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11:55 PM ET, February 5, 2021

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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Fox News cancels Lou Dobbs' show and is expected to part ways with the pro-Trump host  —  Fox News has canceled “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” the program hosted by television's staunchest supporter of Donald Trump and of his assertions of voter fraud in the 2020 election, The Times has learned.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Lou Dobbs's Show Is Canceled by Fox Business  —  Mr. Dobbs, a loyal supporter of former President Donald J. Trump, is named in a lawsuit by the election technology company Smartmatic against the Fox Corporation and two other Fox anchors.  —  Fox Business has canceled “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” …
Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
Fox News has dropped ‘Lou Dobbs Tonight,’ promoter of Trump's false election fraud claims  —  “Lou Dobbs Tonight” has been canceled by Fox News, a network spokesperson confirmed.  —  Dobbs, 75, was among the most ardent pro-Trump voices on air, and influenced Trump administration policy, particularly on trade and immigration.
ABC News:
Video surfaces showing Trump ally Roger Stone flanked by Oath Keepers on morning of Jan. 6  —  Some Oath Keepers were later involved in the riot at the U.S. Capitol.  —  Video shows Roger Stone flanked by Oath Keepers on morning of Jan. 6  —  Video surfaces showing longtime Trump confidant …
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Did the Proud Boys Help Coordinate the Capitol Riot? Yes, U.S. Suggests
Discussion: Salon and Forbes
ABC News:
Congressional investigators probe videos of Trump associates' actions ahead of Capitol riot
Discussion: Politico and The Week
New York Times:
Muddled Intelligence Hampered Response to Capitol Riot
Discussion: Washington Post and Daily Kos
BuzzFeed News:
Donald Trump's Business Sought A Stake In Parler Before He Would Join  —  Documents seen by BuzzFeed News show that Parler offered Trump 40% of the company if he posted exclusively to the platform.  The deal was never finalized.  —  Copy  —  The Trump Organization negotiated on behalf …
Kim Chandler / The Edwardsville Intelligencer:
AP sources: Alabama senator has indicated he won't run again  —  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Richard C. Shelby of Alabama, the Senate's fourth most senior member, has indicated to confidantes that he does not intend to run for reelection next year — prompting some Republicans to urge the powerful …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge releases New Mexico county official charged in Capitol riot
Discussion: BuzzFeed News and The Daily Caller
New York Times:
A Lincoln Project co-founder resigns after allegations that a former colleague sent unsolicited, lurid messages to young men.  —  President Biden said on Friday that he would bar his predecessor, former President Donald J. Trump, from receiving the intelligence briefings traditionally conducted …
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Trump Shifted Campaign-Donor Money Into His Private Business After Losing The Election  —  Donald Trump's reelection campaign, which never received a cent from the former president, moved an estimated $2.8 million of donor money into the Trump Organization—including at least $81,000 since Trump lost the election.
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Christopher Plummer Dies: Oscar Winner & ‘Sound Of Music,’ ‘All The Money In The World’ Star A True Hollywood Legend  —  Christopher Plummer, who starred in The Sound of Music, won an Oscar for Beginners and was nominated for All the Money in the World and The Last Station …
Kara Voght / Mother Jones:
The White House Doesn't Want To Hear From Larry Summers  —  How Obama's chief economic advisor ended up on the wrong side of the Biden administration  —  Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.
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Robert Kuttner / American Prospect:
Larry Summers's Churlish Payback to Biden
Discussion: HuffPost, Politico and New Republic
Lawrence Summers / Washington Post:
The Biden stimulus is admirably ambitious. But it brings some big risks, too.
Adam J. White / The Bulwark:
A Defeated 2020 Candidate Asks the House to Overturn Her Loss  —  Echoing Trump's January 6 tactic, the loser of the race for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District wants the House of Representatives to override the state's results.  —  Barely a month ago, Republicans pushed the country to the brink …
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Patrick Lohmann / Syracuse Post-Standard:
Claudia Tenney to be certified as winner of New York's 22nd race, judge rules
KCCI-TV:
Reynolds removes restrictions on businesses, gatherings, masks  —  Hide Transcript Show Transcript  —  Receive daily coronavirus & public health news straight to your inbox.  —  Submit  —  Privacy Notice  —  Gov. Kim Reynolds has eliminated most of her COVID-19 restrictions in the latest health proclamation.
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Kim Reynolds / Iowa Office of the Governor:   Gov. Reynolds signs new Public Health Disaster proclamation
CNN:
McCarthy survives tumultuous week and emerges with a tight grip on House Republicans  —  Washington (CNN)House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy began this week facing perhaps the biggest challenge of his time as leader.  He emerged at the end of it having survived but not unscathed.
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Drew Holden / The Spectator:
You shouldn't compare Marjorie Taylor Greene to Ilhan Omar
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The three factions of House Republicans
Donald Judd / CNN:
Biden says Trump should no longer receive classified intelligence briefings  —  (CNN)President Joe Biden doesn't believe former President Donald Trump should receive classified intelligence briefings, as is tradition for past presidents, citing Trump's “erratic behavior unrelated to the insurrection.”
