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12:15 PM ET, February 7, 2022

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Washington Post:
National Archives had to retrieve Trump White House records from Mar-a-Lago  —  The recovery of multiple boxes from Trump's Florida resort, including letters from Barack Obama and Kim Jong Un, underscores the previous administration's cavalier handling of presidential records
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Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Trump ‘Confused’ That Staff Didn't Enjoy Him Rewinding Capitol Riot Highlights, Says Report  —  LET'S SEE THAT AGAIN  —  Donald Trump didn't get why his White House staff wasn't enjoying themselves as much as he was when he rewound his favorite bits of the Capitol riot to watch them again, according to a new report.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Farnoush Amiri / Associated Press:
What does Ivanka Trump know about Jan. 6?  Congress is asking  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was in the Oval Office with his daughter Ivanka and Vice President Mike Pence's national security adviser on the morning of Jan. 6, 2021, when he made yet another push to pressure Pence.
Discussion: Insider, Raw Story and Political Wire
Wall Street Journal:
Mike Pence's Constitution
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Spotify CEO says company won't be “silencing” Joe Rogan  —  Spotify CEO Daniel Ek told employees Sunday that while he strongly condemns past racial slurs used by Joe Rogan, he won't be cutting ties with the platform's most popular podcaster, according to an internal memo obtained by Axios.
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CNN:
US intel indicates Russian officers have had doubts about full scale Ukraine invasion  —  (CNN)Intercepted communications obtained by the US have revealed that some Russian officials have worried that a large-scale invasion of Ukraine would be costlier and more difficult than Russian President Vladimir Putin …
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Souad Mekhennet / Washington Post:
Scholz says response to Russia will be ‘united and decisive’ if Ukraine is invaded
New York Times:
Macron Tries to Avert a European War and Reshape European Security
Laura Nahmias / Bloomberg:
Andrew Cuomo Says He's Been ‘Vindicated,’ Won't Rule Out Run  —  Five months after he resigned over a swirl of sexual harassment allegations, New York's former Governor Andrew Cuomo isn't ruling out another run for public office.  He insists it's too soon to talk about it.
Discussion: The Hill and Mediaite
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Tracey Tully / New York Times:
N.J. Governor to End School Mask Mandate in Move to ‘Normalcy’  —  For the first time since the start of the pandemic, New Jersey districts will be permitted to allow students and teachers to stop wearing masks.  —  Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey, a Democrat who has imposed …
Alex Thompson / Politico:
Biden's top science adviser bullied and demeaned subordinates, according to White House investigation  —  President Joe Biden's top science adviser, Eric Lander, bullied and demeaned his subordinates and violated the White House's workplace policy, an internal White House investigation recently concluded …
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Deleted Abrams tweet shows how schools' COVID policies are in 2022 crosshairs  —  'Where is Stacey's mask?'  Perdue asks.  —  The tweet from Stacey Abrams seemed innocuous enough, promoting her appearance at a Decatur school honoring Black History Month.  —  But the pictures under …
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Sarakshi Rai / The Hill:
Kinzinger says RNC deserves backlash for Jan. 6 resolution language  —  Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said in an interview Monday that it was wrong for the Republican National Committee's (RNC) to censure he and Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) for their work on the Jan. 6 panel investigating the mob attack on the Capitol in 2021.
Discussion: MSNBC, POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
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William Saletan / The Bulwark:
Lies Are the Building Blocks of Trumpian Authoritarianism
Discussion: Washington Post, Salon and The Atlantic
Noah Smith / Noahpinion:
The NYT article on MMT is really bad  —  The fringe ideology's star is falling, and puff pieces will not resuscitate it  —  The New York Times just came out with a big glowing writeup of MMT, entitled “Time for a Victory Lap*”.  This article aroused the anger of just about every macroeconomist on Twitter …
Discussion: New York Times
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Jonah Goldberg Joins CNN as a Contributor After Leaving Fox News … Jonah Goldberg, one of the two conservative political analysts who resigned from Fox News Channel in colorful fashion over its coverage, is joining CNN as a contributor, the WarnerMedia network confirmed Monday.
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Why Americans Are Slow to Get Booster Shots  —  Why are Americans slow to get booster shots?  —  The United States has a vaccination problem.  And it is not just about the relatively large share of Americans who have refused to get a shot.  The U.S. also trails many other countries …
Kate Bennett / CNN:
Donald Trump quietly making millions from coffee table book  —  WaPo reporter on Trump's ‘unprecedented’ document destruction habits  —  (CNN)A few months ago, former President Donald Trump signed a book deal.  —  There wasn't the huge fanfare most former presidents receive when they ink deals …
Discussion: Insider, Mediaite and Raw Story
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Longtime Epstein associate gave $250K to RGA  —  Victoria's Secret former owner Leslie Wexner, who stepped down as chair and CEO from parent company L Brands two years ago after his close ties to Jeffrey Epstein came under scrutiny, gave $250,000 last month to the Republican Governors Association …
Discussion: Forbes and Raw Story
Rob Bluey / The Daily Signal:
What the Media Isn't Telling You About Jan. 6  —  The events of Jan. 6, 2021, are often portrayed by Democrats and their friends in the media as an insurrection.  It's a loaded word meant to imply that protesters were mounting an organized rebellion against the U.S. government.
Discussion: Raw Story
Patrick Hauf / Washington Free Beacon:
Biden Admin To Fund Crack Pipe Distribution To Advance ‘Racial Equity’  —  The Biden administration is set to fund the distribution of crack pipes to drug addicts as part of its plan to advance “racial equity.”  —  The $30 million grant program, which closed applications Monday and will begin in May …
Discussion: HotAir
Gabby Deutch / Jewish Insider:
DSA Austin says it will no longer help candidate who opposes BDS  —  The socialist group called Greg Casar's positions on Israel 'not reconcilable with DSA's stance in solidarity with Palestine'  —  The Austin chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) announced it …
Discussion: Red Fault
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Free Community College Is Off the Table, Jill Biden Is to Confirm  —  In a speech on Monday, the first lady will acknowledge that her signature legislative initiative is “no longer” in the Democrats' spending bill.  —  WASHINGTON — During his first address to Congress last spring …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
See the 1960 Electoral College certificates that the false Trump electors say justify their gambit  —  When Donald Trump's allies signed false documents claiming he won several states he lost — and that they were his legitimate presidential electors — they came armed with an excuse: Democrats did it first, 60 years earlier in Hawaii.
 
 
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Rachael Bunyan / Daily Mail:
Why are triple-jabbed Joe and Jill STILL wearing their masks outside? …
Carmel Richardson / The American Conservative:
Onward Christian Soldiers: Against the Military's Vaccine Mandate
Jay Nordlinger / National Review:
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Wall Street Journal:
A Uyghur Skier Became the Face of China's Winter Olympics. The Next Day, She Vanished From the Spotlight.
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New York Post:
Brooklyn Democrat Brook-Krasny switches to GOP as he eyes Assembly run
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Top College Board executive advocates limiting instruction of race and history in classrooms
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Peter Stone / The Guardian:
Trump's incendiary Texas speech may have deepened his legal troubles, experts say
Discussion: Raw Story
Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
Youngkin campaign attacks high school student on Twitter