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New York Times:
Trump's Republican Hit List at CPAC Is a Warning Shot to His Party — In his first public appearance since leaving office, Donald Trump went through, by name, every Republican who supported his second impeachment and called for them to be ousted. — ORLANDO, Fla. — After days of insisting …
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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 M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Trump stages GOP comeback at CPAC by refusing to concede 2020 defeat — ORLANDO, Florida — Former President Donald Trump teased a 2024 White House bid and relitigated unfounded claims that the November election was stolen, initiating act two of his political career with a rousing speech …
John Harwood / CNN:
White evangelicals' dominance of the GOP has turned it into the party of resistance
White evangelicals' dominance of the GOP has turned it into the party of resistance
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David Siders / Politico:
Trump teases 2024 run in CPAC remarks, as he looks to keep his grip on GOP
Trump teases 2024 run in CPAC remarks, as he looks to keep his grip on GOP
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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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Justine Coleman / The Hill:
Trump wins CPAC straw poll with 55 percent
Trump wins CPAC straw poll with 55 percent
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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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David Siders / Politico:
Trump's baseless election claims march GOP into ‘policy wasteland’
Trump's baseless election claims march GOP into ‘policy wasteland’
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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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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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Alex Marquardt / CNN:
Three names mysteriously removed from Khashoggi intelligence report after initial publication — U.S. intel report: Saudi Crown Prince approved operation to kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi — (CNN)Shortly after the US intelligence community published its long-awaited report on Friday afternoon …
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Josefa Velasquez / THE CITY:
Cuomo Sexual Harassment Claims Follow Years of Public Warning Signs — and Anti-Misconduct Training He Mandated — Even as the governor advocated a Women's Equality Act that promised to “ban” workplace sexual harassment, female Albany reporters and employees heard a very different message.
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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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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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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Andrew Cuomo's survival in office looks doubtful
Andrew Cuomo's survival in office looks doubtful
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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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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.
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Senior Democrats abandon backup plan on $15 per hour minimum wage hike — Lawmakers are backing off a Plan B to raise pay for workers through tax penalties on corporations — Senior Democrats are abandoning a backup plan to increase the minimum wage through a corporate tax penalty …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate mulls changes to $1.9 trillion coronavirus bill
John McWhorter / It Bears Mentioning:
Is it racist to expect black kids to do math for real? — Yes, serious people are arguing this. Make sure they don't infect your school district. — 1 hr ago — There is a document getting around called Dismantling Racism in Mathematics Instruction, a guide put together by a group of educators.
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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Kim Lyons / The Verge:
Disinformation experts aren't happy about the trailer for HBO's QAnon series — It teases what looks like a Hollywood blockbuster rather than a serious documentary — The teaser video for Q: Into the Storm, an upcoming documentary series from HBO about the QAnon conspiracy movement has a lot …
Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez / KQED:
After Leading School Closures, Berkeley Teachers' Union President Spotted Dropping Daughter Off at In-Person Preschool … Parent groups are crying “hypocrisy” after a video surfaced showing the president of the Berkeley teachers union dropping off his two-year-old daughter at an in-person preschool.
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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Andy Greenberg / Wired:
Far-Right Platform Gab Has Been Hacked—Including Private Data — The transparency group DDoSecrets says it will make the 70GB of passwords, private posts, and more available to researchers, journalists, and social scientists. — WHEN TWITTER BANNED Donald Trump and a slew of other far-right users …
Kim Bellware / Washington Post:
‘Three percenters’ truck at Capitol belongs to husband of congresswoman who said, ‘Hitler got one thing right’ — An Illinois lawmaker married to a member of Congress, who was herself recently criticized for quoting Hitler, is facing his own rebuke for displaying the logo of an extremist movement …
CNN:
Goya Foods CEO falsely says election was illegitimate, Trump is ‘the real, the legitimate, and the still actual president’ — Washington (CNN)The chief executive officer of Goya Foods, Robert Unanue, made a series of false claims about the 2020 election at the Conservative Political Action Conference …
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Forget ‘Succession.’ You Can Watch ‘90 Day Fiancé’ for 100 Hours Straight. — Discovery's new app has taken off largely because viewers love watching people fix houses, tour diners and bicker about their relationships. — “Ninety Day Fiancé” is, on some Sunday nights, the most-watched show on television.
The Hill:
Ex-Trump aide Pierson planning run for Congress — A former top strategist for Donald Trump's presidential campaigns is taking steps to run for a U.S. House seat left vacant by the late Rep. Ron Wright (R-Texas), who succumbed to the coronavirus earlier this year.
Peter Loftus / Wall Street Journal:
Covid-19 Vaccines Yield Breakthroughs in Long-Term Fight Against Infectious Disease — Researchers in gene-based technology produced a class of vaccines they believe can protect against all manner of outbreaks in the years to come — The pandemic has opened a new era for vaccines developed …