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Tim Reid / Reuters:
Exclusive: Dozens of former Republican officials in talks to form anti-Trump third party — (Reuters) - Dozens of former Republican officials, who view the party as unwilling to stand up to former President Donald Trump and his attempts to undermine U.S. democracy, are in talks to form …
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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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Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:
What Sen. Mike Lee told me about Trump's call the day of the Capitol riot — The call became a controversial part of the impeachment trial on Wednesday. — (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, arrive ahead of the second impeachment trial …
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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.
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Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Lucasfilm Calls Gina Carano Social Media Posts “Abhorrent”; Actress No Longer Employed By ‘Mandalorian’ Studio
Lucasfilm Calls Gina Carano Social Media Posts “Abhorrent”; Actress No Longer Employed By ‘Mandalorian’ Studio
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Hollywood Reporter:
‘The Mandalorian’ Star Gina Carano Fired Amid Social Media Controversy
‘The Mandalorian’ Star Gina Carano Fired Amid Social Media Controversy
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Jordan Moreau / Variety:
‘Mandalorian’ Star Gina Carano Under Fire for Controversial Social Media Posts
‘Mandalorian’ Star Gina Carano Under Fire for Controversial Social Media Posts
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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.
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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 …
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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
Stacey Plaskett, a House delegate who couldn't vote to impeach Trump, is using her prosecutorial background to try to convict him
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James Poniewozik / New York Times:
Impeachment Video Reveals a True American Horror Story
Impeachment Video Reveals a True American Horror Story
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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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Walter Shapiro / New Republic:
The Entire Republican Party Is on Trial
The Entire Republican Party Is on Trial
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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.
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 …
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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 …
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 …
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Amanda Holpuch / The Guardian:
US could have averted 40% of Covid deaths, says panel examining Trump's policies — The country began the pandemic with a degraded public health infrastructure, leading to more deaths than other high-income countries — The US could have averted 40% of the deaths from Covid-19 …
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Vladimir Kara-Murza Tailed by Members of FSB Squad Prior to Suspected Poisonings — In a December 2020 investigation, we disclosed the existence of a clandestine unit within the FSB's Criminalistics Institute, members of which - having medical and chemical weapons training …
JONATHAN TURLEY:
Reckless Rhetoric Is A Reckless Standard For An Impeachment Trial — Below is my column in the Hill on how the second Trump impeachment could become a trial over reckless rhetoric in America. The House managers may be playing into that very danger by selecting some managers who have been criticized …
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John Nichols / The Nation:
Jamie Raskin's Passionate Prosecution Is Convicting Trump in the Eyes of History
Jamie Raskin's Passionate Prosecution Is Convicting Trump in the Eyes of History
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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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Lyz Lenz / Columbia Journalism Review:
Thread Man — Seth Abramson's viral meta-journalism unreality — For four years, America has been ruled by the tyranny of tweets, and the news media has been tangled in threads. Twitter threads are a way for journalists to gather information and to promote their work …
Jennifer Jett / New York Times:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is barred from Instagram over false coronavirus claims. — Instagram took down the account of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the political scion and prominent anti-vaccine activist, on Wednesday over false information related to the coronavirus.
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Nicholas Reimann / Forbes:
Georgia Sen. Warnock Under Investigation For Voter Registration Misconduct — The Georgia State Election Board voted unanimously Wednesday to move forward with an investigation of U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) for his role serving as board chairman of a voter registration organization founded …
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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.
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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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Carol E. Lee / NBC News:
Biden raises concerns with Chinese president in first official phone call
Biden raises concerns with Chinese president in first official phone call
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Noah Bierman / Los Angeles Times:
Meena Harris has a personal brand. Some fear she's profiting from her Aunt Kamala's office — Five days before Kamala Harris was sworn in as vice president, her niece, Meena Harris, appeared on the “Today” show for an interview conducted by Jenna Bush Hager, daughter of former President George W. Bush.
Alexander Nazaryan / The Atlantic:
I Miss the Thrill of Trump — Thrilling, without a single boring day: That's how I'd describe my four years as an enemy of the people, a lanyard-wearing member of the “Lügenpresse,” a term some Donald Trump supporters borrowed from the Nazis to refer to insufficiently flattering coverage …
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 …
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Classified assessment found slow and chaotic response to brain injuries affecting diplomats in Cuba — More than four years after personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Havana began reporting sudden, debilitating illnesses, with severe headaches, hearing loss and other brain injuries …
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 …
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