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Roni Caryn Rabin / New York Times:
Fully vaccinated people can have small gatherings indoors with other vaccinated people but need to wear masks in public, the C.D.C. says.  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday issued long-awaited guidance to Americans fully vaccinated against Covid-19 …
Discussion: CNN, CNBC, Townhall and KYMA-TV
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Erika Edwards / NBC News:
CDC releases guidance on safe activities after Covid-19 vaccination … People who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 may safely gather with small groups from other households without wearing masks or physical distancing, even if those people have not yet had their shots, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.
Discussion: NPR, CBS News, WPRI-TV and Fox News
Stephanie Ebbs / ABC News:
Fully vaccinated individuals can socialize without masks, distancing, CDC says  —  The new guidance says those fully vaccinated should still wear masks in public.  —  Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.  —  Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images
Mike Allen / Axios:
Manchin's next power play  —  Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), America's ultimate swing voter, told me on “Axios on HBO” that he'll insist Republicans have more of a voice on President Biden's next big package than they did on the COVID stimulus.  —  The big picture: Manchin said he'll push …
John Kruzel / The Hill:
Supreme Court rejects final Trump bid to nullify 2020 election results  —  The Supreme Court on Monday denied a bid by former President Trump to nullify his electoral loss in Wisconsin, rejecting the former president's final pending appeal over the results of the 2020 election.
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Meet the GOP voters who could decide whether the U.S. reaches herd immunity  —  Almost one-third of Republicans tell pollsters they 'definitely won't' get vaccinated.  —  Margaret, an 80-year-old retiree who lives outside Tulsa, has spent the past year living in fear of the coronavirus.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Graham deals with Trump “dark side” to “harness the magic”  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham told “Axios on HBO” that Donald Trump has a “dark side” but he tries to “harness the magic” because he succeeded where Republican candidates like John McCain and Mitt Romney failed.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The ‘magic’ Donald Trump brought to Republican politics is not a mystery
Discussion: The Guardian
Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
Pence to give speech in SC, his 1st since leaving office  —  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — In his first public address since the end of the Trump administration, former Vice President Mike Pence is traveling to South Carolina, set to speak to a conservative Christian nonprofit in the state that plays …
Melissa Block / NPR:
Biden Establishes A Gender Policy Council Within The White House  —  President Biden marked International Women's Day on Monday by signing two executive orders geared toward promoting gender equity, both in the United States and around the world.  —  In a statement, Biden said: “In our nation …
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New York Times:
Josh Hawley Is ‘Not Going Anywhere.’ How Did He Get Here?  —  The senator's objection to the election results surprised some supporters.  But interviews with dozens of people close to him show his growing comfort with doing what it takes to hold on to power.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Twitchy
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
“They Thought They Had Identified Another Political Star”: Sources Say Andrew Cuomo's Tortured Pandemic Memoir Fetched a Seven-Figure Advance  —  Crown shelled out a hefty sum for Cuomo's COVID-19 victory lap, industry sources say.  But since the governor became subsumed in scandal, sales have started to lag.
Discussion: HotAir, Townhall, Twitchy and Fox News
Alexander Reid Ross / The Daily Beast:
These ‘Dirtbag Left’ Stars Are Flirting With the Far Right  —  Their podcasts and shows are full of Boogaloos, “deep state” conspiracies, and even “great replacement” talking points.  Which side is this, again? … Over the past year, as the far right trafficked in wild anti-masker …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Does Fox care more about Dr. Seuss or stopping Biden's agenda?  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  Congress is about to pass and President JOE BIDEN is about to sign into law the greatest expansion of the welfare state since LBJ.  —  The bill extends far beyond stimulus payments …
Josh Rogin / Politico:
In 2018, Diplomats Warned of Risky Coronavirus Experiments in a Wuhan Lab.  No One Listened.  —  On January 15, in its last days, President Donald Trump's State Department put out a statement with serious claims about the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic.  The statement said the U.S …
Discussion: TheBlaze, Fox News and The Week
The Bulwark:
H.R. 1 for Dummies  —  A layman's guide to understanding what the For the People Act is and why America needs it.  —  With the latest COVID relief package passed, H.R. 1—the For the People Act—becomes the most salient pending piece of legislation.  Our democracy is on borrowed time …
Discussion: National Review
Fran Spielman / Chicago Sun-Times:
White Sox, Cubs can have fans attend games, mayor says  —  Mayor Lori Lightfoot gave both teams the go-ahead to sell 20% of the seats at Wrigley Field and Guaranteed Rate Field citing the “remarkable” progress Chicago has made toward containing the coronavirus and vaccinating its residents.
