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1:25 PM 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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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
An ugly truth links Marjorie Taylor Greene to Trump — one the GOP won't confront  —  Republicans are facing two big decisions.  They must determine whether they will strip Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) of committee assignments in response to her all-around crackpottery.
National Review:
How to Deal with Marjorie Taylor Greene
Discussion: New Republic and The 19th
Washington Post:
Senate Republicans move against ‘nutty’ House member in widening GOP rift
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
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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Washington Post:
Scottish lawmakers push to investigate Trump golf course financing  —  LONDON — Lawmakers in Scotland are demanding that the government investigate former president Donald Trump and the Trump Organization to learn the source of the funds used to purchase a pair of golf courses.
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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Medium:
An Open Letter from Congressional Staff to Senate
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, The Guardian and Forbes
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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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Schumer, McConnell reach deal on Senate organizing resolution
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 …
New York Times:
The AstraZeneca vaccine is shown to drastically cut transmission of the virus.  —  The University of Oxford research is the first to document a vaccine substantially reducing the virus's spread.  British officials said the results underscored how mass inoculations were key to ending the pandemic.
Discussion: Fox News, The Week and The Daily Caller
Corinne Ramey / Wall Street Journal:
Steve Bannon Faces New York Criminal Probe  —  The former Trump White House strategist was pardoned on federal charges that he allegedly stole from a private campaign to build a southern border wall  —  Manhattan prosecutors have opened an investigation into Steve Bannon for potential crimes under …
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Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
Manhattan district attorney considering prosecuting Stephen Bannon following his pardon by Trump in federal fraud case
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 …
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 …
Patrick Byrne / Deep Capture:
How DJT Lost the White House, Chapter 3: Crashing the White House (December 18-22)  —  On the evening of Friday, December 18, Sidney Powell, Mike Flynn, a sharp female attorney on Sydney's team (whom I will call “Alyssa"), and myself decided to call an SUV and get driven to the entrance …
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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.
Discussion: emptywheel
Amanda Coletta / Washington Post:
Canada declares the Proud Boys a terrorist group  —  TORONTO — Canada on Wednesday declared the Proud Boys a terrorist entity, adding the far-right group to a list that includes al-Qaeda, ISIS and al-Shabab as part of an effort to crack down on what senior government officials called one of the country's “most serious threats.”
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.
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
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”
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.
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 …
Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
She was stunned by Biden's inauguration.  How this South Carolina mom escaped QAnon  —  Ashley Vanderbilt says her four-year-old daughter Emmerson knew “something was wrong with her mom.”  —  “I wasn't one hundred percent there like I should have been,” she recalls.
Peter Brannen / The Atlantic:
The Terrifying Warning Lurking in the Earth's Ancient Rock Record  —  Photo Illustrations by Brendan Pattengale |  Images above: Glaciers from the Vatnajökull ice cap, in Iceland … We live on a wild planet, a wobbly, erupting, ocean-sloshed orb that careens around a giant thermonuclear explosion in the void.
Elizabeth / War Room: Pandemic:
Matt Gaetz Volunteers to Give Up House Seat to Defend President Trump in Senate Trial  —  Congressman Matt Gaetz said he would give up his seat in the House if asked to defend President Donald Trump in the upcoming impeachment trial.  —  “The President so far has gotten a low-energy defense,” Gaetz said in an interview with War Room.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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 …
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.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump's pathetic defense reminds us why conviction is needed  —  Joyce White Vance, a former federal prosecutor, persuasively makes the case that “Republicans have never delivered on holding [former President Donald] Trump accountable. ...  And if Senate Republicans do fail to hold him accountable …
Nicholas Rowan / Washington Examiner:
Supreme Court sides with Germany and Hungary in Holocaust survivors case  —  The Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously sided with Germany and Hungary after Holocaust survivors sought to sue the countries in U.S. courts.  —  In both cases, Republic of Hungary v. Simon and Federal Republic …
Discussion: Politico and Law & Crime
Sarah Lyall / New York Times:
Scenes From a Marriage, Patinkin-Style  —  Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody's charming, irreverent pandemic-era posts led to unlikely social media stardom.  Will the vaccine end their run?  —  Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody have been together since their first date nearly 43 years ago …
 
 
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The governor of the state second-hardest hit by the coronavirus probably shouldn't be bragging about it
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed News:
The Iowa Caucus Is Supposed To Tell A Story About America. He's Still Trying To Figure Out What It Meant.
Heather Knight / San Francisco Chronicle:
San Francisco sues its own school district, board over reopening: ‘They have earned an F’
Discussion: NBC Bay Area and Washington Post
Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department Drops Yale University Admissions Lawsuit
Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
CBS grapples with racism claims at WCBS-TV Channel 2 in New York
David Enrich / New York Times:
Trump's Banker at Deutsche Bank Was Ousted for a Real Estate Deal
Discussion: Bloomberg and Raw Story
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Trump-allied lobbying firm is closing down after Biden win and DC protests
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Charlotte Clymer / USA Today:
Confront military's white supremacy and nationalism head-on, or it will get worse: Veteran
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American Greatness:
Cheney's Republican Party Is No More
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
The QAnon Delusion Has Not Loosened Its Grip
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The Challenge of Going It Alone
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The Clarifying Power of AOC's Storytelling