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Rnadeem / Pew Research Center:
Biden Begins Presidency With Positive Ratings; Trump Departs With Lowest-Ever Job Mark — 68% of public does not want Trump to remain a major political figure in the future — Pew Research Center conducted this study to examine the public's reactions to the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election …
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Washington Post:
Post-ABC poll: Overwhelming opposition to Capitol attacks, majority support for preventing Trump from serving again — The vast majority of Americans say they oppose the actions of the rioters who stormed and ransacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, while smaller majorities say President Trump bears responsibility …
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Washington Examiner and NBC News
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's GOP has an ugly authoritarian core. A new poll exposes it. — In the wake of President Trump's incitement of a violent insurrectionist assault on our seat of government, a new Post-ABC News poll offers perhaps the most detailed look yet at public attitudes about the attack …
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Trending Politics and Detroit Metro Times
New York Magazine:
Ted Cruz's Former Staffers Are ‘Disgusted’ by His New Low for Trump
Ted Cruz's Former Staffers Are ‘Disgusted’ by His New Low for Trump
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Vanity Fair, Mock Paper Scissors and Bulwark+
Gary Langer / ABC News:
With partial blame for the Capitol attack, majority favors barring Trump from office
With partial blame for the Capitol attack, majority favors barring Trump from office
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Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Trump approval rating falls to new low after Capitol assault
Trump approval rating falls to new low after Capitol assault
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The Daily Beast, Washington Post and FiveThirtyEight
Reuters:
U.S. says Capitol rioters meant to ‘capture and assassinate’ officials-filing — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors offered an ominous new assessment of last week's siege of the U.S. Capitol by President Donald Trump's supporters on Thursday, saying in a court filing that rioters intended …
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Teo Armus / Washington Post:
Rioters wanted to ‘capture and assassinate’ lawmakers, prosecutors say. A note left by the ‘QAnon Shaman’ is evidence. — As federal law enforcement officers sift through evidence tied to the attack on the U.S. Capitol, they have tried to determine what compelled rioters to force their way into the building.
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
US says Capitol rioters intended to ‘capture and assassinate’ elected officials — (CNN)Federal prosecutors offered the most chilling description yet of rioters who seized the Capitol last week, writing in a new court filing that the intention was “to capture and assassinate elected officials.”
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Business Insider and USA Today
Quint Forgey / Politico:
‘He has an obligation to them’: Attorney for ‘QAnon shaman’ asks Trump to pardon rioters
‘He has an obligation to them’: Attorney for ‘QAnon shaman’ asks Trump to pardon rioters
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The American Independent
Washington Post:
How the rioters who stormed the Capitol came dangerously close to Pence — The violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 came perilously close to Vice President Pence, who was not evacuated from the Senate chamber for about 14 minutes after the Capitol Police reported …
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Business Insider, CNN, CNBC, Raw Story and Mediaite
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New York Times:
The F.B.I. is investigating 37 in the killing of a Capitol Police officer by a pro-Trump mob. — The F.B.I. is investigating 37 people related to the killing of Officer Brian Sicknick, the Capitol Police officer who died after being injured during the pro-Trump riot on Jan. 6 …
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Business Insider, HotAir and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Vaccine reserve was already exhausted when Trump administration vowed to release it, dashing hopes of expanded access — States were anticipating a windfall after federal officials said they would stop holding back second doses. But the approach had already changed, and no stockpile exists.
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Thomas Lifson / American Thinker:
Statement — We received a lengthy letter from Dominion's defamation lawyers explaining why they believe that their client has been the victim of defamatory statements. Having considered the full import of the letter, we have agreed to their request that we publish the following statement:
Randy Krehbiel / Tulsa World:
Sen. James Lankford apologizes to Black Tulsans for questioning presidential election results … U.S. Sen. James Lankford apologized to Black Tulsans on Thursday for not recognizing that his involvement in questioning presidential election results would offend them.
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CNN:
Trump explodes at Nixon comparisons as he prepares to leave office — (CNN)In his final days in office, President Donald Trump has found the parts of the job he loved replaced by cold legal warnings, forced video addresses and a shrinking circle of downtrodden aides, all anxiously wondering …
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Cristina Cabrera / Talking Points Memo:
Report: Trump Aides Putting Together Goodbye Crowd For Outgoing POTUS On Inauguration Day
Report: Trump Aides Putting Together Goodbye Crowd For Outgoing POTUS On Inauguration Day
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Business Insider and HuffPost
Luke Mogelson / New Yorker:
Among the Insurrectionists — The Capitol was breached by Trump supporters who had been declaring, at rally after rally, that they would go to violent lengths to keep the President in power. A chronicle of an attack foretold. — By the end of President Donald Trump's crusade against American democracy …
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Politico, The American Conservative, The Dispatch and Trending Politics
Dan McLaughlin / National Review:
Convict and Disqualify Trump — For the health of the Republican Party — and the nation — it is the right and just thing to do. — mpeaching Donald Trump a second time was a drastic step, but it was justified, no matter how shoddily and insincerely it was executed by House Democrats nor how selective was their outrage.
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Brian Riedl / The Dispatch:
Biden Proposal Hijacks Recession for Liberal Wishlist — His plan for economic relief would use the pandemic to enact large, unrelated, permanent expansions of the federal government. — 4 hr ago — President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled his first major legislative push …
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Americans for Tax Reform, CRFB Papers and Blog Posts and Reason
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
“Bring Some of the Old Playbook Back”: Politico's Juicing Up Its Morning Mainstay as Team Biden Comes to Town — Facing stiffer competition, a new crew of writers—Ben Shapiro not included—is promising more scoops and scene as the O.G. political tip sheet reboots to keep those early a.m. eyeballs (and big ad dollars).
