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11:25 PM ET, February 9, 2024

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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 …
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New York Times:
White House Calls Special Counsel Report on Biden Politically Motivated  —  The White House and some Democrats tried to discredit a document that characterized the president as elderly and forgetful.  —  White House officials on Friday called the special counsel's report into President Biden's handling …
Politico:
White House frustration with Garland grows  —  The president believes the special counsel investigating his handling of classified documents went beyond his remit.  And part of the blame is being placed on the AG.  —  Joe Biden has told aides and outside advisers that Attorney General Merrick Garland …
Washington Post:
‘Hair on fire’: Democratic worries grow over claims about Biden's memory lapses  —  The broad conclusion among Democrats is that a dangerous and misleading caricature of the president's performance is at risk of setting in  —  President Biden arrived in the Diplomatic Reception Room …
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” …
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
GOP Rep. Tenney calls to invoke 25th Amendment to remove Biden from office after ‘alarming’ Hur report
Matthew Xiao / Washington Free Beacon:
WATCH: ‘This Is Terrible,’ Democratic Strategist Says of Biden's Press Conference
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump promises NRA that if elected, ‘no one will lay a finger on your firearms’
Politico:
Age isn't just a number. It's a profound and growing problem for Biden.
NBC News:
Could Democrats replace Biden as their nominee?
Discussion: Frontpage Mag and BizPac Review
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Biden faces his ‘Comey moment’
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
White House goes on attack against special counsel over Biden age, memory
New York Times:
Biden's Age and Memory Rise to Center of 2024 Presidential Campaign
New York Times:
Chief Witness Against Gaetz Is Cooperating With House Ethics Investigation  —  A year after the Justice Department decided not to bring charges against Representative Matt Gaetz in a sex-trafficking investigation, the House Ethics Committee is moving forward with an inquiry into him.
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Julia Johnson / Washington Examiner:
McCarthy confident in McDaniel and bristles at Gaetz suggestion of leading RNC  —  LAS VEGAS — Former House Speaker and California GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy said Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is equipped to continue leading the party.
Kirby Wilson / Tampa Bay Times:
Matt Gaetz stopped at airport security for having a Taser, report says
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Leading GOP hardliner spurned by Trump in tough Senate fight  —  Former President Trump is kneecapping the Senate hopes of right-wing Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) before they can even get off the ground. … - “I also respect Matt Rosendale, and was very happy to Endorse him in the past …
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Liz Skalka / HuffPost:
Republican Larry Hogan Is Running For Senate In Maryland
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Inflation in December was even lower than first reported, the government says
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
DNC accuses RFK Jr. campaign and super PAC of illegal coordination  —  The Democratic National Committee (DNC) accused independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s presidential campaign and his aligned super PAC of illegal coordination, alleging he is receiving improper benefits …
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Laura Paddison / CNN:
Critical Atlantic Ocean current system is showing early signs of collapse, prompting warning from scientists  —  A crucial system of ocean currents may already be on course to collapse, according to a new report, with alarming implications for sea level rise and global weather …
Discussion: Associated Press and The Guardian
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 …
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 …
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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  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested that civilians would be able to flee the city in southern Gaza before an expected ground operation that has raised U.S. fears of a “disaster.”
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Associated Press:
Israel-Hamas war: Netanyahu orders Gaza's crowded Rafah evacuated ahead of an expected ground invasion
Paul Campos / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Elite lawyer brain is killing us  —  It's difficult to overstate what an absolutely astonishing own goal Merrick Garland scored by appointing Robert Hur to lead the Biden documents case.  —  Hur was nominated by Donald Trump to be the US Attorney for the District of Maryland.
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Eschaton
Fox News:
Treasury confirms terms like ‘MAGA,’ ‘Trump,’ Kamala,' ‘Biden’ used in private bank transaction searches  —  A letter sent from the Treasury to Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., also confirms the searches push began under the Trump administration  —  EXCLUSIVE: The Biden administration has confirmed that terms like …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Ukraine funding package moves closer to Senate passage  —  The Senate voted Friday evening to push a $95.3 billion package funding Ukraine, Israel and other national security priorities closer to passing the upper chamber, even though many Republican senators are upset the legislation …
Beth Mole / Ars Technica:
Big Pharma spends billions more on executives and stockholders than on R&D  —  Senate report points to greed and “patent thickets” as key reasons for high prices.  —  When big pharmaceutical companies are confronted over their exorbitant pricing of prescription drugs in the US …
 
 
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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

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