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Rescuers comb rubble in Turkey and Syria as quake death toll tops 12,000

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Hunter Biden's legal team has begun sending letters to several Trump allies asking them to preserve any records in their possession related to the alleged theft of personal data from his laptop, multiple outlets reported Tuesday.

Why it matters: The move is part of a larger strategy to pursue lawsuits against former President Trump's allies for allegedly accessing and spreading the personal data of President Biden's son.

The data was reportedly found on a laptop left at a Delaware repair shop and shared by Republican operatives before the 2020 presidential election.

Details: Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon, longtime Trump confidante Roger Stone, former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and John Paul Mac Isaac, the owner of the computer repair shop owner where Biden allegedly left his laptop, are among those that Biden's legal team wrote to, per NBC News.

Flashback: Hunter Biden's legal team asked the Justice Department last week to open criminal investigations into several people in Trump's circle.

Read: The letter to John Paul Mac Isaac, obtained by The Washington Post's Matt Viser, via DocumentCloud:

It's part of a larger strategy to pursue lawsuits against people who allegedly accessed and spread his personal data.

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Hunter Biden speaks at the World Food Program USA's annual McGovern-Dole Leadership Award Ceremony on April 12, 2016 in Washington, D.C. Photo: Paul Morigi via Getty Images for World Food Program USA

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Rescue teams were searching for survivors from the massive earthquake and aftershocks that flattened buildings in parts of Turkey and Syria this week, as the death toll surpassed 12,000 on Wednesday.

The big picture: Officials warned the death toll would likely rise, as rescue teams searched the rubble of buildings razed by the magnitude 7.8 quake that struck at 4:17am Monday local time (1:17 GMT) just north of Turkey's Gaziantep, near the Syrian border. Hundreds of thousands of others were injured in the disaster.

A screenshot of earthquake damage in the southeastern city of Sanliurfa.

A screenshot of a tweet from the Metropolitan Municipality of Şanlıurfa showing the earthquake damage in the southeastern Turkish city. It says the city is in a "state of mobilization with all our operators, outreach teams, staff and volunteers." Photo: Metropolitan Municipality of Şanlıurfa/Twitter

Tremors were felt in Cyprus, Lebanon and Egypt.

A second earthquake of 7.5 magnitude struck around the same area Monday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan declared a three-month state of emergency in the provinces hit by the earthquake.

Erdoğan said Tuesday that 70 countries had offered to assist in search and rescue operations and that the state of emergency would help ensure that the operations could be carried out as quickly as possible, Al Jazeera reported.

Erdoğan on Wednesday visited Kahramanmaras to assess the damage and rescue and relief efforts, saying that they are "better today" and "will be better tomorrow and later," Reuters reported.

By the numbers: In Turkey, the death toll had risen to 9,057 while 52,979 people were injured, Erdoğan said Wednesday, per a press release from the country's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority.

Syrian state media said at least 1,250 people were killed and over 2,054 others injured in government-held areas.

The Syrian Civil Defense, first responders also known as the White Helmets, said Wednesday more than 1,780 people have died in opposition-held areas — bringing the country's death toll from the quake to at least 2,650 people, and the overall death toll to 12,087.

On Wednesday, the earthquake became the deadliest in over a decade when Japan's 9.0-magnitude earthquake in 2011 claimed over 20,000 lives, per NBC. 

Of note: Gaziantep and its surrounding areas host hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees who have been displaced by nearly 12 years of war.

El-Mostafa Benlamlih, UN resident coordinator for Syria, said Wednesday that approximately 15.3 million people – and counting – are in need of humanitarian assistance in the country.

There were reports of tremors being particularly destructive in opposition-held areas of northwestern Syria, where millions of people displaced by the war live in densely populated towns. Approximately 100,000 people are thought to be experiencing homelessness in Aleppo alone, Benlamlih said.

“Those are the lucky ones,” he said, stressing that 70,000 Syrians are enduring snow and are "living in a terrible situation.”

Zoom out: The earthquake revealed a "crisis within multiple crises" for Syria, a population already reeling from the effects of war, humanitarian groups are warning, Axios' Laurin-Whitney Gottbrath reports.

What they're saying: Erdoğan tweeted that the effects were "felt in many parts of our country" and search and rescue teams had been immediately dispatched to areas affected by the earthquake.

