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12:45 AM ET, February 13, 2021

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CNN:
New details about Trump-McCarthy shouting match show Trump refused to call off the rioters  —  Washington (CNN)In an expletive-laced phone call with House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy while the Capitol was under attack, then-President Donald Trump said the rioters cared more about the election results than McCarthy did.
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Trump's Taste for Blood  —  If Republicans won't convict, bring on the handcuffs.  —  WASHINGTON — Every scene in “Lawrence of Arabia” is perfect, but there's one I find especially haunting.  —  Peter O'Toole's Lawrence returns to Cairo after successfully leading the Arabs in battle …
Discussion: Mediaite, Vox and The Intellectualist
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Democrats have one big weapon left against Trump.  Will they use it?  —  Evidence is mounting that Donald Trump knew Mike Pence was in grave danger from the mob rampaging into the Capitol when the then-president sent out a tweet blasting his vice president.
ProPublica:
“I Don't Trust the People Above Me”: Riot Squad Cops Open Up About Disastrous Response to Capitol Insurrection  —  Interviews with 19 current and former officers show how failures of leadership and communication put hundreds of Capitol cops at risk and allowed rioters to get dangerously close to members of Congress.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
House Republican pleads for Pence, Trump aides to speak out on Jan. 6 insurrection  —  Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, one of 10 House Republicans to support Donald Trump's impeachment for inciting the Capitol insurrection, pleaded with those close to the former president …
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Scoop: Lincoln Project co-founder resigns  —  Lincoln Project co-founder Steve Schmidt is resigning from the group's board amid a series of scandals that has rocked the high-dollar anti-Trump super PAC, Axios has learned.  —  Why it matters: Schmidt, a veteran Republican operative …
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Amanda Becker / The 19th:
Inside the Lincoln Project's ‘toxic’ workplace  —  Interviews with nearly two dozen people with knowledge of the group's workings reveal a culture of infighting, sexist language and disparate treatment.  —  The Lincoln Project's launch in late 2019 was designed to make a splash.
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Lincoln Project backers consider cutting off donations after misconduct allegations as co-founder Steve Schmidt quits board
Alex Shephard / New Republic:
The Spectacular Fall of the Lincoln Project
Discussion: HuffPost, Washington Post and Mediaite
Benjamin Parker / The Bulwark:
The 10 Worst Moments from Trump's “Defense”  —  The former president got the impeachment defense he deserved.  —  Donald Trump's lawyers took only about three and a half hours to make their case in defense of the “45th president”—aka the former president.  (More on that in a moment.)
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New York Times:
For the Defense: Twisted Facts and Other Staples of the Trump Playbook  —  The lawyers representing the former president in his impeachment trial are the latest in a rotating cast that has always had trouble satisfying a mercurial and headstrong client.  —  Ever since Donald J. Trump began …
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Jake Tapper Trashes Team Trump's Defense: Just a ‘Sean Hannity Mixtape’
Washington Post:
Graham's post-election call with Raffensperger will be scrutinized in Georgia probe, person familiar with inquiry says  —  An Atlanta-area prosecutor plans to scrutinize a post-Election Day phone call between Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger …
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Graham to meet with Trump to talk future of GOP  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham said he'll be meeting with former President Donald Trump in the coming weeks to talk about the future of the Republican Party.  —  The South Carolina Republican told reporters Friday evening that he plans to encourage Trump …
Discussion: New York Times
Caleb Ecarma / Vanity Fair:
“I Will Destroy You”: Biden Aide Threatened a Politico Reporter Pursuing a Story on His Relationship  —  Deputy press secretary TJ Ducklo lashed out at journalist Tara Palmeri, spurring conversations between Politico's brass and the White House—and raising questions about behavior tolerated in the Biden administration.
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Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
New Allegations of Cover-Up by Cuomo Over Nursing Home Virus Toll  —  In a leaked conversation, the governor's top aide admitted that data was withheld on nursing homes, where more than 10,000 New Yorkers have died during the pandemic.  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and his top aides …
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Washington Post:
Postmaster general's new plan for USPS is said to include slower mail and higher prices  —  A key provision of the postmaster general's strategy includes banning air travel for all first-class mail at a time when delivery rates are at historic lows.  —  Postmaster General Louis DeJoy …
Discussion: CNN, Forbes and NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Politico:
Senate GOP gripped by conviction vote intrigue  —  Six GOP senators voted this week to move forward with President Donald Trump's impeachment trial.  But Republicans believe several more of them may be considering conviction.  —  As the Trump defense made its argument on Friday …
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Sen. Cassidy seen holding draft statement indicating support for Trump's acquittal
Discussion: ABC News, The Hill and Political Wire
Bill McKibben / New Yorker:
The Beauty of Jamie Raskin's America, on Display at Trump's Impeachment Trial  —  The first time I remember meeting Jamie Raskin it was dark, and we were standing atop the great steps of Harvard's Widener Library, looking out over a sea of candles.  I was a reporter for the Crimson …
Marcia Coyle / LAW.com:
Chuck Cooper's Test for Senate Republicans Weighing Trump Trial Verdict  —  The veteran U.S. Supreme Court lawyer and conservative stalwart days ago joined a chorus of prominent lawyers taking positions against Donald Trump.
Justin Stabley / PBS NewsHour:
Sen. Patty Murray recounts her narrow escape from a violent mob inside the U.S. Capitol  —  The impeachment trial this week has revealed a number of new, chilling details of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack.  For the first time, Sen. Patty Murray from Washington state and the highest ranking female Democrat …
CNN:
Senate passes legislation to award Officer Eugene Goodman Congressional Gold Medal  —  (CNN)The Senate on Friday approved legislation to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman, who became a national hero for his actions defending the Senate during the siege of the Capitol on January 6.
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Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Senate votes to award Officer Eugene Goodman the Congressional Gold Medal
Discussion: New York Post and The Hill
Washington Post:
The CDC's latest demands will keep millions of kids out of school unnecessarily  —  Joseph G. Allen is an associate professor and director of the Healthy Buildings program at Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health.  Helen Jenkins is an associate professor of biostatistics at Boston University School of Public Health.
Discussion: The 19th, Vox and CBS Miami
Wall Street Journal:
House Democrats Push Minimum Wage Raise in Covid-19 Relief Bill Despite Senate Concerns  —  Arizona's Kyrsten Sinema became the second Democratic senator to oppose the wage measure this week, clouding its prospects  —  WASHINGTON—House Democrats are preparing to stitch together …
Discussion: HuffPost
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
The most influential Democrat you never hear from
 
