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10:20 PM ET, February 13, 2021

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U.S. Senator for Florida, Marco Rubio:
Rubio Statement on Impeachment  —  Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) released a statement after voting to acquit former President Donald Trump.  —  Rubio: Just minutes after the attack of January 6th began I said it was not only unpatriotic, it was un-American.
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U.S. Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina:
Senator Burr Statement on Vote to Convict Former President Trump on Article of Impeachment  —  Today, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) voted in favor of convicting former President Donald J. Trump on the article of impeachment presented against him.  After the Senate vote, Senator Burr released the following statement:
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Up in '22, Murkowski readies to face impeachment vote fallout  —  Just one Republican senator that voted to convict President Donald Trump on Saturday has to face voters next year.  But she does not seem to care about the political fallout.  —  “If I can't say what I believe that our president …
Discussion: HuffPost, ABC News and Roll Call
David Frum / The Atlantic:
It'll Do  —  Impeachment did not prevail, but Trump still lost.  —  Staff writer at The Atlantic  —  In 1955, a junior United States senator named John F. Kennedy published Profiles in Courage, a collection of short essays about eight of his predecessors who had risked their careers for their ideals over the previous 150 years.
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Republican Acquittal of Trump Is a Pivotal Moment for the Party  —  The vote, signaling how thoroughly the party has come to be defined by the personality of one man, is likely to leave a blemish on the historical record.  —  During the first trial of Donald J. Trump, 13 months ago …
Lauren Lantry / ABC News:
Former President Donald Trump acquitted again
Politico:
Inside Democrats' witness fiasco  —  When Senate Democrats stepped onto the floor on Saturday morning, they had no idea the House impeachment managers were about to drop a political grenade in their laps.  —  But after a brief schism that threatened to throw Donald Trump's trial into chaos …
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CNN:
Fact check: Trump lawyer closes impeachment defense with a barrage of dishonesty
New York Times:
Most Bipartisan Support for Conviction in History
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Why Democrats blinked in the Senate impeachment trial
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
4 final takeaways from Trump's impeachment trial
Washington Post:
Trump acquitted by minority of Senate on charge of inciting Jan. 6 riot at Capitol
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump has privately voiced concern about being charged related to January 6 riot  —  (CNN)Former President Donald Trump has privately voiced concern in the last two weeks about whether he could face charges as a result of the January 6 riot he's accused of inciting, according to multiple people.
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Politico:
Trump escapes conviction but even his allies say he's damaged  —  Donald Trump was acquitted in his second impeachment trial on Saturday.  —  What comes next for the 45th president is anybody's guess.  —  Uncertainty looms over nearly every aspect of the former president's post-impeachment political future …
Scott Wong / The Hill:
Pelosi rules out censure after Trump acquittal
CBS News:
McConnell says Trump was “practically and morally responsible” for riot after voting not guilty
Michele Salcedo / Axios:   Trump vows comeback after second Senate acquittal
Politico:
Democrats wrestle with how to quit an acquitted Trump
Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell reveals he will vote to acquit Trump
Axios:
Historians say impact of expected Trump acquittal will be felt for years
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Scott Alexander / Astral Codex Ten:
Statement on New York Times Article  —  There was recently a negative article about me and my blog in the New York Times.  Most of you already know the history behind this, but for anyone referred here by NYT, this is where I give my side and defend myself.
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Cade Metz / New York Times:
Silicon Valley's Safe Space  —  Slate Star Codex was a window into the psyche of many tech leaders building our collective future.  Then it disappeared.  —  The website had a homely, almost slapdash design with a light blue banner and a strange name: Slate Star Codex.
Wall Street Journal:
New York Prosecutors Investigating Trump's Manhattan Properties  —  Officials are investigating loans the former president took on four buildings, including his flagship Trump Tower  —  New York prosecutors are investigating financial dealings around some of Donald Trump's signature Manhattan properties …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republican Senators Are Asking the Courts to Take Care of Trump For Them  —  Donald Trump limped his way to acquittal in his second impeachment trial, with 57 Senators voting to convict him of inciting insurrection.  But it is an ominous sign that not only did many of the Senators who did vote …
Discussion: New York Times
Jill Abramson / New York Post:
Ex-New York Times boss Jill Abramson responds to unrest at the paper  —  I have been called by many reporters about the controversial departure of reporter Donald McNeil from The New York Times.  —  “Do I think the Times treated McNeil unfairly?”  “Is there a management meltdown at the Times?”
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Aymann Ismail / Slate:
An Exhausting Week at the New York Times
Discussion: Twitchy and Forbes
Washington Post:
Deputy White House press secretary resigns amid fallout from contentious phone call with reporter  —  Deputy White House press secretary Tyler Ducklo resigned Saturday amid fallout from a contentious phone call last month in which he berated and threatened a female reporter who was working …
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Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg:
Biden Aide Ducklo Resigns Over Report He Threatened Reporter
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler:
Herrera Beutler Again Confirms Conversation with McCarthy Regarding January 6 U.S. Capitol Attack
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Ben Sasse's Conviction: Trump's Lies Caused This  —  In a series of interviews leading up to Saturday's impeachment vote, the GOP senator described the stakes as he sees them: nothing less than the integrity of the Constitution.  —  What happened on January 6 of this year …
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
How to Beat the Pandemic by Summer  —  After nearly a year of social isolation and sacrifice in the long war on COVID-19, the end stage of the pandemic is finally in sight.  Millions of Americans are being vaccinated each week, and the number of coronavirus-related hospitalizations …
Discussion: New York Magazine and Quartz
 
 
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Brittany De Lea / Fox News:
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Simon Carswell / The Irish Times:
Donie O'Sullivan: 'The chaos I've had in my mind is more terrifying than the riot at the Capitol'
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
‘Embarrassed’ Trump Supporter Begs Judge For Son's Freedom After Capitol Riot Arrest
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

Anja Karadeglija / The Canadian Press:
Meta clashes with Canada's CRTC over the Online News Act by declining to publicly release information about its measures to block news content on its platforms

 
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