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in an emailed statement the U.S. was "profoundly concerned" by reports of the destructive quake and stood "ready to provide any and all" assistance needed.

"President Biden has directed USAID and other federal government partners to assess U.S. response options to help those most affected," he said.

Biden said in a statement Monday that senior American officials had reached out to their Turkish counterparts to coordinate U.S. assistance, and that American-supported humanitarian partners were doing the same in Syria.

"Today, our hearts and our deepest condolences are with all those who have lost precious loved ones, those who are injured, and those who saw their homes and businesses destroyed," Biden added.

"It’s now a race against time. Every minute, every hour that passes, the chances of finding survivors alive diminishes," World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said of the search and rescue operations in a briefing Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Monday to express his condolences.

Blinken confirmed that the "initial assistance response" from the U.S. "was already underway," and he "pledged to do all that we can in coordination" with the Turkish government to assist the quake victims, per a readout.

In photos: Turkey and Syria respond to destructive earthquake

 Search and rescue operations continue around the wreckage, in Osmaniye, Turkey on February 7, following the quake.

Search and rescue operations in Osmaniye, Turkey, on Feb. 7 in response to the quake. Photo: Ozan Efeoglu/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

People injured in the earthquake in Hatay are taken to a ship to be transferred to Mersin, Turkey, on Feb. 7. 

People injured in the earthquake in Hatay are taken to a ship to be transferred to Mersin, Turkey, on Feb. 7. Photo: Murat Sengul/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Rescue teams and residents of the region continue their search and rescue efforts in collapsed buildings, in Idlib, Syria after the quake

Residents join rescue teams to help in Idlib, Syria, after the quake on Feb. 6. Photo: Syrian Civil Defense/HAndout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Rescue workers attend the scene of a collapsed building on February 06, 2023 in Iskenderun Turkey. 

Rescue workers attend the scene of a collapsed building on Feb. 6 in Iskenderun, Turkey. Photo: Burak Kara/Getty Images

Aftermath showing ruined residential buildings following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that occurred in the Pazarcık district of Kahramanmaraş on February 6.

The scene in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, following the quake on Feb. 6. Photo: Ahmet Akpolat/via images via Getty Images

Search and rescue works continue after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit southern provinces of Turkiye, in Diyarbakir, Turkiye on February 6.

Search and rescue operations in Diyarbakir, Turkey, after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the country's south on Feb. 6. Photo: Aydin Arik/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

 A view of destroyed building after earthquakes jolts Turkiye's provinces, on February 6, 2023 in Diyarbakir, Turkiye. 

A destroyed building in Diyarbakir, Turkey, on Feb. 6. Photo: Omer Yasin Ergin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

A  destroyed apartment and damaged vehicle in Yurt neighborhood of Cukurova district after the earthquake on February 6, 2023 in Adana, Turkiye.

The scene in Adana, Turkey, on Feb. 6. Photo: Omer Yildiz/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Syrian rescuers (White Helmets) and residents gather near a collapsed building following an earthquake, in the border town of Azaz in the rebel-held north of the Aleppo province, early on February 6.

Syrian rescuers (White Helmets) and residents gather near a collapsed building in the border town of Azaz in the rebel-held north of the Aleppo province on Feb. 6. Photo: Bakr Alkasem/AFP via Getty Images

A view of debris as rescue workers conduct search and rescue operations after the 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits Kahramanmaras, Turkiye on February 06.

Debris in the Turkish city of Kahramanmaraş on Feb. 6. Photo: 'Eren Bozkurt/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Go deeper: For Syrians, quake is "another devastating blow" after nearly 12 years of war 

Editor's note: This article has been updated with additional details throughout.

Officials warned the death toll would likely rise, with many reported trapped beneath the rubble of razed buildings.

Aerial view or earthquake damage to houses and apartments.

People gather around collapsed buildings in Hatay, Turkey on Feb. 08. Photo: Burak Kara/Getty Images

The suspect in the 2019 El Paso Walmart mass shooting on Wednesday pleaded guilty to 90 federal hate crimes and firearms violations, according to the Department of Justice. 

Driving the news:  As part of the guilty plea, Crusius admitted that he killed and wounded people at the store because of the "actual and perceived Hispanic national origin" of the people he expected to be at the Walmart, per the DOJ.

