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Washington Post:
Trump's lawyers say he was immediately ‘horrified’ by the Capitol attack. Here's what his allies and aides said really happened that day. — President Donald Trump was “horrified” when violence broke out at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, as a joint session of Congress convened to confirm …
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CNN, DemCast, Washington Examiner, The Moderate Voice, Washingtonian, Law & Crime, POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story and The Federalist
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Politico:
Trump plans a reemergence and some retribution after impeachment — Three weeks ago may have been the nadir of Donald Trump's political influence. A meager crowd of supporters gathered to send him off to Florida, he'd lost access to Twitter and the Senate's most powerful Republican …
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Axios, Point of Order, Vox, Defense One, Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Daily Kos, Fox News, Uphill, Pennsylvania Capital-Star, Verdict, Insider, The Hill, USA Today, The Week and Raw Story
Jim Jordan / Fox News:
Rep. Jim Jordan: Trump impeachment trial - here's what the Senate must do — President Trump did not incite the violence of Jan. 6 — Jim Jordan: Trump impeachment an ‘obsession’ with Democrats — It's been almost a month since he left office, but Democrats still can't let go of President Donald Trump.
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Raw Story, Breitbart, Common Dreams, Lawfare and New York Post
Politico:
Impeachment managers accuse Trump of blaming supporters for insurrection — Donald Trump is attempting to “shift blame onto his supporters” for igniting the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol and is relying on disputed legal theories to avoid accountability for his months-long attempt …
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NPR, CNN, Breitbart, The Nation, Talking Points Memo, Proof, POLITICUSUSA, Fox News, The Dickinson Press, NBC Bay Area, Raw Story and KTLA
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's weak defense will expose the depravity of GOP senators who acquit him
Trump's weak defense will expose the depravity of GOP senators who acquit him
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NBC News, The Boston Globe, New York Times, Poynter and HotAir
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump incited Capitol riot further after it began, impeachment prosecutors will claim
Trump incited Capitol riot further after it began, impeachment prosecutors will claim
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Occupy Democrats, CNN, Fox News, Insider, Rasmussen Reports, The Hill, HotAir, Raw Story, Truthout, AFP, Associated Press and New York Times
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
How to watch Trump's second impeachment trial like a boss
How to watch Trump's second impeachment trial like a boss
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The Constitutionalist, New York Times, HuffPost, USA Today, The Hill, Vox, New York Sun, Townhall, Talking Points Memo, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Insider
Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Graham threatens to call Democrats as witnesses during impeachment trial
Graham threatens to call Democrats as witnesses during impeachment trial
Eric Boehlert / PRESS RUN:
Sorry Politico, impeachment's not “lost cause” for Dems — it's a home run
Sorry Politico, impeachment's not “lost cause” for Dems — it's a home run
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CNN, Raw Story, Slate and Michigan Advance
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Biden's strategy for Trump's impeachment: Sit back and STFU
Biden's strategy for Trump's impeachment: Sit back and STFU
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Washington Examiner, New York Times, Breitbart, Vanity Fair, The Wrap, Talking Points Memo, POLITICUSUSA, Associated Press, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Mother Jones, Just Security, Mediaite, Decider, Real Clear Politics, ABC News, Political Wire, The Week, Washington Post, Crooks and Liars and Fox News
Brian Naylor / NPR:
House Managers To Present New Evidence At Trump Impeachment Trial
House Managers To Present New Evidence At Trump Impeachment Trial
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The Hill, Associated Press, NBC News, New York Post, New York Times, Common Dreams and Roll Call
Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
‘Like a violent crime prosecution’: Democrats preview Trump impeachment case strategy
‘Like a violent crime prosecution’: Democrats preview Trump impeachment case strategy
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Washington Times, Mercury News, The Federalist, Wall Street Journal and Orange County Register
Gregg Jarrett / Fox News:
Pelosi's impeachment charade undermined by evidence the Capitol attack was planned in advance
Pelosi's impeachment charade undermined by evidence the Capitol attack was planned in advance
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CNN, ABC News, The Atlantic, The Week, Associated Press and wabe.org
CBS News:
Majority favor conviction as impeachment trial begins, but many Republicans urge loyalty to Trump — CBS News poll — As former President Trump's second impeachment trial begins, a 56%-majority of Americans would like the Senate to vote to convict him, and the same percentage say he encouraged violence …