Discussion: Capitol Fax.com
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Iowa City Press-Citizen:
Iowa's Johnson County Democrats calls for replacing caucuses with a presidential primary  —  The largest Democratic caucus site in Iowa's Johnson County in 2020 held nearly 900 people, said local activist John Deeth — a far cry from the glorified image of Iowans debating presidential politics in a neighbor's living room.
Discussion: The Hill
Angry White Men:
In Unearthed Audio, Laura Loomer Calls Herself ‘Pro-White Nationalism’  —  In December 2017, anti-Muslim activist Laura Loomer appeared on a podcast for the white supremacist website Amerika.  In unearthed audio, Loomer can be heard making racist and demeaning comments about Muslims and Palestinians.
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
The stimulus shows why the left should stop worrying and learn to love the suburban voter  —  Contrary to the left's fears, the road to redistribution runs through the suburbs.  —  SHARE All sharing options  —  Democrats passed an unapologetically progressive stimulus bill through the Senate this weekend …
Jelani Cobb / New Yorker:
What Is Happening to the Republicans?  —  In becoming the party of Trump, the G.O.P. confronts the kind of existential crisis that has destroyed American parties in the past.  —  One of the oldest imperatives of American electoral politics is to define your opponents before they can define themselves.
Discussion: Raw Story and Roll Call
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall:
Do We Even Have A Republic Anymore?  —  The idea of a republic is that the people, through their representatives, get to make the laws that govern the country, but it appears that's no longer a thing.  What if you made a law, and no one enforced it?  Is there even any point to the exercise?
Washington Examiner:
End the victimized culture of grievance  —  He is a victim; she is a victim.  All those people over there are victims, too.  —  History will use the term “victimology” to describe the pervasive cultural doctrine of the early 21st century.  —  By “victimology,” they won't mean …
BBC:
Switzerland referendum: Voters support ban on face coverings in public  —  Switzerland has narrowly voted in favour of banning face coverings in public, including the burka or niqab worn by Muslim women.  —  Official results showed the measure had passed by 51.2% to 48.8% in Sunday's referendum.
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
An FBI official told Congress the bureau can't monitor Americans' social media.  That's not true.  —  WASHINGTON — A senator had a simple question for the FBI's counterterrorism chief at a hearing last week about the Capitol riot.  —  Didn't the FBI see all those postings by extremists …
Discussion: emptywheel
American Greatness:
Hitting Woke Herd Immunity?  —  We have become an absurd society obsessed with race but without any mechanism to develop a logical category of victimization and reparation.  —  Two recent polls suggest wokism is beginning to recede on a variety of fronts, from less trust in Black Lives Matter …
 
 
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Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Cuomo: ‘No way I resign’  —  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said there was “no way” …
Discussion: Breitbart
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Security review recommends enhanced background checks, retractable fencing to secure Capitol
Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department's Stance on Policing Faces Scrutiny as Floyd Murder Trial Begins
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Fox News
Wesley Yang / Chronicle of Higher Education:
A New Group Promises to Protect Professors' Free Speech
Discussion: National Review
Rachel M. Cohen / New Republic:
Inside a Long, Messy Year of Reopening Schools
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Kyrsten Sinema and the Thumbs-Down That Enraged the Left
Discussion: The Nation, Salon and The Hill
Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Conservative group to invest $10M on effort to tighten election security laws in 8 swing states
Discussion: National Review
 Earlier Items: 
Karol Markowicz / New York Post:
Texas shows the way on COVID rationality
Reuters:
Accountant faces pressure to turn on Trump in criminal probe
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Georgia Republicans are pushing dozens of ‘election integrity’ bills. Black voters are the target, rights groups say.
Ben Smith / New York Times:
They Had a Fun Pandemic. You Can Read About It in Print.
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Hawley becomes GOP cash cow despite Jan. 6 blowback
Discussion: VICE, HotAir and Raw Story
New York Times:
Rescue Package Includes $86 Billion Bailout for Failing Pensions