He further admitted that he intended to kill everyone he shot.

What they're saying: “Today, the Justice Department secured the guilty plea of Patrick Wood Crusius, a self-described white nationalist, for federal hate crime and firearms offenses in connection with the deadly mass shooting targeting people perceived to be Hispanic immigrants at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, in 2019,” said Attorney General Merrick Garland in a statement.

“White nationalist-fueled violence has no place in our society today,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division.

The big picture: Federal prosecutors announced in January that they would not seek the death penalty against Crusius.

Crusius' attorney soon after filed a motion asking for a new arraignment, indicating that the suspect would change his plea from not guilty to guilty.

Crusius posted a racist screed online shortly before the shooting, according to prosecutors.

What to watch: Crusius' trial in state court on capital murder charges has not been set. State prosecutors in El Paso say they still intend to seek the death penalty.

Crusius has pleaded not guilty to the state charges.

Context: Within the roughly first few weeks of 2023, there were more mass shootings in the U.S. than days, per research group the Gun Violence Archive.

The Gun Violence Archive defines a mass shooting as a situation in which at least four people are shot and either injured or killed, not including the shooter.

There were 647 mass shootings in 2022 and another 690 in 2021, data from the research group shows.

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Crusius had initially pleaded not guilty to 90 counts under federal hate crime and firearm laws.

A large crowd of mourners hold candles during a night time vigil in El Paso Texas. one person waves a large American flag. 

A candlelight vigil at a makeshift memorial for victims of the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas. Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images

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President Biden previewed an optimistic re-election platform in his State of the Union speech Tuesday — but veered off script to take on rowdy Republicans in a series of confrontations that captured America's political chasm.

Why it matters: Biden used much of his speech to emphasize what Americans can do when they work together — while also baiting Republicans to agree with his push to protect Medicare and Social Security as Congress weighs budget cuts.

Biden seemed to anticipate — and relish — the jeers from some Republicans when he questioned their commitment to Medicare and Social Security during upcoming budget talks.

He dared them to "contact my office” for proof that some Republicans had discussed cutting the safety-net programs — and that if everyone agreed they shouldn't be cut, they should "stand up for seniors." House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his fellow Republicans then joined Democrats in doing just that.

The big picture: Republican lawmakers defied House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's call for civility and interrupted Biden's speech several times. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) called Biden a “liar” and other Republicans shouted "border”— a reference to their claim that Biden hasn't done enough to stop illegal immigration. 

Along the way, Biden, 80, showed the fight that many in his party believe he'll need in a potential rematch with former President Trump in 2024.

Driving the news: In many ways, Biden's speech resembled those of his predecessors at similar stages of their terms: He took stock of the nation's progress over the last two years and gave himself sterling marks in job growth, rebuilding infrastructure, and other areas.

But in other ways, it was fundamentally different, as he closed his speech by acknowledging how frayed America's institutions have become.

He linked the "Big Lie" of 2020 election denialism, the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and the violent attack on Paul Pelosi, the husband of former Speaker Nancy Pelosi.  

"There is no place for political violence in America," Biden said.  

Zoom out: He shared a vision of the country that was infused with optimism and hope, but also tempered by the reality that America is "bruised."

"Our democracy remains unbowed and unbroken," he said. "Fighting for the sake of fighting, power for the sake of power, conflict for the sake of conflict, gets us nowhere."

The core of Biden’s speech was a defense of his economic record, touting the legislation he passed on semiconductors, infrastructure and prescription drugs, as he took credit for the historic job growth of the last two years. 

"And we’re just getting started," he said.

The intrigue: The speech did have moments of bipartisan applause, with Republicans standing to cheer for Biden’s plans to build more semiconductor factories in America, reflecting a new bipartisan consensus that America needs to be more self-reliant on crucial technologies. 

Between the lines: Biden made a brief reference to the China spy balloon that drifted across the U.S. last week before the military shot it down on the president's order.

"As we made clear last week, if China threatens our sovereignty, we will act to protect our country," Biden said. "And we did."

Go deeper: Biden made his case to Congress after two tumultuous but consequential years as president. He withdrew U.S. forces from Afghanistan, re-engaged with allies in Europe and provided billions of dollars in military assistance to Ukraine after Russia invaded last year. 

