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BBC:
How Trump offered Kim a ride on Air Force One — President Trump's meetings with Kim Jong-un were among the most eye-catching moments of his presidency. — In the third and final episode of a new BBC series Trump Takes On the World, directed by Tim Stirzaker, we discover new details …
BuzzFeed News:
“Mark Changed The Rules”: How Facebook Went Easy On Alex Jones And Other Right-Wing Figures — In April 2019, Facebook was preparing to ban one of the internet's most notorious spreaders of misinformation and hate, Infowars founder Alex Jones. Then CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally intervened.
Chris Strohm / Bloomberg:
Garland Pledges to Prosecute ‘Heinous Attack’ on the Capitol — Attorney general pick says he won't work for ‘any individual’ — Biden's nominee to testify at confirmation hearing on Monday — Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden's nominee for attorney general …
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The Guardian and Outside the Beltway
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Merrick Garland says that as attorney general he will fight discrimination, domestic terrorism — Attorney general nominee Merrick Garland plans to tell the Senate on Monday that if confirmed to become the nation's top law enforcement official, he will strive to lead an agency committed …
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NPR, Wall Street Journal, CBS News and USA Today
Evie Fordham / Fox News:
Garland calls Capitol riot prosecutions ‘critical work,’ warns ‘we do not yet have equal justice’
Garland calls Capitol riot prosecutions ‘critical work,’ warns ‘we do not yet have equal justice’
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Wall Street Journal, CNBC, USA Today, France 24, The Hill, New York Post, Talking Points Memo and IJR
Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
Merrick Garland Might Actually Get to Do This Job. It Looks Daunting.
Merrick Garland Might Actually Get to Do This Job. It Looks Daunting.
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The Guardian and Raw Story
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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CNN, The Guardian, Bloomberg, Breitbart, BizPac Review, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, Fox News and HotAir
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Pence declined CPAC invitation: source — Trump is expected to address the conference Feb. 28 — Trump to speak at CPAC in first public appearance since leaving office — Former Vice President Mike Pence has declined an invitation to attend this year's Conservative Political Action Conference, Fox News has learned.
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Slate and National Review
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Schedules Address Before CPAC Next Sunday
Trump Schedules Address Before CPAC Next Sunday
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Washington Examiner, Sara A. Carter, The Week, BizPac Review, KTLA, Florida Politics, WINK NEWS, Insider, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, Disrn and Raw Story
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Trump to speak at CPAC next week
Trump to speak at CPAC next week
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USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Townhall, Mediaite, The Guardian, Washington Post and TheBlaze
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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Mediaite, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, Politico and The Last Refuge
John Harwood / CNN:
Biden faces the $1.9 trillion question: Is it too much? — (CNN)Is President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid relief package too big? Plenty of economists across the ideological spectrum think so. — But economics was only one of several considerations in its assembly.
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Julie Bosman / New York Times:
A Ripple Effect of Loss: U.S. Covid Deaths Approach 500,000 — CHICAGO — A nation numbed by misery and loss is confronting a number that still has the power to shock: 500,000. — Roughly one year since the first known death by the coronavirus in the United States, an unfathomable toll is nearing …
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Washington Post and Politico
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 …
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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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and CANNONFIRE
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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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Fox News
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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Outside the Beltway, Instapundit, Twitchy and Mediaite
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
How Democrats Are Already Maneuvering to Shape Biden's First Supreme Court Pick — The president's promise to nominate a Black woman to the court has set off efforts to champion candidates and convince the White House to forego the usual elite credentials. — WASHINGTON — After meeting …
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CNN
Nick Robins-Early / HuffPost:
Michael Flynn's Wild Ride Into The Heart Of QAnon — In the weeks before the Capitol siege, Trump's former national security adviser went on a far-right media blitz to promote wild conspiracy theories. — Michael Flynn stood in front of a cheering crowd of QAnon believers …
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Raw Story
Maeve Reston / CNN:
In stimulus push, Biden calls on Republicans to heed their constituents — ‘Forged over decades’: WH reporter on Biden, Dole relationship — (CNN)As Joe Biden presses his case for Republicans to set partisanship aside and support his Covid-19 relief bill in Congress this week …
Dante Chinni / NBC News:
The GOP is rapidly becoming the blue-collar party. Here's what that means for future. — WASHINGTON — The exit of Donald Trump has brought a more normal rhythm to back to politics in Washington, but outside the Beltway deeper forces are reshaping partisan landscape.
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New York Magazine
Christian Schneider / The Bulwark:
Will ‘Almond Milk’ and ‘Plant-Based Meat’ Exist Under a Biden FDA? — Big Dairy and the meat industry have had enough of the competition and want the government to regulate the language used by imitation marketing. — For years, the FDA has been embroiled in a debate over the ability of companies to name their products.
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 …
Marcus Weisgerber / Defense One:
That Settles That: White House Is Keeping Space Force — A flip remark drew some criticism, and a clarification. — The Space Force is here to stay. — The Biden administration has no plans to get rid of the military's newest branch, championed by former President Trump and eventually approved by Congress.
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ABC News and Crooks and Liars
Glenn Greenwald:
Congress Escalates Pressure on Tech Giants to Censor More, Threatening the First Amendment — In their zeal for control over online speech, House Democrats are getting closer and closer to the constitutional line, if they have not already crossed it. — 18 hr ago
Josh Siegel / Washington Examiner:
‘China is going to play them’: Trump energy secretary says Biden plan won't work — Dan Brouillette, the Energy secretary in the Trump administration, says President Biden's climate envoy John Kerry is “misguided” to think he can set aside the biggest confrontations with China to cooperate on combating climate change.
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Politico and Washington Post
Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
Nuclear Power In Texas Mostly Stayed Online During The Blackouts — We're very glad to have Karen back with us after surviving the Texas snowpocalypse. She's been through a harrowing experience but is sharing some information about the collapse of the Texas energy grid from a first-hand perspective.