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Bernie Sanders sits down with Jon Favreau to talk about why he feels he’s uniquely prepared to lead a movement for change in the 2020 presidenti. Thomas Frederick Vietor IV (born August 31, 1980) is an American political commentator and podcaster.He is a former spokesperson for President Obama and the United States National Security Council from 2011 to 2013. He is a founder of Crooked Media and co-hosts the podcasts Pod Save America and Pod Save the World.

The MAGA vs. Mitch McConnell battle heats up with Trump’s return to public life, Joe Biden and progressives debate how much student debt to cancel, and Texas suffers from freezing storms and rolling blackouts while Ted Cruz jets off to Cancun. Then Dr. Anthony Fauci talks to Jon about variants, vaccination timelines, and what he’s learned from this pandemic.

For resources about how to help those affected by the storms in Texas or get help, check out this Texas Tribune article.

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Mitch and Trump

The Hill: READ: Trump statement ripping into McConnell
Politico: Trump attacks McConnell in fiery statement
NYT: Trump, in Scorching Attack on McConnell, Urges G.O.P. to Replace Him
Politico: Johnson: McConnell doesn’t ‘speak for the conference’ on Trump’s culpability for riot
TPM: Ron Johnson Joins Graham In Bashing McConnell For Scolding Trump After Acquittal
CNN: McConnell’s plan to deal with Trump: Ignore him
Business Insider: Lindsey Graham says Republicans ‘don’t have a snowball’s chance in hell’ of regaining a Senate majority without Trump
WaPo: County GOP chairman in Kentucky calls on McConnell to resign from leadership over remarks on Trump’s responsibility for Jan. 6 attack
Daily Beast: Hannity Calls for McConnell to Be Replaced as GOP Senate Leader
United States Senate: Responsibilities of Majority and Minority Leaders
CNN: McConnell and Schumer reelected as Senate party leaders
The Hill: Trump to appear on ‘Hannity’ in wake of Limbaugh’s death
NPR: Trump Praises Limbaugh, Who Died Wednesday, As A ‘Legend’

Student debt

NYT: In Milwaukee, Biden Offers Reassurance, and Tries to Avoid Mention of ‘the Former Guy’
Politico: Biden focuses on K-8 in recasting benchmark on opening schools
WaPo: Biden indicates he’s open to negotiation on $15 minimum wage
CNN: Biden again rejects $50,000 student loan debt forgiveness plan pushed by other top Democrats
Vox: The debate over Joe Biden canceling student debt, explained
CNBC: President Biden’s executive order extends federal student loan payment freeze for 8 months—what experts say borrowers should do
NPR: President Biden Extends Student Loan Payment Freeze Through Sept. 30
WaPo: After Biden request, Education Department extends pause on federal student loan payments through September
Slate: Biden Says “No” to Democrat-Backed $50,000 Student Debt Forgiveness Plan
USA Today – Fact check: Student loan debt still exists, despite viral social media claim
Axios: Warren, Schumer double down on push to cancel student debt after Biden rejects plan
Bloomberg: Schumer, Warren Challenge Biden on Student Debt Cancellation
Data for Progress: THE PRESIDENT DOESN’T NEED CONGRESS TO CANCEL STUDENT LOAN DEBT. DEMOCRATS WILL PUSH FOR ACTION IN 2021
Reuters: Biden will ask DOJ to review his authority to cancel student loan debt – White House
Forbes: Why Biden Can’t Cancel Student Loans—This Memo Explains All
The Hill: Ocasio-Cortez: ‘The case against student loan forgiveness is looking shakier by the day’
CNN: Key Democrats unhappy with Biden’s reluctance to cancel $50,000 in student debt
Business Insider: Several top Democrats break with Biden and push back on his reluctance to cancel $50,000 in student-loan debt
NBC: Most Black voters support eliminating student loan debt, new survey finds
Vox: Americans want to cancel student loans — but not all of them
CNBC: Students lament Biden refusal to cancel $50,000 in student debt
The Cut: Biden’s Cowardly Answer on Student Debt