Along the way, he passed four major pieces of legislation to advance his domestic agenda and ensured the confirmation of the first Black woman to join the Supreme Court — part of his effort to stock the federal judiciary with younger and more diverse judges. 

In November he saw his party lose control of the House in the midterm elections, but the losses were less than his predecessors endured at similar stages of their presidencies. 

What we're watching: Biden’s essential bet is that America wants to return to some sense of normalcy after three years of COVID and a contested election.

The scene at the State of the Union showed how challenging that will be. 

Biden goes off script to challenge Republicans

He baited Republicans on Medicare and Social Security.

Joe Biden points his finger at the sky in an angry gesture in the House of Representatives

President Biden speaks during his State of the Union speech at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. Photographer: Jacquelyn Martin/AP/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Joining other members of his party who have blasted Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) called the embattled lawmaker "a sick puppy" ahead of President Biden's State of the Union speech and said that he didn't belong in Congress.

The big picture: Republicans, including some House members, have been calling for Santos' resignation over revelations that he fabricated vast swaths of his resume, background and personal finances. 

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said last month that Santos will be removed from Congress if the House Ethics Committee finds he broke the law, the closest the California Republican has come to naming potential consequences for Santos.

Santos told colleagues he would step down from his assignments on the Small Business and Science Committees.

Driving the news: Rep. Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.), who had previously called on Santos to resign, referred to him as "a sociopath" on CNN's "State of the Union" on Feb. 8, adding: "He does not deserve to be in Congress." 

Reps. Marc Molinaro (R-N.Y.) and Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) in January joined the calls for Santos to resign — meaning all freshman House Republicans from New York have done so.

"I just don’t see how he can fulfill his duty," Molinaro told Axios in an interview at the Capitol, adding that, if Santos remains in Congress, "I don’t think he should serve on committees."

Lawler said in a statement that Santos has "lost the confidence and support of his party,” and that “with the extent and severity of the allegations … I believe he is unable to fulfill his duties and should resign."

Of note: Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) joined the fray after initially calling for "due process," saying in a CNN interview that Santos should resign. She was the first House Republican from outside New York to call for Santos' resignation.

Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) issued a statement in January also calling for Santos to resign. "I believe voters have the right to hold government officials to the very highest standard of honesty and trustworthiness," Miller said. 

"The people's representatives must respect the need for transparency and candor with Americans. It is not okay to fabricate or lie for political gain," he added. "This is especially true when the lie seeks benefit from the murder of millions of Jewish people. I do not believe George Santos can effectively serve and should resign."

The backdrop: Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-N.Y.), Santos’ fellow Long Islander who holds the bluest seat of any Republican, opened the floodgates by becoming the first of Santos’ colleagues to call for his resignation.

D’Esposito joined a group of Republican Party officials from Nassau County, a major chunk of both his and Santos’ districts, calling for Santos’ resignation.

Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-N.Y.), the chair of the New York GOP, followed up in a statement: “I support the Nassau Republicans' decision today to request the resignation of George Santos.”

LaLota previously told Axios, “I think he should resign … He hasn't shown any remorse, he hasn't corrected any of the behavior.”

Rep. Brandon Williams (R-N.Y.) said in a statement: “The constituents in NY-3 elected Representative Santos in part due to his biographical exaggerations and apparent deceptions … He must resign.”

Between the lines: McCarthy has so far resisted calling for Santos' resignation directly, saying previously that "the voters of his district have elected him."

McCarthy's posture has shifted in recent weeks and has signaled that his positioning could change after the Ethics Committee probe runs its course.

State of play: Santos’ vote is critical for House GOP leadership as the party holds just a five-seat majority – and his seat could easily go to a Democrat in a special election.

What he’s saying: Santos has said that he is "not concerned" about the mounting calls for his resignation or the House ethic probe, CNN reports.

“You’re saying that the freedom of speech of my constituents is a distraction to my work?” Santos said. 

“Do you think people are a distraction to the work I’m doing here?

What we’re watching: Whether Democrats take the monumental step of introducing a privileged resolution to expel Santos from Congress.

A pair of New York Democrats in January filed an Ethics Committee complaint against Santos and introduced legislation requiring candidates for federal office to disclose more background information in response to Santos’ scandals.

However, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has suggested he’s content to leave the heavy lifting to McCarthy, telling reporters at a press conference on Thursday: “This is an issue Republicans need to handle. Clean up your house." 

