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12:25 PM ET, January 7, 2021

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CNBC:
'I can't stay here' — Mick Mulvaney resigns from Trump administration, expects others to follow  — President Donald Trump's former chief of staff and current special envoy to Northern Ireland said Thursday that he's resigning from his diplomatic post.  — Mick Mulvaney told CNBC …
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Randy Krehbiel / Tulsa World:
Inhofe: “I've never seen Mike Pence as angry as he was today”  —  U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe has been in Congress 34 years and in politics more than 50.  As mayor of Tulsa, he once had garbage dumped on his lawn by angry residents.  —  But it's unlikely anything matched what he experienced Wednesday …
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Aides weigh resignations, removal options as Trump rages against perceived betrayals  —  President Trump was decamped in the White House residence Wednesday night, raging about his perceived betrayals, as an array of top aides weighed resigning and some senior administration officials began conversations …
Politico:
‘He screwed the country’: Trump loyalty disintegrates  —  It was, for many of President Donald Trump's own allies, the final straw.  —  What began as a rally intended to support Trump became a permanent and irreversible stain on his presidency Wednesday afternoon, as fans of the outgoing president stormed …
Axios:
An isolated Trump bans Pence chief of staff from White House as other aides resign  —  President Trump enjoys the fervent support of tens of millions of Americans.  But his closest friends and paid White House officials — many of the Trumpiest Trumpers we know — are avoiding him like the plague.
Lawfare:
Can Trump Be Stopped?  —  The hours since Wednesday afternoon have seen a tidal wave of calls for Donald Trump to lose the powers and duties of the office for his role in the historic storming of the U.S. Capitol.  There is a new push for impeachment.  And news reports suggest that members …
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“They're Being Told to Stay Away From Trump”: After a Day of Violence and 25th Amendment Chatter, Trump's Allies Are Jumping Ship  —  White House Counsel Pat Cipollone is reportedly warning West Wing staffers to avoid Trump for legal reasons, and even Stephen Miller thought Wednesday was atrocious.
Axios:
GOP considers drastic options against Trump including 25th Amendment  —  With 13 days left in President Trump's term, confidants and Republican officials are considering drastic steps to stop him, Jonathan Swan and Margaret Talev report.  —  The big picture: These measures include censure …
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Facebook blocks Trump from platform indefinitely after Capitol riot response  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for January 7  —  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday said that President Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts will be blocked “indefinitely,” and for at least the next two weeks before Inauguration Day.
Associated Press:
The Latest: Mulvaney says he's quitting after Capitol riot  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress' confirmation of Joe Biden as winner of the presidential election (all times local):  —  President Donald Trump's former acting White House chief of staff resigned his post as special envoy …
The Daily Beast:
Trump Aides Beg Top Officials to Stay After MAGA Mob Attack
Washington Post:
Trump caused the assault on the Capitol. He must be removed.
Kate Bennett / CNN:
First lady's chief of staff and White House social secretary resign after violent protests
New York Times:
Which Members of Congress Objected to Certifying Biden's Victory?  —  When a mob of President Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol building on Wednesday, they forced an emergency recess in the Congressional proceedings to officially certify the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Discussion: HuffPost and POLITICUSUSA
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YouGov:
Most voters say the events at the US Capitol are a threat to democracy
The Daily Caller:   Editorial Board: Patriots Do Not Storm Their Nation's Capitol
New York Times:
Capitol Breach Draws Sharp Condemnation of Law Enforcement  —  The Capitol Police were clearly outnumbered and unprepared for the onslaught.  And many saw a stark double standard.  —  Americans looked on in shock Wednesday as a calm protest turned into an angry mob that swarmed past barriers …
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Rowan Scarborough / Washington Times:
Facial recognition firm claims Antifa infiltrated Trump protesters who stormed Capitol
Steve Hayes / The Dispatch:
Giuliani to Senator: ‘Try to Just Slow it Down’  —  The president's lawyer tries to block the count of the Electoral College votes.  —  Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer and top adviser to President Donald Trump, is calling Republican lawmakers urging them to delay the electoral vote count by at least …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
How right-wing media explained the pro-Trump siege of the Capitol  —  You can't understand America, 2021, without watching how right-wing media explained a mob storming the U.S. Capitol for the first time since the early 19th century.  —  The big picture: The right's favored media …
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Kyle Daly / Axios:   The Capitol siege's QAnon roots
KUSI-TV:
KUSI News confirms identity of woman shot and killed inside US Capitol  —  WASHINGTON (KUSI) — The woman who was shot and killed inside the US Capitol during the protests was from the San Diego area.  —  KUSI News has spoken with her husband.  —  The woman is Ashli Babbit, a 14-year veteran …
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Washington Post:
Woman fatally shot as pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol identified as Air Force veteran
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Remove Trump Tonight  —  This is a moment of shame and grief.  —  If we are not very careful, it will also be a terrible moment of opportunity for President Donald Trump.  The violence Trump incited could be his pretext for further abuses of presidential power.
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Matthew Rosenberg / New York Times:
He looted Speaker Pelosi's office, and then bragged about it.  —  Throughout the late afternoon, rioters repeatedly emerged from the Capitol bearing items that they had stolen.  A few carried “Area Closed” signs that they had grabbed and then stormed past.  But it was anything taken …
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Jon Swaine / Washington Post:
Man who posed at Pelosi desk said in Facebook post that he is prepared for violent death
Discussion: 5newsonline.com, CNN, The Sun and Mediaite
George Will / Washington Post:
Trump, Hawley and Cruz will each wear the scarlet ‘S’ of a seditionist  —  The three repulsive architects of Wednesday's heartbreaking spectacle — mobs desecrating the Republic's noblest building and preventing the completion of a constitutional process — must be named and forevermore shunned.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Cotton calls out Senate Republicans for misleading supporters about election results
Discussion: Washington Post
New York Times:
Lawmakers effectively end Republicans' effort to subvert the election in early-morning vote.  —  Congress rejected an attempt from Republicans to overturn the will of Pennsylvania voters early Thursday, effectively ending a final attempt from insurgents to turn a loss for President Trump in the state into a win.
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Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Strict absentee voting limits proposed after record Georgia turnout  —  Voting was never easier in Georgia than in November's presidential election.  But it might not last.  —  Republican legislators plan to crack down on voting access after record turnout helped Democrat Joe Biden win Georgia …
Discussion: Denver Post and Townhall
FBI.gov — FBI:
FBI Seeking Information Related to Violent Activity at the U.S Capitol Building  —  The FBI is seeking information that will assist in identifying individuals who are actively instigating violence in Washington, D.C. The FBI is accepting tips and digital media depicting rioting and violence …
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