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10:20 AM ET, February 17, 2023

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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Off the air, Fox News stars blasted the election fraud claims they peddled  —  In the days and weeks after the 2020 elections, the Fox News Channel repeatedly broadcast false claims that then-President Donald Trump had been cheated of victory.  —  Off the air, the network's stars …
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New York Times:
Fox Stars Privately Expressed Disbelief About Election Fraud Claims.  ‘Crazy Stuff.’  —  The comments, by Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and others, were released as part of a defamation suit against Fox News by Dominion Voter Systems.  —  Newly disclosed messages and testimony …
Politico:
Playbook: Fox News' split screen spills into view  —  With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  WELCOME TO THIS TOWN — “The Brutally Honest, Somewhat Self-Loathing Guide to Etiquette in D.C.,” by POLITICO Magazine: “We asked politicos, friends and acquaintances …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and emptywheel
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Fox News stars and executives privately trashed Trump's election fraud claims, court document reveals
Washington Post:
‘Unfathomable’: Florida parents, students blast DeSantis idea to nix APs  —  Families may pay more for college without the classes and fall short when they seek admission to competitive schools  —  As news zipped across Florida that the governor had threatened to eliminate Advanced Placement classes …
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Sara Randazzo / Wall Street Journal:
To Increase Equity, School Districts Eliminate Honors Classes  —  Supporters say uniform classes create rigor for all students but critics say cuts hurt faster learners  —  CULVER CITY, Calif.—A group of parents stepped to the lectern Tuesday night at a school board meeting in this middle-class …
Joe Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
The Kiss of Death - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Endorsed by George Soros (VIDEO)  —  Florida Governor DeSantis just received the kiss of death.  George Soros has endorsed DeSantis for 2024.  —  This could not be worse for DeSantis.  —  When the devil likes you, you might be doing something wrong.
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Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:   The DeSantis they know  —  He's boring.  —  He has a distaste for glad-handing.  —  He's charmless.
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
The Contradictions of Ron DeSantis
Vivian Salama / Wall Street Journal:
Trump-Era Officials Were Aware of Suspected Balloons in U.S. Airspace  —  Some in Pentagon suspected China links but didn't reach definitive conclusions  —  Biden: Downed Aerial Objects Not Related to China Spy Balloon  —  Created with sketchtool. … 1x
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CNN:
Biden says objects shot down over North America last week appear to not be part of China's spy balloon operation
Politico:
Republican losers look to run again in '24 — and the party's at odds over how to stop them  —  House and Senate Republicans widely acknowledge that bad candidates cost them seats in the 2022 election.  They just don't agree on what to do about it in 2024.  —  After a midterm cycle …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Politico:
Never Say ‘Nice to Meet You’ and 27 Other Rules for Surviving in D.C.  —  Like seemingly everyone else in American journalism, we endlessly debated New York Magazine's viral list of etiquette rules — a long firehose of life advice ideal for getting through the world as a charming, very social New Yorker in 2023.
Andrew Goudsward / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump lawyer hires own attorney in classified documents probe  —  A lawyer for former President Donald Trump retained an attorney to represent himself as prosecutors step up their inquiry into the handling of sensitive documents at Trump's Florida residence, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Focus groups: Michigan swing voters want Biden gone … - The online focus groups featured 13 Michiganders who voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and then Biden in 2020.  — Seven are now registered as Democrats, two as Republicans and four as independents.
Discussion: Breitbart
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Washington Post:
From Freddie Gray to Tyre Nichols, early police claims often misleading  —  An examination of seven prominent deadly cases where initial statements by authorities turned out to be false or incomplete  —  By Ashley Parker and Justine McDaniel  —  The first police statement made about Tyre Nichols …
Mike Wendling / BBC:
Bankrupt Alex Jones spends nearly $100,000 a month  —  Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has filed for bankruptcy but has nearly $10m (£8.3m) in assets and spends almost $100,000 (£83,000) a month, according to court filings.  —  He owes almost $1.5bn in court-awarded damages …