Go deeper: McCarthy stands by Santos as GOP calls for his resignation mount

Editor's note: This article has been updated with additional reporting and developments. 

All the House Republicans who have called for George Santos to resign

The mounting calls stand in stark contrast to the position of House Republican leaders.

Rep. George Santos, wearing a blue suit jacket, white shirt and yellow tie, stands in an elevator at the Capitol.

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.). Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call Inc. via Getty Images

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Russia's budget deficit widened sharply in January, as the latest sanctions on Russia's energy exports — and the mounting expense of its brutal war on Ukraine — may be starting to erode the Kremlin's heavily fortified finances. 

Why it matters: Since Russia's invasion nearly a year ago, Western officials warned that it would take time for the full impact of sanctions to be felt in Moscow. That moment could be drawing closer. 

Driving the news: Russia's Ministry of Finance reported that its budget deficit for January exploded to 1.8 trillion rubles — or around $25 billion — up roughly 14 times from last January's deficit of roughly $2 billion. 

Oil and gas revenues dropped 46% from January 2021 levels. 

Military spending drove government outlays up 59%, according to the Wall Street Journal. 

What they're saying: Janis Kluge, an expert on Russian state finances with German Institute for International and Security Affairs, wrote on Twitter that the deficit is "highly unusual and points to a larger deficit for the full year." 

The big picture: The report suggests that recent Western efforts to tighten the screws on Russia may be bearing fruit. 

In December, Europe moved to fully ban Russian imports of crude oil, in response to the invasion. 

The G7 also imposed a price cap on Russian oil, which it's enforcing through its leverage over the maritime insurance industry.

Russia has also been forced to reroute crude shipments to countries such as India and China, who have been big buyers, but at discounted prices. 

Yes, but: Russia isn't anywhere near being out of money. Vladimir Putin has focused for years on building up the country's financial defenses, which remain formidable. 

They include Russia's national wealth fund, a kind of rainy day fund comprised of money from oil and gas revenues that have been socked away.

The finance ministry announced on Monday that it has roughly $155 billion in the fund, or about 7% of GDP, according to Reuters, that it can use to help cover deficits.

The bottom line: The financial pressure on Russia appears to be building.  

Russia's budget deficit explodes as latest sanctions bite

The financial pressure on Russia appears to be building.

Illustration of a hand holding a stack of rubles on fire. 

Russia economy

Data: Ludwig Institute; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals 

While the cost of living is up overall, the cost of living well has been falling, according to an innovative index that measures the cost of bare recreational necessities, like short vacations and money for gifts and holidays.

Why it matters: Just because an activity is recreational doesn't mean it's unnecessary. Household budgets across the country have to find space for some such activities, lest their absence cause real problems with physical and mental health. 

Driving the news: LISEP, the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity, has put together a basket of the bare recreational necessities, to see what's happened to their cost over the past 20 years. They call it the Minimal Quality of Life (MQL) Index.

Components include eating out twice a month; basic adult sports equipment like running shoes or a bicycle; the cost of sports at school for children; tickets to a minor league baseball game; a three-day annual vacation; and some money for gifts, decorations and holiday dinner in December. Plus, one television subscription.

By the numbers: The cost of the bundle, in nominal terms, rose from $2,586 in 2001 to $3,577 in 2021. That's lower than the overall rate of inflation, albeit still high enough to make such necessities unaffordable for any American family earning the median income of $70,784 in 2021. (The more children the family has, the more unaffordable it becomes.)

Between the lines: The MQL index has actually been coming down in nominal terms since 2013. That's when streaming services started to replace a cable TV subscription in the bundle. 

The TV component of the index has fallen from $746 per year in 2012 to $277 in 2021 — a 63% decline. That helped the overall MQL cost fall from a high of $3,900 in 2012 to its most recent level of $3,577.

In other words: The falling cost of TV dwarfed the modest 1.2% rise in the cost of eating out over the same period, or even the 9% rise in vacation costs. 

The bottom line: The greatest corporate force in terms of reducing household recreation budgets might no longer be Walmart. Rather, it looks like it's the rotation away from the cable bundle and towards streaming.    

How streaming saved our quality of life

According to this measure of the cost of happiness, anyway.

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