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Washington Post:
Capitol Police officer suspended after antisemitic document found at checkpoint — U.S. Capitol Police suspended an officer Monday after a copy of an infamous antisemitic tract was found near a Capitol Hill security post Sunday, alarming a congressional aide who viewed the document in plain sight at the checkpoint.
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Jacques Billeaud / Associated Press:
Judge: Arizona GOP must pay $18K in groundless election suit — PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Republican Party and its lawyers must pay $18,000 in attorneys' fees that taxpayers were forced to pick up late last year to defend government officials against one of the party's failed lawsuits …
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Talking Points Memo, Forbes and Washington Examiner
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James Brooks / Anchorage Daily News:
Alaska Republican Party vows to recruit challenger to Sen. Lisa Murkowski in 2022
Alaska Republican Party vows to recruit challenger to Sen. Lisa Murkowski in 2022
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Talking Points Memo, No More Mister Nice Blog, Daily Kos, The Hill, Breitbart, Big League Politics, IJR and Raw Story
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Judge orders Arizona GOP to pay $18K in failed presidential election lawsuits
Judge orders Arizona GOP to pay $18K in failed presidential election lawsuits
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Law & Crime
Jacob Kornbluh / The Forward:
Marjorie Taylor Greene tours Orthodox spots in Brooklyn — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who was stripped of her House committee assignments last month for antisemitic and other incendiary comments, toured Orthodox areas of Brooklyn and Long Island on Monday, according to a community leader who hosted her.
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Ron Johnson / Wall Street Journal:
I Won't Be Silenced by the Left — They twisted what I said about Jan. 6 because they want Americans to forget last summer's violence and destruction. — I'm amazed but not surprised. Those who seek political advantage by dividing the nation hurl the worst possible accusations …
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Raw Story, Mediaite and The Daily Caller
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Allison Pecorin / ABC News:
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson denies comments about Black Lives Matter protesters racist — He said he would have been “concerned” about them but not the Capitol rioters. — Catch up on the developing stories making headlines. — CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images, FILE
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Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Crooks and Liars, Daily Kos, Fox News, The Week, The Hill, Associated Press and WCCO | CBS Minnesota
Tim Elfrink / Washington Post:
Democrats question Rep. Kevin McCarthy's claim that terrorists are crossing the border: ‘He is either wrong or lying’ — Speaking outside El Paso on Monday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said border agents he had met earlier that day issued dire warnings that suspected terrorists …
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Washington Post:
Biden faces growing political threat from border upheaval
Biden faces growing political threat from border upheaval
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Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
Coca-Cola, Home Depot come out in opposition to Georgia voting restrictions — Civil liberties groups are ratcheting up pressure on major corporations based in Georgia — including Coca-Cola, Aflac, Delta Air Lines, Home Depot and UPS — to oppose a Republican-led effort to make it harder to vote in the Peach State.
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Alternet.org, Georgia Recorder, HuffPost, Washington Examiner and Popular Information
Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Kathy Hochul, Cuomo's Loyal Lieutenant, Is Tested as Crisis Engulfs Him — Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul would become New York's first female governor if Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigns or is removed from office amid sexual harassment allegations. — BUFFALO — On the day that embattled Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo lost …
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New York Times:
Can Biden Stay on the Sidelines of the Andrew Cuomo Saga?
Can Biden Stay on the Sidelines of the Andrew Cuomo Saga?
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Associated Press and NBC News
Thomas Barrabi / Fox News:
Cuomo has ‘preoccupation with his hand size,’ former aide Charlotte Bennett tells investigators
Cuomo has ‘preoccupation with his hand size,’ former aide Charlotte Bennett tells investigators
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New York Post, The Daily Caller, Breitbart, Washington Examiner, Politico and Insider
Washington Post:
Army initially pushed to deny District's request for National Guard before Jan. 6 — The Army initially pushed to reject the D.C. government's request for a modest National Guard presence ahead of the Jan. 6 rally that led to the Capitol riot, underscoring the deep reluctance of some higher-ups …
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Political Wire
Jacob Shamsian / Yahoo News:
Trump's CFO's ex-daughter-in-law is cooperating with prosecutors and ‘refuses to be silenced,’ her lawyer says — Jennifer Weisselberg is cooperating with an investigation into Trump's finances, her lawyer says. — She's the ex-daughter-in-law of Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Org CFO the DA wants to “flip.”
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Raw Story
Manu Raju / CNN:
Manchin signals he'll support Gupta as No. 3 at DOJ, bolstering her chance at confirmation — (CNN)Sen. Joe Manchin, the key Democratic swing vote, said Monday that he will likely support Vanita Gupta as the No. 3 at the Justice Department, taking a stance that is expected to pave …
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Vindman twin set for promotion after bad evaluations from Trump appointees — Army Lt. Col. Yevgeny Vindman is set to be promoted to full colonel, despite attempts by loyalists to former President Donald Trump to derail his career following his bit role in the president's first impeachment …
Politico:
Rage against the ‘gaffe machine’ — Presented by the Bipartisan Policy Center & U.S. Chamber of Commerce — Welcome to POLITICO's 2021 Transition Playbook, your guide to the first 100 days of the Biden administration — JOE BIDEN, disciplined messenger? — Two and a half months in, that's undoubtedly the case.
