- Former CIA officer: Treat domestic extremism as an insurgency (NPR) – That means using counterinsurgency tactics — similar in some ways to those used in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
- Top House Republican demands Psaki apologize over ‘disgraceful’ Space Force quip (Politico) – “It’s concerning to see the Biden administration’s press secretary blatantly diminish an entire branch of our military as the punchline of a joke, which I’m sure China would find funny,” said Rep. Mike Rogers.
- House Republicans weigh stripping Greene from committee assignments as GOP senators repudiate her views (CNN) – In relaying how the meeting with Greene went, the officials said that McCarthy gave no indication that Greene showed any remorse or contrition for her comments.
- Greene’s future on House committees in limbo after GOP meeting (The Hill) – The meeting, which lasted more than an hour, happened shortly after House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) met with Greene as pressure ramps up for the GOP to take action to condemn her embrace of conspiracy theories and the emergence of violent and racist remarks made in recent years.
- Why Mitch McConnell chose *this* moment to condemn Marjorie Taylor Greene (CNN) – McConnell knows that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-California) is set to meet with Greene this week to talk about her views — and, likely, to dole out some sort of punishment.
- Opinion: Rob Portman has done more damage to America than Marjorie Taylor Greene (Washington Post) – Why? Because he “did not lift a finger to stop the takeover of [his] party by the lunatic fringe.”
- Schumer says Dems could censure Trump if impeachment trial ends in acquittal (FOX News) – But the Democratic leader asserts Trump ‘deserves conviction, nothing less.”
- Biden joins Capitol Police, leaders of Congress to honor Officer Brian Sicknick (Washington Post) – “He cared about his job, didn’t get political. He was a man who did his job to the fullest,” said a K-9 Capitol Police officer. “Seeing him now is tough.”
- What Myanmar’s coup could mean for the Rohingya and other persecuted minorities (Vox) – The takeover is terrible for Myanmar. It may be worse for the country’s most vulnerable. The refugees who fled a genocide won’t be going back anytime soon.
- Biden tells Democratic senators to pass a ‘big, bold’ relief package ‘quickly’ (Yahoo News) -0 Biden told the Democrats he let the Republicans know “that the $600 billion that they proposed was way too small.”
- Lindsey Graham Joins Mitch McConnell in Defending Liz Cheney (Newsweek) – Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has defended Congresswoman Liz Cheney amid a push to remove her as chair of the House Republican Conference following her vote to impeach former President Donald Trump.
- Missouri lawmaker indicted for allegedly selling fake stem cell treatments for Covid-19 (NBC News) – Patricia Derges charged patients for “regenerative” stem cell treatments, but instead gave them amniotic fluid that didn’t contain stem cells, an indictment said.
- Secretary of State Blinken condemns Russia for Navalny sentencing (CNBC) – “We reiterate our call for the Russian government to immediately and unconditionally release Mr. Navalny, as well as hundreds of other Russian citizens wrongfully detained in recent weeks for exercising their rights,” said Blinken.
