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Washington Post:
FBI report warned of ‘war’ at Capitol, contradicting claims there was no indication of looming violence — A day before rioters stormed Congress, an FBI office in Virginia issued an explicit internal warning that extremists were preparing to travel to Washington to commit violence and “war …
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Matt Fuller / HuffPost:
House Democrats Briefed On 3 Terrifying Plots To Overthrow Government — One plot includes surrounding the Capitol and murdering Democrats to allow Republicans to take control of the government. — WASHINGTON ― Capitol Police briefed Democrats on Monday night about three …
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Luxembourg, EU snub Pompeo in final Europe trip, diplomats say — BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cancelled his Europe trip at the last minute on Tuesday after Luxembourg's foreign minister and top European Union officials declined to meet him …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Voice of America reassigns White House reporter after she sought to question Mike Pompeo — The director of the Voice of America ordered the reassignment of a reporter for the international news organization after she sought to ask questions of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during …
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal:
Jayapal Tests Positive for COVID-19 Following Lockdown at Capitol With Republican Lawmakers Who Cruelly and Selfishly Refused to Wear Masks — WASHINGTON — United States Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) received a positive COVID-19 test result tonight after being locked down in a secured room …
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Henry Rodgers / The Daily Caller:
Maskless Pramila Jayapal Complains She Got COVID-19 From Republicans Who ‘Cruelly Refused’ To Wear Masks
Maskless Pramila Jayapal Complains She Got COVID-19 From Republicans Who ‘Cruelly Refused’ To Wear Masks
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Rebecca Traister / The Cut:
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal Has Tested Positive for Covid
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal Has Tested Positive for Covid
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New York Times:
How a Presidential Rally Turned Into a Capitol Rampage — When President Trump railed against the election results from a stage near the White House on Wednesday, his loyalists were already gathering at the Capitol. Soon, they would storm it. We analyzed a crucial two-hour period …
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump tries to defend his pre-riot speech as ‘totally appropriate’
Trump tries to defend his pre-riot speech as ‘totally appropriate’
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New York Times:
In Blow to Trump, House G.O.P. Won't Lobby Members to Reject Impeachment — The House will vote on a resolution on Tuesday calling on Vice President Mike Pence to wrest the powers of the office from President Trump. If Mr. Pence fails to act, an impeachment vote is expected Wednesday.
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CNN:
Impeachment a ‘vote of conscience’ for GOP — (CNN)House Democrats' drive to impeach President Donald Trump for his role inciting last week's riots at the US Capitol is putting many Republicans in a bind as they weigh how to vote Wednesday on the conduct of a President who had previously …
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Politico:
Inside Pelosi's push to impeach Trump: This time it's personal
Inside Pelosi's push to impeach Trump: This time it's personal
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Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
House Democrats launch bid to remove Trump at bitter hearing with GOP
House Democrats launch bid to remove Trump at bitter hearing with GOP
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Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
White House insiders say Trump knew what was about to happen at the Capitol — because of his social media guru Dan Scavino — 'He is closer to Donald than his sons and he has more intimate knowledge of Donald's thoughts,' said one insider about the head of Trump's social media strategy team
Washington Post:
Six hours of paralysis: Inside Trump's failure to act after a mob stormed the Capitol — Hiding from the rioters in a secret location away from the Capitol, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) appealed to Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser.
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John Nichols / The Nation:
Here's How a 14th Amendment Strategy Could Bar Trump From Ever Holding Office Again
Here's How a 14th Amendment Strategy Could Bar Trump From Ever Holding Office Again
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
New revelations about Trump's cruelty demand a bigger response
New revelations about Trump's cruelty demand a bigger response
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Carly Roman / Washington Examiner:
Senator shares photo of man wanted in connection to death of Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick — Federal authorities released a photograph of a man wanted for questioning in connection to the death of U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick. — Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican …
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Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Armed DHS agents were on standby near Capitol riot but weren't deployed till too late
Armed DHS agents were on standby near Capitol riot but weren't deployed till too late
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Anna Schecter / NBC News:
Extremists move to secret on-line channels to plan for inauguration day in D.C. — Right-wing extremists are using encrypted channels to call for violence against government officials on Jan. 20, the day President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated, with some extremists sharing knowledge of how to make …
Gizmodo:
Parler Users Breached Deep Inside U.S. Capitol Building, GPS Data Shows — At least several users of the far-right social network Parler appear to be among the hoard of rioters that managed to penetrate deep inside the U.S. Capitol building and into areas normally restricted to the public …
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Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Scoop: Biden inaugural returns cash from ex-senator-turned-foreign agent — President-elect Joe Biden's inaugural committee will refund a donation from former Sen. Barbara Boxer after the California Democrat registered as a foreign agent for a Chinese surveillance firm accused of abetting …
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Capitol Rioters Weren't ‘Low Class’ — They were business owners, CEOs, state legislators, police officers, active and retired service members, real-estate brokers, stay-at-home dads, and, I assume, some Proud Boys. — The mob that breached the Capitol last week at President Donald …
STAT:
Scott Atlas, controversial former Trump adviser, deletes Twitter account — Scott Atlas, the radiologist who served for much of 2020 as President Trump's most controversial coronavirus adviser, deleted his Twitter account this week, he confirmed to STAT, apparently in response …
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Congressman Mo Brooks:
Congressman Mo Brooks Rebuts Vicious & Scurrilous Fake News Media and Socialist Democrat Attacks — Washington, DC— Tuesday,Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) issued the below statement in response to scurrilous Fake News Media and Socialist Democrat attacks related to his January 6th “Save America” rally speech:
City of Alamo:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Information is being circulated that appears to indicate that President Trump will be making his way to the City of Alamo during his visit to the Rio Grande Valley. The City of Alamo's City Commission and City Administration has NOT been officially contacted regarding …
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
GOP aide resigns while lashing ‘congressional enablers of this mob’ — A top Republican congressional aide is resigning over his party's support for President Donald Trump's bid to overturn the 2020 election after it fueled deadly riots at the Capitol. — In a scathing resignation letter obtained …
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Nathaniel Popper / New York Times:
Lost Passwords Lock Millionaires Out of Their Bitcoin Fortunes — Bitcoin owners are getting rich because the cryptocurrency has soared. But what happens when you can't tap that wealth because you forgot the password to your digital wallet? — Stefan Thomas, a German-born programmer living …
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William Turton / Bloomberg:
‘No Regrets’: A Capitol Rioter Tells His Story From Inside — Trump tweet inspired New York man to come to D.C. on Jan. 6 — He plans to return to protest inauguration unless arrested — Brandon Fellows had never attended a Trump rally before last week.
