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2:00 PM ET, February 20, 2024

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Politico:
Trump allies prepare to infuse ‘Christian nationalism’ in second administration  —  Spearheading the effort is Russell Vought, president of The Center for Renewing America, part of a conservative consortium preparing for Trump's return to power.  —  Russell Vought is president of The Center …
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Asawin Suesbang / Rolling Stone:
Trump's Final Hours in Office Were Consumed With Fury at Snoop Dogg  —  Trump's rage at Snoop Dogg created “chaos” in his administration's last moments — and nearly killed clemency for Harry-O … The source of the then-outgoing president's anger had nothing to do with his failed attempts …
Discussion: New Republic, Raw Story and UPROXX
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Why Nikki Haley isn't dropping out of the GOP presidential race  —  Nikki Haley's team is bracing for a home state embarrassment in South Carolina's Republican presidential primary on Saturday.  Conventional wisdom suggests she'll be forced to drop out.  But that may not apply in 2024.
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Home sweet home? Donald Trump trounces Nikki Haley in exclusive South Carolina poll
Associated Press:
Nikki Haley hasn't yet won a GOP contest. But she's vowing to keep fighting Donald Trump
Matt Berg / Politico:
Haley sees support from moderates in South Carolina, poll finds
Discussion: CBS News
Igor Derysh / Salon:
“That makes him a mark”: Experts warn Trump could get desperate as his fraud appeal appears doomed  —  Experts worry what Trump may do as he is “scrambling to pay his bills” after $400+ million in judgments  —  Former President Donald Trump faces long odds if he tries to appeal the $355 fraud ruling against him, legal experts say.
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Matt Berg / Politico:
US to announce ‘major sanctions package’ on Russia following Navalny death  —  The sanctions will “hold Russia accountable for what happened to Mr. Navalny,” the National Security Council spokesperson said.  —  The Biden administration will unveil a “major sanctions package” …
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Christopher Roach / American Greatness:
Navalny's Death and Western Hypocrisy
Discussion: Atlantic Council
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Pelosi: Trump comments on Navalny's death ‘beneath the dignity of a human being’
Ella Lee / The Hill:
Supreme Court declines to undo sanctions on pro-Trump 2020 campaign lawyers  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to undo sanctions against several lawyers allied with former President Trump for filing a meritless lawsuit challenging Michigan's 2020 presidential election results.
Discussion: CBS News, Associated Press and Forbes
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M.L. Nestel / Raw Story:
'You're both traitors': Speaker Johnson's thumbs-up photo-op with Trump doesn't go well  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson made his pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago for a photo-op with former President Donald Trump — but when he took it X Monday, it didn't get the kind of reception he'd hoped.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Oops!  DeSantis says book challenges have gone too far  —  In an extraordinary press conference last week, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) acknowledged that challenges to books in the state's school libraries are out of control.  Over the course of the event, DeSantis blamed teachers …
Discussion: Axios and Florida's Voice
Michelle Nichols / Reuters:
US blocks ceasefire call with third UN veto in Israel-Hamas war  —  The United States on Tuesday again vetoed a draft United Nations Security Council resolution on the Israel-Hamas war, blocking a demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire as it instead pushes the 15-member body to call …
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CNN:
US proposes a ‘temporary ceasefire’ in Gaza in draft UN resolution
Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff / Washington Post:
Frozen embryos are children, Ala. high court says in unprecedented ruling  —  The Alabama Supreme Court ruled Friday that frozen embryos are people and someone can be held liable for destroying them, a decision that reproductive rights advocates say could imperil in vitro fertilization (IVF) …
Ronald J. Hansen / Arizona Republic:
Kari Lake can't say who ‘stole’ her election, says criticism of McCain was meant as a joke  —  In a radio interview, Lake also said she wouldn't support a federal abortion ban and characterized Ukraine's war against Russia as a lost cause.  —  A defensive Kari Lake acknowledged …
The Hill:
Supreme Court turns away House GOP lawmakers' appeal over mask rule violations  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to revive a lawsuit from three House Republicans after their pay was docked for not complying with a pandemic-era mask requirement on the chamber floor.
Myah Ward / Politico:
DNC intervenes in GOP effort to nullify Arizona election manual  —  Democrats are challenging a Republican effort to nullify the manual used to oversee Arizona election rules and results.  —  The Democratic National Committee is looking to jump into a pair of Arizona election lawsuits Tuesday morning …
Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Harris to tout $5.8B in water infrastructure funding in Pennsylvania  —  Vice President Harris on Tuesday plans to announce the latest tranche of bipartisan infrastructure law money going toward improving the country's drinking water infrastructure — $5.8 billion.
Reuters:
Exclusive: Biden administration to approve E15 gasoline expansion starting in 2025, sources say  —  The White House will approve a request from a group of Midwest governors to allow year-round sales of gasoline with higher blends of ethanol, but will push the start date into next year, two sources familiar with discussions said.
Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Ex-GOP Lawmaker Sums Up Current Republican Platform With 2 Stinging Words  —  David Jolly also named and shamed the Republican lawmakers who “faceplant on the knee of Donald Trump.”  —  LOADING  —  Former Rep. David Jolly (R-Fla.) on Monday offered a critical take on the GOP's shift in stance on Russia.
Discussion: Breitbart
Washington Post:
Supreme Court won't review admissions at Va.'s Thomas Jefferson HS  —  The Supreme Court will not review a challenge to the admissions system for a prestigious Northern Virginia magnet school, the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, which administrators said opened …
Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
Half Gives Biden Credit for Economy, But Few See Direct Benefits for Them  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Just one-third of Americans feel they are benefitting from the current boom in the U.S. economy, a lower number than during the pre-Covid boom years.  The Monmouth ("Mon-muth") …
Discussion: The Hill
 
 
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Gerard Baker / Wall Street Journal:
The Moral Blindness of Putin's Apologists on the Right
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo and Mediaite
Tom Sykes / The Daily Beast:
Prince William Calls for End to War in Gaza: ‘Too Many Have Been Killed’
Politico:
Crypto attorney launches Senate bid against Elizabeth Warren
Megan Messerly / Politico:
Red states hopeful for a 2nd Trump term prepare to curtail Medicaid
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Looming testimony of Biden relatives has high stakes for both sides
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
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Abdujalil Abdurasulov / BBC:
Avdiivka: Russia accused of executing prisoners of war after Ukraine withdraws
Discussion: El País and The Kyiv Independent
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
Socialists or anarchists?  —  The public library is actually not that punk
Discussion: digdc.dclibrary.org
Jessica Piper / Politico:
Biden campaign touts $42M raised in January
Ian Buruma / New York Times:
The 17th-Century Heretic We Could Really Use Now
Alison F. Takemura / Grist:
Heat pumps outsold gas furnaces again last year — and the gap is growing
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
John Oliver Offers Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas $1 Million a Year to Resign
 

 
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