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Wall Street Journal:
Jan. 6 Rally Funded by Top Trump Donor, Helped by Alex Jones, Organizers Say — Publix Super Markets heiress donated about $300,000 to the Ellipse event, organizers say — The rally in Washington's Ellipse that preceded the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol was arranged and funded …
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Business Insider, The Hill, New York Post, The Intellectualist, Mock Paper Scissors, Florida Politics and Raw Story
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ProPublica:
Text Messages Show Top Trump Campaign Fundraiser's Key Role Planning the Rally That Preceded the Siege — Caroline Wren, a Trump fundraiser, is listed as a “VIP Advisor” in a National Park Service permit for the Jan. 6th rally at the Ellipse. Text messages and a planning memo show …
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POLITICUSUSA and Political Wire
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
AJC poll: Republicans in dicey political territory in Georgia — After suffering major losses, Georgia Republicans enter a new election cycle in a dire political position, according to an exclusive Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll that found leading Democrats earned significantly higher ratings than their GOP counterparts.
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The Hill and POLITICUSUSA
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
After Trump, Democrats set out on a mission to ‘repair the courts’ … WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats are vetting civil rights lawyers and public defenders to nominate as judges, embarking on a mission to shape the courts after Republicans overhauled them in the last four years …
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Republican operatives sweat Trump's role in upcoming Senate primaries
Republican operatives sweat Trump's role in upcoming Senate primaries
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Raw Story, NBC Los Angeles, The Hill, Bloomberg and New York Times
Justin Louis Pitcock / Houston Chronicle:
America needs the principled GOP of George H.W. Bush
America needs the principled GOP of George H.W. Bush
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Raw Story
Politico:
'It's a mess': Biden's first 10 days dominated by vaccine mysteries — Joe Biden promised he'd bring in a competent, tested team to run the pandemic response, set ambitious vaccination targets and impose strict public health guidelines. — His team arrived at the White House with a 200-page response plan ready to roll out.
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Raw Story and Washington Post
The Dworkin Report:
Rep. Gomez just revealed why he's filing the bill to expel Marjorie Taylor Greene — Scott speaks with Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) about his decision to file a bill to expel newly sworn Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-GA) from Congress. The Representative was unsparing about his dismal opinion …
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Marjorie Taylor Greene's space laser and the age-old problem of blaming the Jews
Marjorie Taylor Greene's space laser and the age-old problem of blaming the Jews
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The Guardian, Los Angeles Times, Slate and Religion News Service
Washington Post:
‘Be ready to fight’: FBI probe of U.S. Capitol riot finds evidence detailing coordination of an assault — When die-hard supporters of President Donald Trump showed up at rally point “Cowboy” in Louisville on the morning of Jan. 5, they found the shopping mall's parking lot was closed to cars …
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New York Times:
Legal Pressure on Trump Increases With Judge's Order in Fraud Inquiry — The order, answering a demand for documents by New York's attorney general, rejected a bid to shield the records with attorney-client privilege. — A New York judge on Friday increased pressure on former President …
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The Hill, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Raw Story
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Sonia Moghe / CNN:
NY judge orders Trump Organization's tax firm to hand over more documents to state attorney general
NY judge orders Trump Organization's tax firm to hand over more documents to state attorney general
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POLITICUSUSA and New York Post
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Proud Boys Charged With Conspiracy in Capitol Riot — The conspiracy charges were the first to emerge against members of the extremist group in connection with the assault on Congress. — Federal prosecutors investigating the violent riot at the Capitol this month announced …
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The Sun, The Independent and Washington Post
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WSAZ-TV:
Sen. Joe Manchin reacts to WSAZ interview with Vice Pres. Kamala Harris — CHARLESTON/HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - After airing Thursday evening, WSAZ's exclusive interview with Vice President Kamala Harris drew national attention. — Friday morning, the White House answered questions …
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Washington Examiner, HotAir, Fox News, KNXV and Townhall
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Stuart Emmrich / Vogue:
8 Things to Know About Jen Psaki, Biden's Press Secretary
8 Things to Know About Jen Psaki, Biden's Press Secretary
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Boston Herald
David L. Stern / Washington Post:
Ukraine stayed quiet during Trump-era pressures. Now it's sharing some Giuliani tales. — KYIV — There was a consistent message from Ukraine's leadership over everything from the Trump campaign's dirt digging to Ukraine's central role in the first impeachment proceedings: No comment.
