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5:35 PM ET, February 14, 2023

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Rolling Stone:
Trump Plans to Bring Back Firing Squads, Group Executions if He Retakes White House  —  The former president wants to expand the use of the death penalty, and expand the federal government's options for carrying out death sentences … That's the question Donald Trump repeatedly asked …
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Los Angeles Times:
Sen. Feinstein makes it official: She will retire at the end of her current term  —  Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California's longest-serving senator, will not run for reelection next year, marking the end to one of the state's most storied political careers.  —  Feinstein said Tuesday she plans …
United States Senator for California:
Feinstein: Will Not Run for Reelection in 2024, Focus on This Congress
Clare Foran / CNN:
Dianne Feinstein announces she won't run for reelection in 2024
NBC News:
White House says a leading explanation for the 3 downed unidentified objects is that they were commercial or benign  —  WASHINGTON — The White House said Tuesday that the U.S. intelligence community is considering that three most recent unidentified objects shot down over North America were being used for commercial or benign purposes.
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Dylan Wells / Washington Post:
Nikki Haley announces she is running for president  —  Haley released a video Tuesday saying, “It's time for a new generation of leadership”  —  CHARLESTON, S.C. — Nikki Haley, who served as U.N. ambassador and governor of South Carolina, announced Tuesday that she is running for president …
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Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
Haley announces presidential campaign, challenging Trump
Detroit News:
MSU shooter Anthony McRae pleaded guilty to gun charge in 2019  —  Lansing — State officials Tuesday identified 43-year-old Anthony McRae, who was charged with multiple gun-related crimes in 2019, as the attacker who shot and killed three people and wounded five others at Michigan State University.
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Politico:
Michigan Dems consider faster push on gun laws after MSU shooting
Josh Christenson / Washington Free Beacon:
Michigan State Shooter Had Prior Felony Gun Charge Dismissed By Progressive Prosecutor
Discussion: RedState and Twitchy
Christine Wilson / Wall Street Journal:
Why I'm Resigning as an FTC Commissioner  —  Lina Khan's disregard for the rule of law and due process make it impossible for me to continue serving.  —  Much ink has been spilled about Lina Khan's attempts to remake federal antitrust law as chairman of the Federal Trade Commission.
Politico:
Pence to fight special counsel subpoena on Trump's 2020 election denial  —  Mike Pence is preparing to resist a grand jury subpoena for testimony about former President Donald Trump's push to overturn the 2020 election, according to two people familiar with the former vice president's thinking.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Jared Kushner's Saudi deals may remain hidden — while Trump campaigns  —  Jared Kushner's dealings with the Saudi kingdom are creating a highly dubious situation.  As The Post reports, just after his father-in-law's presidency ended, Kushner entered into a lucrative business arrangement that ultimately involved the Saudi crown prince.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
These women journalists were doing their jobs.  That made them targets.  —  Tackling difficult subjects and holding powerful people accountable often triggers online attacks that torment and humiliate women journalists.  Some even lose their jobs as news organizations struggle to respond to the hate.
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Biden poised to secure landmark 100th judge in the Democratic-led Senate  —  WASHINGTON — The Democratic-led Senate is poised to confirm President Joe Biden's 100th federal judge on Tuesday, marking a milestone for the president and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
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Deborah Amos / NPR:
Russia deports thousands of Ukrainian children.  Investigators say that's a war crime  —  The Russian government is operating a systematic network of at least 40 child custody centers for thousands of Ukrainian children, a potential war crime, according to a new report by Yale University researchers …
Discussion: Washington Examiner, CNBC and CNN
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Abigail Williams / NBC News:   Thousands of Ukrainian children forced into vast Russian network of Russian camps, study finds
Walter Shapiro / New Republic:
Biden's Ivy League Problem  —  Central to Joe Biden's political persona as Middle-Class Joe—the heir to the liberal populism of Harry Truman—is the president's pedestrian educational record.  Unlike every Democratic presidential nominee from Michael Dukakis in 1988 (Harvard) …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Appeals court upholds $110,000 contempt fine for Trump in New York attorney general case  — A New York appeals court panel upheld a $110,000 fine on former President Donald Trump that a judge imposed last spring after he was found in contempt of court.  — Judge Arthur Engoron fined Trump …
Allison Fisher / Media Matters for America:
Study: National television coverage of East Palestine train derailment ignored industry culpability … The train that derailed on February 3, operated by Norfolk Southern, contained hazardous material that created a toxic fire, prompting a state of emergency declaration and the evacuation of the surrounding community.
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
The Real Reason Trump Is Calling DeSantis ‘Meatball Ron’  —  It's no joke. … For Donald Trump, the first step is always to label his victim.  Indeed, assigning a good bad nickname appears to be a sine qua non in the Trump playbook.  Once he gets that part right, the job is half-done.
Wall Street Journal:
Bolsonaro Says He Will Return to Brazil in March to Lead Opposition  —  Ex-president tells The Wall Street Journal he will defend himself against accusations he fomented postelection riots  —  ORLANDO, Fla.—Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he plans to return to Brazil in March …
Washington Post:
Indian government raids BBC offices after documentary critical of Modi  —  NEW DELHI — Indian tax authorities raided the BBC and seized its journalists' phones in a stunning — and apparently retaliatory — move Tuesday against the British broadcaster weeks after it aired …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Three-Quarters of House GOPs Endorsed Social Security Cuts Last Year  —  Start your day with TPM.  —  With Republicans telling us, collectively, ‘Who are you going to believe?  Us or your lyin’ eyes?' the work of de-bamboozling is never done.  Don't thank me now.  Just remember to sign up to become a member.
Jerod MacDonald-Evoy / Arizona Mirror:
Sanctions for bogus election lawsuits spurs GOP proposal to protect attorneys from punishment  —  The State Bar and the AZ Supreme Court both say there's no problem needing to be fixed  —  Angry at lawyers being disciplined for making baseless election fraud complaints in Arizona courts …
John Haltiwanger / Insider:
Top US general says Russia has already ‘lost’ the Ukraine war and has paid an ‘enormous price on the battlefield’  — Gen. Mark Milley said Russia has “lost” in Ukraine as the war approaches the one-year mark.  — “They've lost strategically, operationally, and tactically,” Milley said.
Jennifer Peltz / Associated Press:
NY court nixes Fox News' bid to end voting tech firm's suit  —  NEW YORK — A New York appeals court on Tuesday rejected Fox News' bid to shut down a multibillion-dollar defamation lawsuit accusing the network of spreading lies that a voting-technology company helped “steal” the 2020 election from then-U.S. President Donald Trump.
Discussion: Reason, Deadline and Raw Story
Jason Stanley / The Guardian:
Banning ideas and authors is not a ‘culture war’ - it's fascism  —  The media's framing of measures like Florida's African American studies ban is a dangerous falsification of reality  —  wave of Republican enthusiasm for banning concepts, authors and books is sweeping across the United States.
Discussion: Raw Story
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Republicans can choose the judge who hears their lawsuits.  DOJ wants to stop that.  —  The Justice Department hopes to neutralize Trump's worst judge.  —  Last week, the Justice Department decided to confront one of the most pernicious and exploited glitches in America's courts.
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Charlie Kirk Claims Ohio Derailment Is Proof of ‘War on White People’  —  The far-right youth leader claimed he's been “warning about this crusade against white people” for years.  Fox News has echoed similar sentiments on its airwaves.  —  Far-right provocateur Charlie Kirk insisted …
Discussion: WKYC-TV and Mediaite
 
