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 …
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?
Michael Ginsberg / The Daily Caller:
MSNBC Did Not Ask Lincoln Project Founders About John Weaver Despite Booking Them 17 Times After The Story First Broke  — John Weaver of the Lincoln Project has been accused by multiple men, including a minor, of sexual harassment.  — Lincoln Project co-founders Steve Schmidt …
Discussion: Breitbart, Twitchy and RedState
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New York Times:
21 Men Accuse Lincoln Project Co-Founder of Online Harassment
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Republicans launch ‘Stop Stacey’ to defeat Abrams in Georgia in 2022  —  A Kemp-Abrams race would be one of the most expensive and fierce gubernatorial clashes in the country  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for January 31  —  EXCLUSIVE - A new outside group launched on Monday …
Justine Coleman / The Hill:
Biden reverses Trump last-minute attempt to freeze $27.4 billion of programs  —  President Biden on Sunday sent a letter to congressional leaders reversing former President Trump's last-minute attempt to freeze $27.4 billion in government programs.  —  Trump had moved, with less than a week left …
Tim Reid / Reuters:
Exclusive: Dozens of former Bush officials leave Republican Party, calling it ‘Trump cult’  —  (Reuters) - Dozens of Republicans in former President George W. Bush's administration are leaving the party, dismayed by a failure of many elected Republicans to disown Donald Trump after his false claims …
Discussion: The Hill
 
 
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Associated Press:
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Biden tempers expectations for high-dollar donors who hoped to get plum diplomatic posts
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Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
Wisconsin Vaccine Saboteur Steven Brandenburg Is a Flat-Earther, FBI Document Reveals
Discussion: Law & Crime
CNN:
Disproportionate number of current and former military personnel arrested in Capitol attack, CNN analysis shows
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The NFL's Covid-19 Finding That Saved the Season
 

 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

 
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