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ABC News:
Longtime Trump advisers connected to groups behind rally that led to Capitol attack — Roger Stone, Steve Bannon and Michael Flynn all promoted the Jan. 6 rally. — 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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Jake Bleiberg / Associated Press:
Prosecutor: Capitol rioter aimed ‘to take hostages’ — FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A retired Air Force officer who was part of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last week carried plastic zip-tie handcuffs because he intended “to take hostages,” a prosecutor said in a Texas court on Thursday.
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KUSA-TV:
Letter from 68 Colorado elected officials requests investigation into Boebert's actions — The letter to House leaders says “there is deep concern about her actions leading up to and during the protests that turned into a violent and deadly mob.” — COLORADO, USA — In a letter …
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The Hill and POLITICUSUSA
Nathan Bernard / Mainer:
Chief of Maine's Capitol Police Radicalized by Far-Right Conspiracies — Maine Bureau of Capitol Police Chief Russ Gauvin, the law enforcement official directly in charge of protecting state government staff and buildings in Augusta against threats of right-wing violence in the coming days …
Greg Garrison / al.com:
Tuberville says delay inauguration, but date is set by Constitution — U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama suggested in a TV interview on Thursday that President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration should be delayed - even though the date is set in the U.S. Constitution.
The Daily Beast:
Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott's Job Is in Jeopardy, Insiders Say — OUTFOXED — Amid sagging ratings, Rupert Murdoch has taken a more hands-on role at Fox, perhaps portending the end of the road for the network's CEO since 2018. — Amid ongoing ratings struggles, Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott …
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon:
Following Bombshell Report Regarding Intentional Abuse of Migrant Children, Merkley Calls for Top Trump Administration Officials to Face Prosecution — WASHINGTON, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement today after the Department of Justice (DOJ) …
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POLITICUSUSA
Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
Some Democrats in Congress are worried their colleagues might kill them — WASHINGTON — In the aftermath of last week's deadly assault on the Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump, members of Congress are expressing something once unthinkable: that some of their own colleagues may be endangering their lives.
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NBC News:
Confirmation hearing for Biden's national intelligence chief abruptly postponed — The first confirmation hearing for one of President-elect Joe Biden's crucial cabinet posts has been abruptly rescheduled, the ranking members of the Senate Intelligence Committee said on Thursday.
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Washington Post, Axios and DNyuz
Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
Johnny Enlow Says the College Football National Championship Game Is Prophetic Confirmation Trump Will Remain President — Johnny Enlow, a right-wing pastor and QAnon conspiracy theorist, appeared on the Elijah Streams YouTube channel Thursday, where he declared that the outcome …
Jim VandeHei / Axios:
The post-Trump Republican Party has been gutted in almost every way imaginable — Republicans will emerge from the Trump era gutted financially, institutionally and structurally. — The big picture: The losses are stark and substantial. — They lost their congressional power.
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Mock Paper Scissors, DNyuz, The Guardian, Raw Story and Brookings
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
“Stop the Steal” organizer Ali Alexander's pre-January 6 calls for violence: “We've got to punch the left in the nose.” “You must fight. ... They will kill us.” — Alexander also said he spoke with Kimberly Guilfoyle the night before the pro-Trump insurrection
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Arizona Republic and Media Matters for America
Natalie Colarossi / Newsweek:
COVID Lockdowns Have No Clear Benefit vs Other Voluntary Measures, International Study Shows — A new study evaluating COVID-19 responses around the world found that mandatory lockdown orders early in the pandemic did not provide significantly more benefits to slowing the spread of the disease …
Kate Bennett / CNN:
Already shunned from polite society, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner face new cold post-insurrection reality — (CNN)When Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner shared their decision to pick up and move their family to Washington from New York four years ago, multiple sources who know the couple …
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Political Flare and The Week
Carter Sherman / VICE:
This Convicted Planned Parenthood Bomber Was at the Capitol ‘Fighting’ for Trump — Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. — A convicted abortion-clinic bomber live-streamed himself at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, as he put it, “fighting for our beloved President Donald J. Trump.”
Tucker Carlson / Fox News:
The latest ‘national crisis’ and the coming crackdown — After the Capitol Hill riot, our leaders refuse to learn the lessons from this summer's violence — Tucker: Radicals are using threats, fear to control Americans — Last week's deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol was not an act of racism, nor was it an insurrection.
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RedState, Conservative News Today and Twitchy
Lois Beckett / The Guardian:
100 days of warning: inside the Boogaloo killings of US law enforcement — Extremism experts warned that the anti-government movement was planning attacks online. Why didn't Facebook act? — One hundred days before Dave Patrick Underwood was murdered on 29 May, a group of analysts …
Josh Hawley / The Missouri Times:
Why I objected — Last week I objected during the Joint Session count of electoral votes in order to have a debate on the issue of election integrity. My objection proceeded according to the letter of the statute, which specifically permits for objections and debate, and followed the traditions of Congress.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Diminished Trump leaves a vacuum for 2024 hopefuls — President Donald Trump's would-be Republican successors see an opening. — As the politically diminished president prepares to leave office following a deadly pro-Trump riot at the Capitol and an impeachment vote backed by 10 GOP House members …
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