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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Do You Remember the Ecstasy of Electing Joe Biden? — How the coalition that defeated Donald Trump crumbled. — We danced in the streets when Joe Biden was elected. Do you remember? American cities staged the greatest spontaneous outpouring of joy since V-J Day with cars honking …
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Ruin That a Trump Presidency Would Mean — As GOP leaders get in line, the outlook for democracy looks grim—in Ukraine, and even in America. — In 2016, Republicans could profess some uncertainty about the kind of president Donald Trump would be. Maybe the office would change the man?
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Stephen Kruiser / PJ Media:
The Morning Briefing: Trump Triggering the Lefties Never Ceases to Amuse and Entertain
The Morning Briefing: Trump Triggering the Lefties Never Ceases to Amuse and Entertain
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RedState and Daily Caller News Foundation
Christopher Heath / WFTV:
Florida Democrats flip Republican House seat in Special Election — ORANGE COUNY, Fla. — Florida Democrats scored a win Tuesday night in a special election to fill a vacant House seat with Tom Keen defeating Erika Booth in a closely watched race that saw major outside spending and an avalanche of mailers and TV ads.
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Steven Lemongello / Orlando Sentinel:
Democrat Keen wins state House 35 special election over GOP's Booth — In a race seen as a bellwether for Democratic chances in November, Democrat Tom Keen flipped what had been a Republican state House seat in Central Florida in a special election held Tuesday.
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
The House G.O.P.'s Incredible Shrinking Majority
The House G.O.P.'s Incredible Shrinking Majority
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Eschaton and Journal Sentinel
Jacob Ogles / Florida Politics:
Tom Keen flips HD 35 from red to blue in critical Special Election
Tom Keen flips HD 35 from red to blue in critical Special Election
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The Hill, Balloon Juice, WESH-TV, Daily Kos, Crooks and Liars and Political Wire
Slate:
Judge Aileen Cannon Is Quietly Sabotaging the Trump Classified Documents Case — On Friday, District Judge Aileen Cannon issued a new order in the Donald Trump classified documents case adding to the mountain of evidence that she is firmly in the former president's pocket.
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Steve Reilly / The Messenger:
Trump Lawyers Allege Jack Smith Prosecutors are Withholding Records in Florida Case — In court filings totaling more than 200 pages filed on Tuesday night, Donald Trump's legal team alleged federal prosecutors are withholding records that should be turned over to the former president during …
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New York Times, Daily Caller News Foundation, Law & Crime and Raw Story
Marc Caputo / The Messenger:
The Inside Story of How Ron DeSantis Got Crushed by Donald Trump (Exclusive) — The campaign, mocked as ‘Ted Cruz 2.0,’ never broke through and was riven by internal tensions and bad poll numbers — JWPlayer — After a year of high expectations and low results, of constant bad press …
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NBC News:
Ron DeSantis is in survival mode as Nikki Haley battles Trump in New Hampshire
Ron DeSantis is in survival mode as Nikki Haley battles Trump in New Hampshire
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Erica Orden / Politico:
Trump goes back to court as E. Jean Carroll's defamation trial begins
Trump goes back to court as E. Jean Carroll's defamation trial begins
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Politico:
Haley turns fire on Trump as GOP primary shifts to New Hampshire
Haley turns fire on Trump as GOP primary shifts to New Hampshire
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House Committee on Energy and Commerce:
E&C Investigation Uncovers Earliest Known SARS-CoV-2 Sequence Released Outside of China — Discovery that shows virus sequence existed two weeks earlier than previously known undercuts China's timeline of events — Washington, D.C. — The House Energy and Commerce Committee's investigation …
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Gabrielle M. Etzel / Washington Examiner:
Coronavirus was sequenced weeks before China disclosed existence, new documents show
Coronavirus was sequenced weeks before China disclosed existence, new documents show
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Daily Caller News Foundation and MDPI Publishing
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Right-wing media mogul buys the Baltimore Sun — David D. Smith, the executive chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group (Sinclair), purchased the Baltimore Sun — the largest newspaper in Maryland — for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition means another powerful media outlet will be under …
Mel Frykberg / The Daily Beast:
Netanyahu Accused of Risking WWIII to Save His Own Skin — Critics of the Israeli PM say he is so desperate to avoid political consequences that he is prolonging the crisis and raising the specter of a full-blown war. — The Middle East is sitting on a powder keg and the longer …
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Associated Press:
US to relist Yemen's Houthis as specially designated global terrorists, AP sources say
US to relist Yemen's Houthis as specially designated global terrorists, AP sources say
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Pluralistic:
The super-rich got that way through monopolies (permalink) — Just in time for Davos, here's 'Taken, not earned: How monopolists drive the world's power and wealth divide," a report from a coalition of international tax justice and anti-corporate activist groups:
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The Guardian
Felix Salmon / Axios:
Americans are actually pretty happy with their finances — Americans overall have a surprising degree of satisfaction with their economic situation, according to findings from the Axios Vibes survey by The Harris Poll. … - The Axios Vibes poll has found that when asked …
Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
Johns Hopkins University weaponized DEI against ‘white, heterosexual, Christian males’ — In the 21st century in the United States, we are supposed to be striving to put an end to racial discrimination. This isn't true, however, if you are a white person, more specifically, a white male.
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The American Spectator
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Let's Look at the Iowa Results With a Cold Eye — It was a huge win for Trump. Don't tell me it's all going to work out fine in November. — Let us be completely honest. There is no silver lining to the results of Monday's Iowa caucuses. What coverage I watched on TV—truth be told …
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The Gateway Pundit and The Daily Caller
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
GOP backtracks on Mayorkas impeachment appearance, demanding written testimony — House Homeland Security Committee Chair Mark Green (R-Tenn.) demanded written testimony from Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, abandoning plans to have the secretary's public testimony as part of his impeachment proceedings.
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The Messenger and Axios
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau:
CFPB Proposes Rule to Close Bank Overdraft Loophole that Costs Americans Billions Each Year in Junk Fees — Rule would require nation's largest banks to apply longstanding consumer protections, including interest rate disclosures, to overdraft loans — WASHINGTON, D.C. …
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Ebony Davis / CNN:
Haley says US has ‘never been a racist country’ — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley claimed the US has “never been a racist country” during an interview with Fox News on Tuesday. — Haley's remarks were in response to MSNBC host Joy Reid's comments on whether Haley could win the GOP nomination as a woman of color.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Haley's politically useful denial of America's racist past
Haley's politically useful denial of America's racist past
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The Messenger
Associated Press:
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, oldest member of Senate, hospitalized with infection — WASHINGTON (AP) — Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the oldest member of the U.S. Senate, has been hospitalized in the Washington area with an infection and is receiving antibiotic infusions, his office said Tuesday.
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Al Weaver / The Hill:
Grassley hospitalized to treat infection
Grassley hospitalized to treat infection
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