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8:25 AM ET, February 11, 2021

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HuffPost:
Trump's Tweet Attacking Pence Came Right After Learning His VP's Life Was In Danger  —  A statement from Sen. Tommy Tuberville shows Trump turned his mob against Pence minutes after hearing his vice president had to be hustled from the Senate.  —  WASHINGTON ― Donald Trump posted …
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Stuart Emmrich / Vogue:
Who Is Stacey Plaskett, the Breakout Star of the Senate Impeachment Trial?  —  For the second straight day, Democrats built a powerful, persuasive case for the impeachment of former President Donald J. Trump, hammering away at the theme that he incited the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6 …
Discussion: New York Times, NPR, ABC News and The Week
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Stacey Plaskett, a House delegate who couldn't vote to impeach Trump, is using her prosecutorial background to try to convict him
Discussion: UPI and The Guardian
Daniel Holloway / Variety:
Lucasfilm, UTA Drop ‘Mandalorian’ Star Gina Carano Following Offensive Social Media Posts … Gina Carano is “not currently employed by Lucasfilm,” the company said in a statement Wednesday after controversy erupted over “The Mandalorian” star's social media posts.  UTA has also dropped her as a client, Variety has confirmed.
Discussion: Twitchy, Insider, The Week and Rolling Stone
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Joseph Knoop / IGN:
The Mandalorian Actress Gina Carano Fired by Lucasfilm  —  The actress' recent comments sparked backlash on social media.  —  Actress Gina Carano, known for playing former Rebel Alliance soldier Cara Dune on Disney's the Mandalorian, has been fired from the show, according to io9.
Discussion: Paste, io9, NOQ Report and The Wrap
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Lucasfilm Calls Gina Carano Social Media Posts “Abhorrent”; Actress No Longer Employed By ‘Mandalorian’ Studio  —  In the wake of Gina Carano's controversial social media posts, Lucasfilm has released a statement tonight, with a spokesperson saying “Gina Carano is not currently employed …
Hollywood Reporter:
‘The Mandalorian’ Star Gina Carano Fired Amid Social Media Controversy
Asbury Park Press:
Springsteen blew 0.02 - quarter of legal limit, source says  —  Kathleen Hopkins Ken SerranoAsbury Park Press  —  New Jersey rock icon Bruce Springsteen's blood-alcohol content was .02 - just a quarter of New Jersey's legal limit - when he was arrested on Sandy Hook in November and charged …
Discussion: New York Post
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TMZ.com:
Bruce Springsteen Busted for DWI in New Jersey in November  —  BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN BUSTED FOR DWI  —  Bruce Springsteen is in the middle of a DWI case after he was busted in his home state ... TMZ has learned.  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the Boss was arrested on November 14 …
Dan Barry / New York Times:
Houston Doctor Fired for Giving Away Doses of Covid Vaccine  —  Ten doses of the Covid-19 vaccine would expire within hours, so a Houston doctor gave it to people with medical conditions, including his wife.  What followed was “the lowest moment in my life,” Dr. Hasan Gokal said.
David Frum / The Atlantic:
There Is No Defense—Only Complicity  —  To understand what was at issue in the impeachment proceedings today, it helps to look at a video released yesterday by Senator Marco Rubio.  —  Few Republican officials have more reason to hate former President Donald Trump than the defeated rival Trump so memorably nicknamed “Liddle Marco.”
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Sen. Rick Scott after viewing brutal new videos: ‘This is a complete waste of time’  —  Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., told reporters after viewing the explicit videos of the attack on the Capitol the Senate trial is a “complete waste of time.”  —  “I'm disgusted that, you know …
John McCormack / National Review:
Cruz: Actually, It Is Constitutional to Impeach and Convict a Former President  —  On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate voted on the constitutional question of whether an impeachment trial may be held for Donald Trump now that he is out of office.  Six Republicans joined all 50 Democrats in answering that question in the affirmative.
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Mark Naymik / WKYC-TV:
Former Ohio treasurer Josh Mandel claims 2020 election was ‘stolen from President Trump’  —  In announcing bid for U.S. Senate, Mandel also criticized Gov. Mike DeWine's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.  —  CLEVELAND — Former two-term Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel become the first Republican …
Discussion: Bloomberg
New York Times:
Trump Justice Department Sought to Block Search of Giuliani Records  —  Manhattan prosecutors had been prepared to seek a search warrant for electronic records related to powerful Ukrainians who had helped Rudolph Giuliani dig for dirt on the Biden family.  —  In the final months …
Discussion: Forbes, CNN and Political Wire
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Sen. Cassidy's impeachment trial vote shows he might want to be a bipartisan dealmaker  —  Sen. Bill Cassidy has been signaling for a few months that he wants to be a more independent force.  After the November elections, in which the Louisiana Republican easily won a second term …
Discussion: CNN and Forbes
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Why Bill Cassidy Broke With Senate Republicans and Backed Trump's Trial
Discussion: RedState, Politico and Truthout
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
State and local GOP committees attack any Republicans who dare turn on Trump
Discussion: Forbes
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Biden confronts China's Xi in first call  —  President Joe Biden held his first official phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday night, marking an end to weeks of conspicuous silence between the leaders.  —  During the call, Biden confronted Xi about China's …
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Associated Press:
How a leading anti-Trump group ignored a crisis in its ranks  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Last June, the Lincoln Project was on a high.  —  Led by several prominent former Republican consultants, its slickly produced ads attacking President Donald Trump made it perhaps the best known of the so-called Never Trump organizations.
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump Sneers at Searing Videos of MAGA Mob: ‘Massive Drop-Off in Quality’  —  JUST GREAT  —  As former President Donald Trump watched his Senate trial on TV from afar in Florida, he was, predictably, unmoved by the Senate impeachment trial's display of previously unreleased security footage of the Jan. 6 MAGA riot.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Larry Flynt, Who Built a Porn Empire With Hustler, Dies at 78  —  As the publisher of a notorious sexually explicit magazine, he found himself at the nexus of a cultural and legal war and became an unlikely free-speech hero.  —  Larry Flynt, a ninth-grade dropout who built a $400 million empire …
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Paul W. Valentine / Washington Post:
Larry Flynt, pornographer and self-styled First Amendment champion, dies at 78
Politico:
RIP @neeratanden  —  Welcome to POLITICO's 2021 Transition Playbook, your guide to the first 100 days of the Biden administration  —  It's the end of an era.  —  Since the 2016 Democratic primary, NEERA TANDEN, JOE BIDEN's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget …
Discussion: HotAir and Washington Times
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Politico:
Tanden pays for belittling Bernie
Tim Arango / New York Times:
The Killing of George Floyd Tore Minneapolis Apart.  Now Comes the Trial.  —  As attorney general, William P. Barr rejected a plea deal days after Mr. Floyd died, worried protesters would view it as lenient.  Derek Chauvin had agreed to plead guilty to third-degree murder.
Washington Post:
Now out of office, Trump may have to face tax questions  —  However his impeachment trial ends, Trump faces an IRS decision on a massive refund and may no longer be able to conceal his tax returns  —  Once his impeachment trial concludes and former president Donald Trump returns to his business …
Carla Marinucci / Politico:
Newsom shifts into defense mode as California recall takes shape  —  SANTA CLARA, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has shifted into recall defense mode this week with daily appearances up and down the state, complete with local officials praising his work and swiping at his would-be opponents.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
 
