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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Biden embraces the left, while McCarthy may purge a member on the right — DRIVING THE DAY — BREAKING OVERNIGHT: House Minority Leader KEVIN MCCARTHY and his top lieutenants are leaning toward removing Rep. MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE (R-Ga.) from the House Education …
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Senate Republicans move against ‘nutty’ House member in widening GOP rift — A growing number of Republicans took sides Tuesday in a brewing House battle over the shape of the GOP after the Donald Trump presidency, amplifying pressure on Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy as he decides …
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Wall Street Journal:
House Republican Reckoning — The fates of Reps. Cheney and Greene will suggest the GOP future. — By The Editorial Board — Minorities in the House of Representatives are rarely relevant, but the current GOP minority is only a few seats from taking back control.
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Under Pressure to Rebuke Their Own, G.O.P. Leaders Face a Critical Test
Under Pressure to Rebuke Their Own, G.O.P. Leaders Face a Critical Test
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NBC News:
Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked Parkland survivor in unearthed video: An ‘idiot’ who's trained ‘like a dog’
Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked Parkland survivor in unearthed video: An ‘idiot’ who's trained ‘like a dog’
Politico:
House GOP delays taking action on Marjorie Taylor Greene
House GOP delays taking action on Marjorie Taylor Greene
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Associated Press:
McCarthy Meets With Rep. Greene While GOP Faces Cheney Decision
McCarthy Meets With Rep. Greene While GOP Faces Cheney Decision
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Justin Gray / WSB-TV:
EXCLUSIVE: Attorney Lin Wood under investigation over whether he voted illegally in November, officials say — ATLANTA — He has been one of the most vocal, visible and controversial critics of the integrity of Georgia's election. — Attorney Lin Wood filed lawsuits and held rallies …
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Stephen Fowler / NPR:
Pro-Trump Election Conspiracist Lin Wood Under Investigation For Illegal Voting
Pro-Trump Election Conspiracist Lin Wood Under Investigation For Illegal Voting
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Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Turnout dip among Georgia Republicans flipped U.S. Senate
Turnout dip among Georgia Republicans flipped U.S. Senate
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Outside the Beltway, Erick Erickson's Confessions …, The Hill, The Root, Daily News and HotAir
Stefanos Chen / New York Times:
The Down Side to Life in a Supertall Tower: Leaks, Creaks, Breaks — 432 Park, one of the wealthiest addresses in the world, faces some significant design problems, and other luxury high-rises may share its fate. — The nearly 1,400-foot tower at 432 Park Avenue, briefly …
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Jayme Deerwester / USA Today:
Capitol riot suspect asks court's permission to vacation in Mexico - and gets it — A woman accused of participating in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol asked a federal judge for permission to leave the country on vacation later this month - and got it. — In a Monday court filing …
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
In Rare Public Statement, Congressional Aides Call for Trump's Conviction — More than 370 Democratic aides issued an unusual public appeal, notable because congressional staff members rarely publicly express their own views. — WASHINGTON — More than 370 Democratic congressional aides …
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Jacqueline Feldscher / Politico:
Top House Republican demands Psaki apologize over ‘disgraceful’ Space Force quip — The House Armed Services Committee's top Republican is calling on White House press secretary Jen Psaki to “immediately apologize” for her response to a Space Force question in Tuesday's briefing.
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Kyle Morris / Breitbart:
Resurfaced Tweets Haunt White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki
Resurfaced Tweets Haunt White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki
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BBC:
‘Their goal is to destroy everyone’: Uighur camp detainees allege systematic rape — Women in China's “re-education” camps for Uighurs have been systematically raped, sexually abused, and tortured, according to detailed accounts obtained by the BBC. You may find some of the details in this story distressing.
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump aides made a late request to Team Biden to extend their parental leave. They said no. — After four years in the Trump administration, Vanessa Ambrosini was looking forward to three months of parental leave when she and her husband welcomed a baby a week before Christmas.
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William Adkins / Politico:
Eric Trump hits out at Scottish plan to debate his father's golf courses — Donald Trump's son Eric has lashed out at Scottish politicians ahead of a parliamentary debate on whether to launch an investigation into the financing of his father's resorts. — The debate in the Scottish parliament …
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Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
Manhattan district attorney considering prosecuting Stephen Bannon following his pardon by Trump in federal fraud case — NEW YORK — The Manhattan District Attorney's Office is weighing whether to bring a state court case against Stephen K. Bannon, who was indicted on federal fraud charges …
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NBC News:
Lawmakers aim to dissolve ‘draconian’ law that placed heavy financial burden on Postal Service — A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House and Senate introduced legislation that would provide the Postal Service much-needed financial relief by doing away with a mandate that required …
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HotAir, Congressman Peter DeFazio, Common Dreams and The Hill
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Schiff lobbying Newsom to be California's next AG — Rep. Adam Schiff is quietly lobbying Gov. Gavin Newsom and his allies to appoint him California's next attorney general, according to people familiar with the matter. — Why it matters: If Newsom selects Schiff …
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Julia Azari / FiveThirtyEight:
The GOP Might Still Be Trump's Party. But That Doesn't Mean There's Room For Him. — Throughout his presidency, Donald Trump crossed lines that no other president has come close to. And if there was ever any doubt, the final months of his presidency put that to rest.
