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10:15 AM ET, February 13, 2023

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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.
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U.S. Department of Defense:
Statement on Today's Actions by North American Aerospace Defense Command  —  Today at 2:42 p.m. ET, at the direction of President Biden, and based on the recommendations of Secretary Austin and military leadership, an F-16 fired an AIM9x to successfully shoot down an airborne object flying …
Reuters:
Ruling out aliens?  Senior U.S. general says not ruling out anything yet  —  The U.S. Air Force general overseeing North American airspace said on Sunday after a series of shoot-downs of unidentified objects that he would not rule out aliens or any other explanation yet, deferring to U.S. intelligence experts.
CNN:
US fighter jet shoots down airborne object over Lake Huron on Sunday
ABC News:
Military shoots down another high-altitude object, over Lake Huron, officials say
Wendy Wu / South China Morning Post:
China spots mystery object over waters near northern port city
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Western Journal
Wall Street Journal:
Latest Flying Objects Shot Down Over North America Were Balloons, Schumer Says
Associated Press:
US jets down 4 objects in 8 days, unprecedented in peacetime
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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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 …
Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Defiant Kari Lake carries election denier banner across Iowa amid divided GOP
New York Times:
Jack Smith, Special Counsel for Trump Inquiries, Steps Up the Pace  —  Named less than three months ago to oversee investigations into Donald J. Trump's efforts to hold onto power and his handling of classified documents, the special counsel is moving aggressively.
Discussion: CNN, PoliticusUSA and Politico
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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
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Special counsel ‘moving aggressively’ with ‘sprawling’ probe of Trump: report
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and CNN
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.
Gabe Kaminsky / Washington Examiner:
Disinformation Inc: Microsoft removes conservative sites from blacklist ‘defunding’ outlets  —  This is part of a Washington Examiner investigative series about self-styled ‘disinformation’ tracking groups that are secretly blacklisting and trying to defund conservative media outlets.
Discussion: HotAir, Liberty Unyielding and Twitchy
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 …
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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.”
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Fox News
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 …
Liam Kerr / The Bulwark:
Socialism Sux  —  Every time a Democrat says “socialism,” a voter swings to the right.  —  Three years ago “socialism” was the most important subject in American politics.  On the Democratic debate stage days before the New Hampshire presidential primary, candidates were asked if they would be concerned by a socialist nominee.
Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
Hopeful freshman lawmakers run up against the reality of a divided House  —  First-time members from competitive districts ran on working across the aisle.  Whether they can isn't clear.  —  In between new member orientation meetings late last year, incoming Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-Ill.) …
Joe Hernandez / NPR:
The College Board slams Florida for what it calls ‘slander’ of AP Black history course  —  The College Board is hitting back at top officials in Florida over the state's ban on a new AP African American Studies course that's being piloted in several states.  —  In a lengthy statement released Saturday …
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