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12:15 PM ET, February 9, 2024

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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Thoughts On the Hur Report  —  Let me share a few thoughts on the Biden special counsel report.  —  First off, this is another example of the universal rule: Republican special counsels are chosen to investigate Democrats.  And Republican special counsels are chosen to investigate Republicans.
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Axios:
Biden: “I am an elderly man ... I know what the hell I'm doing” … - Biden's hastily arranged nighttime remarks came after the special counsel's report said he wouldn't be charged for having classified documents, but blistered him as “an elderly man with a poor memory” …
Cami Mondeaux / Washington Examiner:
Biden investigation reveals event that nearly pushed Joe to resign as Obama's vice president  —  Then-Vice President Joe Biden considered resigning from his post under former President Barack Obama over disagreements with the administration's policies during the Afghanistan War …
Politico:
Playbook: A day Biden world wishes it could forget  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  TALK OF THIS TOWN — Michael Schaffer's latest column: “To See the Toxic Effect of Crime on Politics, Look at Local DC”
Washington Post:
Biden responds angrily to special counsel report questioning his memory
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Legal Exoneration, Political Nightmare
Kierra Frazier / Politico:
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough trashes special counsel's report
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Biden Cleared in Documents Case; Report Raises Concerns About His Memory
Jim Tankersley / New York Times:   Why the Cost of Biden's Climate Law Keeps Going Up
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump demands DOJ ‘immediately’ drop charges against him in classified docs case after Biden decision
USA Today:
DOJ report digs into Biden's mishandling classified documents, ‘poor memory’: 5 takeaways
Yasmeen Abutaleb / Washington Post:
Biden says Israel's military conduct in Gaza has been ‘over the top’
Politico:
'It's devastating': Trump seizes unmatched control over GOP  —  Trump's influence was felt across the country, from Nevada to Congress to the Republican National Committee.  —  RENO, Nevada — Donald Trump long ago bent the Republican Party to his will.  But seldom has the sheer sweep …
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Davidrlurie / Public Notice:
How Trump turned the GOP into the party of lawless disorder  —  Can Republicans win by promoting contempt for the rule of law?  We're about to find out. … As the GOP prepares for the third general election with Donald Trump at the head of its ticket, it is becoming clear that the 2024 race …
David Brooks / New York Times:
Trump Came for Their Party but Took Over Their Souls  —  I thought I was beyond shockable, but this week has been profoundly shocking for me.  I spent the bulk of my adult life on the right-wing side of things, generally rooting for the Republican Party, because I thought that party best served America.
Discussion: Raw Story and Bloomberg
Ron Filipowski / The Daily Beast:
Evangelicals' Trump Worship Looks More Like QAnon Every Day  —  I've watched hundreds of hours of Trump rally footage, and it's clear he's going full “messiah” in his plea to the evangelical Christian voters who have supported him since 2016. … I have watched every Donald Trump rally …
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
Hogan running for Senate  —  Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is launching a Senate bid, according to a person familiar with the matter.  The anti-Trump Republican is expected to file for the open Senate seat on Friday, the last day of the filing deadline.  Hogan is popular in Maryland …
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Suman Naishadham / Associated Press:
Jury awards climate scientist Michael Mann $1 million in defamation lawsuit  —  A jury on Thursday awarded $1 million to climate scientist Michael Mann who sued a pair of conservative writers 12 years ago after they compared his depictions of global warming to a convicted child molester.
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Dino Grandoni / Washington Post:
Famed climate scientist wins million-dollar verdict against right-wing bloggers
Discussion: UPI, more at Mediagazer »
Associated Press:
Israel-Hamas war: Netanyahu orders Gaza's crowded Rafah evacuated ahead of an expected ground invasion  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said he has ordered the military to prepare a plan to evacuate civilians from Rafah ahead of an expected Israeli invasion of the densely populated southern Gaza city.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop — Forthcoming book on Jill Biden in 2022: “Why didn't anyone stop that? … President Biden and top aides were gathered in the Treaty Room, the president's study in the executive residence, after a press conference that ran nearly two hours. … - Suddenly, the group saw First Lady Jill Biden …
Discussion: The Hill and New York Times
Rachel Leingang / The Guardian:
Revealed: rightwinger Leonard Leo linked to efforts to keep Trump on ballot  —  Federalist Society co-chair has ties to the groups arguing in the US supreme court case that Trump should stay on the Colorado ballot  —  The man behind the conservative effort to move the judiciary to the right …
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Inflation in December was even lower than first reported, the government says  —  The prices consumers pay in the marketplace rose at an even slower pace than originally reported, according to closely watched revisions the government released Friday.  —  Updates to the consumer price index showed …
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Putin walks away with propaganda victory after Tucker Carlson's softball interview  —  Editor's Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter.  Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here.  —  CNN —
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Supreme Court almost certain to allow Trump to remain on Colorado's primary ballot  —  The justices appeared to be more concerned about what removing Trump from the ballot would do rather than whether the Constitution says he is disqualified.  —  After a little more than two hours of arguments Thursday …
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Arizona prevents election recount nightmare scenario with a bipartisan fix  —  Lawmakers approved a change to the battleground state's election policies to ensure Arizona delivers its presidential electors to Washington on time in the event of a close race.  —  Arizona lawmakers dodged …
 
 
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The Guardian:
‘It would be devastating’: inside Trump's plan to destroy the EPA
Discussion: GovExec.com
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Colin Jost to headline the White House correspondents' dinner in April
Emily Ngo / Politico:
It took cinematic levels of dysfunction for Democrats to finally get aggressive on their border strategy
John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Nikki Haley Doesn't Care if Extended GOP Race Damages Trump
Discussion: The Hill
Associated Press:
Blinken ends latest Mideast mission after new Israeli snub of proposed Gaza cease-fire plan
 Earlier Items: 
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Is Fundraising With George Soros ‘Protégé’
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
The Guardian:
Chinese hackers infiltrated plane, train and water systems for five years, US says
Discussion: Washington Times
Glenn E. Rice / Kansas City Star:
Video shows KCPD wrestle Black woman to ground at Power & Light, call her an ‘animal’
Discussion: NBC News
Jacob Sullum / Reason:
Hawaii's Supreme Court Insists There Is No Individual Right to Arms