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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.
Washington Post:
Suozzi wins New York special election, replacing George Santos
New York Times:
Leaning Into Migrant Woes, Suozzi Paves Election-Year Path for Democrats
New York Times:
New York 3rd Congressional District Special Election Results
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Democrats flip Santos's New York House seat in high-stakes special election
NBC News:
House Intel chair warns of ‘serious national security threat’ ahead of planned White House briefing  —  The administration will brief House leaders on Thursday.  Rep. Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said there's no reason for Americans to panic.
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CNN:
House Intel Chairman announces ‘serious national security threat,’ sources say it is related to Russia  —  House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner has made information concerning a “serious national security threat” available to all members of Congress to review, the committee said on Wednesday.
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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David Strom / HotAir:
About Damn Time  —  The Republicans in the House finally did something right.  Alejandro Mayorkas was finally impeached.  —  Way back when the House Republicans dumped Kevin McCarthy and finally replaced him with Mike Johnson, I predicted nothing would change.  Republicans have too small a majority to get much of anything done.
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Republicans admit it.  Kevin McCarthy has never looked so good.  —  House GOP insiders view the new speaker as a man perpetually without a plan.  —  For nine months in his speakership, Kevin McCarthy seemed like a man with a title but no power — desperately improvising to keep …
Discussion: Breitbart
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
“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.”
Timothy Nerozzi / Fox News:
Lara Trump says ‘every single penny’ of RNC funds will go to electing Donald Trump if she is made co-chair  —  Donald Trump is pushing for Lara Trump to be made the RNC's co-chair  —  Former President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law is promising that all the Republican National Committee's …
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Nate Ostiller / The Kyiv Independent:
Military says Russian landing ship sunk in Black Sea  —  Editor's Note: This is a developing story and will continue to be updated.  —  The Russian landing ship Caesar Kunikov was sunk in the Black Sea in the morning of Feb. 14, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces confirmed.
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Nearly 1 in 5 Believe Taylor Swift Election Conspiracy Theory  —  But 2 in 3 Americans approve of the singer encouraging voter turnout  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Just under 1 in 5 Americans believe the singer Taylor Swift is part of a covert effort to help President Joe Biden win the 2024 election.
Washington Post:
Lindsey Graham, a longtime foreign policy hawk, bows to Trump on Ukraine  —  The shift sends another warning sign to U.S. allies about the isolationist posture spreading within the Republican Party  —  Last May, Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) visited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv …
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 …
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 …
Zack Budryk / The Hill:
House bill would connect Texas's ERCOT with national grid  —  Reps. Greg Casar (D-Texas) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) have introduced legislation that would connect Texas's self-contained grid with the rest of the nation, three years after extreme winter weather knocked out the grid and killed hundreds of Texans.
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
After border bill failure, ICE considers mass releases to close budget gap  —  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has drafted plans to release thousands of immigrants and slash its capacity to hold detainees after the failure of a Senate border bill that would have erased …
Will Steakin / ABC News:
House panel obtains texts allegedly showing Gaetz setting up 2017 Florida Keys trip with woman his associate paid for sex: Sources  —  The House Ethics Committee is reviewing the messages, sources tell ABC News.  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz is shown at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 6, 2024.
Discussion: Mediaite
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Mozilla downsizes as it refocuses on Firefox and AI: Read the memo  —  After installing a new interim CEO earlier this month, Mozilla, the organization behind the Firefox browser, is making some major changes to its product strategy, TechCrunch has learned.  —  Specifically, Mozilla plans …
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
 
 
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RFK Jr.'s PAC returned millions to a donor. Campaign experts say that's highly unusual.
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Ben Metzner / New Republic:
GOP Congressman Spews Racist Screed on Fall of “Western Civilization”
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