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5:20 PM ET, February 7, 2024

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Putin interview with Tucker Carlson shows Kremlin outreach to Trump's GOP — MOSCOW — As Russian state television propagandists salivated over Tucker Carlson's interview with President Vladimir Putin, the first of Carlson's falsehoods about his visit to Moscow was punctured, fittingly enough …

Discussion: Meduza.io, CNN, RedState, Business Insider, New York Times, Twitchy, Public, Sputnik News, The Daily Caller, DNyuz, Joe.My.God., Forbes, Rolling Stone, Reuters, The Daily Beast and Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »

David Brennan / Newsweek:

Exclusive: Tucker Carlson Could Face Sanctions Over Putin Interview — Tucker Carlson's interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin could see the conservative pundit targeted by European Union lawmakers, current and former members of the European Parliament have told Newsweek.

Discussion: HotAir, Daily Mail, National Review, Washington Examiner, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Caller News Foundation and TASS, more at Mediagazer »

Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Kremlin: We Reject All Western Media but Tucker Carlson Is Different

Discussion: Mediaite, Telegraph, El País, Sputnik News, New York Times, The Guardian, TASS, DNyuz and BBC, more at Mediagazer »

Associated Press:

Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, scuttling deal they had demanded from Democrats — Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan border package Wednesday, scuttling months of negotiations with Democrats on legislation intended to cut back record numbers of illegal border crossings.

Discussion: Washington Post, WGRZ-TV, National Review, The Hill, RedState, Twitchy, WHDH-TV, Joe.My.God., Washington Examiner, Associated Press, Politico, LevittownNow.com and Fox News

Politico:

Senate Republicans officially block foreign aid bill with border changes — It marks the end of immigration negotiations that dragged on for four months.

Discussion: Raw Story and Press Herald

Axios:

Epic double debacle stings House GOP — It's 10 minutes of humiliation that will live in House lore. … - Speaker Mike Johnson lost by one vote — a Republican vote! — the first impeachment of a Cabinet official in 148 years. … - GOP lawmakers openly criticized leaders for bringing …

Discussion: The Hill, One America News Network, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, HotAir, Michigan Advance, CBS News, Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, Breitbart, Blue Virginia, Washington Times, NewsNation, DNyuz, Roll Call and Press Herald

NBC News:
Chuck Schumer to push stripped-down Israel and Ukraine aid package after GOP blocks Senate border bill

Niall Stanage / The Hill:

The Memo: Former Trump White House lawyer predicts crushing defeat at Supreme Court — A former attorney for the Trump White House predicts that the Supreme Court will rule unanimously against the 45th president on his claims to be immune from criminal prosecution.

Discussion: Civil Discourse …, Rolling Stone, Media Matters for America, Washington Post, The Moderate Voice, CNBC and NPR

CNN:

Trump plans to press immunity defense in classified documents case despite defeat in appeals court — Donald Trump's legal team is outlining how he intends to fight the classified documents case against him in Florida, including by claiming presidential immunity, despite a significant defeat …

Discussion: NBC News, Washington Post, Raw Story, Forbes and Associated Press

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 …

Discussion: Raw Story and CBS News

Brett Meiselas / MeidasTouch:

Speaker Johnson: We Were Counting on Democrat to Be In Emergency Surgery During Impeachment Vote — A ghoulish way to run the government. — Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans were shocked as their impeachment resolution against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas went …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, USA Today, The Hill, Daily Kos, CBS News and Breitbart

Sudiksha Kochi / USA Today:
Matt Gaetz says he misses Kevin McCarthy after House fails to impeach Mayorkas

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

Discussion: Fox News, Talking Points Memo, The Hill, The Daily Caller, MeidasTouch, Bloomberg, Washington Post, Alpha News, Breitbart, The Texas Tribune, LGBTQ Nation, Digby's Hullabaloo, New Republic, Raw Story, IJR, Joe.My.God. and Forbes

Mike Gallagher / Wall Street Journal:
Why I Voted Against the Alejandro Mayorkas Impeachment

Discussion: Raw Story, The Hill, The Mahablog and Washington Post

ABC News:

Judge denies Trump's motion for mistrial — Judge Lewis Kaplan on Wednesday denied former President Trump's motion for a mistrial following Trump's conviction for defaming E. Jean Carroll. — Trump's attorney Alina Habba moved for a mistrial after Carroll testified she had deleted …

Discussion: CNN, NBC News and The Hill

Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Trump, on eve of fundraiser with Anheuser-Busch lobbyist, defends company

Discussion: The Daily Beast, HuffPost, The Federalist, HotAir, National Review, PJ Media, New York Post, DNyuz, Mediaite, NewsTalkSTL, Raw Story and Fox News

Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Three-quarters of Republicans back Trump being ‘dictator for a day’

Discussion: polsci.umass.edu, WDTN-TV, Jezebel and Raw Story

Michael Ian Black / The Daily Beast:
Kellyanne Conway Sure Looks Like She's Auditioning to Be Trump's Veep

Discussion: Raw Story, Washington Examiner, New Republic and HuffPost

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: Business Insider, Fox News, Semafor, Breitbart, The Hill, Daily Caller News Foundation, Axios, Washington Examiner, The Bulwark, Raw Story and BizPac Review

Politico:
Playbook: Two leaders in trouble

Discussion: Punchbowl News, New York Magazine, The Atlantic, Breitbart, Washington Examiner, Fox News and The Hill

Max Burns / The Hill:
Democrats have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to win the border fight — will they take it?

