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4:10 PM ET, February 16, 2022

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Thomas Fuller / New York Times:
In Landslide, San Francisco Forces Out 3 Board of Education Members  —  The recall, which galvanized Asian Americans, was a victory for parents angered by the district's priorities during the pandemic.  —  In a recall election fueled by pandemic angst and anger, San Francisco voters ousted three members …
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Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
San Francisco manages to recall embarrassing School Board members
San Francisco Chronicle:
2022 San Francisco Special Election Results: School Board Recall
Matt Welch / Reason:
San Francisco Voters Fire 3 School Board Members
Washington Post:
Ryan Zinke broke ethics rules while leading Trump's Interior Dept., keeping improper ties with land developers, watchdog finds … While serving as Interior Department secretary under Donald Trump, Ryan Zinke broke federal ethics rules repeatedly by improperly participating in real estate negotiations …
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
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Matthew Brown / Associated Press:
Investigation: Zinke misused position as Interior secretary  —  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Former U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke misused his position to advance a development project in his Montana hometown and lied to an agency ethics official about his involvement, according to a report from federal investigators released Wednesday.
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Biden Rejects Trump's Claim of Privilege for White House Visitor Logs  —  The president informed the National Archives that it should turn over the logs sought by the Jan. 6 committee within 15 days.  —  President Biden is opposing another effort by former President Donald J. Trump …
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Washington Post:
Texting through an insurrection  —  Thousands of frantic text messages that might have otherwise been lost to history are now key to piecing together a picture of the events surrounding the Jan. 6 attack.  —  The panicked texts started landing in Mark Meadows's phone long before thousands …
Melanie Mason / Los Angeles Times:
Feinstein's approval ratings hit an all-time low; Harris underwater, poll says  —  Views of Sen. Dianne Feinstein's job performance have tumbled to the lowest point in her three-decade Senate career, with just 30% of California voters giving her positive marks in a new UC Berkeley Institute …
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Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
From liberal San Francisco, school board recall is a three-alarm warning for Democrats  —  San Francisco is quite familiar with earthquakes and what happened Tuesday — the ouster of three extreme lefties from the Board of Education — was not one of those.  —  Earthquakes are sudden and unexpected.
Blair Crawford / ottawacitizen:
Threats close Stella Luna Gelato Café after owner's name appears in GiveSendGo data leak  —  Tammy Giuliani says that she now regrets making her $250 donation.  —  Ottawa's Stella Luna Gelato Café was forced to close Tuesday after receiving threats when owner Tammy Giuliani's name appeared …
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Christopher Nardi / National Post:
My Pillow's Mike Lindell barred from entering Canada to support convoy protestors  —  Lindell, as well as a truck full of 10,000 pillows destined for protesters, were denied entry into Canada Tuesday evening  —  OTTAWA - My Pillow CEO and staunch Donald Trump supporter Mike Lindell …
Andrew C. McCarthy / The Hill:
Did Durham find something worse than Watergate?  Not so far  —  What does “worse than Watergate” mean?  Well, consider a hypothetical: Let's say a presidential administration puts the government's law enforcement and intelligence apparatus in the service of its party's presidential candidate …
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Jon Ward / Yahoo News:
How Democrats botched the fight over voting  —  Democrats told Americans over the last year that voter suppression was the biggest threat to democracy, even as it was clear that the far more immediate challenge is the potential for politicians to overturn election results after votes have been counted.
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Allison P. Davis / The Cut:
A Vibe Shift Is Coming Will any of us survive it?  —  One morning in June, while I was puffing away on my stationary bike — fine, a Peloton — pretending I had enough time to get my body ready for the “hot vaxx summer” that never really was, my friend Ellen messaged me: “Okay, please let me know if this person is dumb.
Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou / Bloomberg:
Money That Won Melania Trump NFT Came From Melania Trump Wallet  —  The source of funds for the winning bid in Melania Trump's first NFT auction appears to be the creators of the project themselves.  —  A series of blockchain transactions show that the cryptocurrency used …
Seth Stevenson / Slate:
The Most Chilling Thing I Heard at the Sarah Palin-NYT Trial Came Before the Verdict  —  The former Alaska governor lost her libel suit against the New York Times.  But others were watching—and learning.  —  At about 2:30 on Tuesday afternoon, after roughly a dozen hours of deliberation …
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Isaac Saul / Tangle:
Sarah Palin vs. The New York Times
The Daily Beast:
Trump's Inner Circle Freaks That His Tax Firm ‘Screwed’ Him  —  “If he gets away from this, there's no God and no reason to live,” said Barbara A. Res, a former construction executive at the Trump Organization.  —  Predictably, Donald Trump wants you to think his longtime accounting firm's decision …
Discussion: The Bulwark, Raw Story and Salon
Mackenzie Wilkes / Politico:
Portman backs Timken in crowded Ohio GOP primary  —  Sen. Rob Portman handed his endorsement to Jane Timken in the crowded primary for the Republican nomination to fill his senate seat.  —  Retiring Sen. Rob Portman on Wednesday endorsed Jane Timken in the GOP Senate primary to replace him …
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Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Portman backs Timken as successor in Ohio
Discussion: Political Wire
Brian Baxter / Bloomberg:
NFL Taps Ex-Attorney General Loretta Lynch to Fight Flores' Race Bias Suit  —  The National Football League has hired former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to defend it in a high-profile race discrimination case filed earlier this month by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores.
