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February 04, 2021

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Democrats choose to go big and fast on Covid relief, Republicans choose applause over punishment for Marjorie Taylor Greene, and control of the House could hinge on the redistricting battles set to begin soon. Then journalist Farai Chideya talks to Dan about building a media that’s more representative and better connected to all communities.

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COVID Relief

White House: Statement by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ Meeting with Republican Senators
Politico: Biden doesn’t buy GOP’s Covid pitch
WaPo: Biden, Senate Republicans hold lengthy meeting on coronavirus relief bill
AP: Biden flexible on who gets aid, tells lawmakers to ‘go big’
The Guardian: Biden and Yellen urge Democrats to go big and bold on Covid relief package
WaPo: Here’s the new Democratic plan for $1,400 stimulus checks
WaPo: Biden urges Senate Democrats to go big on his relief package, warns against smaller plan
Vox: Senate Democrats have begun the budget reconciliation process for Covid-19 relief
NYT: Democrats Speed Ahead on Economic Aid Package
Roll Call: Democrats kick off budget process for filibuster-proof virus aid
WSJ: Joe Manchin Backs Price Tag of Biden’s Coronavirus Relief Plan
The Hill: Manchin backs budget reconciliation for relief bill but with a warning
Politico: Biden takes a fine-if-we-get-it approach to bipartisanship
Yahoo News: Yahoo News/YouGov poll: More than two-thirds of Americans side with Biden on COVID relief — and most support the rest of his agenda
Quinnipiac: February 3, 2021 – 61% Optimistic About Next Four Years With Biden In Office, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 68% Of Americans Support The $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Relief Bill
Crooked.com: Going Big on COVID Relief IS Bipartisan
Monmouth University: Public Wants GOP to Work With Biden
WaPo: Opinion: Republicans just handed Biden a good reason to go big — without them
NYT Analysis: Ghosts of 2009 Drive Democrats’ Push for Robust Crisis Response
LA Times: ‘Played’ by GOP in the Obama era, wary Democrats and Biden go big on their own
Vox: How Congress learned to stop worrying and start handing out cash
WaPo: Opinion: The GOP’s whining about Biden is absurd. Good thing Democrats are ignoring it.

GOP Meetings and Marjorie Taylor Greene

ABC News: House Republicans meet Wednesday to address Liz Cheney leadership, Marjorie Taylor Greene comments
CNN: Liz Cheney’s fate uncertain as House Republicans expected to discuss her impeachment vote
CNN: House Republicans weigh stripping Greene from committee assignments as GOP senators repudiate her views
WaPo: Amid GOP paralysis, Democrats vow to force vote on Rep. Greene’s extremism
NBC News: House Democrats to vote on punishing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after GOP fails to take action
CNN: House Democrats to take first steps to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from committee assignments
MSNBC: On Greene’s fate, GOP leaders eye an offer Dems can easily refuse
Politico: Dems moving ahead with vote to strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee posts
Politico: Dems deliver GOP ultimatum over Marjorie Taylor Greene
WaPo: Opinion: An ugly truth links Marjorie Taylor Greene to Trump — one the GOP won’t confront
Esquire: Republicans Have a Major Problem. Soon It Could Be Everyone’s Problem.
Politico: ‘She is weighing us down’: Georgia GOP cringes at Marjorie Taylor Greene spectacle
CNN: Why Kevin McCarthy has already failed his first big leadership test
NY Mag: QAnon Is Now Too Big to Fail
NYT: An Emboldened Extremist Wing Flexes Its Power in a Leaderless G.O.P.
Morning Consult: Marjorie Taylor Greene Is on Her Way to Becoming a Household Name
NPR: GOP Discord Over Liz Cheney, Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Still All About Trump
AJC: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she raised $1.6 million after calls for her expulsion
The Atlantic: Newtown’s Congresswoman Takes on Marjorie Taylor Greene
Politico Opinion: Expelling Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Just Crazy Talk
NY Mag: Why Giving Marjorie Taylor Greene the Steve King Treatment Might Not Work
WaPo: Senate Republicans move against ‘nutty’ House member in widening GOP rift
NYT: Mitch McConnell Says Marjorie Taylor Greene’s ‘Loony Lies’ Are a ‘Cancer’ on GOP
WaPo: Opinion: What the GOP war over Marjorie Taylor Greene is really about
The Hill: Romney: GOP ‘should have nothing to do with’ Marjorie Taylor Greene
Business Insider: GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville says he doesn’t know anything about Marjorie Taylor Greene because bad weather has prevented him from reading the news
WaPo Analysis: The Republican conspiracy-theory crisis, in one tweet
WaPo: Opinion: Has Mitch McConnell been struck by a Jewish space laser?
NY Mag: Why Did McConnell Attack Greene and Defend Cheney?
WaPo: Opinion: Republicans’ best move with Marjorie Taylor Greene is to gerrymander her out of her seat
WSJ: McConnell, McCarthy Take Different Approaches in Post-Trump Era
NYT: For McCarthy and McConnell, Two Paths on Trumpian Crisis Management
Politico: House Dems move to yoke GOP to QAnon
NYT: New Democratic Ad Campaign Ties G.O.P. to QAnon
Vox: Democrats want to make Marjorie Taylor Greene the face of the GOP

Redistricting

NYT: The Gerrymander Battles Loom, as G.O.P. Looks to Press Its Advantage
Politico: Redistricting delays freeze 2022 House races
WaPo: Opinion: Republicans just handed Biden a good reason to go big — without them
Axios: The next big political war: redistricting
A guide to redrawing electoral lines
Vox: Democrats fail to make gains in state legislative races in advance of 2021 redistricting
Brennan Center: Congress Must Pass the ‘For the People Act’
NY Mag: Democrats Push Voting-Rights Expansion With Fresh Urgency
Rolling Stone – Democrats Have a Plan to Start Rebuilding American Democracy. Can They Get It Done?
WaPo: Opinion: Republicans’ best move with Marjorie Taylor Greene is to gerrymander her out of her seat