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Insider:
We identified the 125 people and institutions most responsible for Donald Trump's rise to power and his norm-busting behavior that tested the boundaries of the US government and its institutions … - Insider compiled this database of the 125 people and institutions essential to Donald Trump's rise …
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Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:
No amount of disaster can shake the GOP loose from Trump
No amount of disaster can shake the GOP loose from Trump
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Occupy Democrats, The Week, Real Clear Politics, Esquire, The Hill, Florida Politics and Raw Story
Douglas Schoen / The Hill:
Republicans face an identity crisis
Republicans face an identity crisis
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National Review and Liberty Unyielding
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Trump taunts don't shake McConnell's hold on Senate GOP
Trump taunts don't shake McConnell's hold on Senate GOP
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The Hill
Politico:
‘A double standard going on’: Democrats accuse GOP and Manchin of bias on Biden nominations — Women's rights activists and allied Democrats are growing increasingly vocal about what they call the unfair targeting of women and people of color nominated by Joe Biden to top posts in his administration.
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Biden's OMB Plan B — House Democratic leaders are quietly mounting a campaign for Shalanda Young, a longtime congressional aide, to replace Neera Tanden as nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget, people familiar with the matter tell Axios.
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Wall Street Journal and Talking Points Memo
Olivia Beavers / Politico:
Manchin'd — FOR JOE MANCHIN, IT'S ‘NOT PERSONAL’: The Democratic Senate has hit …
Manchin'd — FOR JOE MANCHIN, IT'S ‘NOT PERSONAL’: The Democratic Senate has hit …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Scoop: Anti-Big Tech crusader poised to join Biden admin
POLITICO Playbook: Scoop: Anti-Big Tech crusader poised to join Biden admin
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Washington Post:
Now Republicans are offended by mean tweets?
Now Republicans are offended by mean tweets?
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New York Times:
Slate Suspends Podcast Host After Debate Over Racial Slur — Mike Pesca of “The Gist” said he was suspended after defending, in a Slack discussion with colleagues, the use of the slur in some contexts. — The online publication Slate has suspended a well-known podcast host after he debated …
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Santi Ruiz / Washington Free Beacon:
Amazon Pulls Bestseller on Transgender Issues From Store Without Explanation — Amazon steps up censorship campaign against conservative content — Amazon pulled a bestseller on transgender issues from its online store on Sunday without explanation. — Author Ryan T. Anderson tweeted …
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
David Perdue pulls himself out of 2022 Georgia Senate race — Former Sen. David Perdue has opted not to mount a comeback in Georgia, with the Republican saying in an email to supporters that he will not challenge Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in 2022. — Perdue, 71, was ousted …
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
David Perdue won't mount comeback bid for US Senate in 2022 — Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue will not launch a comeback bid next year, clearing the way for other Republicans to enter what could be a crowded 2022 race against Democrat Raphael Warnock. — Perdue announced the decision Tuesday …
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CNN:
Former US Capitol Police chief to say intelligence didn't point to a riot on January 6 — Washington (CNN)Former US Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund will tell lawmakers Tuesday that law enforcement was prepared for the January 6 US Capitol riots based on the intelligence it had but that intelligence …
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Politico:
Security officials in charge on Jan. 6 tell Congress conflicting stories
Security officials in charge on Jan. 6 tell Congress conflicting stories
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Stephen Rex Brown / New York Daily News:
Rudy Giuliani tried dodging getting served with $1B Dominion Voting Systems suit: source — Rudy Giuliani spent a week dodging service of a $1.3 billion lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems after publicly declaring he was ready for the legal fight, a source told the Daily News.
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Jacob Shamsian / Insider:
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says he's losing $65 million over election-fraud claims and it proves he's not pushing conspiracy theories for the money
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says he's losing $65 million over election-fraud claims and it proves he's not pushing conspiracy theories for the money
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Mic, Talking Points Memo, New York Post, Sun-Sentinel, Raw Story, CBS Miami, New York Times, CBS News and Above the Law
Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
The battle over climate change is boiling over on the home front — Municipalities want new buildings to go all electric, spurning gas-fired stoves and heating systems. The gas industry disagrees — A new front has opened in the battle over climate change: The kitchen.
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Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
Al Jazeera to launch rightwing media platform targeting US conservatives — Rightly will be led by a former Fox News journalist and is aimed at Republicans who ‘feel left out of conservative media’ — Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based news network that has previously sought to become …
The Bulwark:
Wisconsin Republicans Refuse To Condemn Political Violence — Nothing that might be taken as criticism of Donald Trump can be allowed. — We are long-time Republicans who have served in GOP leadership at the county, district, and state levels in Wisconsin.
