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8:00 AM ET, February 10, 2022

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Mike Allen / Axios:
Haberman book: Flushed papers found clogging Trump WH toilet  —  While President Trump was in office, staff in the White House residence periodically discovered wads of printed paper clogging a toilet — and believed the president had flushed pieces of paper, Maggie Haberman scoops in her forthcoming book, “Confidence Man.”
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
Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
House Oversight asks Archives for information about Trump's handling of White House records  —  Trump says his relationship with the Archives has been mischaracterized by the media  —  The chairwoman of the House Oversight Committee is moving quickly on her promise to investigate Donald Trump's handling …
Discussion: Raw Story and Insider
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 …
Discussion: Washington Post
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BBC:
Ukraine tensions: Russia begins military drills with Belarus  —  Russia and Belarus have started 10 days of joint military drills amid ongoing fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.  —  Belarus is a close ally of Russia and has a long border with Ukraine.
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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Vinnie Longobardo / Occupy Democrats:
COLD: GOP Rep. confuses Nazis with a bowl of soup  —  “Not only do we have the DC jail, which is the DC gulag, but now we have Nancy Pelosi's Gazpacho police spying on members of Congress, spying on the legislative work that we do, spying on our staffs, and spying on American citizens …
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 The time to end pandemic restrictions is now.
Kyle Smith / National Review:
Leana Wen's 180-Degree Reversal on Masks
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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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Yahoo News:
Exclusive: DHS warns that trucker protests in U.S. could begin on Super Bowl Sunday
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.
Discussion: Summit News, HotAir, Gawker, Twitchy and TheBlaze
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Washington Post:
Giuliani asked Michigan prosecutor to give voting machines to Trump team
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.
Discussion: Twitchy, WHDH-TV, Mediaite and ABC17NEWS
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James Hibberd / Hollywood Reporter:
Joe Rogan Returns to Stand-Up Stage, Mocks His Controversies
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Democrats' social spending dreams stuck in winter purgatory  —  Build Back Never?  The thought has crossed Democrats' minds.  —  President Joe Biden's $1.7 trillion social and climate spending plan is dead as written, rejected by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.).
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Biden to propose 4.6 percent pay raise for federal employees, the biggest hike in 15 years  —  Federal employees and military service members would receive average raises of 4.6 percent next January under the budget President Biden will propose in March, marking what would be the workforce's …
Discussion: Political Wire
Justin George / Washington Post:
Steep ridership losses will force changes to Metro service after pandemic, transit leaders say  —  Metro's ability to provide safe and reliable transportation was under scrutiny by a House Oversight subcommittee  —  The public transit service that riders were accustomed to before the pandemic …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: CBS News, Roll Call and The 19th
Miami Herald:
Son of U.S. Rep. Gimenez arrested for slapping Miami commissioner  —  The son of U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez was arrested Wednesday after police say he slapped a Miami city commissioner earlier in the day at Morton's Steakhouse in Coral Gables.  —  What triggered the spat …
Discussion: Fox News and The US Sun
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 …
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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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Trump adviser Peter Navarro
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.
Discussion: Raw Story and Insider
 
 
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The White House:
Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.'s Call with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia
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Joseph Simonson / Washington Free Beacon:
ICE Deportations Down 70 Percent in 2021 Under Biden
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Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Names Its Next President and Chief Executive Officer
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They Signed a Letter in Support of a Colleague. Now They Want to Take It Back.
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Big Business Games the Supply Chain
Matt Ford / New Republic:
The Supreme Court Is Even More Conservative Than You Think
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Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
‘Blue’ suburban moms are mobilizing to counter conservatives in fights over masks, book bans and diversity education
Gabrielle Bluestone / New York Magazine:
‘I More So Consider Myself a Con Artist Than Anything’
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Some Trump allies want him to pull his endorsement of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ahead of GOP primary
 

 
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