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Cassandra Buchman / Straight Arrow News:
Scott: Video of Obamas shared by Trump 'most racist thing I've seen' out of White House — This story is a Media Miss by the right as 0% is from right-leaning media. — 46% left coverage0% right coverage — Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., on Friday called a video President Donald Trump shared …
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Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Trump refuses to apologize over video showing the Obamas as apes
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Dem Leader Jeffries: “F*** Donald Trump”
House Dem Leader Jeffries: “F*** Donald Trump”
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Adam Klasfeld / All Rise News:
The Big Lie was always a racist project
The Big Lie was always a racist project
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Daniel Dale / CNN:
‘I did that’: Trump takes credit for a prisoner release that happened before he even ran for president
‘I did that’: Trump takes credit for a prisoner release that happened before he even ran for president
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CNBC:
Trump condemns racist video showing Obamas as apes after removing it, but says he won't apologize
Trump condemns racist video showing Obamas as apes after removing it, but says he won't apologize
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NBC News:
Judge rules in favor of New York and New Jersey for now in $16B tunnel fight with Trump — The construction on the tunnel, which will connect New York and New Jersey, was expected to end Friday night. — Listen to this article with a free account — A federal judge ruled Friday …
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Jonathan Karl / Associated Press:
Trump wants Penn Station, Dulles Airport named after him in funding deal with Schumer, sources say
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Michael Gold / New York Times:
Officials Pressed Schumer to Help Name Penn Station and Dulles Airport for Trump
Officials Pressed Schumer to Help Name Penn Station and Dulles Airport for Trump
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
White House excluding Dems from its annual governors meeting … NGA is meeting this year from Feb. 19 to 21. — The NGA said in a Friday email to people involved in planning that the association's leadership has decided the White House meeting will no longer be an association event.
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New York Times:
Demanding Support for Trump, Justice Dept. Struggles to Recruit Prosecutors — Some offices are so decimated that the Justice Department has sent in military lawyers. More recently, officials asked for volunteers from other offices who can quickly deploy to places in desperate need.
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STAT:
STAT+: TrumpRx claims to offer the lowest prices. But many drugs have cheaper generics — WASHINGTON — President Trump said his administration's new TrumpRx website will offer the cheapest prices in the world for 43 brand-name drugs, and counting. But about half of them are already available as generics, usually for much less.
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Ryan Nobles / NBC News:
Members of Congress will be able to view unredacted Epstein files next week — Members will be able to review the files on computers at DOJ beginning Monday, according to a letter obtained by NBC News. They can take notes, but cannot have electronic devices. — Listen to this article with a free account
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Members of Congress will have access to unredacted Epstein files
Members of Congress will have access to unredacted Epstein files
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Daniel Ruetenik / CBS News:
Lutnick and Epstein were in business together, Epstein files show — Add CBS News on Google — U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has said he had “limited interactions” with Jeffrey Epstein, but documents show they were in business together as recently as 2014.
Chris Polansky / Connecticut Public:
DeLauro to pressing clergy: ‘I will not vote to abolish ICE’ — A Friday roundtable discussion with faith leaders and Connecticut Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro grew contentious at times, with some clergy calling for the abolishment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE …
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Nevada Republican Mark Amodei to retire … Amodei's 2nd District is Republican-leaning and would likely remain in GOP hands even in a tough year for the party overall. He's the only Republican in the state's congressional delegation. — Amodei's decision comes just three months …
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Megan Mineiro / New York Times:
Republican Chairman of Homeland Security Spending Panel to Exit Congress
Republican Chairman of Homeland Security Spending Panel to Exit Congress
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Farrah Tomazin / The Daily Beast:
RFK Jr.'s Bizarre Trip With Epstein and Ghislaine Exposed in Files — JURASSIC ADVENTURES — The trip took place on a Native reservation where collecting fossils without explicit tribal permission is considered looting. — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went hunting for dinosaur bones …
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Maxine Joselow / New York Times:
Trump Opens Marine National Monument in Atlantic to Commercial Fishing — Off the coast of Cape Cod, the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument is a unique stretch of ocean that had been protected for a decade. — President Trump moved on Friday to allow commercial fishing …
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Julianne McShane / MS NOW:
Judge denies DHS bid to rush removal of Liam Ramos and his family — Kristen Stenvik, superintendent of the district where Liam goes to school, said the ruling provides both “additional time” and “continued uncertainty.” … The Department of Homeland Security unsuccessfully sought …
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Jack Revell / The Daily Beast:
Military Pressured to See ‘Melania’ Against Their Will — ‘PEOPLE ARE SCARED’ — A military group has evidence of troops being ordered into theater—the movie theater. — Thousands of active-duty military personnel may have been “pressured” into seeing the Melania documentary at cinemas around the country, a watchdog has warned.