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Las Vegas Sands Corp.:
Las Vegas Sands Announces Passing of Company Founder and Industry-Changing Entrepreneur Sheldon G. Adelson — Las Vegas Sands issued the following statement announcing the death of company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sheldon G. Adelson: Our founder and visionary leader, Sheldon G. Adelson …
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Wall Street Journal:
Lawmakers Were Feet and Seconds Away From Confrontation With the Mob in the Capitol — The rioters shouted they were searching for lawmakers; some made a narrow escape — With rioters ransacking the Capitol, Rep. Jim Himes hunkered in the visitors' gallery overlooking the House chamber.
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
An insurrection of upper-middle class white people | Will Bunch Newsletter — It was a couple of days after a violent insurrection aimed at stopping Joe Biden from becoming the 46th (or maybe 47th) president — maybe when I saw that story about the new polar vortex slated to bring crazy cold winter …
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Chris Joyner / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Trump's pick for U.S. attorney in Georgia dismisses election fraud claims: 'There's just nothing to them' — AJC EXCLUSIVE — Bobby Christine also deflects questions about his sudden appointment in leaked call with staffers. — The acting U.S. attorney for Northern Georgia …
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Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
The End of the GOP — A dog in this condition would be put to sleep. It would be a piece of mercy. — Welcome to . . . not quite “The Tuesday,” the weekly newsletter that will return in its familiar form on Tuesday next. Think of this as a special edition. To subscribe to “The Tuesday,” follow this link.
Erick-Woods Erickson / Erick Erickson's Confessions …:
Thank You For Your Service — But first, some hard questions and truths. — 7 hr ago — I need to open with something other than what the title is referring to and this is tough because it involves a number of people I consider friends, i.e not just friends in politics, but actual friends.
Thad Randazzo / WSYR:
Utica business owner amongst rioters at the Capitol building last week — UTICA, NY (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY-TV) — William Arthur Leary, owner of Estate Manufactured Housing Corp. located on Route 5 in Utica, told the Associated Press that he wanted to “show support” for President Trump.
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New York Times:
How White Evangelical Christians Fused With Trump Extremism — A potent mix of grievance and religious fervor has turbocharged the support among Trump loyalists, many of whom describe themselves as participants in a kind of holy war. — WASHINGTON — Before self-proclaimed members …
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Neena Satija / Washington Post:
‘I do regret being there’: Simone Gold, noted hydroxychloroquine advocate, was inside the Capitol during the riot — A doctor and outspoken critic of the coronavirus vaccine was among those who entered the Capitol building last week during the siege that disrupted the certification of the 2020 presidential election.
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Expected to Require Covid-19 Tests for All International Visitors — Directive would expand CDC order requiring proof of negative coronavirus tests for all airline passengers from U.K. — The U.S. government is expected to require all international airline passengers to show proof …
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Associated Press:
Michigan plans to charge ex-Gov. Snyder in Flint water probe — DETROIT (AP) — Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, his health director and other ex-officials have been told they're being charged after a new investigation of the Flint water scandal, which devastated the majority Black city …
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Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
GOP Congressman Told Crowd To ‘Lightly Threaten’ Lawmakers: 'I'm Coming After You' — Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina made the comments just weeks before a mob attacked the U.S. Capitol. — Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) last month urged the crowd at a conservative gathering to …
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
The Attack on Democracy Is Not Over. It's Still Happening. Right Now. — More violence is expected—and Republicans, far from being chastened by last week's mob, are still trying to derail the transfer of power. — Republicans in Congress are playing a dangerous game, again …
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
How the Republican Party Could Break — After the Capitol Hill riot, the divide between reality and fantasy may become too wide to bridge. — For a long time, people have predicted the crackup of American conservatism, the end of a Republican Party dominated by the conservative movement as one of the major powers in our politics.
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Ben White / Politico:
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Emma Colton / Washington Examiner:
Here are six videos of Democrats calling for violence or physical confrontations that are still active on Twitter — Videos of Democrats during the Trump administration calling for their supporters to confront Republicans physically or warning of “civil unrest” on the streets are still active on Twitter.