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John Paczkowski / BuzzFeed News:
Amazon Is Booting Parler Off Of Its Web Hosting Service — Amazon on Saturday kicked Parler off its Web hosting services. Parler, a social network favored by conservative politicians and extremists, was used to help plan and coordinate the January 6 attempted coup on Washington D.C …
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New York Times:
Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler, an App That Drew Trump Supporters — The companies pulled support for the “free speech” social network, all but killing the service just as many conservatives are seeking alternatives to Facebook and Twitter. — Parler, a social network that pitches itself as a …
Washington Post:
Trump scrambles to find new social network after Twitter ban, as White House prepares to blast big tech — Twitter's decision to ban President Trump mere days before the end of his term sparked a fierce political backlash among his most fervent allies on Saturday, sending some of his supporters …
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Wall Street Journal:
White House Forced Georgia U.S. Attorney to Resign — Pressure for resignation was part of broader push by President Trump to overturn state's election results — White House officials pushed Atlanta's top federal prosecutor to resign before Georgia's U.S. Senate runoffs because President Trump …
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Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
‘Find the fraud’: Trump pressured a Georgia elections investigator in a separate call legal experts say could amount to obstruction — President Trump urged Georgia's lead elections investigator to “find the fraud” in a lengthy December phone call, saying the official would be a “national hero …
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Washington Post:
A mob insurrection stoked by false claims of election fraud and promises of violent restoration — The problem with devotion to a prophet of falsehoods is that reality eventually intrudes. — By mid-December, President Trump's fraudulent claims of a rigged election were failing in humiliating fashion.
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The Hill and The Gateway Pundit
Jim Acosta / CNN:
Pence has not ruled out 25th Amendment, source says — DC attorney general: Pence should invoke 25th Amendment — (CNN)Vice President Mike Pence has not ruled out an effort to invoke the 25th Amendment and wants to preserve the option in case President Donald Trump becomes more unstable, a source close to the vice president says.
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Pence intends to attend Biden's inauguration.
Pence intends to attend Biden's inauguration.
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NPR and Sputnik News
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Pence to attend Biden's inauguration, official says
Pence to attend Biden's inauguration, official says
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Bloomberg, Business Insider, CNBC and Axios
Emmanuel Felton / BuzzFeed News:
These Black Capitol Police Officers Describe Fighting Off “Racist Ass Terrorists” — The first glimpse of the deadly tragedy that was about to unfold came at 9 a.m. on the morning of the insurrection for one Black veteran of the US Capitol Police. But it didn't come from his superiors …
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Daily Kos
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Now it's sinking in: Wednesday's Capitol Hill riot was even more violent than it first appeared — (CNN)News outlets are publishing more and more videos, photos and testimonials from Wednesday's pro-Trump riot on Capitol Hill. And it's becoming clear that as heinous as the attack looked in real time …
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Pro-Trump dark money groups organized the rally that led to deadly Capitol Hill riot
Pro-Trump dark money groups organized the rally that led to deadly Capitol Hill riot
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Washington Times, Missouri Independent, TheGrio, Business Insider and Mercury News
Politico:
Dems grapple with impeachment realities in race to punish Trump — Speaker Nancy Pelosi and senior Democrats are still weighing whether to impeach President Donald Trump next week, concerned that the resulting Senate trial — all but certain to end in acquittal — would hamstring the first critical weeks of Joe Biden's presidency.
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Caitlin McFall / Fox News:
Calls to impeach Trump gain momentum, Republicans ask Biden to intervene
Calls to impeach Trump gain momentum, Republicans ask Biden to intervene
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DNyuz, Japan Times and CBS San Francisco
Kelly Hooper / Politico:
Toomey says Trump ‘committed impeachable offenses’
Toomey says Trump ‘committed impeachable offenses’
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CNN:
Trump considering Giuliani and Dershowitz for impeachment defense team
Trump considering Giuliani and Dershowitz for impeachment defense team
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Associated Press, Sputnik News, COURIER, DNyuz, Orange County Register and Political Wire
Timothy Snyder / New York Times:
The American Abyss — A historian of fascism and political atrocity on Trump, the mob and what comes next — When Donald Trump stood before his followers on Jan. 6 and urged them to march on the United States Capitol, he was doing what he had always done.