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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
As GameStop stock crumbles, newbie traders reckon with heavy losses — The Reddit forum that helped kick off the frenzy has given way to anxiety, financial bloodshed and infighting — As GameStop's stock plunged 60 percent Tuesday, the online horde that had raced to invest in the …
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Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
The Challenge of Going It Alone — The last time we had a Senate divided at 50/50 was back in 2001. It only stayed that way until May of 2001 when Vermont Republican Sen. Jim Jeffords switched parties, giving Democrats 51 seats. — But, the make-up of the Senate was much less polarized than it is today.
Sandra Sobieraj Westfall / People.com:
In First White House Interview, Joe & Jill Biden Talk Marriage, Family, Prayer — and the Challenges Ahead — The new president and first lady open up about their initial days after returning to Washington, D.C., and starting the nation's next chapter: “We have problems, but we also have enormous opportunities”
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John Nichols / The Nation:
Biden Doesn't Need and Shouldn't Want the Votes of the Sedition Caucus or the Obstructionists — The presidents and the Democrats have a mandate to govern. — President Biden is being told that, in the interest of “unity and bipartisanship,” he must cooperate with Senate Republicans …
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CNN:
FBI raids homes of 2 men who held rally on eve of Capitol attack — Washington (CNN)The FBI recently raided the homes of two men who sponsored an invective-laced rally near the US Capitol a day before the deadly insurrection, the first known search warrants involving people who organized and spoke at rallies preceding the attack.
Peter Brannen / The Atlantic:
The Terrifying Warning Lurking in the Earth's Ancient Rock Record … we live on a wild planet, a wobbly, erupting, ocean-sloshed orb that careens around a giant thermonuclear explosion in the void. Big rocks whiz by overhead, and here on the Earth's surface, whole continents crash together …
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
Trump Supporters' Own Explanations For Assaulting The Capitol Are Undercutting His Impeachment Defense — WASHINGTON — Former president Donald Trump formally responded Tuesday to the charges filed by House Democrats in his second impeachment, denying that he incited a mob to violently descend …
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Jan Wolfe / Reuters:
‘He invited us’: Accused Capitol rioters blame Trump in novel legal defense
‘He invited us’: Accused Capitol rioters blame Trump in novel legal defense
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Schumer, McConnell reach deal on Senate organizing resolution — Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) have reached a deal on the organizing resolution for running a 50-50 Senate. — “We will pass the resolution through the Senate today …
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Bridget Read / The Cut:
The Clarifying Power of AOC's Storytelling — Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez went live on Instagram last night to describe in vivid, harrowing detail her experience during the Capitol insurrection. Facing the camera, speaking passionately and clearly, she spent several minutes recounting …
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Jeff Stein / SpyTalk:
Slain FBI Agents Worked in ‘A Dark Place’ — Child sex cases took them to ‘places most people could never imagine even exist’ — Daniel Alfin and Laura Schwartzenberger worked in very dark places. Serving a warrant in the dark on a suspected child abuser was just one of them.
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Chuck Schumer Used Violent Rhetoric To Sic A Mob On Two Supreme Court Justices — One year ago, Schumer incited a mob on the steps of the Supreme Court in order to bully justices to rule in Democrats' favor. — When Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., spoke against the constitutionality …
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Axios
Manuel Roig-Franzia / Washington Post:
Trump gets an important backer in his bid to live at Mar-a-Lago — Some of the neighbors don't want him around. — But former president Donald Trump just found a big ally in his quest to call his Florida club, Mar-a-Lago, home during his post-presidency.
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The Economist:
Global democracy has a very bad year — The pandemic caused an unprecedented rollback of democratic freedoms in 2020 — Global democracy continued its decline in 2020, according to the latest edition of the Democracy Index from our sister company, The Economist Intelligence Unit.
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Molly Jong-Fast / The Daily Beast:
Trump Lost Twitter and the Presidency. Guess Which One Hurts More? — Sure, he liked riding Air Force One and destroying the Constitution as much as the next guy. But what he really loved was heaping abuse on people. — BEAST INSIDE … Turns out the real bully pulpit was the one Donald Trump …
Nature:
Coronavirus is in the air — there's too much focus on surfaces … A year into the pandemic, the evidence is now clear. The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted predominantly through the air — by people talking and breathing out large droplets and small particles called aerosols.
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