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8:05 AM ET, February 14, 2024

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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on House GOP's Baseless Impeachment of Secretary Mayorkas  —  History will not look kindly on House Republicans for their blatant act of unconstitutional partisanship that has targeted an honorable public servant in order to play petty political games.
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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 …
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Democrats flip Santos's New York House seat in high-stakes special election  —  Former Rep. Tom Suozzi (D) has won back his old seat in the House, giving Democrats a critical pickup that will further narrow the GOP House majority, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ.
Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
Here's the latest on the impeachment vote.  —  House Republicans Impeach Mayorkas for Border Policies  —  In a redo of their first failed attempt, Republicans pushed through the charges over solid Democratic opposition, making the homeland security secretary the first sitting cabinet member to be impeached.
Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
House GOP impeaches Mayorkas by a single vote  —  Breaking: House impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, succeeding on second try, in a rebuke of Biden's immigration policy.  The resolution is non-binding, however, and may not go very far in the Senate because even some Republicans …
New York Times:
New York 3rd Congressional District Special Election Results  —  The special House election to replace George Santos in New York is a tossup with unusually high stakes — both for the immediate balance of power in the House and November's general elections.  It pits Mazi Pilip …
James Bickerton / Newsweek:
Democrats Propose Discharge Petition to Get Past Mike Johnson  —  Senior Democrats are suggesting that a discharge petition could be introduced to bring a $95-billion overseas aid bill to a vote in the House of Representatives if Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to introduce it.
Annie Karni / New York Times:
On Capitol Hill, Republicans Use Bigoted Attacks Against Political Foes
Discussion: Raw Story
Adam Wren / Politico:
Biden v. Trump: The battle over who's too old, too forgetful or too confused  —  It's open season on candidates' ages as the general election nears.  —  It was always headed here, with President Joe Biden in his 80s and Donald Trump not far behind.  But in the span of a few days …
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Republicans Are No Longer a Political Party
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Taps Election Deniers Lara Trump, Michael Whatleyto Lead RNC
Politico:
Chief justice gives Jack Smith one week to respond to Trump's bid to stave off trial
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  —  Scarsdale and East Ramapo school officials are investigating a reported racially charged incident during a Feb. 10 girls basketball game at Scarsdale.  It's the latest investigation into slurs being spewed during a Section 1 sporting event.
Discussion: New York Post and Raw Story
Bloomberg:
NATO Allies Ramp Up Defense Budgets Amid Worries About Trump  — Announcement follows Trump's threats to under-spenders  — NATO allies already discussing measures in case Trump returns  —  A record 18 out of NATO's 31 countries are expected to meet the alliance's defense spending goal this year …
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Gram Slattery / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump adviser proposes new tiered system for NATO members who don't pay up
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Biden forcefully condemns Trump's NATO comments as ‘un-American’
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.
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Democrats on track to maintain majority in Pennsylvania state House  —  Democratic school board member Jim Prokopiak appeared on track to represent Pennsylvania's 140th state House district in Tuesday's special election, signaling the party will likely maintain its majority in the state's lower chamber.
Natalia Contreras / Votebeat:
It took me three tries to register to vote — and I'm a voting reporter  —  Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S.  —  A version of this post was originally distributed in Votebeat's free weekly newsletter.
Discussion: KPNX
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Natalia Contreras / The Texas Tribune:
It took me three tries to register to vote in Texas — and I'm an elections reporter
Discussion: Plain Dealer and WINK News
Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Bloodbath at CBS News claims senior correspondent embroiled in First Amendment case — and another who weathered HR probe: sources  —  Several CBS News reporters were caught up in layoffs at Paramount Global that claimed 800 jobs, including one who is embroiled in a high-stakes First Amendment fight …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
After facing off with Senate ‘Freedom Caucus’, McConnell urges Johnson on Ukraine  —  But the GOP leader did not push the speaker to bring up the Senate-passed foreign aid bill, specifically.  —  The Ukraine fight has been a painful one for Mitch McConnell, fueling conservative calls …
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
Fox News:
Hunter Biden's phone contained multiple photos of cocaine, crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia: DOJ  —  Hunter Biden had images on his iPhone of his alleged illegal drug use  —  Join Fox News for access to this content  —  Plus get unlimited access to thousands of articles, videos and more with your free account!
Alice Herman / The Guardian:
Wisconsin lawmakers adopt new legislative maps that could undo gerrymandering  —  Votes by Republican-dominated state assembly and state senate signal that the years-long battle may be finally drawing to a close  —  The fight for democracy is supported by  —  Wisconsin lawmakers voted …
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Axios BFD: Kushner says he's not looking to return to White House  —  Jared Kushner said he plans to sit out a potential second Trump administration in an interview at the Axios BFD conference in Miami on Tuesday, saying he's committed to his work with his investment firm, Affinity Partners.
Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Marjorie Taylor Greene's Rant At ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Is Comedy Gold  —  The far-right congresswoman better watch out for those “nasty commies” from California.  —  LOADING  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) took her far-right views to another dimension Tuesday in a wild screed against HBO's “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”
 
 
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Why US economy is powering ahead of Europe's
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Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:
Utah House speaker spoke at a Christian nationalist event. Now Legislature says they have no record of his public calendar.
Discussion: Raw Story and Deseret News
David Moye / HuffPost:
GOP Lawmaker Dubiously Claims Amendment Would Let 1-Year-Olds Get Abortions
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
Marisa Taylor / Reuters:
Exclusive: Musk's SpaceX fined after ‘near amputation’ suffered by worker, records show
Discussion: Benzinga, The Japan Times and Pravda EN
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia election board votes down proposal to limit absentee voting
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Percentage of Americans expecting improved financial situation highest in almost 4 years: Survey
Discussion: newyorkfed.org
 

 
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Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Amazon reports Q3 AWS revenue up 19% YoY to $27.5B and AWS operating income of $10.4B, up from $7B in Q3 2023, and subscription sales up 11% to $11.3B

Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg:
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
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