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New York Times:
A Political Scientist Warns the Democratic Party Is Off Course — Ruy Teixeira was co-author of one of the most influential political books of the 21st century. Now, he says, Democrats are getting its lessons all wrong. — A funny thing happened on the way to the emerging Democratic majority.
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Pew Research Center:
Biden Starts Year Two With Diminished Public Support and a Daunting List of Challenges — Views of economy remain negative; most say prices have gotten worse while job availability has improved — Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand the public's views …
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Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
The presidency has changed. Biden needs to adapt.
The presidency has changed. Biden needs to adapt.
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Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
Poll: As Ukraine tensions escalate, 62% of Republicans say Putin is a ‘stronger leader’ than Biden — With at least 100,000 Russian troops massing on the border of Ukraine, more than 6 in 10 Republicans and GOP-leaning independents (62 percent) now say Russian President Vladimir Putin is …
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Nonzero Newsletter:
How cognitive empathy could have prevented the Ukraine crisis
How cognitive empathy could have prevented the Ukraine crisis
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
The fight ahead in Ukraine: Body bags and cyberwar
The fight ahead in Ukraine: Body bags and cyberwar
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Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Biden says a Russian invasion of Ukraine ‘would change the world’
Biden says a Russian invasion of Ukraine ‘would change the world’
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Lee Smith / Tablet Magazine:
What Does Vladimir Putin Have on Joe Biden?
What Does Vladimir Putin Have on Joe Biden?
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
DontBrowbeatMyPete 😡 — I still haven't stopped shaking after last night's attack. Standing at the White House podium, the president of the United States — the most powerful man in the world — launched a violent incursion against my friend Peter Doocy, the finest reporter in history.
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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Fox & Friends Shows Biden Grace After His Insult to Peter Doocy: ‘The Fact He Called After is a Great Sign’
Fox & Friends Shows Biden Grace After His Insult to Peter Doocy: ‘The Fact He Called After is a Great Sign’
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Why Biden's ‘son of a bitch’ moment is nothing like Trump's attacks on reporters
Why Biden's ‘son of a bitch’ moment is nothing like Trump's attacks on reporters
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Max Bergmann / Center for American Progress:
How the United States Should Respond if Russia Invades Ukraine — A Russian invasion of Ukraine must come at a high cost to the Kremlin. … Senior Director, Media Relations — jcusick@americanprogress.org — Director, Media Relations — shananel@americanprogress.org — Government Affairs
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Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
Russia Steps Up Propaganda War Amid Tensions With Ukraine
Russia Steps Up Propaganda War Amid Tensions With Ukraine
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Sara Sirota / The Intercept:
Democrats Are Rushing Through a Massive Ukraine Defense Bill
Democrats Are Rushing Through a Massive Ukraine Defense Bill
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CNN:
Exclusive: Federal prosecutors looking at 2020 fake elector certifications, deputy attorney general tells CNN — Trump ends interview after being pressed about false 2020 election claims — (CNN)Federal prosecutors are reviewing fake Electoral College certifications that declared former …
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Dr. Oz stumbles out of the gate in Senate race — PHILADELPHIA — Mehmet Oz's introduction to GOP grassroots politics is a code-red crisis. In his first three unofficial tests as a candidate in Pennsylvania's Republican Senate primary, the celebrity physician known as Dr. Oz has been handily rejected by party activists.
BBC:
Fishermen plan to disrupt Russian military exercise off Irish coast — A group of fishermen is planning to peacefully disrupt Russia's plans to hold a military exercise off the coast of Ireland in February. — The chief executive of the Irish South and West Fish Producers Organisation …
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Axios:
Scoop: White House plans expedited resettlement for Afghan refugees — President Biden's advisers are crafting a plan to accelerate bringing potentially thousands of Afghans to the U.S. from Qatar, according to a source with direct knowledge of the administration's internal deliberations on the subject.
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Cawthorn Challenge Raises the Question: Who Is an ‘Insurrectionist’? — The challenge to Representative Madison Cawthorn's re-election bid could set a precedent to challenge other Republicans who encouraged the Jan. 6 attack. — WASHINGTON — A group of lawyers is working to disqualify …
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Michael Powell / New York Times:
How It Feels to Be an Asian Student in an Elite Public School — Stuyvesant, Brooklyn Tech and other schools across the country are under pressure to end entrance exams. Students have complicated feelings about that. — Tausifa Haque, a 17-year-old daughter of Bangladeshi immigrants …
Melissa Brown / The Tennessean:
Tennessee House Republicans approve redistricting plan to divide Davidson County into three congressional districts — Republicans in the Tennessee General Assembly pushed ahead Monday night on a once-a-decade redistricting plan, with a House vote all but guaranteeing the division …
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Associated Press:
Florida state Sen. Lauren Book fights back over nude images stolen from her — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — State Sen. Lauren Book often has told the story about how she was sexually abused by her nanny for six years when she was a child. She channeled the pain into a lifetime of helping other abuse survivors.