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Texas / Winter weather

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Bloomberg: Texas Power Crisis Is Getting Worse With Millions Left in Dark
AP: Millions endure record cold without power; at least 20 dead
NYT: Texans are still waiting for power to return, with more snow on the way.
WaPo: Live updates: Deaths mount, millions still without power amid new snow, ice storm
Texas Tribune: “We’re in it alone”: Power outages leave millions of Texans desperate for heat and safety
NYT: Texas Blackouts Hit Minority Neighborhoods Especially Hard
WaPo: Freezing temperatures and power outages hurt Texas’s most vulnerable yet again
NY Mag: Extreme Winter Weather Wreaks Havoc Across U.S.
AP: Crippling storm hampers vaccinations as FEMA opens new sites
Texas Tribune: How to help and get help in Texas as the winter storm causes power outages
Austin American Statesman: How to help, and what to do if you need it, during Texas’ historic freeze
Texas Tribune Analysis: Analysis: Working political angles instead of solving problems
Houston Chronicle: Perry says Texans willing to suffer blackouts to keep feds out of power market
WaPo: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott blames wind turbines, Green New Deal policies for outages. Critics call that ‘a lie.’
ABC News: Texas blackouts fuel false claims about renewable energy
WaPo: The Texas grid got crushed because its operators didn’t see the need to prepare for cold weather
Vox: Why the Texas power grid is struggling to cope with the extreme cold
NY Mag: No, the Green New Deal Did Not Cause the Texas Power Outage
Media Matters: How Fox News is exploiting Texas’ power outages to fearmonger about clean energy
The New Republic: Conservatives Are Seriously Accusing Wind Turbines of Killing People in the Texas Blackouts
The Hill: ‘I got no defense’ Ted Cruz admits in controversy over energy policies in California and Texas
Salon: Texas Republicans mocked California for blackouts. Now their tweets are coming back to haunt them
The Hill: Texas lawmakers’ tweets mocking California power outages resurface amid winter storm
Axios: Biden administration sending generators to Texas amid power outages
The Guardian: Kamala Harris promises federal relief for Texas victims of winter storms
The Hill: Biden speaks with governors of states hit by severe weather
NYT: A Glimpse of America’s Future: Climate Change Means Trouble for Power Grids
Politico: Biden gets his first energy crisis — and an opening
LA Times: Texas blackouts show the power grid isn’t ready for climate change
Joe Biden.com: THE BIDEN PLAN TO BUILD A MODERN, SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE AND AN EQUITABLE CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE
Bloomberg: Biden’s Plea to Remake Grid Gets a Boost on Texas Power Crisis
WSJ: Biden to Meet With Unions Pushing for Infrastructure Spending
NBC News: Biden prepares to move to next phase of his agenda with infrastructure push
Politico: Biden administration talks infrastructure — but not a price tag
WaPo Analysis: What Does a Green Grid Mean, and Can Biden Make One?
The Atlantic: I’m Freezing Cold and Burning Mad in Texas
WaPo Analysis: The politics of energy generation don’t always line up with actual energy generation
WaPo Opinion: Opinion: Insane GOP lies about Texas offer a depressing preview of coming climate debates
Texas Tribune: Texas lawmakers have denounced Joe Biden’s energy moves, but experts say they could benefit the state

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Multiple Trump officials agree to testify for the impeachment inquiry, Trump’s call with Erdogan leads to disaster in Syria, and the Democratic candidates prepare for their fourth and largest debate yet. Word mac download student. Then Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ronan Farrow talks to Jon Lovett about his new book, Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators.

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Impeachment

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NYT: Ukraine Envoy Says She Was Told Trump Wanted Her Out Over Lack of Trust
Vox: The former ambassador to Ukraine says she was ousted because of her anti-corruption work
WaPo: Why Trump can’t stop all witnesses from testifying in Congress’s impeachment inquiry
Esquire: The Latest Hero Exposing Trump’s Corruption Has a Name, and She Is Not F*cking Around.
Guardian – Marie Yovanovitch’s testimony on Trump cracks the wall of silence
NYT Op-Ed: Marie Yovanovitch Fought Corruption, Then Lost Her Post
WaPo: A local reporter grilled Mike Pompeo about Ukraine. He accused her of working for the DNC.
WaPo: Trump’s envoy to testify that ‘no quid pro quo’ came from Trump
CNN: Washington Post: US envoy to the European Union to tell Congress Trump relayed to him ‘no quid pro quo’ text
NBC News: Ambassador to E.U. to testify he doesn’t know why Ukraine aid was held up
WaPo: Gordon Sondland is about to blow a hole in Trump’s Ukraine defense
CNN: Trump’s former top Russia adviser to testify she was unaware of some aspects of Ukraine scandal, source says
NBC News: Trump’s former Russia aide set to give revealing testimony on Giuliani, Sondland
NYT: Subpoenas and Requests for Evidence in the Trump Impeachment Inquiry
Politico Magazine: The Russia Hawk in the White House
Politico: Adam Schiff says whistleblower may not testify in impeachment probe More:
Axios: House Democrats’ impeachment roadmap
Politico: Polo ponies and private planes: Trump impeachment fight deepens a rift among ambassadors
NYT: Giuliani Is Said to Be Under Investigation for Ukraine Work
CNN: Rudy Giuliani tells CNN he’s unaware he’s under investigation for Ukraine involvement
NYT: 2 Giuliani Associates Arrested With One-Way Tickets at U.S. Airport
WSJ: Indicted Florida Pair Known for Flashy Style, Claim of Trump Ties
WaPo: How two Soviet-born emigres made it into elite Trump circles — and the center of the impeachment storm
NYT: Amid Show of Support, Trump Meets With Giuliani Over Lunch
WaPo: Trump defends Giuliani amid reports of federal investigation
Vox: As the Ukraine probe heats up, Trump and Giuliani are sticking together. Mostly.
Politico: ‘Stop talking’: Trump advisers want Giuliani dumped
WaPo: Hunter Biden says he will resign from Chinese company board and won’t take foreign work if his father is president

