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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
NY-03 gives Republicans lots to worry about  —  Tom Suozzi's victory highlights GOP weakness and D strengths. … Much pre-election hype suggested the NY-03 special to replace lying grifting weirdo George Santos was going to be a nail biter.  In the event, though, it wasn't that close.
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Washington Post:
Suozzi wins New York special election, replacing George Santos  —  The Democrat prevailed in a race that centered heavily on immigration  —  Democrat Tom Suozzi won a hotly contested special election for Congress on Tuesday, the Associated Press projected, retaking a seat in suburban New York …
Politico:
The Santos stench: 6 takeaways from the New York special election  —  Republicans ran an untested candidate against a seasoned Democratic veteran.  It turns out that was a mistake.  —  The stench of George Santos' many scandals mattered.  Democrats won a race fought mostly over immigration.
NBC News:
Sen. Chris Murphy urges Dems to follow Tom Suozzi's ‘aggressive’ offense on the border  —  Murphy said fellow Democrat Tom Suozzi, who won the special election in New York's 3rd Congressional District, “messaged aggressively” on the issue of immigration and “flipped the script on his Republican opponent.”
Politico:
Playbook: Why Ukraine aid is headed nowhere fast  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  SUOZZILAND — After a failed governor run and a second chance granted by the grace of GEORGE SANTOS, veteran New York Democrat TOM SUOZZI is headed …
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Speaker Johnson: New York special election result ‘in no way a bellwether’ for fall  —  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is brushing off the GOP loss in the special election to replace former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), arguing that the race is “in no way a bellwether” for the November elections.
New York Times:
New York 3rd Congressional District Special Election Results
New York Times:
Leaning Into Migrant Woes, Suozzi Paves Election-Year Path for Democrats
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Democrats flip Santos's New York House seat in high-stakes special election
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Nikki Haley: ‘Diminished,’ ‘unhinged’ Trump has changed since she backed him  —  In an interview with NBC News' Craig Melvin, Haley explained away her past support for Trump while knocking his recent conduct and his age.  —  Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley defended her past support …
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
New documents underscore why the Supreme Court must let Jack Smith's Trump case move forward  —  January 6 was just the tip of the iceberg — Trump's criminal conspiracy was sprawling  —  Despite taking their own sweet time to render what should have been a five-minute decision ruling …
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Washington Post:
Trump talks with Gabbard about U.S. defense, reflecting isolationist approach  —  The discussions are part of a broader internal conversation about how Trump would manage the Pentagon differently if he wins a second term  —  Former president Donald Trump and top advisers have talked …
Discussion: Politico
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Adam Wren / Politico:
Biden v. Trump: The battle over who's too old, too forgetful or too confused
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
February 13, 2024  —  “History is watching,” President Joe Biden said this afternoon.  He warned “Republicans in Congress who think they can oppose funding for Ukraine and not be held accountable” that “[f]ailure to support Ukraine at this critical moment will never be forgotten.”
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Bradley Jaye / Breitbart:
Throwdown: Speaker Johnson Brushes Off Mitch McConnell Ukraine Funding Push, Says House ‘Certainly’ Will Not Vote on Senate Plan
James Bickerton / Newsweek:
Democrats Propose Discharge Petition to Get Past Mike Johnson
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Lara Trump says she'd spend ‘every single penny’ of RNC funds to elect father-in-law  —  Lara Trump on Tuesday doubled down on her support for her father-in-law, former President Trump, vowing to spend “every single penny” of Republican National Committee (RNC) funds to reelect him to the White House.
Wall Street Journal:
Pentagon Used Six-Bladed ‘Ginsu’ Weapon to Kill Iraqi Militia Leader  —  Eager to avoid escalating tensions with Baghdad, U.S. used missile designed to avoid civilian casualties  —  WASHINGTON—The Pentagon killed a Kataib Hezbollah leader in downtown Baghdad last week using a weapon …
Discussion: Pravda EN
Kate Conger / New York Times:
Terrorists Are Paying for Check Marks on X, Report Says  —  The report shows that X has accepted payments for subscriptions from entities barred from doing business in the United States, a potential violation of sanctions.  —  X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk …
Discussion: Boing Boing and Pravda EN
BBC R&D:
Extending our Mastodon social media trial  —  In July 2023 we announced our plan to establish a BBC presence in the distributed collection of social networks known as the Fediverse, a collection of social media applications all linked together by common protocols, as part of our research into social technologies.
Inkoo Kang / New Yorker:
Jon Stewart Knows “The Daily Show” Can't Save Democracy  —  The comedian transformed the late-night landscape before his departure almost a decade ago—and returns to reckon with a nation that's been transformed, too.  —  When Jon Stewart announced that he would return to “The Daily Show” …
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
House Intel chair calls on Biden to declassify details on ‘serious national security threat’  —  House Intelligence Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio) made a cryptic call for President Biden to declassify information about a “serious national security threat” to allow for public discussions about how the U.S. should respond.
Edith Olmsted / The Daily Beast:
High School Girls Basketball Team Quits After Crowd Allegedly Spews Racial Slurs  —  School officials in Scarsdale and East Ramapo have announced an investigation into the incident.  —  A high school girls' basketball game in Scarsdale, New York came to an early finish on Saturday …
Discussion: Press Herald
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Nancy Cutler / The Journal News:
Racial slurs spewed at Scarsdale v. East Ramapo girls basketball game, officials say
Discussion: New York Post and Raw Story
Diana Falzone / Mediaite:
‘The Campaign Is a Mess’: RFK Jr. Hit With Staff Exodus Over ‘Lavish Spending’ and ‘Amateurish’ Leadership  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign is in disarray amid an exodus of campaign workers who say disorganization, lavish spending, amateurish leadership, and a severe disconnect between …
Discussion: New York Post and HuffPost
Ben Metzner / New Republic:
GOP Congressman Spews Racist Screed on Fall of “Western Civilization”  —  Texas Republican Representative Chip Roy may have stirred up disunity in the GOP earlier this year with his threats to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, but he's in lockstep with the rest of his party on one thing …
Discussion: Fox News and The Daily Caller
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Probes Israeli Strikes That Killed Civilians in Gaza, Possible Use of White Phosphorus in Lebanon  —  The investigation could result in new conditions being set on the delivery of U.S. weapons to Israel  —  WASHINGTON—The U.S. is investigating several Israeli airstrikes in Gaza …
 
 
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RFK Jr.'s PAC returned millions to a donor. Campaign experts say that's highly unusual.
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