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9:15 PM ET, February 6, 2024

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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 …
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Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Trump has no immunity from Jan. 6 prosecution, appeals court rules  —  A federal appeals court has unanimously ruled that Donald Trump can be put on trial for trying to stay in power after losing the 2020 election, rejecting Trump's sweeping claim of presidential immunity and moving the case one step closer to a jury.
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Accountant's Apparent Lies Further Dooms Trump's Bank Fraud Defense  —  Trump accountant Allen Weisselberg is apparently working out a deal addressing lies he told on the stand in the New York bank fraud trial.  Now Trump is in even more trouble.  —  Donald Trump's expected massive loss …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
The RNC's chief of staff is stepping down  —  The departure comes amid growing speculation that Donald Trump will push for changes at the committee.  —  Republican National Committee chief of staff Mike Reed is set to step down from his role later this month.  —  Reed had served as chief of staff at the committee since Jan. 2022.
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.
Associated Press:
Trump is not immune from prosecution in his 2020 election interference case, US appeals court says  —  A federal appeals panel ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump can face trial on charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election, sharply rejecting the former president's claims …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
4 takeaways from Trump's loss in his immunity case  —  Donald Trump suffered a significant setback Tuesday in his quest to escape criminal conviction, with a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruling that he is not immune from charges for his acts as president.
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:   Tensions flare in Trump world over Montana's GOP Senate primary
Washington Post:   Republicans fear they will be targets in Trump's ‘retribution’ campaign
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.
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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 …
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.
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
House Republicans Fail To Impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
Biden vows to make collapse of border bill a major campaign issue
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
On the Border, Republicans Set a Trap, Then Fell Into It
Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
House vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas fails, thwarted by Republican defections
David Frum / The Atlantic:   The GOP's True Priority
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
As a compromise border plan collapses, the GOP is in disarray
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
N.H. attorney general says he found source of fake Biden robocalls  —  New Hampshire's top law enforcement official said, “We have never seen...such a blatant attempt to mislead voters.”  —  New Hampshire's Attorney General on Tuesday named a Texas telecom company as the source …
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Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Former State Department security officer arrested on Jan. 6 charges  —  A former U.S. State Department security officer was arrested Tuesday after being identified as having been at the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. … - Investigators identified him using Google location data …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
State Department diplomatic security officer arrested on Jan. 6 charges
Discussion: DNyuz, UPI, The Daily Beast and The Hill
Quinn Owen / ABC News:   Former State Dept. contracted diplomatic security officer arrested on Jan. 6 charges
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.
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
No criminal charges expected in Biden classified documents probe: NBC  — Neither President Joe Biden nor anyone else is expected to be criminally charged in an investigation into how classified documents ended up in locations associated with Biden, NBC News reported
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Washington Post:
DOJ report on Biden classified documents coming soon; no criminal charges
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 …
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: Politico and KTLA
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Project Veritas, James O'Keefe settle suit over false claims of 2020 voter fraud in Pennsylvania  —  Project Veritas and conservative activist James O'Keefe have settled a lawsuit in Pennsylvania over false claims about voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election that were initially …
Nadine El-Bawab / ABC News:
Jury finds Jennifer Crumbley guilty of manslaughter in son's school shooting  —  Ethan Crumbley killed four students at his high school in November 2021.  —  LIVE  —  Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of accused Oxford High School gunman Ethan Crumbley, listens on the stand in the courtroom …
NBC News:
Rigger falls to death during production of Marvel's ‘Wonder Man’  —  The incident occurred Tuesday at the Radford Studio Center in Studio City, California.  —  LOS ANGELES — A rigger died after falling from rafters Tuesday during the production of Marvel Studios' “Wonder Man” in California, an official confirmed.
 
 
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Jacob Shamsian / Business Insider:
Donald Trump paid more than $2.3 million in donor money to law firms helping Ivanka Trump with her legal problems last year
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Philly US attorney with ties to Bidens accused of retaliating against Hunter prosecutor: ‘Power trip’
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Brooke Leigh Howard / The Daily Beast:
South Florida School Demands Parent Consent for Black History Month Events
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Madeline Roth / The Daily Beast:
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Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
70 NYC housing workers charged in largest bribery takedown in DOJ history
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Politico:
McConnell admits defeat on border deal: ‘It will not become law’
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