 
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Amanda Holpuch / The Guardian:
US could have averted 40% of Covid deaths, says panel examining Trump's policies
Discussion: Forbes
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell not pressuring GOP to acquit Trump
Lucy Bayly / NBC News:
Real unemployment rate closer to 10 percent, says Fed Chair Jerome Powell
Discussion: Washington Post
Keith Naughton / The Hill:
Trump will survive impeachment, again — then what?
Martha Crenshaw / New York Times:
I've Studied Terrorism for Over 40 Years. Let's Talk About What Comes Next.
Discussion: The Mahablog
 Earlier Items: 
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Biden considering Lisa Cook for open Fed seat
Tom LoBianco / Insider:
Brad Parscale is back again in Trump's orbit. The former 2020 campaign manager hated by the ex-president is building his post-White House digital operation.
Discussion: Political Wire
Dave Boucher / Detroit Free Press:
Mike Shirkey caught in hot mic moment, says he stands by points on Capitol attack ‘hoax’
Andrew Jacobs / New York Times:
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt quits as a contributing columnist at WaPo, after abruptly leaving a Post live video event hosted by Jonathan Capehart

April Rubin / Axios:
Trump's campaign files an FEC complaint claiming WaPo illegally contributed to Harris by running digital ads promoting its critical news coverage of Trump

CNBC:
Sources: Greek media company Antenna Group is in early talks to acquire Time from Marc Benioff, who bought the magazine in 2018 for $180M

 
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