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1:35 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” …
Kierra Frazier / Politico:
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough trashes special counsel's report  —  “So bizarre.  So many people immediately heard these random conclusions, irrelevant conclusions, politically charged, Trump-like ramblings,” Scarborough said.  —  MSNBC's Joe Scarborough attacked Special Counsel Robert Hur on …
Kierra Frazier / Politico:
Obama AG Eric Holder blasts special counsel's report  —  “Had this report been been subject to a normal DOJ review these remarks would undoubtedly have been excised,” Eric Holder said.  —  Former Attorney General Eric Holder slammed Special Counsel Robert Hur's report that contained observations on President Joe Biden's memory.
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and The Daily Beast
New York Times:
Biden's Age and Memory Rise to Center of 2024 Presidential Campaign  —  A special counsel's stinging report and an uneven White House appearance captured Democrats' fears about President Biden and fueled Republicans as they try to cast him as weak.  —  When President Biden appeared …
Politico:
Age isn't just a number. It's a profound and growing problem for Biden.
Cami Mondeaux / Washington Examiner:
Biden investigation reveals event that nearly pushed Joe to resign as Obama's vice president
Washington Post:
Biden responds angrily to special counsel report questioning his memory
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
More voters are rating Trump's presidency as ‘better than expected’ in hindsight
Jim Tankersley / New York Times:   Why the Cost of Biden's Climate Law Keeps Going Up
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Legal Exoneration, Political Nightmare
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
GOP Rep. Tenney calls to invoke 25th Amendment to remove Biden from office after ‘alarming’ Hur report
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
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Biden Cleared in Documents Case; Report Raises Concerns About His Memory
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 …
Ron Filipowski / The Daily Beast:
Evangelicals' Trump Worship Looks More Like QAnon Every Day
Discussion: Raw Story
David Brooks / New York Times:
Trump Came for Their Party but Took Over Their Souls
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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The Hill:
Larry Hogan launches surprise Maryland Senate bid  —  Former Gov. Larry Hogan (R) announced on Friday that he's launching a surprise bid for the open Maryland Senate seat, despite speculation that he was considering a third-party presidential bid.  —  “We desperately need leaders willing …
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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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 »
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 …
The Guardian:
‘It would be devastating’: inside Trump's plan to destroy the EPA  —  Trump has made campaign promises to toss crucial environmental regulations - including dismantling the federal body with the most power to tackle the climate crisis  —  Donald Trump and his advisers have made campaign promises …
Discussion: GovExec.com
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 …
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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Robert Reich:   Oral surgery at today's Supreme Court
 
 
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Stefan Boscia / Politico:
Republicans ‘shameful’ for blocking Ukraine aid, says Australia's Tony Abbott
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Colin Jost to headline the White House correspondents' dinner in April
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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
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Is Fundraising With George Soros ‘Protégé’
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Peter Beaumont / The Guardian:
The Jewish Chronicle removes a series of sensational articles relating to the Gaza war after claims that they were fabricated by freelance journalist Elon Perry

John Koblin / New York Times:
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Financial Times:
Sources: Mathias Döpfner and KKR near a deal to split up Axel Springer, valuing the company at €13.5B; KKR would get control of the €10B+ classifieds business
 
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