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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.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Marjorie Taylor Greene's most dangerous idea is hiding in plain sight  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene — the dangerously unhinged Georgia Republican who is at the center of the GOP's ongoing post-Trump convulsions — is often described as a creature of QAnon.  —  We would do better to describe her as a creature of MAGA.
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
What QAnon Has in Common With the Birchers
Margaret Talev / Axios:
Exclusive poll: Republicans favor Greene over Cheney
Juliegrace Brufke / The Hill:
Greene apologizes to GOP colleagues — and gets standing ovation
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney unveils plan to provide $3,000 per child, giving bipartisan support to President Biden's effort  —  The 2012 GOP presidential nominee is proposing the United States give as much as $4,200 for children up to age 6  —  Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Thursday will propose providing …
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Dylan Matthews / Vox:
Mitt Romney has a plan to give parents up to $15,000 a year
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: IJR and 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
Politico:
Pence reveals his post-White House plans  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence is joining the Heritage Foundation as a distinguished visiting fellow, the conservative think tank announced on Thursday.  —  He will advise the organization's experts on issues as well as give a number …
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Heritage Foundation:
Vice President Mike Pence Joins Heritage Foundation as Distinguished Visiting Fellow … WASHINGTON — The Heritage Foundation announced today that former Vice President Mike Pence will join the organization as a distinguished visiting fellow.  —  “Over the course of the past four years …
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 …
Discussion: Defense One, Forbes and Raw Story
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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Mary Margaret Olohan / The Daily Caller:
‘Alexandria Ocasio Smollett’ Trends As Critics Punch Holes In Her Dramatic Cap Hill Story  — “Alexandria Ocasio Smollett” and “AOC Lied” trended on Twitter amidst backlash over Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's tale of her experiences during the Capitol Riot.
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.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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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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.
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 …
Sam Dorman / Fox News:
Trump appointee suing Biden admin over allegedly illegal termination threat  —  “Because I am not one to be bullied ... I will not resign,” said Roger Severino  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for February 3  —  One of former President Trump's more controversial appointees, Roger Severino …
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
U.S. Satisfaction Sinks With Many Aspects of Public Life  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' satisfaction with seven broad aspects of the way the country functions is collectively at its lowest in two decades of Gallup measurement.  This includes satisfaction with the overall quality of life in the U.S. …
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 …
Discussion: Twitchy
David Roth / Defector:
The March Of The American Kooks  —  Steve Carlton won 27 games and the National League Cy Young Award in 1972, lost 20 games and gave up more earned runs than any pitcher in the league in 1973, and then stopped speaking to the media entirely over the next few seasons.
Discussion: New York Post
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 …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
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 …
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Marc Tracy / New York Times:
The New York Times Tops 7.5 Million Subscriptions as Ads Decline  —  In its fourth-quarter earnings report, The New York Times Company said 2020 was its biggest year for adding subscribers.  —  The New York Times set a record for its subscription business in 2020, a year when a pandemic …
Wesley Lowery / GQ:
How Andrew Gillum's Marriage Survived a Night of Scandal  —  The rising Democratic star was found in a Miami Beach hotel with a male sex worker and suspected drugs.  To keep their marriage together, he and his wife, R. Jai, had to embrace a new dynamic of “radical honesty” in their relationship.
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Virginia poised to abolish death penalty in historic step  —  Virginia legislators appear poised to abolish the death penalty in the coming days, a step that would make it the first Southern state to end the practice of capital punishment.  —  A bill to end capital punishment passed the state Senate on Wednesday by a 21-17 margin.
Discussion: CNN and Common Dreams
Haley Britzky / Task & Purpose:
We spoke with the Marine from this viral Inauguration Day photo with Lady Gaga  —  Marine Corps Capt. Evan Campbell was simply in the right place at the right time.  —  The 30-year-old Marine from San Antonio, Texas, was one of a dozen Marines and soldiers working in the area …
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.
 
 
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Harry Kalven Jr / The Atlantic:
To Try a President  —  Organizing my files recently, I came upon an unpublished article by my father …
Washington Post:
Fearing violence and political uncertainty, Americans are buying millions more firearms
Discussion: Bearing Arms and HotAir
CNN:
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Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
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Discussion: MSNBC and HuffPost
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Sanders shakes up Senate staff