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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
How San Francisco Renamed Its Schools — Last month, San Francisco's Board of Education voted, 6-1, to change the names of forty-four schools, including schools named after Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. A committee formed by the board in 2018, in the wake of the white-supremacist rally …
New York Times:
Trump Lawyer Asks to Pause Impeachment Trial if It Runs Into Sabbath — David Schoen, one of former President Donald J. Trump's lawyers, has requested that the Senate suspend the impeachment trial at sundown on Friday and on Saturday, potentially upending plans for a fast trial.
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CNN, Political Wire and Raw Story
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Ben Leonard / Politico:
Trump impeachment lawyer says he'll use video of Dems' own remarks at trial
Trump impeachment lawyer says he'll use video of Dems' own remarks at trial
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Business Insider and 40 Years In The Desert
Alex Swoyer / Washington Times:
Trump's defense team will show clips of Democrats urging violence in 2020
Trump's defense team will show clips of Democrats urging violence in 2020
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Big League Politics and Associated Press
Zachary Petrizzo / Mediaite:
Lou Dobbs Retweets Daily Beast Reporter Trolling Him In Donald Trump's Voice — Fox Business host Lou Dobbs, whose program was canceled on Friday night by the network, has been busy retweeting messages that take swipes at Fox News tweeted out by his supporters, but on Saturday …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Lawsuits Take the Lead in Fight Against Disinformation — Defamation cases have made waves across an uneasy right-wing media landscape, from Fox to Newsmax. — In just a few weeks, lawsuits and legal threats from a pair of obscure election technology companies have achieved what years …
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NewsHounds blog, Forbes, Talking Points Memo and Vox, more at Mediagazer »
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
EXCLUSIVE: New Video of Roger Stone with Proud Boys Leaders Who May Have Planned for Capitol Attack — Congressional investigators are reportedly looking into what role Trump associates including Roger Stone may have played in the assault on the Capitol on Jan. 6.
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Adam Rawnsley / The Daily Beast:
The Far-Right Militia Member Providing Muscle for Top Trump Allies and Aides — Oath Keeper Rob Minuta's apparent security role shows a troubling network of connections between members of the militia and some of Trump's closest advisers and supporters.
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HuffPost, Business Insider and ABC News
Financial Times:
Oxford/AstraZeneca jab fails to prevent mild and moderate Covid from S African strain, study shows — Impact on hospitalisations and deaths caused by variant not yet determined, according to preliminary findings — The Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine does not appear to offer protection …
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Washington Post:
Trump's election fraud falsehoods have cost taxpayers $519 million — and counting — Donald Trump's claims that the election was stolen have forced local, state and federal agencies to spend millions enhancing security, fending off lawsuits and repairing property damage. The costs are mounting daily.
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Business Insider and Raw Story
CNN:
Fake N95 masks have flooded the market. Here's how to tell the difference — (CNN)There's one mask guideline that hasn't changed throughout the pandemic — you definitely should be wearing one. — But what happens when you're not sure if your mask is real?
Matt Welch / Reason:
It's Official: Linguistic Intent No Longer Matters at The New York Times — The New York Times on Friday forced out its lead pandemic reporter, 45-year* newsroom veteran Donald McNeil Jr., because the Grey Lady's management, under public pressure from more than 150 employees …
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, New York Post, RedState, Breitbart and Instapundit, more at Mediagazer »
Mead Gruver / Associated Press:
Wyoming GOP censures Rep. Liz Cheney over impeachment vote — RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Republican Party voted overwhelmingly Saturday to censure U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney for voting to impeach President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
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Nick Reynolds / Casper Star-Tribune:
Wyoming Republican Party censures Rep. Liz Cheney
Wyoming Republican Party censures Rep. Liz Cheney
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CNN, Big League Politics, Townhall, UPI, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, Newsmax and Political Wire
Jerry Lambe / Law & Crime:
Judge Orders OAN to Pay Rachel Maddow and MSNBC $250,000 in Attorney Fees For Filing Frivolous Defamation Lawsuit — A federal judge in California has ordered Herring Networks, the parent company of far-right conservative media organization One America News Network (OAN) …
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Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit and The Daily Caller
Matthew Rosenberg / New York Times:
Pushing QAnon and Stolen Election Lies, Flynn Re-emerges — Recast by President Trump's most ardent supporters as a MAGA martyr, Michael T. Flynn has embraced his role as the man who spent four years unjustly ensnared in the Russian investigation. — In Washington's respectable circles …
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Raw Story
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Why the U.S. Needs the Romney Family Plan — America needs more babies. Public policy alone cannot deliver them, but it can help. — Family policy, the way that America supports (or doesn't) parenthood and child rearing, has always presented the best opportunity for serious bipartisanship in Joe Biden's presidency.
