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Some records sent to Jan. 6 committee were torn up, taped back together — mirroring a well-known Trump habit — The National Archives confirmed Trump's unusual habit of ripping up documents, which forced aides to attempt to piece them back together in order to comply with the Presidential Records Act.
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Exclusive: Trump advisers drafted more than one executive order to seize voting machines, sources tell CNN — Reporter calls Trump WH draft executive order ‘fictional thriller’ — (CNN)Former President Donald Trump's advisers drafted two versions of an executive order to seize voting machines …
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CNN:
Exclusive: Mike Pence's former chief of staff testifies in House January 6 investigation — (CNN)Marc Short, former Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff, quietly testified before the House select committee investigating January 6 last week in response to a subpoena, sources tell CNN …
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CNN:
Some Trump White House records handed over to January 6 committee had been ripped up
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Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
Mike Pence, this is your moment to rebuke Donald Trump
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Marc Tracy / New York Times:
The New York Times Buys Wordle — The word game, released in October, has millions of daily users. — The sudden hit Wordle, in which once a day players get six chances to guess a five-letter word, has been acquired by The New York Times Company. — The purchase, announced by The Times on Monday …
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Wordle Is Joining The New York Times Games — Wordle, Josh Wardle's stimulating and wildly popular daily word game, is joining The New York Times's portfolio of original, engaging puzzle games that delight and challenge solvers everyday. — New York Times Games have captivated solvers since the launch of The Crossword in 1942.
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Washington Post:
Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children under 5 could be available by the end of February, people with knowledge say — Coronavirus vaccines for children younger than 5 could be available far sooner than expected — perhaps by the end of February — under a plan that would lead …
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Covid Live Updates: Pfizer Could Apply Soon for Authorization of Vaccine for Children Under 5 — The F.D.A. granted the Moderna vaccine full approval. Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain faces an outcry after a report on parties during Covid lockdowns describes a drinking culture at Downing Street.
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Washington Post:
Russia responds in writing to U.S. proposal on Ukraine crisis — The Russian government has delivered a written response to a U.S. proposal aimed at de-escalating the Ukraine crisis, said a U.S. official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive diplomatic discussions.
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Scoop: Trump helps launch NRSC podcast — The Senate Republicans' campaign and fundraising arm is launching a new podcast — with Donald Trump as its debut guest and donor lure. — Why it matters: It shows how crucial the GOP considers Trump to its chances of taking back the majority.
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Brittany Gibson / Politico:
George W. Bush sends cash to GOP impeachment voters facing challengers
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Matt Vespa / Townhall:
Should the GOP Shut Down the Government Over Vaccine Mandates?
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Miami Herald:
DeSantis's failure to condemn Nazis gives cover for hate — OPINION AND COMMENTARY — Editorials and other Opinion content offer perspectives on issues important to our community and are independent from the work of our newsroom reporters. — BY THE MIAMI HERALD EDITORIAL BOARD
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Scott Powers / Florida Politics:
Gov. Ron DeSantis' Press Secretary's tweet suggests denial of Nazi protest
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Andy Campbell / HuffPost:
Nazis Rally In Florida, DeSantis Spox Falsely Blames Dem ‘Stunt’
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Claire Atkinson / Insider:
Rachel Maddow to take a temporary break from her MSNBC show to work on movie and podcast projects — Rachel Maddow is taking a hiatus from her top-rated MSNBC show starting February 7. — The star anchor will work for a few weeks on new projects with her former boss Phil Griffin.
Benjamin Wallace-Wells / New Yorker:
The Marxist Who Antagonizes Liberals and the Left — The renowned Black scholar Adolph Reed opposes the politics of anti-racism, describing it as a cover for capitalism. — Within the world of racial politics, Adolph Reed is the great modern denouncer. His day job, for forty years, was as a political scientist.
FIRE:
Faculty Letter in Support of Ilya Shapiro, January 31, 2022 — Dear Dean Treanor: — We understand that some have called for Ilya Shapiro to be fired from his position as Executive Director of the Georgetown Center for the Constitution, because of his tweet criticizing President Biden's pledge to appoint a black woman as a Justice.
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Nate Hochman / National Review:
Georgetown Law to Put Ilya Shapiro on Administrative Leave
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Julian Mark / Washington Post:
He's declining a coronavirus vaccine at the expense of a lifesaving transplant: 'I was born free, I'll die free' — For more than four years, Chad Carswell, 38, has suffered from severe kidney disease. In July 2020, he started on dialysis — but now his kidneys are functioning at just 4 percent.
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Time to Accept Covid and Move On? — Americans still concerned about virus, but lose faith in federal measures — West Long Branch, NJ - Americans continue to be concerned about the spread of Covid, but the vast majority say it is time to accept it as part of life.
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump ally pushes Republican Party to expel Cheney, Kinzinger — The resolution, to be debated at the RNC annual meeting in Salt Lake City this week, would be an unusual and public rebuke from a political party against two of its incumbent members of Congress
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump World adjusts to the growing influence of vaccine skeptics within its ranks — A few weeks ago, Donald Trump decried politicians who did not share their Covid-19 vaccine booster status as “gutless”—a seeming swipe at other Republicans with presidential ambitions, mainly Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis …
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Power of Boosters — New C.D.C. data shows their effectiveness.
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Associated Press:
US federal prisons on lockdown after 2 Texas inmates killed — WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal prison system has been placed on a nationwide lockdown after two inmates were killed and two others were injured Monday during a gang altercation at a federal penitentiary in Texas.
Robby Soave / Reason:
Hispanic Students Were Forced To Learn Critical Race Theory. They Hated It. — During the 2020 fall semester, Kali Fontanilla—a high school English language teacher working in the Salinas, California, school district—noticed that many of her students were failing one of their other classes: ethnic studies.
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Fox News wanted viewers to hear an anti-vax trooper's story - until he died of COVID — Last week's toll of more than 16,000 recorded U.S. deaths from COVID-19 is made all the more heartbreaking because so many of the deceased had the opportunity to take vaccines that dramatically reduce the danger posed by the virus.
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Politico:
Gray Lady ain't done with Hunter yet — Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration. With Allie Bice. — The New York Times is still digging into HUNTER BIDEN's business relationships.
New York Times:
U.S. and Allies Close to Reviving Nuclear Deal With Iran, Officials Say — A return to a 2015 accord is on the table, but the next decisions are up to the new government in Tehran, the Biden administration says. — WASHINGTON — The United States and its European allies appear on the cusp …
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George Packer / The Atlantic:
The Betrayal — I. — The End — It took four presidencies for America to finish abandoning Afghanistan. George W. Bush's attention wandered off soon after American Special Forces rode horseback through the northern mountains and the first schoolgirls gathered in freezing classrooms.
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Baltimore Sun:
Sherrilyn Ifill should be Biden's Supreme Court pick; here's why — A Black woman has never served on the U.S. Supreme Court, but there is no shortage of well-qualified individuals available to break that shameful barrier. This was made clear enough last week with the announcement …
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Christopher Hutton / Washington Examiner:
Gabbard compares Biden's future Supreme Court pick to ‘disaster’ Kamala Harris
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Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
Biden's chief of staff leaked Breyer retirement to ‘limited’ group, Durbin says — President Joe Biden's chief of staff leaked Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's plan to retire to “a limited group” on Wednesday, a top Democrat told reporters. — Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman …
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