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6:20 PM ET, February 2, 2021

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Axios:
Bonus episode: Inside the craziest meeting of the Trump presidency  —  Last month, Axios published “Off the rails,” a series taking you inside the end of Donald Trump's presidency, from his election loss to the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection that triggered his second impeachment — and a Senate trial set to begin next week.
NBC News:
Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked Parkland survivor in unearthed video: An ‘idiot’ who's trained ‘like a dog’  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., mocked a Parkland shooting survivor as an “idiot” who “only talks when he is scripted” in a 2019 interview with a Georgia gun group …
Discussion: Washington Examiner, MSNBC, IJR and HuffPost
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Roger Sollenberger / Salon:
In 2019, Marjorie Taylor Greene told protesters to “flood the Capitol,” feel free to use violence
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Romney: GOP ‘should have nothing to do with’ Marjorie Taylor Greene
Discussion: RedState, Forbes and Politico
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Ginni Thomas apologizes to husband's Supreme Court clerks after Capitol riot fallout  —  Conservative political activist Virginia Thomas told her husband Justice Clarence Thomas's former law clerks that she was sorry for a rift that developed among them after her election advocacy …
Washington Post:
Trump's actions described as ‘a betrayal of historic proportions’ in trial brief filed by House impeachment managers  —  House Democrats made their case to convict former president Donald Trump of inciting the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol in a sweeping impeachment brief filed with the Senate Tuesday …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The weird threats Lindsey Graham and Trump's lawyer are making about calling impeachment witnesses  —  Former president Donald Trump's impeachment trial is set to begin in a week's time.  And judging by a couple interviews Monday, his side is focused on delivering a not-so-veiled threat …
Politico:
Austin ousts Pentagon advisory board members as he roots out Trump appointees  —  Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has removed members of the Pentagon's advisory boards in a sweeping effort to oust a series of last-minute appointees by the Trump administration, according to defense officials and a memo obtained by POLITICO.
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Nancy A. Youssef / Wall Street Journal:
Defense Chief Clears Out Pentagon Advisory Boards to Oust Last-Minute Trump Picks  —  With clean sweep, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin avoids selectively firing Trump supporters  —  WASHINGTON—Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin dismissed every member of the Pentagon's policy advisory boards Monday …
Lyanne Melendez / ABC7:
Are acronyms a symptom of ‘white supremacy culture?’  SFUSD makes another disputable decision  —  SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — First the San Francisco School Board decided to rename 44 schools because they are named after people with ties to racism or slavery.  Now the Arts Department has taken …
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Gary Kamiya / The Atlantic:
The Five-Second Cancellation of Abraham Lincoln
Discussion: Washington Post and The Week
ir.aboutamazon.com:
Amazon.com Announces Financial Results and CEO Transition  —  Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos will transition to role of Executive Chair in Q3, Andy Jassy to become Chief Executive Officer of Amazon at that time  —  SEATTLE—(BUSINESS WIRE)— Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) …
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Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Jeff Bezos to step aside as Amazon CEO
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Manchin says he doesn't support raising minimum wage to $15 per hour  —  Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said on Tuesday that he does not support increasing the minimum age to $15 an hour—a critical roadblock to including the proposal in the final coronavirus relief bill.  —  “No I'm not.
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New York Times:
An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2020 Election  —  An interactive map that lets readers explore in new detail how most states voted in the 2020 presidential election.
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Dare Trump to Testify  —  He should be called out as a coward if he refuses to take the stand in his own defense.  —  Donald Trump attempted to overthrow an election and install himself as an autocrat.  —  This is an inconvenient truth for congressional Republicans who were complicit in the scheme …
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Konrad Putzier / Wall Street Journal:
Amazon Unveils Outdoorsy New HQ2, Renewing Its Commitment to Offices  —  Centerpiece of design is a 350-foot building dubbed the Helix, which features two spiraling outdoor walkways  —  Amazon. com Inc.'s plans for its new northern Virginia headquarters feature an outdoor theme …
Johana Bhuiyan / Los Angeles Times:
Amazon will pay $61.7 million to delivery drivers after withholding tips  —  Amazon will pay more than $61.7 million to Flex drivers from whom it withheld the full amount of customer tips to settle a Federal Trade Commission investigation.  —  The settlement comes nearly two years …
Discussion: Vox and Raw Story
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Federal Trade Commission:
Amazon To Pay $61.7 Million to Settle FTC Charges It Withheld Some Customer Tips from Amazon Flex Drivers
Bridget Read / The Cut:
The Nightmare Share She posted an ad for a roommate.  What's the worst that could happen?  —  As it goes in New York City, the apartment was small, it was expensive, but it was theirs.  Heidi Russell and Valentina Bajada owned an 860-square-foot second-floor walk-up, and they loved …
Ursula Perano / Axios:
Alejandro Mayorkas confirmed as DHS secretary  —  The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Alejandro Mayorkas as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, 56-43.  —  Why it matters: Mayorkas is an Obama administration alum and oversaw the implementation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
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Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
McConnell rips DHS nominee Mayorkas for creating an ‘unethical favor factory for Democratic Party royalty’
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Turnout dip among Georgia Republicans flipped U.S. Senate  —  Control of the U.S. Senate was on the line, but many Georgia Republicans — at least some deterred by Donald Trump's loss — stayed home rather than cast ballots in January's runoffs.  —  Their absence at the polls helped swing Georgia and the Senate to the Democrats.