 
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ABC News:
FBI arrests 2 ‘Boogaloo Bois’-associated militia members, 1 who incited riot on Jan. 6
Discussion: Fox News, TheGrio and The Hill
New York Times:
On W.H.O. Trip, China Refused to Hand Over Important Data
Snopes.com:
Facebook Failed To Respond to Dire Emails Ahead of Capitol Riot
Wall Street Journal:
Most Capitol Riot Suspects Have No Far-Right Group Ties, a Challenge in Fight Against Extremism
Discussion: Vox
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Biden Makes History: First President in 40 Years to Punt on Contacting Israel
CNN:
Capitol rioters boasted on social media. Now, they're scrambling to scrub phones and pictures
Financial Services Committee:
Waters Announces Robinhood, Citadel, Melvin Capital, Reddit CEOs and Keith Gill to Testify at Committee Hearing
Discussion: Forbes and Axios
The Economist:
“Genocide” is the wrong word for the horrors of Xinjiang
 Earlier Items: 
Politico:
Grenell lays groundwork for California gubernatorial run
Discussion: The Federalist
Erick-Woods Erickson / Erick Erickson's Confessions …:
Disproportionality Will Lead to Violence
Discussion: alicublog
Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
6-Month Delay In Census Redistricting Data Could Throw Elections Into Chaos
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Buzz: Trump to unleash after trial, Cheney on his ‘list,’ GW's hair, JFK's sweater to auction
Discussion: Mother Jones
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
A Vote to Acquit Trump Is a Vote for a Lie
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Firing Actors for Being Conservative Is Another Hollywood Blacklist
Politico:
Nikki Haley's Choice
 

 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
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New York Times:
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