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10:55 AM ET, February 4, 2021

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Josh Chafetz / The Dispatch:
The Morning Dispatch: Cheney Triumphs in Conference Vote  —  Plus: Russia sentences opposition leader Alexei Navlany to prison.  —  1 hr ago  —  Happy Thursday!  Two of your Morning Dispatchers spent seven hours in N95 masks yesterday, and we now have an even greater appreciation for all of our readers who work in health care.
Discussion: CNBC, CNN, New York Post and The Week
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Takeaways from a head-spinning night in Republican politics  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  If you're trying to figure out the direction of the Republican Party after Wednesday's circus of a five-hour (!) House GOP Conference meeting, good luck.
House Republican Leader:
Leader McCarthy's Statement on Rep. Taylor Greene  —  Washington, D.C. - House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) released the following statement:
Juliegrace Brufke / The Hill:
Greene apologizes to GOP colleagues — and gets standing ovation
New York Times:
Jeff Zucker Announces Plans to Step Down  —  The executive shaped the look and feel of CNN since coming aboard in 2013.  The network hit record ratings in recent months, during which Mr. Zucker had tensions with his newly installed boss.  —  Jeffrey A. Zucker, the president of CNN who reshaped …
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
CNN chief Jeff Zucker will stay with the network through 2021  —  CNN attracted its largest audiences in history in 2020 and has been riding high in the ratings since election day.  —  The news channel finished January as the most-watched network in all of cable according to Nielsen, surpassing MSNBC and Fox News.
Discussion: Mediaite
Associated Press:
AP-NORC Poll: Americans open to Biden's approach to crises  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two weeks into a new administration, a majority of Americans say they have at least some confidence in President Joe Biden and his ability to manage the myriad crises facing the nation, including the raging coronavirus pandemic.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Hunter Biden's memoir ‘Beautiful Things’ out in April  —  Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden and an ongoing target for conservatives, has a memoir coming out April 6.  —  The book is called “Beautiful Things” and will center on the younger Biden's well publicized struggles with substance abuse …
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Mark Hemingway / RealClearInvestigations:
Hiding Biden: How Democrats Crafted the First Impeachment, Helping Defeat Trump in 2020 With Media Help
Chris Joyner / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Militia alliance in Georgia signals new phase for extremist paramilitaries  —  ‘We are going to see a lot of this coalition building with some pretty nasty actors,’ says one expert.  —  The leader of a private paramilitary group that provided security for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene …
NBC News:
Biden administration weighs plan to directly send masks to all Americans  —  WASHINGTON — The Biden White House is considering sending masks directly to American households, according to three people familiar with the discussions, an action the Trump administration explored but scrapped.
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Jason Stanley / Just Security:
Movie at the Ellipse: A Study in Fascist Propaganda  —  On January 6, Trump supporters gathered at a rally at Washington DC's Ellipse Park, regaled by various figures from Trump world, including Donald Trump Jr. and Rudy Giuliani.  Directly following Giuliani's speech, the organizers played a video.
Jeff Horwitz / Wall Street Journal:
Parler CEO Says He Was Fired by Conservative Political Donor Rebekah Mercer  —  The moderation-light social media platform was forced offline by tech giants last month over how it policed its content  —  Parler, a moderation-light social media platform that was forced offline last month …
Discussion: The Week, USA Today and Raw Story
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Bobby Allyn / NPR:
Parler CEO Is Fired After ‘Constant Resistance’ Inside The Conservative-Friendly Site
Discussion: CBS News, HotAir and Al Jazeera
Brian Flood / Fox Business:
Parler CEO John Matze says he's been terminated by board: ‘I did not participate in this decision’
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Sanders shakes up Senate staff  —  Bernie Sanders is shaking up his staff as he steps into a powerful new role in the Senate, three people familiar with the moves told POLITICO.  —  The Vermont senator's chief of staff, legislative director and top communications staffer …
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Sarah Binder / Washington Post:
Democrats might use ‘reconciliation’ to pass Biden's pandemic relief package. What's reconciliation?
Discussion: Reason and Business Insider
Joyce Karam / The National:
Exclusive: Tim Lenderking to be US envoy for Yemen  —  Long-time diplomat was previously deputy assistant secretary of state for Arabian Gulf Affairs  —  Senior US diplomat and former deputy assistant secretary for Gulf affairs Tim Lenderking will be appointed as envoy to Yemen, sources told The National.
