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Erin Douglas / The Texas Tribune:
Texas largely relies on natural gas for power.  It wasn't ready for the extreme cold.  —  Texas largely relies on natural gas — especially during times of high demand — to power the state.  From pumping it out of the ground to the plants in city centers, experts say natural gas infrastructure …
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The Texas Tribune:
“We're in it alone”: Power outages leave millions of Texans desperate for heat and safety  —  Texas residents said the storm — and ensuing partial collapse of the state's power system — sapped what mental reserves they had left after eleven months of a global health crisis that has cost thousands …
Antonia Noori Farzan / Washington Post:
Texas mayor tells residents to fend for themselves during power outage: ‘Only the strong will survive’  —  By Tuesday morning, the residents of Colorado City, Tex., were getting anxious.  More than 24 hours had passed since a deadly Arctic blast knocked out power across the state …
Bloomberg:
Frozen Wind Farms Are Just a Small Piece of Texas's Power Woes  — Natural gas, coal and nuclear played bigger role in blackouts  — Blaming reduced wind output ‘is really a red herring’  —  Don't point too many fingers at Texas wind turbines, because they're not the main reason broad swaths …
Dallas Morning News:
ERCOT officials say they have no idea when Texas' power outages will end  —  The grid operator told lawmakers that it will be days before people have full electricity, but they provided no details. … Texas' power grid operators can't predict when outages might end, Electric Reliability Council of Texas officials said Tuesday.
Wall Street Journal:
Texas Power Outages to Drag Into Third Day as Deep Freeze Persists
Emily Atkin / HEATED:
The climate is drunk again
Discussion: New York Times
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
The One Thing That Could Doom Biden
Discussion: Washington Post, Reason and Breitbart
Politico:
Trump attacks McConnell in fiery statement  —  Former President Donald Trump issued a caustic and highly personal statement against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday, effectively declaring war on the Kentucky Republican for failing to back his attempts to undermine the 2020 election.
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Only the truth will keep Trump away  —  And now he's really gone, acquitted under the rules yet condemned by the facts, nursing his grievances and planning his comeback from isolation at Mar-a-Lago.  For the country, the question is how to ensure that Donald Trump remains there while the nation tries …
Jan Wolfe / Reuters:
Explainer: Trump's acts as president are ‘fair game’ for criminal charges
Discussion: Townhall and HuffPost
HuffPost:
Brent Bozell IV, Son Of Prominent Conservative Activist, Charged In Capitol Riot  —  Online sleuths looked into Bozell because he wore the sweatshirt of a Christian school where he previously served as a girls' basketball coach.  —  Leo Brent Bozell IV, the son of conservative activist L. Brent Bozell III …
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Tom Dreisbach / NPR:
Son Of Prominent Conservative Activist Charged In Capitol Riot  —  Leo Brent Bozell IV, the son of a prominent conservative activist and media critic, has been charged for his alleged involvement in the Capitol insurrection.  —  In an affidavit filed in the case, which remained under seal until Tuesday …
Discussion: UPI and Raw Story
Christopher Dinsmore / Baltimore Sun:
The Baltimore Sun to be acquired by nonprofit from Tribune Publishing  —  Returning The Baltimore Sun to Maryland hands, the state's largest newspaper and its affiliates will be acquired by a nonprofit formed by businessman and philanthropist Stewart Bainum Jr. that would operate the media organization for the benefit of the community.
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Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
Hedge fund Alden to buy Tribune Publishing in deal valued at $630 million
Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Alden Global Capital Agrees to Buy Rest of Tribune Publishing
Discussion: Poynter
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
CNN And NBC Both Paid $35,000 To Left-Wing Activist For Footage Of Fatal Capitol Shooting  —  A left-wing activist facing criminal charges for his involvement in the Capitol riots received $35,000 from both CNN and NBC for footage he recorded of a Trump supporter being fatally shot inside …
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Wall Street Journal:
Hacker Claims to Have Stolen Files Belonging to Prominent Law Firm Jones Day  —  Firm disputes network breach, says its file-transfer company was compromised  —  A hacker claims to have stolen files belonging to the global law firm Jones Day and posted many of them on the dark web.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The best (and worst) of Biden's town hall
Discussion: CNN, Washington Post and ABC News
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Former President Trump faces serious criminal, civil investigations after White House  — Former President Donald Trump might have easily avoided conviction at his second impeachment trial — but he could find it a lot tougher to beat several serious criminal and civil probes that he's now facing.
Discussion: New Republic, Deadline and VICE
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CNN:
Giuliani not currently representing Trump ‘in any legal matters,’ adviser says
CNN:
‘Hell or high water:’ Manchin tells Biden he won't back push to skirt Senate rules on relief bill  —  (CNN)West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin has privately informed President Joe Biden that he won't join any Democratic efforts to force through provisions in his economic rescue package if they are ruled …
Discussion: Political Wire
James Barber / Military.com:
Take a First Look at the Awesome New Air Force One  —  National Geographic Channel has just premiered a new documentary special called “The New Air Force One: Flying Fortress” about the brand-new $5.3 billion Boeing 747 that's about to go into service for President Joe Biden.
