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6:50 PM ET, February 19, 2021

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Jessica Sidman / Washingtonian:
Trump Hotel Employees Reveal What It Was Really Like Catering to the Right Wing Elite … Everyone knew Table 72 belonged to the President.  The round booth in the middle of the Trump Hotel's mezzanine was impossible to miss. It didn't matter how many Congress members were clamoring …
Declan Walsh / New York Times:
Erik Prince, Trump Ally, Violated Libya Arms Embargo, U.N. Report Says  —  Mr. Prince offered to supply weapons, drones and mercenaries to a Libyan militia commander seeking to overthrow the government, according to U.N. investigators.  —  NAIROBI, Kenya — Erik Prince …
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Washington Post:
U.S. alleges wider Oath Keepers conspiracy, adds more charges in Jan. 6 Capitol riot  —  U.S. authorities have charged two more alleged members of the self-styled Oath Keepers militia in Ohio with participating in the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol, asserting that a married Cincinnati-area couple …
Wall Street Journal:
Six More Alleged Members of Oath Keepers Militia Indicted
Discussion: USA Today and The Daily Caller
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
One night in Cancun: Ted Cruz's disastrous decision to go on vacation during Texas storm crisis  —  The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights  —  Usually, it takes at least one full day in Cancun to do something embarrassing you'll never live down.
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Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
How a Disaster Vacation Could Take Down Ted Cruz
Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Los Angeles Times Owner Exploring Sale of Company  —  Patrick Soon-Shiong seeks exit after less than three years at the helm, as losses mount  —  Billionaire biotech investor Patrick Soon-Shiong is exploring a sale of the Los Angeles Times less than three years after buying it for $500 million, people familiar with the matter said.
NBC News:
Joe Manchin comes out against Neera Tanden as Biden's OMB chief, imperiling nomination … WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia said Friday he will oppose Neera Tanden to lead the Office of Management and Budget, imperiling the prospects of a high-profile nominee of President Joe Biden.
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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Justice Sonia Sotomayor was targeted by gunman, federal judge tells ‘60 Minutes’  —  Federal judge tears up over late son: I can't describe the pain  —  (CNN)US District Court Judge Esther Salas said that a gunman who killed her son and wounded her husband in 2020 had also set his sights …
Discussion: The Hill
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Jeffrey Collins / Associated Press:
South Carolina abortion law suspended 1 day after passage
Discussion: CNN, The Hill, UPI, Forbes, PPFA and The 19th
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
MAGA crashes into moderates in train-wreck Senate race
Discussion: Daily Kos and Associated Press
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
GOP candidates in Ohio Senate race compete over who is more pro-Trump
Discussion: CBS News and Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
Pfizer Vaccine Is Highly Effective After One Dose and Can Be Stored in Normal Freezers, Data Shows  —  Peer-reviewed study comes as some governments debate whether to delay second vaccine doses  —  The Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE generates robust immunity …
Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
Fox News Anchor Bill Hemmer Warns Cancel Culture Could ‘Come After Bible Characters Next’  —  Cancel culture could “come after Bible characters next,” warned Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer on Friday, during a segment about Chicago putting dozens of its monuments under review.
Discussion: The Hill and UPROXX
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian Files for Divorce from Kanye West  —  Kim Kardashian has filed to divorce Kanye West after almost 7 years of marriage, but our sources say it's as amicable as a divorce can be.  —  Kim is asking for joint legal and physical custody of the couple's 4 kids.
Marty Makary / Wall Street Journal:
We'll Have Herd Immunity by April  —  Covid cases have dropped 77% in six weeks.  Experts should level with the public about the good news.  —  Amid the dire Covid warnings, one crucial fact has been largely ignored: Cases are down 77% over the past six weeks.  If a medication slashed cases by 77%, we'd call it a miracle pill.
James Hamblin / The Atlantic:
A Quite Possibly Wonderful Summer  —  Editor's Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers.  Find the collection here.  —  The summer of 2021 is shaping up to be historic.  —  After months of soaring deaths and infections …
Discussion: The Week and Political Wire
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge tosses Nunes' libel suit against CNN  —  A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit Rep. Devin Nunes filed in 2019 claiming he was libeled by CNN in reports alleging he was involved in an effort to dig up Ukraine-related dirt on Joe Biden.  —  In a ruling Friday, U.S. District Court …
Karen Heller / Washington Post:
He was locked up at age 15.  Almost seven decades later, he's reentering an unfamiliar world.  —  PHILADELPHIA — On a snow-flecked morning earlier this month, Joe Ligon stepped from his lawyer's car, his gait deliberate yet steady, his hair as white as cotton.
Bari Weiss / Common Sense with Bari Weiss:
Whistleblower at Smith College Resigns Over Racism  —  Jodi Shaw made less in a year than the cost of tuition.  She was offered a settlement, but turned it down.  Here's why.  —  We all know that something morally grotesque is swallowing liberal America.  Almost no one wants to risk talking about it out loud.
Andrea Salcedo / Washington Post:
An 11-year-old boy died in an unheated Texas mobile home.  Authorities suspect hypothermia.  —  Even though he was still in bed after 2 p.m. on Tuesday under a pile of blankets in their unheated mobile home in Conroe, Tex., Maria Elisa Pineda wasn't concerned when she checked on her son.
