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New York Times:
Jeff Zucker's Downfall at CNN: Ethical Lapses and Falling Ratings — The network's top-rated host and its president were forced out following ethical lapses, an office romance and a letter from a lawyer for “Jane Doe.” — Late in the day on Nov. 30, Jeff Zucker, the president of CNN Worldwide …
Washington Post:
Russia aims to ward off NATO in the event of a Ukraine invasion — As Russian President Vladimir Putin sends mixed signals about his willingness to invade Ukraine, his military continues to undertake activities that appear designed not only to ready an offensive but to thwart any attempt …
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Nomaan Merchant / Associated Press:
US accuses financial website of spreading Russian propaganda — WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials on Tuesday accused a conservative financial news website with a significant American readership of amplifying Kremlin propaganda and alleged five media outlets targeting Ukrainians have taken direction from Russian spies.
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Allahpundit / HotAir:
Biden's olive branch: We're open to diplomacy but we won't sacrifice Ukraine's sovereignty
Michael Lee / Fox News:
Biden makes direct appeal to citizens of Russia, warns against ‘bloody destructive war’
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Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
Biden is getting Ukraine and Russia right after Obama fell short and Trump was a disaster
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Politico:
GOP culture war attacks ‘alarmingly potent,’ DCCC warns — The campaign committee has been showing House Democrats new polling about how to counter GOP attacks on police funding and other issues. — Democrats' own research shows that some battleground voters think the party is “preachy …
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John Podhoretz / New York Post:
P.J. O'Rourke was America's greatest satirist and coolest conservative — P.J. O'Rourke, who has died at the age of 74, once hosted a small New Year's party at his apartment in Washington. The year was 1990. He'd just returned from Germany, where he had covered the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
John Durham and the Right's Media Paranoia … The conservative movement is obsessed with the power of the mainstream media, yet it has no idea how it operates. The tragic mismatch between obsessive and subject is currently on bright display through a furor over the latest missive from John Durham.
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Andrew Miller / Fox News:
Hillary Clinton dodges questions about Durham probe developments
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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Special counsel, Democratic lawyer clash over new allegations regarding data purported to tie Trump to Russia
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Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Josh Hawley: ‘It Is Not A Pro-Riot Mug’ — The Missouri Republican said he only saluted the peaceful protesters, and the others should go to jail. — WASHINGTON - Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) denied Tuesday that campaign merchandise depicting his infamous Jan. 6 salute celebrates the Capitol riot that day.
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Sarah Palin's Libel Claim Against The Times Is Rejected by a Jury — The verdict came a day after the judge said that he planned to dismiss the case, ruling that Ms. Palin's legal team had failed to prove that the newspaper defamed her. — A jury returned a verdict against Sarah Palin …
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Washington Post:
Which U.S. communities sent money to support the Canadian trucker protests? — Residents in wealthy enclaves across the United States — from Beverly Hills, Calif., to suburbs of Austin, to Florida beach communities — sent millions of dollars to support trucker convoys that occupied …
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Jessica Chasmar / Fox News:
Quintez Brown, Louisville BLM activist charged with attempted murder of mayoral candidate, has troubled past — Brown was subject of missing person investigation, recently touted ‘revolutionary’ communism — Fox News Flash top headlines for February 15 — The Black Lives Matter activist …
John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:
The truth won't speak for itself — The Democrats can't trust the press and pundit corps to explain to the American people that democracy as they know it is under assault. — Lester Holt, the NBC News anchor, interviewed the president last week. In response to a question about inflation and …
Washington Post:
Sea level to rise one foot along U.S. coastlines by 2050, government report finds … The shorelines of the United States are projected to face an additional foot of rising seas over the next three decades, intensifying the threat of flooding and erosion to coastal communities across the country …
Emily Green / VICE:
Inside a Massive Human Smuggling Ring Led by US Marines — The Marines were young, low-paid, and clean-cut, making them “ideal” recruits to smuggle migrants for cash. — EG — Byron Law knew what he was doing was illegal. But the money was too good to pass up.