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National Review and Bloomberg
Richard Salame / The Intercept:
Was Election Denial Just a Get-Rich-Quick Scheme? Donors' Lawsuits Look for Answers. … In partnership with — President Donald Trump's post-election litigation was, in legal terms, a flop. In financial terms, however, it was an unparalleled success, generating hundreds of millions of dollars in donations.
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Kagan Warns the Supreme Court's New COVID Decision May Kill People — Late on Friday night, the Supreme Court blocked California's public health ban on indoor religious services in a splintered 6-3 decision that augurs a major shift in the law of religious liberty.
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Marty Baron Considers His Time at the Washington Post — The soon-to-retire executive editor defends the idea of journalistic objectivity. “It's not neutrality, it's not both-sides-ism, it's not so-called balance,” he says. — On January 26th, Marty Baron, the executive editor of the Washington Post …
New York Times:
How the Pandemic Left the $25 Billion Hudson Yards Eerily Deserted — The largest private development in U.S. history has attracted marquee companies, but is struggling with unsold luxury condos and a mall barren of shoppers. — When Hudson Yards opened in 2019 as the largest private development …
John Washington / The Intercept:
ICE Threatened to Expose Asylum-Seekers to Covid-19 if They Did Not Accept Deportation … Three Cameroonian asylum-seekers locked up at the Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center in Louisiana say that a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement guard threatened to expose them to Covid-19 …
Washington Post:
Trump left behind a damaged government. Here's what Biden faces as he rebuilds it. — More than 18 months after the Agriculture Department relocated two research agencies from Washington to Kansas City, Mo., prompting a major exodus from both divisions, the agencies are still struggling to regain their strength.
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Eurasia Review, The RAND Blog and Crooks and Liars
Toby Helm / The Guardian:
Fury at Gove as exports to EU slashed by 68% since Brexit — Hauliers say Cabinet Office minister ignored warnings, amid fears that worse is to come with introduction of import checks in July — The volume of exports going through British ports to the EU fell by a staggering 68% …
David Cruz / Gothamist:
NYPD Disciplines Officer Seen Wearing Pro-Trump Patches While On Duty — The NYPD is investigating an officer seen on video openly wearing two patches that appear to be supporting former President Donald Trump, with one of those far right-leaning patches reading “Make Enforcement Great Again”.
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Law & Crime, Townhall, New York Post and Crooks and Liars
Washington Post:
Biden inherited a USPS crisis. Here's how Democrats want to fix it. — Party leaders have already begun discussions on major legislation — and trying to force out Louis DeJoy — The nation's mail service is slower and more erratic than it's been in generations, via the confluence …
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New York Magazine and Raw Story
Alaina Demopoulos / The Daily Beast:
Former Trump and GOP Aide Charged With Distributing Child Porn — Court documents allege that, while working for Republican senators, Ruben Verastigui distributed, received, and possessed images of child pornography. — A former digital strategist for the Senate Republican Conference …
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Law & Crime, New York Post, The Other McCain and Balloon Juice