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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.
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ABC News:
GOP on defense as Democrats weaponize party's ties to extremism
GOP on defense as Democrats weaponize party's ties to extremism
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Washington Post:
It's not a typical trial. Lawyers in the Trump impeachment case will argue big constitutional questions.
It's not a typical trial. Lawyers in the Trump impeachment case will argue big constitutional questions.
Washington Post:
Biden works hard to suggest he's not paying attention to Trump's impeachment trial
Biden works hard to suggest he's not paying attention to Trump's impeachment trial
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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
Justice Dept. seeks resignations of Trump-era US attorneys
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Justine Coleman / The Hill:
DOJ to seek resignations of most Trump-appointed US attorneys: report
DOJ to seek resignations of most Trump-appointed US attorneys: report
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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
Exclusive: Georgia Secretary of State opens investigation into Trump's efforts to overturn election
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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.”
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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
Democrats' Stimulus Plan Offers $1,400 Checks at Same Income Levels as Previous Rounds
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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 …
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Arian Campo-Flores / Wall Street Journal:
Hacker Changed Chemical Level in Florida City's Water System
Hacker Changed Chemical Level in Florida City's Water System
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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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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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.
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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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 …
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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.
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 …
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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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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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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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 …
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 …
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.
Walter Russell Mead / Wall Street Journal:
The Antidote to Trump Isn't Obama Redux — U.S. allies worry that Biden may turn out to be all posturing and talk, no action. — In his first major foreign-policy address as president, Joe Biden couldn't have been clearer: There's a new sheriff in town. Not only did his speech …
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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Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet:
Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group Operates with Nimitz Carrier Strike Group — SOUTH CHINA SEA — The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group conducted dual carrier operations with the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in the South China Sea Feb. 9. — The ships and aircraft …
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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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