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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Breaking With G.O.P., Top Conservative Lawyer Says Trump Can Stand Trial — Charles J. Cooper, a stalwart of the conservative legal establishment, said that Republicans were wrong to assert that it is unconstitutional for a former president to be tried for impeachable offenses.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Democratic impeachment managers feeling muzzled — DRIVING THE DAY — Democrats who've struggled for years to hold DONALD TRUMP accountable are at a crossroads again: Do they go all out to convict Trump by calling a parade of witnesses to testify to his misdeeds?
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Chuck Cooper / Wall Street Journal:
The Constitution Doesn't Bar Trump's Impeachment Trial — Removal from office is best understood as akin to a ‘mandatory minimum’ sentence for a crime. — During the impeachment of Bill Clinton, his defenders argued that his misconduct was ultimately private and didn't rise to the level of an impeachable offense.
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Michael J. Stern / USA Today:
Impeachment trial: The Senate is unlikely to convict Trump. Can we count on the courts?
Impeachment trial: The Senate is unlikely to convict Trump. Can we count on the courts?
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Washington Times, Raw Story, New York Times and HotAir
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Where Democrats and Republicans agree on Trump — Donald Trump's second impeachment trial in as many years has Democrats and Republicans in rare agreement: Most senators want to get it over with, and they want the former president to go away. — Democrats see the best way to achieve …
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Gallup:
Americans' Views of Impeachment, Trump's Record on Issues — WASHINGTON, D.C. — As former President Donald Trump's second Senate impeachment trial is about to begin, a new Gallup poll finds a slim majority of Americans (52%) saying they would like their senators to vote to convict him.
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Brittany Shammas / Washington Post:
Majority of Americans approve of Biden's coronavirus response, poll finds
Majority of Americans approve of Biden's coronavirus response, poll finds
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CNN, Washington Examiner and Slate
Associated Press:
AP-NORC poll: Few in US say democracy is working very well — WASHINGTON (AP) — Only a fragment of Americans believe democracy is thriving in the U.S., even as broad majorities agree that representative government is one of the country's bedrock principles, according to a new poll …
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David Marcus / The Federalist:
This Impeachment Is A Disgraceful Sham — Your betters want to decide who you can and cannot vote for. You should be angry. — So the petty little fascists in the Democratic Party have decided that their first order of business is telling you who you are allowed to vote for in the future.
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Associated Press:
Biden administration plans to reengage with UN rights council, reversing Trump — The decision is likely to draw criticism from conservative lawmakers and many in the pro-Israel community. — Time for schools to reopen safely: President Biden — The United States announced plans Monday …
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Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
US moves to rejoin UN rights council, reversing Trump anew
US moves to rejoin UN rights council, reversing Trump anew
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Scoop: McCarthy told Cheney to apologize for voting to impeach Trump — Kevin McCarthy tried to get Liz Cheney to apologize for voting to impeach former President Trump before last week's highly anticipated House GOP conference meeting — a request she refused, two people with direct knowledge told Axios.
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David Smith / The Guardian:
Never Trumpers' Republican revolt failed but they could still play key role
Never Trumpers' Republican revolt failed but they could still play key role
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Chris Stirewalt / The Dispatch:
The Dangers of the Derp State — How we became a nation of so many dupes and fools is a matter at least as complicated as the causes of Donald Trump's presidency. — 1 hr ago — One of the aphorisms of our populist era goes that Donald Trump is more of a symptom than a cause. Fair enough.
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 …
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Perry Bacon Jr / FiveThirtyEight:
In America's ‘Uncivil War,’ Republicans Are The Aggressors — In his inaugural address, President Biden described America as in the midst of an “uncivil war that pits red against blue, rural versus urban, conservative versus liberal.” His invocation of a civil war and the American Civil War was provocative.
Associated Press:
Water fired at crowd as anti-coup protests swell in Myanmar — YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Police fired a water cannon Monday at hundreds of protesters in Myanmar's capital who are demanding the military hand power back to elected officials, as demonstrations against last week's coup intensified and spread to more parts of the country.
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Jason Slotkin / NPR:
Tens Of Thousands Rally In Myanmar Protesting Military Coup
Tens Of Thousands Rally In Myanmar Protesting Military Coup
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Big Publishing Pushes Out Trump's Last Fan — Top editors at Hachette have told employees that they've learned the lessons of the Capitol siege of Jan. 6: no hate speech, no incitement to violence, no false narratives. — If you were a certain kind of distinctly Trumpy public figure …
Kate Bachelder Odell / Wall Street Journal:
‘Kill Switch’ Review: When 51 Votes Aren't Enough — Harry Reid made frequent use of the filibuster when he led the Senate. A former Reid staffer is shocked that GOP leaders have done the same. — One thing Americans can probably agree on right now is that Americans don't agree on much of anything.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Forces That Stopped Obama's Recovery Will Not Stop Biden's — Joe Biden assumed the presidency confronting an economic crisis reminiscent of the one that faced him when he and Barack Obama took office 12 years earlier. But it is already apparent that the political atmosphere surrounding Biden is unrecognizable.
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Jim Mustian / Associated Press:
Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen, once foes, talk Trump — NEW YORK (AP) — When he was Donald Trump's attorney, Michael Cohen was hellbent on silencing Stormy Daniels, even arranging a hush-money payment to the porn actress that landed him in federal prison.
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Jacob Kornbluh / The Forward:
Andrew Yang on yeshiva education: 'We shouldn't interfere' — Andrew Yang said he would not take action to boost secular education in yeshivas if elected mayor of New York City, staking out a position likely to win him support in Brooklyn's Orthodox communities.
Jackie Salo / New York Post:
Trump ‘happier’ now that he's off social media: former aide — Former President Trump “feels happier” since leaving the White House — partly because he's off social media, his former campaign aide says. — “The president has said he feels happier now than he's been in some time,” …
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James Arkin / Politico:
Democrats seek a reset button in Ohio — The party sees next year's open-seat Senate race as a chance to reverse a string of losses since Barack Obama carried the state in 2012. — Youngstown-area Rep. Tim Ryan has said he thought his message would appeal to working-class voters regardless of race or geography.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
How Bruce Springsteen Agreed To Do a Super Bowl Commercial for Jeep … After driving “Thunder Road” for decades, Bruce Springsteen is taking a detour on Madison Avenue. — The musician known as “The Boss” will command two minutes of commercial time in Super Bowl LV Sunday night …
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Yuichiro Kakutani / Washington Free Beacon:
U.C. Berkeley Advised Chinese Government on Economic Decisions — U.C. Berkeley received millions of dollars from China to operate a big data research center that advised the Chinese government, as well as fund cutting-edge research into automated cars. — The Guizhou Berkeley Big Data …
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Kevin Daley / Washington Free Beacon:
Biden Justice Department Pick Opposed Enforcing Civil Rights Laws Against Blacks — The incoming Justice Department civil rights chief has a history of opposing civil rights prosecutions of black defendants, opposing a complaint against an African-American Democratic leader who discriminated against white voters.
PEN America:
PEN America Responds to Resignation of New York Times Reporter McNeil — The word McNeil uttered has uniquely cruel, painful, and dangerous associations; still, Times' reversal in this instance sends worrying signal — (New York, NY) — New York Times science reporter Donald McNeil Jr. resigned Friday …
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John McWhorter / It Bears Mentioning:
The N-word as slur vs. the N-word as a sequence of sounds
The N-word as slur vs. the N-word as a sequence of sounds
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