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POLITICO Playbook: Republicans to Trump: Stay away from Twitter — DRIVING THE DAY — The news that ELON MUSK is buying Twitter has thrown Washington into a tizzy over one major question: Will DONALD TRUMP return to his old favorite social media platform and start tweeting again?

Discussion: Washington Post, Washington Examiner, Florida Politics, Raw Story, The Hill, New York Post and Mediaite

Shira Ovide / New York Times:

Buying Twitter, Elon Musk Will Face Reality of His Free-Speech Talk — Tech's big shots have learned again and again that free speech isn't so simple. What happens when Mr. Musk owns Twitter? — A decade ago, Twitter executives, including the chief executive, Dick Costolo …

Discussion: pjmedia.com, Breitbart, Variety, Konstantin Kisin, The Hill, The Anarchist Peace and IJR, more at Mediagazer »

Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:

Twitter workers face a reality they've long feared: Elon Musk as owner — Employees reacted with shock and dismay on Monday as Musk's $44 billion takeover bid went through — Twitter employees reacted with shock and dismay Monday as a new reality sank in: Elon Musk — the world's richest man …

Discussion: TheBlaze, Ordinary Times, The Daily Wire, Hollywood Reporter, CBS News and The Verge, more at Techmeme »

Ben Samuels / Haaretz:

Elon Musk's Takeover Might Make Twitter More Antisemitic, ADL Chief Warns — While Twitter has made ‘some strides in tackling hate in recent years,’ multibillionaire Musk could take things in a ‘very different direction,’ Jonathan Greenblatt says — WASHINGTON - Anti-Defamation League CEO …

Kipp Jones / Mediaite:
Tucker Carlson Pretends Elon Musk Restored His Account (When He Really Just Deleted the Tweet That Got Him Suspended)

Discussion: LGBTQ Nation, BizPac Review and Deadline

Anand Giridharadas / New York Times:
Elon Musk Is a Problem Masquerading as a Solution

Discussion: The Guardian, Fox News and The US Sun, more at Techmeme »

Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
Twitter accepts Elon Musk's buyout deal

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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Musk Twitter Could Be a Disaster For MAGA Grifters and Republican Ostriches

Discussion: Raw Story, TheBlaze, No More Mister Nice Blog, Mediaite, Twitchy, Insider, Politico, Gizmodo and Overtime

Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump will not return to Twitter even as Elon Musk purchases platform, will begin using his own TRUTH Social

PR Newswire:
Elon Musk to Acquire Twitter

Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
Human rights groups raise hate speech concerns after Musk's takeover of Twitter

Discussion: RedState, Breitbart, pjmedia.com, New York Post, Mashable, New York Times, Twitchy and Chicago Sun-Times

Variety:
FX and The New York Times Announce Elon Musk Exposé Documentary (TV News Roundup)

Discussion: The Federalist, The Daily Wire, Deadline, Hollywood Reporter and IJR

ProPublica:

Building the “Big Lie”: Inside the Creation of Trump's Stolen Election Myth — Co-published with FRONTLINE … By the time Leamsy Salazar sat down in front of a video recorder in a lawyer's office in Dallas, he had grown accustomed to divulging state secrets.

New York Times:

New Details Underscore House G.O.P. Role in Jan. 6 Planning — A court filing and newly disclosed text messages provide additional evidence of how closely some fervent pro-Trump lawmakers worked with the White House on efforts to overturn the election. — Give this article- - - Read in app

Discussion: Washington Post, Raw Story, Mediaite and CNN

A.B. Stoddard / The Bulwark:

The Insurrectionists Are Coming — Hey Democrats—this isn't hard. — If the Kevin McCarthy tapes taught us all anything, it's that the man is game to harbor criminals. And once someone with power does that, what won't they do? Positioned to be third in line to the presidency nine months …

Discussion: Raw Story

Lee Moran / HuffPost:

Rick Perry's Election Lie Undone — By His Own Text Message — The Trump White House energy secretary's denial fell apart with some comical evidence from CNN. — Rick Perry was hoisted with his own petard text message. — Perry, a Republican former Texas governor and Trump White House energy secretary …

Discussion: The Wrap and Daily Kos

CNN:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's comments in since-deleted videos contradict testimony on close ties to Capitol rioter

Discussion: Insider, Raw Story, Political Wire, New York Magazine and Talking Points Memo

Washington Post:
Marjorie Taylor Greene's texts show birth of Jan. 6 ‘antifa’ lie

Discussion: NBC News, Mediaite, al.com, The Full Belmonte, Letters from an American, Raw Story, The Guardian, World Socialist Web Site, Daily Kos, CBS News and HuffPost

Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
‘Exhilarated’ McConnell said Jan. 6 ‘discredited’ Trump, book says

Discussion: The Hill, Daily Kos, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, The Guardian, The Independent, Mediaite, Insider, Insider, Fox News, Talking Points Memo, HuffPost, Forbes and Florida Politics

Fox News:
Pelosi said Obama is ‘jealous’ of Biden, new book reveals

Discussion: Politico, IJR, BizPac Review, Raw Story, Washington Examiner and The Daily Caller

Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
McCarthy dodges questions about audio, Trump and Jan. 6

Discussion: Washington Examiner, CNN, LGBTQ Nation, The American Independent, Public Notice and The Hill

New York Times:

Ukraine Live Updates: U.S. Military Leaders Meet With Allies in Germany — Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine. — The United States marshaled allies on Tuesday to pledge more military support to Ukraine, accelerating the drive to deter Russia's offensive and degrade its war machine …

Discussion: The Hill, Associated Press, UPI, Daily Mail, The Guardian, Russia's War on Democracy, Washington Post, Politico and Department of Homeland …

Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Looming ground battle is crucial phase in Ukraine, U.S. officials say

Discussion: Washington Examiner, HotAir and New York Times

Maurice Richards / American Greatness:
Nazis In Ukraine — Volodymyr Zelenskyy has given American elites some white supremacists they can embrace.

Discussion: Aearnur's Newsletter and New York Times

Associated Press:
Russia pounds eastern Ukraine as West promises Kyiv new arms

Discussion: HotAir, Reuters, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, CBS News, Washington Post, Raw Story, KyivPost, WTOP News, globalnews.ca and Political Wire

David E. Sanger / New York Times:
How the U.S. Is Shifting Its Approach on Russia's War in Ukraine

Discussion: Politico, The Hill, The Federalist, CNN, The Guardian, Cyprus Mail, Trends Journal, Metro.co.uk, Washington Examiner, Japan Times, Al Jazeera and Washington Examiner

Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

AJC poll: Kemp has strong shot to knock out Perdue without a runoff — Gov. Brian Kemp has a chance of landing an outright victory against former U.S. Sen. David Perdue, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll that shows the Republican incumbent with a hefty advantage over his Donald Trump-backed challenger.

Discussion: Fox News, Washington Post, The Hill, Associated Press, National Review, New York Magazine and Political Wire

Jacob Schumer / Bloomberg Tax:

The Contractual Impossibility of Unwinding Disney's Reedy Creek — There's been a lot of talk about whether Florida lawmakers can legally dissolve Disney's Reedy Creek Improvement District, but there's one basic reason why Florida can't dissolve it—it promised bond purchasers that it wouldn't …

Discussion: Morning Shots, Washington Post and The Dispatch

The New York Times Company:

Dean Baquet to Lead Local Investigative Reporting Fellowship — The New York Times announces a new fellowship for investigative journalism focused on the state and local level. Read more in this note from chairman and publisher A.G. Sulzberger. — A. G. Sulzberger Chairman and Publisher

more at Mediagazer »

Techno Fog / The Reactionary:

Durham's latest: He has hundreds of e-mails between Fusion GPS and reporters — Special Counsel John Durham just filed this motion in response to the efforts of Hillary for America, Fusion GPS, et al. to keep secret (by use of the attorney-client and work product privileges) communications involving Fusion GPS.

Discussion: RedState, Power Line and The Federalist

Leslie Josephs / CNBC:

Delta, facing a union drive, says it will start paying flight attendants during boarding — Delta says it will start paying flight attendants during boarding, a first for a U.S. carrier. — The announcement came amid a unionization drive. — Delta is the only major U.S. airline whose flight attendants aren't unionized.

Ben Gittleson / ABC News:

ABC News Exclusive: Dr. Birx speaks to Trump disinfectant moment, says colleagues had resignation pact — White House COVID response coordinator reveals details before book release. — The coronavirus response coordinator for President Donald Trump's COVID task force, Dr. Deborah Birx …

Discussion: HuffPost, The Hill and Political Wire

Emily Brooks / The Hill:

McCarthy warns of impeachment for Biden border official — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) warned that impeachment could be on the table for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas during a trip to the southern border with other GOP lawmakers.

Discussion: Axios, Breitbart, American Greatness, KRQE-TV, Fox News and Political Wire

Jeff Stein / Washington Post:

Fears mount inside White House that Manchin won't agree to any deal — Biden aides have tried gauging the senator's interest in a potential agreement, but time is running out — President Biden last spring proposed spending more than $4 trillion to transform the American economy.

Discussion: Bloomberg