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9:10 PM ET, February 4, 2021

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Kristina Peterson / Wall Street Journal:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Regrets QAnon Comments  —  Freshman Republican lawmaker is set to be removed from committees in House vote  —  WASHINGTON—Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said she regretted past social-media comments embracing conspiracy theories, hours ahead of an expected vote …
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CNN:
Marjorie Taylor Greene's history of dangerous conspiracy theories and comments  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene expresses regret for past remarks  —  (CNN)Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is facing intense backlash for indicating support for political violence and pushing wild conspiracy theories …
Mariam Khan / ABC News:
House votes to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from committee assignments  —  Ahead of the vote, Greene spoke on the House floor: “none of us are perfect.”  —  Marjorie Taylor Greene addresses House ahead of vote  —  The representative defended herself and expressed regret …
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Sen. Ben Sasse slams Nebraska GOP committee's plans to censure him for criticizing Trump  —  Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) on Thursday released a pointed, 5-minute video directed at leading members of the Nebraska Republican Party, on the heels of reports that the party planned to censure Sasse …
Washington Post:
Live updates: Trump rejects request to testify at Senate impeachment trial; House strips Rep. Greene of her committee assignments  —  Former president Donald Trump is rejecting a request for his testimony at the Senate impeachment trial that begins next week.
Washington Post:
Republicans worry their big tent will mean big problems in 2022 elections
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Kevin McCarthy is now our most disgraceful political leader
Discussion: CNN, BuzzFeed News and VICE
Grace Segers / CBS News:   Adam Schiff says Republican Party has “become essentially a cult”
John McCormack / National Review:
Liz Cheney: ‘We Cannot Become the Party of QAnon’
Discussion: Power Line, Mediaite and The Dispatch
QU Poll:
50% Of Americans Say Senate Should Convict Trump In Senate Impeachment Trial, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 74% Say Social Media Sites Should Be Held Accountable For Spread Of Disinformation  —  With less than a week before the U.S. Senate is set to begin its impeachment trial …
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CNN:
Trump quickly rejects impeachment managers' request for testimony at impeachment trial
John McCormack / National Review:
Nebraska GOP Drafts Resolution to Censure Ben Sasse Before Impeachment-Trial Vote
Discussion: HotAir
Alana Wise / NPR:
Trump Will Not Testify In Senate Impeachment Trial, Adviser Says
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump resigns from Screen Actors Guild: ‘I no longer wish to be associated with your union’  —  SAG-AFTRA board claimed Trump violated its guidelines in the wake of the Capitol riot  —  Trump lawyers making First Amendment case ahead of impeachment trial  —  EXCLUSIVE: President Trump …
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Voting technology company Smartmatic files $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox News, Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell over ‘disinformation campaign’  —  New York (CNN)A voting technology company swept up in baseless conspiracy theories about the 2020 election filed a monster $2.7 billion lawsuit …
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New York Times:
Fox News Is Sued by Election Technology Company for Over $2.7 Billion  —  Smartmatic accused Rupert Murdoch's network of promoting a false narrative about the 2020 election that damaged the company.  —  Rupert Murdoch's Fox Corporation and three of its popular anchors are the targets …
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney unveils plan to provide $3,000 per child, giving bipartisan support to President Biden's effort  —  The 2012 GOP presidential nominee is proposing the United States give as much as $4,200 for children up to age 6  —  Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Thursday will propose providing …
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Ali Swenson / Associated Press:
Ocasio-Cortez didn't lie about location during Capitol riot  —  CLAIM: U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York, falsely claimed she faced rioters in the main Capitol building during the Jan. 6 insurrection.  —  AP'S ASSESSMENT: False.  Ocasio-Cortez never claimed …
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Wall Street Journal:
Biden Administration Weighs Forgiving Student Debt by Executive Action  —  The president had previously questioned his authority to unilaterally write off Americans' student loans  —  The Biden administration is considering using executive action to forgive Americans' federal student debt …
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Danielle Douglas-Gabriel / Washington Post:
White House signals willingness to consider executive action on student debt cancellation
Discussion: Politico, CBS News and Mediaite
Igor Derysh / Salon:
How one billionaire family bankrolled election lies, white nationalism — and the Capitol riot  —  Rebekah Mercer is “one of the chief financiers of the fascist movement,” says longtime GOP insider Steve Schmidt  —  Four years before Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., pumped his fist to a supportive mob …
Ursula Perano / Axios:
David Hogg launching competitor to Mike Lindell's MyPillow  —  March for Our Lives co-founder David Hogg tweeted on Thursday that he and software developer William LeGate are launching a pillow company to compete against MyPillow, which is led by Trump supporter CEO Mike Lindell.
