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7:35 AM ET, February 12, 2021

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New York Times:
Trump Was Sicker Than Acknowledged With Covid-19  —  When hospitalized with the coronavirus in October, his blood oxygen levels had plunged and officials feared he was on the verge of being placed on a ventilator.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump was sicker with Covid-19 in October …
New York Post:
Cuomo aide admits they hid nursing home data so feds wouldn't find out  —  Governor Cuomo's top aide privately apologized to Democratic lawmakers for withholding the state's nursing-home death toll from COVID-19 — telling them “we froze” out of fear the true numbers would “be used against us” …
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
“We Lost the Line”: Trump Is on the Brink of Yet Another Senate Acquittal  —  Republican senators ran for their lives, but they will not run from the former President.  —  A few hours into the presentation of the House managers' case against Donald Trump, for inciting the mob that stormed …
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CNN:
Three GOP senators meet with Trump's lawyers on eve of impeachment defense presentation  —  (CNN)A trio of Republican senators allied with former President Donald Trump met with his defense team Thursday evening, in the middle of an impeachment trial in which they will vote on whether …
Washington Post:
Mounting evidence suggests Trump knew of danger to Pence when he attacked him as lacking ‘courage’ amid Capitol siege  —  Mounting evidence emerging as former president Donald Trump's impeachment trial unfolds in the Senate this week indicates Trump may have been personally informed …
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Marc Thiessen / Washington Post:
Biden owes the Capitol Police an apology  —  Watching never-before-seen video of the mob assaulting the U.S. Capitol presented by the House impeachment managers was infuriating.  For the first time, Americans saw surveillance footage that showed just how close the rioters got to senators, congressmen and Vice President Mike Pence.
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Bret Stephens / New York Post:
Read the column the New York Times didn't want you to read  —  Last weekend, New York Times columnist Bret Stephens wrote a piece criticizing the rationale behind the forced ouster of Times reporter Donald J. McNeil, but it was never published.  Stephens told colleagues the column was killed by publisher A.G. Sulzberger.
Martin Gould / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Embattled QAnon congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘openly cheated’ on her husband of 25 years with a polyamorous tantric sex guru and then moved on to another affair with the manager at her gym  — Marjorie Taylor Greene had affairs with tantric sex guru Craig Ivey …
Miranda Green / New York Magazine:
The Predator in the Lincoln Project John Weaver used his power to get jobs for young men he allegedly harassed.  His colleagues were warned.  —  Alex Johnson was a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, pursuing a career in politics, when he first heard from John Weaver, the legendary Republican operative living nearby.
Dallas Morning News:
Lawsuit: Texas AG Ken Paxton swapped political favors for home remodel, job for alleged ‘mistress’  —  The new allegations offer up the most detailed theory to date about why Paxton helped Austin real estate developer Nate Paul even as his top aides balked at his behavior.
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The Texas Tribune:
Former top aides say Attorney General Ken Paxton received assistance with home remodel, job for alleged girlfriend in return for helping political donor
Discussion: Off the Kuff
Samantha Melamed / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Nation's oldest juvenile lifer, Joe Ligon, leaves Pa. prison after 68 years  —  Leaving the State Correctional Institution Phoenix in Montgomery County on Thursday morning, his white hair peeking out below a prison-issue hat, Joe Ligon was accompanied by a dozen large file boxes.
Politico:
Nikki Haley's Choice  —  The 2024 hopeful can't decide who she wants to be—the leader of the post-Trump GOP or a “friend” to the president who tried to sabotage democracy.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
The most influential Democrat you never hear from  —  Kyrsten Sinema doesn't often make big policy pronouncements.  But when she does, Democrats had better listen.  —  Take the $15 hourly minimum wage that Democratic leaders want to add to a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.
ABC News:
Consequences of both impeachment and acquittal loom over Trump defense: The Note  —  As Jan. 6 made clear, there are more than political consequences to consider.  —  Breaking down day 3 of impeachment arguments  —  ABC News' and Cardozo Law School professor Kate Shaw discusses whether GOP senators …
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Josh Hammer / Newsweek:
Overwrought Nazi Analogies for Me, but Not for Thee?  —  Earlier this week, Lucasfilm severed ties with “The Mandalorian” actress Gina Carano after a hyperbolic social media post in which she compared current political imperiousness and cancel culture in the United States—and the treatment of …
Discussion: The Daily Signal, NPR and Deadline
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Robby Soave / Reason:
Disney Cancels The Mandalorian Star Gina Carano Over Provocative Social Media Posts
Washington Post:
Former FBI official, a Navy veteran, is ‘key figure’ in Jan. 6 riot, prosecutors allege  —  A former U.S. Navy intelligence officer and FBI official from Virginia has emerged as a key figure in the federal investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, as U.S. prosecutors alleged Thursday …
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Salvador Hernandez / BuzzFeed News:
Charges Were Dropped Against The Buffalo Police Officers Who Violently Shoved A 75-Year-Old Protester  —  Felony charges were dropped Thursday against two police officers in Buffalo, New York, who violently shoved a 75-year-old protester, causing him to fall, hit his head on the sidewalk, and bleed from his ear, officials said.
