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2:30 AM ET, February 9, 2021

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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Biden's strategy for Trump's impeachment: Sit back and STFU  —  Washington may be consumed by Donald Trump's impeachment trial this week, but the White House has a decidedly different view of it: Impeachment?  What impeachment?  —  The Biden team has shut down question after question …
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CNN:
Trump lawyer withdraws request not to have impeachment trial on Sabbath  —  (CNN)Former President Donald Trump's lawyer David Schoen is withdrawing his request to not hold the impeachment trial on the Jewish Sabbath, according to a person familiar with trial planning, which had altered the likely schedule for the proceedings.
Washington Post:
It's not a typical trial. Lawyers in the Trump impeachment case will argue big constitutional questions.
CNN:
DOJ to ask Trump-appointed US attorneys to resign  —  (CNN)The Justice Department, as soon as Tuesday, is expected to ask US attorneys appointed by former President Donald Trump to submit their resignations, a turnover expected to spare two top prosecutors in Delaware and Connecticut overseeing …
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Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
Justice Dept. seeks resignations of Trump-era US attorneys
Discussion: Fox News and Washington Examiner
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.
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Wall Street Journal:
Democrats' Stimulus Plan Offers $1,400 Checks at Same Income Levels as Previous Rounds
Discussion: Raw Story
Alicia Adamczyk / CNBC:
Americans angry they may no longer qualify for $1,400 stimulus checks, say it feels like a ‘targeted attack’ on middle class
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.
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
Adam Carlson / People.com:
Reporter Forgoes Covering President as Romance Blossoms with Biden Aide Battling Cancer: 'Didn't Think Twice'  —  “We both realized we both felt the same way,” TJ Ducklo, a White House deputy press secretary, says of Axios' Alexi McCammond.  “We're both really happy, and we wanted to do it the right way.”
Discussion: New York Post
Jack Evans / Tampa Bay Times:
Someone tried to poison Oldsmar's water supply during hack, sheriff says  —  Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said the attacker tried to raise levels of sodium hydroxide, also known as lye, by a factor of more than 100.  —  Local and federal authorities are investigating after an attempt Friday …
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Maggie Miller / The Hill:
Hackers breach, attempt to poison Florida city's water supply  —  Officials said Monday that a hacker had breached and attempted to poison the water supply for the city of Oldsmar, Fla., last week, but had been unsuccessful.  —  Pinellas County, Fla., Sheriff Bob Gualtieri announced …
Arian Campo-Flores / Wall Street Journal:
Hacker Changed Chemical Level in Florida City's Water System
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.”
Aaron Sibarium / Washington Free Beacon:
New York Times Meltdown Plays Out in Private Facebook Group  —  The “resignation” of star New York Times science writer Donald McNeil Jr. has sparked a furious back-and-forth among Times staffers, many of whom are outraged over the Gray Lady's handling of his departure.
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 …
New York Times:
‘Its Own Domestic Army’: How the G.O.P. Allied Itself With Militants  —  Actions taken by paramilitary groups in Michigan last year, emboldened by President Donald J. Trump, signaled a profound shift in Republican politics and a national crisis in the making.
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 …
John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:
The Senate's barbarous Republicans  —  The former president isn't the only one on trial.  —  5 hr ago  —  No serious person thinks the United States Senate is going to convict Donald Trump for inciting an insurrection against the United States.  Forty-five Republicans have already …
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Daniel Strauss / The Guardian:
‘This fever will break’: Republican Jeff Flake on the slow fade of Trumpism
Discussion: Big League Politics
Theodore Schleifer / Vox:
Andrew Yang's campaign is cutting ties with a fundraiser once accused of sexual misconduct  —  The NYC mayoral candidate's campaign said it was unaware of the well-publicized allegations.  —  Andrew Yang's mayoral campaign is cutting ties with one of its fundraisers, Shervin Pishevar …
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 …
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
Discussion: Raw Story
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Hayes Brown / MSNBC:
Vice President Kamala Harris could kill the filibuster herself … It was 5:30 a.m. on Friday and all eyes were on Vice President Kamala Harris.  —  The Constitution has given Harris, as vice president, a second job — a side gig to most modern observers.  She's not just President Joe Biden's No. 2 …
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.
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 …
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Biden's CIA Pick, William Burns, Leads A Think Tank With Close Ties To China  — William J. Burns, the nominee for CIA director, is the president of a prominent think tank that has received as much as $2 million in recent years from a Chinese businessman and a think tank with links to the Chinese Communist Party.
ABC News:
GOP on defense as Democrats weaponize party's ties to extremism  —  Democrats are launching their 2022 efforts with ad buys focused on QAnon.  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: 'I've been freed'  —  Stripped of her committee assignments, the GOP congresswoman says she looks forward to returning to Georgia to see her constituents.
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.
Associated Press:
Man charged in US Capitol riot worked for FBI, lawyer says  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who authorities say is a leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group and helped to organize a ring of other extremists and led them in the attack last month at the U.S. Capitol has held …
Discussion: The Week and Associated Press
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
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 …
Discussion: Vanity Fair, Reason and NewsHounds blog
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
Outcry as more than 20 babies and children deported by US to Haiti … US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) deported at least 72 people to Haiti on Monday, including a two-month-old baby and 21 other children, in an apparent flagrant breach of the Biden administration's orders …
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.
Penelope Green / New York Times:
Maxine Cheshire, Who Chronicled Beltway Scandals, Dies at 90  —  A star society reporter for The Washington Post, she was the scourge of presidents, foreign operatives and philandering politicians.  —  The first time Maxine Cheshire encountered Jacqueline Kennedy, then a young senator's wife …
Molly Greene / The Appeal:
The Senate Should Answer Biden's Call for Public Interest Judicial Nominees  —  President Biden is looking to nominate public defenders, civil rights attorneys, and legal aid lawyers to the federal judiciary to offset the current corporate- and prosecutor-heavy bench.  Senators should help him do so.
 
 
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Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
A Man Charged In The Capitol Riot Won't Go To Jail After His Infowars Appearance Violated A Judge's Orders
David Shepardson / Reuters:
Exclusive: Congressional Democrats set to back more than $50 billion for transportation sector
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Pentagon: Extremist groups recruit from military
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Analysis: Child poverty a hidden focus of virus relief plan
Guy Benson / Townhall:
NYT Wonders: Why Are Right-Wing Governments Performing Better on Vaccinations?
Discussion: RedState
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Jane Greenhalgh / NPR:
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Discussion: KTLA, Fox News and Gothamist
Gromer Jeffers Jr / Dallas Morning News:
Rep. Ron Wright dies after battle with COVID-19