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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.
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Washington Post, Business Insider, Law & Crime, Mediaite, Raw Story, The Week and Patterico's Pontifications
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 …
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The Mahablog, Washington Examiner, IJR, The Daily Caller, Crooks and Liars and Raw Story
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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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Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Lindsey Graham Warns Democrats Against Calling Witnesses In Trump Impeachment Trial
Lindsey Graham Warns Democrats Against Calling Witnesses In Trump Impeachment Trial
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Fox News, Daily Kos, IJR, TheBlaze, Althouse, New York Post, Breitbart and Washington Examiner
CNN:
Read: Democrats' impeachment trial brief
Read: Democrats' impeachment trial brief
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, Daily News, ABC News, Forbes, The Hill and Raw Story
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 …
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USA Today, New York Times, Business Insider, Law & Crime, POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Politico:
Progressive PAC kick-starts search for challengers to Manchin, Sinema — A trio of progressives who helped launch Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 2018 upset campaign are now setting their sights on Senate Democrats. — The co-founders of No Excuses PAC — Saikat Chakrabarti, Corbin Trent and Zack Exley …
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New York Post, National Review, Twitchy, HotAir, Townhall, Washington Examiner and Fox News
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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.
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The Hill, New York Magazine, The Rush Limbaugh Show, RedState, Slate, The Right Scoop and HotAir
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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Washington Examiner, USA Today and HotAir
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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 …
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CNN, UPI, New York Post, Raw Story and Political Wire
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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Washington Post, Dave Dubya's Freedom Rants, Mercury News, Raw Story and Political Wire
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Politico:
Conservative groups go MIA on Trump's impeachment
Conservative groups go MIA on Trump's impeachment
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Fox News, New York Times, Deseret News, IJR, ABC News, No More Mister Nice Blog, Townhall and The Carpentariat
Tristan Justice / The Federalist:
House Republicans Prepare To Oust Liz Cheney From Leadership
House Republicans Prepare To Oust Liz Cheney From Leadership
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Washington Examiner
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
The Wrong Way to Impeach Trump
The Wrong Way to Impeach Trump
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NPR, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post and Raw Story
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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Washington Free Beacon, HotAir, Washington Examiner, Reason, TheBlaze, Breitbart, New York Post and San Francisco Chronicle
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David Knowles / Yahoo News:
Did Bernie's inauguration outfit epitomize ‘white privilege’? A San Francisco teacher thinks so.
Did Bernie's inauguration outfit epitomize ‘white privilege’? A San Francisco teacher thinks so.
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Washington Examiner, Townhall, The Daily Caller and Fox News
Gary Kamiya / The Atlantic:
The Five-Second Cancellation of Abraham Lincoln
The Five-Second Cancellation of Abraham Lincoln
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Washington Post and The Week
Roger Sollenberger / Salon:
In 2019, Marjorie Taylor Greene told protesters to “flood the Capitol,” feel free to use violence — As a candidate, Greene told followers “we should feel like we will” resort to violence “if we have to” — In a video posted to social media months before announcing her congressional candidacy …
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Politico, HotAir, The American Independent, The Intellectualist, Washington Post, The Daily Caller, IJR, Michigan Advance and UPI
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Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Column: Where QAnon goes, so goes the Republican Party
Column: Where QAnon goes, so goes the Republican Party
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The American Independent, Daily Kos, Slate and The Intellectualist
Tiana Lowe / Washington Examiner:
Punishing vile lawmakers is not cancel culture
Punishing vile lawmakers is not cancel culture
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Washington Post, National Memo and Power Line
Rachel E. Greenspan / Insider:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's history of spreading bizarre conspiracy theories, from space lasers to Frazzledrip
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's history of spreading bizarre conspiracy theories, from space lasers to Frazzledrip
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CNN, Business Insider, New York Times, Media Matters for America, Slate, Raw Story and The Guardian
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.
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 …
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AppleInsider and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
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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Meduza.io:
‘Vladimir the Poisoner’ A translation of Alexey Navalny's speech in court on February 2 — On February 2, during a hearing that will determine if he remains in prison for several years to come, opposition figure Alexey Navalny addressed the court, delivering a short speech in which he maintained …
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Persuasion, Washington Examiner, Balloon Juice, The Guardian, Business Insider and The Week
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Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
Manchin, under pressure, backs advancing COVID-19 aid resolution using ‘reconciliation’ — Manchin said he would continue to fight for bipartisanship in the process — Manchin on Trump impeachment, restoring calm amid political turmoil — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. …
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Washington Examiner, The Independent, IJR, Los Angeles Times and Raw Story
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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 …
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Raw Story and Political Wire
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.
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.”
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Business Insider
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 …
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Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Kevin Roose / New York Times:
How the Biden Administration Can Help Solve Our Reality Crisis — These steps, experts say, could prod more people to abandon the scourge of hoaxes and lies. — Last month, millions of Americans watched as President Biden took the oath of office and, in a high-minded Inaugural Address, called for a new era of American unity.
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The Daily Caller, Big League Politics, Summit News, National Review, The Carpentariat and Twitchy
Samantha Kubota / TODAY.com:
Dolly Parton turned down the Presidential Medal of Freedom twice — Besides being East Tennessee's songbird, country superstar Dolly Parton has always had a philanthropic side and it turns out even presidents have noticed! — The queen of country, 75, told TODAY in an interview …
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Mediaite, TheGrio, KASW-TV, The Daily Caller, Talking Points Memo, The Guardian, CBS News, Forbes, The Week, Deadline, Vanity Fair, NPR, RedState, The Sun, The Daily Beast, Business Insider, Mic, WRBL-TV and IJR
Marthe de Ferrer / living:
Scientists have taught spinach to send emails and it could warn us about climate change — It may sound like something out of a futuristic science fiction film, but scientists have managed to engineer spinach plants which are capable of sending emails. — Through nanotechnology …
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Power Line
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.
Jay Greene / Washington Post:
Amazon's anti-union blitz stalks Alabama warehouse workers everywhere, even the bathroom — The stakes couldn't be higher for the e-commerce giant, which is fighting the biggest labor battle in its history on U.S. soil — SEATTLE — Some workers in Amazon's Bessemer, Ala. …
Jonathan Larsen / TYT Network:
Democrats Support Prayer Breakfast After Its Leaders Backed Trump Lies — Will President Biden and other Democrats participate in this week's National Prayer Breakfast? A given in past years, presidential attendance has taken on new weight this year in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
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The Bulwark
Pulitzer Center:
Announcing “The 1619 Project” Education Network — How can exploration of the essays, creative writing, photography, and podcasts that make up The 1619 Project from The New York Times Magazine support existing curricula, while also helping students evaluate historical research and process current events?