 
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Andrew Bernard / Algemeiner.com:
US Nominates Activist to Human Rights Post Who Accused House Minority Leader of Being ‘Purchased’ by Pro-Israel Groups
Discussion: The Hill and Associated Press
Jeremiah Poff / Washington Examiner:
Primary voters want GOP contenders to lean into culture wars: Poll
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Democrats Meddle Again in a G.O.P. Primary, This Time Down-Ballot
Discussion: Raw Story and WLNS-TV
Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
George Santos claimed to be ‘halachically Jewish’ during election campaign
Discussion: The Guardian
David Jeans / Forbes:
FBI Raids Home Of Former CEO Of Goldman Sachs-Backed Tech Company Slync
 Earlier Items: 
WJXT-TV:
Gov. DeSantis ratchets up fight with College Board, hints at getting rid of AP courses in Florida
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
'They Didn't Understand Anything, but Just Spoiled People's Lives'
Akiva Eldar / Haaretz:
Bring on the Sanctions Against Israel
Discussion: The Hill
Bloomberg:
How Ben & Jerry's Ended Up at War With Itself
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Inflation rose 0.5% in January, more than expected and up 6.4% from a year ago
NBC News:
Worried residents near Ohio train derailment report dead fish and chickens as authorities say it's safe to return
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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

 
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