memeorandum: Biden pledges to campaign “every day” on Trump's border meddling (Hans Nichols/Axios)

8:05 AM ET, February 7, 2024

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Hans Nichols / Axios:

Biden pledges to campaign “every day” on Trump's border meddling — In a stark reversal of his campaign messaging, President Biden vowed to tell voters “every day between now and November” that former President Trump and his GOP allies in Congress are the “only reason the border is not secure.”

Discussion: Breitbart and ABC News

Burgess Everett / Politico:

Behind the border mess: Open GOP rebellion against McConnell — The Republican leader told POLITICO that his critics “had their shot” already. But conservatives are not done whacking him over the immigration-for-Ukraine aid implosion. — Conservative hardliners once celebrated Mitch McConnell …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Hill, New Republic, Washington Times, Florida Politics, New York Post and National Review

Mychael Schnell / The Hill:

Gaetz, Stefanik offer resolution declaring Trump ‘did not engage in insurrection’ — Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) unveiled a resolution Tuesday that declares former President Trump “did not engage in insurrection or rebellion against the United States.”

Discussion: HuffPost, New York Times, Washington Post, One America News Network, Jezebel, PolitiFact, New York Post and ABC News

Politico:

Playbook: Two leaders in trouble — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — OUCH — “Worse than you can imagine: Haley loses to ‘none of these candidates’ in Nevada,” by Chris Cadelago: “[NIKKI] HALEY's second-place drubbing to the disembodied alternative …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Punchbowl News and The Hill

Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
In Trump's Colorado case, Supreme Court will make and face history

Discussion: CBS News, Politico, The Guardian, Los Angeles Times, Fargo | KFGO, Colorado Newsline, Vox, The Moderate Voice, nationalinterest.org and Axios

Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
Biden vows to make collapse of border bill a major campaign issue

Discussion: New York Magazine, New Republic, Euractiv, Forbes, UPI, Fox News, Vanity Fair, The Daily Caller, MeidasTouch, El País, Slate, Washington Times, NPR and Political Wire

Igor Bobic / HuffPost: ‘They Are A Disaster’: Democrats ‘Disgusted’ By GOP Reversal On Securing Border

The White House:
Remarks by President Biden Urging Congress to Pass the Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act

Discussion: PBS NewsHour, Power Line, Letters from an American and Deseret News

Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:

In stunner, House GOP bid to impeach Mayorkas fails — A House GOP effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas failed in embarrassing fashion Tuesday as three Republicans joined Democrats in voting against what would have been the second-ever impeachment of a Cabinet official.

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, The Federalist, Outside the Beltway, Washington Examiner, DNyuz and Deadline

Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:

Mayorkas Impeachment Vote — House to Vote on Impeaching Mayorkas Over Border Crisis — Republicans in the slim majority say the homeland security secretary has willfully refused to enforce border laws and breached the public trust. — Here's the latest on the impeachment vote.

Discussion: The Hill, Bloomberg, NewsNation, Washington Post, Axios, MeidasTouch, HuffPost, HotAir, Forbes, One America News Network, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, The Daily Beast, DNyuz and Fox News

CNN:

GOP-led standalone Israel aid bill fails in the House — The House on Tuesday failed to pass a standalone package for $17.6 billion in Israel aid amid opposition from both Republicans and Democratic leaders. — Because of resistance among members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus …

Washington Post:

In chaotic scene, Republicans argue with GOP lawmaker after ‘no’ vote on impeachment — Moments before the vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas narrowly failed Tuesday evening, a chaotic scene unfolded on the House floor. — The vote had unexpectedly come to a tie …

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money, DNyuz and Business Insider

Kayla Guo / New York Times:
Al Green, in Hospital Garb, Delivers Vote to Kill Mayorkas Impeachment

Discussion: Joe.My.God., DNyuz, Breitbart and The Hill

Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
House Republicans Fail To Impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

Discussion: Axios, Michigan Advance, BizPac Review, Roll Call, DNyuz, Washington Examiner, The Hill, MeidasTouch, Mother Jones, The Daily Caller, Semafor, Bloomberg, PolitiFact, Raw Story, Joe.My.God. and New York Times

Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
House vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas fails, thwarted by Republican defections

New York Times:

Ronna McDaniel, R.N.C. Chairwoman, Plans to Step Down — Donald Trump is likely to back an election denier, Michael Whatley, the head of the North Carolina G.O.P., to replace her. — The chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, Ronna McDaniel, has told former President Donald J. Trump …

Politico: Ronna McDaniel set to leave RNC in the spring

NBC News:
Trump campaign plans for its takeover of the Republican National Committee

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Raw Story, New York Times, DNyuz and Washington Examiner

Chris Geidner / Law Dork:

D.C. Circuit panel unanimously rejects Trump's criminal immunity claim — On Tuesday morning, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit unanimously rejected Donald Trump's claims that he is immune from criminal prosecution for life for acts he took while president.