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Patterico's Pontifications, The Hill, Mediaite, Breitbart, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, USA Today and Political Wire
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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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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump's trial set to rock Washington and echo through the ages
Trump's trial set to rock Washington and echo through the ages
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Axios, Insider, NPR, CBS News, The Independent, Slate, The Root, Breitbart, Mediaite, The Daily Beast, The Dickinson Press, Denver Post, Washington Post and WHYY
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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The Independent, The National Pulse, The Federalist, Mediaite and New York Post
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Trump compares impeachment to ‘The Apprentice’ — DRIVING THE DAY — As Republicans get ready to beat back a DONALD TRUMP impeachment conviction for the second time, sources close to the former president say he's already imagining his comeback.
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Breitbart, CNN, The Daily Caller, Bloomberg, Real Clear Politics, USA Today, NBC Chicago, HotAir and Raw Story
Norimitsu Onishi / New York Times:
‘Woke’ American Ideas Are a Threat, French Leaders Say — Politicians and prominent intellectuals say social theories from the United States on race, gender and post-colonialism are a threat to French identity and the French republic. — PARIS — The threat is said to be existential.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
CNN:
DOJ asks Trump-appointed US attorneys to resign — (CNN)The Justice Department on Tuesday asked US attorneys appointed by former President Donald Trump to submit their resignations, a turnover that spares two top prosecutors in Delaware and Connecticut overseeing two sensitive Trump-era investigations.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Justice Department drops suit over Melania Trump aide's tell-all book
Justice Department drops suit over Melania Trump aide's tell-all book
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Washington Post, Insider, The Daily Caller, Mock Paper Scissors, The Week and Law & Crime, more at Mediagazer »
American Greatness:
What Happened to Officer Brian Sicknick? — No one should discount the idea that Democrats and the news media would intentionally promote a totally fabricated story to destroy Donald Trump and vilify his supporters. — The claim is so pervasive as not to be questioned …
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The Hill
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Connie Hanzhang Jin / NPR:
The Capitol Siege: The Arrested And Their Stories
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.
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Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Partner Exploring Ways to End Relationship With Ex-President's Company — Vornado considers step after efforts to sell, refinance office towers misfired, possibly due to Trump stake — One of the nation's biggest real-estate investors, which is run by a longtime friend of Donald Trump …
ABC News:
Pilot disorientation, flight rule violations blamed for crash that killed Kobe Bryant: NTSB — They were headed to a basketball game when the chopper crashed into a hillside. — Investigation into helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant — The National Transportation Safety Board …
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Washington Examiner
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Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs / New York Times:
Pilot in Kobe Bryant Crash Became Disoriented in Clouds, N.T.S.B. Finds
Pilot in Kobe Bryant Crash Became Disoriented in Clouds, N.T.S.B. Finds
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Bloomberg, CBS Los Angeles, The Daily Caller, Associated Press, The Wrap, Variety, KCLO-TV and Orange County Register
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
Hackers breach, attempt to poison Florida city's water supply
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Courtney Subramanian / USA Today:
Neera Tanden apologizes for GOP Twitter attacks, pledges to be bipartisan as White House budget chief — WASHINGTON - Neera Tanden, President Joe Biden's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget, apologized Tuesday for her Twitter feuds with Republicans and pledged her role as an …
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NPR, Fox News, The Hill, The Daily Caller and Mediaite
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Andrew Restuccia / Wall Street Journal:
OMB Nominee Neera Tanden Says She Regrets Past Tweets
OMB Nominee Neera Tanden Says She Regrets Past Tweets
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The Daily Beast, UPI and Washington Times
Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
Hold Them All Accountable — The people who stormed the Capitol are facing the music. It's up to us to make sure that the people who incited them do, too. — “Must I shoot a simple-minded soldier boy who deserts, while I must not touch a hair of a wily agitator who induces him to desert?
