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David Corn / Mother Jones:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Was a Moderator of a Facebook Group Featuring Death Threats and Racist Memes — Before she was elected to the House of Representatives as a member from Georgia, Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Trumpy, QAnon-friendly, conspiracy-toting, gun-lovin', mass-shooting-denying …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Biden embraces the left, while McCarthy may purge a member on the right — DRIVING THE DAY — BREAKING OVERNIGHT: House Minority Leader KEVIN MCCARTHY and his top lieutenants are leaning toward removing Rep. MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE (R-Ga.) from the House Education …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
An ugly truth links Marjorie Taylor Greene to Trump — one the GOP won't confront — Republicans are facing two big decisions. They must determine whether they will strip Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) of committee assignments in response to her all-around crackpottery.
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Brittany Bernstein / Yahoo Entertainment:
GOP Lawmakers Look to Remove Ilhan Omar from Committees as Dems Attack Taylor Greene
GOP Lawmakers Look to Remove Ilhan Omar from Committees as Dems Attack Taylor Greene
Washington Post:
Live updates: House to vote on removing GOP's Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committees
Live updates: House to vote on removing GOP's Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committees
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
House to vote Thursday to drop Greene from all committees
House to vote Thursday to drop Greene from all committees
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CNN:
House Democrats to take first steps to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from committee assignments
House Democrats to take first steps to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from committee assignments
Thomas Barrabi / Fox News:
GOP lawmakers seek to remove Omar from committees as Dems press to drop Taylor Greene from panel
GOP lawmakers seek to remove Omar from committees as Dems press to drop Taylor Greene from panel
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump aides made a late request to Team Biden to extend their parental leave. They said no. — After four years in the Trump administration, Vanessa Ambrosini was looking forward to three months of parental leave when she and her husband welcomed a baby a week before Christmas.
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Olivier Knox / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Biden White House looks at releasing Trump visitor logs
The Daily 202: Biden White House looks at releasing Trump visitor logs
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Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Biden White House: We can't release Trump's visitor logs
Biden White House: We can't release Trump's visitor logs
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Associated Press
Sandra Erwin / SpaceNews:
White House has nothing to say on Space Force
White House has nothing to say on Space Force
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Stefanos Chen / New York Times:
The Down Side to Life in a Supertall Tower: Leaks, Creaks, Breaks — 432 Park, one of the wealthiest addresses in the world, faces some significant design problems, and other luxury high-rises may share its fate. — The nearly 1,400-foot tower at 432 Park Avenue, briefly …
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Chuck Schumer Used Violent Rhetoric To Sic A Mob On Two Supreme Court Justices — One year ago, Schumer incited a mob on the steps of the Supreme Court in order to bully justices to rule in Democrats' favor. — When Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., spoke against the constitutionality …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Schumer, McConnell reach deal on Senate organizing resolution
Schumer, McConnell reach deal on Senate organizing resolution
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump's pathetic defense reminds us why conviction is needed
Trump's pathetic defense reminds us why conviction is needed
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Los Angeles Times
QU Poll:
61% Optimistic About Next Four Years With Biden In Office, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 68% Of Americans Support The $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Relief Bill — Two weeks into the presidency of Joe Biden, a majority of Americans say, 61 - 34 percent, that they are generally optimistic …
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New York Times:
The AstraZeneca vaccine is shown to drastically cut transmission of the virus. — The University of Oxford research is the first to document a vaccine substantially reducing the virus's spread. British officials said the results underscored how mass inoculations were key to ending the pandemic.
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William Adkins / Politico:
Eric Trump hits out at Scottish plan to debate his father's golf courses — Donald Trump's son Eric has lashed out at Scottish politicians ahead of a parliamentary debate on whether to launch an investigation into the financing of his father's resorts. — The debate in the Scottish parliament …
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Julia Azari / FiveThirtyEight:
The GOP Might Still Be Trump's Party. But That Doesn't Mean There's Room For Him. — Throughout his presidency, Donald Trump crossed lines that no other president has come close to. And if there was ever any doubt, the final months of his presidency put that to rest.