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Warren P. Strobel / Wall Street Journal:
Biden to Name Special Envoy to Yemen, Launching Fresh Effort to End the Fighting
Discussion: Defense One
Sam Dorman / Fox News:
AOC faces backlash as critics point out she wasn't in Capitol building during riot  —  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was in the Cannon office building, across from the Capitol  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for February 3  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is facing criticism …
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Nick Arama / RedState:
AOC Wasn't Even in the Capitol Building During Her ‘Near Death’ Experience
Conor Sen / Bloomberg:
Young and Ambitious?  Move to New York, Not Austin  —  Big cities and office-settings may be most appealing to early-career professionals who need the networking.  Cheap rents offer a golden opportunity.  —  The pandemic accomplished in 10 months what internet technologies have been promising for decades …
Politico:
‘Vote-a-rama’ to give GOP a chance to inflict pain on Dems  —  The self-inflicted suffering has begun for Senate Democrats trying to muscle through President Joe Biden's pandemic aid plan without a single Republican vote.  —  The procedural trick that shrinks the vote hurdle from 60 to 51 …
Morgan / Navigator:
Broad Bipartisan Support for Biden Economic Plan  —  Share on:  —  Welcome to NAVIGATOR - a project designed to better understand the American public's views on issues of the day and help advocates, elected officials, and other interested parties understand the language, imagery …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
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Tampa Bay Times:
We mayors — a Democrat in St. Petersburg and a Republican in Miami — need President Biden's American Rescue Plan to save our communities | Column
Discussion: Axios
CNN:
Why it matters that Biden team restored regular press briefings  —  ‘A return to normalcy’: Former press secretaries weigh in on Psaki  —  Joe Lockhart is a CNN political analyst.  He was the White House press secretary from 1998 to 2000 in President Bill Clinton's administration.
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Mary Margaret Olohan / The Daily Caller:
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki Tweeted A Gay Slur At Lindsey Graham
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Mitt Romney Proposes $350 Monthly Child Allowance  —  The Utah Republican's proposal shows there's bipartisan energy for helping parents.  —  The federal government would pay most parents of young children $350 per child every month under a groundbreaking new proposal from Sen. Mitt Romney …
Discussion: Washington Post and Vox
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Biden Ousts All 10 of Trump's Union Busters From Powerful Labor Panel  —  On Tuesday, Joe Biden demanded the resignations of all 10 of Donald Trump's appointees to the Federal Service Impasses Panel, a powerful labor relations board, in a major victory for federal unions.
American Greatness:
How Not to Address Our Domestic Terrorism Problem  —  We should reject calls by elites who have conducted a largely inept campaign of international counterterrorism to now use those tools on their domestic opponents.  —  After ignoring an entire summer of rampant political violence …
Discussion: The Federalist
Mike Allen / Axios:
Biden holds all the cards in coronavirus relief talks — and he knows it  —  President Biden told Republican senators in the Oval Office this week that he has “an open door and an open mind” on his $1.9 billion coronavirus rescue bill.  But he has the votes on the Hill and overwhelming support …
Stephen Kruiser / pjmedia.com:
The Morning Briefing: Can Ron DeSantis Teach Media Relations to Weak Republicans?  —  The DeSantis Factor Keeps Getting Stronger  —  Happy Thursday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends.  Anyone know where I can get a used submarine in good condition?  —  The Republican party's Biden …
Discussion: DCReport.org
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Democrats Actually Learned From the Failures of 2009 … On Wednesday, Sen. Joe Manchin appeared on MSNBC's “Morning Joe” to talk about the state of negotiations over President Joe Biden's Covid relief package.  The network posted the video with a misleading headline: “Sen. Manchin calls for bipartisanship on Covid relief plan.”
Discussion: MSNBC and HuffPost
 
 
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Haley Britzky / Task & Purpose:
We spoke with the Marine from this viral Inauguration Day photo with Lady Gaga
Tyler Buchanan / Ohio Capital Journal:
Anti-mask, anti-vax Ohioans support bill targeting health dept. authority
Discussion: Raw Story
Harry Kalven Jr / The Atlantic:
To Try a President … Strains on the Quality of Mercy:  —  Should Mr. Nixon Stand Trial?
New York Times:
N.Y.P.D. Anti-Harassment Official Fired Over Racist Online Rants
Discussion: Gothamist
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
The New York Times Tops 7.5 Million Subscriptions as Ads Decline
Washington Post:
Fearing violence and political uncertainty, Americans are buying millions more firearms
Discussion: HotAir
 Earlier Items: 
USA Today:
Whatever legal or constitutional test you apply, Trump incited the violent Capitol attack
Discussion: The Bulwark
Paige Winfield Cunningham / Washington Post:
The Health 202: How West Virginia beat other states in administering coronavirus vaccines
Politico:
'He's clearly laying groundwork': Hawley paves 2024 path
Juliet Chung / Wall Street Journal:
This Hedge Fund Made $700 Million on GameStop
J. David McSwane / ProPublica:
Contractor Who Was Awarded $34.5 Million in Government Money and Provided Zero Masks Pleads Guilty to Fraud
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