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Andrew Restuccia / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Has Discussed Starting a New Party — President Trump has talked in recent days with associates about forming a new political party, according to people familiar with the matter, an effort to exert continued influence after he leaves the White House. — Mr. Trump discussed the matter …
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CNN:
Trump talked out of pardoning kids and Republican lawmakers — (CNN)President Donald Trump received an unsettling warning on his final Saturday night in the White House. — Huddled for a lengthy meeting with his legal advisers, Trump was warned the pardons he once hoped to bestow upon …
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Obituary for a Failed Presidency — One last Letter from Trump's Washington. — Susan B. Glasser's column will continue as Letter from Biden's Washington. Sign up for her newsletter to get her stories delivered to your in-box every week. — Precisely at noon on Wednesday …
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David Yaffe-Bellany / Bloomberg:
Trump Ends Where He Began, Fighting Release of His Tax Returns — President Donald Trump's lawyers made a preemptive move to stop congressional Democrats from obtaining his tax returns once President-elect Joe Biden takes power, asking a judge for an Inauguration Day hearing in a case …
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New York Times, Washington Post and Voice of America
Alayna Treene / Axios:
GOP leaders skip Trump send-off in favor of church with Biden — Congressional leaders, including House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, will skip President Trump's departure ceremony in Maryland tomorrow morning in favor of attending mass …
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Washington Post:
Trump's final day: A diminished and aggrieved president stays out of public view before exit
Ursula Perano / Axios:
McConnell: Trump “provoked” Capitol mob
McConnell: Trump “provoked” Capitol mob
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Never Forget: Mitch McConnell Underwrote Trump's Big Lie
Never Forget: Mitch McConnell Underwrote Trump's Big Lie
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Associated Press:
The Latest: 3 new Dem senators to be sworn in after Biden — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Joe Biden's presidential inauguration (all times local): — Three new Democratic senators are set to be sworn into office after President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration Wednesday.
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CNN:
12 Army National Guard members removed from inauguration duty
12 Army National Guard members removed from inauguration duty
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ABC News:
Biden inauguration live updates: Biden departs for Washington ahead of inauguration
Biden inauguration live updates: Biden departs for Washington ahead of inauguration
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Maeve Reston / CNN:
Joe Biden grieves Covid victims on eve of his inauguration: ‘To heal, we must remember’
Joe Biden grieves Covid victims on eve of his inauguration: ‘To heal, we must remember’
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The Daily Beast:
Fox News Launches ‘Purge’ to ‘Get Rid of Real Journalists,’ Insiders Say — Fox laid off at least 16 staffers, including Chris Stirewalt, who defended the election-night call that pissed off Trump. Insiders say the firings are part of an ideological purge.
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Ron Johnson / JSOnline:
Senator Ron Johnson calls editorial about him ‘unhinged and uninformed.’ The Editorial Board responds. — Senator Johnson objects to the Editorial Board's call for him to resign over his actions after the presidential election. … In an unhinged and uninformed editorial …
Ben Collins / NBC News:
Increasingly militant ‘Parler refugees’ and anxious QAnon adherents prep for doomsday — Liesa Norris received a panicked phone call on Monday from her brother. He told her to buy a ham radio. — The radio, he explained, would be one of the few ways they could communicate once President Donald …
Tina Nguyen / Politico:
A big chunk of Trump's 1776 report appears lifted from an author's prior work — President Donald Trump's 1776 Commission was supposed to be the definitive “patriotic” rejoinder to the academic left for what conservatives view as a slanderous rendering of U.S. history.
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New York Times:
Justice Dept. Ends Stock Trade Inquiry Into Richard Burr Without Charges — Law enforcement officials told the senator that they would not pursue charges over his dumping of hundreds of thousands of dollars of stock after Senate coronavirus briefings early in the pandemic.
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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
If Trump Doesn't Keep You Up All Night, MyPillow Will — To watch Fox News is to accumulate reasons not to sleep as you hear from “the MyPillow Guy,” Mike Lindell, about how you might sleep better. I watch a lot of Fox News. In the six years since Donald Trump announced his campaign …
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Khaleda Rahman / Newsweek:
MyPillow Products Will No Longer Be Sold by These Companies
MyPillow Products Will No Longer Be Sold by These Companies
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Carl Zimmer / New York Times:
New California Variant May Be Driving Virus Surge There, Study Suggests — Researchers found that the variant originated in California and showed up in more than half of samples tested last week by researchers in Los Angeles. — In late December, scientists in California began searching coronavirus samples …
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Richard Winton / Los Angeles Times:
3 Beverly Hills residents, including a doctor, arrested in U.S. Capitol attack
3 Beverly Hills residents, including a doctor, arrested in U.S. Capitol attack
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Jordan Fischer / wusa9.com:
Capitol rioter arrested after sending ‘selfie’ to girlfriend's brother - a federal agent — The DOJ says Thomas Fee, of Freeport, New York, sent a photo of himself in the Capitol Rotunda to a special agent for the State Department. — WASHINGTON — A New York man has now been charged …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
‘Are you QAnon?’: One Trump official's brush with an internet cult gone horribly wrong — The deadly insurrection in the nation's capital this month brought intense public scrutiny to the online conspiracy theory QAnon and shock about its pervasiveness, but one prominent Trump administration official …
Kevin Quealy / New York Times:
The Complete List of Trump's Twitter Insults (2015-2021) — As a political figure, Donald J. Trump used Twitter to praise, to cajole, to entertain, to lobby, to establish his version of events — and, perhaps most notably, to amplify his scorn. This list documents the verbal attacks …
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Josh Hawley will delay swift confirmation of Biden's DHS pick — GOP Sen. Josh Hawley announced on Tuesday that he plans to object to swift consideration of President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, a move that will delay the installment of Biden's national-security team.
