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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.
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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
McConnell Doesn't Care About Trump Brand in 2022, He Just Wants Electable Candidates
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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
McConnell's Impeachment Ploy Was Not Statesmanship, But An Attack On The Base — And Republicans Must Remember It Well
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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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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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Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:
Mitt Romney accused of being ‘deep state’ agent in proposed censure motion — Utah Republicans seeking to punish Romney for voting to convict former President Donald Trump. — (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Some Utah Republicans are seeking to censure Sen. Mitt Romney for voting …
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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.
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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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Support for Third U.S. Political Party at High Point — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' desire for a third party has ticked up since last fall and now sits at a high in Gallup's trend. Sixty-two percent of U.S. adults say the “parties do such a poor job representing the American people …
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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
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
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Charlie Sykes / Bulwark+:
Trump's Party, But Worse
Trump's Party, But Worse
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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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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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Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
Fauci wins $1 million Israeli prize for ‘defending science’
Fauci wins $1 million Israeli prize for ‘defending science’
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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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?
NBC News:
Biden, Hill Democrats plan to unveil immigration reform bill this week — The Biden administration and Hill Democrats are expected later this week to release an immigration reform bill, multiple sources familiar with the planning tell NBC News. — The legislative text of the …
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Laurens Cerulus / Politico:
France identifies Russia-linked hackers in large cyberattack — France's cybersecurity agency ANSSI on Monday said “several French entities” had been breached, and linked the attacks to a Russian hacker group thought to be behind some of the most devastating cyberattacks in past years.
Tom Balmforth / Reuters:
Exclusive: Russia in prisoner swap talks with U.S. over detained American - lawyer — MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the United States are in talks on a possible prisoner swap that could secure the release of Paul Whelan, a former U.S. marine jailed for spying, within two to three months, his lawyer told Reuters on Monday.
Kathy Frankovic / YouGov:
Republicans used to call Ronald Reagan the best president in US history. Now it's Donald Trump. — Economist/YouGov Poll Politics & current affairs — Who has been the best president in US history? Americans appear to be thinking mostly about the latest occupants of the White House …
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
The Strategic Silence of Mike Pence — Complicity, cowardice, or nihilism? — On January 6, a horde of pro-Trump rioters breached the United States Capitol with one bloodthirsty mission in mind: to stop Vice President Mike Pence from carrying out his constitutional obligation to certify Joe Biden's 2020 presidential victory.
New York Times:
The Taliban Close In on Afghan Cities, Pushing the Country to the Brink — The Taliban have positioned themselves around several major population centers, including the capital of Kandahar Province, as the Biden administration weighs whether to withdraw or to stay.
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Daniel Newhauser / Raw Story:
Exclusive: GOP governor Kristi Noem, potential Trump successor, used state aircraft for tens of thousands of dollars in political travel — Newly unearthed flight logs show South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem used a state airplane to travel to right wing political events around the country …
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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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