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New York Times:
Trump Wins CPAC Straw Poll, but Only 68 Percent Want Him to Run Again — The Conservative Political Action Conference, made up largely of far-right Trump supporters, held two 2024 presidential straw polls. Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida won one that did not include Mr. Trump.
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David Siders / Politico:
Trump's baseless election claims march GOP into ‘policy wasteland’ — Ronald Reagan, the president who reinvigorated the Republican Party, promoted the GOP as the “party of new ideas” on his way to a landslide reelection in 1984. — In the post-Donald Trump era, judging by the fare inside …
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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Fears about Trump out of the cage — DRIVING THE DAY — Former President DONALD TRUMP's advisers have been agonizing for days over a puzzle no one could solve for five years: How to get him to stay on script in front of rowdy supporters cheering him on.
John Harwood / CNN:
White evangelicals' dominance of the GOP has turned it into the party of resistance — (CNN)For obvious reasons, President Joe Biden made the coronavirus pandemic his first legislative priority. Polling shows wide public support for his $1.9 trillion relief plan.
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Justine Coleman / The Hill:
Trump wins CPAC straw poll with 55 percent — Former President Trump won the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) straw poll on Sunday, with 55 percent of respondents saying they would vote for him in a hypothetical 2024 primary. — In the straw poll that demonstrated Trump's continuing hold …
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Steve Inskeep / NPR:
Why Republicans Are Moving To Fix Elections That Weren't Broken
Why Republicans Are Moving To Fix Elections That Weren't Broken
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Albert Hunt / The Hill:
CPAC, all-in for Trump, is not what it used to be
CPAC, all-in for Trump, is not what it used to be
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Rick Scott: GOP is ‘voters’ party,' not Trump's
Rick Scott: GOP is ‘voters’ party,' not Trump's
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Carly Roman / Washington Examiner:
Trump vows to CPAC crowd not to start a new party
Trump vows to CPAC crowd not to start a new party
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Allies of Rep. Adam Kinzinger launch super PAC to support Republicans who have bucked Trump
Allies of Rep. Adam Kinzinger launch super PAC to support Republicans who have bucked Trump
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The Hill
John Bowden / The Hill:
Cassidy: Trump won't be GOP nominee in 2024
Cassidy: Trump won't be GOP nominee in 2024
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Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Trump to speak at CPAC in first major address since leaving office, as GOP searches for path forward
Trump to speak at CPAC in first major address since leaving office, as GOP searches for path forward
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Dana Rubinstein / New York Times:
Cuomo Attacked Over His Plan for Review of Sex Harassment Claims — Democratic leaders in Albany questioned the impartiality of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's choice to lead the inquiry, while others called for his immediate resignation. — Hours after a second woman came forward to accuse …
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Arya Hodjat / The Daily Beast:
Cuomo Says He's Sorry His ‘Playful’ Banter Was ‘Misinterpreted’ by Harassment Accusers
Cuomo Says He's Sorry His ‘Playful’ Banter Was ‘Misinterpreted’ by Harassment Accusers
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Andrew Cuomo's survival in office looks doubtful
Andrew Cuomo's survival in office looks doubtful
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Cuomo apologizes for ‘insensitive’ comments, turns over sexual harassment investigation to AG's office
Cuomo apologizes for ‘insensitive’ comments, turns over sexual harassment investigation to AG's office
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Zack Budryk / The Hill:
New York AG says Cuomo statement is not sufficient for independent investigation
New York AG says Cuomo statement is not sufficient for independent investigation
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Bradford Betz / Fox News:
Clinton, Harris, Warren all silent on Cuomo after second woman brings sexual misconduct allegations
Clinton, Harris, Warren all silent on Cuomo after second woman brings sexual misconduct allegations
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Politico
Jimmy Vielkind / Wall Street Journal:
New York State Attorney General Seeks to Investigate Sexual-Harassment Accusations Against Cuomo
New York State Attorney General Seeks to Investigate Sexual-Harassment Accusations Against Cuomo
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Just Security:
Litigation Tracker: Pending Criminal and Civil Cases Against Donald Trump — On both the criminal and civil litigation fronts, former President Donald Trump faces a bevy of lawsuits and investigations, with more cases likely to follow. Some are civil suits stemming from his pre-presidential business dealings.
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
CPAC Speaker Angela Stanton King Promotes QAnon From Stage — Speaker Angela Stanton King called for an investigation into QAnon's baseless allegations of child sexual abuse and cannibalism. — A speaker at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) promoted the QAnon conspiracy theory …
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Ben Terris / Washington Post:
Neera Tanden's confirmation fight is the first morality play of post-Trump Washington — All the fighting must be exhausting, really. — The fights over her reputation, over how she ran her liberal think tank. The battles with journalists who published her stolen emails.
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New York Times
Zachary Petrizzo / Mediaite:
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Gets MUTED During Live Interview at CPAC as He Spews Vaccine Conspiracy Theories — The conservative pro-Trump YouTube channel Right Side Broadcasting Network (RSBN) cut off MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell during an interview at the Conservative Political Action Conference …
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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
4 Minutes With Jill Biden Grieving with the First Family. — She died just as I arrived at the wrong hospital. It was Wednesday afternoon, February 24, and the First Lady, Jill Biden, was making her first official trip outside Washington to tour the labs of the Massey Cancer Center at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Border Democrat warns Biden about immigrant fallout — A Democratic lawmaker representing a border district warned the Biden administration against easing up too much on unauthorized immigrants, citing their impact on his constituents, local hospitals and their potential to spread the coronavirus.
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Casey Michel / NBC News:
Pro-Trump Republican secession rhetoric in Texas and elsewhere is more than a punchline — For the past few months, a long-buried idea has been creeping from the fringe into mainstream Republican discourse: secession. Following President Joe Biden's victory in November …
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Arelis Hernández / Washington Post:
The power is back, but millions of Texans wonder what it will take to fully recover — and who will help them — AUSTIN — The plumbing in Marilu Leyva's mobile home looks as if it was mangled by a monster, and it no longer delivers water. The damage to Hussein Kamel's power-washing equipment …
washingtonsocialist.mdcdsa.org:
The Liberal-to-Ultraleft Pipeline: Breaking the Cycle — I have been in DSA since the spring of 2016. Like many, I was tired of feeling politically lonely and isolated. I saw DSA as one of the only places where I could find others that shared my anger at the state of the world …
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
DOJ charges man who allegedly sprayed chemicals at cops in Capitol riot — (CNN)The Justice Department has charged a Texas man who was allegedly caught on video attacking a dozen police officers with a chemical spray during the Capitol insurrection, according to court records.
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