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5:15 PM ET, January 9, 2021

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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 …
Discussion: CNN, Raw Story and Denver Post
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 …
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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 …
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, Joe.My.God. and DNyuz
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, KVIA-TV and DNyuz
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 …
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.
Discussion: HotAir and New York Post
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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.
Molly Jong-Fast / The Daily Beast:
The One Good Thing the MAGA Mobs Smashed? The Trump Kids' Futures.
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Kos
Washington Post:
Twitter warns of new violence to come, brewing again on social media, as reason for Trump ban  —  New research report, meanwhile, details planned events in Washington, Pittsburgh and every state capital  —  Twitter's extraordinary action against President Trump on Friday night was driven …
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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
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
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Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Majority of Americans want Trump removed immediately after U.S. Capitol violence - Reuters/Ipsos poll
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
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Paul Egan / Detroit Free Press:   Michigan man faces terrorism charges over fake bomb call, threat to lawmaker
NBC News:
Republican AGs group sent robocalls urging march to the Capitol  —  An arm of the Republican Attorneys General Association, a national group representing the top law enforcement officers in their states, sent out robocalls encouraging people to march to the U.S. Capitol the day before the building was stormed by a pro-Trump mob.
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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.
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
Michael R. Pompeo / United States Department of State:
Lifting Self-Imposed Restrictions on the U.S.-Taiwan Relationship  —  Taiwan is a vibrant democracy and reliable partner of the United States, and yet for several decades the State Department has created complex internal restrictions to regulate our diplomats, servicemembers …
Discussion: Axios and Bloomberg
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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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.
Nathan J. Robinson / Current Affairs:
The Only Thing Worse Than A NIMBY Is A YIMBY … Nobody likes a NIMBY.  The “Not In My Backyard” resident is the one who objects to the building of a homeless shelter or methadone clinic in their neighborhood, because it will negatively affect their property values and possibly bring them into contact with the poor.
 
 
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Hemal Jhaveri / USA Today:
NHL players' silence over the past few days shows just how little things have changed
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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
Wall Street Journal:
Trump and His Allies Set the Stage for Riot Well Before January 6
Discussion: Occupy Democrats
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Randall Lane / Forbes:
A Truth Reckoning: Why We're Holding Those Who Lied For Trump Accountable
New York Times:
Trump Administration Politicized Some Intelligence on Foreign Election Influence, Report Finds
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Republicans Confront the Consequences of Their Doomsday Rhetoric
Discussion: DNyuz, NEWS 1130 and NPR
Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
A Palm Beach Proud Boy at the Putsch
Discussion: Althouse