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Bart Jansen / USA Today:
Lindsey Graham says Mitch McConnell speech slamming Trump could haunt Republicans in 2022 — WASHINGTON - Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Sunday he thought Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's speech blasting former President Donald Trump would be used against Republicans in campaign ads …
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George Will / Washington Post:
Now begins McConnell's project to shrink Trump's GOP influence — One of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's many admirable traits is that he is uninterested in being admired. He uses his demeanor to disguise the fact that he has normal feelings and so might welcome public approbation for his decisions.
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New York Times:
Post-Impeachment Live Updates: Republican Leaders Divided Over Trump's Future Influence — The backlash against the seven Republicans who voted to convict Trump has begun. The federal criminal investigations related to the Capitol riot will keep the issue of Mr. Trump's culpability alive for months.
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
CBS' Margaret Brennan: We Invited on Two Dozen Senate Republicans After Trump Acquitted — ‘No One Accepted’
CBS' Margaret Brennan: We Invited on Two Dozen Senate Republicans After Trump Acquitted — ‘No One Accepted’
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Graham: Lara Trump is biggest winner of impeachment trial
Graham: Lara Trump is biggest winner of impeachment trial
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate GOP ready to turn page on Trump
Senate GOP ready to turn page on Trump
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The fallout from Donald Trump's acquittal
POLITICO Playbook: The fallout from Donald Trump's acquittal
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Raskin: Trump found guilty in ‘the court of public opinion and the court of history’
Raskin: Trump found guilty in ‘the court of public opinion and the court of history’
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Postcard From Peru: Why the Morality Plays Inside The Times Won't Stop — Other news organizations have their own personnel dramas. But none attract the spotlight like The Times. — In 2012, when The New York Times was panicked about its financial future, this newspaper went into the travel business.
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New York Times:
First They Guarded Roger Stone. Then They Joined the Capitol Attack. — Oath Keepers guarding Roger Stone on Jan. 5 ... Roger — Stone — ... and participating in the — Oath Keeper — Oath Keeper — Oath — Keeper — Oath — Keeper
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New York Times:
'What's the Point?' Young People's Despair Deepens as Covid-19 Crisis Drags On — Experts paint a grim picture of the struggle with lockdown isolation — a “mental health pandemic” that should be treated as seriously as containing the coronavirus. — Life seemed promising last year …
Christina Zhao / Newsweek:
Lisa Murkowski's Impeachment Vote May Lure Sarah Palin Into Primary Challenge — Lisa Murkowski of Alaska is the only Republican senator who voted to convict former President Donald Trump and will face reelection next year. Her decision to cross party lines could lure a primary challenge from Sarah Palin.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
There are only seven honorable Republican senators
There are only seven honorable Republican senators
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
For Trump, an Escape, Not an Exoneration
For Trump, an Escape, Not an Exoneration
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New York Times:
McConnell, Denouncing Trump After Voting to Acquit, Says His Hands Were Tied
McConnell, Denouncing Trump After Voting to Acquit, Says His Hands Were Tied
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Elizabeth Spiers / My New Band Is:
Slate Star Clusterfuck — On journalism, ideas, “ideas”, free speech, and tech. — 2 hr ago — A while ago, I did a Q&A with a venture capitalist who had formerly worked in media. The conversation took place on Clubhouse, the explosively growing audio-driven social network.
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Ido Efrati / Haaretz:
94 Percent Drop in Symptomatic COVID Cases Seen Among Vaccinated, Biggest Israeli Study Shows — The Pfizer COVID vaccine, the study found, was equally effective for all age groups, including people aged 70 and older — The Pfizer coronavirus vaccine has produced a 94 percent drop …
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Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
Is the GOP's extremist wing now too big to fail? — SE Cupp: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene among Trump's awful legacies — (CNN)Congressional Republicans have crystallized an ominous question by rejecting consequences for Donald Trump over the January 6 riot in his impeachment trial …
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Jeff Dunetz / The Lid:
If The GOP Wins The House Should They Try For Impeachment Revenge? — Lindsey Graham Thinks They May Try To Impeach Harris — Well, the Democratic Party lost their second annual impeachment face. The only thing they've proven is that they don't give a rat's arse about the United States …
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Lindsey Graham: 'I don't see how Kamala Harris doesn't get impeached'
Lindsey Graham: 'I don't see how Kamala Harris doesn't get impeached'
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Emma Green / The Atlantic:
Eric Metaxas Believes America Is Creeping Toward Nazi Germany — The pro-Trump radio host explains how he thinks about the Capitol siege and President Joe Biden's America. — The PR pitch was brazen: Eric Metaxas, it declared, is “America's #1 Bad Christian.”
American Greatness:
The New York Times Retracts the Sicknick Story — Like so many fake news stories about Donald Trump and his supporters, millions of Americans believe the Sicknick story as truth; even a correction won't change their minds. — In a quiet but stunning correction, the New York Times backed away …
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Michael Powell / New York Times:
Obscure Musicology Journal Sparks Battles Over Race and Free Speech — A scholar's address about racism and music theory was met with a vituperative, personal response by a small journal. It faced calls to cease publishing. — A periodical devoted to the study of a long-dead European music theorist …
Sarah Bahr / New York Times:
Indianapolis Museum of Art Apologizes for Insensitive Job Posting — The museum wrote that it was seeking a director who would work to maintain its “core, white art audience,” in addition to attracting a more diverse one. — INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields …
Bill Hutchinson / ABC News:
Trump impeachment lawyer Michael van der Veen's home vandalized — The word “traitor” was spray-painted on the front of the attorney's driveway. — Catch up on the developing stories making headlines. — Tyger Williams /The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP
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Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
Trump's Defense Was an Insult to the Impeachment Proceedings and an Assault on Reason — Donald Trump's second impeachment trial was an artifact of his Presidency. It was a battle of meaning against noise, against nothing-means-anything-and-everything- is-the-same nihilism—and nihilism won.
Joe Concha / The Hill:
The swift death of the media darlings known as the Lincoln Project — As quickly as it rose to its perch as a media darling, the Lincoln Project (LP) is crashing down swiftly to its fitting end. And it has no one to blame but itself. — The beginning of the end came a few weeks ago.
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Dana Goldstein / New York Times:
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on What She Learned From Battling the Teachers' Union — In an interview, Ms. Lightfoot talked about how she hoped to rebuild trust in the system and eventually reopen high schools. — After a bitter fight, the Chicago Public Schools reached a deal …
Jemele Hill / The Atlantic:
The Problem With Mandatory Patriotism in Sports — Amid renewed attention to inequity in American life, pro leagues shouldn't strong-arm teams into playing “The Star-Spangled Banner.” — Contributing writer at The Atlantic — Playing the “The Star-Spangled Banner” …
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Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
James Ridgeway, Who Exposed Malfeasance and Skulduggery, Dies at 84 — Writing for many publications, he drew attention to neo-Nazis, corporate polluters, preening politicians and the practice of solitary confinement. — James Ridgeway, an investigative reporter who exposed corporate dirty tricks …
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Fauci: Stimulus bill needs to be passed for schools to reopen — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious disease expert, said on Sunday that a stimulus bill needed to be passed in order for schools to safely reopen. — While appearing on ABC's “This Week,” …
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Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
First known patient reinfected with South Africa coronavirus variant is in critical condition
First known patient reinfected with South Africa coronavirus variant is in critical condition
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Tom Perez on Democrats' Mistakes and Why Iowa Shouldn't Go First — In an interview, the former D.N.C. chairman discussed a possible bid for Maryland governor and said Iowa and New Hampshire starting the presidential nominating process was “unacceptable.” — For the past four years …
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