Syria

NYT: Defense Secretary Announces Withdrawal From Northern Syria
WaPo: Deepening disarray in northeast Syria as Turkish troops advance, U.S. troops pull back and Kurdish defenses crumble
Daily Beast: U.S. ‘Withdraws’ Forces to Let Turks Advance on America’s Allies
Reuters: Exclusive: U.S. could pull bulk of troops from Syria in matter of days
CNN: Exclusive: Pro-Turkish forces cut off main road to Kurdish city of Kobani
CNN: Turkey claims its first town as offensive into northern Syria intensifies
CBS Face the Nation: Transcript: Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on “Face the Nation,” October 13, 2019
WaPo: Unswayed by top advisers, Trump doubles down on decision to withdraw troops
AP: Turkish invasion threatens to escalate; US orders pullback
WaPo: Trump faces bipartisan criticism for Syria withdrawal
Politico: Amid chaos, U.S. to pull last troops out of northern Syria
Axios: Behind the scenes of the Trump bluff that kicked off Turkey’s invasion
NYT: Syrian Arab Fighters Backed by Turkey Kill Two Kurdish Prisoners
NYT: The Kurds’ Prisons and Detention Camps for ISIS Members, Explained
NYT: Hundreds of ISIS Supporters Flee Detention Amid Turkish Airstrikes – AKCAKALE, Turkey
NYT: America’s Former Allies in Syria Team Up With Damascus Government
WaPo: U.S. forces say Turkey was deliberately ‘bracketing’ American troops with artillery fire in Syria
WaPo: Turkish-led forces film themselves executing a Kurdish captive in Syria r
Independent: ‘Civilians have become the fuel in this terrible war … to be consumed and burned’
NYT: Pullback Leaves Green Berets Feeling ‘Ashamed,’ and Kurdish Allies Describing ‘Betrayal’
WaPo: European leaders criticize Turkish offensive in Syria as U.S. accelerates pullout
NYT: 12 Hours. 4 Syrian Hospitals Bombed. One Culprit: Russia.
CNN: Trump and Mnuchin ramp up threats of sanctioning Turkey. Here are the facts
Axios: Lindsey Graham threatens Turkey with “most crippling sanctions” since Iran
US News: As Options Narrow on Syria, Trump Prepares to Drop Sanctions Hammer on Turkey
Politico: Lindsey Graham: Trump’s vow to sanction Turkey ‘a game changer’
Vox:Trump says he’s ending the US role in Middle East wars. He’s sending 1,800 troops to Saudi Arabia.
Slate: Trump Wants to Stop “Endless Wars.” He’s Making That Impossible.
NYT: Trump Orders Troops and Weapons to Saudi Arabia in Message of Deterrence to Iran
NYT: Trump’s Abrupt Shifts in Middle East Unnerve U.S. Allies
The Atlantic: Top Military Officers Unload on Trump

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2020

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CBS News: CBS News Battleground Tracker: Warren extends lead across early states, New Hampshire and draws even with Biden in Iowa
NYT: October Democratic Debate: The Biggest Stage Ever
NYT: The Times and CNN Will Host the Next Democratic Debate in Ohio
Time: Everything You Need to Know About the October Democratic Debate
NYT: What, Exactly, Is Tulsi Gabbard Up To?
NYT: Democrats Will Hope for a ‘Bump’ at Next Week’s Debate. What’s It Worth?
NYT: Why Populist Democrats Have Gained the Upper Hand in the 2020 Race
Politico: Tulsi Gabbard’s return sets stage for debate fireworks
Politico: Dems are grumbling about crowded debate stage
ABC News: Bernie Sanders draws contrast with Elizabeth Warren: She says ‘she is a capitalist through her bones. I’m not.’
Politico: Buttigieg elbows Warren and Sanders on health care — and Biden too
The Hill: Klobuchar takes shots at health and education plans supported by Sanders and Warren
Boston Globe: Elizabeth Warren picks her battles as attacks against her increase
Axios: Warren overtakes Biden in RealClearPolitics national poll average
Daily Beast: Elizabeth Warren’s Rivals Start to Turn on Her
WaPo: The Democratic presidential field finds a new target: Elizabeth Warren
Politico: Giuliani bungling gives Biden a new punchline
WaPo: Hunter Biden says he will resign from Chinese company board and won’t take foreign work if his father is president
Yahoo News: Democrats don’t plan to attack Biden over son’s business during October debate
Bloomberg: Biden Camp Warns Rivals Off Attacks on His Family in Ohio Debate
NYT: Tiptoeing Around Hunter Biden
WaPo: Tuesday’s debate: A moment of truth for Sanders
ABC News: Bernie Sanders draws contrast with Elizabeth Warren: She says ‘she is a capitalist through her bones. I’m not.’
Politico: Bernie Sanders: Voters have a ‘right to know’ about my health
The Guardian: Bernie Sanders says he has no plans to slow down campaign: ‘I misspoke’
The Hill: Sanders ‘getting stronger every day,’ promises quick return to campaign after heart attack
NYT: Highlights From the L.G.B.T.Q. Town Hall, Where Protesters Took the Spotlight