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Washington Post:
U.S. files conspiracy charge against Oath Keeper leader in alleged plot against the Capitol — U.S. authorities have leveled the first conspiracy charge against an apparent leader of an extremist group in the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol, arresting an alleged Oath Keeper who is accused …
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Washingtonian:
Conspiracy Theorists Target Comet Ping Pong on Trump's Last Night in Office — The Trump era in DC ends in a very similar fashion to the way it began — In a fitting finale to the Trump years in hometown DC, a group of homophobic conspiracy theorists gathered to shout slogans outside Chevy …
U.S. Department of Justice:
Queens Man Arrested for Threatening to Murder Members of Congress — Defendant Posted Video Titled “KILL YOUR SENATORS” and Urged Violent Overthrow of Government — A criminal complaint was filed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Brendan Hunt, also known as “X-Ray Ultra,” with threatening to murder United States officials.
New York Times:
The Financial Minefield Awaiting an Ex-President Trump — Baseless election fraud claims and the Capitol riot have compounded already-looming threats to his bottom line. And the cash lifelines he once relied on are gone. — Not long after he strides across the White House grounds Wednesday morning …
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George Conway / Washington Post:
What I really believe — I believe in truth, democracy and the rule of law. I believe in a lot of other things as well, but after the past four years, these seem most important now. — I believe truth isn't always easy to find, or to face. I believe that, as human beings …
David Wickert / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
‘Kraken’ back on its leash: Georgia election lawsuit withdrawn — The “kraken” is back on its leash and licking its wounds. — After vowing to “unleash the kraken” — a mythical beast — on alleged election fraud and to overturn the presidential election in Georgia, attorney Sidney Powell quietly withdrew the lawsuit Tuesday.
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Doug Emhoff / GQ:
I Might Be the First Second Gentleman, But I Don't Want to Be the Last — The moment I met Kamala, I knew I was in love. Not just because of who she is—the warm, funny, and compassionate woman who grounds our family—but also because of the deep resolve with which she fights for the causes she believes in.
Katherine Eban / Vanity Fair:
“A Tsunami of Randoms”: How Trump's COVID Chaos Drowned the FDA in Junk Science — Over its 114-year history, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has become a global paragon when it comes to drug regulation. In the most consequential year of its existence, however, the agency …
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Biden to Announce Broad Plan to Reverse Trump Immigration Policies — Legislation he will propose on his first day as president will give undocumented immigrants the chance to become citizens and restore and expand programs for refugees and asylum seekers. — WASHINGTON — President-elect …
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Nick Wadhams / Bloomberg:
Biden Team Snubs Outgoing Pentagon Chief in Transition Spat — Departing secretaries typically get temporary office space — Biden's pick for defense secretary has been working from home — President-elect Joe Biden's team denied Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller's request …
Ursula Perano / Axios:
Trump gives farewell address: “We did what we came here to do” — President Trump will give a farewell video address on Tuesday, saying that his administration “did what we came here to do - and so much more.” — Why it matters, via Axios' Alayna Treene: The address is very different …
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Townhall
New York Times:
“What kind of message is that?”: How Republicans see the attack on the Capitol. — We spoke to fans of President Trump about the Capitol riot and their feelings before Joe Biden's inauguration. — Hosted by Michael Barbaro; produced by Alix Spiegel, Luke Vander Ploeg, Stella Tan …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump authorizes DOJ to declassify Russia probe documents — President Donald Trump on Tuesday authorized the declassification of a set of documents connected to the investigation of his 2016 campaign's contacts with Russia. — Trump has long declared his intention to make public …
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Biden Peloton Raises Security Risks — It doesn't exactly comport with his “regular Joe from Scranton” persona, but beyond the politics of it, the bike could present cybersecurity risks. — WASHINGTON — President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. moves into the White House on Wednesday facing many weighty issues: a global pandemic.
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Geoffrey Skelley / FiveThirtyEight:
Even Though Biden Won, Republicans Enjoyed The Largest Electoral College Edge In 70 Years. Will That Last? — Going into the presidential election, we expected President Trump to have an advantage in the Electoral College because the key battleground states were more Republican-leaning than the country as a whole.
The White House:
Remarks by President Trump In Farewell Address to the Nation — THE PRESIDENT: My fellow Americans: Four years ago, we launched a great national effort to rebuild our country, to renew its spirit, and to restore the allegiance of this government to its citizens.
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