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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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Laura Kelly / The Hill:
Johnson says Ukraine aid and border policy reform ‘likely’ to be split — House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told the three leaders of the Baltic parliaments that President Biden's national security supplemental that includes aid for Ukraine is “likely” to be split up over concerns …
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Radio Free Asia, The Daily Beast and Semafor
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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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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Wall Street Journal:
Impeaching Mayorkas Achieves Nothing
Impeaching Mayorkas Achieves Nothing
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The Hill, Axios, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner and New York Times
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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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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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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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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Morning Consult Pro, The Hill, MeidasTouch, New York Post, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Messenger, The Daily Caller and Althouse
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Hey, a Brave One! Republican Senator Slams Trump for Killing Border Deal
Hey, a Brave One! Republican Senator Slams Trump for Killing Border Deal
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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 Messenger and The Hill
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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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
The Surprising Twist That Saved Fani ... for Now — As the late, great Wilford Brimley declared in Absence of Malice: “Wonderful thing, subpoenas.” In a divorce action that had dragged out for over two years, Jocelyn Wade had sent a subpoena to Fani Willis to explain why Wade's estranged husband Nathan …
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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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Politico:
House Republican reported for doing pull-ups at the top of Capitol dome — The Capitol Visitor's Center reported Rep. Rich McCormick to the sergeant at arms for “unsafe actions” while on a tour, according to an email reviewed by POLITICO.
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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.
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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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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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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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Associated Press:
Iran threatens to respond to any US strikes as Biden weighs reaction — The United States has attributed the drone attack that killed three U.S. service members in Jordan to the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of Iran-backed militias that includes the militant group Kataib Hezbollah.
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Shashank Bengali / New York Times:
An Israeli charity that helps Palestinians grapples with the Oct. 7 attacks.
An Israeli charity that helps Palestinians grapples with the Oct. 7 attacks.
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Brooke Migdon / The Hill:
Utah becomes latest state to regulate bathroom access for transgender people — Utah on Tuesday became the latest state to bar transgender people from using restrooms in public schools and government-owned buildings that match their gender identity, after Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed …
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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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The Hill, New Republic, Fox News and Raw Story
Brandi Buchman / Law & Crime:
Even Jefferson Davis recognized Section III ‘automatically disqualified him’: Dozens of historians urge Supreme Court to remove Trump from 2024 ballot — Even Jefferson Davis, leader of the Confederacy — and his lawyer — knew the insurrection clause in the U.S. Constitution not only disqualified …
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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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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, Political Wire, Semafor and The Hill
Alexander Smith / NBC News:
Bloody floors, no pain meds, surrounded by the IDF: Inside Gaza's last major hospital — NBC News journalists have been spending time with Dr. Muhammad Harara, one of five doctors still working at the last major hospital functioning in Gaza. — Dr. Muhammad Harara is one of just five physicians left …
Taylor Giorno / The Hill:
Fed declines to cut rates as inflation, consumer confidence improve — The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday following its first monetary policy meeting of the year. — The Federal Open Market Committe (FOMC) kept its baseline interest rate range at 5.25 to 5.5 percent …
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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