Associated Press:
What of ‘Individual-1’?  Feds' Trump campaign case is ‘dead’  —  NEW YORK (AP) — When Donald Trump lost the legal shield of the presidency last month, some pundits speculated federal prosecutors might revive an investigation that implicated him in possible campaign finance crimes during his 2016 run for office.
Discussion: Raw Story
Rachel Handler / Grub Street:
De Cecco Finally Reveals What the Heck Is Going on With Its Bucatini “It's always a good thing to know who your enemies are.”  —  It's been 40 days and 40 nights since I published my look into America's Great Bucatini Shortage, wherein I discovered there was not only a temporary nationwide scarcity …
Gordon Russell / The Advocate:
Attorney General Jeff Landry sues Advocate reporter over public-records request  —  Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry on Friday sued a reporter for The Advocate and The Times-Picayune over a public-records request she filed, asking a judge to issue a declaratory judgment denying the request and seal the proceedings.
Annie Karni / New York Times:
After Years in Government, Biden Has a New Perk: Air Force One  —  On Friday, he flew home for the first time as president.  But it was not on the plane that has so delighted his predecessors.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden has served in elected office for almost four decades.
Discussion: The Week
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Marc Tracy / New York Times:
Donald McNeil and Andy Mills Leave The New York Times  —  Donald McNeil, a veteran science reporter, and Andy Mills, who helped make the “Caliphate” podcast, were the focus of complaints inside and outside The Times.  —  Two journalists responsible for some of The New York Times's …
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Lawyers Call Trump's First Amendment Defense ‘Legally Frivolous’  —  Claims by former President Donald J. Trump's lawyers that his conduct around the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is shielded by the First Amendment are “legally frivolous” and should do nothing to stop the Senate from convicting him …
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Dem Senator Warns: If the Party Wants to Lose Georgia, Break the Promise Made in the Runoff … Democrats risk throwing away a Senate Georgia race in two years if they go back on their promise to deliver direct aid after campaigning on the issue, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said on Thursday afternoon.
Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost:
Woman Arrested Who Helped Coordinate Attack On Capitol, Smashed Window With Pipe  —  Rachel Marie Powell, a Pennsylvania mother of eight, used a bullhorn to give directions on storming the Capitol building.  —  A Pennsylvania mother of eight who gave instructions for storming …
Discussion: The Hill, Law & Crime and WPXI-TV
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
GOP Reps. Gohmert, Clyde fined $5,000 each for bypassing House metal detectors  —  Republican Reps. Louie Gohmert (Texas) and Andrew Clyde (Ga.) were fined $5,000 each for bypassing metal detectors before entering the House chamber in violation of a rule adopted this week, according to a senior Democratic aide.
David Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Illinois judge finds Trump hotel in Chicago liable for violating environmental laws  —  An Illinois judge has found former president Donald Trump's Chicago hotel liable for violating state environmental laws, because the hotel is sucking in Chicago River water to cool its air-conditioning systems without a valid permit.
Discussion: KRON4 and WGN-TV
Associated Press:
Nevada bill would allow tech companies to create governments  —  CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Planned legislation to establish new business areas in Nevada would allow technology companies to effectively form separate local governments.  —  Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak announced a plan to launch …
Mike Levine / ABC News:
Wife of GOP Sen. Hawley files criminal complaint over protest at their home  —  A magistrate issued a misdemeanor summons for one of the protesters.  —  Lawmakers have tense exchange on House floor  —  Democratic Rep. Conor Lamb said the riots at the U.S. Capitol were “inspired by lies” repeated by some of his Republican colleagues.
Discussion: The Hill, Breitbart and Law & Crime
Laurence Norman / Wall Street Journal:
Iran U.N. Inspectors Find Radioactive Traces, Raising Fresh Concerns  —  Material is found at sites where Iran had blocked inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency  —  BRUSSELS—United Nations inspectors have found new evidence of undeclared nuclear activities in Iran …
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Biden harnesses Defense Production Act to speed vaccinations and production of protective equipment  —  The administration also said it would deploy 1,110 military personnel to support mass-vaccination centers  —  The Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free.
Associated Press:
AP analysis: Federal executions likely a COVID superspreader  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Trump administration was nearing the end of an unprecedented string of executions, 70% of death row inmates were sick with COVID-19.  Guards were ill. Traveling prisons staff on the execution team had the virus.
Aaron Morrison / Associated Press:
Analysis: A race war evident long before the Capitol siege  —  A war rages on in America, and it didn't begin with Donald Trump or the assault on the Capitol.  —  It started with slavery and never ended, through lynchings and voter suppression, the snarling attack dogs of Bull Connor and the insidious accounting of redlining.
Ashley Gold / Axios:
Microsoft ends donations to lawmakers who refused to certify election  —  Microsoft announced Friday it will suspend contributions for the rest of the 2022 election cycle to all members of Congress who voted to object to the presidential election results.  —  Driving the news …
 
 
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Reuters:
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
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Axios:
Scoop: Thomas Donohue to leave U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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Doug Palmer / Politico:
America's trade gap soared under Trump, final figures show
Brendan Cole / Newsweek:
Josh Hawley Blasts ‘Lie’ He Incited Riot As Missouri Newspaper Calls Him ‘FrankenHawley’
Discussion: Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
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