Joseph Zeballos-Roig / Semafor:
2024 Republicans are done with the Affordable Care Act.  It might not be done with them.  —  Republican presidential hopefuls are firing up crowds with attacks on President Biden's age, his spending and border policies, and “wokeness” writ large.  But one go-to applause line from the last several campaigns has gone missing: Obamacare.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Under fire, Rick Scott changes plan to exempt Social Security, Medicare from sunsetting  —  Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) has amended his 12-point Rescue America plan to say that his proposal to sunset all federal legislation in five years does not apply to Social Security, Medicare or the U.S. Navy.
Will Sommer / Vanity Fair:
Time Travel, Brain Scans, and FBI Drop-Ins: The Spectacular Rise and Fall of a QAnon Commune  —  Austin Steinbart lured in roughly a dozen dedicated disciples with a messianic story of his past, living a life “complete with a compound, guns, bitter internal feuds, and showdowns with federal law enforcement …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Lindsey Graham in GOP hot seat for speedy judicial nominees  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is coming under pressure from conservatives on his panel and outside Congress to slow down consideration of President Biden's judicial nominees.
Discussion: Albany Times Union
New York Times:
After the Ohio Derailment Disaster, the Rail Industry Can Do Better  —  The recent freight train derailment and chemical fire in eastern Ohio that left thousands of nearby residents fearing for their health was not a one-off tragedy or a random life-imitating-art manifestation of Don DeLillo's classic novel “White Noise.”
Phil Williams / WTVF-TV:
Businessman, economist, cop, international sex crimes expert?  The stories of Congressman Andy Ogles  —  Congressman places block on confirmation of educational credentials, but NewsChannel 5 digs up an old résumé  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — If you believe Middle Tennessee's …
Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
‘Chernobyl 2.0’?  Ohio Train Derailment Spurs Wild Speculation.  —  For many influencers across the political spectrum, claims about the environmental effects of the train derailment have gone far beyond known facts.  —  Stuart Thompson writes about online information flows.
Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
Biden remains ‘healthy, vigorous,’ doctor says after physical exam  —  The upcoming contest could again raise questions on the president's age and health.  —  By Toluse Olorunnipa and Yasmeen Abutaleb  —  President Biden remains “a healthy, vigorous, 80-year-old male who is fit …
Kansas City Star:
When Chiefs play, lobbyists pay to get Missouri and Kansas politicians into big games  —  When the Kansas City Chiefs took on the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Championship at Arrowhead Stadium last year, Mayor Quinton Lucas was excited.  —  “KC, get yo SWAGGER,” he tweeted before the game.
Associated Press:
Biden takes new steps to address racial inequality in gov't  —  President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered the federal government to do more to address racial inequality as the challenges and complexities of systemic racism are again drawing the public's attention.
CNN:
Exclusive: FBI says it has ‘contained’ cyber incident on bureau's computer network  —  The FBI has been investigating and working to contain a malicious cyber incident on part of its computer network in recent days, according to people briefed on the matter.
Washington Post:
In wake of Ukraine war, U.S. and allies are hunting down Russian spies  —  Officials caution that Russia retains significant capabilities despite exposure of multiple operatives in Europe  —  Among the slumbering passengers on an overnight flight from Miami to Munich last month were two travelers …
 
 
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Associated Press:
Romney, outspoken about his own party, weighs reelection run
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Musa al-Gharbi / Heterodox Academy:
The “Great Awokening” of Scholarship May Be Ending
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The Chris Christie '24 Chaos Theory
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Murray Waas / Rule of Law:
EXCLUSIVE: FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP LEAKED CLASSIFIED RUSSIA PAPERS TO CONSERVATIVE JOURNALIST
Discussion: National Memo
Associated Press:
Justice Dept. in DC taking over Texas AG corruption probe
Discussion: CNN and The Texas Tribune
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Cancels Arguments in Title 42 Immigration Case
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Peter Kafka / Vox:
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Bloomberg:
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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

 
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