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
In Rare Public Statement, Congressional Aides Call for Trump's Conviction — More than 370 Democratic aides issued an unusual public appeal, notable because congressional staff members rarely publicly express their own views. — WASHINGTON — More than 370 Democratic congressional aides …
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Medium, The Independent, Forbes, NBC News, The Hill, Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Jayme Deerwester / USA Today:
Capitol riot suspect asks court's permission to vacation in Mexico - and gets it — A woman accused of participating in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol asked a federal judge for permission to leave the country on vacation later this month - and got it. — In a Monday court filing …
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Raw Story, The Daily Beast, Vanity Fair, New York Post and The Intellectualist
Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
She was stunned by Biden's inauguration. How this South Carolina mom escaped QAnon — Ashley Vanderbilt says her four-year-old daughter Emmerson knew “something was wrong with her mom.” — “I wasn't one hundred percent there like I should have been,” she recalls.
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Amanda Coletta / Washington Post:
Canada declares the Proud Boys a terrorist group — TORONTO — Canada on Wednesday declared the Proud Boys a terrorist entity, adding the far-right group to a list that includes al-Qaeda, ISIS and al-Shabab as part of an effort to crack down on what senior government officials called one of the country's “most serious threats.”
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Kait Bolongaro / Bloomberg:
Proud Boys Get Terrorist Designation in Canada After U.S. Riot
Proud Boys Get Terrorist Designation in Canada After U.S. Riot
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Al Jazeera, Insider and IJR
HuffPost:
Democrats Consider Withholding Coronavirus Stimulus Checks From Wealthier Households — A more “targeted” approach to COVID-19 relief would result in some households missing out on checks. — Democrats are exploring ways to limit the cost of stimulus checks that would go to households …
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
Biden commits to $1,400 checks, but open to eligibility limits
Biden commits to $1,400 checks, but open to eligibility limits
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CNN:
FBI raids homes of 2 men who held rally on eve of Capitol attack — Washington (CNN)The FBI recently raided the homes of two men who sponsored an invective-laced rally near the US Capitol a day before the deadly insurrection, the first known search warrants involving people who organized and spoke at rallies preceding the attack.
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Sam Dorman / Fox News:
John Kerry took private jet to Iceland for environmental award, called it ‘only choice for somebody like me’ — John Kerry questioned in 2019 over private jet use — President Biden's recently appointed climate czar, John Kerry, took a private jet to Iceland in 2019 to receive …
Patrick Byrne / Deep Capture:
How DJT Lost the White House, Chapter 3: Crashing the White House (December 18-22) — On the evening of Friday, December 18, Sidney Powell, Mike Flynn, a sharp female attorney on Sydney's team (whom I will call “Alyssa"), and myself decided to call an SUV and get driven to the entrance …
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Lee Davidson / Salt Lake Tribune:
Former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne describes bluffing his way into Trump's White House
Former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne describes bluffing his way into Trump's White House
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National Memo and Crooks and Liars
Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. mulls using law designed to prosecute Mafia against Capitol rioters — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is considering whether to charge members of far-right groups involved in the deadly Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol under a federal law usually used …
Moe Tkacik / Slate:
Trump People Were the Worst Restaurant Guests, Too — One chilly morning early in the Trump administration, a guy with an unnervingly unpleasant countenance sat down in my section, ordered a green tea, and immediately started interrogating me about the caviar.
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Raw Story
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
As GameStop stock crumbles, newbie traders reckon with heavy losses — The Reddit forum that helped kick off the frenzy has given way to anxiety, financial bloodshed and infighting — As GameStop's stock plunged 60 percent Tuesday, the online horde that had raced to invest in the …
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Sandra Sobieraj Westfall / People.com:
In First White House Interview, Joe & Jill Biden Talk Marriage, Family, Prayer — and the Challenges Ahead — The new president and first lady open up about their initial days after returning to Washington, D.C., and starting the nation's next chapter: “We have problems, but we also have enormous opportunities”
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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
The GameStop Rally Exposed the Perils of ‘Meme Populism’ — Last week, a motley mass of shitposters, gambling enthusiasts, and disaffected Zoomers — united by hate for Wall Street and love of chicken tenders — beat a multibillion-dollar hedge fund at its own game.
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NBC News:
Lawmakers aim to dissolve ‘draconian’ law that placed heavy financial burden on Postal Service — A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House and Senate introduced legislation that would provide the Postal Service much-needed financial relief by doing away with a mandate that required …
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Congressman Peter DeFazio, HotAir, Common Dreams and The Hill