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11:20 AM ET, January 11, 2021

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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
Discussion: Metro.co.uk
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Every Deleted Parler Post, Many With Users' Location Data, Has Been Archived  —  In the wake of the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by scores of President Trump's supporters, a lone researcher began an effort to catalogue the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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Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Parler goes dark after move by Amazon
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 …
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
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
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 …
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.
CNN:
House Democrats would impeach Trump for ‘incitement of insurrection’  —  (CNN)House Democrats are formally unveiling their resolution to impeach President Donald Trump on Monday, charging him with “incitement of insurrection” for his role in last week's riots at the US Capitol.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Byron York's Daily Memo: For GOP, nine perilous days
Discussion: Politico and The Guardian
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
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?
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Kos
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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.
Discussion: Daily Kos, Townhall, Fox News and NPR
Ken Klippenstein / Jacobin:
Ken Klippenstein Knows Where the Bodies Are Buried  —  Investigative reporter Ken Klippenstein, who will soon be joining the staff of the Intercept, has honed the craft of Twitter trolling to an art form.  But he'd prefer to be known for his journalistic scoops, based on a painstaking analysis …
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 …
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.
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.”
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.
U.S. Department of the Treasury:
Treasury Takes Further Action Against Russian-linked Actors  —  WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took additional action against seven individuals and four entities that are part of a Russia-linked foreign influence network associated with Andrii Derkach.
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 …
Discussion: Althouse
Evan El-Amin / The American Conservative:
The GOP Can't Afford to Leave Trump's Voters Behind  —  The president set us on the right course for a lot of policy.  It's time to continue down that path without his baggage to weigh us down.  —  Let's be perfectly clear, fellow conservatives.  2021 started off on a poor note.
Discussion: The Federalist and Axios
Waleed Shahid / Crooked Media:
Only Democracy Reform Can Stop Trumpism  —  If Democrats don't enact significant democratic reforms, multiracial democracy in America will remain under existential threat.  —  Republicans must carry the stain of the Trump era and the insurrection they incited for as long as their party continues to exist.
Discussion: CNN, The Guardian, RedState and Instapundit
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 …
Discussion: CNN and The Week
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.
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Cheyanne Mumphrey / Associated Press:
Phoenix to honor late civil rights icon Calvin C. Goode  —  Arizona lawmakers, Phoenix residents and members of the Black community will celebrate the life and legacy of civil rights leader Calvin C  —  Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.  —  PHOENIX — Phoenix city officials …
Discussion: NEWS 1130
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.
 
 
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Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
FBI: Does Anyone Know the Confederate Flag Guy From the Capitol Riot?
Discussion: Fox News and HuffPost
Nicole Winfield / Associated Press:
Pope says women can read at Mass, but still can't be priests
Discussion: HotAir
Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Can Andrew Yang Make It in New York City Politics?
David N. Cicilline / New York Times:
Why We Are Introducing an Article of Impeachment
Discussion: Al Jazeera, Raw Story and Slate
Karol Markowicz / New York Post:
Florida puts New York to shame in rational pandemic policies
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump Might Be Impeached. What About Everybody Else?
JONATHAN TURLEY:
Parler Shutdown In Latest Attack on Free Speech On The Internet
Discussion: Fox News
Martyn McLaughlin / Scotsman:
Calls grow to ban ‘dangerous criminal’ Donald Trump from visiting Scotland
 Earlier Items: 
Politico:
'It's all fallen apart': Newsom scrambles to save California — and his career
Discussion: Washington Examiner and CalMatters
Robin Givhan / Washington Post:
Vogue got too familiar, too fast
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
‘Stop the Steal’ Organizer in Hiding After Denying Blame for Riot
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Tom Vanden Brook / USA Today:
At least 25 troops under investigation for terrorism in connection with Capitol riot
Discussion: The Hill and New York Post
Wall Street Journal:
Stripe Stops Processing Payments for Trump Campaign Website
CNN:
Man in ‘Camp Auschwitz’ sweatshirt during Capitol riot identified
Discussion: The Week
Wall Street Journal:
One Trump Fan's Descent into the U.S. Capitol Mob
 

 
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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