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8:20 PM ET, January 11, 2021

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NBC News:
FBI memo warns law enforcement across U.S. of possible armed protests at 50 state capitols  —  The FBI has sent a memo to law enforcement agencies across the country warning of possible armed protests at all 50 state capitol buildings starting Jan. 16, and also says an armed group has threatened …
Discussion: The Hill, IJR and Mediaite
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ABC News:
Armed protests being planned at all 50 state capitols, FBI bulletin says  —  An internal FBI note obtained by ABC News shows warnings of “a huge uprising.”  —  House set to charge Trump with ‘incitement of insurrection’  —  House Democrats are ready to charge President Donald Trump …
Gina Harkins / Military.com:
‘QAnon Shaman’ Arrested for Storming the US Capitol Is a Navy Veteran  —  A 33-year-old Arizona man who was caught on camera shirtless while wearing a fur-lined headdress with horns and face paint during last week's siege at the U.S. Capitol served in the Navy for two years.
Discussion: KNXV, Twitchy and Associated Press
Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC:
Sandberg says U.S. Capitol riot was ‘largely’ not organized on Facebook
Discussion: Reuters, The Hill and Forbes
Associated Press:
FBI warns of plans for nationwide armed protests next week
New York Times:
‘They Got a Officer!’:  How a Mob Dragged and Beat Police at the Capitol  —  Videos show pro-Trump rioters pulling three officers down a set of stairs during a violent attempt to breach the building.  —  The Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol building by a pro-Trump mob left a police officer and a rioter dead.
Discussion: Axios, Anchorage Daily News and CNN
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CNN:
2 Capitol Police officers suspended and 10-15 more under investigation for alleged roles in riot  —  (CNN)Two US Capitol Police officers were suspended and up to 15 more are under investigation for their behavior during last week's assault on the Capitol, and federal agents will look …
Julio Rosas / Townhall:
WATCH: Townhall's Frontline Video of the Capitol Building Riot
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Mike Ford / RedState:
Enough! There Was No Riot, Insurrection or “Storming!”
Discussion: The Daily Beast, Mediaite and The Wrap
Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf stepping down from Trump administration  —  Chad Wolf will resign from his position as acting secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, leaving the Trump administration nine days ahead of the president's departure from office, a senior DHS official told the Washington Examiner Monday.
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Axios:
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf stepping down
Andrew Beaton / Wall Street Journal:
Bill Belichick Rebuffs Trump's Presidential Medal Offer  —  The New England Patriots coach turned down the nation's highest civilian honor in the aftermath of the president's supporters siege of the U.S. Capitol last week  —  New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick has turned …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
CNN:
Pence and Trump finally speak after post-riot estrangement  —  (CNN)Vice President Mike Pence received a memento from his aides the other day: the engraved chair set aside for him in the White House Cabinet Room, hauled over-the-shoulder from the West Wing and delivered to the Eisenhower …
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Is Trump Actually Still in Control?  —  Who is steering the American ship of state?  —  This isn't a philosophical question; we've spent four years wondering about the roots and motivations of Trumpism.  It's a specific question: Who is in charge right now when the White House has to make a decision?
Discussion: The Hill, HotAir and New York Times
Politico:
House to vote Wednesday as Pelosi gets the votes to impeach Trump  —  The House will vote Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump for inciting the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week, just seven days before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
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Dell Cameron / Gizmodo:
Every Deleted Parler Post, Many With Users' Location Data, Has Been Archived  —  In the wake of the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by scores of President Trump's supporters, a lone researcher began an effort to catalogue the posts of social media users across Parler …
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Fiona Hill / Politico:
Yes, It Was a Coup.  Here's Why.  —  Since last Wednesday, people have been arguing what to call what happened at the U.S. Capitol - was it a riot?  An uprising?  An insurrection?  I've been public in calling it a coup, but others disagree.  Some have said it's not a coup because the U.S. military …
Christopher Miller / BuzzFeed News:
A Disgruntled Employee Changed The State Department's Website To Say That Trump's Term Ends Today, Sources Say  —  A disgruntled employee at the State Department changed the biographies of President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence to say their term was coming to an end on Monday …
Susan DeSantis / New York State Bar Association:
New York State Bar Association Launches Historic Inquiry Into Removing Trump Attorney Rudy Giuliani From Its Membership  — New York State Bar Association Launches Historic Inquiry Into Removing Trump Attorney Rudy Giuliani From Its Membership  —  The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) …
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Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
Giuliani hit with disbarment complaint, faces possible expulsion from New York lawyers association
Discussion: Associated Press
First Lady / The White House:
First Lady Melania Trump: Our Path Forward  —  Like all of you, I have reflected on the past year and how the invisible enemy, Covid-19, swept across our beautiful country.  All Nations have experienced the loss of loved ones, economic pain, and the negative impacts of isolation.
