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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Trump to speak at CPAC next week — Former President Trump will speak at next week's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) conference in Florida, his first public appearance since leaving office, a source with direct knowledge tells Axios. — What we're hearing …
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Politico:
Trump gears up for war with his own party — There's no longer a chief of staff to screen his calls and he keeps no predictable working hours. So an unspoken rule has governed Donald Trump's calendar since he left Washington last month: To sit down with the former president …
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Schedules Address Before CPAC Next Sunday
Trump Schedules Address Before CPAC Next Sunday
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Lindsey Graham said ‘Count me out’ after the Capitol riot. But he's all in with Trump again.
Lindsey Graham said ‘Count me out’ after the Capitol riot. But he's all in with Trump again.
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Jon Levine / New York Post:
Trump to speak at CPAC in first public appearance after leaving office
Trump to speak at CPAC in first public appearance after leaving office
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Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
Trump to speak at CPAC conference in first public appearance post-White House
Trump to speak at CPAC conference in first public appearance post-White House
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Ivan Penn / New York Times:
His Lights Stayed on During Texas' Storm. Now He Owes $16,752. — After a public outcry from people like Scott Willoughby, whose exorbitant electric bill is soon due, Gov. Greg Abbott said lawmakers should ensure Texans “do not get stuck with skyrocketing energy bills” caused by the storm.
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Maria Halkias / Dallas Morning News:
Griddy customers face $5,000 electric bills for 5 freezing days in Texas — In our deregulated market, Griddy and some other power suppliers charge customers wholesale variable rates. Those plans are relatively new — and left customers frustrated after the storm.
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Leticia Miranda / NBC News:
As Texas deep freeze subsides, some households now face electricity bills as high as $10,000
As Texas deep freeze subsides, some households now face electricity bills as high as $10,000
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Susan Edelman / New York Post:
Bronx educator claims she was fired after sharing Holocaust story, refusing ‘Wakanda’ salute — A veteran Bronx superintendent once praised by Chancellor Richard Carranza for her successes in the classroom claims her career was derailed by his “equity” agenda — forcing her to take a demotion …
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Kathianne Boniello / New York Post:
Veteran Bronx educator claims she was fired after refusing ‘Black Panther’ salute
Veteran Bronx educator claims she was fired after refusing ‘Black Panther’ salute
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Jeremy Blum / HuffPost:
Chris Christie Has No Sympathy For Ted Cruz: ‘Ted Has Just Not Been A Very Likable Guy’ — The former New Jersey governor hasn't forgotten how Cruz made fun of him for that infamous beach incident in 2017. — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Friday that he wasn't particularly …
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Sonam Sheth / Insider:
United Airlines says it's investigating the leak of Ted Cruz's Cancun flight information
United Airlines says it's investigating the leak of Ted Cruz's Cancun flight information
Elizabeth Janowski / NBC News:
AOC raises over $3M for Texas relief, heads to Houston after blasting Cruz for Mexico trip
AOC raises over $3M for Texas relief, heads to Houston after blasting Cruz for Mexico trip
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Ashleigh Carter / NowThis News:
AOC & Beto O'Rourke Fundraise, Provide Relief For Texas While Ted Cruz Jets Off To Mexico
AOC & Beto O'Rourke Fundraise, Provide Relief For Texas While Ted Cruz Jets Off To Mexico
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
U.S. deports former Nazi guard whose wartime role was noted on card found amid sunken ship — A 95-year-old former German concentration camp guard who made a new life in Tennessee was deported to his home country Saturday after an index card found in a sunken ship helped prove his Nazi ties.
