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12:45 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
Wall Street Journal:
Latest Flying Objects Shot Down Over North America Were Balloons, Schumer Says
Brian Spegele / Wall Street Journal:
China Says U.S. Flew Balloons Through Its Airspace More Than 10 Times
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
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 …
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
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 …
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Politico:
Judge orders partial release of Georgia grand jury report on possible 2020 election crimes
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 …
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
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Dennis Aftergut / The Bulwark:
One More Sign That Special Counsel Jack Smith Is Dead Serious
Discussion: Raw Story
Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:
Special Counsel Is Investigating Trump For Possibly Stealing Donations
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
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 and WHTM-TV
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 …
Associated Press:
Moldovan leader outlines Russian ‘plan’ to topple government  —  1 of 2  —  Moldova's president outlined Monday what she described as a plot by Moscow to overthrow her country's government using external saboteurs, put the nation “at the disposal of Russia” and derail its aspirations to one day join the European Union.
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
The ‘CEO of Anti-Woke Inc.’ Has His Eye on the Presidency  —  DES MOINES, Iowa — At 37 years old, Vivek Ramaswamy has made hundreds of millions of dollars, written a New York Times bestseller and become a fixture on Tucker Carlson's show.  Recently, he was dubbed by the New Yorker as the “CEO of Anti-Woke Inc.”
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 …
Tommy Craggs / New Republic:
Lyndon LaRouche Was the Godfather of Political Paranoia.  His Cult Is Still Alive and Unwell.  —  It didn't get a lot of attention, but back in November, a candidate representing one of the country's most successful homegrown fascist movements got a little over 25,000 votes in her bid for Chuck Schumer's Senate seat.
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.
 
 
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Bobby Harrison / Mississippi Today:
Poll: Reeves trails Presley in 2023 governor's race, welfare scandal a top issue
Discussion: The Hill
Washington Post:
They clicked once. Then came the dark prisons.
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
NBC News:
Only four more years? GOP primary rivals may take aim at Trump's term limit
Discussion: The Hill
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
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NBC News:
Earthquake death toll tops 35,000 as the number of survivors found drops to a handful in devastated Turkey and Syria
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
 

 
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A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Bloomberg:
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks
 
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