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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Republicans are weaponizing a boring House tradition. The result is more paralysis. — GOP rebels are tanking “rules” to push their demands, raising the threshold to pass legislation to a supermajority and making the House look more like the Senate. — WASHINGTON — When Speaker Mike Johnson …
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Raw Story
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Wall Street Journal:
Impeaching Mayorkas Achieves Nothing — A policy dispute doesn't qualify as a high crime and misdemeanor. — House Republicans are marking up articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and the question is why? As much as we share the frustration …
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The Hill, Axios, Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller and New York Times
The Hill:
New York GOP moderates, leaders get SALT agreement after floor protest
New York GOP moderates, leaders get SALT agreement after floor protest
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Washington Examiner, Fox News, ABC News, Bloomberg, Washington Times and Axios
Politico:
Democrats risk a new progressive rebellion as Biden embraces border deal
Democrats risk a new progressive rebellion as Biden embraces border deal
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Bloomberg, Washington Examiner, USA Today, Raw Story, Benzinga, Wall Street Journal, The Hill and Bangor Daily News
Annie Grayer / CNN:
House Republicans vote to advance effort to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas
House Republicans vote to advance effort to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas
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HotAir, Washington Examiner, Politico, National Review, The Hill, WTOP News, CBS News and USA Today
Politico:
As judges mull presidential immunity, Trump reaps the benefits of delay — For over three weeks, the D.C. Circuit has been sitting on a potentially decisive question. — Whether Donald Trump faces a potential prison sentence in 2024 is at the mercy of a federal appeals court that's operating …
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Raw Story
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Bloomberg:
Trump Risks Losing More Than Half of Swing-State Voters If Found Guilty
Trump Risks Losing More Than Half of Swing-State Voters If Found Guilty
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The Hill, Morning Consult Pro, MeidasTouch, The Messenger, No More Mister Nice Blog and New Republic
NBC News:
Fulton County cyberattack investigated for possible connection to Trump election case
Fulton County cyberattack investigated for possible connection to Trump election case
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Associated Press, WAGA-TV, CNN, The Messenger, The Hill and Raw Story
Alexandra Ulmer / Reuters:
Exclusive: Hotelier Robert Bigelow gives Trump $1 million for legal fees
Exclusive: Hotelier Robert Bigelow gives Trump $1 million for legal fees
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New York Times, American Greatness, Rolling Stone, Political Wire and Politico
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Why Trumpers are losing it over Taylor Swift — Swift goes to football games to support her boyfriend, shattering MAGA brains. … MAGA this week at last found its true, final, most hated enemy. Not Barack Obama. Not Hilary Clinton. Not Joe Biden. Not even Hunter Biden.
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Charlie Nash / Mediaite:
Hannity Urges Taylor Swift To ‘Think Twice’ Before Endorsing Biden, Months After Railing Against Conservatives for ‘Hating on Her’
Hannity Urges Taylor Swift To ‘Think Twice’ Before Endorsing Biden, Months After Railing Against Conservatives for ‘Hating on Her’
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The Guardian, Telegraph, HuffPost, The Hill, The Messenger and Rolling Stone
Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
US rightwing conspiracy theory touts Taylor Swift as ‘Pentagon asset’
US rightwing conspiracy theory touts Taylor Swift as ‘Pentagon asset’
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The Status Kuo, modernity, New York Daily News, National Review, Comic Sands, Mediaite, al.com, NewsNation, New York Post, Slate, Variety, Washington Post and Esquire
NBC News:
Pennsylvania man arrested after allegedly decapitating his father and displaying his head on YouTube — In the video, which has since been removed, Justin Mohn says his father was a federal employee and refers to him as a traitor while voicing right-wing conspiracy theories.
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Washington Post:
Judge orders Tesla to undo Elon Musk's $56 billion pay package — The ruling by a Delaware court stems from a Tesla shareholder lawsuit over the tech billionaire's 2018 compensation package — A Delaware judge on Tuesday ruled that Elon Musk's generous 2018 compensation package …
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New York Times, UPI, CNN, The Daily Caller, The Daily Beast, Benzinga, Bloomberg, San Bernardino Sun and CNBC
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Randall Chase / Associated Press:
Elon Musk cannot keep Tesla pay package worth more than $55 billion, judge rules — Elon Musk is not entitled to landmark compensation package awarded by Tesla's board of directors that is potentially worth more than $55 billion, a Delaware judge ruled Tuesday.
Slate:
A State Supreme Court Just Issued the Most Devastating Rebuke of Dobbs Yet — The Supreme Court's eradication of the constitutional right to abortion in 2022's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization had an immediate and devastating impact on gender equality in the United States.