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The Hill, The Daily Caller and nationalinterest.org
Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
White House confirms Biden will keep embassy in Jerusalem — The White House confirmed Tuesday that President Joe Biden intends to keep the U.S. embassy to Israel in Jerusalem, where it was relocated during the Trump administration. The issue of where to locate the embassy has been a fixture …
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CNN
Chris Johnson / Washington Blade:
Lincoln Project's avowed ignorance of Weaver texts undercut by leaked communications — The Lincoln Project's leaders, amid the unfolding scandal of co-founder John Weaver soliciting sexual favors from young men, have asserted they were unaware of his indiscretions until last month …
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Twitchy
Lauren Oyler / New York Times:
The Case for Semicolons — There are very few opportunities in life to have it both ways; semicolons are the rare instance in which you can; there is absolutely no downside. — For several years I have returned, frequently, to a vague memory of reading an article in which a woman recommended eating dessert after every meal.
Richard Ruelas / Arizona Republic:
Jake Angeli, who wore a fur hat with horns while raiding U.S. Capitol, apologizes — The Phoenix man who took part in the Jan. 6 raid on the U.S. Capitol wearing a fur hat with horns, apologized on Monday for entering the building and expressed disappointment in former President Donald Trump, at whose behest he had traveled to D.C.
Carlos Greer / Page Six:
CNN's Van Jones felt ‘ambushed’ by hosts of ‘The View’ — CNN pundit Van Jones did not get the warm welcome he was expecting when he appeared on ABC's “The View” last Friday. — “He felt like they were rude, and he was completely blindsided by how they questioned him. He was not happy about how the interview went.
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The Hill and National Review
Mark Preston / CNN:
CNN to host town hall with President Joe Biden — (CNN)Less than one month after taking office, President Joe Biden will participate in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, answering questions from Americans as the nation struggles to contain the coronavirus pandemic and jumpstart a troubled economy.
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.
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HotAir, Breitbart, Fox News, Instapundit and Twitchy
Eddie Scarry / Washington Examiner:
This New York Times profile on Kamala Harris is why the media so often earn the ‘fake news’ title — Reporters in Washington to this day act like they've just come out of a war zone because former President Donald Trump called them “fake news.” It escapes them that they might have earned the title.
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Media Matters for America, Outside the Beltway and Todd Starnes
Laura Reiley / Washington Post:
Raising the steaks: First 3-D-printed rib-eye is unveiled — USDA and FDA don't yet have regulatory framework to bring it to market — An Israeli company unveiled the first 3-D-printed rib-eye steak on Tuesday, using a culture of live animal tissue, in what could be a leap forward …
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The Daily Caller and Althouse
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Democratic lawmakers push FDA to lift restrictions on abortion pill — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are asking the Food and Drug Administration to lift rules requiring people seeking medication abortion to obtain pills in-person, citing pandemic-related risks.
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National Review
Tevi Troy / City Journal:
Experts Topics … Secretary for America — George Shultz, R.I.P. — Economy, finance, and budgets — Politics and law — Other — Economist, academic, business leader, diplomat, and patriot George Shultz has just died at 100. He is one of only two Americans …
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Power Line, New York Sun and National Review
New York Times:
Fox Files Motion to Dismiss Smartmatic's $2.7 Billion Defamation Suit — In a court filing, Rupert Murdoch's media company says it had the right to broadcast the debunked claims of election fraud promoted by President Donald Trump's legal team on Fox News and Fox Business.
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