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1:10 PM ET, February 1, 2022

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New York Times:
Trump Had Role in Weighing Proposals to Seize Voting Machines  —  New accounts show that the former president was more directly involved than previously known in plans developed by outside advisers to use national security agencies to seek evidence of fraud.
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Washington Post:
Trump says congressional investigators should examine why Pence didn't reject electoral college results  —  Former president Donald Trump on Tuesday advocated a new focus for congressional investigators: why then-Vice President Mike Pence did not take steps on Jan. 6, 2021 …
ABC News:
Ex-White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany turned over text messages to Jan. 6 committee  —  McEnany was around then-President Trump before and during the Capitol attack.  —  Former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany turned over text messages to the House select committee investigating …
Washington Post:
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.
CNN:
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 …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
New details about Trump's threat toward voting machines show danger ahead
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Angry US-Russia Exchange at UN Punctuates Deepening Ukraine Rift  —  With vitriolic accusations that echoed the Cold War era, the United States and Russia sparred in a bitter debate over the Ukraine crisis in a Security Council meeting watched by the world on Monday.
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Associated Press:
Putin: US and allies have ignored Russia's security demands
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Trump gave $1M to Meadows nonprofit weeks after Jan. 6 panel's creation  —  WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump's political action committee donated $1 million to the conservative nonprofit organization where his former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, is a senior partner …
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Josh Hawley has an opinion about everything ... except Donald Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
Max Greenwood / The Hill:   Ex-President Bush backs two high-profile Republicans slammed by Trump
David Gilbert / VICE:
QAnon Thought Leader Ron Watkins Is Running for Congress.  It's Going Terribly.  —  Ron Watkins is running for Congress in Arizona, but so far he's failed to translate followers into fundraising.  —  DG  —  When Ron Watkins announced he was running for Congress in Arizona in the middle of October, he was full of hope and bravado.
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Craig Timberg / Washington Post:
NSO offered ‘bags of cash’ for access to U.S. cell networks, whistleblower claims  —  Rep. Ted Lieu asks the Justice Department to investigate after hearing the account of what he called ‘fishy’ behavior.  —  The surveillance company NSO Group offered to give representatives …
Washington Post:
N.Y. attorney general subpoenaed Trump D.C. hotel records from feds  —  The request sought information about whether Trump used false information to secure hotel lease, according to people familiar with inquiry  —  New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) subpoenaed the General Services Administration …
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
Taylor Lorenz Hopes The New York Times Will “Evolve in Their Ways” as She Leaves for The Washington Post  —  The star reporter with a massive online following thinks the Post gets the internet in ways other outlets don't.  —  The Washington Post is powering up its coverage of the online world …
Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
Critics slam Cruz for saying Biden's vow to nominate first Black woman to Supreme Court is ‘offensive’  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) says President Biden's vow to nominate and confirm the first Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court is “offensive” and “an insult to Black women,” …
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Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Georgetown Suspends Lecturer Who Criticized Vow to Put Black Woman on Court
Buck Sexton / The Hill:
Buck Sexton says Kavanaugh's confirmation means ‘liberty won’
Discussion: The Federalist
Corey Atad / ET Canada:
Whoopi Goldberg Addresses ‘The View’ Holocaust Comments In Conversation With Colbert: ‘I Think Of Race As Being Something That I Can See’ … Amid controversy over her recent comments about race and the Holocaust, Whoopi Goldberg attempted to clarify her intentions Monday night on Global's “The Late Show” with Stephen Colbert.
Politico:
Biden vs. Trump: The Makings of a Shattering Constitutional Crisis  —  Donald Trump is already signaling that he will run for president in 2024.  A Biden-Trump rematch risks worsening our country's already deep divisions.  But there's more to be worried about: The next election will provoke …
Tom Krisher / Associated Press:
Tesla recall: ‘Full Self-Driving’ software runs stop signs  —  DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is recalling nearly 54,000 cars and SUVs because their “Full Self-Driving” software lets them roll through stop signs without coming to a complete halt.  —  Documents posted Tuesday by U.S. safety regulators …
David Jackson / USA Today:
Who will win Florida in 2024?  A new poll has Biden losing to these Republicans  —  WASHINGTON - A new poll says President Joe Biden is struggling in the politically pivotal state of Florida, where more than half of potential voters disapprove of his handling of the economy and of his job overall.
The Dworkin Report:
Lev Parnas just revealed how Ron DeSantis got Trump's endorsement and the Florida governorship  —  Scott and Grant interview Lev Parnas, who became well-known for his leading role in the former President's efforts to pressure Ukraine to launch an investigation into political rival Joe Biden …
Mike Hixenbaugh / NBC News:
Banned: Books on race and sexuality are disappearing from Texas schools in record numbers  —  Facing pressure from parents and threats of criminal charges, some districts have ignored policies meant to prevent censorship.  Librarians and students are pushing back.
Discussion: Raw Story and National Zero
Amnesty International:
Israel's apartheid against Palestinians: a cruel system of domination and a crime against humanity  —  Israeli authorities must be held accountable for committing the crime of apartheid against Palestinians, Amnesty International said today in a damning new report.
Kevin R. Johnson / The Hill:
Congress, not Biden, should be held accountable for immigration reform  —  As the Biden administration completed its first year, a flurry of news reports highlighted the bipartisan disappointment with its record on immigration.  While liberals objected to the continuation …
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
More than 650 Philly cops say they're too hurt to work.  But some are holding down second jobs.  —  On a late October morning, Alfie Williams, a longtime Philadelphia police officer, answered the front door of his Bucks County home with a navy blue 15th District T-shirt stretched snug across …
Discussion: Eschaton
 
 
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Reuters:
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Josh Chin / Wall Street Journal:
China's Communist Party Quietly Inserts Itself Into Everyday Life
Discussion: BizPac Review and The Daily Caller
American Greatness:
Justice Department Continues to Go Easy on 2020 Rioters
Discussion: The Federalist
Paul Sperry / RealClearInvestigations:
Conflict of Interest: New Washington Post National Editor Recused From FBI Coverage
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Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
All-out effort to keep Biden COVID-free; no ‘normal’ yet
Discussion: Washington Post, HotAir and NBC News
Craig Mauger / Detroit News:
‘Show up armed’ to protect election observers, Michigan candidate suggests
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
Miami Herald:
DeSantis's failure to condemn Nazis gives cover for hate
Benjamin Wallace-Wells / New Yorker:
The Marxist Who Antagonizes Liberals and the Left
Washington Post:
Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children under 5 could be available by the end of February, people with knowledge say
 

 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
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