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
The Epstein scandal is taking down Europe's political class. In the US, they're getting a pass. … But as Europe's political class moves to clean up its mess and address its shame concerning ties with the convicted sex offender, it's inadvertently highlighting something else — the comparative lack of accountability in the U.S.
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NBC News:
Children trapped in Texas immigration facility recount nightmares, inedible food, no school — A photo of Liam Conejo Ramos, a scared 5-year-old, drew attention to a detention center in Dilley, Texas. Advocates say his experience reflects what hundreds of children have endured out of public view.
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Tom Lutz / The Guardian:
NBC appears to cut crowd's booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast — Vice-president given hostile reception by some in Milan — US broadcast cuts out crowd's show of dissent — The US vice-president, JD Vance, was greeted by a chorus of boos when he appeared …
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Brian Niemietz / Las Vegas Sun:
Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino tossed from Las Vegas bar — Former U.S. Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino was reportedly asked to leave a Las Vegas bar out of safety concerns for the venue's customers. — Days after being removed from his post in Minneapolis …
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Hegseth Says Defense Department Will Cut Ties With Harvard — Mr. Hegseth's order appeared to target his alma mater, Harvard's Kennedy School for public policy. — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that the Defense Department would sever its academic ties with Harvard University …
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Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Federal judge rules DOJ can ‘no longer’ be trusted in voter roll crusade — A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department's nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning …
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Les Carpenter / Washington Post:
Nothing could stop the U.S. figure skating team. Not even JD Vance's motorcade. — Alysa Liu and world champion dance team of Madison Chock and Evan Bates have the Americans leading the team event after day one. — MILAN — The start of the women's short program at the Olympic figure skating team event …
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Victor Tangermann / Futurism:
It Turns Out That When Waymos Are Stumped, They Get Intervention From Workers in the Philippines — Waymo has established itself as the autonomous ride-hailing service to beat, operating a fleet of several thousand self-driving taxis across the United States, with active services in ten major metropolitan areas.
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Adam Downer / The Daily Beast:
TV Doctor Boycotts CBS for Standing by Epstein's Twisted Doctor Pal — STANDARDS & BAD PRACTICES — Dr. Jen Ashton called on CBS to respect a higher standard for medical professionals. — A prominent television doctor is refusing to appear on CBS until its Trump-kissing boss, Bari Weiss, fires Jeffrey Epstein pal Peter Attia.
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Midterm Redistricting Master Plan Is Falling Short — An unfavorable Supreme Court ruling and surprise Democratic enthusiasm in Texas show limits to president's plan — WASHINGTON—President Trump's effort to push Republican state lawmakers to create more GOP-leaning House districts …
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Elie Mystal / The Nation:
Is Samuel Alito Preparing to Disrobe? — In this installment of Elie v. US, our justice correspondent explores the week's big legal news, including a possible Alito retirement. Also, the anti-trans mob's latest target: tight clothing. — Pocket … Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has a new book coming out.
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US Department of Justice:
Third Coconspirator in Fatal Benghazi Attacks in U.S. Custody, Charged in Washington D.C. with Murder and Terrorism Counts — For Immediate Release — Zubayar Al-Bakoush, an armed coconspirator in the 2012 attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, that killed U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens …
Jon Seidel / Chicago Sun Times:
Federal judge will let Marimar Martinez release text messages sent by Border Patrol agent who shot her — Federal prosecutors say the public release of text messages sent by the Border Patrol agent who shot Chicago's Marimar Martinez last fall could only serve one purpose: to “sully” his reputation.
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Ireland Owens / The Daily Caller:
Trump Admin Suspends 111,620 ‘California Borrowers’ For Allegedly Committing Billions in Pandemic-Era Fraud — Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler announced Friday her agency has suspended 111,620 borrowers in California over alleged fraud related to pandemic-era loan programs.
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Anil Oza / STAT:
Scientists worry finalizing ‘Schedule F’ rule will further politicize NIH grant decisions — New Trump administration policy makes it easier to fire thousands of federal workers — The Trump administration is moving forward with a personnel rule that critics say will subject a broader swath …
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