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Katie Benner / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Is Said to Be Examining Stone's Possible Ties to Capitol Rioters — A full criminal investigation is far from certain, a person familiar with the inquiry said. — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is examining communications between right-wing extremists who breached …
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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 …
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Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
BUSTED: Second Texas Republican fled killer storm by hopping on his private jet and flying to Florida — Another Republican lawmaker representing Texas is facing a scandal for fleeing Texas during this week's fatal winter storm. — “State Rep. Gary Gates is under fire from his constituents …
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Naomi O'Leary / The Irish Times:
Israel destroys Irish aid to Palestinian village community — Tents, solar panels and herd shelters smashed as Ireland and EU urged to evolve policy — Video — Images — Solar panels, children's belongings and destroyed tents donated to the Palestinian families …
Charles Hilu / The College Fix:
It's time to starve colleges of students and money, conservative scholars argue — “When enough parents and students decide that colleges are no longer worth it, campuses will start to fail.” — So said John Ellis, chairman of the California Association of Scholars and distinguished professor emeritus …
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Tyler Pager / Politico:
The jockeying to replace Neera Tanden has begun — The Biden White House is signaling publicly and privately that it is not prepared to abandon Neera Tanden's nomination to head the Office of Management and Budget. — But almost immediately after Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) …
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Tyler Bridges / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
James Carville, Mary Matalin moving out of $3.4M New Orleans ‘gem’; here's a look inside — James Carville and Mary Matalin — America's most famous bipartisan power couple — are selling their Uptown New Orleans mansion. — But they're not leaving town.
Taylor Barnes / The Intercept:
Thirsty, Cold, and Scooping Feces With Their Hands: Crisis in Reality Winner's Texas Prison … As millions of people across Texas suffered from power and water outages during extreme cold from a winter storm this week, women at the federal prison in Fort Worth where National Security Agency …
Alexander C. Kaufman / HuffPost:
4 More States Propose Harsh New Penalties For Protesting Fossil Fuels — Industry-designed bills to silence climate protests are under consideration in Arkansas, Kansas, Minnesota and Montana. More are likely to come. — Dawn Goodwin spent her 50th birthday among towering pines …
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Must We Dance on Rush Limbaugh's Grave? — Speaking ill of the dead needn't mean cackling over their demise. — Opinion editor Kathleen Kingsbury wrote about this package in Saturday's edition of the Opinion Today newsletter. — “Not proud of this,” a friend wrote to me in a text message mere minutes …
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Kathleen Kingsbury / New York Times:
Rush Limbaugh as Seen by Four Writers
Rush Limbaugh as Seen by Four Writers
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Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
Meet SG3: The Élite Legal Squad That Vowed to Safeguard the Election — Calling themselves the Three Amigos, a self-appointed legal SWAT team of former Solicitors General ran through all the Doomsday scenarios they could think of—except armed insurrection at the Capitol.
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Francis X. Rocca / Wall Street Journal:
Pope Francis Removes Conservative African Cardinal From Vatican Post — Cardinal Robert Sarah of Guinea is often mentioned as a possible future pontiff — ROME— Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal Robert Sarah as head of the Vatican's office for liturgy …
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Wall Street Journal:
The Texas Freeze: Why the Power Grid Failed — The state's electricity system was considered a model. This week's outages revealed shortcomings in the market structure. — A fundamental flaw in the freewheeling Texas electricity market left millions powerless and freezing in the dark this week during a historic cold snap.
Bradley Tusk / New York Daily News:
Andrew Cuomo will get through this — Everywhere you turn, you see them: Hints of federal criminal investigations. Demands to institute a recall mechanism to allow voters to remove New York elected officials from office. Republicans calling for Cuomo's resignation.
Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
Merrick Garland Might Actually Get to Do This Job. It Looks Daunting. — After the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing — “the most important thing I have ever done in my life” — the spurned Supreme Court nominee has another chance to shape history as threats of domestic terrorism rage.
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Tim Miller / The Triad:
The Republicans UnCivil UnWar — Mitch versus Trump? LOL no. — 1. The UnBattle of Ohio — A dour, sullen, unsmiling, political hack. This was former president Donald Trump's assessment of Mitch McConnell in a press release this week. Politico reported that Trump was persuaded …
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