“President Joe Biden will not seek any redactions in a report by the Justice Department special counsel investigating his handling of classified documents, clearing the way for its release,” the AP reports.
Biden Dispatches Aides to Michigan
“President Biden is dispatching a group of foreign policy and political advisers to Michigan on Thursday in an effort to quell growing outrage over deaths in Gaza,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The move comes ahead of Michigan’s Feb. 27 presidential primary and has taken on a new urgency after Biden’s previous attempts to assuage Muslim and Arab-American supporters have proven insufficient.”
Special Counsel Report Coming on Biden Documents
“The Justice Department is preparing to release a special counsel report in coming days that is critical of President Biden and his aides for mishandling classified documents in Biden’s private home and former office, but prosecutors do not plan to pursue criminal charges in the case,” the Washington Post reports.
“The long-awaited decision by special counsel Robert K. Hur will probably roil the presidential contest as Republicans seek to paint Biden as a criminal — and as Donald Trump, the president’s likely GOP rival for the White House, faces trial for allegedly keeping boxes of classified papers at his Florida home and obstructing officials’ attempts to retrieve them.”
Where’s Biden?
“Over the past week, Joe Biden conducted a retaliatory strike against Iranian militants, stomped his way to a victory in the South Carolina Democratic primary, and saw a massive beat of expectations on a monthly jobs report,” Politico reports.
“It was a consequential several days, made all the more striking by the fact that Biden wasn’t physically around for much of it.”
“The president has kept a distance from the action, not addressing the nation on the strikes, not staying in South Carolina for his win and declining to participate in the semi-traditional Super Bowl interview this coming Sunday.”
Biden Braces for Special Counsel’s Report
“President Biden’s team is concerned that special counsel Robert Hur’s investigation into Biden’s handling of classified documents will hurt his re-election campaign,” Axios reports.
“Biden aides don’t expect criminal charges in the case, but they believe Hur’s report will include embarrassing details — possibly with photos — on how Biden stored documents.”
Biden Declines Super Bowl Interview
Variety: “An interview with the U.S. President in the hours before the Super Bowl has become a tradition in recent decades. Now that custom seems to be in danger of dying out.”
“President Joe Biden will not take part in an exchange during the pre-game festivities leading up to CBS’ broadcast of Super Bowl LVIII on February 11, CBS News confirmed.”
“This will mark the second year in a row that President Biden has turned down the opportunity, which typically draws an audience of tens of millions, even in the hours before kickoff.”
Biden Contends With ‘Burdens of Incumbency’
“Following an attack that killed three U.S. service members in Jordan, President Biden tried to formulate a response that wouldn’t trigger a regional war. Former President Donald Trump meanwhile lobbed insults at Biden from the sidelines, but didn’t detail what he would do about it if he were in office,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The 2024 presidential election is shaping up as both a rematch and a role reversal. Trump, the heavy favorite for the GOP nomination, isn’t the incumbent as he was in 2020 when he struggled to defend his turbulent tenure and handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, Biden must champion his White House record, amid frustration over prices and foreign policy, unlike four years ago when he focused on turning the page from Trump.”
Inside Biden’s ‘Morning Joe’ Obsession
Axios: “The president often calls co-host Joe Scarborough — a former Republican congressman who’s now a harsh critic of Donald Trump — to get Scarborough’s take on issues and sometimes vent about media coverage, according to people familiar with the relationship.”
“During the day, Biden has long asked his staff whether they saw a story, a poll, or a segment that had been on the show. He’s included show regulars in off-the-record conversations with policy experts.”
Merrick Garland to Transfer Power During Surgery
“Attorney General Merrick Garland will be out of commission this weekend due to back surgery and is going out of his way to make sure that there are no doubts about who will be in charge during his absence,” Politico reports.
“The unusual, early announcement by the Biden administration’s top law enforcement officer is intended to avoid the storm of criticism Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin faced recently after failing to tell colleagues and the White House when he was hospitalized for prostate cancer surgery and was readmitted for complications.”
Biden’s Migration Adviser Departs
“President Joe Biden’s top migration adviser in the National Security Council will depart the White House next week after playing a key role in the administration’s immigration strategy for three years,” NBC News reports.
“Katie Tobin, who served as the senior director for transborder security, is leaving her post at a time when border policy is front and center due to record levels of migrants crossing at the U.S.-Mexico border.”
White House Sets New Guidelines for Cabinet Notifications
“The White House is laying out a new set of guidelines to ensure it will be informed any time a Cabinet head can’t carry out their job after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s secret hospitalization this month was kept for days from President Joe Biden and his top aides,” the AP reports.
Quote of the Day
“The challenge of being president is, you own the bad stuff whether you caused them or not. You gotta own the good stuff as well.”
— Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), quoted by Punchbowl News, on the recent good news on the economy.
Biden Outpaces Trump in Nominations
“Three years into his term, President Biden is outpacing former President Trump in stocking the federal government with political appointees,” Axios reports.
“But he’s lagging behind his other two predecessors.”
White House Wants Agency Employees in the Office
“White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients is ratcheting up pressure on Cabinet secretaries and agencies heads to bring their workforce back into the office, telling them to ‘personally track’ their progress and develop ‘concrete plans’ to achieve their goals,” Axios reports.
“Zients is convinced that the federal government will work more efficiently and effectively when employees are in the office at least 50% of the time.”
Cocaine Found on Hunter Biden’s Gun Pouch
“Federal prosecutors urged a judge on Tuesday to reject Hunter Biden’s efforts to dismiss the gun charges against him, revealing that investigators last year found cocaine residue on the pouch the president’s son used to hold his gun,” the AP reports.
“Hunter Biden has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of lying about his drug use in October 2018 on a form to buy a gun that he kept for about 11 days.”
White House Swatted
“A fake 911 call that the White House was on fire sent emergency vehicles to the complex Monday morning, when President Joe Biden and his family were at Camp David,” the AP reports.
“Fire engines and other emergency vehicles responded to a report just after 7 a.m. that the White House was ablaze and a person was trapped inside.”
Biden’s Approval Hits New Low
A new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds President Biden’s approval rating is just 33% — worse than Trump’s low as president (36%) and the lowest since George W. Bush from 2006-2008.
Hunter Biden Expected to Plead Not Guilty to Tax Charges
“President Joe Biden’s son will head back to court on Thursday for arraignment in Los Angeles on federal tax charges filed after the collapse of a plea deal that could have spared him the spectacle of a criminal trial during the 2024 campaign,” the AP reports.
“Hunter Biden is expected to plead not guilty to nine felony and misdemeanor tax offenses. The charges stem from what federal prosecutors say was a four-year scheme to skip out on paying the $1.4 million he owed to the IRS and instead use the money to fund an extravagant lifestyle that by his own admission included drugs and alcohol.”
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