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5:35 PM ET, February 4, 2022

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New York Times:
G.O.P. Declares Jan. 6 Attack ‘Legitimate Political Discourse’  —  The Republican National Committee voted to censure Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for participating in the inquiry into the deadly riot at the Capitol.  —  WASHINGTON — The Republican Party on Friday officially declared …
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Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
‘Trump Is Wrong,’ Pence Says of False Claim About Overturning Election  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence said in a speech on Friday that he had no right to overturn the 2020 election, as the former president has falsely claimed.  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence on Friday offered …
Morgan Anderson / CheneyForWyoming.com:
Cheney: I Do Not Recognize Those In My Party Who Have Abandoned The Constitution To Embrace Donald Trump  —  Washington, DC - Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY) issued the following statement in response to the Republican National Committee's anticipated vote to censure her tomorrow:
Mark Niquette / Bloomberg:
Pence Says Trump Was Wrong to Say He Could Overturn Election  —  Mike Pence rejected Donald Trump's claims that as vice president he had the power to void the 2020 election result and refuse to certify President Joe Biden's victory, breaking from his old boss as both men weigh possible White House bids in 2024.
Discussion: NPR and Mediaite
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Republicans rebuke Liz Cheney in unprecedented moves
Brittany Shepherd / ABC News:
Pence, defending his actions on Jan. 6, rebukes Trump as ‘wrong’
Gabby Orr / CNN:
In censure of Cheney and Kinzinger, RNC calls events of January 6 ‘legitimate political discourse’
CNN:
Exclusive: Newly obtained records show Trump and Jim Jordan spoke at length on morning of January 6  —  (CNN)The House select committee investigating the Capitol insurrection is now in possession of White House records that provide new details about a phone call Donald Trump made to Republican …
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Revealed: Trump reviewed draft order that authorized voting machines to be seized  —  Then president, during contentious December 2020 meeting, also agreed to appoint Sidney Powell as special counsel to investigate fraud  —  Weeks after the 2020 election, Donald Trump reviewed a draft executive order …
Discussion: Raw Story and National Zero
Robert Draper / New York Times:
Michael Flynn Is Still at War  —  The general tried to persuade Donald Trump to use the military to overturn the 2020 election.  A year later, he and his followers are fighting the same battle by other means.  —  On Nov. 25, 2020, President Donald J. Trump announced via Twitter …
Ben Feuerherd / New York Post:
Michael Avenatti convicted of stealing $300k from Stormy Daniels  —  Attorney-turned-criminal Michael Avenatti was convicted Friday of swiping nearly $300,000 in book-advance money from his then-client Stormy Daniels.  —  The now twice-convicted felon — and one time rising star …
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John Sexton / HotAir:
Reactions to day one of the Sarah Palin vs NY Times trial (including from Michael Avenatti)
American Greatness:
Was Hillary Clinton Paying Michael Avenatti?
Discussion: Meaning In History and HCRN
Washington Post:
Judge temporarily halts Youngkin order making masks optional in Va. schools after lawsuit from school boards  —  An Arlington judge has issued a temporary restraining order barring enforcement of Gov. Glenn Youngkin's mask-optional order for schools — a major victory for the seven school boards …
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Christine Rosen / Commentary Magazine:
The Masking Regime Is Coming Apart
Discussion: RedState and CNN
Cristóbal Reyes / Orlando Sentinel:
Neo-Nazi group's leader among 3 arrested in attack at Orlando demonstration  —  Three members of the National Socialist Movement, including Kissimmee-based leader Burt Colucci, were arrested after a scuffle during a demonstration at Waterford Lakes last weekend made national headlines …
Discussion: Forbes
Matt Bonesteel / Washington Post:
Sixteen Penn swimmers say transgender teammate Lia Thomas should not be allowed to compete  —  Sixteen members of the University of Pennsylvania women's swimming team sent a letter to school and Ivy League officials Thursday asking that they not take legal action challenging the NCAA's recently updated transgender policy.
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Christopher Hutton / Washington Examiner:
Lia Thomas should not be allowed in women's competitions, 16 UPenn swimmers argue
ABC News:
Biden touts stronger than expected jobs report: ‘America is back to work’  —  The White House had expected a disappointing report due to omicron.  —  After the White House braced for a disappointing January jobs report officials predicted would be skewed by the omicron variant …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Daily Kos
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Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Eric Holder's ‘Democracy’ Con  —  He campaigns against gerrymandering, then says not a word about New York's map.  —  To understand the political con that is the Democrats' “voting rights” push, look at the bait-and-switch that preceded it.  Eric Holder this week cemented his party's ruthless …
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Jade Bremner / The Independent:
Oklahoma bill would fine teachers $10k for teaching anything that contradicts religion  —  Under Senator Rob Standridge's Students' Religious Belief Protection Act subjects like LGBT+ issues, evolution and the big bang theory, even birth control could be off the table
Discussion: RedState and Deseret News
Wall Street Journal:
Cyberattack on News Corp, Believed Linked to China, Targeted Emails of Journalists, Others  —  The attack, discovered on Jan. 20, affected publications including The Wall Street Journal, New York Post and the company's U.K. news operation  —  News Corp was the target of a hack that accessed emails …
Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
A new GOP bill would give workers an alternative to unions.  Republicans should get behind it.  —  Republicans such as Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.) and Rep. Jim Banks (Ind.), the chairman of the Republican Study Committee, have been working on ways to make the GOP policy agenda align better with its increasingly working-class voters.
Axios:
The making of a modern Republican  —  Paths to power and winning elections inside the GOP are changing rapidly and radically, spawning a new generation of kingmakers while diminishing the clout of many who lorded over the party for years.  —  Why it matters: Fourteen of the Republican Party's top consultants …
CNN:
Pennsylvania Senate Republican race between Oz and McCormick turns ugly early  —  Erie, Pennsylvania (CNN)In the Pennsylvania Senate race, one candidate is accusing a rival of having “dual loyalties” to the US and a foreign country.  In turn, that rival is charging his opponent with being too cozy with China.
Discussion: Politico
James Gordon / Daily Mail:
Chris Cuomo ‘to get $9m from CNN’: Fired anchor ‘will be paid half his contract to stop him filing lawsuit claiming that Jeff Zucker and Allison Gollust had ethically dubious relationship with Andrew Cuomo’  — Fired CNN anchor Chris Cuomo to receive a payout of $9million
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Paul promises investigation of Fauci if Republicans take Senate  —  Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) says he plans to subpoena Anthony Fauci's records if Republicans retake the Senate in November's midterm elections and he becomes chairman of a committee.  —  Paul stands to become chairman …
Clare Malone / New Yorker:
Is There a Market for Saving Local News?  —  Jump-starting journalism in smaller, economically depressed places requires a degree of patience, and some tolerance for risk.  —  “The Cleveland Press, dead at 103.”  That was WEWS Cleveland's proclamation on June 17, 1982, the day the paper …
 
 
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Houston Keene / Fox News:
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