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Molly Beck / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Ron Johnson on Jan. 6 Capitol attack: 'This didn't seem like an armed insurrection to me' — MADISON - Two days after members of the U.S. Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump on charges of inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Wisconsin's senior senator is questioning whether an armed insurrection even occurred.
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Impeachment's Over. Bring On the Criminal Investigations. — After Mitch McConnell's cynical speech, Republicans can't complain. — A few hours after the Senate voted in Donald Trump's impeachment trial on Saturday, I spoke to the lead impeachment manager, Jamie Raskin. He was crushingly disappointed.
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Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
McConnell Doesn't Care About Trump Brand in 2022, He Just Wants Electable Candidates — Minority leader's strategy to GOP regaining Senate: channeling Trump energy while limiting extremist hopefuls — WASHINGTON—Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, facing the prospect of campaigns …
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Christopher Bedford / The Federalist:
McConnell's Impeachment Ploy Was Not Statesmanship, But An Attack On The Base — And Republicans Must Remember It Well — Friday's floor speech was no quick tantrum: It was the last stupid moments of the minority leader's plan to purge the GOP of Donald Trump.
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Charlie Sykes / Bulwark+:
Trump's Party, But Worse
Trump's Party, But Worse
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Adam Kinzinger's Lonely Mission — Censured by his party and shunned by family members, Mr. Kinzinger, a six-term Illinois Congressman, is pressing Republicans to leave Donald Trump behind — and risking his career doing so. — WASHINGTON — As the Republican Party censures …
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
GOP Rep. Kinzinger Receives Stunning Letter from Relatives Over His Trump Opposition: ‘You Have Lost the Respect of Lou Dobbs...’ — A new profile on Congressman Adam Kinzinger, one of the few House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump, reveals that several family members actually sent …
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Brandon Mulder / Austin American-Statesman:
Frozen wind turbines hamper Texas power output, state's electric grid operator says — Nearly half of Texas' installed wind power generation capacity has been offline because of frozen wind turbines in West Texas, according to Texas grid operators. — Wind farms across the state generate up to a combined 25,100 megawatts of energy.
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The Texas Tribune:
2 million Texas households without power as massive winter storm drives demand for electricity — Some utility companies that deliver electricity to Texans are telling customers to expect power outages through Monday night and potentially into Tuesday. — Copy link — Here's what you need to know:
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Mitch McConnell / Wall Street Journal:
Acquittal Vindicated the Constitution, Not Trump — House managers wanted us to rush through a sham trial. Instead we did our duty to the rule of law. — Jan. 6 was a shameful day. A mob bloodied law enforcement and besieged the first branch of government.
QU Poll:
3 Out Of 4 Republicans Want To See Trump Play A Big Role In GOP, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 68% Of Americans Say Trump Didn't Do Enough To Stop Insurrection — Two days after the U.S. Senate voted to acquit former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial …
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Dear Colleague: Security, Security, Security — Today, we celebrate the birthdays of America's two greatest presidents: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. — George Washington was the patriarch of our country, who with his courage, fought for and won our independence at great odds …
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Joanna Walters / The Guardian:
Pelosi announces plans for 9/11-style commission to examine Capitol riot
Pelosi announces plans for 9/11-style commission to examine Capitol riot
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Pelosi's office pushes back on House GOP questions about Capitol security ahead of riot, deflects blame
Pelosi's office pushes back on House GOP questions about Capitol security ahead of riot, deflects blame
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Bryan Schott / mailchi.mp:
with an assist from Marina McNairy — 🌨 Good morning from Salt Lake City. We're expecting snow throughout the day, with a high of 37°. — 🇺🇸 Today is President's Day, the day we celebrate George Washington's and Abraham Lincoln's birthday.
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Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:
Mitt Romney accused of being ‘deep state’ agent in proposed censure motion
Mitt Romney accused of being ‘deep state’ agent in proposed censure motion
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Inside the new President's routine: Oval Office fires and early bedtimes — (CNN)When President Joe Biden flew aboard Air Force One for the first time this month, he did not spend much time soaking in the moment. — The flight, after all, was only 25 minutes long.
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Perdue explores Senate comeback bid against Warnock in 2022 — Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue took the first steps toward a potential comeback bid by filing campaign paperwork on Monday to explore a challenge against Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock.
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Perdue exploring 2022 Senate run against Warnock, files with FEC
Perdue exploring 2022 Senate run against Warnock, files with FEC
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Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
The FBI Wants You To Make These Photos Of Capitol Insurrectionists Go Viral — Inside the bureau's evolving strategy to get photos of the Trump supporters who invaded the U.S. Capitol on your social media feed. — The search for the insurrectionists who stormed the U.S. Capitol last month isn't your typical FBI manhunt.