Discussion: ABC News and The Hill
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Ben Feuerherd / New York Post:
Charges dismissed against Buffalo cops who shoved elderly protester
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Stacey Abrams and Lauren Groh-Wargo: How to Turn Your Red State Blue  —  It may take 10 years.  Do it anyway.  —  Ms. Abrams was the Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia in 2018.  Ms. Groh-Wargo was her campaign manager.  They opened Fair Fight Action in late 2018.  — Feb. 11, 2021
Discussion: wabe.org
CNN:
North Carolina man charged with threatening to kill President Biden  —  (CNN)A North Carolina man has been charged with making threats to kill President Joe Biden, according to a federal criminal complaint unsealed in court Thursday.  —  David Kyle Reeves, 27, of Gastonia, North Carolina …
Discussion: New York Times, WTOP and Insider
Sabrina Rodriguez / Politico:
Biden to begin admitting migrants forced by Trump to wait in Mexico  —  The Biden administration will soon begin allowing migrants into the U.S. who, because of a Trump-era policy, have been forced to remain in Mexico while their asylum cases are processed.  —  As part of the new administration's …
Politico:
The Chamber embraces Biden.  And Republicans are livid.  —  Washington's most powerful trade group is having a political identity crisis.  —  Over the past month, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has taken a series of steps that have enraged its traditional Republican allies.
Washington Post:
Biden administration to move Friday to rescind Medicaid work requirements  —  The Biden administration is planning Friday to wipe out one of the core health policies of the Trump era, taking actions that will immediately rescind permission for states to compel poor residents to work in exchange for receiving Medicaid benefits.
Catharine Smith / The Guardian:
'If white people were still here, this wouldn't happen': the majority-Black town flooded with sewage … Supported by  —  About this content  —  Sharon Smith has to plunge her toilet to get it to flush.  On rainy days, wastewater spills into her yard from nearby drainage ditches.
MSNBC:
'That doesn't exist': Joy Reid debunks claims by GOP Senator comparing BLM protests to Capitol riot  —  On Senator Roy Blunt's claims saying that Black Lives Matter protests looked similar to the Capitol Hill Insurrection, Joy Reid asked the team for some of that footage …
Washington Post:
Biden to announce his administration has secured 200 million additional vaccine doses  —  The promised purchases would increase available supply by 50 percent, but not immediately.  —  President Biden is expected to announce Thursday afternoon that his administration has secured deals …
New York Times:
We Asked 175 Pediatric Disease Experts if It Was Safe Enough to Open School  —  In many places, the debates over reopening are fraught.  But in a survey, experts broadly agreed that elementary schools didn't need vaccines to open safely.  —  Many of the common preconditions to opening schools …
Shia Kapos / Politico:
NRCC will ‘absolutely’ support Republicans who backed impeachment, finance chair says  —  CHICAGO — Rep. Darin LaHood, a vocal ally of Donald Trump, said Thursday that the campaign arm of House Republicans won't seek to punish members of the conference who supported impeaching the former president.
Axios:
The trial turns to Republicans  —  House impeachment managers on Thursday told how the Capitol siege terrorized the workers who take care of and protect members of Congress.  —  The state of play: That included Black police officers repeatedly being called the n-word and janitors having to clean up blood and feces left by the rioters.
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Marco Rubio / National Review:
Biden's Child-Care Plan Is Wrong for Families and Ignores the Lessons of the Past
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
ICE ‘Deep State’ is blocking Biden's quest for justice for refugees
Discussion: Our Prism and New York Times
Thomas Barrabi / Fox News:
RNC invests $250G to assist California Gov. Newsom recall push
Discussion: CBS News and Washington Examiner
Ryan Grenoble / HuffPost:
Desperate OAN Blames City Planning, Not Trump, For Capitol Violence
Discussion: Common Dreams and NPR
Axios:
Scoop: Biden considering prominent Republicans for ambassadorships
Discussion: The Daily Beast
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
Democrats Push to Borrow More Money as Deficit Is Set to Shrink Slightly in 2021
Discussion: Political Wire
Henry Rodgers / The Daily Caller:
Pelosi Banned Congresswoman's Military Officer Son From Attending Her Swearing-In
Discussion: Twitchy
Erin Hawley / Fox News:
The recent assault on our home and attacks on my family are not civil discourse
Discussion: RedState and The Daily Caller
Steven Perlberg / Insider:
Bloomberg News has begun layoffs and nearly 100 people will be affected — read the full memo to staff
Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Schumer leaves door open to 14th Amendment measure to bar Trump from office
Emma Colton / Washington Examiner:
Project Veritas permanently suspended from Twitter as James O'Keefe faces temporary lock for violating rules
The Daily Beast:
Even for the Trumpist Conspiracy-Peddler Sidney Powell, This Was ‘Weird as Shit’
Poynter:
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Bloomberg:
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