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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Off the air, Fox News stars blasted the election fraud claims they peddled  —  In the days and weeks after the 2020 elections, the Fox News Channel repeatedly broadcast false claims that then-President Donald Trump had been cheated of victory.  —  Off the air, the network's stars …
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Fox News stars and executives privately trashed Trump's election fraud claims, court document reveals  —  New York CNN —  The most prominent stars and highest-ranking executives at Fox News privately ridiculed claims of election fraud in the 2020 election, despite the right-wing channel allowing lies …
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Fetterman Checks Into Hospital to Seek Treatment for Clinical Depression  —  A spokesman for the first-term senator from Pennsylvania, who suffered a near-fatal stroke last year, said his depression had grown severe in recent weeks, as he has worked to adjust to life in the Senate.
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Abraham Gutman / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Fetterman is hospitalized with depression. Here is what to know about the common but serious disorder.
Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Fetterman Joins Countless Other Lawmakers Who Have Sought Treatment at Hospital
Phil Williams / WTVF-TV:
Businessman, economist, cop, international sex crimes expert?  The stories of Congressman Andy Ogles  —  Congressman places block on confirmation of educational credentials, but NewsChannel 5 digs up an old résumé  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — If you believe Middle Tennessee's …
Tara Palmeri / Puck:
The Chris Christie '24 Chaos Theory  —  A number of ambitious and peripheral Republicans are increasingly betting on the likelihood of Trump-DeSantis mutually assured destruction.  Will a Florida wipeout open a lane for... Chris Christie?  —  In politics, of course, timing is everything …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
The Contradictions of Ron DeSantis
Discussion: Florida Politics and Bloomberg
Politico:
The senator Biden loves to hate  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration.  With help from Allie Bice.  —  Over his 36 years in the Senate, JOE BIDEN took pride in establishing friendships across the aisle.
Discussion: The Hill and Channels Television
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Biden remains ‘healthy’ and ‘vigorous,’ his physician says
Alexandra Duggan / KTFT:
Idaho lawmakers introduce legislation to criminalize those who administer COVID vaccines  —  The bill would make administering an mRNA vaccine — a COVID vaccine — a misdemeanor.  —  IDAHO, USA — Two Idaho lawmakers have introduced a bill to charge those who administer mRNA vaccines with a misdemeanor.
Murray Waas / Rule of Law:
EXCLUSIVE: FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP LEAKED CLASSIFIED RUSSIA PAPERS TO CONSERVATIVE JOURNALIST  —  Trump's leak of the records raises new questions regarding his handling of classified information as the special counsel's probe of Trump's removal of classified documents to Mar-a-Lago intensifies.
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Appeals court rejects Kari Lake's challenge of election loss to Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs  —  An appeals court Thursday rejected Republican Kari Lake's challenge of her election loss to Democrat Katie Hobbs in the 2022 Arizona governor's race.  —  The three-judge panel upheld a lower court ruling …
Discussion: Arizona Republic
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Holly Bailey / Washington Post:
Judge to release parts of Georgia special grand jury report  —  A Georgia judge on Thursday released parts of a report produced by an Atlanta-area special grand jury investigating efforts by President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn Trump's 2020 election loss in Georgia …
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Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Grand jury report recommends perjury charges
Steve Trimble / Aviation Week Network:
Hobby Club's Missing Balloon Feared Shot Down By USAF  —  A small, globe-trotting balloon declared “missing in action” by an Illinois-based hobbyist club on Feb. 15 has emerged as a candidate to explain one of the three mystery objects shot down by four heat-seeking missiles launched by U.S. Air Force fighters since Feb. 10.
Akshay Syal / NBC News:
Immunity acquired from a Covid infection is as protective as vaccination against severe illness and death, study finds  —  Immunity acquired from a Covid infection provides strong, lasting protection against the most severe outcomes of the illness, according to research published Thursday in The Lancet …
AFTD:
A Statement from the Willis Family  —  As a family, we wanted to take this opportunity to thank you all for the outpouring of love and compassion for Bruce over the past ten months.  Your generosity of spirit has been overwhelming, and we are tremendously grateful for it.