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Balloon Juice, Digby's Hullabaloo and Wait - what ?
Angela Yang / NBC News:
Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to parents at online child safety hearing — “I'm sorry for everything you've all gone through,” the Meta CEO said at a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing called “Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis.” — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologized Wednesday …
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
The ‘Profound Influence’ of Christian Extremists on Mike Johnson — Speaker Mike Johnson's spiritual journey reveals ties to Christian fundamentalists who support slavery. Johnson's office won't say where he stands on that issue. … If you want to know where Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson stands …
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New Republic, Fox News and Raw Story
Neil Irwin / Axios:
U.S. winning world economic war — The United States economy grew faster than any other large advanced economy last year — by a wide margin — and is on track to do so again in 2024. — Why it matters: America's outperformance is rooted in its distinctive structural strengths, policy choices, and some luck.
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MeidasTouch, Digby's Hullabaloo, Semafor, Political Wire and The Hill
Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
US veteran accused of tearing down Satanic Temple idol in Iowa Capitol charged with hate crime — A U.S. Navy veteran who is accused of tearing down a Satanic Temple statue within the Iowa state Capitol has been charged with a hate crime. — Michael Cassidy, a conservative Christian veteran …
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KCCI-TV, Des Moines Register, Louder With Crowder, KCRG-TV, Associated Press, The Daily Caller and modernity
Bill Rankin / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Fulton DA Willis, Wade subpoenaed to testify at Feb. 15 hearing — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade have been subpoenaed to testify at a Feb. 15 hearing involving motions to disqualify them from the election interference case, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
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Axios, The Messenger, HotAir, New York Post, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, The Post Millennial, Twitchy, Washington Examiner and Law & Crime
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Activist who led ouster of Harvard president linked to ‘scientific racism’ journal — Christopher Rufo recommends a newsletter to his readers that has published several supporters of discredited genetics theory — Rightwing activist Christopher Rufo has links to a self-styled …
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The Stranger
Yasmeen Abutaleb / Washington Post:
Michigan's Arabs and Muslims push to defeat Biden in critical state — As the war in Gaza leads to the deaths of friends and relatives, anger at Biden's refusal to call for a cease-fire has turned into political organizing — DEARBORN, Mich. — Mohammad Enayah relied on a cousin in Gaza …
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Fox News and PBS NewsHour
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Congressman urging Texas to ignore the Supreme Court is backed by major law firms — Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX) is publicly urging Texas to ignore the Supreme Court. In previously unreported comments, Roy explained that he feared his position would push the country into “a post-constitutional world.”
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The Messenger, UPI, The Texas Tribune and The Hill
J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch:
Trump Endorses Candidate Who Wanted to Ban Same-Sex Marriage With Constitutional Amendment — Trump announced endorsement of GOP Rep. Brian Babin on Truth Social — Trump endorsed GOP Rep. Brian Babin who voted to overturn the 2020 election results. Babin is a Trump loyalist who is running …
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
GOP super PAC spends more on migrant crisis ads in NY race — The Congressional Leadership Fund is spending another $2.6 million to extend the ad blitz it began this month. — A top GOP super PAC is dumping even more money into the special election to replace ex-Rep. George Santos …
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Political Wire and New York Post
Krishn Kaushik / Reuters:
India deploys unprecedented naval might near Red Sea to rein in piracy — India has deployed at least a dozen warships east of the Red Sea to provide security against pirates and has investigated more than 250 vessels as Western powers focus on attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis, Indian officials said.
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The Indian Express, UPI, Al Jazeera and Middle East Monitor
US Department of Justice:
eBay to Pay $59 Million to Settle Controlled Substances Act Allegations Related to Pill Presses Sold Through its Website — For Immediate Release — Fourth-Largest Controlled Substances Act Settlement in History; First Controlled Substances Act Settlement with an E-Commerce Company
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The Hill, Associated Press, USA Today and Reuters, more at Techmeme »
Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
South Carolina Moves to Boot Racist Couple by Deeming Them a ‘Public Nuisance’ — The pair burned a cross near their Black neighbors' home. Now local authorities are getting creative in removing them from the area. — Authorities in South Carolina have petitioned to boot a couple …
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Raw Story
Shomari Stone / WTTG-TV:
Housing Policy Council executive in critical condition after being shot in DC crime spree — WASHINGTON - Mike Gill, a married father of three, is in critical condition in the hospital after his family says he was shot during Monday night's wild crime spree.
Martha Nolan / The Hill:
We have the tools to prevent nearly all HPV-related cancers. We need the will. — Let's start with the bad news: Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide, with nearly 14,000 new cases and 4,300 deaths in 2023. This is particularly tragic since it's …
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Fox News and The Indian Express