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Raw Story and The Independent
Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Woman charged in Capitol riot said she wanted to shoot Pelosi ‘in the friggin’ brain,' FBI says — Federal authorities arrested two women in Pennsylvania on Friday on charges related to the storming of the U.S. Capitol building after the FBI said one of the women expressed an intent to shoot House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
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The Daily Caller, Conservative News Today, Crooks and Liars, New York Post, Raw Story and Business Insider
Bonnie Berkowitz / Washington Post:
‘Who pours the kibble?’ And other answers about daily life for dogs in the White House — After a four-year vacancy, the position of DOTUS was filled this week by Major and Champ Biden. When the two German shepherds entered the White House, they brought a great opportunity to dig …
Sarah Posner / Reveal:
How the Christian right helped foment insurrection — Christian-right activists inside and outside of government promoted the election fraud lie and claimed God told them to “let the church roar.” — The Jan. 6 Save America March, where then-President Donald Trump incited a crowd to attack the U.S. Capitol, opened with a prayer.
Kathleen Parker / Washington Post:
The GOP isn't doomed. It's dead. — With the electoral eviction of Donald Trump from the Oval Office, Republicans had a shot at redemption and resurrection. — They missed and failed — and deserve to spend the next several years in political purgatory.
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Outside the Beltway
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Copying Roosevelt, Biden Wanted a Fast Start. Now Comes the Hard Part. — The most daunting challenge for Mr. Biden in the weeks ahead will be balancing his stated desire for bipartisanship with his sense of urgency. — WASHINGTON — In the weeks before taking office …
New York Times:
How Trump's Focus on Antifa Distracted Attention From the Far-Right Threat — Federal law enforcement shifted resources last year in response to Donald Trump's insistence that the radical left endangered the country. Meanwhile, right-wing extremism was building ominously.
Erin Burnett Out Front / CNN:
'I'm out': Longtime GOP donor explains why he's leaving the party — Lifelong Republican and donor Jacob Monty tells CNN's Erin Burnett why he is leaving the party and joining the Democratic party. Source: CNN — Lifelong Republican and donor Jacob Monty tells CNN's Erin Burnett …
Evan Semones / Politico:
CDC issues rule requiring travelers to wear face masks — All travelers using public transportation will now be required to wear a face mask, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated in a new order issued late Friday aimed at containing Covid-19 case counts across the country.
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National Review, CBS News, KOIN-TV and Bangor Daily News
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Harry Enten / CNN:
Trump's in a historically strong 2024 primary position for an ex-president — (CNN)Donald Trump is no longer president. He no longer has the megaphone of Twitter. — But make no mistake: This is still Trump's Republican Party. — You see it in the actions of Republican state …
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Salon
Politico:
Wall Street faces Washington crackdown after GameStop rollercoaster — The frenzy surrounding the trading of GameStop stock is triggering Washington's most intense scrutiny of Wall Street in more than a decade, teeing up hearings and investigations that threaten brokers and hedge funds at the center of the turmoil.
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Matt Ford / New Republic:
The Trump Era Could Have Been Much, Much Worse — It's been almost three weeks since Donald Trump began his exile from public life on a Florida golf course. I thought this would be a moment of relief after years of exhaustion and misery. But as we start to get some distance from his presidency …
Nina Feldman / NPR:
In Philadelphia, A Scandal Erupts Over Vaccination Startup Led By 22-Year-Old — It started out as a group of college friends who wanted to help during the pandemic. They had tech skills, so they used 3D printers to make face shields. Then they organized as a nonprofit, Philly Fighting Covid …
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WHYY
Associated Press:
AP Analysis: Racial disparity seen in US vaccination drive — A racial gap has opened up in the nation's COVID-19 vaccination drive, with Black Americans in many places lagging behind whites in receiving shots, an Associated Press analysis shows. — An early look at the 17 states …
Jordan Davidson / The Federalist:
Twitter Troll Replaced ‘Trump’ With ‘Cuomo’ In Maxine Waters' Infamous Call To Violence And Democrats Lost Their Minds — Blue checkmarks and Democrats took to Twitter on Thursday to condemn a call for violence against Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the people in his administration.
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