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10:15 AM ET, February 3, 2021

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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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Washington Post:
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 …
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.
Discussion: Fox News
American Greatness:   Cheney's Republican Party Is No More
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Under Pressure to Rebuke Their Own, G.O.P. Leaders Face a Critical Test
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:   Republicans are sick of the ‘loudmouths’ ‘dead-ending’ their party into supporting extremists: Ex-GOP Rep
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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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 …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: Althouse
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
Discussion: The RFAngle, Twitchy and PRESS RUN
Caroline Kelly / CNN:   Biden: No family members will be involved in any government decisions
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 …
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.
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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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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.
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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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.
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 …
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
White House open to narrowing who qualifies for stimulus checks but keeping payments at $1,400 per person  —  The White House is open to narrowing eligibility for the next round of stimulus payments but not lowering those payments below $1,400 per person, according to a White House spokeswoman.
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.
Discussion: Business Insider and Raw Story
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.
Discussion: Malaysiakini
New York Times:
They Supported ‘Defund the Police.’ Then the Mayoral Campaign Began.  —  Most of the leading mayoral candidates have been wary of embracing the “defund the police” movement, which has lost some mainstream political momentum.  —  Nearly eight months ago, Scott M. Stringer stood in Brooklyn before an angry …
The Daily Beast:
Fox News Ratings Free Fall Is a ‘Self-Inflicted Wound,’ Insiders Say  —  IN THE BASEMENT  —  The network fell behind CNN and MSNBC in key ratings figures for the first time in 20 years—a remarkable plunge that has staffers worried and critics gloating.  —  Signaling a seismic shift …
Washington Examiner:
Ron DeSantis's Florida is the unsung success story of coronavirus  —  Beginning Jan. 20, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo acquired a new problem.  He cannot very well blame President Biden for his performance on the coronavirus, so he now lacks a federal scapegoat toward which to deflect blame for his own shortcomings.
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.
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.
 
 
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Mary Louise Kelly / NPR:
Former CIA Officer: Treat Domestic Extremism As An Insurgency
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Christine Brennan / USA Today:
Sports leaders seek to protect women's sports while accommodating transgender girls and women
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Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
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Discussion: Forbes
New York Times:
Trump Loyalists Across Homeland Security Could Vex Biden's Immigration Policies
Discussion: American Prospect
Annie Linskey / Washington Post:
Biden brother's role in Florida law firm complicates White House ethics message
William P. Marshall / Washington Post:
Trump's second impeachment succeeded. But a Senate trial could backfire.
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Wall Street Journal:
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YouTube Cancels the U.S. Senate
Andrew Khouri / Los Angeles Times:
Depleted savings, ruined credit: What happens when all the rent comes due?
Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
Growing pains: Biden slowed by early stumbles in first two weeks
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
House votes to impose fines of up to $10,000 on lawmakers who flout security screening
Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:
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