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Declan Walsh / New York Times:
Erik Prince, Trump Ally, Violated Libya Arms Embargo, U.N. Report Says — Mr. Prince offered to supply weapons, drones and mercenaries to a Libyan militia commander seeking to overthrow the government, according to U.N. investigators. — NAIROBI, Kenya — Erik Prince …
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Reuters:
Exclusive: New York City tax agency subpoenaed in Trump criminal probe — (Reuters) - The Manhattan District Attorney's Office has subpoenaed a New York City property tax agency as part of a criminal investigation into Donald Trump's company, the agency confirmed on Friday …
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Elizabeth Elizalde / New York Post:
Ted Cruz's family seen soaking up the Cancun sun while Texas shivers — Here's what Ted Cruz is missing out on in Cancun. — The Texas senator's family was happily soaking up the Mexican sun Friday — without him — after leaving the Lone Star State, where millions experienced power outages …
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
On Cancun and the Insurrection — What is the point of being a United States Senator anyway? — The year 2021 has not been kind to Ted Cruz. We're only two months in and he's already attracted all sorts of attention—the wrong kind—for his role in inciting an insurrection and then for fleeing …
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Cruz family's Cancun trip rattles their private school
Cruz family's Cancun trip rattles their private school
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Washington Post:
U.S. investigating possible ties between Roger Stone, Alex Jones and Capitol rioters — The Justice Department and FBI are investigating whether high-profile right-wing figures — including Roger Stone and Alex Jones — may have played a role in the Jan. 6 Capitol breach as part of a broader look …
Bari Weiss / Common Sense with Bari Weiss:
Whistleblower at Smith College Resigns Over Racism — Jodi Shaw made less in a year than the cost of tuition. She was offered a settlement, but turned it down. Here's why. — We all know that something morally grotesque is swallowing liberal America. Almost no one wants to risk talking about it out loud.
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Smith College Whistleblower Jodi Shaw Resigns Over “Racially Hostile Environment” Created By Critical Race Training — “Being told that any disagreement or feelings of discomfort somehow upholds ‘white supremacy’ is not just morally wrong. It is psychologically abusive....
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National Review
U.S. Department of Justice:
Six Individuals Affiliated with the Oath Keepers Indicted by a Federal Grand Jury for Conspiracy to Obstruct Congress on Jan. 6, 2021 — WASHINGTON, D.C. -This week, six additional individuals associated with an organization known as the Oath Keepers, some of whose members were among …
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U.S. alleges wider Oath Keepers conspiracy, adds more defendants in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
U.S. alleges wider Oath Keepers conspiracy, adds more defendants in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
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Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
The Capitol Rioters Are Starting To Face Much More Serious Charges For The Insurrection
The Capitol Rioters Are Starting To Face Much More Serious Charges For The Insurrection
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Raw Story
Jack Dutton / Newsweek:
Mitt Romney Tears Into Donald Trump Again Amid GOP Civil War — Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) launched another scathing attack on former President Donald Trump, accusing him of dividing the United States into a “dark and dangerous place” by continuously claiming the November election results were fraudulent.
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Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:
Lee says Romney shouldn't be punished for impeachment vote
Lee says Romney shouldn't be punished for impeachment vote
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Duncan Agnew / The Texas Tribune:
As Texans endured days in the dark, the state failed to deliver vital emergency information — When the lights went out this week and Texans lost access to power and clean drinking water, the Texas Division of Emergency Management failed to provide accessible and life-saving updates on outages and inclement weather.
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Shannon Najmabadi / The Texas Tribune:
Busted pipes, water damage, hotel bills: As power flickers on, costs loom for storm-weary Texans
Busted pipes, water damage, hotel bills: As power flickers on, costs loom for storm-weary Texans
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Sky News Australia:
‘Never before’ has the leader of the free world been ‘so cognitively compromised’ — It is clear US President Joe Biden is not up to the task he has been “sworn in to do”, according to Sky News host Cory Bernardi. “Never before has the leader of the free world been so cognitively compromised …
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The Gateway Pundit
Leticia Miranda / NBC News:
As Texas deep freeze subsides, some households now face electricity bills as high as $10,000 — As the Texas power grid collapsed under a historic winter storm, Jose Del Rio of Haltom City, in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, saw the electricity bill on a vacant two-bedroom home he is trying to sell slowly creep up over the past two weeks.
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BizPac Review, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, KXAN-TV, KHOU-TV and The Intellectualist
U.S. Department of Justice:
WWII Nazi Concentration Camp Guard Removed to Germany — Man is the 70th Nazi Persecutor Removed from the United States — Today a Tennessee resident with German citizenship was removed to Germany for participating in Nazi-sponsored acts of persecution while serving as an armed guard at a Nazi concentration camp in 1945.