Susan Collins / Bangor Daily News:
Susan Collins recounts the moment rioters stormed the Capitol  —  The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set newsroom policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com.  —  Susan Collins represents Maine in the U.S. Senate.
U.S. Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman:
Watson Coleman Receives Positive Coronavirus Test Following January 6 Capitol Lockdown  —  f t # e  —  Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) received a positive rapid antigen test result for COVID-19.  She believes she was exposed during protective isolation in the U.S. Capitol building …
Laura Strickler / NBC News:
Top official at Republican AGs group resigns amid Capitol robocall controversy  —  The executive director of the Republican Attorneys General Association has resigned amid backlash over a decision to send out robocalls urging people to march to the U.S. Capitol.
Discussion: The Hill
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Medium:
Historians and Constitutional Scholars' Statement on the Second Impeachment of President Donald Trump  —  Historians and Legal Scholars for Impeachment  —  As American historians and constitutional scholars, we support the impeachment and removal of President Donald J. Trump.
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Christopher Bing / Reuters:
Exclusive: FBI probes Russian-linked postcard sent to FireEye CEO after cybersecurity firm uncovered hack - sources  —  (Reuters) - The FBI is investigating a mysterious postcard sent to the home of cybersecurity firm FireEye's chief executive days after it found initial evidence …
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Jack Stubbs / Reuters:
SolarWinds hackers linked to known Russian spying tools, investigators say
Discussion: Wired
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Talk-radio owner orders conservative hosts to temper election fraud rhetoric  —  After months of stoking anger about alleged election fraud, one of America's largest talk-radio companies has decided on an abrupt change of direction.  —  Cumulus Media, which employs some of the most popular …
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Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
Donald Trump's Twitter Account Receives A Very Unexpected Defender
Discussion: IJR and Politico
Kelly Bjorklund / Foreign Policy:
'We're in a Worse Place Today Than We Were Before He Came In'  —  Former U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on the mess Donald Trump is leaving behind.  —  President Donald Trump is on the way out of office—perhaps even earlier than the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
About Facebook:
Our Preparations Ahead of Inauguration Day  —  We began preparing for Inauguration Day last year.  But our planning took on new urgency after last week's violence in Washington, D.C., and we are treating the next two weeks as a major civic event.  We're taking additional steps and using …
HotAir:
Split: McCarthy Will Oppose Impeachment — But Liz Cheney May Vote Yes  —  Kevin McCarthy should thank God that Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley exist because their personal obnoxiousness has acted as a lightning rod this week drawing away criticism from McCarthy himself.
Kayla Brantley / Daily Mail:
Ivanka plans to attend Biden's inauguration to save political career  —  Ivanka Trump is worried that her ‘promising political career is in jeopardy’ and is doing ‘whatever she can to save her reputation,’ DailyMail.com can reveal.
Nicholas Grossman / Arc Digital:
QAnon Woke Up the Real Deep State  —  An open letter to QAnon, “stop the steal,” and other communities involved in the Capitol attack  —  To the QAnon community, and others involved in storming the Capitol:  —  The Deep State is real, but it's not what you think.
New York Times:
Impeach Trump Again  —  It is a dark day for the nation when the president's behavior forces Congress to hold him accountable.  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.  It is separate from the newsroom.
Discussion: The Hill, NBC News and Business Insider
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
‘War for the soul’: Capitol riot elevates GOP power struggle between pro-Trump conspiracy theorists and party establishment  —  The essay reads like the manifesto of a delusional conspiracy theorist — claiming that President Trump would remain in office on Jan. 20, after purging his Cabinet and replacing Vice President Pence.
 
 
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EJ Montini / Arizona Republic:
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