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9:30 PM ET, February 14, 2024

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ABC News:
White House to brief lawmakers as House chairman warns of ‘serious national security threat’  —  Lawmakers said the issue is serious but shouldn't cause immediate alarm.  —  National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Feb. 14, 2024.
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Politico:
The ‘disturbing’ intel roiling the Hill is about Russian nukes in space  —  The U.S. has for more than a year been concerned about Russia's potentially creating and deploying an antisatellite nuclear weapon, one of the people familiar with the intelligence said.
CNN:
House Intel Chairman announces ‘serious national security threat,’ sources say it is related to Russia
NBC News:
House Intel chair warns of ‘serious national security threat’ ahead of planned White House briefing
Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
Powerful House GOP chair retiring after Mayorkas impeachment … - Green's decision to retire comes on the same week as the House voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.  — Green joins House Appropriations Committee Chair Kay Granger (R-Texas) …
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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: Raw Story
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
“History is watching,” President Joe Biden said this afternoon.  He warned “Republicans …
David Strom / HotAir:
About Damn Time  —  The Republicans in the House finally did something right.
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
After border bill failure, ICE considers mass releases to close budget gap
The Daily Beast:
George Santos Mercilessly Trolls GOP After Democrats Win His Old Seat  —  He even took the time to text his former colleagues to call them “f***ing idiots.”  —  Disgraced former congressman George Santos tore into the Republican Party on Tuesday night after a Democrat won his old House seat …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
3 takeaways from the New York special election
Politico:
The Santos stench: 6 takeaways from the New York special election
Associated Press:
Special counsel asks Supreme Court to let Trump's 2020 election case proceed to trial without delay  —  Special counsel Jack Smith urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to let former President Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case proceed to trial without further delay.
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Special counsel Jack Smith urges Supreme Court to reject Trump bid to delay election trial  —  The court filing is in response to Trump's effort to prevent a court ruling that rejected his broad immunity claim from going into effect.  —  WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday asked …
Maureen Groppe / USA Today:
Special Counsel asks Supreme Court not to delay Trump's election interference trial
Discussion: Roll Call and The Mahablog
Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
National Archives closes to public after activists dump red powder on case holding Constitution  —  Washington — The National Archives closed its galleries to the public on Wednesday after two apparent climate activists dumped red powder on the protective encasement surrounding the U.S. Constitution.
Discussion: The Post Millennial
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National Archives:
Updated: Incident at National Archives Rotunda Closes Galleries to Public
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Biden attacked Hur for asking him when Beau died.  That didn't happen, sources say.  —  The president raised his son's death after being asked about his workflow at a Virginia rental home, where he said he found classified materials, two sources said.  —  President Joe Biden lashed …
Russ Bynum / Associated Press:
Conservative group tells judge it has no evidence to back its claims of Georgia ballot stuffing  —  A conservative group has told a Georgia judge that it doesn't have evidence to support its claims of illegal ballot stuffing during the the 2020 general election and a runoff two months later.
Discussion: Raw Story and Election Law Blog
Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn:
ASSISTANT DEMOCRATIC LEADER CLYBURN STATEMENT ON HOUSE LEADERSHIP ROLE  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn released the following statement on his decision to step down from House Democratic leadership:  —  “I have informed Leader Hakeem Jeffries …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Jim Clyburn steps down from House Democratic leadership role
Joe Stanley-Smith / Politico:
Putin says Biden would be better for Russia as president than Trump  —  Russian president also dismissed criticism of Joe Biden's mental fitness.  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday Joe Biden would be better for Russia as president than Donald Trump, ahead of a potential rematch between …
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Will Saletan / The Bulwark:
Decision 2024: A ‘Well-Meaning’ Old Man vs. a Corrupt Old Man
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Salon
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.
Politico:
Senior Republicans fear Trump will tap the RNC to cover legal bills again  —  The president is going to put his people in place on the committee.  Major changes are in store.  —  Several senior Republican officials are concerned that Donald Trump's expected takeover of the RNC will ultimately pave …
Discussion: Raw Story and Bloomberg
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Bill Allison / Bloomberg:
Trump On Pace to Drain Legal Funds by July, With Only $27 Million Left
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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.
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
McCarthy says Mace needs help ‘to straighten out her life’  —  Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) went after Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) during a Capitol Hill visit on Tuesday, saying she needs to “straighten out her life.”  —  Mace, one of the eight GOP members who voted to oust McCarthy …
Discussion: Washington Examiner, Mediaite and CNN
Hamed Aleaziz / New York Times:
Biden Shields Palestinians in the U.S. From Deportation  —  The president, who is facing mounting criticism over U.S. support for Israel, used an authority that exempts people from deportation if their homeland is in crisis.  —  President Biden on Wednesday shielded thousands of Palestinians …
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Epstein victims accuse FBI of enabling sex trafficking in new lawsuit  —  A dozen victims of Jeffrey Epstein sued the U.S. government on Wednesday, accusing the FBI of allowing and enabling his sex trafficking for two decades.  —  The anonymous victims alleged that the FBI had received credible tips …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and CBS News
 
 
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Serious threats against federal judges, prosecutors spike
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Zack Budryk / The Hill:
House bill would connect Texas's ERCOT with national grid
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