Discussion: The Hill
Teaganne Finn / NBC News:
Democratic group launches super PAC to counter election deniers running for office  —  WASHINGTON — The Democratic organization American Bridge 21st Century said it is launching a new multi-million dollar super PAC targeting Republican candidates running for key state and local offices who have denied the results of the 2020 election.
Discussion: The Hill, New York Times and CNN
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Missouri Senate poll alarms GOP  —  The poll appears to validate party fears that former GOP Gov. Eric Greitens would be a risky nominee.  —  Newly released polling in Missouri bolsters an argument Senate Republican leadership has made for months: Former Gov. Eric Greitens could be an unusually weak red-state nominee.
Ed Yong / The Atlantic:
The Millions of People Stuck in Pandemic Limbo  —  When the coronavirus pandemic began, Emily Landon thought about her own risk only in rare quiet moments.  An infectious-disease doctor at the University of Chicago Medicine, she was cramming months of work into days, preparing her institution …
Kara Voght / Rolling Stone:
Exclusive: Top House Democrat Unveils Plan to Beat Back Progressive Rebellion  —  House seats are on the line as progressives challenge incumbents in a string of contested Democratic primaries, part of a broader struggle over the party's future  —  A pack of progressive candidates have crashed …
U.S. Department of Justice:
Kentucky Woman Arrested For Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach  —  Defendant Named in Superseding Indictment, Accused of Using Pepper Spray Against Police  —  WASHINGTON — A Kentucky woman was arrested today for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 …
Jonah E. Bromwich / New York Times:
Ken Kurson, Kushner Ally Pardoned by Trump, Takes Plea Deal  —  Mr. Kurson, a former newspaper editor, was accused of cyberstalking his former wife both before and after their 2016 divorce.  —  Ken Kurson, a former editor of The New York Observer who was charged with unlawfully spying on his former wife …
Eric Boehlert / PRESS RUN:
Covid cases plummet — when does Biden get credit?  —  good news = no news  —  Editor's note: Having slight trouble with audio element.  Hopefully it will be restored soon. … Subscribe to PRESS RUN  —  During a January White House press conference which featured lots of tough questions about Covid …
Discussion: Twitchy
William Bredderman / The Daily Beast:
Steve Bannon's Richie Rich Friend Just Filed for Bankruptcy  —  BROKE THE BANK  —  The Chinese financier behind Steve Bannon's right-wing projects and the social media app Gettr filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday, claiming to only be worth $50,000 to $100,000.
Discussion: Raw Story
Quinnipiac University Poll:
Majority See Tensions Between Russia And Ukraine Leading To War, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Pence vs. Trump On 2020 Election: Majority Of Reps Side With Pence  — mail_outline  —  With all eyes on Russia's military buildup near Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin keeps …
Discussion: Insider
Finbarr Bermingham / South China Morning Post:
World Bank accused of ‘funding campaign of repression’ in Xinjiang  —  Report finds several clients of International Finance Corporation ‘active participants’ in campaign accused of rights abuses and environmental destruction Researchers tell of firms that specify ‘Han-only’ job applicants …
 
 
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Tyler Dinucci / Many People Are Saying:
It's time to rethink how we elect our representatives. Alaska's Measure 2 should go nationwide.
Joshua Eaton / NBC News:
Senators call on YouTube to crack down on ‘ghost gun’ videos
Discussion: Breitbart
Associated Press:
Walter Dellinger, influential scholar and lawyer, dies at 80
Discussion: Politico, Reason and Slate
Washington Examiner:
Revealed: Clintonworld takeover of Black Lives Matter
Eoin Higgins / The Flashpoint:
“Disillusioned” Former Congressional Staffers Describe a “Toxic Workplace”
Erin Durkin / Politico:
Adams lambasts press for unfair coverage, blames racial bias and threatens to deny access
Discussion: Mediaite, National Review and Fox News
NBC News:
CDC expected to update mask guidance as early as next week
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