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Mitch McConnell’s Popularity in Free Fall as He Attempts to Retain Grip on Senate  Newsweek ‘Betrayed’: Republicans urge Biden to change course on stimulus  POLITICO Hostility between congressional Republicans and Democrats reaches new lows amid growing fears of violence  The Washington Post Opinion

Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis says the actions of her predecessor have forced her to relinquish the police shooting case to another prosecutor. (Image credit: Kent D. Johnson/AP)

A former spy for the KGB is making explosive claims about Russia’s efforts to “cultivate” former President Donald Trump as an intelligence asset. In an interview with the Guardian, former KGB official Yuri Shvets claims that the then-Soviet government starting

Ga. community pays price after moving teachers ahead in vaccination line  Atlanta Journal Constitution Health workers stuck on snowy highway give COVID vaccine to stranded drivers  CBS Evening News Rural medical center suspended from vaccination program after inoculating school district staff  CNN Opinion

Behind AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 Vaccine Stumble  The Wall Street Journal German officials say AstraZeneca vaccine shouldn’t be given to over-65s, citing lack of data  CNN New Novavax vaccine is “highly effective” against UK Covid variant – BBC News  BBC News Why Europe’s Vaccine Politics

DeSantis fires back at Psaki over ‘completely disingenuous’ vaccine critique, says Florida needs more doses  Fox News Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Proposes Record $96.6 Billion Budget  CBS Miami COVID-19 vaccines: DeSantis says he prioritizes seniors; Wasserman Schultz says ‘that’s baloney’  WPLG Local 10

Angry Republican leaders float removing Trump from office  CNN Trump’s Speech Helped Set Violence at the Capitol in Motion  The New York Times ‘He screwed the country’: Trump loyalty disintegrates  POLITICO Trump’s Coup Was Born Online  The Atlantic View Full Coverage on Google News

French startup Chefclub announced earlier this week that it has raised a $17 million funding round led by First Bridge Ventures. SEB Alliance, the venture arm of kitchen appliance maker Groupe SEB, Korelya Capital and Algaé Ventures are also participating.

The no-fee trading app, which is popular with young investors, has been strained by the high volume of trading this week in stocks such as GameStop.

The Memo: Center-right Republicans fear party headed for disaster | TheHill  The HillView Full Coverage on Google News