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New York Times:
Archives Found Possible Classified Material in Boxes Returned by Trump — The National Archives consulted with the Justice Department about the discovery after the former president sent back documents that he had improperly taken from the White House when he left office.
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Washington Post:
National Archives asks Justice Dept. to investigate Trump's handling of White House records — The request came amid revelations that officials recovered 15 boxes of materials from the former president's Mar-a-Lago residence that weren't handed back to the government as they should have been
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Washington Post:
Abrupt end to mask mandates reflects a shifting political landscape — As electoral warning signs flash for Democrats and the public yearns for normalcy, Democratic governors are making moves without waiting for the Biden administration to get there first — As the coronavirus pandemic enters …
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CBS News, Insider, RedState and Washington Examiner
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Yascha Mounk / The Atlantic:
Open Everything The time to end pandemic restrictions is now. — In March 2020, I wrote that America should “cancel everything” in response to the acute threat posed by COVID-19: Mass events should be postponed, companies should send employees home from the office, and schools should move classes online.
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Kyle Smith / National Review:
Leana Wen's 180-Degree Reversal on Masks
Washington Post:
Giuliani asked Michigan prosecutor to give voting machines to Trump team — President's legal advisers helped twist clerical error by rural county into key tenet of false election-fraud claim — In the weeks after the 2020 election, Rudolph W. Giuliani and other legal advisers …
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Insider, Daily Kos, Above the Law, Mediaite, Bipartisan Report, Raw Story, Rolling Stone, Alternet.org, CNBC, Washington Examiner and Talking Points Memo
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Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Read the emails showing Trump allies' connections to voting machine seizure push — Leaked emails obtained by POLITICO reveal the connection of two outside Trump allies — Washington lawyer Katherine Friess and Texas entrepreneur Russell Ramsland — to the failed push to seize voting machines …
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Raw Story
James Hibberd / Hollywood Reporter:
Joe Rogan Returns to Stand-Up Stage, Mocks His Controversies — Rogan addressed his recent headlines with a self-deprecating set: “If you want my advice, don't take my advice.” — Joe Rogan returned to the stand-up stage Tuesday night with a self-deprecating set that mocked and discussed his recent headlines.
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Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
CNN anchor admits she's ‘officially out of ideas’ for ‘what to do about Joe Rogan’ — The liberal network has waged relentless attacks toward the popular podcast host — Thought police attacking Joe Rogan like they did Soviet dissidents: Koffler — It appears CNN is losing steam in its criticism toward podcast giant Joe Rogan.
Alejandra Marquez Janse / NPR:
Which skin color emoji should you use? The answer can be more complex than you think … Heath Racela identifies as three-quarters white and one-quarter Filipino. When texting, he chooses a yellow emoji instead of a skin tone option, because he feels it doesn't represent any specific ethnicity or color.
Molly Jong-Fast / The Atlantic:
The Stories Fox News Doesn't Cover — In an alternate reality, what's left out can matter as much as what's made up. … If a story doesn't run on Fox, will Fox viewers even know it happened? While it may be true that liberals and conservatives each live in their own news bubble …
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden faces possible trucker threat — President Biden is facing the possibility of truck driver protests mirroring those in Canada over vaccine mandates, which would come as the administration works to combat supply chain disruptions, vaccinate more Americans, and bounce back the U.S. economy.
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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Fox News goes all-in promoting anti-vaccine-mandate Canadian truckers
Fox News goes all-in promoting anti-vaccine-mandate Canadian truckers
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Daily Mail, Daily Camera, KVIA-TV, Washington Examiner, New Republic and The Daily Beast
Cynthia Miller-Idriss / MSNBC:
Canada's ‘nationwide insurrection’ is bringing together an unlikely and alarming alliance
Canada's ‘nationwide insurrection’ is bringing together an unlikely and alarming alliance
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New York Times, americamagazine.org, Thinking about, Al Jazeera, Angus Reid Institute and Twitchy
CNN:
McConnell squares off with conservatives for downplaying ‘violent insurrection’ — (CNN)Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell made clear this week that the deadly events on January 6, 2021, were a “violent insurrection” meant to stop the peaceful transfer of power — a comment prompting backlash …
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CNN:
Pence rebuked Trump — and received an outpouring of GOP support in response
Pence rebuked Trump — and received an outpouring of GOP support in response
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The Hill, Raw Story and National Memo
Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
Is this the beginning of the end for Trumpism or the Republican Party?
Is this the beginning of the end for Trumpism or the Republican Party?
