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5:15 PM ET, February 2, 2022

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Shawn McCreesh / New York Magazine:
The Mystery Behind the Zucker Shocker … At first, it seemed like Jeff Zucker was just another piece of collateral damage from Andrew Cuomo's demise, caught in the same blast radius that knocked Chris Cuomo out of CNN months earlier.  It all seemed so rich, considering Zucker …
Discussion: Insider
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CNN:
Jeff Zucker resigns from CNN  —  New York (CNN Business)CNN Worldwide president Jeff Zucker, the influential news executive who reshaped the iconic network, abruptly announced Wednesday morning that he has resigned from his position effective immediately.  —  “As part of the investigation …
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Jeff Zucker Exits CNN After Relationship With Senior Executive  —  The relationship came up during the network's investigation into the former anchor Chris Cuomo.  “I was required to disclose it when it began but I didn't,” Mr. Zucker wrote in a memo to colleagues.
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Exclusive: Hawley calls on Biden to drop support for Ukraine membership in NATO  —  Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is calling on the Biden administration to drop longstanding U.S. support for Ukraine's eventual membership in NATO, arguing that a binding commitment to defend the country would undermine efforts to counter China.
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Psaki accuses Hawley of ‘parroting Russian talking points’
Discussion: Fox News and Associated Press
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Orders 3,000 Troops to Bolster European Allies in Russia-Ukraine Crisis
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Trump considered blanket pardons for Jan. 6 rioters before he left office  —  In the final days of his presidency, Donald Trump seriously considered issuing a blanket pardon for all participants in the Jan. 6 riot, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Trump: ‘RINO’ Graham ‘wrong’ on pardoning Jan. 6 rioters
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Jan. 6 committee member: Trump ‘absolutely’ tampering with witnesses
Alexander Vindman / USA Today:
Why I'm seeking accountability against Trump allies in court  —  Public servants who do their duty, tell the truth and uphold their oaths of office shouldn't be subjected to intimidation and retaliation.  —  In July 2019, my life took a dramatic and unexpected turn when I listened …
Discussion: NBC News, NPR, WFXRtv and POLITICUSUSA
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Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Key Impeachment Witness Sues Trump, Don Jr. Over ‘Conspiracy’ to Silence Him
Politico:
Jan. 6 select committee subpoenas phone records of Arizona GOP chair  —  The Jan. 6 select committee has subpoenaed the phone records of Arizona GOP Chair Kelli Ward and her husband, Michael Ward, who both signed documents falsely claiming to be among their state's presidential electors in 2020.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Conspiracy charges possible for filing bogus Trump election slates, experts say  —  The Justice Department could pursue criminal charges related to the filing of Electoral College votes for Donald Trump from states that actually voted for Joe Biden in 2020, according to several experts on election law.
Discussion: The Bulwark
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
As Trump rages, a new plan to prevent a 2024 coup quietly advances
Discussion: Raw Story and The Status Kuo
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Whoopi Goldberg's Suspension from The View Is Illiberal and Irrational  —  Whoopi Goldberg is being suspended from ABC's The View: … This isn't just illiberal, it's irrational.  What Goldberg said was factually incorrect, yes.  But so what?  Figures on political TV shows say stupid …
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Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Whoopi Goldberg ‘livid,’ threatening to quit ‘The View’ over her suspension: source  —  Whoopi Goldberg is “livid” after she was suspended from “The View” over her claim that the Holocaust was “not about race” — and is telling coworkers she is going to quit the show, according to a source.
Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
Whoopi Goldberg's co-hosts reportedly furious over suspension from ‘The View’
Alexander Sammon / American Prospect:
Michelle Childs's Punitive Criminal Justice Rulings Were Repeatedly Overturned  —  The candidate for the Supreme Court vacancy has a history of tough-on-crime sentences and opinions that higher courts subsequently tossed out.  —  Judge J. Michelle Childs, who was nominated by President Barack Obama …
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Politico:
Directed-energy could explain unsolved ‘Havana Syndrome’ cases, U.S. intelligence panel finds  —  A panel convened by the U.S. intelligence community has assessed that the core symptoms of some unsolved “Havana Syndrome” cases cannot be explained by mass hysteria or psychosomatic effects alone …
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Shane Harris / Washington Post:   External energy source may explain ‘Havana syndrome,’ panel finds, renewing questions about possible foreign attack
Washington Post:
Biden officials push to hold up $11.3 billion USPS truck contract, citing climate damage  —  The Environmental Protection Agency warns Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to halt his plan to replace the aging delivery fleet with thousands of gas-powered vehicles.
NBC News:
FBI identifies 6 juveniles as persons of interest in bomb threats at Black colleges  —  FBI identifies six juvenile persons of interest in HBCU bomb threats  —  Six “tech savvy” juveniles have been identified as persons of interest by the FBI in threats to historically Black colleges …
FIRE:
10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2022  —  There's no shortage of colleges and universities that will go to great lengths to stifle free speech.  Some institutions are worse than others, which is why each year for over a decade, FIRE compiles a list of the worst-of-the-worst.
Discussion: UPI and Instapundit
John Bowden / The Independent:
White House urges Spotify to take further action on Joe Rogan: ‘More can be done’  —  Psaki says Spotify disclaimer is welcome, but platform could actually fight misinformation  —  Jen Psaki speaks about Joe Rogan controversy and says ‘more can be done’ by Spotify
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Bobby Burack / OutKick:
Joe Rogan Sounds Scared
Discussion: lewrockwell.com
Justice News:
Four Defendants Arrested In Connection With The Overdose Death Of Michael K. Williams  —  Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Keechant Sewell, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department ("NYPD"), announced that IRVIN CARTAGENA …
Emily Glazer / Wall Street Journal:
Melinda French Gates No Longer Pledges Bulk of Her Wealth to Gates Foundation  —  Billionaire still promises to give away fortune, cites Pivotal Ventures and Gates Foundation in new Giving Pledge letter  —  Melinda French Gates is no longer pledging to give the bulk of her wealth …
 
 
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Students protest book bans by distributing ‘Maus,’ ‘Beloved’
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What if We Blotted Out the Sun to Fight Global Warming?
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Reuters:
A Mexican American is the first Latina president of Harvard Law Review
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
 Earlier Items: 
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Neither Roy Moore nor his accuser prevail in dueling defamation suits in Alabama
Discussion: Raw Story, WTOP News and Political Wire
CNN:
How Schumer explains his Senate dilemma
Discussion: Fox News, The Right Scoop and UPI
Rachel Maddow / MSNBC:
Nazi gatherings in broad daylight in Florida spark alarm
Polly Cleveland / The Editorial Board:
What if we replaced all federal levies, including the income tax, with a tax on land?
Discussion: HotAir
David Wasserman / Cook Political Report:
Democrats Move to Purge Half of New York's House Republicans
 

 
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