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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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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.
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 …
Discussion: RedState, Fox News, NBC News and USA Today
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Why Seven Republican Senators Voted to Convict Trump
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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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.
Myah Ward / Politico:
GOP Sen. Burr facing North Carolina censure after Trump conviction vote
Ray Hartmann / Salon:
Lindsey Graham says Lara Trump is the “future of the Republican Party”
Discussion: Fox News and Crooks and Liars
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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Bloomberg:
Millions Lose Power in Texas as Deep Freeze Sows Market Chaos  — ‘They began as rotating outages but have become longer’  — Storm warnings, advisories stretch from New Mexico to Maine  —  Millions of households in Texas are without electricity as the state's power grid buckles during …
ABC News:
Texas emergency proclamation approved as dangerous winter storm causes power outages
Discussion: Daily Kos, UPROXX and 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.
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CNN:
Jeff Flake: It's time for the Republican party to move on from Trump
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Ebony Bowden / New York Post:
Lincoln Project's fundraising page shut down as scandals mount  —  The Lincoln Project's fundraising page has been shut down, following a wave of scandals which continue to engulf the organization.  —  The donation page on the Lincoln Project website has listed as inactive since Saturday …
Discussion: driftglass
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Gerard Baker / Wall Street Journal:
Join the Lincoln Project, Drive Off With a Lemon
American Greatness:   The Wages of Trump Hatred
Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
‘The last straw’: the US families ending love affair with grocery chain after Capitol riot  —  Families are boycotting Publix after a member of founding family donated $300,000 to the Donald Trump rally that preceded January's deadly Capitol attack  —  endy Mize's family grew up on Publix …
Discussion: Raw Story
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:
Discussion: HotAir, Twitchy and Washington Post
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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.
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.
David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Founders Were Wrong About Democracy  —  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.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
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 …
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?
Michelle Andrews / NPR:
As Biden Reopens ACA Enrollment, Are You Eligible To Sign Up Or Switch Health Plans?  —  For people who've been without health insurance during the pandemic, relief is in sight.  —  In January, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to open up the federal health insurance marketplace …
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Tami Luhby / CNN:
Biden's special Obamacare enrollment period opens Monday. Here's what you need to know
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.
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 …
Discussion: The Week and Breitbart
CNN:
What Biden should do now about Trump  —  Tapper: Indecent behavior is indecent, regardless of party  —  Dean Obeidallah, (@DeanObeidallah) a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio's daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show” and a columnist for The Daily Beast.  The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own.
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) …
Gabriel R / The Strong Paw of Reason:
The Rich Fool and the Race Scientist  —  A Great American Story of Money, Guns, Sex, Racism, Divorce, and Horse Breeding  —  He is a very wealthy man, by reputation one of the wealthiest in all of Manhattan.  His reputation is built on his lucrative real estate dealings and his properties pepper …
 
 
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
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David Montanaro / Fox News:
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Washington Post:
A GOP donor gave $2.5 million for a voter fraud investigation. Now he wants his money back.
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
House Republicans demand answers from Pelosi on security decisions leading up to Capitol riot
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John Solomon / Just The News:
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New York Times:
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The NYT reports Q3 digital subscribers hit 260K, for 11.9M in total, digital ad revenue rose 8.8% YoY to $81.6M, and The Athletic turned its first profit

Porter Anderson / Publishing Perspectives:
PEN America: 10,046 school books bans across 29 states were recorded from July 2023 to June 2024, up ~200% YoY; Florida had 4,500+ bans and Iowa had 3,600+ bans

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