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Washington Post:
Republicans largely silent about consequences of deadly attack and Trump's role in inciting it — Three days after a mob attack on the U.S. Capitol carried out in President Trump's name, Republican leaders have yet to outline plans to hold anyone accountable or to alter a platform …
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CNN, Fox News, Politico, Raw Story, BuzzFeed News, DNyuz, Boston Herald, Forbes, Common Dreams, Political Wire and The Week
Brad McElhinny / WV MetroNews:
Derrick Evans resigns W.Va. House after entering U.S. Capitol with mob — Derrick Evans, facing federal charges for entering the U.S. Capitol with a mob, has resigned from West Virginia's House of Delegates. — “I hereby resign as a member of the House of Delegates, effective immediately …
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Ryan W. Miller / USA Today:
Capitol riot live updates: Air Force veteran fired after reported participation; FBI looking for man in Senate with zip ties, tactical gear
Capitol riot live updates: Air Force veteran fired after reported participation; FBI looking for man in Senate with zip ties, tactical gear
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Three Men Charged in Connection with Events at U.S. Capitol
Three Men Charged in Connection with Events at U.S. Capitol
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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Stewing in the White House, Trump Plots a Boastful Media Tour and Screams 'I'm Not Going to Resign' — Sources say Trump has made comments that gave no indication he was worried about leaving early or being removed. — Sequestered in the White House following a series of high-profile resignations …
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Political Wire
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Where's Congress? — We're in a national crisis. The House and Senate should get to work.
Where's Congress? — We're in a national crisis. The House and Senate should get to work.
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Slate, Vox and Sputnik News
Washington Post:
Inside the Capitol siege: How barricaded lawmakers and aides sounded urgent pleas for help as police lost control — The growing crowds outside the Capitol on Wednesday afternoon sounded menacing but at bay as senators began to debate challenges to the electoral college vote.
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HuffPost
Foreign Policy:
Group of State Department Officials Call for Consultations on Trump's Removal — Second dissent cable directed at Pompeo also rebukes the secretary of state for not forcefully condemning the president. — Career officials at the State Department filed a second unprecedented dissent cable …
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Political Wire, ABC News and The Hill
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Chris Christie Has No Regrets — Throughout Donald Trump's Presidency, the former New Jersey governor Chris Christie has been an informal adviser to the White House. His embrace of the Trump Administration has been complicated. Christie led Trump's White House transition team but was removed shortly after Trump won the election.
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The Hill and NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Kevin Roose / New York Times:
In Pulling Trump's Megaphone, Twitter Shows Where Power Now Lies — The ability of a handful of people to control our public discourse has never been more obvious. — In the end, two billionaires from California did what legions of politicians, prosecutors and power brokers had tried and failed to do for years:
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ProPublica:
Members of Several Well-Known Hate Groups Identified at Capitol Riot … ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published. — This story is part of an ongoing collaboration between ProPublica and FRONTLINE that includes an upcoming documentary.
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Kashmir Hill / New York Times:
The facial-recognition app Clearview sees a spike in use after Capitol attack. — After the Capitol riot, Clearview AI, a facial-recognition app used by law enforcement, has seen a spike in use, said the company's chief executive, Hoan Ton-That. — “There was a 26 percent increase of searches …
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Tracy Brown / Los Angeles Times:
Ariel Pink dropped from label after attending Trump rally that led to D.C. riots — Indie musician Ariel Pink has been dropped from his label after he confirmed attending the Trump rally that led to the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol. — “Due to recent events, Mexican Summer and its staff …
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