Tracy Jan / Washington Post:
Internal report cites HUD for lead poisoning in East Chicago children.  More could be at risk.  —  The housing agency's inspector general flags missed opportunities to alert residents, jeopardizing their health  —  The Department of Housing and Urban Development has for years neglected …
Tracey Tully / New York Times:
Trump Plaza to be Imploded in Atlantic City  —  An implosion of Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, the last vestige of the former president's once-dominant brand in Atlantic City, N.J., is scheduled for Wednesday morning.  —  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — It will not be the biggest or the best implosion ever.
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Beto O'Rourke: ‘We are nearing a failed state in Texas’ due to Republican leaders  —  Former Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke blamed Republican leaders in Texas for what he says was a failure to prepare for widespread power outages resulting from a massive winter storm that swept across the state this week.
Lloyd J. Austin III / Washington Post:
The U.S. can't meet its responsibilities alone.  That's why we believe in NATO.  —  Lloyd J. Austin III is the defense secretary.  —  President Biden made it clear two weeks ago that diplomacy will be our primary means of engaging with the world, and it must be our first tool of choice.
New York Times:
Stumbles, Clashes and Egos: Behind the Scenes With Trump's Legal Team  —  The lawyers assembled by the former president to represent him in his Senate impeachment trial hardly knew one another.  They prevailed in the end, but it wasn't pretty.  —  Last Wednesday afternoon …
Mike Allen / Axios:
White House memo: Obstruction will cost GOP  —  Mike Donilon, senior adviser to President Biden, argues in a memo to White House senior staff that GOP opposition to the COVID rescue package would shrink the party's already declining national support.  —  What they're saying …
Discussion: PRESS RUN, Insider and Daily Kos
Jerry Iannelli / The Appeal:
LOS ANGELES D.A. GEORGE GASCÓN LEAVES CALIFORNIA'S POWERFUL D.A. ASSOCIATION  —  Gascón is battling a lawsuit, filed by his own line prosecutors and backed by the state DA association, against his criminal justice reforms.  —  Los Angeles County's newly elected district attorney …
Maya King / Politico:
Reparations bill tests Biden and Harris on racial justice  —  President Joe Biden supports the idea behind the bill.  Vice President Kamala Harris endorsed it during her time in the Senate.  But that might not be enough to get a proposal to study reparations for slavery to Biden's desk this Congress.
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Biden heads out of D.C. for town hall and first major presidential trip  —  MILWAUKEE — President Biden arrived in Milwaukee on Tuesday for his first major trip since taking office, kicking off a new phase of his presidency that attempts to move past the impeachment of his predecessor …
Daily Sentinel:
The tao of Steve  —  Regular readers of The Daily Sentinel will recognize the name Steve Zansberg.  —  He is known for his work representing local and national media outlets to secure public records from governments that don't want to disclose them.  He has also been integral …
Detroit Free Press:
Michigan Senate GOP leader Shirkey falsely claims dead people voted  —  Clara Hendrickson Dave BoucherDetroit Free Press  —  The claim: “Too many dead people voted” in Michigan  —  Michigan's top elected Republican relied on an oft-repeated and inaccurate claim about dead voters to bolster …
 
 
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Robinson Meyer / The Atlantic:
The Weekly Planet: The Big Idea From Bill Gates's New Climate Book
Discussion: Marketplace, The Nation and GeekWire
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
The GOP Is Now the Party of Thugs, Terrorists, Racists and Dopes
New York Times:
Biden Faces Deadline on Withdrawal From Afghanistan
Discussion: Vox and Washington Examiner
Jamie Lovegrove / Post and Courier:
After expanding majority, Republicans look to take more control over SC elections
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
He became one of the Navy's first Black four-star admirals. The military has work to do on diversity, he says.
Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
Texas grid trouble offers warnings about Biden's anti-energy policies
Discussion: Instapundit
Wall Street Journal:
Biden to Meet With Unions Pushing for Infrastructure Spending
 Earlier Items: 
Wall Street Journal:
School Reopening Pits Parents Against Teachers: “Is There a Word Beyond ‘Frustrating’?”
Discussion: The Week
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
‘BULLSH*T!’ Fox News Hot Mic Catches Larry Kudlow Raging at Kamala Harris For Claim About Vaccines
Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
Steve Bannon Wants Trump to Run for Congress in 2022 and Replace Pelosi As Speaker
Discussion: UPROXX and HotAir
The Daily Beast:
Dominion Says It Will Sue MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Over Election Fraud Claims
Discussion: Joe.My.God., Law & Crime and UPROXX
Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Michigan Republicans Who Voted to Impeach Trump Face Backlash
Discussion: Washington Post
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
The right's grift machine is only growing stronger
Discussion: HotAir and Lawyers, Guns & Money