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New York Times:
Georgia Officials Review Trump Phone Call as Scrutiny Intensifies — The office of Georgia's secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, has initiated a fact-finding inquiry into Donald Trump's January phone call to Mr. Raffensperger pressuring him to “find” votes.
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Linda So / Reuters:
Exclusive: Georgia Secretary of State opens investigation into Trump's efforts to overturn election — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Georgia Secretary of State's office has formally opened an investigation into former U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the state's 2020 election results, an official in the office told Reuters.
Peter Hamby / Vanity Fair:
“I Think People Will Get Tired of Him”: For Donald Trump, Sarah Palin's Fall Shows the Limits of Media Obsession — The former Alaska governor dominated coverage while she was seen as a GOP kingmaker and potential presidential candidate—until reality (or at least reality TV) set in.
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Washington Post:
Democratic lawmakers splinter over criteria for $1,400 stimulus payments as Biden relief bill advances — Democratic lawmakers are increasingly divided over the criteria for the next round of stimulus payments, splintering the caucus even as they aim to quickly pass President Biden's $1.9 trillion relief package.
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Wall Street Journal:
Democrats' Stimulus Plan Offers $1,400 Checks at Same Income Levels as Previous Rounds — Proposal heads for Ways and Means Committee vote this week with income cutoffs starting at $75,000 and $150,000 — WASHINGTON—House Democrats released the biggest piece of their coronavirus relief bill late Monday …
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Tess Owen / VICE:
This is the Proud Boys Supporter Who Filmed Attacks on the Media at the Capitol Riot — Meet Gabriel Brown, a live streamer from Long Island who's involvement in far-right activism goes back to the deadly “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville. — TO
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Alexander Nazaryan / Los Angeles Times:
Review: Andy Ngo's new book still pretends antifa's the real enemy
Politico:
Magistrate judge orders release of top Proud Boys organizer charged in Capitol insurrection
Magistrate judge orders release of top Proud Boys organizer charged in Capitol insurrection
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Judge agrees to release prominent Proud Boys leader facing Capitol riot charges
Judge agrees to release prominent Proud Boys leader facing Capitol riot charges
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Kimberly Wehle / The Bulwark:
Call. Witnesses. — There was a crime. There is a trial. There should be witness testimony. — Democrats are no longer under the thumb of Mitch McConnell. If they want to call witnesses to testify in the second impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump, they can. — But what's more: They should.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Democrats risk committing a serious blunder at Trump's impeachment trial
Democrats risk committing a serious blunder at Trump's impeachment trial
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Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
Schumer announces bipartisan agreement on Trump impeachment trial rules
Schumer announces bipartisan agreement on Trump impeachment trial rules
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Jonah E. Bromwich / New York Times:
Manafort Can't Be Prosecuted in New York After Trump Pardon, Court Rules — The Court of Appeals let stand a lower-court ruling that the Manhattan district attorney's prosecution of Paul Manafort was barred by the double jeopardy rule. — The Manhattan district attorney's attempt …
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Washington Post:
It's not a typical trial. Lawyers in the Trump impeachment case will argue big constitutional questions. — The arguments by opposing lawyers in the Senate impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump this week are expected to revolve largely around a pair of constitutional questions …
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Douglas W. Kmiec / The Hill:
Donald Trump should be convicted unanimously by secret ballot
Donald Trump should be convicted unanimously by secret ballot
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Gromer Jeffers Jr / Dallas Morning News:
Rep. Ron Wright dies after battle with COVID-19 — Reelected in November, the Republican lawmaker had been fighting cancer. … U.S. Rep Ron Wright of Arlington died Sunday night after a battle with COVID-19. He was 67. — His family and spokesperson confirmed Wright's death Monday morning.
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New York Times:
China Blocks Clubhouse App After Brief Flowering of Debate — For a little while, the social media platform Clubhouse provided the rare opportunity for cross-border dialogue on contentious topics free from the country's usual tight controls. — One by one, the chatroom participants took …
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Adam Kinzinger / Washington Post:
My fellow Republicans, convicting Trump is necessary to save America — Adam Kinzinger, a Republican, represents Illinois's 16th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. — Winston Churchill famously said, “Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it.”
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Daniel Strauss / The Guardian:
‘This fever will break’: Republican Jeff Flake on the slow fade of Trumpism
‘This fever will break’: Republican Jeff Flake on the slow fade of Trumpism
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Lou Dobbs is lashing out at Fox on Twitter for dropping his show — Lou Dobbs is not taking his cancellation by Fox lying down. — On Friday night, Fox News Media management canceled “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” the most-watched show on Fox Business Network. No reason was given …
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Arian Campo-Flores / Wall Street Journal:
Hacker Changed Chemical Level in Florida City's Water System — Public wasn't in danger, Pinellas County sheriff says; investigation has been launched — A water-treatment plant in Oldsmar, Fla., was hacked, and the intruder briefly increased the amount of lye used to treat water to a dangerous level, authorities said Monday.