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Twitchy, Boston Herald, Althouse and HotAir
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Rich Lowry / New York Post:
Biden should thank Trump, not blame him, for what he left
Biden should thank Trump, not blame him, for what he left
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HuffPost, The Daily Beast, Fox News, NPR and Greensburg Tribune-Review
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
An unlikely Trump turncoat shows the GOP way to resist his influence — Jaime Herrera Beutler is not one to make waves on Capitol Hill. But during Donald Trump's second impeachment trial, she almost created a tsunami. — After she publicly revealed damaging details about Trump's phone call …
Politico:
Biden under pressure to tap fewer political ambassadors than Trump, Obama — Donald Trump named more of his political allies to serve as ambassadors than any president in modern history. Now the pressure is on Joe Biden to reverse that trend — and set a new standard.
Department of Homeland Security:
Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas Regarding the Situation at the Southwest Border — There is understandably a great deal of attention currently focused on the southwest border. I want to share the facts, the work that we in the Department of Homeland Security …
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NBC News
MSNBC:
Gavin Newsom commits to nominating an African American woman to Senate if Dianne Feinstein retires — Asked if he would consider nominating an African American woman to restore the seat left by Vice President Kamala Harris in the Senate if Dianne Feinstein were to retire, Governor Gavin Newsom said …
Richard Bernstein / RealClearInvestigations:
China's Useful Elitists: Westerners Exploited for Beijing's Domestic Image — That was then: Edgar Snow, above right, with Liu Shaoqi and Mao Zedong in 1960. China has its Western apologists today too. — Early in February, the BBC broadcast interviews with several Uighur women …
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The Daily Caller
Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
FBI facing allegation that its 2018 background check of Brett Kavanaugh was ‘fake’ — A Democratic senator has asked attorney general Merrick Garland to facilitate ‘proper oversight’ into concerns on the investigation — The FBI is facing new scrutiny for its 2018 background check of Brett Kavanaugh …
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Raw Story
Paul Berger / Wall Street Journal:
Congressman Urges Safety Probe of Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge — Thruway Authority says a bolts issue at the Tappan Zee successor was resolved years ago — A Democratic member of Congress has joined calls for a federal probe into safety concerns regarding construction of the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge in New York.
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New York Post and Fox News
Nick Coltrain / Des Moines Register:
President Joe Biden makes dent in partisan divide with COVID-19 response, Iowa Poll finds — The majority of Iowans hold favorable feelings toward President Joe Biden a month and a half into his term, despite the state voting to re-elect former President Donald Trump by a margin of 8 percentage points four months ago.
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Iowa Starting Line and The Daily Caller
David Streitfeld / New York Times:
How Amazon Crushes Unions — In a secret settlement in Virginia, Amazon swore off threatening and intimidating workers. As the company confronts increased labor unrest, its tactics are under scrutiny. — RICHMOND, Va. — Five years ago, Amazon was compelled to post a “notice to employees” …
Rep. Debbie Lesko / Washington Examiner:
The Biden-made border crisis — There is a crisis at our southern border, and President Biden's immigration policies are responsible. Biden has halted border wall construction, released illegal immigrants into our communities, and promised amnesty for millions more.
Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
Jared Kushner Says Farewell to U.S. Taxpayers With $24,000 Hotel Tab — THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES — About four weeks before Donald Trump vacated the White House to make way for President Joe Biden, presidential adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner jetted off on his last official trip to Israel …
Gary Fineout / Politico:
New poll shows Cuban-American voters align with GOP — TALLAHASSEE — A new poll of Cuban-American voters in Florida shows that an overwhelming majority is solidly opposed to the Biden administration reengaging with the island dictatorship — and their brief drift toward Democrats has been totally reversed.
Philip Pullella / Reuters:
Steve Bannon loses bid to start right-wing political academy in Italy — ROME (Reuters) - Steve Bannon, the former adviser to ex-U.S. President Donald Trump, has lost a legal battle to set up a right-wing Catholic political academy in an abbey in Italy. — The Council of State on Monday ruled …
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Politico, Bloomberg, The Guardian and The Intellectualist
Joel Gehrke / Washington Examiner:
US allies diverge on Uyghur genocide as Blinken prepares for China meeting — Several close U.S. allies are split over China's repression of Uyghur Muslims as President Biden reviews his predecessor's last-minute determination to call their treatment “genocide.”
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South China Morning Post, SBS News and The Federalist
Katherine Eban / Vanity Fair:
Shot Chasers: How Officials in Trump's Lame-Duck White House Scrambled to Score COVID-19 Vaccinations — In late December and early January, as COVID-19 vaccines were just beginning their chaotic rollout to the states, a secretive scramble took place inside the Trump White House.
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Balloon Juice, Insider and Raw Story
Eugene Daniels / Politico:
Needing to sell the Covid bill, the White House calls in Dr. Jill — BURLINGTON, N.J. — A rubber-floored playground outside an elementary school in a small city in central New Jersey may not seem like the most traditional of political settings. But on a windy, cold afternoon on Monday …
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Raw Story
Damon Linker / The Week:
What the woke revolution is — and isn't — The Great Awokening is gathering speed. — Hardly a week — and sometimes barely a day or an hour — goes by without a fresh incident of “cancel culture” or another “woke” scandal breaking in the news. — Whether you think the trend a good thing …
Washington Post:
Biden and allies launch stimulus campaign focused on competitive battleground states — The Biden administration is launching a nationwide effort this week to sell the administration's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package — a push that will take President Biden, Vice President Harris …
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Federal Bureau of Investigation:
FBI Releases Report on Nashville Bombing — NASHVILLE, TN—The Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Tennessee, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Metro Nashville Police Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol …
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HotAir, Sputnik News, The Daily Caller, OutKick and The Tennessean
Deena Winter / Minnesota Reformer:
Chauvin attorney seeks delay, prospective juror dismissed after city settles with Floyd family — The defense lawyer for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin made a flurry of motions Monday morning in response to an unprecedented $27 million settlement agreement announced Friday …
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