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12:05 PM ET, February 13, 2023

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Lily Kuo / Washington Post:
China says at least 10 U.S. balloons have flown in its airspace since 2022  —  China's Foreign Ministry on Monday said the United States has sent at least 10 unsanctioned balloons into Chinese airspace since last year, as the two countries feud over a Chinese airship discovered and shot down by the U.S. military earlier this month.
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New York Times:
After Shooting Down Flying Objects, U.S. and Canada Have More Theories Than Answers  —  The U.S. and Canada are investigating three unidentified flying objects shot down over North America in the past three days.  Militaries have adjusted radars to try to spot more incursions.
Wall Street Journal:
Latest Flying Objects Shot Down Over North America Were Balloons, Schumer Says
Reuters:
Ruling out aliens? Senior U.S. general says not ruling out anything yet
Wendy Wu / South China Morning Post:
China spots mystery object over waters near northern port city
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Western Journal
CNN:
US fighter jet shoots down airborne object over Lake Huron on Sunday
Reuters:
United States tells citizens: Leave Russia immediately  —  The United States has told its citizens to leave Russia immediately due to the war in Ukraine and the risk of arbitrary arrest or harassment by Russian law enforcement agencies.  —  “U.S. citizens residing or travelling in Russia …
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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
US tells citizens to leave Russia immediately  —  The U.S. on Monday issued a top-level advisory telling American citizens to leave Russia immediately and cease travel to the country as Russia's war against neighboring Ukraine continues, citing risks of harassment and wrongful detention for Americans specifically.
CNN:
Kevin McCarthy leans on ‘five families’ as House GOP plots debt-limit tactics  —  The White House and Senate Democrats have calculated that Speaker Kevin McCarthy won't have enough votes to raise the national borrowing limit and will end up caving to their demands to avoid a first-ever debt default …
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and USA Today
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Biden escalates fight over Social Security and Medicare, frustrating Republicans  —  WASHINGTON — After President Joe Biden pummeled Republicans on Social Security and Medicare during his State of the Union address, drawing shouts of outrage from the party, Republican leaders urged …
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Dennis Aftergut / The Bulwark:
One More Sign That Special Counsel Jack Smith Is Dead Serious
Discussion: Raw Story and The Guardian
New York Times:
George Santos and the Case of the Missing $365,000  —  Representative George Santos's failure to account for hundreds of thousands of dollars in spending is part of a pattern of irregularities in the way his campaign handled its finances.  —  Representative George Santos has spent …
Discussion: Raw Story and Election Law Blog
Washington Post:
Ted Lerner, real estate magnate and Nationals owner, dies at 97  —  Theodore N.  “Ted” Lerner, a self-made billionaire developer who became principal owner of the Washington Nationals and oversaw the team's rise to prominence, capped by its victory in the 2019 World Series, died Feb. 12 at his home in Chevy Chase, Md. He was 97.
Discussion: New York Times
Politico:
Black candidates keep losing winnable races — and say the Democratic Party may be why  —  Few Democratic candidates suffered more heartbreak on election night than Mandela Barnes.  The Wisconsin Democrat, having been largely left for dead politically, came within 1 percentage point of ousting Sen. Ron Johnson.
Max Tani / Semafor:
How Spotify's podcast bet went wrong  —  By 2021, Spotify had paid to sign some of the biggest names in podcasting, and it was ready to start squeezing its competitors.  —  The Swedish audio streaming giant had spent hundreds of millions of dollars to purchase podcast production companies …
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Ron DeSantis Is Not Scott Walker  —  His support among Republicans at this early stage of the primary cycle puts him in rare company.  —  Is Ron DeSantis the next Scott Walker?  It's a question I've been hearing a lot lately.  —  The premise is that there's an important similarity between the two …
Eliza Collins / Wall Street Journal:
Republican Sen. Tim Scott Prepares for Presidential Run  —  South Carolinian would join a 2024 primary field looking to wrest party mantle from Donald Trump  —  South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott is taking steps to run for president, people familiar with his plans said, adding to the stable …
Holly Bailey / Washington Post:
Parts of Ga. grand jury's report on election interference by Trump and allies will be released this week  —  A final report produced by an Atlanta-area special grand jury investigating efforts by President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn Trump's 2020 election loss in Georgia …
Stuart Stevens / New York Times:
Nikki Haley Threw It All Away  —  I remember the first time I saw Nikki Haley.  It was in a high school gym before the 2012 South Carolina Republican presidential primary.  Tim Scott, who was then a congressman, was holding a raucous town hall, and Ms. Haley was there to cheer him on.
NBC News:
Only four more years?  GOP primary rivals may take aim at Trump's term limit  —  Former President Donald Trump faces a unique limitation that is enticing to both his 2024 GOP rivals and Republicans who hope to be his running mate: He's eligible to serve only one more term.
Discussion: The Hill
 
 
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Tommy Craggs / New Republic:
Lyndon LaRouche Was the Godfather of Political Paranoia. His Cult Is Still Alive and Unwell.
Washington Post:
Former FBI agent's side work puts bureau under new scrutiny
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Americans Showing Increased Concern About Immigration
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Caller
NBC News:
Earthquake death toll tops 35,000 as the number of survivors found drops to a handful in devastated Turkey and Syria
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
The ‘CEO of Anti-Woke Inc.’ Has His Eye on the Presidency
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Fox News
 Earlier Items: 
Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
Hopeful freshman lawmakers run up against the reality of a divided House
Victoria Guida / Politico:
While Biden celebrates a soft landing, the Fed's Powell is worrying
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Jacobin
Liam Kerr / The Bulwark:
Socialism Sux  —  Every time a Democrat says “socialism,” a voter swings to the right.
David French / New York Times:
Men Need Purpose More Than ‘Respect’
Discussion: Althouse
Mesfin Fekadu / The Hollywood Reporter:
Rihanna Is Pregnant, Rep Confirms Following Super Bowl Halftime Show
Joe Hernandez / NPR:
The College Board slams Florida for what it calls ‘slander’ of AP Black history course
Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Man charged with attacking Rep. Angie Craig has history of arrests for lewd and violent incidents
Discussion: Washington Examiner
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January
 
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