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Ewan Palmer / Newsweek:
Why QAnon Followers Think Donald Trump Will Be Sworn Back In as President on March 4 — After more than three years of Donald Trump not taking down satanic pedophiles and the “deep state” working against him, losing the election, then failing to order mass executions at Joe Biden's inauguration …
CREW:
Jared and Ivanka made up to $640 million in the White House … Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump reported between $172 million and $640 million in outside income while working in the White House, according to an analysis of financial disclosures by CREW. It is impossible to tell the exact amount …
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Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg:
Harvard's Sunstein Joins Biden's DHS to Shape Immigration Rules — Progressive groups had raised concern about Sunstein's record — His wife is Biden nominee for international development agency — Former Obama administration official Cass Sunstein on Monday joined the Department …
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Ronna McDaniel / Fox News:
RNC Chair McDaniel: Trump impeachment - here's what this charade tells us about Democrat priorities — Americans can be forgiven for having impeachment fatigue
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Chris Hayes / The Atlantic:
The Republican Party is radicalizing against democracy. This is the central political fact of our moment. Instead of organizing its coalition around shared policy goals, the GOP has chosen to emphasize hatred and fear of its political opponents, who—they warn—will destroy their supporters and the country.
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Jerry Lambe / Law & Crime:
Law Professor Cited 15 Times by Trump's Legal Team Says Impeachment Memo Was Filled with ‘Flat-Out Misrepresentations’ of His Work — Donald Trump's defense team was accused of flagrantly misrepresenting the work of a constitutional scholar when asserting that the former president's impeachment is unconstitutional.
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New York Times:
Using Connections to Trump, Dershowitz Became Force in Clemency Grants — The lawyer Alan M. Dershowitz, who represented the former president in his first impeachment trial, used his access for a wide array of clients as they sought pardons or commutations.
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Politico:
Inside Bidenworld's plan to punish the GOP for opposing Covid relief — Democrats are plowing forward with plans to pass a massive Covid-19 relief package. And if Republicans don't join them, they won't forget it. — Already, there's talk about midterm attack ads portraying Republicans …
Kang-Xing Jin / About Facebook:
Reaching Billions of People With COVID-19 Vaccine Information — We're running the largest worldwide campaign to promote authoritative information about COVID-19 vaccines by: — Helping people find where and when they can get vaccinated — similar to how we helped people find information about how to vote during elections
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Ali Harb in / Middle East Eye:
Loujain al-Hathloul to be freed on Thursday, sister says — Saudi women's rights activist has been in jail, where her family says she endured torture, for more than 1,000 days — After more than 1,000 days in detention where she endured torture and hunger strikes, Saudi women's rights …
Christopher Kang / USA Today:
Biden can advance racial justice, but only if Democratic senators ditch an old tradition — Republicans blocked Obama's judicial nominees with ‘blue slips’ but ignored the custom for Bush and Trump. Shelve it now to diversify the courts. — President Joe Biden has made clear …
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Jane Greenhalgh / NPR:
My Mother Got Vaccinated. Is It Now Safe To Visit? — It's been more than a year since I've seen my mother. Like many families, we live a fair distance apart and the pandemic has put a stop to our visits. I was supposed to visit last April to celebrate her 90th birthday …
New York Times:
How Covid Overwhelmed One L.A. Hospital in California's Worst-Hit County — Inside an overwhelmed facility in the worst-hit part of California, where the patriarchs of two immigrant families were taken when they fell sick. — LOS ANGELES — Over the New Year's holiday …
Ben Adlin / Marijuana Moment:
Judge Voids South Dakota's Marijuana Legalization Initiative, Finding Voter-Approved Measure Was Unconstitutional — A South Dakota state judge has ruled that last year's voter-approved initiative to legalize marijuana for adults 21 and over is unconstitutional and cannot go forward, though advocates plan to appeal.
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
The 3 Worst Things About That Terrible Jeep Super Bowl Ad — How could a major corporation not see how propagandistic it comes off to suggest that when Republicans win a national election, that's divisive, but when Democrats win one, that's unifying? — In a generally weak year …
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Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
Trump legacy: Personal responsibility is for suckers and GOP means ‘Grievances On Parade’ — Trump's Senate impeachment trial and fake victims Josh Hawley and Marjorie Taylor Greene symbolize the Republican descent into whiny entitlement. — It seems like every day is Festivus in today's Republican Party.
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Vanessa Romo / NPR:
Senate Confirms Denis McDonough To Head Veterans Affairs Department — The Senate voted 87-7 on Monday to confirm President Biden's pick, Denis McDonough, to serve as Veterans Affairs secretary, making him only the second non-veteran to lead the troubled department.
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CNN:
Is this how I die? — Scenes from the day a pro-Trump mob broke into the Capitol — Joshua Replogle is a photojournalist for CNN. He has worked as a reporter for several local television stations and the Associated Press. He was working inside the Capitol on January 6 …