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Jacob Shamsian / Insider:
Mike Lindell's lawyers are dodging meetings for Dominion's defamation lawsuit and refusing to hand over discovery material, court documents show — Mike Lindell's lawyers are refusing to show up to scheduling conferences for Dominion's defamation lawsuit.
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Mike Carter / The Seattle Times:
Redmond officer who killed woman had been fired from another law-enforcement agency — The Redmond police officer who shot and killed Andrea Churna, an unarmed 39-year-old mother as she tried to surrender to officers in September 2020, had been dismissed as a probationary Whatcom County …
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Speaker Pelosi announces she is running for reelection — The California Democrat made the announcement in a video statement — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Tuesday that she is running for reelection, citing the “crucial” need to defend American democracy through legislation on voting rights and other issues.
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Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
Thirteen percent of congressional staffers make less than a living wage, report shows — About 1 in 8 congressional staffers are not making a living wage, according to a new analysis of payroll data. — The problem is particularly acute for staff assistants, who are often the most junior staffers in congressional offices.
Matt Kaufax / FOX Carolina:
Newly proposed SC law would make it a crime to ask about vaccine status — A new bill proposed in South Carolina could make it illegal to ask anyone about their vaccination status — GREENVILLE, SC (FOX Carolina) - A newly proposed law in the South Carolina Statehouse would make it a criminal offense …
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Kurt Andersen / The Atlantic:
The Anti-vaccine Right Brought Human Sacrifice to America — In the early phases of the pandemic, as the coronavirus spread in the United States and doctors and pharmacists and supermarket clerks continued to work and risk infection, some commentators made reference—metaphorical reference …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Federal judge rejects challenge to ‘weighty and urgent’ Jan. 6 committee — A federal judge in California on Tuesday delivered a forceful defense of the Jan. 6 select committee's efforts, sharply rejecting a bid by attorney John Eastman — a key driver of Donald Trump's effort to subvert the 2020 election …
Techno Fog / The Reactionary:
Durham: DNC lawyer Marc Elias has given grand jury testimony — And - the criminal investigation of Sussmann is ongoing. — Today, Special Counsel John Durham provided a “discovery Update” to the court in the Michael Sussmann case. In this filing, available here, he disclosed that his team …
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NBC News:
U.S. shoots down missile in UAE attack as Yemen war drags on. Biden's policy is failing. — Washington made the right call last year in suspending offensive weapons to the conflict zone. But it's still giving Saudi Arabia too much diplomatic cover. — Saudi-led air strikes target sites in Yemen causing unknown number of deaths
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
This Fan Sent Trump His Idea. The ‘Dirty Bastard’ Stole It. — A retired entrepreneur claims he gave Trump the idea for “Keep America Great!” What the former supporter found out about Trump is a lesson many little guys have learned—in court. — Retired entrepreneur Jeff Paul was once …
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Josh Vriens / Task & Purpose:
‘My only regret is not doing more’ — Why I reported Eddie Gallagher for war crimes — “Not a single one of us could have imagined that we would have to report a friend and mentor.” — “Uncompromising integrity is my standard. My character and honor are steadfast. My word is my bond.”
The Daily Beast:
Trump's Election Dead-Enders Won't Say Who Wrote the Coup Plan Down — SHAGGY DEFENSE — MAGA diehards who were coup-crazy just a year ago claim they've never seen a newly published draft of the Trump executive order outlining their brazenly authoritarian blueprint.
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Melania Trump's Auction of Hat Hit by Plunge in Cryptocurrency — The former first lady is selling a hat she wore for a visit by the French president amid volatility in the value of the digital currency being used for the auction. — Melania Trump's much-discussed online auction …
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Courtland Milloy / Washington Post:
Voting rights legislation was defeated. But activists are not. — Many people were depressed and upset over the outcome, but they're seeking a way forward — “Where do we go from here?” I've been hearing that question quite a bit since federal voting rights legislation was defeated last week.
Associated Press:
San Francisco reports big increase in anti-Asian hate crimes — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The mayor of San Francisco expressed despair over the increase in reported hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders last year, up an astonishing 567% from the previous year …
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Politico:
The unusual origins behind the splashiest, newest political news site — The launch of the website Grid earlier this month represented the latest bet that the market for explainer journalism still exists in the digital space. — But unlike others in the field, Grid has a unique origin story …
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