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Raw Story
Daniel Nichanian / The Appeal:
Illinois Delays End of Prison Gerrymandering By a Decade — A hard-fought reform will stop the state from distorting political power at the expense of communities that bear the brunt of incarceration. But it won't take effect for a long time. — For years, State Representative La Shawn Ford …
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Bloomberg's 2020 aides got an unwelcome surprise in their tax forms — Nearly a year after Mike Bloomberg's $1 billion presidential campaign crashed into Super Tuesday, his staffers are still dealing with the aftershocks. — In recent weeks, aides to the former Democratic candidate started …
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HotAir
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Woke Me When It's Over — In the humorless world of Woke, the satire is never funny and the statute of limitations never expires, even when it comes to hamantaschen. — In 2015, Bon Appétit ran an article by the food writer Dawn Perry about hamantaschen, the triangular cookies …
Julia Wick / Los Angeles Times:
Vaccine access codes for Black, Latino communities improperly used in affluent L.A. areas — A California program intended to improve COVID-19 vaccine availability to people in hard-hit communities of color is being misused by outsiders who are grabbing appointments reserved for residents of underserved Black and Latino areas.
Ben Casselman / New York Times:
For Women in Economics the Hostility is Out in the Open — Studies have found that the field is plagued by a singular problem of gender bias. The latest evidence comes from the types of questions posed at seminars. — A few years ago, the economists Alicia Sasser Modestino and Justin Wolfers sat …
CREW:
Trump reported making more than $1.6 billion while president … Donald Trump reported making more than $1.6 billion in outside revenue and income during his four years as President of the United States, according to a review of his financial disclosures by CREW.
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Oath Keeper now says she didn't meet with Secret Service around the January 6 rally — (CNN)Jessica Watkins, a leader in an alleged Oath Keepers conspiracy in the US Capitol insurrection, changed her story Monday about meeting with Secret Service agents in describing her actions on January 6.
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Crooks and Liars
Bonchie / RedState:
Does Merrick Garland Even Know What Day It Is? — Merrick Garland had his confirmation hearing yesterday. The formerly deceased (ok, not really) Supreme Court nominee from the Obama era is being seen as a shoe-in for Attorney General. The expectation is that many Republican Senators will vote to confirm …
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Crooks and Liars, The Daily Wire, The Gateway Pundit and National File
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Ted Cruz's latest Cancún spin shows the rot of GOP victimization runs deep — Mark it down. Republicans have hit on a new way to spin away their own screw-ups and scandals: By claiming the media focus on their political travails is driven by the press' search for a new Republican victim …
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The Hill, Talking Points Memo and POLITICUSUSA
Silvia Foster-Frau / Washington Post:
First migrant facility for children opens under Biden — CARRIZO SPRINGS, Tex. — Dozens of migrant teens boarded vans Monday for the trip down a dusty road to a former man camp for oil field workers here, the first migrant child facility opened under the Biden administration.
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The Guardian:
Revealed: 6,500 migrant workers have died in Qatar as it gears up for World Cup … Pete Pattisson, Niamh McIntyre, Imran Mukhtar in Islamabad, Nikhil Eapen in Bangalore, Imran Mukhtar in Islamabad, Md Owasim Uddin Bhuyan in Dhaka, Udwab Bhattarai in Kathmandu and Aanya Piyari in Colombo
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The Daily Beast
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Future of Conservatism Is Flight 93 Elections Forever — Michael Anton has been confronted with a dilemma few writers have ever contemplated: how to handle catastrophic success. Anton's 2016 essay, “The Flight 93 Election,” made a then-shocking case to the right-wing intelligentsia in favor of Donald Trump's election.
The Daily Beast:
CPAC 2021 Will Be One Big Lie Fest—and Fox Nation Is Sponsoring It — Fox News Media is spending $250K on a partisan confab featuring election conspiracy theories—a “desperate” move by a network looking to “pander” to MAGA diehards, staffers say. — BEAST INSIDE
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Sarah Mucha / Axios:
Missing Marine sparks White House questions — The absence of a Marine sentry outside the West Wing on Monday raised questions about whether President Biden was keeping the schedule publicly outlined by his aides. — Why it matters: A sure way to tell if the president is inside the Oval Office …
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Congressional Job Approval Highest in Nearly 12 Years — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thirty-five percent of Americans currently approve of the way Congress is handling its job, a 10-percentage-point increase since January and the highest Gallup has measured in nearly 12 years.
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The Hill and Political Wire
The White House:
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials — ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT: I'm starting today on a solemn note as we're nearing 500,000 Americans who've lost their lives from COVID-19. To mark this grim milestone, this evening, the President and First Lady …
Washington Post:
Vaccine makers Pfizer and Moderna pledge massive boost to U.S. supply after sluggish rollout — The increases needed to meet March delivery targets will be steep, however, and Biden administration officials expect the companies could come up slightly short — Drug companies told lawmakers Tuesday …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, WISC-TV, Informed Comment, Democrats … and Political Wire
Taylor Goldenstein / Houston Chronicle:
AG Ken Paxton and wife Sen. Angela Paxton went to Utah during Texas freeze — While millions of Texans languished in their homes last week without heat, many of them racking up astronomical electricity bills, the state official in charge of consumer protection left to take an out-of-state trip.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Allies worried Biden shaky on Putin's pipeline — Russia's adversaries in central and Eastern Europe are worried President Biden isn't willing to fight hard to stop the Russia-Germany gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 — one of Vladimir Putin's core priorities.
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