Discussion: The Root and Associated Press
Ken Klippenstein / The Intercept:
Inside the Brutal Power Struggle at Homeland Security … Tensions ran so high at the Department of Homeland Security's oversight wing that one senior official fantasized about Arya Stark, the fictional assassin in “Game of Thrones,” “taking care of” the agency chief, according …
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Will Steakin / ABC News:
Jan. 6 rally organizer planning ‘MAGA Sellout’ tour targeting Republicans who ‘betrayed’ Trump  —  The effort targets GOP representatives who voted to impeach Trump.  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz: ‘We have to marshal a positive populism’  —  Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz speaks with Linsey Davis about Trumpism …
Discussion: Political Wire
Robert A. Pape / The Atlantic:
The Capitol Rioters Aren't Like Other Extremists  —  On January 6, a mob of about 800 stormed the U.S. Capitol in support of former President Donald Trump, and many people made quick assumptions regarding who the insurrectionists were.  Because a number of the rioters prominently displayed symbols …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Hawley rakes in grassroots cash after Capitol attack  —  January was Sen. Josh Hawley's best fundraising month—by far—since his 2018 election, with a flood of small-dollar donations more than eclipsing the corporate cash he lost after leading an effort to block certification of President Biden's Electoral College win.
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Journalists Push Back on Report Suggesting Biden Spox Psaki Screens Out Tough Questions  —  Debate is raging on Twitter over a Daily Beast report that suggested Biden Press Secretary Jen Psaki is trying to screen out tough questions, but several White House journalists are using social media to push back on the story.
New York Times:
Read the Brief from Trump's Defense Team on Impeachment Charge  —  Former President Donald J. Trump's legal team submitted a brief on Tuesday to the Senate outlining his defense against the impeachment charge of “incitement of insurrection.”
Discussion: Business Insider
Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Nevada jockeys to be first on presidential primary calendar  —  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Democrats in Nevada are making a play to bump Iowa and New Hampshire from their early spots on the presidential primary calendar.  If successful, it would upend decades of political tradition and give a more urban …
Amber Athey / spectator.us:
AOC's body politics  —  The congresswoman uses a sexual assault allegation as a political cudgel  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez talks about the July 6 storming of the Capitol building during a livestream video (Twitter Screenshot)  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is no stranger to attention.
Jan Wolfe / Reuters:
‘He invited us’: Accused Capitol rioters blame Trump in novel legal defense  —  (Reuters) - Emanuel Jackson, a 20-year-old Washington area man, was caught on video using a metal bat to strike the protective shields wielded by police officers as they tried to fend off rioters storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
New York Times:
Why Are Republican Presidents So Bad for the Economy?  —  G.D.P., jobs and other indicators have all risen faster under Democrats for nearly the past century.
Discussion: Kevin Drum
Jeremy B. White / Politico:
Newsom approval rate plummets in California  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom's approval rating has plummeted as the public sours on his pandemic management, according to a new Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll that underscores the viability of a campaign to recall Newsom.
Discussion: Fox News and Breitbart
 
 
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CNN:
Investigators struggle to build murder case in death of US Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick
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Jay Greene / Washington Post:
Amazon's anti-union blitz stalks Alabama warehouse workers everywhere, even the bathroom
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theepochtimes.com:
Biden and the Greengrocer  —  One of the strangest aspects of America's new cup o' Joe …
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Jonathan Larsen / TYT Network:
Democrats Support Prayer Breakfast After Its Leaders Backed Trump Lies
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