Discussion: HuffPost, Washington Post, The Bulwark, The Daily Caller, nationalinterest.org, Washington Examiner and Eschaton

Marist Poll:

The Road to the General Election — NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist National Poll — Biden Competitive with Trump, Haley... Biden Opens Up Lead if Trump is Convicted — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump remain in a statistical tie among registered voters nationally.

Discussion: Fox News, NPR, Politico, Issues & Insights, PoliticusUSA, Forbes, Washington Examiner, PBS NewsHour and The American Spectator

Maeve Reston / Washington Post:
‘None of these candidates’ beats out Haley in Nevada primary that Trump skipped

Discussion: New York Times, Fox News, Forbes, New York Post, Washington Examiner, National Review, The Bulwark, Fargo | KFGO, UPI, USA Today, NBC News, The Hill and TIME

Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Nikki Haley loses to ‘none of these candidates’ in the Nevada GOP primary

David Ingram / NBC News:

After Libs of TikTok posted, at least 21 bomb threats followed — The FBI and local law enforcement said bomb threats across the country have tied up government resources even when they turn out to be hoaxes. — Last March, police in Coralville, Iowa, investigated a bomb threat targeting a junior high school.

Discussion: RedState, Joe.My.God., Salem MA Police, BizPac Review and NBC 7 San Diego

Noah Berlatsky / CNN:

The right-wing misreading of ‘Blazing Saddles’ is so telling — Editor's Note: Noah Berlatsky (@nberlat) is a freelance writer in Chicago. The views expressed here are his own. View more opinion on CNN. — CNN — On social media at least, Mel Brooks' classic “Blazing Saddles” …

Discussion: Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Frontpage Mag

Acyn / MeidasTouch:

Lankford Reveals Threat from ‘Popular Commentator’ Over Border Security Negotiations — ‘If you try to move a bill that solves the border crisis during this presidential year, I will do whatever I can to destroy you’ — Senator James Lankford (R-OK), who has been the lead Republican negotiating …

Discussion: Business Insider and IJR

Ally Mutnick / Politico:

Former GOP representative mulling comeback bid in Montana — Denny Rehberg, who served in the House from 2001 to 2013, is considering a run for the seat Matt Rosendale is expected to vacate. — A familiar name might be returning to the ballot in Montana — after an nearly 12-year absence from politics.

Discussion: Political Wire

Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
Right-Wing Congressman to Run for Senate in Montana, Igniting G.O.P. Fight

Discussion: Politico and Joe.My.God.

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency:

PRC State-Sponsored Actors Compromise and Maintain Persistent Access to U.S. Critical Infrastructure … SUMMARY — The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) assess that People's Republic of China …

Discussion: The Register and Default, more at Techmeme »

Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:

Bill Clinton's Press Secretary Called This Saudi Prince a ‘Ruthless Killer.’ Now, He Works for Him. — Joe Lockhart, Bill Clinton's former press secretary, once referred to Saudi crown prince Muhammad bin Salman as “one of the most ruthless killers in the world.”

Discussion: Political Wire

US Department of Justice:

Justice Department Announces Charges and Arrest in Two Separate Illicit Technology Transfer Schemes to Benefit Governments of China and Iran — For Immediate Release — Cases Mark One-Year Since Launch of Disruptive Technology Strike Force — In two separate cases out of U.S. Attorneys' Offices …

Discussion: New York Times and CNBC

David Gilbert / Wired:

Russia Is Boosting Calls for ‘Civil War’ Over Texas Border Crisis — An all-encompassing Russian disinformation campaign is using everything from bots to lifestyle influencers to powerful state-run media to sow division in the United States. — A Russian disinformation campaign …

Thom Hartmann / Raw Story:

Inside the deadly new GOP plan to rapidly privatize Medicare — Want to invest in a scam that lets you make billions with virtually no risk? If you're morbidly rich, all you have to do is to open or buy an insurance company that's offering Medicare Advantage plans.

Discussion: WTOP News and STAT

William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:

Jeanine Pirro Stuns Fox News Co-Hosts by Calling Black Colleague an ‘Oreo’ — During a Fox News segment on how New York Mayor Eric Adams applauded his “chocolate” administration, things got a bit awkward. — Fox News host Jeanine Pirro called her Black colleague an “Oreo” …

Discussion: Louder With Crowder

Cory Doctorow / Pluralistic:

Pluralistic: The CHIPS Act treats the symptoms, but not the causes (07 Feb 2024) — The CHIPS Act treats the symptoms, but not the causes: Monopoly destroyed America's high-tech capacity. — Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. — This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023