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2:45 PM ET, January 25, 2021

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Jason Williams / Cincinnati.com:
Ohio's U.S. Sen. Rob Portman won't run for re-election; Republican cites ‘partisan gridlock’  —  Republican Rob Portman will not seek a third term in the U.S. Senate in 2022, he told The Enquirer - a move that will unsettle politics in both Greater Cincinnati and Washington D.C.
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Politico:
Portman's exit signals uncertainty for Senate GOP  —  Ohio Republican Rob Portman will not seek a third Senate term in 2022, a blow to both Republicans' hopes of taking back the Senate and the chamber's dwindling number of centrists.  —  The two-term senator is one of the most effective legislators …
Jessie Balmert / Cincinnati.com:   U.S. Sen. Rob Portman won't run for re-election. Which Republicans might run instead?
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Rudy Giuliani Sued by Dominion Voting Systems Over False Election Claims  —  The suit against Mr. Giuliani, a lawyer for former President Donald Trump who pushed to overturn the election results, accuses him of carrying out “a viral disinformation campaign.”
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Dominion sues Giuliani for $1.3 billion over ‘Big Lie’ about election fraud  —  (CNN)Dominion Voting Systems has sued former President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani for defamation after he pushed the “Big Lie” about election fraud on his podcast and TV appearances.
U.S. Department of Justice Office …:
Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General Announces Initiation of Investigation  —  Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz announced today that:  —  The DOJ Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is initiating an investigation into whether any former …
Discussion: Axios, CBS News, Forbes, HotAir and Raw Story
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Inspector general will investigate whether any Justice Dept. officials improperly sought to help Trump overturn the election
Discussion: UPI
Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:   Watchdog probes if DOJ officials tried to overturn election
New York Times:
Jeffrey Clark Was Considered Unassuming. Then He Plotted With Trump.
Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Supreme Court dismisses Trump emoluments lawsuits as moot  —  The Supreme Court on Monday ordered lower courts to dismiss two cases that alleged former President Donald Trump unlawfully profited from his businesses while in office, in violation of the Constitution's emoluments clauses.
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Associated Press:
Supreme Court ends Trump emoluments lawsuits  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday brought an end to lawsuits over whether Donald Trump illegally profited off his presidency.  —  The justices threw out Trump's challenge to lower court rulings that had allowed lawsuits …
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Supreme Court dismisses emolument cases against Trump
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, SCOTUSblog and Raw Story
Politico:
Some Trump aides stuck with him till the end.  Now they're screwed.  —  Four days into his post-presidency life, Donald Trump has insulated himself from the outside world.  —  Unseen by the public and unusually quiet as key parts of his policy legacy are dismantled by the new administration …
Christian Vanderbrouk / The Bulwark:
Meet Trump's Pro-Insurrection “Intellectuals”  —  We should have known January 6 was coming, because Trumpism's “intellectual” wing called for it, for weeks.  —  Last December, Ross Douthat suggested that “there are two Republican Parties.”  One of them governs dutifully, “certifying elections …
Discussion: Raw Story
Josh Hawley / New York Post:
It's time to stand up against the muzzling of America  —  Have you checked your social credit score lately?  You might want to.  Mine seems to have taken a nosedive this month.  You might want to see how yours is doing.  —  Everyone knows what a credit score is.  But social credit scores are new.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Josh Hawley Believes Disliking Josh Hawley Is an Act of Censorship
Discussion: New York Post
Just Security:
“Fight for Trump”: Video Evidence of Incitement at the Capitol  —  How direct is the connection between what President Donald Trump communicated to his supporters and their actions in laying siege to the U.S. Capitol?  Videos recorded by many individuals over the course of the day provide some answers.
Politico:
Newsom to lift stay-home orders across California  —  SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to lift stay-at-home orders statewide Monday, allowing restaurants to reopen for outdoor dining and salons to resume appointments indoors, according to two sources close to the governor and a restaurant industry email.
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David Goldman / CNN:
Jim Acosta: I've never seen Trump this alone  —  New York (CNN Business)Donald Trump spent his last moments as President sad and alone, according to Jim Acosta, who led CNN's coverage of Trump during his presidency.  —  In his farewell to Washington on Wednesday morning …
Kate Bennett / CNN:
White House staff welcomes new first family: ‘The residence has life again’  —  (CNN)The new President and first lady settled in at the White House this weekend, and did so with extended Biden family members.  —  “The residence has life in it again,” a White House source told CNN of the energy inside.