Discussion: KHON2, KTSM-TV and USA Today
Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
‘Chernobyl 2.0’?  Ohio Train Derailment Spurs Wild Speculation.  —  For many influencers across the political spectrum, claims about the environmental effects of the train derailment have gone far beyond known facts.  —  Stuart Thompson writes about online information flows.
Discussion: WHNT-TV and DCReport.org
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David Benoit / Wall Street Journal:
Emails Reveal Deep Ties Between Jeffrey Epstein, Former Barclays CEO Jes Staley
Discussion: Telegraph
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Fight the Anti-Trans Backlash With Accountability, Not Silence  —  A new book by Hannah Barnes describes how the Gender Identity Development Service at the Tavistock clinic in London, the United Kingdom's only dedicated gender-identity clinic, routinely put children on puberty blockers with inadequate assessment.
Discussion: UPI and Just The News
Ken Haddad / WDIV-TV:
Train that derailed in Van Buren Township operated by Norfolk Southern; no hazmat leak reported  —  No injuries reported in train derailment  —  A train operated by Norfolk Southern, the same operators behind the Ohio derailment, went off the rails Thursday morning in Van Buren Township.
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NBC News:
Ron DeSantis to address powerful police union in Chicago  —  CHICAGO — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to make a trip up to Illinois on Monday to speak before local law enforcement, according to the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police.  —  “Chicago Lodge 7 Members …
Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
Alex Jones is ‘holding firearms’ for Jan. 6 rioters, bankruptcy docs show  —  As Infowars founder Alex Jones is facing bankruptcy for damages he owes to the families of victims of the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School, a new filing shows the right-wing conspiracy theorist has been …
Snejana Farberov / New York Post:
Top Putin war official plunges 160 feet to her death from high-rise building  —  A high-ranking Russian defense official in the war against Ukraine was found dead Wednesday after falling from a 16th-floor window in an apartment building.  —  Marina Yankina, 58, was discovered by a passerby …
Associated Press:
Justice Dept. in DC taking over Texas AG corruption probe  —  Justice Department officials in Washington have taken over the corruption investigation into Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, removing the case from the hands of the federal prosecutors in Texas who'd long been leading the probe, according to state prosecutors.
Discussion: CNN and The Texas Tribune
Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
Tesla recalls 362,758 vehicles, says Full Self-Driving Beta software may cause crashes  — Tesla is recalling 362,758 vehicles and warns that its experimental driver-assistance software, marketed as Full Self-Driving Beta, may cause crashes.  — The recall notice was posted on the website …
WNYW-TV:
Rep. George Santos responds to questions about his finances … NEW YORK - Rep. George Santos gave an exclusive interview to FOX 5 News on Thursday to answer questions about his finances and an ethics investigation.  —  When asked by Jodi Goldberg to comment on a recent report claiming …
Daniel Barnes / NBC News:
Proud Boys' lawyers plan to subpoena Donald Trump in seditious conspiracy trial  —  The defense argues that the Proud Boys participated in the Jan. 6 riot because Trump “called on patriots to stop the steal.”  It's far from certain that Trump will actually take the stand.
Joe Perticone / Press Pass:
Republicans Turn a Blind Eye to Elon Musk's Twitter Manipulation  —  “If he wants to get his word out that he owns the show, doesn't he own it?”  —  Good afternoon and welcome to Press Pass.  Before we jump into today's edition, please do me a favor and share this newsletter with someone …
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Sen. Tim Scott test drives a potential presidential campaign message in South Carolina speech  —  CHARLESTON, S.C. — Sen. Tim Scott did not announce he is running for president here at the Charleston County GOP's Black History Banquet Thursday night.  But at times, it sounded like he was already a candidate.
Discussion: Washington Post and Fox News
Pamela Paul / New York Times:
In Defense of J.K. Rowling  —  “Trans people need and deserve protection.”  —  “I believe the majority of trans-identified people not only pose zero threat to others but are vulnerable.”  —  “I respect every trans person's right to live any way that feels authentic and comfortable to them.”
 
 
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