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New York lawmakers draw redistricting map that boosts Democrats — Democratic state legislators in New York released a congressional redistricting map Sunday that redrew House lines to give Democrats as many as three more seats at a time when the party's majority is in jeopardy.
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Moderate House Democrats urge Biden to pass climate provisions in Build Back Better. — Good morning. It's Monday. Insert some pithy comment about sports™️ and football or whatever here. Tips, comments, handwarmers? Reach out and sign up: earlytips@washpost.com.
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N.Y. Democrats Could Gain 3 House Seats Under Proposed District Lines — The state Republican chairman denounced a new map that would reconfigure congressional districts to benefit Democrats as “filthy, partisan gerrymandering.” — ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Democrats on Sunday proposed …
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James Politi / Financial Times:
US plans sanctions against Vladimir Putin's inner circle if Russia moves on Ukraine — Measures would punish country's elite and come as UK warns of similar penalties — The US has drawn up sanctions targeting Vladimir Putin's inner circle and its ties to the west as Washington broadens …
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Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
The Hard-Line Russian Advisers Who Have Putin's Ear — Three reactionary security officials dedicated to “traditional values” and restoring Soviet glory will figure prominently in the decision whether to invade Ukraine. — MOSCOW — The West is legalizing marriage between people and animals.
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Courtney McBride / Wall Street Journal:
Senate Nears Completion of Measures Targeting Russian Economy in Event of Ukraine Invasion
Senate Nears Completion of Measures Targeting Russian Economy in Event of Ukraine Invasion
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Daniel Ek / Spotify:
Spotify's Platform Rules and Approach to COVID-19 — A decade ago, we created Spotify to enable the work of creators around the world to be heard and enjoyed by listeners around the world. To our very core, we believe that listening is everything. Pick almost any issue and you will find people and opinions on either side of it.
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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
What Trump Is Pushing the GOP to Do About Jan. 6 if They Win the Midterms — Sure, the conspiracy theory that the FBI was behind the Trump-fueled Capitol riot is bogus. But that's not stopping Trump from encouraging the faithful to investigate it. — Since last year, Republicans …
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Trump Calls On Massive Protests If Prosecutors Go After Him And Offers Pardons To Jan. 6ers
Trump Calls On Massive Protests If Prosecutors Go After Him And Offers Pardons To Jan. 6ers
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump toys with the mob — again
Trump toys with the mob — again
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Congress confronts a February deluge — DRIVING THE DAY — Lawmakers return from recess this week to a massive February to-do list before President JOE BIDEN's March 1 State of the Union address. And the pressure is on: The White House and vulnerable House Democrats …
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
At Texas rally, Trump all but promised a racially charged civil war if he's indicted — For a nation that's awakened every morning for nearly two years to a Groundhog Day of pandemic and paranoia, the scenes from Donald Trump's latest comeback rally on Saturday at a fairground …
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Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
DMFI PAC announces first slate of House endorsements — Among 15 pro-Israel Democrats are 10 incumbents, four open-seat candidates and one challenger — JESSICA RINALDI/THE BOSTON GLOBE VIA GETTY IMAGES — DMFI PAC, the political arm of Democratic Majority for Israel …
Ivana Saric / Axios:
Lindsey Graham: A Black woman on the Supreme Court wouldn't be affirmative action — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) rejected the suggestion by some in his party that nominating a Black woman to the Supreme Court would be “affirmative action,” while heaping praise on one of the likely frontrunners for the high court seat.
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
'I can't think of a better person': Graham boosts South Carolina's Childs for SCOTUS
'I can't think of a better person': Graham boosts South Carolina's Childs for SCOTUS
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New York Times:
Book Ban Efforts Spread Across the U.S. — Challenges to books about sexual and racial identity are nothing new in American schools, but the tactics and politicization are. — In Wyoming, a county prosecutor's office considered charges against library employees for stocking books like “Sex Is a Funny Word” and “This Book Is Gay.”
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Abha Bhattarai / Washington Post:
Rents are up 40 percent in some cities, forcing millions to find another place to live — Rising rents are expected to be a driving force in inflation this year and have been an ongoing policy challenge for the Biden administration — Kiara Age moved in less than a year ago and now it's …
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Jane Kitchen / Common Sense:
Last Year, I Was a Bryn Mawr Girl. Now I'm at Hillsdale. — Growing up in a conservative town, I always dreamed of attending college with liberals like me. The pandemic changed everything. — My family is liberal and not at all religious. Depending on where you grew up …
BBC:
China: Media freedom declining at ‘breakneck speed’ - report — Media freedom in China is declining at “breakneck speed”, according to a report by a group representing foreign journalists in the country. — The report by the Foreign Correspondents Club (FCC) of China said journalists …
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Financial Times:
‘Pandemic of the unboosted’: low US Covid jab uptake piles pressure on hospitals … Almost half of the US Covid-19 hospitalisations this winter could have been averted if the country had matched the vaccination coverage of leading European countries, according to a Financial Times analysis …
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Joe Tacopino / New York Post:
Hunter Biden and associates received 2019 subpoena over business deals in China — Hunter Biden and two business associates received a grand jury subpoena regarding their business dealings in China about 17 months before the 2020 presidential election, The Post has learned.
Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
UAE intercepts Yemen missile as Israeli president visits — DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels early Monday as the Israeli president visited the country, authorities said, the third such attack in recent weeks.
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Paul Solotaroff / Rolling Stone:
He Spent 25 Years Infiltrating Nazis, the Klan, and Biker Gangs — Scott was a top undercover agent for the FBI, putting himself in harm's way dozens of times. Now, he's telling his story for the first time to sound the alarm about the threat of far-right extremists in America
The Seattle Times:
As police were abandoning East Precinct, Seattle officials drafted plan to give station to a Black Lives Matter group — At the height of Seattle's racial justice protests in 2020, then-Mayor Jenny Durkan's administration drafted legislation to transfer the Police Department's East Precinct building …
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Politico:
The Jan. 6 panel's on a hot streak against Trump World. Now what? — The Jan. 6 select committee is on a winning streak. Now comes the hard part. — In the past few weeks, the panel has prevailed against Donald Trump at the Supreme Court, obtained pivotal documents related …
Suzanne Lynch / Politico:
Brussels Playbook: McGuinness interview — Russia latest — Italian impasse averted — Presented by Intel. — with ZOYA SHEFTALOVICH — PRESENTED BY — DRIVING THE DAY: MCGUINNESS TALKS GREEN ENERGY — ALL EYES ON WEDNESDAY: The European Commission is poised to sign off on its contentious …
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Laura Meckler / Washington Post:
Public education is facing a crisis of epic proportions — How politics and the pandemic put schools in the line of fire — Test scores are down, and violence is up. Parents are screaming at school boards, and children are crying on the couches of social workers. Anger is rising.
James Gordon / Daily Mail:
Colorado State University offers students who have been ‘affected by a free speech event’ 17 different campus resources for help — Colorado State University has set up 17 different resources for students who are ‘affected by a free speech event’ — Multiple departments and support groups are available to both students and staff
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