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4:40 PM ET, January 9, 2021

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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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U.S. Department of Justice:
Three Men Charged in Connection with Events at U.S. Capitol  —  WASHINGTON - Three men were charged today in federal court in the District of Columbia in connection with the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.  —  Jacob Anthony Chansley, a.k.a. Jake Angeli, of Arizona …
Your Side / WFLA-TV:
Tampa Bay man seen carrying lectern at U.S. Capitol riot arrested in Pinellas County  —  PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office inmate search shows that the man seen carrying a lectern through the U.S. Capitol during a riot Wednesday has been arrested.
Sophia Barnes / NBC4 Washington:
Capitol Rioter Seen in Horned Hat, Carrying Spear Arrested: US Attorney  —  A man photographed in the U.S. Capitol carrying a 6-foot spear and wearing a horned helmet as a pro-Trump mob breached the building Wednesday has been arrested and charged, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia said.
Discussion: ABC News, NBC News, DNyuz and Joe.My.God.
WTRF-TV:
BREAKING: WV Delegate Derrick Evans announces resignation from House of Delegates  —  PRICHARD, W.Va. - Delegate Derrick Evans, R-Wayne, today announced his resignation from the West Virginia House of Delegates, effective immediately.  —  “The past few days have certainly been a difficult …
Discussion: DNyuz
Washington Post:
Two prominent figures in Capitol riot charged
Discussion: Associated Press, KDFX-TV and DNyuz
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 …
Discussion: CNN and Denver Post
Houston Chronicle:
Resign, Senator Cruz.  Your lies cost lives.  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is among a number of GOP lawmakers claiming without evidence that voter fraud was widespread during the November election.  (Eli Imadali/American-Statesman/TNS)  —  In Texas, we have our share of politicians …
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Houston Chronicle:
The shame of Texas — Ted Cruz, Ken Paxton and the Seditious Sixteen.  —  Now and then through the years we Texans have sent our share of buffoons, grifters, lightweights, crooks, ignoramuses and ego-obsessed asses to Washington as representatives of the people.  W. Lee “Pass the Biscuits, Pappy” O'Daniel comes to mind.
ExpressNews.com:
Impeachment for Trump; expulsion for enabler Cruz
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Washington Examiner:   Tim Scott, not Ted Cruz, has the right election commission idea
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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Politico:
Trump went ‘ballistic’ after being tossed off Twitter
Nancy Scola / Politico:
The war between Silicon Valley and Washington takes a new turn
Peter Aitken / Fox News:
‘Hang Mike Pence’ trends on Twitter after platform suspends Trump for risk of ‘incitement of violence’
Discussion: The Guardian and Townhall
Associated Press:
'He's on his own': Some Republicans begin to flee from Trump  —  NEW YORK — President Donald Trump's steadfast grip on Republicans in Washington is beginning to crumble, leaving him more politically isolated than at any other point in his turbulent administration.
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Timothy Snyder / New York Times:
The American Abyss  —  A historian of fascism and political atrocity on Trump, the mob and what comes next
Discussion: New York Post
Molly Jong-Fast / The Daily Beast:
The One Good Thing the MAGA Mobs Smashed? The Trump Kids' Futures.
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Kos
New York Times:
Democrats Ready Impeachment Charge Against Trump for Inciting Capitol Mob
Politico:
McCarthy and Scalise face internal dissension after Capitol riot  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise are facing backlash from their Republican colleagues for standing by President Donald Trump after he incited a violent mob to storm the Capitol this week …
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Washington Post:
‘The storm is here’: Ashli Babbitt's journey from capital ‘guardian’ to invader  —  The politician she revered above all others had lost an election.  She'd struggled with crippling amounts of debt.  Her home state of California was locking down again because of a virus she believed was fiction.
Discussion: DNyuz and The Sun
Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
An Air Force Combat Veteran Breached the Senate  —  As insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol this week, a few figures stood out.  One man, clad in a combat helmet, body armor, and other tactical gear, was among the group that made it to the inner reaches of the building.
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Pro-Trump dark money groups organized the rally that led to deadly Capitol Hill riot  — The rally, officially known as the “March to Save America,” was largely organized by a 501(c)(4) group known as Women for America First.  — Women for America First's Facebook pages show they were calling …
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Rebecca Traister / The Cut:
‘It Was No Accident’ Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal on surviving the siege.  —  On Wednesday, January 6, Pramila Jayapal, a Democratic congresswoman from Washington State, was sitting in the gallery above the House chamber, watching the proceedings to count the Electoral College vote and certify …
New York Times:
‘Our President Wants Us Here’: The Mob That Stormed the Capitol  —  They came from around the country, with different affiliations — QAnon, Proud Boys, a few elected officials, many everyday Americans.  One allegiance united them.  —  It was the table setter for what would come …
Discussion: Raw Story, BuzzFeed News, Bloomberg and Vox
Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:
James Clyburn says “somebody on the inside” of Capitol was “complicit” in letting rioters inside the building  —  House Majority Whip James Clyburn said Friday that the ease in which rioters were able to get into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday suggests that someone on the inside of the Capitol was “complicit” in the assault.
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Washington Post:
After trial runs at statehouses last year, the far-right's violent tactics erupted at the Capitol  —  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer drew her teenage daughters close.  —  Rioters loyal to President Trump had just crashed through the doors of the U.S. Capitol, and the family could only watch …
Discussion: Detroit Free Press
CNN:
Decoding the extremist symbols and groups at the Capitol Hill insurrection  —  Photo Illustrations by Priya Krishnakumar, CNN  —  How the US Capitol riot unfolded, minute by minute  —  This story contains images and descriptions of extremist groups and their beliefs.
Randall Lane / Forbes:
A Truth Reckoning: Why We're Holding Those Who Lied For Trump Accountable  —  Yesterday's insurrection was rooted in lies.  That a fair election was stolen.  That a significant defeat was actually a landslide victory.  That the world's oldest democracy, ingeniously insulated via autonomous state voting regimens, is a rigged system.
 
 
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Democrats to vote on Impeachment II early next week
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Ryan J. Foley / Associated Press:
White man who drove into Iowa protesters avoids prison after guilty plea
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump and His Allies Set the Stage for Riot Well Before January 6
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Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Swift new impeachment would damage the Constitution
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Joe Sneve / Argus Leader:
Gov. Kristi Noem says Georgia elected ‘communists’ to serve in the U.S. Senate
New York Times:
Trump Administration Politicized Some Intelligence on Foreign Election Influence, Report Finds
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
A Palm Beach Proud Boy at the Putsch
Discussion: Althouse