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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:
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, Bipartisan Report, Above the Law, Mediaite, Raw Story, Rolling Stone, Alternet.org, CNBC, Political Wire, 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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The Hill, Breitbart, National Review, globalnews.ca, Louder With Crowder, Variety, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, The Daily Wire, Rolling Stone and IJR
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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.
Dean Obeidallah / MSNBC:
Joe Rogan and Spotify know there's an audience for his racist, sexist garbage
Joe Rogan and Spotify know there's an audience for his racist, sexist garbage
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Insider, Twitchy, Alternet.org and TechCrunch
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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Yascha Mounk / The Atlantic:
Open Everything — In March 2020, I wrote that America should “cancel everything” …
Open Everything — In March 2020, I wrote that America should “cancel everything” …
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New York Post, uTobian, KRON4, The Daily Wire, Washington Post, The New Neo, HotAir, National Review, Breitbart, Mediaite, Politico, CNN and Outside the Beltway
Cassidy Morrison / Washington Examiner:
Illinois to lift indoor mask mandate by end of February, joining blue-state trend
Illinois to lift indoor mask mandate by end of February, joining blue-state trend
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WGN-TV, NBC Chicago, RedState, The Hill and WTOP News
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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WAVY-TV
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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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No More Mister Nice Blog, Daily Mail, KVIA-TV, New Republic, Daily Camera, The Daily Beast and Washington Examiner
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, Thinking about, Angus Reid Institute, americamagazine.org, Al Jazeera and Twitchy
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Debunking false claims about the Canadian convoy protests
Fact check: Debunking false claims about the Canadian convoy protests
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Washington Post, ABC17NEWS, Raw Story, First Draft and Insider
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 …
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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Insider, Washington Post, Washington Times, Daily Kos, The Hill, CBS News, Patterico's Pontifications and Alternet.org
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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, National Memo and New Republic
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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CNN, Washington Examiner, The Coop Scoop, Washington Post and No More Mister Nice Blog
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 …
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Occupy Democrats, New York Post, The Guardian, The Times of Israel, Insider and Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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, Newsweek, Associated Press, National Review and One America News Network
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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Washington Examiner
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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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Trump adviser Peter Navarro
Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Trump adviser Peter Navarro
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CNN, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, CNBC, HuffPost, File411's Newsletter, USA Today, NPR, CBS News, New York Post, Associated Press, KVIA-TV, The Guardian, Insider, Raw Story, Bloomberg, One America News Network, NBC News, POLITICUSUSA, Washington Examiner, Raw Story and Select Committee …
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, HotAir, NRCC and Washington Examiner
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, TheBlaze, Variety, Daily Kos, Consequence, Rolling Stone and Mediaite
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
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 …
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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The Cut
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 …
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.
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, Gawker, Political Junkie and The Harvard Crimson
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 …
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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National Review and Judicial Watch
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Ron DeSantis, 'Don't say gay,' and the new GOP ‘snitch culture’ — The GOP proposals sweeping the country that restrict the teaching of race have an obvious purpose: to make teachers feel perpetually on thin ice, so they shy away from difficult discussions about our national past rather …
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CNN, Raw Story, Common Dreams, NBC News, Insider and Mercury News
Matt Ford / New Republic:
The Supreme Court Is Even More Conservative Than You Think — How conservative is the Supreme Court? To some observers, it is unambiguously anchored on the right, eager to write its ideological vision of the Constitution into the fabric of American law. To others, there are glimmers of moderation …
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RedState
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 …