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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The GOP's post-Trump lesson: Power isn't dependent on voting — Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) serves as Republican Conference chair, the party's third-highest leadership position in the House. She earned that position in part by doing what her predecessor, former Wyoming congresswoman Liz Cheney …
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CNN:
Trump wants Georgia election subversion case dismissed, arguing he has presidential immunity — Former President Donald Trump is seeking to have the sweeping criminal conspiracy case against him in Georgia thrown out by arguing he is protected from prosecution under presidential immunity.
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Politico:
Biden won't accept an Austin resignation if offered — The president is not considering sacking his defense secretary, officials say. — President Joe Biden is not considering firing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin after he did not tell the White House about his emergency hospitalization …
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David Strom / HotAir:
Newsflash: America Actually Doesn't Need a Defense Secretary
Newsflash: America Actually Doesn't Need a Defense Secretary
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Will Sommer / Washington Post:
Business Insider story on Harvard antagonist's wife draws owner's scrutiny — The news site's German owner, Axel Springer, plans to review a story about alleged plagiarism by former MIT professor Neri Oxman, whose billionaire husband, Bill Ackman, sought to oust Harvard's president for similar academic transgressions.
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Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Exactly one proposition — Whaddya know, a rich asshole who can dish it out but can't take it: … Let's stop where this discussion should have ended. If the journalism was solid, everyone at Axel Springer should tell Ackman to piss up a rope. It was Ackman's choice to spend days …
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NBC News:
Tanya Chutkan, the judge overseeing Trump's federal election interference case, appears to be victim of ‘swatting’ — Police and fire trucks responded to reports of a shooting at Chutkan's home, but police determined no shooting had taken place. — WASHINGTON — Police and fire trucks showed …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats question whether Biden should agree to debate Trump — Democratic lawmakers are leery about the prospect of President Biden debating former President Trump, fearing that putting the two on stage together would only elevate the likely GOP nominee. — Trump has skipped every …
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Mariana Labbate / The Messenger:
Trump Says He Will Attend Presidential Immunity Hearing
Trump Says He Will Attend Presidential Immunity Hearing
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Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
Can Biden Convince Americans His Brand of Populism Is Better Than Trump's?
Can Biden Convince Americans His Brand of Populism Is Better Than Trump's?
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden campaign raises $1M online in 24 hours after Jan. 6 speech — President Biden's reelection campaign raised more than $1 million through online fundraising alone in the 24 hours after the president's Jan. 6 anniversary speech, according to numbers exclusively provided to The Hill.
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Landrieu to join Biden's campaign as national co-chair
Landrieu to join Biden's campaign as national co-chair
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CNN:
Clyburn: ‘Very concerned’ about Black voters showing up for Biden
Clyburn: ‘Very concerned’ about Black voters showing up for Biden
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Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Florida Republican Party ousts Christian Ziegler as chairman after rape allegation — The move was widely expected after news broke last month that Ziegler was under investigation by the Sarasota County Police Department. — The Republican Party of Florida on Monday formally voted …
Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says — Pressure grows on artificial intelligence firms over the content used to train their products — The developer OpenAI has said it would be impossible to create tools like its groundbreaking chatbot …
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New York Times:
Trump Is Connecting With a Different Type of Evangelical Voter — They are not just the churchgoing, conservative activists who once dominated the G.O.P. — Karen Johnson went to her Lutheran church so regularly as a child that she won a perfect attendance award. As an adult, she taught Sunday school.
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James D. Zirin / The Hill:
To disqualify or not to disqualify: The Supreme Court confronts the ‘laugh test’ — The reactionary Supreme Court is in a quandary as to how to decide the Trump disqualification case while retaining whatever credibility it has left. The court just voted to review the Colorado Supreme Court decision, but it really didn't want to.
Lara Korte / Politico:
Gov. Newsom announces delayed special election for McCarthy seat — The election to finish out the rest of McCarthy's term will run parallel with the race to succeed him. — SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The special primary election to replace former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will be held on March 19 …
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Thom Hartmann / The Hartmann Report:
Rightwing Billionaires & Trump Want a Nation Where Everything is For Sale — Donald Trump and his fellow rightwing billionaires have a plan for America. They want to turn the United States from a prosperous, middle-class nation into a country of paupers, where bribery is common and the wealthy can get away with anything.
CNN:
House Republicans plot swift impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas as moderates signal support — House Republicans are plotting to swiftly impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas early this year, as key swing-district Republicans express fresh openness …
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Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
Hoping to govern in 2024, House Republicans fear a repeat of last year
Hoping to govern in 2024, House Republicans fear a repeat of last year
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Breanne Deppisch / Washington Examiner:
Supreme Court rejects Exxon's push for venue change in Minnesota climate lawsuit — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request from ExxonMobil and other fossil fuel groups to move a Minnesota climate change lawsuit from state to federal court, a venue considered more advantageous for the industry.
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