A declassified U.S. intelligence report is set to be released that finds Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, sources say https://t.co/jYWUbddElq pic.twitter.com/pPZLxaheCq
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 25, 2021
Biden has now spoken with Saudi Arabia's King Salman, a source close to the Saudi government tells @NicRobertsonCNN
— Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) February 25, 2021
The call was expected to clear the way for the Biden administration to release an unclassified report on the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Former President Trump to Bob Woodward in the book "Rage" about Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the gruesome execution of Jamal Khashoggi:
— Willie Geist (@WillieGeist) February 25, 2021
"I saved his ass. I was able to get Congress to leave him alone. I was able to get them to stop." https://t.co/NRHBEc52jn
This is Jared Kushner’s WhatsApp buddy whom he reportedly tried to help “weather” the storm. This is the report Trump hid from America to cover for MBS. https://t.co/YksmmNof0w https://t.co/4oNfdO4zlT
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) February 25, 2021
POTUS spoke to King Salman of Saudi Arabia today and “affirmed the importance the United States places on universal human rights and the rule of law,” per readout. Still awaiting release of declassified report on Khashoggi’s murder pic.twitter.com/p9UoEKaxxS
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) February 25, 2021
Acting US Capitol Police chief warns militia groups want to "blow up the Capitol" when President Biden addresses Congress https://t.co/I6EVpx0dsD
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 25, 2021
Acting Chief of the Capitol Police Yogananda Pittman said that Trump supporters who launched a deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol last month have indicated they want to ‘blow up’ the building and kill members of Congress https://t.co/aMYFWe5NSx pic.twitter.com/gjzX8Uu2hi
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 25, 2021
For all my criticisms of Trump, I'll say this for him: he had the "leaders" in the GOP sized up pretty well.
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) February 25, 2021
Was the election stolen?
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 25, 2021
Mast: "I think there's some real inaccuracies"
Marshall: "I have a lot of concerns about election integrity"
Johnson: "I think there are some real issues … I'm not afraid of the truth, OK?"
On Trump's hold on Hill GOP: https://t.co/8rIIncs3cc
The CPAC agenda is yet more evidence of how deeply committed Republicans remain to Trump's conspiracy lies about the 2020 election: https://t.co/1W3UHP5lXF
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 25, 2021
"It’s not weird that Trump wants to speak. It’s weird that he’s allowed to. Vampires can only enter your house if you invite them in," says Matt Lewis. https://t.co/qvOeMwqG4J
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) February 25, 2021
"The Republican Party has become, in form if not in content, the Communist Party of the Soviet Union of the late 1970s."
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) February 25, 2021
Enjoy, comrades!https://t.co/q0S8NrLSMm
Is it wrong this makes me happy? https://t.co/700wcyQG4O
— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) February 25, 2021
The Manhattan district attorney’s office enforced a subpoena on Trump’s accounting firm within hours of the Supreme Court’s ruling on Monday https://t.co/ICcpL2CJed
— POLITICO (@politico) February 25, 2021
BREAKING–Costco, the nation's second-largest retailer, announces that it's adopting a $16 minimum wage for its 180,000 workers next week.
— Steven Greenhouse (@greenhousenyt) February 25, 2021
That tops Amazon's and Target's $15 minimum and Walmart's paltry $11 minimumhttps://t.co/Q4Vsc14lCG
BREAKING: US House passes the Equality Act, an LGBTQ rights bill that would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity; measure moves to Senate.
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 25, 2021
Bill passed House in 2019, but it stalled in the Senate.https://t.co/jSQk73mTbU
More Republicans voted for Trump's impeachment than for LGBTQ rights https://t.co/xZF1Lv62V3
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 25, 2021
#Florida Rep @gregsteube makes mistake of mentioning God during #EqualityAct debate. https://t.co/VWt5mOk3JY
— Craig Pittman (@craigtimes) February 25, 2021
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BREXIT ROILS BRITAIN’S COVID RESPONSE
Friday's Telegraph: "Queen says refusing vaccine is selfish"#BBCPapers #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/tmRRMIGB1w pic.twitter.com/RfVv9nxady
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) February 25, 2021
Johnson’s ‘Woke’ Rambling Reveals his Alt-Right Alliance with Trump’s Culture Wars – Byline Times https://t.co/V9p3Ilg1G7
— Byline Times (@BylineTimes) February 25, 2021
Boris Johnson first sought to be an MEP when he was in his twenties and first stood as an MP when he was 32. He can't even tell the truth about very basic things. https://t.co/2abYjr7KfK
— Otto English (@Otto_English) February 25, 2021
All the crap and wrongs of late are simply accompanied by a shaking of the head and saying"it's because of Covid", I've been told this from very "high up",-just blame Covid. If the vaccinations work and we get any semblance of normality the Brexit factor will become so apparent!
— Nigel Gardener (@jewelex1) February 25, 2021
Boris Johnson calls for 'eat British fish' campaign to help the industry combat post-Brexit disruption https://t.co/ADn9T3Xbsq
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) February 24, 2021
‘F—- business.’ The one policy commitment on which Johnson is delivering. https://t.co/ggqH0tgTi4
— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) February 25, 2021
Serco – behind test and trace – has announced it will start paying dividends amid soaring profits.
— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) February 25, 2021
This despite chief exec Rupert Soames admitting the programme took "quite some time" to work effectively. https://t.co/GrccGrJAcg
Then vs Now in #Gammonopolis pic.twitter.com/IsP1sVFUuc
— Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 #BrexitReality (@BrexitBin) February 25, 2021
The ERG have to believe, or at least continue to claim, there exists a Brexit out there that is marvellous. So, the danger is they just keep going through prime ministers, in search of The One, pure enough to find True Magical Brexit, while the country suffers their delusion. ~AA
— Best for Britain (@BestForBritain) February 25, 2021
Sky drama This Sceptred Isle, starring Kenneth Branagh as Boris Johnson, is set during the early stages of the pandemic, so he won't appear for the first five episodes pic.twitter.com/YQmM2oAijH
— Toby Earle (@TobyonTV) February 25, 2021
Nothing to see here…
— Katy Hayward (@hayward_katy) February 25, 2021
Just a head of devolved govt, an MP & a Peer meeting with members of the UVF, UDA & RHC paramilitaries to discuss their shared opposition to an international legal agreement.
It doesn't matter which side or cause, this is wrong.https://t.co/BNbYrNZrZF
Proscribed terrorist organisations are not a legitimate part of our community. They aren't stakeholders to be consulted.
— Naomi Long MLA (@naomi_long) February 25, 2021
They are a malignant force destroying our community.
Our job as Ministers is to eradicate paramilitarism, not give them a platform or legitimacy. https://t.co/qJtltFA91b
Could it be that the DUP are deliberately bringing this about to try and stir up trouble, end the GFA and hope that the ensuing civil unrest will postpone Irish reunification for a couple more generations?
— kris (@kris36436010) February 25, 2021
Viewed through that lens, it might well be a deliberate strategy.
Loyalism, but in a house share in Cork pic.twitter.com/WNDGegEzmA
— Tadhgín (@TadhgHickey) February 25, 2021
There has been high drama in the Scottish parliament as the opposition tried to capitalise on the bitter dispute between the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and her predecessor Alex Salmond. @wizbates reports.https://t.co/f1rEmUz362
— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) February 25, 2021
The Overnight Note 