Discussion: MSNBC, CNBC, Washington Post, Default and Los Angeles Times

Associated Press:
Trump is not immune from prosecution in his 2020 election interference case, US appeals court says

Just Security: How Long Will Trump's Immunity Appeal Take? Analyzing the Alternative Timelines

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
4 takeaways from Trump's loss in his immunity case

Discussion: CNN, The Guardian, Twitchy, The Moderate Voice, Civil Discourse …, PBS NewsHour, The Atlantic, The Times of Israel and New Republic

New York Times:
Federal Appeals Court Rejects Trump's Claim of Absolute Immunity

Discussion: The Daily Beast, HuffPost, Default, Al Jazeera, Why Evolution Is True, BizPac Review, Forbes, PBS NewsHour, New Republic, DCReport.org, Raw Story, Reason, CNN, The American Conservative, DNyuz, The Moderate Voice and The Hill

Mike Catalini / ABC News:

Not wearing a mask during COVID-19 health emergency isn't a free speech right, appeals court says — A federal appeals court has shot down claims that there's a First Amendment right not to wear face masks during the COVID-19 outbreak — TRENTON, N.J. — A federal appeals court shot …

Discussion: Fox News

Lauren Irwin / The Hill: Not wearing mask during COVID-19 outbreak isn't protected by free speech, court rules

David Zipper / Slate:

A 7,000-Pound Car Smashed Through a Guardrail. That's Bad News for All of Us. — It's a nightmare situation on a highway: Your car hits a patch of ice and starts to skid. Unable to regain control, you panic as you veer toward the roadway's edge. — In emergencies like this, guardrails provide a failsafe.

Natasha Korecki / NBC News:

Nikki Haley loses to ‘none of these candidates’ in the Nevada GOP primary — NBC News projects that more voters chose not to pick a candidate at all than back Haley. Trump wasn't on the ballot, since he's participating in Thursday's caucus, instead. — Nikki Haley faced no major challenger Tuesday in Nevada's presidential primary.

Adam Wren / Politico:
‘Literally off his rocker’: Why Trump is fixated on Indiana

Discussion: Raw Story

Kayla Guo / New York Times:

James Lankford Stands in Border Deal Wreckage Wrought by His Own Party — Senator James Lankford, the Oklahoma Republican who brokered the doomed compromise, has fended off attacks from his own party while fighting to keep the bill alive. — It was late on a Thursday afternoon …

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Las Vegas Review-Journal, DNyuz, Washington Examiner and The Hill

Carl Hulse / New York Times:
On the Border, Republicans Set a Trap, Then Fell Into It

Discussion: Las Vegas Review-Journal, NPR, plus.thebulwark.com and Gizmodo

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory:

JPL Workforce Update — Workforce statement and memo to employees. … - I am directing most employees to work from home tomorrow, Wednesday, February 7, so everyone can be in a safe, comfortable environment on a stressful day. … - Tomorrow, leadership (mostly at the Division and Directorate level) …

Discussion: KTLA, Los Angeles Times and Politico

Maggie Astor / New York Times:

Texas Company Was Behind Voter Robocalls That Impersonated Biden, N.H. Says — The state attorney general said the calls, which used a voice that sounded like President Biden's to discourage voting, originated with a company called Life Corporation. — The New Hampshire attorney general …

Discussion: Legal Newsline and Boston Herald, more at Techmeme »

Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
N.H. attorney general says he found source of fake Biden robocalls

Discussion: The Verge, Washington Post, Axios, Washington Examiner and New York Post

Washington Post:

DOJ report on Biden classified documents coming soon; no criminal charges — The special counsel report criticizes how Biden and aides handled sensitive material after his vice presidency but says those actions don't amount to crimes — The Justice Department is preparing to release …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, DNyuz, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Political Wire

Dan Mangan / CNBC:
No criminal charges expected in Biden classified documents probe: NBC

Discussion: DNyuz, Raw Story, Bloomberg and New York Post

Tesnim Zekeria / Popular Information:

Getting serious about wage theft — Over $203 million in wages were stolen by employers from nearly 127,000 workers in New York between 2017 and 2021, according to a report last year by Documented and ProPublica. Of that amount, more than $52 million was stolen from people working in restaurants - the most in any industry.

Discussion: Documented

Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:

Inside Donald Trump's Incredible Cash Crunch — Two New York laws are about to smack Trump in the face, no matter if he plans to appeal two massive civil judgments that could wipe out all the cash in his pocket. … Donald Trump is just days away from getting slammed with a court judgment …

Alexander Tin / CBS News:

FDA says hands tied after suspect named in applesauce lead poisonings — Authorities in Ecuador have named a suspect in their investigation of now-recalled lead-tainted applesauce, which has been linked to poisonings of more than 400 Americans across 43 states, the Food and Drug Administration …

Discussion: WTOP News