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Ed O'Keefe / CBS News:
The Bidens' dogs arrive at White House
Discussion: NBC News and CNN
Moderna, Inc.:
Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Retains Neutralizing Activity Against Emerging Variants First Identified in the U.K. and the Republic of South Africa  —  Out of an abundance of caution, Moderna launches clinical program to boost immunity to emerging variants  —  Manuscript posted to preprint server …
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Jaclyn Diaz / NPR:
Biden To Implement Travel Restrictions To Combat New Coronavirus Variants
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Bloomberg and CNBC
Washington Post:
Fight over the rules grinds the Senate to a halt, imperiling Biden's legislative agenda  —  When President Biden took office last week, he promised sweeping, bipartisan legislation to solve the coronavirus pandemic, fix the economy and overhaul immigration.  —  Just days later …
Politico:
MAGA media looks to turn White House briefing room into a battlefield  —  Eric Bolling, the conservative host of Sinclair Broadcast Group's “America This Week,” would travel regularly to Donald Trump's White House, interviewing the former president seven times and occasionally attending press briefings.
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Liz Cheney Should Step Away From Leadership For The Sake Of GOP Voters  —  There is no reason to leave Cheney in her leadership position.  In fact, it's negligence for Republican leaders to keep her there.  —  Liz Cheney's problems are piling up, according to Politico.
Olivia Goldhill / STAT:
Undercounting of Covid-19 deaths is greatest in pro-Trump areas, analysis shows  —  Tens of thousands of Covid-19 deaths are going unreported in the U.S., with far more missed in counties that strongly supported former President Trump, according to new research.
Discussion: Gothamist
Andrew Rice / New York Magazine:
‘I Want to Meet My Teacher’ A war over reopening schools has upended the progressive politics of the New Jersey suburbs.  —  One drizzly Saturday in December, around a hundred suburbanites gathered in the New Jersey town of Maplewood for a scrupulously rule-abiding protest.
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Dana Goldstein / New York Times:   Biden Is Vowing to Reopen Schools Quickly. It Won't Be Easy.
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
“We Can't Have That”: Inside The New York Times' Firing of Lauren Wolfe  —  The paper of record's treatment of a freelance editor getting “chills” on Twitter drew accusations of bending to bad faith criticism and reignited debates over journalistic objectivity.
Libby Cathey / ABC News:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders appeals to Trump voters in bid for Arkansas governor  —  Sanders' race is one of the first tests of Trump's staying power in the GOP.  —  Ex-White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders talks about new memoir  —  The former White House press secretary talks to …
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders running for governor of Arkansas: What to know
Discussion: Washington Examiner, NPR, IJR and USA Today
Wall Street Journal:
Arizona Republican Meltdown  —  The state party reveals the divisions that could doom the GOP for years.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  Republicans lost Arizona in the November presidential race for the first time since 1996, and they have lost three U.S. Senate races in a row.  How to respond?
Discussion: Raw Story and TheGrio
Robby Soave / Reason:
Twitter Unveils ‘Birdwatch,’ a New Platform Where Users Fact-Check Tweets  —  On Monday, Twitter debuted a new feature that will allow users to add notes to other people's tweets.  It's a user-generated fact-checking system, and it's called Birdwatch.  —  In the pilot phase …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Republicans feel the squeeze on impeachment  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  REPUBLICANS ARE UNDER INTENSE PRESSURE to acquit DONALD TRUMP — whether they think he committed an impeachable offense or not.  At this point, it's all about self-preservation.
Tyler Fleming / Post and Courier:
How growing up in Aynor prepared one of the nation's top reporters to cover Trump  —  AYNOR — Often when the former Trump Administration made international news, a byline recognizable to many in Aynor ran atop The Washington Post's coverage.  —  From big breaks like the former president calling …
 
 
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Kayla Webley Adler / Elle:
Bridget Kelly, Author Of Infamous ‘Time For Some Traffic Problems’ Email, Is Running For Office
Torey Van Oot / Axios:
Mike Lindell moves the goalposts on a run for Minnesota governor
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Paul Sperry / RealClearInvestigations:
New Evidence Implicates FBI Higher-Ups in Dishonesty of Anti-Trump Lawyer
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Parler and the Far Right's Ever-Evolving Digital Ecosystem
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