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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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Washington Examiner, The Week, Forbes and Los Angeles Times
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Kendall Karson / ABC News:
Impeachment trial solidified views on Trump conviction: POLL — Over half of Americans (58%) say that Trump should have been convicted. — Driven by sharp divisions that reflect the persistent partisan fissures within the country, the second impeachment trial of former President Donald …
E.J. Dionne / Washington Post:
The beginning of the end of Trumpism — Don't waste time mourning the Senate's failure to convict Donald Trump for crimes so dramatically and painstakingly proven by the House impeachment managers. The cowardice of the vast majority of Republican senators was both predicted and predictable.
Meredith Shiner / New Republic:
The Capitol Riot Killed “Both Sides” Journalism — On January 6, terrorists—encouraged by former President Donald Trump and enabled by his Republican supporters in Congress—attacked the United States Capitol. And as they came for the republic, they also came for something else: Beltway journalists.
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Mallory Newall / Ipsos:
Ipsos - News & Polls : News - After conclusion of impeachment trial, most Americans feel Trump should have been convicted
Ipsos - News & Polls : News - After conclusion of impeachment trial, most Americans feel Trump should have been convicted
Jason Sattler / USA Today:
Trump's two impeachments hold same lesson: Republicans can't be trusted with our democracy
Trump's two impeachments hold same lesson: Republicans can't be trusted with our democracy
George Will / Washington Post:
Now begins McConnell's project to shrink Trump's GOP influence
Now begins McConnell's project to shrink Trump's GOP influence
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Reason, Washington Examiner, Los Angeles Times, The Western Journal, Raw Story, MarketWatch and Al Jazeera
Charlie Sykes / Bulwark+:
Trump's Party, But Worse — Acquitted but not exonerated — Mad respect for the seven GOP senators who voted to convict Donald Trump. — Don't underestimate how much raw political courage that took. Even the ones who aren't up for re-election face censure, excommunication …
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Chicago Sun Times, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, Forbes, Daily Kos and Political Wire
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Bill Cassidy / The Advocate:
I voted to convict former President Trump because he is guilty. — The Articles of Impeachment charged President Donald Trump with inciting an insurrection. He chose not to testify, and so guilt or innocence must be inferred by the timeline of events, tweets, and his actions during the invasion of the U.S. Capitol.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Non-Vindication — He may run again, but he won't win another national election. — By The Editorial Board — The Senate failed Saturday to convict Donald Trump on the single House impeachment article of inciting an insurrection, but the 57-43 vote was no vindication.
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Raw Story, The Guardian, Associated Press and Insider
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 the way The Times does. — In 2012, when The New York Times was panicked about its financial future, this newspaper went into the travel business.
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The Wrap, Outside the Beltway and The American Conservative, more at Mediagazer »
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.
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Politico, CNN, USA Today, Al Jazeera, Associated Press, NBC4 Washington and Raw Story
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Why Seven Republican Senators Voted to Convict Trump — The Republicans who broke with their party to find Donald J. Trump guilty were an eclectic group, bound by their shared lack of concern about retribution from the former president or his followers. — WASHINGTON — The seed …
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Ray Hartmann / Salon:
Lindsey Graham says Lara Trump is the “future of the Republican Party”
Lindsey Graham says Lara Trump is the “future of the Republican Party”
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Fox News and Crooks and Liars
Molly Fischer / The Cut:
What Was the Wing? To the extent that it's remembered, it will be as an artifact of the Trump era. — Photo-Illustration: by the Cut; Photo Getty Images — I remember, over New Year's in 2017, trying to explain to a friend's boyfriend what the Wing was.
Noah Smith / Noahpinion:
The U.S.' vaccine rollout is world-beating — That doesn't mean it's good enough. But let's take a moment to appreciate it. — 4 hr ago — The U.S. vaccine rollout is not going fast enough. Currently, about 1.7 million shots are being put into arms per day:
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Tami Luhby / CNN:
Biden's special Obamacare enrollment period opens Monday. Here's what you need to know — Biden: Health care orders undo the damage Trump has done — (CNN)Uninsured Americans who want to buy Affordable Care Act coverage have another three months to do so, thanks to an executive order President Joe Biden signed last month.
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Michelle Andrews / NPR:
As Biden Reopens ACA Enrollment, Are You Eligible To Sign Up Or Switch Health Plans?
As Biden Reopens ACA Enrollment, Are You Eligible To Sign Up Or Switch Health Plans?
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Erika Kinetz / Associated Press:
Anatomy of a conspiracy: With COVID, China took leading role — BRUSSELS (AP) — The rumors began almost as soon as the disease itself. Claims that a foreign adversary had unleashed a bioweapon emerged at the fringes of Chinese social media the same day China first reported the outbreak of a mysterious virus.
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Democracy Is the Only Solution — If there was one idea shared by just about every author of the Constitution, it was the one articulated by James Madison at the convention on June 26, 1787. — The mass of the people would be susceptible to “fickleness and passion,” he warned.
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CNN, Daily Kos and Florida Politics
Alexander Sammon / American Prospect:
Why Is Michael Bennet Defying Joe Biden's Call for Non-Corporate Judges? — The Colorado senator has recommended a top corporate lawyer for a federal district court seat, after Biden specifically asked for public defenders and civil rights attorneys. — Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) …
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.
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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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Another Impeachment Failure — On the menu today: You can tell it's a Monday already. Impeachment ends with a whimper, not a bang, as the Senate is gift-wrapped a bombshell witness but bizarrely chooses to skip over her; CDC director Rochelle Walensky changes her recommendations …
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Commentary Magazine, Progress Pond, NBC News and Vox
Ben Samuels / Haaretz:
Democrats Watching Israeli Election Hope for ‘Anyone but Bibi’ — The Biden team will work closely with whoever wins next month's election, but one source close to the administration says Netanyahu has ‘personally undermined any goodwill about engaging with him’
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The Times of Israel and Jihad Watch
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Pennsylvania G.O.P.'s Push for More Power Over Judiciary Raises Alarms — After fighting the election results, state Republicans are trying to increase their control of the courts. Outraged Democrats and good government groups see it as a new kind of gerrymandering.
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Daniel D'Addario / Variety:
How ‘American Idol’ Used Claudia Conway … Claudia Conway faces challenges that evoke real and powerful sympathy, and not just because of her tender age. First, this 16-year-old emerged onto the national stage as someone seemingly desiring to make an impact but unable to escape her own famous name.
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Insider, Mediaite, The Wrap, Page Six and The Daily Beast, more at Mediagazer »
Laura Meckler / Washington Post:
CDC defends school guidelines as advocates say they make it too hard to reopen — For months, President Biden has been urging schools to reopen, and promised that guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would help them do so safely. — At the same time …
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The American Independent, National Review and Breitbart
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Dems buzz about breakout stars of Trump's impeachment — The Democratic House members who prosecuted the case against former President Donald Trump last week say they've been laser-focused on his trial. — But as their speeches were being piped into Americans' homes 24-7 …
Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
The Evolution of Alexey Navalny's Nationalism — For years I have been content to be conflicted about Alexey Navalny. On the one hand, I thought he was an extraordinarily brave, inventive, and committed opponent of Vladimir Putin's regime. On the other hand, he had allied himself …
American Greatness:
The Wages of Trump Hatred — Hating Donald Trump in the hater's eyes makes one moral. But in the real world, such pathological fixations usually result in abject immorality and moral decline. — Over the last five years, the pathology of Trump Derangement Syndrome has been widely described.
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 …