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Georgia Prosecutors Open Criminal Investigation of Trump Phone Call — Fulton County prosecutors have sent letters to state officials instructing them to preserve documents related to the January call, in which former President Donald J. Trump's asked the Georgia secretary of state to “find” votes.
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Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
McConnell Signals Trump Conviction Is a GOP Conscience Vote — Minority leader suggests he hasn't decided on Trump guilt — Kentucky Republican voted to declare trial unconstitutional — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is signaling to fellow Republicans that the final vote …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Meandering Performance by Defense Lawyers Enrages Trump — The former president was particularly angry at Bruce L. Castor Jr., one of his lawyers, for acknowledging the effectiveness of the House Democrats' presentation. — On the first day of his second impeachment trial …
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Tiana Lowe / Washington Examiner:
Trump's unconvincing impeachment defense has already cost him the vote of one Republican senator
Trump's unconvincing impeachment defense has already cost him the vote of one Republican senator
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Olivia Beavers / Politico:
Cawthorn looks to make his mark in N.C. Senate race
Cawthorn looks to make his mark in N.C. Senate race
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Trump's Lawyers Lost the Day
Trump's Lawyers Lost the Day
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New York Times:
'There's Nothing Left': Why Thousands of Republicans Are Leaving the Party — Voting registration data indicates a stronger-than-usual flight from the G.O.P. since the Capitol riot, with an intensely fluid period in American politics now underway. — In the days after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
GOP Image Slides Giving Democrats Strong Advantage — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' opinions of the Republican Party have worsened in recent months, with 37% now saying they have a favorable view of the party, down from 43% in November. This decline, along with a slight increase …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Biden is not the barrier to bipartisanship. Republicans are.
Biden is not the barrier to bipartisanship. Republicans are.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Proud Boy charged in insurrection blasts Trump's ‘deception’ in new court filing — One of the Proud Boys arrested for participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol told a court Wednesday that he was duped by President Donald Trump's “deception” and “acted out of the delusional belief” …
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Politico:
Impeachment managers to show never-before-seen footage of Capitol attack — House Democrats prosecuting Donald Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol plan to introduce never-before-seen footage of the riots on Wednesday, the first day of formal arguments in the former president's impeachment trial.
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
House managers plan to show senators previously unseen Capitol security footage from Jan. 6.
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The Jan. 6 images were already disturbing. The impeachment-trial video makes them terrifying.
The Jan. 6 images were already disturbing. The impeachment-trial video makes them terrifying.
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Greene Gains Popularity With Republican Voters Following Committee Fight — Georgia freshman is now as prominent nationwide as House GOP leaders — 30% of GOP voters view Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene favorably, up 11 points since last week. — Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney …
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Cameron Easley / Morning Consult:
Biden's Move to Expand Refugee Admissions Is His Most Unpopular Executive Action So Far
Biden's Move to Expand Refugee Admissions Is His Most Unpopular Executive Action So Far
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Todd Frankel / Washington Post:
A majority of the people arrested for Capitol riot had a history of financial trouble — Trail of bankruptcies, tax problems and bad debts raises questions for researchers trying to understand motivations for attack — Jenna Ryan seemed like an unlikely participant in the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
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Just Security:
StopTheSteal: Timeline of Social Media and Extremist Activities Leading to 1/6 Insurrection — Introduction — The insurrectionist attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was not spontaneous. — The assault that unfolded as Congress convened a joint session to certify the victory of Joe Biden …
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Tim Cato / The Athletic:
Dallas Mavericks cease playing national anthem before games at Mark Cuban's direction — The Dallas Mavericks have ceased playing the national anthem before home games this season and do not plan to play it moving forward, a decision made by owner Mark Cuban that he confirmed to The Athletic on Monday evening.
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Joshua Bote / SFGATE:
Police in dorms, outdoor exercise ban: UC Berkeley extends dorm lockdown with stricter mandates — Police officers monitoring dormitory halls, frequent inspections of ID cards — these are among the measures being implemented in a dorm lockdown as UC Berkeley continues to grapple with a spike of COVID-19 cases on campus.
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New York Times:
Lie After Lie: Listen to How Trump Built His Alternate Reality — The 38-minute video below shows how Donald J. Trump's persistent repetition of lies and calls to action over two months created an alternate reality that he won re-election. Mr. Trump's words, which were echoed and amplified …
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Senator Mike Shirkey / Senate Majority Leader …:
Shirkey apologizes for statements made in video — LANSING—Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, today issued the following statement: — “I said some things in a videoed conversation that are not fitting for the role I am privileged to serve. I own that. I have many flaws.
