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10:40 AM ET, February 5, 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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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Trump responds to Pence criticism  —  Former President Trump responded to former Vice President Mike Pence's remarks that he did not have the authority to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.  —  “Just saw Mike Pence's statement on the fact that he had no right to do anything …
Politico:
Trump's ‘circular firing squad’ threatens GOP midterm gains  —  SALT LAKE CITY — Nine months before the midterm elections, nearly everything is falling the Republican Party's way, from President Joe Biden's dismal approval ratings to rising gas prices and a seemingly never-ending pandemic.
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 …
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
‘President Trump is wrong’: Pence rejects claim he could have ‘overturned the election’
Emily Brooks / Washington Examiner:
Romney and other Republicans decry RNC censuring Liz Cheney and Kinzinger
Samuel Benson / Politico:
Former clerk rewrites SCOTUS contenders' Wikipedia bios  —  A former law clerk for a potential Supreme Court nominee embarked on a Wikipedia editing spree over the past week, bolstering the page of his former boss while altering the pages of her competitors in an apparent attempt to invite liberal skepticism …
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Michael Wines / New York Times:
North Carolina Court Says G.O.P. Political Maps Are Unconstitutional
Discussion: Politico and Roll Call
Zach Montellaro / Politico:   GOP takes mail voting to court in swing states Biden won
Chris Megerian / Associated Press:
Looking for evidence?  Trust us, Biden administration says  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Biden's administration was asked for evidence to back up dramatic claims about national security developments this past week, it demurred with a simple rejoinder: You'll have to trust us on that.
Discussion: Breitbart and The Daily Beast
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Humeyra Pamuk / Reuters:
U.S. restores sanctions waiver to Iran with nuclear talks in final phase … President Joe Biden's administration on Friday restored sanctions waivers to Iran to allow international nuclear cooperation projects, as indirect American-Iranian talks on reviving the 2015 international nuclear deal with Tehran enter the final stretch.
Wall Street Journal:
The World Is Likely Sicker Than It Has Been in 100 Years  —  Omicron has probably made more people ill at the same time than in any period since the flu pandemic, experts say  —  in Mexico City, Joanna Sugden in London and Rajesh Roy  —  The world is living through a unique moment …
Nicole Gaudiano / Insider:
A former Marine and prosecutor who monitors Trump's base online has turned over information to the January 6 select committee  — A criminal-defense attorney began tracking Donald Trump's base online before the 2020 election.  — He has turned over information to a committee investigating the January 6 siege on the US Capitol.
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Kipp Jones / Mediaite:
Somber Don Lemon Eulogizes Jeff Zucker as ‘The Reason You Have a Gay Black Man’ in Primetime  —  CNN anchor Don Lemon eulogized former network president Jeff Zucker's time with the company on Friday by thanking him, in part, for his commitment to diversity.  —  Zucker stepped down on Wednesday …
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David Marcus / The Daily Wire:   How Jeff Zucker Turned CNN Into A Cult
Billy Binion / Reason:
Amir Locke's Death Should Incense Anyone Who Cares About Gun Rights  —  An officer with the Minneapolis Police Department SWAT team shot and killed a 22-year-old man early Wednesday morning during the execution of a no-knock raid, reinvigorating debate around a law-enforcement tactic that many say is ripe for abuse.
Discussion: Associated Press, UPI and Mediaite
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Michael Schwirtz / New York Times:
Russian Troops in Final Stages of Readiness Add to Worries for Ukraine  —  Though the Kremlin's intentions are unclear, Ukrainian officials are newly worried about the Crimean Peninsula, where Russia has deployed 10,000 additional troops, they said.  —  KYIV, Ukraine — While Russian …
New York Times:
In Beijing, Olympic Spectacle and Global Power Games  —  The opening of the Winter Games gave Xi Jinping and Vladimir V. Putin a chance to cement their partnership against Western censure.  —  BEIJING — China's leader, Xi Jinping, opened an Olympic Games on Friday intended to celebrate …
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NBC News:
Uyghur athlete delivers Olympic flame in opening ceremony after global criticism of China
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 …
Politico:
New York mayor holds court in swanky restaurant alongside friend with checkered past  —  NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams' whereabouts have long been a source of intrigue — from his unconventional living arrangement that spilled into public view on the campaign trail last year …
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Hawley posts a fist-pump to ignorance with his position on Ukraine  —  Something serious appears to have prompted Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., to label a fellow Republican, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, a “con artist” and “one of the worst human beings.”  Perhaps it was Hawley's public questioning …
Charles Bremner / The Times:
French elections 2022: Marine Le Pen's party gets Hungarian loan … Marine Le Pen, the nationalist candidate for the French presidency, received an €11 million campaign loan from a Hungarian bank that is assumed to have had support from Viktor Orban, the country's authoritarian leader.
Todd Neikirk / HillReporter.com:
Documents Reveal That Clarence Thomas Has Been in Contact With Ron DeSantis “On Various Things”  —  Clarence Thomas' entry into the United States began with controversy.  The judge was confirmed in 1991 despite claims of constant sexual harassment by subordinate Anita Hill.
Discussion: Forbes, Daily Kos and Sun-Sentinel
Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Dismal Russian Record in Occupied Eastern Ukraine Serves as Warning  —  The areas, once engines of the Ukrainian economy, are now impoverished, depopulated enclaves that increasingly rely on Russian subsidies to survive.  It's what many fear could happen to the rest of the country if Vladimir Putin carries out a broader invasion.
 
 
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Inside the Fox News That Donald Trump Helped Build
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Republican anger over 2020 a wild card in midterms
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Discussion: Raw Story
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Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson raised $64G for anti-Trump film that was never released
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Jan. 6 Defendant Seeks to Subpoena Trump as Witness at Trial
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Reuters:
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Jane Arraf / New York Times:
A Black Iraqi's Sudden Career in TV News: ‘They Wanted to See All Colors’
Shoshana Wodinsky / Gizmodo:
The Hidden Failure of the World's Biggest Privacy Law
CNN:
Exclusive: Newly obtained records show Trump and Jim Jordan spoke at length on morning of January 6
 

 
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Tom McArthur / BBC:
RSF publishes its World Press Freedom Index and places Norway, Denmark, and Sweden in the top three, the US down 10 spots at 55, and Eritrea in last place

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A look at news publishers' conflicting approaches toward AI companies, and how the lack of a data marketplace makes it hard for buyers and sellers to set rates

Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology:
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