Washington Post:
A GOP donor gave $2.5 million for a voter fraud investigation. Now he wants his money back. — Like many Trump supporters, conservative donor Fred Eshelman awoke the day after the presidential election with the suspicion that something wasn't right. His candidate's apparent lead in key battleground states had evaporated overnight.
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Daniel Estrin / NPR:
Fauci Awarded $1 Million Israeli Prize For ‘Speaking Truth To Power’ Amid Pandemic — America's top infectious disease official Dr. Anthony Fauci received a prestigious $1 million Israeli prize Monday, along with six other researchers who shared two additional $1 million prizes for their contributions to health and medicine.
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Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Ask Every Republican These Two Questions — Over and over again. — 1 hr ago — Before we start: As of today we have four years to fortify American Democracy before the next authoritarian tide comes in. — This is the time to roll up our sleeves and work. I hope you'll labor with us.
Gina Harkins / Military.com:
Veterans Used Their Military Training to Plot Violence in Capitol Riot, Feds Say — Retired Navy Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Edward Caldwell had a plan leading up to the violent Jan. 6 takeover of the U.S. Capitol, according to federal prosecutors. — The 66-year-old former Reserve intelligence officer wanted …
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The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Pat Toomey is facing a Republican backlash in Pennsylvania for voting to convict Donald Trump — Pennsylvania Republicans are heaping condemnation on Sen. Pat Toomey after their GOP senator voted to convict Donald Trump in his impeachment trial, signaling how fealty to the former president has come to define the party.
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Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
Cuomo Accepts Some Blame in Nursing Home Scandal but Denies Cover-Up — Gov. Andrew Cuomo admitted to a delay and that he “created pain,” but stopped short of a full apology for the state's withholding of virus death data from state lawmakers. — ALBANY, N.Y. — Admitting a degree of fault …
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Brittany Bernstein / National Review:
Cuomo Accuses NY Lawmakers of ‘Extortion’ over Calls to Investigate Nursing Home Deaths
Cuomo Accuses NY Lawmakers of ‘Extortion’ over Calls to Investigate Nursing Home Deaths
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Daniel Goldman / Washington Post:
Lack of witnesses at Trump's trial is not the problem. Witness intimidation is. — The former president has a record of threatening rhetoric toward anyone who crosses him. Now there's a record of supporters willing to back him with violence. — On Saturday morning …
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Trump drives past jubilant supporters at impromptu rally in Florida — Trump marks Presidents Day by waiving to supporters near his south Florida residence — Trump acquitted after media blitz — Former President Trump marked President's Day by waiving to a throng of supporters gathered near his south Florida home.
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Timothy Puko / Wall Street Journal:
Interior Secretary Nominee on Collision Course With Oil Industry — Deb Haaland, poised to be first Native American cabinet secretary, has joined pipeline protests and opposed fracking — WASHINGTON— Deb Haaland is poised to make history on two fronts, as both the first Native American cabinet secretary …
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
‘Team Biden’ Sought To Cultivate Ties To Businessman Who's Now Awaiting Sentencing On Federal Charges — A Pakistani-American businessman awaiting sentencing on federal charges developed close ties to members of Joe Biden's inner circle and met multiple times with him when he served as vice president, emails show.
Simon Denyer / Washington Post:
Seoul offered free coronavirus tests for pets and soon found its first case in a lethargic, vomiting cat — TOKYO — Officials in Seoul said they found their first case of covid-19 in a cat on Monday shortly after offering free tests to pets in the South Korean capital.
Benjamin P. Linas / Vox:
The needless clash between teachers' unions and science is harming America's kids — The evidence is clear: We can open schools safely now. — SHARE All sharing options — Millions of students across America have now been stuck in remote learning for nearly a year.
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Eleni Schirmer / New Yorker:
The Fight for Fifteen at an Orlando McDonald's — For Cristian Cardona and his co-workers, the pandemic brought new meaning to a nationwide movement to raise the minimum wage. — A few days after Mother's Day in 2019, a McDonald's in Orlando, Florida, found itself out of scrambled eggs and receipt paper …
Bari Weiss / Common Sense with Bari Weiss:
Gina Carano and Crowd-Sourced McCarthyism — Talking with the Star Wars actress about her cancellation and a meme. — 1 hr ago — It used to be possible to follow the allegations and cancellations. Remember when the cooking columnist Alison Roman lost her job at The New York Times because she criticized Chrissy Teigen?