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The $3,000-a-month toilet for the Ivanka Trump/Jared Kushner Secret Service detail — Many U.S. Secret Service agents have stood guard in Washington's elite Kalorama neighborhood, home over the years to Cabinet secretaries and former presidents. Those agents have had to worry about death threats …
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A man who carried a Confederate flag into the Capitol has been arrested. — A man who was photographed holding a Confederate battle flag inside the U.S. Capitol last week during the riot was arrested Thursday in Delaware, two law enforcement officials said.
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Jaime Harrison Said to Be Pick for Next D.N.C. Chair — Mr. Harrison, a veteran of South Carolina politics, was the Democratic nominee against Senator Lindsey Graham and shattered fund-raising records in the race. — President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. plans to name Jaime Harrison as his pick …
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Politico:
Harrison selected as Biden's DNC chair — President-elect Joe Biden is tapping former South Carolina Democratic Party chair Jaime Harrison to lead the Democratic National Committee, according to three people familiar with the decision, a major victory for state party heads and the powerful House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn.
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Live Updates: Fractures in the G.O.P. Widen After Impeachment Vote
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Trump is isolated and angry at aides for failing to defend him as he is impeached again — When Donald Trump on Wednesday became the first president ever impeached twice in a bipartisan rebuke, he did so as a leader increasingly isolated, sullen and vengeful.
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Under Heavy Pressure, Trump Releases Video Condemning Capitol Siege
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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump Rants in Near-Empty White House: I'll ‘Never’ Say Biden Won
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Ben Shapiro / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The real reason most Republicans opposed impeachment — DRIVING THE DAY — Howdy from Nashville, y'all! I'm BEN SHAPIRO, and I host the conservative podcast and radio show “The Ben Shapiro Show”; I'm also editor emeritus of the Daily Wire, husband to a medical doctor …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republicans Oppose Impeachment Because It Makes Them Look Pro-Riot
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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Harold N. Bornstein, Trump's Former Personal Physician, Dies at 73 — He attested that Trump would be the ‘healthiest president ever,’ but was later expelled from the Trump orbit. — Dr. Harold N. Bornstein, who for a time was President Donald J. Trump's personal physician and who had attested …
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Christopher Vondracek / INFORUM:
South Dakota Sen. Mike Rounds says Trump could be criminally prosecuted for his role in the ‘insurrection’ — U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds, a South Dakota Republican, joined a growing bipartisan chorus repudiating President Donald Trump's role in inciting a mob that invaded the Capitol a week ago.
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Jordan Davidson / The Federalist:
MSNBC's Joy Reid Calls For ‘De-Baathification’ Of The GOP
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Joshua Jamerson / Wall Street Journal:
Republican Voters Stick by Trump as Some Lawmakers Seek Distance
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David Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
D.C. attorney general seeks to interview president's son in inauguration spending suit — The D.C. Attorney General's office has notified Donald Trump Jr. that it wishes to interview him as part of a lawsuit alleging that President Trump's 2017 inaugural committee improperly funneled money …
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Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
A Former Marine Stormed the Capitol as Part of a Far-Right Militia — Last week's storming of the Capitol attracted a wide range of people, but at least some of the individuals who made it into the building's inner chambers appear to be members of militia groups, acting with a degree of coördination.
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Man Who Allegedly Threw Fire Extinguisher at Police Arrested on Federal Charges — A retired firefighter from Pennsylvania was arrested Thursday morning for allegedly throwing a fire extinguisher that hit three police officers at the pro-Trump riot at the U.S. Capitol as captured on video, U.S. officials said.
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Entire National Mall to close on Inauguration Day — The entire National Mall will be closed for Inauguration Day, only accessible by media and security personnel, according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive security issues.
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NBC News:
Justice officials respond to new report on family separation by blaming Trump, expressing regret — WASHINGTON — After a scathing new report from the Justice Department's watchdog blamed top department officials for being the “driving force” behind the Trump administration's 2018 migrant …
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Trump impeachment trial crashes Biden's first 100 days — The Senate's procedural hurdles raise the difficulty for Joe Biden's Cabinet and early legislative priorities to be approved quickly. — A television monitor in the White House Press Briefing Room displays a recorded address by President Donald Trump.