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
The Virginia G.O.P. Voted on Its Future.  The Losers Reject the Results.  —  In a sign of the Trump era's lingering alternate realities, Republicans in the struggling state party are refusing to move forward with a new system for choosing nominees.  —  ARLINGTON, Va. — The Republican Party …
Emily Singer / The American Independent:
2nd Amendment defender Lauren Boebert upset others might want to amend Constitution  —  Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) doesn't seem to understand how the Constitution works.  —  Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) is trying to defend herself from backlash after she went on a tirade on Thursday to demand …
Discussion: HuffPost, The Hill and Above the Law
Timothy Noah / New Republic:
The Rise and Fall of the L. Brent Bozells  —  In The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, a classic 1943 film that traces, in vaguely allegorical fashion, half a century's evolution in England's national character, the actress Deborah Kerr plays a series of roles that represent changing incarnations of the ideal British woman.
Discussion: Backbencher, fox43.com and LebTown
Andrew Duehren / Wall Street Journal:
Capitol Police Probe Actions of Dozens of Officers  —  Senate committees plan hearing next week with security officials  —  WASHINGTON—The Capitol Police said they are investigating the actions of dozens of officers in the Jan. 6 riot by supporters of then-President Donald Trump …
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Adam Satariano / New York Times:
Uber Drivers Are Entitled to Worker Benefits, a British Court Rules  —  The decision was an important victory for labor activists in the U.S. and Europe who are pushing for better wages and stronger protections for gig economy workers.  —  Uber suffered a major defeat in one of its most important markets …
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Kelvin Chan / Associated Press:
UK top court gives Uber drivers benefits in landmark ruling
Shannon Najmabadi / The Texas Tribune:
Busted pipes, water damage, hotel bills: As power flickers on, costs loom for storm-weary Texans  —  Texans face a cascade of frustrations and expenses as the state tries to recover from the storm.  Insurance companies are bracing for claims rivaling those after major hurricanes …
Martin Fletcher / Telegraph:
Anthony Fauci exclusive interview: ‘When I publicly disagreed with Trump he let terrible things happen’  —  Labelled a ‘disaster’ by President Trump, who publicly lobbied against his top Covid adviser, Dr Anthony Fauci is now back in the spotlight  —  It is not easy to secure an interview …
Greg Olear / PREVAIL:
Lone Star Failed State  —  What's wrong with Texas?  Easy: Republicans.  —  10 hr ago  —  TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO, no one lived in Texas.  The place was a dusty expanse of nothing.  There were no cowboys.  There were no oilers.  There were no rangers.  But there were longhorns.
Michael Kaplan / New York Post:
Columbia professor: I do heroin regularly for ‘work-life balance’  —  Carl Hart is a Columbia University professor of psychology and neuroscience.  He chairs the psych department and has a fondness for heroin - not only as a subject of scholarly pursuit but also as a substance for personal use.
Discussion: Insider
James Kirchick / Tablet Magazine:
The Real Lincoln Project Scandal  —  Political grifter Steve Schmidt used homophobia to distract from his own sins—and everyone just let him get away with it
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Under Biden, Justice Department presses fight against Omarosa  —  The Biden Justice Department is showing no sign of letting up in a two-year-old legal fight against a former White House aide who became an outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump.  —  While the Justice Department …
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
CNN:
As Trump's latest intra-party feud rages, Sen. Graham heads to Mar-a-Lago on a peace mission  —  Lindsey Graham: I'm worried about GOP's chances in 2022  —  Washington (CNN)Sen. Lindsey Graham is heading to Mar-a-Lago this weekend to meet with Donald Trump in hopes of bridging a growing rift …
USA Today:
Indiana Republican lawmakers shout down, boo Black colleagues speaking about discrimination  —  Arika Herron Kaitlin LangeIndianapolis Star  —  INDIANAPOLIS - Tensions flared at the Indiana Statehouse Thursday when Republican lawmakers shouted down and booed Black lawmakers during floor debate …
Discussion: The Root and Raw Story
Texas / The Texas Observer:
Nine Texans On How They Survived A Frozen Week  —  After an unprecedented freeze swept Texas, the state's grid approached a catastrophic blackout.  Millions of Texans lost power or water—or both.  —  By Texas Observer Staff  —  February 18, 2021 … Michael Gienger
 
 
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Kelsey Bolar / The Federalist:
Biden Administration Prepares Way For Banks To Refuse Service To Democrats' Enemies
Discussion: RedState and BizPac Review
Katherine Clarke / Wall Street Journal:
Kamala Harris Is Selling Her San Francisco Apartment
Jan Wesner Childs / The Weather Channel:
Earthquake Rattles Oklahoma, Kansas
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
It's time to kill the Iowa caucuses, if Democrats want to win at the state level again
Jane Harper / Virginian-Pilot:
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
How Biden's Coronavirus Plan Will Fill the Holes in Obamacare
Discussion: KFF
Jim Manly / MSN:
We need national summer school to help kids recover from learning lost in COVID pandemic
Discussion: Instapundit
Politico:
‘Bullying, screaming’: In Albany, Cuomo wields phone as a weapon
Anastasiia Carrier / Politico:
‘This Crap Means More to Him Than My Life’: When QAnon Invades American Homes
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Heating Up Culture Wars, France to Scour Universities for Ideas That ‘Corrupt Society’
Discussion: HotAir
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
The Book That Should Change How Progressives Talk About Race