Chris Joyner / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Militia alliance in Georgia signals new phase for extremist paramilitaries  —  ‘We are going to see a lot of this coalition building with some pretty nasty actors,’ says one expert.  —  The leader of a private paramilitary group that provided security for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene …
Michael Martz / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
WATCH NOW: Swamped with complaints about Postal Service, McEachin takes aim at Trump postmaster general  —  Swamped by thousands of complaints over lost or delayed mail, Rep. Donald McEachin, D-4th, is leading an intensifying push in Congress to replace U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
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USA Today:   Joe Biden can deliver USPS from Donald Trump by firing his joke of a board
Jason Stanley / Just Security:
Movie at the Ellipse: A Study in Fascist Propaganda  —  On January 6, Trump supporters gathered at a rally at Washington DC's Ellipse Park, regaled by various figures from Trump world, including Donald Trump Jr. and Rudy Giuliani.  Directly following Giuliani's speech, the organizers played a video.
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Kos
Sarah Maslin Nir / New York Times:
The Misogynistic ‘Dating Coach’ Who Was Charged in the Capitol Riot  —  Samuel Fisher left a long trail of videos and social media posts that reflect the views of a fringe faction of disgruntled men who became fixated on President Donald J. Trump.  —  For $150, Brad Holiday's customers …
Associated Press:
AP-NORC Poll: Americans open to Biden's approach to crises  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two weeks into a new administration, a majority of Americans say they have at least some confidence in President Joe Biden and his ability to manage the myriad crises facing the nation, including the raging coronavirus pandemic.
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New York Times:
Arrested in Capitol Riot: Organized Militants and a Horde of Radicals  —  are charged with conspiracy crimes or assault  —  are charged with interference with law enforcement, weapons crimes, threats or property crimes but not conspiracy or assault  —  are charged with trespassing or disrupting Congress only
Washington Post:
U.S. judge in Flynn case takes senior status, joining wave of jurists allowing Biden to name successors  —  Judge Emmet G. Sullivan, whose 27-year tenure on the U.S. District Court in Washington helped shape prosecutors' obligation to disclose evidence in criminal trials and was capped …
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
YouTube's ‘dangerous’ crackdown on independent journalists: ‘It defies all logic and reason’  —  ‘The clear goal is to disempower alternative media,’ independent journalist Matt Taibbi tells Fox News  —  ‘Dangerous’ for YouTube to remove doctor's Senate testimony on COVID: Sen. Johnson
Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Hunter Biden's memoir ‘Beautiful Things’ out in April  —  Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden and an ongoing target for conservatives, has a memoir coming out April 6.  —  The book is called “Beautiful Things” and will center on the younger Biden's well publicized struggles with substance abuse …
Neil Irwin / New York Times:
How to Win at the Stock Market by Being Lazy  —  The drama of GameStop is misleading; the surer path to wealth is extremely boring.  —  Many parts of the GameStop story — the wild swings over the last couple of weeks in shares of the video-game retailer and a few dozen other out-of-favor stocks — are not exactly new.
Discussion: Politico and TheBlaze
Avery G. Wilks / Post and Courier:
South Carolina man charged with threatening federal prosecutor over Proud Boys case  —  COLUMBIA — Federal authorities have charged a South Carolina man with threatening a former assistant U.S. attorney who years ago prosecuted the leader of the Proud Boys white nationalist group.
Politico:
Biden health team hatches new vaccine strategy as variant threat builds  —  The Food and Drug Administration is preparing to release new standards for Covid-19 vaccine booster shots, tests and drugs in the coming weeks — all aimed at preparing the country to beat back fast-spreading virus variants …
Discussion: PR Newswire
 
 
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Julian Borger / The Guardian:
Exclusive: Ice cancels deportation flight to Africa after claims of brutality
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Robert Malley / Jewish Currents:
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Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
Biden brings back old claim he was ‘shot at’ overseas
Discussion: Washington Times and New York Post
Kevin Krause / Dallas Morning News:
Third North Texas real estate professional is charged with storming U.S. Capitol building
Zack Stanton / Politico:
It's Time to Talk About Violent Christian Extremism
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Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg:
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Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
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