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Jeremy Wallace / Houston Chronicle:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is Houston-bound with $2 million to help Texans after winter storm — New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was traveling to Houston on Friday with more than $2 million to help Texas recover from a week of catastrophic blackouts and water outages.
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Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
As Outcry Over Nursing Homes Grows, Cuomo Lashes Out at Critics
As Outcry Over Nursing Homes Grows, Cuomo Lashes Out at Critics
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Brittany Bernstein / National Review:
Manchin Comes Out against Neera Tanden's Confirmation as OMB Director — Senator Joe Manchin (D., W. Va.) said Friday he will not support Neera Tanden's nomination for director of the Office of Management and Budget, citing her “overtly partisan statements.”
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Robert Kuttner / American Prospect:
Tanden on the Ropes as OMB Director
Tanden on the Ropes as OMB Director
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Johnny Diaz / New York Times:
Extreme Cold Killed Texans in Their Bedrooms, Vehicles and Backyards — At least 58 people died in storm-affected areas stretching to Ohio, victims of carbon monoxide poisoning, car crashes, drownings, house fires and hypothermia. — SAN ANTONIO — Carrol Anderson spent much of his life …
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Madlin Mekelburg / Austin American-Statesman:
ERCOT officials spent 40 seconds on winter storm preparedness at Feb. 9 meeting — During their last meeting ahead of the winter storm that left millions of Texans without electricity and potable water for days on end, top officials at the state electric grid operator spent less …
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Jessica Lipscomb / Miami New Times:
Jack Daniel's-Swiggin' TikTok “Patriot” Arrested for Threatening FBI Agents — KEEP NEW TIMES FREE — I SUPPORT … SUPPORT THE INDEPENDENT VOICE OF MIAMI AND HELP KEEP THE FUTURE OF NEW TIMES FREE. — Palming a bottle of Jack Daniel's Tennessee Fire, Palm Beach County resident Suzanne …
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Jacqueline Thomsen / LAW.com:
Seeing ‘Political Grandstanding’ in Election Lawsuit, Judge Orders Attorney to Face Grievance Committee — “When any counsel seeks to target processes at the heart of our democracy, the committee may well conclude that they are required to act with far more diligence and good faith than existed here,” the judge said.
Hugo Gurdon / Washington Examiner:
Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion conjuring trick — Stage sets are sometimes moved into place in full view of theatergoers. On other occasions, such mechanics are meant to go unnoticed, but the audience can still hear scenery being dragged around in the darkness between acts.
Jana Winter / Yahoo News:
Feds now say right-wing extremists responsible for majority of deadly terrorist attacks last year — The U.S. government is acknowledging for the first time that right-wing extremists were responsible for the majority of fatal domestic terrorist attacks last year, according …
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Kerry Flynn / CNN:
‘Thank God for The Texas Tribune’: Power crisis shines light on local news — New York (CNN Business)For nearly a year, newsrooms have mostly sat empty because of the pandemic. Staffers have been working from home and not seeing many of their coworkers in person.
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Washington Post, The Texas Tribune, Salon and Media Matters for America
Joby Warrick / Washington Post:
Blueprint for a raid: Documents shed light on plan to buy U.S. helicopter gunships for assault on Tripoli — The commandos for hire who landed in Benghazi in June 2019 had arranged, at great expense, to procure every weapon and tool needed for an assault on Libya's government.
New York Times:
Republicans Struggle to Derail Increasingly Popular Stimulus Package — Polls show a $1.9 trillion rescue plan polls strongly across the country, including with many Republican voters, despite a scattershot series of attacks from congressional Republicans. — WASHINGTON — Republicans …
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The Hill:
How Congress can prevent Big Tech from becoming the speech police — In an unprecedented display of private censorship, Twitter, Facebook and other major social media platforms suspended former President Trump's accounts, preventing him from communicating with his millions of followers.
Joshua Hochschild / The American Mind:
Once Upon a Presidency — From populist to dissident — Let's say you've long been disaffected with political parties. You don't trust them. You care about politics, but you don't see much promise in the standard candidates. — Let's even say you have suspicions the two parties …
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
State GOP lawmakers propose flurry of voting restrictions to placate Trump supporters, spurring fears of a backlash — GOP state lawmakers across the country have proposed a flurry of voting restrictions that they say are needed to restore confidence in U.S. elections, an effort intended …
Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
Cruz and Cuomo Face Scandal. Trump Can't Save Them. — Without Donald Trump dominating the political conversation, politicians' audacious behavior isn't so quickly subsumed. — Even by Washington standards, this has been a particularly shameless week. — With millions of Texans freezing …
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