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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.
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Jason Miciak / Political Flare:
Staffers Begged Melania to Intercede with Trump During Riots — She Refused and Continued Her Photoshoot
Staffers Begged Melania to Intercede with Trump During Riots — She Refused and Continued Her Photoshoot
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Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Melania Identifies Real Victim of the Deadly Capitol Riots: Herself
Melania Identifies Real Victim of the Deadly Capitol Riots: Herself
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Conservative News Today and Political Flare
Matthew Schmitz / New York Post:
What the left wants to ignore about slain Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick — On Thursday, Brian Sicknick, an officer with the US Capitol Police, died from injuries sustained during the storming of the Capitol Building. Democratic leaders have presented Sicknick as a martyr …
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Politico:
Trump's New Criminal Problem — The world watched in horror Wednesday as a violent insurrectionist mob attacked the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to obstruct the democratic process of certifying the vote for president. Five Americans died in the attack, including Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick.
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Raw Story
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Biden plans to nominate William J. Burns, a former career diplomat, to run the CIA — President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate William J. Burns, a former career diplomat who has served both parties and won respect at home and abroad, to run a CIA that has been badly battered by the Trump administration.
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CNN:
Biden to nominate William Burns as CIA director, turning to a longtime diplomat to lead agency in post-Trump era
Biden to nominate William Burns as CIA director, turning to a longtime diplomat to lead agency in post-Trump era
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Warren P. Strobel / Wall Street Journal:
Biden to Tap William J. Burns as CIA Director
Biden to Tap William J. Burns as CIA Director
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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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Ben Smith / New York Times:
We Worked Together on the Internet. Last Week, He Stormed the Capitol. — At BuzzFeed, we followed the signals of social media. A young employee followed them all the way to Charlottesville and Capitol Hill. — He fit in as well as anyone did at our Los Angeles studio, a place full of ambitious misfits with an unusual gift.
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Washington Post:
Outgoing Capitol Police chief: House, Senate security officials hamstrung efforts to call in National Guard — Two days before Congress was set to formalize President-elect Joe Biden's victory, Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund was growing increasingly worried about the size …
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
QAnon congresswoman faces calls for arrest after live-tweeting Nancy Pelosi's location to rioters — Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), a gun-toting supporter of the QAnon movement, is facing backlash after she was accused of live-tweeting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) location during the attack on Capitol Hill last week.
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Associated Press:
Records show fervent Trump fans fueled US Capitol takeover — WASHINGTON (AP) — They came from across America, summoned by President Donald Trump to march on Washington in support of his false claim that the November election was stolen and to stop the congressional certification of Democrat Joe Biden as the victor.
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Associated Press:
Army investigating officer who led group to Washington rally — CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Army is investigating a psychological operations officer who led a group of people from North Carolina to the rally in Washington that led up to the deadly riot in the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.
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ABC News:
In blow to Trump, golf's PGA strips major championship from Trump-owned course — The 2022 PGA Championship will no longer be held at Trump Bedminster. — US Capitol riots: Tracking the insurrection — On Jan. 6, rioters coming from a pro-Trump rally broke into the U.S. Capitol …
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Doug Ferguson / Associated Press:
PGA Championship leaving Trump National in '22 tournament
PGA Championship leaving Trump National in '22 tournament
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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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Bruce Haring / Deadline:
Parler CEO Says Service Dropped By “Every Vendor” And Could End His Business
Parler CEO Says Service Dropped By “Every Vendor” And Could End His Business
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Republican No More: The GOP's Existential Crisis — In the wake of the trauma of the last two months, two inescapable questions emerge. First, what does it mean to be republican? And second, does the Republican Party represent those values at all any more?
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Daily Kos
WWNY:
Stefanik opposes impeachment, wants “a peaceful transition of power” — DANNEMORA, N.Y. (WWNY) - Congresswoman Elise Stefanik publicly opposed the push to impeach President Trump Saturday. — Stefanik was in Dannemora, New York rallying against the state closure of the Clinton Annex …
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth:
FBI Arrests Grapevine Man Photographed in Tactical Gear on US Senate Floor — The FBI on Sunday arrested a North Texas man in connection with the riots at the U.S. Capitol last week. — Larry Rendell Brock, of Grapevine, was charged with knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building …
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Jeffrey Scott Shapiro / Wall Street Journal:
No, Trump Isn't Guilty of Incitement — Inflaming emotions isn't a crime. The president didn't mention violence, much less provoke it. — House Democrats have drafted an article of impeachment that accuses President Trump of “incitement to insurrection.”
Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Can Andrew Yang Make It in New York City Politics? — Mr. Yang has name recognition, fund-raising ability and some different ideas on how to run a government. How will that play in a city ravaged by the pandemic? — In the last few months, the man who would be New York's most famous mayoral candidate acted like anything but one.
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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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Raw Story
JONATHAN TURLEY:
How A Snap Impeachment Could Shatter Our Constitutional Balance — Below is my column in the Hill newspaper on my concerns over the planned “snap impeachment” this year. In my view, impeaching on the speech alone would raise serious concerns over the use of impeachment in the future.
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Washington Post:
The Capitol mob: a raging collection of grievances and disillusionment — The 36-year-old West Texas florist and self-described “conservative die hard patriot” always took to Facebook when she had something to say. So just hours after Jenny Cudd and scores of fellow Trump supporters swarmed …
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Althouse
Tom Vanden Brook / USA Today:
At least 25 troops under investigation for terrorism in connection with Capitol riot — WASHINGTON - At least 25 troops are under investigation for terrorism related to Wednesday's siege at the Capitol, according to a Defense official and a member of Congress.
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Ronald J. Hansen / Arizona Republic:
Some of Rep. Gosar's siblings want him expelled from Congress after deadly riot at Capitol — Three of Rep. Paul Gosar's siblings have reached out to Rep. Raúl Grijalva asking him to help get their brother expelled from Congress after the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol they blame him for helping to instigate.
American Greatness:
Crazy 2020 Is Dead! Long Live Crazier 2021! — Hang on. It is going to be Mr. Toad's wild scary ride for all of 2021. — The proper conservative response to last Wednesday's violent entry into the Capitol and vandalism, as well as assaults on law-enforcement, is to identify the guilty parties and ensure they are arrested.
Wall Street Journal:
One Trump Fan's Descent into the U.S. Capitol Mob — Doug Sweet joined rioters who breached the Capitol, where he was eventually arrested. — GWYNN'S ISLAND, Va.—On Doug Sweet's first trip to the U.S. Capitol, as a 13-year-old in 1975, he tilted his head back, gazed up at the glistening white dome …
Politico:
Biden dresses down his Covid team over plans to speed vaccinations — President-elect Joe Biden has grown frustrated with the team in charge of plotting his coronavirus response, amid rising concerns that his administration will fall short of its promise of 100 million vaccinations in the first 100 days …
Jillian C. York:
Everything pundits are getting wrong about this current moment in content moderation: An ongoing list — Since Twitter and Facebook banned Donald Trump and began “purging” QAnon conspiracists, a segment of the chattering class has been making all sorts of wild proclamations about this “precedent-setting” event.
David N. Cicilline / New York Times:
Why We Are Introducing an Article of Impeachment — One of the authors of the impeachment article against President Trump makes his case. — Mr. Cicilline is a U.S. representative and a member of the House Judiciary Committee. — Since his resounding defeat in the presidential election in November …
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