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3:15 PM ET, February 9, 2024

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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” …
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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.
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 …
emptywheel:
Robert Hur's Box-Checking  —  In the middle of his explanation for why he believed that Joe Biden had willfully retained classified records pertaining to Afghanistan but that he couldn't prove that beyond a reasonable doubt, Special Counsel Robert Hur admitted that jurors …
Politico:
Age isn't just a number.  It's a profound and growing problem for Biden.  —  The new blunders have sparked fresh concern about the president's mental fitness.  —  Special counsel Robert Hur jolted the presidential campaign Thursday with a withering assessment of Joe Biden's mental acuity …
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.
Shan Wu / The Daily Beast:
Special Counsel Robert Hur's Report on Biden's Classified Documents Is Partisan and Unprofessional
Discussion: Slate and HuffPost
New York Times:
Biden's Age and Memory Rise to Center of 2024 Presidential Campaign
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
More voters are rating Trump's presidency as ‘better than expected’ in hindsight
Cami Mondeaux / Washington Examiner:
Biden investigation reveals event that nearly pushed Joe to resign as Obama's vice president
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
GOP Rep. Tenney calls to invoke 25th Amendment to remove Biden from office after ‘alarming’ Hur report
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Legal Exoneration, Political Nightmare
Washington Post:
Biden responds angrily to special counsel report questioning his memory
USA Today:
DOJ report digs into Biden's mishandling classified documents, ‘poor memory’: 5 takeaways
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:
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John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Nikki Haley Doesn't Care if Extended GOP Race Damages Trump
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
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
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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Yasmine Salam / NBC News:
Palestinians fear time is running out in ‘last stop’ Rafah as Israel orders evacuation ahead of ground assault
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
Brandi Buchman / Law & Crime:
‘Relentless and misleading’: Jack Smith shreds new Trump motion as proof he will ‘stop at nothing’ to delay Mar-a-Lago documents case  —  In a new motion, special counsel Jack Smith shredded Donald Trump's latest attempt to indefinitely delay the classified documents case in Florida …
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 …
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 …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
First look: Meta won't recommend political content on Threads  —  Meta will not “proactively recommend political content from accounts you don't follow” on Threads, the company said in a statement provided to Axios.  —  Why it matters: The policies, which are the same it currently uses …
 
 
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New York Times:
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
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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
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Putin walks away with propaganda victory after Tucker Carlson's softball interview
Emily Ngo / Politico:
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
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