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11:50 AM 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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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
New details about Trump's threat toward voting machines show danger ahead  —  The beating heart of Donald Trump's 2020 coup attempt was his effort to use the machinery of government to manufacture pretexts for delaying the electoral count in Congress.  To this end, as we know …
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
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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:
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 …
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Promise to Pardon Jan. 6 Rioters Is Worse Than Watergate
Discussion: CNN, MSNBC and Raw Story
CNN:
Exclusive: Mike Pence's former chief of staff testifies in House January 6 investigation
Politico:
House accuses Trump attorney John Eastman of stalling on Jan. 6 subpoena
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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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Ex-President Bush backs two high-profile Republicans slammed by Trump  —  Former President George W. Bush gave money to the reelection campaigns of Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in the final months of 2021, a show of support for two of former President Donald …
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Trump-backed candidates confront cash wave
Discussion: CNN and The Lincoln Project
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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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
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
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 …
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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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 …
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
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.
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
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 …
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
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.
Paul Sperry / RealClearInvestigations:
Conflict of Interest: New Washington Post National Editor Recused From FBI Coverage  —  The Washington Post has recused its new national editor, Matea Gold, from the news organization's coverage of the FBI and Justice Department over a personal conflict of interest.
Vagner Barbosa / Associated Press:
Heavy gunfire heard around Guinea-Bissau's government palace  —  BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Heavy gunfire erupted Tuesday near the Government Palace in Guinea-Bissau's capital, witnesses said, raising fears of a coup attempt in this West African country with a long history of military takeovers.
Discussion: Bloomberg
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
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.
Craig Mauger / Detroit News:
‘Show up armed’ to protect election observers, Michigan candidate suggests  —  Lansing — Republican Mike Detmer, a candidate for the Michigan state Senate, told a crowd Saturday that people should “show up armed” to protect Republican election observers' access to monitor the counting of ballots.
 
 
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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
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Biden Admin Has Records on Nearly One Billion Gun Sales
Piers Morgan / New York Post:
Give me Joe Rogan over cancel culture vultures like Harry and Meghan anytime
Discussion: Mediaite
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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
Huizhong Wu / Associated Press:
A Uyghur gets death sentence, as China bans once OK'd books
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
Associated Press:
US federal prisons on lockdown after 2 Texas inmates killed
Discussion: The Hill