Nate Hochman / National Review:
Federal Judge James Ho Surprises Georgetown Law with Speech Defending Ilya Shapiro — Guest speaker scraps original remarks in favor of unequivocal statement on freedom of speech and declares, ‘I stand with Ilya.’ — ederal judge James C. Ho delivered a robust defense of Ilya Shapiro …
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Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
Sandy Hook families settle with Remington marking 1st time gun maker is held liable for mass shooting — Twenty first-graders and six staff members were killed in the 2012 massacre. — Remington Arms agreed Tuesday to settle liability claims from the families of five adults and four children killed …
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Leah Douglas / Reuters:
U.S. corn-based ethanol worse for the climate than gasoline, study finds … Corn-based ethanol, which for years has been mixed in huge quantities into gasoline sold at U.S. pumps, is likely a much bigger contributor to global warming than straight gasoline, according to a study published Monday.
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Megan Menchaca / Austin American-Statesman:
UT Faculty Council passes resolution supporting freedom to teach critical race theory — The Faculty Council at the University of Texas approved a nonbinding resolution Monday defending the academic freedom of faculty members to teach about race, gender justice and critical race theory.
Washington Post:
Eight Republican senators say they oppose ‘no-fly’ list for disruptive passengers because it would equate mask opponents to ‘terrorists’ — A group of Republican senators is pushing back against efforts to create a federal “no-fly” list for unruly passengers, arguing that doing …
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No More Mister Nice Blog, CBS News, TheBlaze and New York Post
Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Trump campaign staffers, GOP operatives who challenged 2020 results in key states — The group includes several state party chairs and Election Day staffers. — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack on Tuesday issued six subpoenas …
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Republicans Are Still Trying to Buy Trump's Love — GOP candidates continued to spend big at Trump properties in 2021, but Trump himself has stopped spending so much of his campaign's money at his businesses. … Donald Trump may no longer hold elected office, but Republican candidates are still paying homage—literally.
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Timothy Johnson / Media Matters for America:
Doctor praised by GOP senator tells Alex Jones the pandemic could be ended via bombings and assassinations — Ben Marble, a medical doctor who recently spoke at a Capitol Hill event held by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), made a deranged appearance on far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' broadcast …
NBC News:
Democrats pushing for gas tax holiday slam into GOP roadblock — WASHINGTON — Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly and a handful of other Democrats facing tough re-election bids are pitching a plan to suspend the federal gas tax through the end of the year. — But they ran into swift opposition Tuesday …
Politico:
The mystery man being floated to D.C. reporters as Harris' next chief of staff — Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration. — Since at least Dec. 1, White House reporters from The New York Times, The Washington Post …
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
California Returns as Climate Leader, With Help From the White House — The Biden administration is restoring the state's power to set its own limits on tailpipe pollution and is largely adopting the state's rules regarding heavy trucks. — WASHINGTON — The Biden administration …
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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
DeSantis, Shapiro & Co. Want To Put My Kid in the Closet — Bringing Don't Ask, Don't Tell to schools? The fear is the point. — Nineties fever is upon us. Wide-legged jeans and bucket hats are everywhere. Pam & Tommy's sextape is on the tube. Death Row Records has schoolmarms squirming.
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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Man Who Stockpiled Arms for ‘Bloody’ Battle on Jan. 6 Insists He's No Danger to the Public — A new legal memo filed on behalf of Stewart Rhodes claims his actions were “not criminal, not extreme and not serious” — The legal team of Stewart Rhodes, founder of the right-wing Oath Keepers militia …
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The Philadelphia Inquirer and Raw Story
Washington Post:
About 3 in 4 D.C. residents support vaccine rules Bowser just rescinded, poll finds — About three-quarters of D.C. residents support the city's vaccine requirement to enter certain businesses, a policy that Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) ended Tuesday. — The citywide Washington Post poll finds 74 percent …
Zachary Halaschak / Washington Examiner:
Republicans plot boycott to disrupt vote on controversial Biden Fed nominee — Republicans plan to boycott a key vote on Federal Reserve nominees, including Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, over concerns about Sarah Bloom Raskin, preventing any of the candidates from moving forward.
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