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11:45 PM ET, February 15, 2024

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NBC News:
Special counsel charges FBI informant with lying to the bureau about Hunter and Joe Biden  —  Alexander Smirnov, 43, disliked President Joe Biden, according to the Justice Department.  He was arrested in Las Vegas after returning from a trip overseas.  —  WASHINGTON — An FBI confidential human source …
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
FBI informant at heart of GOP's Biden bribery allegations indicted over false statements  —  The confidential source at the center of allegations being promoted by House Republicans that President Biden accepted a bribe has been arrested and charged with making false statements to the FBI.
CNN:
Former FBI informant charged with lying about the Bidens' role in Ukraine business, undercutting GOP impeachment inquiry  —  Special counsel David Weiss charged a former FBI informant with lying about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden's involvement in business dealings …
Politico:
Trump permits Jan. 6-related lawsuits against him to advance — for now  —  The former president decided against asking the Supreme Court to intervene and declare him immune but signaled he may challenge the suits later.  —  Donald Trump is passing up the chance to add a fourth case to a trio …
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
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Associated Press:
Will Georgia prosecutor be removed from election case against Donald Trump?  Judge to hear arguments  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Should District Attorney Fani Willis be removed from the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump because of her personal relationship with a special prosecutor?
Politico:
Fani Willis takes the stand as she fights to stay on Trump criminal case
Associated Press:
Delay tactics and quick trips: Takeaways from two Trump case hearings in New York and Georgia
Brandi Buchman / Law & Crime:
Incitement by the numbers: More than 200 Jan. 6 defendants say they came to Capitol because Trump told them to, report says
Discussion: UPI, Deadline and Raw Story
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
We're Running Out of Names for Trump. At Least Polite Ones.
Discussion: Boing Boing, The Hill and CBS News
Christopher Wiggins / Advocate:
Reporter asks Ron DeSantis why he can affirm his height with lifts, but stands against gender-affirming care  —  In a Thursday morning press conference in Florida, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, a failed 2024 presidential candidate, flanked by representatives from the Southern Poverty Law …
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Zac Anderson / Sarasota Herald-Tribune:
Gov. DeSantis calls for limiting school book challenges in Florida
Ron Filipkowski / MeidasTouch:
DeSantis Walks Back FL Book Ban Statute He Once Championed
Politico:
Rosendale drops Montana Senate bid — after less than a week  —  Rosendale had just launched his long-anticipated Senate bid last Friday.  —  GOP Rep. Matt Rosendale is dropping his Montana Senate bid less than a week after he officially launched it, he confirmed to POLITICO.
Russ Choma / Mother Jones:
Donald Trump Will Be the First Former President to Face a Criminal Trial, Judge Rules  —  Trump's New York case will begin in March.  —  A New York judge ruled Thursday that Donald Trump will stand trial in March on charges related to the Stormy Daniels coverup.
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Erica Orden / Politico:
Trump's first criminal trial will start March 25, judge says
Reuters:
Trump to stand trial on March 25 in NY criminal hush money case
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Puck: White House Reporters Knew About Biden All Along  —  According to a recent ABC News/Ipsos poll, 86% of Americans now believe Joe Biden's too old to serve as president.  The mainstream media's fluffing of Biden and deflection to the fitness of Donald Trump hasn't fooled most voters, and that includes 73% of Democrats.
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
White House Clashed With Justice Dept. Over Special Counsel Report
Anna Merlan / VICE:
Joe Rogan and Bret Weinstein Promote AIDS Denialism to an Audience of Millions  —  Weinstein repeated discredited theories to Rogan about HIV not being the cause of AIDS, alarming and infuriating public health experts.  —  Bret Weinstein, the evolutionary biology professor turned podcaster …
Politico:
House GOP sets rule-vote failure record  —  Presented by With assists from POLITICO's Congress team  —  WHY RULE VOTE FAILURES COULD ONLY GET WORSE FOR JOHNSON  —  Failing to pass a rule.  It's typically a process that leadership gives little thought, a minor bump on the path to passage.
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Shannon Vavra / The Daily Beast:
The Real Dangers Behind the Russian ‘Space Nuke’ Frenzy  —  The “national security threat” that sent American officials scrambling this week can't attack humans, but it can still wreak havoc on the U.S.  —  A “troubling” U.S. national security warning has stirred chaos on both ends …
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Associated Press:
Russia has obtained a ‘troubling’ emerging anti-satellite weapon, the White House says
Charlotte Cowles / The Cut:
The Day I Put $50,000 in a Shoe Box and Handed It to a Stranger … On a Tuesday evening this past October, I put $50,000 in cash in a shoe box, taped it shut as instructed, and carried it to the sidewalk in front of my apartment, my phone clasped to my ear.  “Don't let anyone hurt me,” I told the man on the line, feeling pathetic.
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Has Wired Given Up On Fact Checking?  Publishes Facts-Optional Screed Against Section 230 That Gets Almost Everything Wrong  —  from the that's-not-how-any-of-this-works dept  —  What is going on at Wired Magazine?  A few years ago, the magazine went on a bit of a binge with some articles that completely misrepresented Section 230.
Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
Trump-Loving Pol Wants to Execute Climate-Change Protesters  —  They tossed paint at the glass encasing the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence—two documents MAGA undermines. … The “magenta pink” powdered tempera paint scattered by two climate-change activists on Wednesday posed …
NBC News:
U.S. conducted cyberattack on suspected Iranian spy ship  —  The covert operation was intended to inhibit the ship's ability to share intelligence with Houthi rebels who have been attacking cargo ships in the Red Sea.  —  WASHINGTON — The United States recently conducted a cyberattack …
NBC News:
Trump world considers having the former president deliver the official GOP State of the Union response  —  Two sources told NBC News that Trump is leaning against doing it.  The decision ultimately rests with the Republican leadership in Congress.  —  WASHINGTON — Aides and allies close …
Steven Monacelli / The Texas Observer:
Parker County ‘White Nationalist Fight Club’ Leader Exposed  —  This article was published in partnership with Bellingcat, a nonprofit investigative outlet that specializes in open source research.  —  The Texas Observer and Bellingcat have identified the leader of a white nationalist group …
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Steven Monacelli / bellingcat:   Texas Active Club Leader Blurred His Face But Forgot to Scrub His Socials
 
 
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