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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 …
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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CNN:
Trump advisers say he hasn't shown remorse for the insurrection and relationship with Pence remains damaged
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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Hollywood Reporter:
‘The Mandalorian’ Star Gina Carano Fired Amid Social Media Controversy
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Lucasfilm Calls Gina Carano Social Media Posts “Abhorrent”; Actress No Longer Employed By ‘Mandalorian’ Studio
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 and Variety
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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.
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.
Discussion: HotAir, NOQ Report and Twitchy
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.”
Discussion: Bulwark+
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell not pressuring GOP to acquit Trump
John Podhoretz / Commentary Magazine:
Trump's Mob Would Have Killed Them If It Had the Chance  —  This is what we learned today.  We learned that on January 6, Mitt Romney was coming down a hallway.  In less than a minute, he would have encountered members of the mob who had breached the Capitol.
Discussion: Forbes and HuffPost
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John McCormack / National Review:
Cruz: Actually, It Is Constitutional to Impeach and Convict a Former President
Wall Street Journal:
The Trump Impeachment Evidence  —  He might be acquitted, but he won't live down his disgraceful conduct.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  Whether a former President ought to be subject to an impeachment trial is a matter of constitutional debate.  Whether it's prudent, if acquittal appears likely, is a related question.
Discussion: The Hill, Reason and Raw Story
Tom Gjelten / NPR:
A ‘Scary’ Survey Finding: 4 In 10 Republicans Say Political Violence May Be Necessary  —  Toggle more options  —  The mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol may have been a fringe group of extremists, but politically motivated violence has the support of a significant share of the U.S. public …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service:   Survey: More than a quarter of white evangelicals believe core QAnon conspiracy theory
bellingcat:
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 …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Twitchy
Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
McCarthy Attended Son's Maskless Wedding on Same Day He Mocked Newsom's Rule-Breach  —  On the morning of the wedding, the House minority leader very publicly mocked Gov. Gavin Newsom for attending his own maskless gathering.  —  If you were to very publicly ridicule someone for attending …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
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Paul Pringle / Los Angeles Times:
Rep. Kevin McCarthy attended his son's wedding in California amid deadly COVID-19 surge
Discussion: Political Wire
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: National Review
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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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.
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 …
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
How Republicans Could Rig the Battle for Control of Congress  —  Democrats face a daunting future of severe Republican gerrymandering that could flip control of the House in 2022 and suppress diverse younger generations' political influence for years to come, according to a new study released today.
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 …
Discussion: UPI, Slate, Forbes and Quartz
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: The Week, Forbes, CNN and Political Wire
CREW:
Pompeo spent $10k on engraved pens for notorious “Madison Dinners” … Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spent more than $10,000 in taxpayer funds on engraved Madison Dinner-branded pens that he gifted to attendees of the notorious dinner parties, according to records obtained by CREW …
Kylie Atwood / CNN:
State Dept. planning Blinken's first international trips in mid-to-late March  —  Secretary of State outlines President Biden's foreign policy  —  Washington (CNN)The State Department is planning Secretary of State Antony Blinken's first international trips in mid-to-late March …
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.
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 …
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Anger inside the New York Times as divided newsroom erupts in debate over recent controversies  —  New York (CNN Business)The New York Times (NYT) is familiar with breaking some of the biggest stories related to culture, race, and gender.  But events over the past several weeks reveal …
 
 
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J. Miles Coleman / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
The House: As 2020's Final Contests Settle, Vacancies Arise
Wall Street Journal:
Blunt Top Prosecutor on Capitol Riots, Michael Sherwin, May Stay On Under Biden
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall:
Stop Calling It an ‘Insurrection’
Walker Bragman / Newsweek:
Billionaire Robinhood Hero Chamath Palihapitiya Is a Pushback on Progressive Democrats
Discussion: The Daily Poster
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Bethany Blankley / Washington Examiner:
Democrat-sponsored PRO Act would invalidate right-to-work laws in 27 states
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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Can We Put Fox News on Trial With Trump?
 

 
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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

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

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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