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MyNorthwest.com, CNN, Washington Examiner, The Coop Scoop, No More Mister Nice Blog and Washington Post
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Accuses Pelosi of Running ‘Gazpacho Police.’ … Have you ever heard two unfamiliar words, and assumed they're different pronunciations of the same word? It has happened to all of us at some point. For most of us, though, it has not happened with a word like “Gestapo …
ABC News:
Former White House press aide appears before Jan. 6 committee — Sarah Matthews appeared Tuesday for an interview with the committee. — Sarah Matthews, a Trump White House press aide who resigned over the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, appeared Tuesday for an interview …
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UPI, Washington Examiner, Washington Post and Talking Points Memo
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Eric Garcia / The Independent:
Repeat STOCK Act violator Sen Tommy Tuberville calls trading ban for Congress ‘ridiculous’ — Exclusive: ‘They might as well start sending robots up here,’ senator tells The Independent — Congress Moves Closer to Barring Lawmakers From Trading on Stock Market
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Insider, Springfield News-Leader, Washington Post, Raw Story, NRCC, HotAir and Washington Examiner
Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service:
New report details the influence of Christian nationalism on the insurrection — (RNS) — A team of scholars, faith leaders and advocates unveiled an exhaustive new report Wednesday (Feb. 9) that documents in painstaking detail the role Christian nationalism played in the Jan. 6 attack …
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Finns Don't Wish ‘Finlandization’ on Ukraine (or Anyone) — The Cold War term for a kind of stifled sovereignty has gained attention as a possible solution to the standoff with Russia. But the nation it's named for would rather forget about it. — HELSINKI — For decades …
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Washington Post
Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber / Reuters:
Figure skating-Russian media say teen star tested positive for banned drug … Russian media reported on Wednesday that 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva had tested positive for a banned drug, after the ceremony to present her and her team mates with their Olympic gold medals was postponed for unexplained legal reasons.
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insidethegames.biz, Bloomberg, Newsweek, globalnews.ca, One America News Network, Associated Press and National Review
Eileen McClory / Dayton Daily News:
VIDEO: Yellow Springs votes no on housing plan after Chappelle, others speak up — Development can still move forward, but without affordable housing component — Oberer Homes can move forward with a new development in Yellow Springs, but without an affordable housing component initially promised …
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Fox News, Deadline, New York Post, Insider, Daily Kos, Rolling Stone, Variety, TheBlaze, Consequence and Mediaite
Gabrielle Bluestone / New York Magazine:
‘I More So Consider Myself a Con Artist Than Anything’ — What Danielle Miller learned at Horace Mann and Rikers. — Danielle Miller walked into Rikers Island at 3 a.m. in the dead of winter, shivering in a flimsy Missoni cover-up, Hervé Léger bathing suit, and Valentino Rockstud heels …
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David Kihara / Politico:
Florida man connected to Gaetz probe formally enters guilty plea — A Florida collectibles dealer connected to the federal investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz formally entered a guilty plea in Orlando on Wednesday, marking another twist in the ongoing probe into the Republican congressman.
Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Why Some Progressive Candidates Are Breaking With The Far Left On Israel — Pro-Israel groups have spent big to reassert their dominance after years in retreat. — The Austin, Texas, chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America announced on Sunday that it was effectively withdrawing …
Rachael Bunyan / Daily Mail:
£740,000 painting is ruined after ‘bored’ security guard draws eyes on faceless figures on his first day in the job at Russian gallery — The security guard had drawn two pairs of eyes with a ballpoint pen onto artist Anna Leporskaya's ‘Three Figures’ (1932-1934) painting
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The Guardian, Metro.co.uk and Washington Examiner
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Senators Unveil Bipartisan Bill To Renew The Violence Against Women Act — After years of ugly fights and failed efforts, Congress may finally reauthorize the landmark 1994 law credited with saving lives. — Senators introduced a bipartisan bill on Wednesday to reauthorize the Violence …
Timothy Nerozzi / Fox News:
Watchdogs demand info from DHS, HHS on NGOs working along Texas border to aid illegal immigrants — CatholicVote, Judicial Watch demand communications records between DHS and catholic charities — Catholic college forces student out over vaccine mandate, refuses to give him a full refund
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Judicial Watch and National Review
Harriet Alexander / Daily Mail:
Homelessness in the San Francisco Bay Area is now so bad residents are being asked to house a homeless person in their OWN HOMES: Politicians and charities claim locals want to be part of the solution — Charities are urging local families to take homeless people into their very homes …
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HotAir, NOQ Report, BizPac Review and Breitbart
Nell Gluckman / Chronicle of Higher Education:
They Signed a Letter in Support of a Colleague. Now They Want to Take It Back. — Last week 38 Harvard professors signed a letter in support of their colleague John L. Comaroff, who the university found had violated its sexual-harassment and professional-conduct policies. — Now they want to take it back.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, Political Junkie, Gawker and The Harvard Crimson
Blake Holland / KLTV-TV:
Beto O'Rourke talks guns, energy jobs, and power grid plan during Tyler visit — Democratic candidate backpedals on guns: 'I'm not interested in taking anything from anyone' — TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke made a stop at Tyler's Glass Recreation Center on Tuesday afternoon.
The White House:
Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.'s Call with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia — President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke today with King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia to discuss regional developments and issues of mutual concern, including Iranian-enabled attacks …