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Steve Neavling / News & Views, Detroit Metro Times:
Sen. Shirkey baselessly claims U.S. Capitol riot was ‘staged’ by Trump haters, recording shows
Sen. Shirkey baselessly claims U.S. Capitol riot was ‘staged’ by Trump haters, recording shows
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About Facebook:
Reducing Political Content in News Feed — As Mark Zuckerberg mentioned on our recent earnings call, one common piece of feedback we hear is that people don't want political content to take over their News Feed. — Over the next few months, we'll work to better understand peoples' varied preferences …
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Meg Cunningham / ABC News:
Here are the 47 districts the GOP is targeting as pickup opportunities in the 2022 midterms — Republicans are on the offense as the 2022 midterms approach. — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: 'I've been freed' — Stripped of her committee assignments, the GOP congresswoman says she looks forward …
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
House Republicans Announce 47 Democrats They Hope to Unseat
House Republicans Announce 47 Democrats They Hope to Unseat
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New York Times:
How Right-Wing Radio Stoked Anger Before the Capitol Siege — Shows hosted by Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and other talk radio stars promoted debunked claims of a stolen election and urged listeners to “fight back.” — Two days before a mob of Trump supporters invaded the United States Capitol …
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Brian Flood / Fox News:
Rush Limbaugh continues to fight advanced lung cancer as staffers pray for remission
Rush Limbaugh continues to fight advanced lung cancer as staffers pray for remission
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Nathan J. Robinson / Current Affairs:
How the Media Cracks Down on Critics of Israel … It is widely recognized that critics of Israel, no matter how well-founded the criticism, are routinely punished by both public and private institutions for their speech. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has documented a pattern by which …
Sarah Dadouch / Washington Post:
Saudi Arabia releases prominent women's rights activist from prison as Biden presses kingdom on human rights — BEIRUT — One of Saudi Arabia's most prominent women's rights advocates, Loujain al-Hathloul, was released from prison on Wednesday, her sister said.
The New York Times Company:
Jia Lynn Yang Named National Editor — Jia Lynn, who has edited standout coverage, brings an expertise in empathetic storytelling that wraps the big ideas of the day in deeply human narratives. Read more in this note from Dean Baquet and Joe Kahn. — We are thrilled to announce that Jia Lynn Yang …
PepsiCo:
Aunt Jemima Rebrands As Pearl Milling Company — PepsiCo, Inc., today announced the debut of Pearl Milling Company, the new name of the pancake mix and syrup varieties previously found under the Aunt Jemima brand. — Pearl Milling Company-branded pancake mixes, syrups, cornmeal, flour …
Michael Gartland / New York Daily News:
Yang holds commanding lead in mayor's race: new poll — Andrew Yang commands a double-digit lead in the Democrat primary for mayor, with his closest rivals, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and Comptroller Scott Stringer, trailing by more than 10 percentage points each, a new poll released early Wednesday morning revealed.
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
What Does a “Good” Republican Look Like? — The party is rotten, through and through. — 1. The “Good” Republicans — Some conservatives have exited the Trump years convinced that the wisest course of action is to try to salvage the Republican party by working with the “Good Republicans.”
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Cameron Joseph / VICE:
She Lived Through the Capitol Attack. Now This GOP Staffer Is Calling Out Her Friends' Conspiracies. — Leslie Shedd used to politely change the topic when friends would float fringe right-wing conspiracy theories. Not anymore. — As pro-Trump rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol …
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Mary Louise Kelly / NPR:
8-Year-Old Calls Out NPR For Lack Of Dinosaur Stories — Toggle more options — An 8-year-old from Minneapolis recently pointed out a big problem with NPR's oldest news show, All Things Considered. Leo Shidla wrote to his local NPR station: … Leo has a point. All Things Considered is about to turn 50 years old.
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Ilyse Liffreing / Ad Age:
Harry Potter, the Joker and Wonder Woman don masks in COVID PSA from WarnerMedia — The in-house spot, in partnership with the Ad Council and CDC, marries pop culture with a mask-wearing message — As the COVID vaccine continues to roll out across the country, it's essential to remind people …
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Lauren Egan / NBC News:
Biden admin on track to meet goal of 100M coronavirus shots in first 100 days — WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is on track to meet his goal of administering 100 million Covid-19 shots in his first 100 days in office, White House coronavirus coordinator Jeffrey Zients said Wednesday.
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CNN:
Harris to start ‘regular’ lunches with Blinken in bid to beef up foreign policy chops — (CNN)Vice President Kamala Harris will have her first private lunch with Secretary of State Antony Blinken Wednesday, meetings that are expected to continue with regularity, according to two administration officials.