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John C. Eastman / The American Mind:
John Eastman's Statement on His Retirement from Chapman University's Fowler School of Law — In recent days John Eastman has been the subject of many defamatory and scurrilous attacks regarding his actions as an advisor and attorney for President Donald Trump.
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Kate Bennett / CNN:
Silent Melania Trump plods toward end of her husband's tumultuous term — (CNN)Two days after his supporters rioted on Capitol Hill last week, President Donald Trump informed the world he would not be attending President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. — “To all of those who have asked …
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Jenna McLaughlin / Yahoo News:
Exclusive: Large bitcoin payments to right-wing activists a month before Capitol riot linked to foreign account — WASHINGTON — On Dec. 8, someone made a simultaneous transfer of 28.15 bitcoins — worth more than $500,000 at the time — to 22 different virtual wallets …
ProPublica:
“No One Took Us Seriously”: Black Cops Warned About Racist Capitol Police Officers for Years — Allegations of racism against the Capitol Police are nothing new: Over 250 Black cops have sued the department since 2001. Some of those former officers now say it's no surprise white nationalists were able to storm the building.
Reuters:
Biden to unveil plan to pump $1.5 trillion into pandemic-hit economy — WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden will unveil a stimulus package proposal on Thursday designed to jump-start the economy during the coronavirus pandemic with an economic lifeline that could exceed $1.5 trillion and help minority communities.
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Comey: Biden should consider pardoning Trump
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Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Nikki Haley's new PAC steers clear of Trump brand — Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley is starting a new political action committee and, so far, conspicuously avoiding any mention of President Trump. — Why it matters: Haley is widely considered a contender for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination …
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It's still Trump's party
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
A leaked intelligence memo suggests Trump's lies could incite more violence — Not long after President Trump earned the crowning distinction of becoming the first U.S. president to get impeached twice, he released a video in which he went further than ever in calling for an end to post-election violence.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Tucker Carlson is making his play to be the post-Trump MAGA champion — At some point after Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the presidency in 2015 but before he started racking up primary victories, I was part of a panel on a Fox News program guest-hosted by Tucker Carlson.
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Greg Hilburn / The News Star:
Julia Letlow, widow of U.S. Rep.-elect Luke Letlow, will run for Congress — Julia Letlow, the widow of U.S. Rep.-elect Luke Letlow, will run for the 5th Congressional District seat her husband was unable to fill because of his COVID-19 death Dec. 29. — “Everything in my life and in my marriage …
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Murray Waas / The Guardian:
Revealed: White House liaison sought derogatory info on E Jean Carroll from DoJ official — Revelation raises prospect that president's allies were pressing DoJ to dig up potentially damaging info on Trump accuser — The White House liaison to the Department of Justice (DoJ), Heidi Stirrup …
Aaron Mehta / Defense News:
Norquist to serve as acting defense secretary; acting service secretaries named — WASHINGTON — David Norquist will serve as acting secretary of defense for the start of the Biden administration, Defense News has learned. — The Biden team has decided that Norquist …
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MIT Professor Arrested and Charged with Grant Fraud — Defendant allegedly failed to disclose his work for the People's Republic of China to U.S. Department of Energy — BOSTON - A professor and researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was charged and arrested today …
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Charlie Sykes / MSNBC:
Trump's coup was foiled by key Republicans — but their ranks are shrinking … Until recently, the official website of the St. Croix County Republican Party in Wisconsin bore the words, in Latin and English: “If you want peace, prepare for war.” Even after objections following …
Trinity Lewis / Wygop:
Wyoming Republican's Message to Representative Cheney — The wind in Wyoming has been horrendous today—with gusts up to 65 miles per hour. That is nothing compared to the whirlwind created by Representative Cheney's announcement that she would be voting to impeach President Trump …
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