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Georgia Prosecutors Open Criminal Inquiry Into Trump's Efforts to Subvert Election — State officials are being instructed to preserve documents related to “attempts to influence” the Georgia election, just weeks after former President Donald J. Trump asked an official to “find” votes.
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'There's Nothing Left': Why Thousands of Republicans Are Leaving the Party — Voting registration data indicates a stronger-than-usual flight from the G.O.P. since the Capitol riot, with an intensely fluid period in American politics now underway. — In the days after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
GOP Image Slides Giving Democrats Strong Advantage — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' opinions of the Republican Party have worsened in recent months, with 37% now saying they have a favorable view of the party, down from 43% in November. This decline, along with a slight increase …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Biden is not the barrier to bipartisanship. Republicans are.
Biden is not the barrier to bipartisanship. Republicans are.
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Ben Leonard / Politico:
Impeachment managers unveil new video of officer pointing Romney to safety, Pence evacuating — House impeachment managers unveiled new footage of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, including film of Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman pointing Sen. Mitt Romney to safety and former Vice President Mike Pence being evacuated.
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Dave Boucher / Detroit Free Press:
Mike Shirkey caught in hot mic moment, says he stands by points on Capitol attack ‘hoax’ — LANSING — Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, opened the floor session of the Michigan Senate on Wednesday morning with a prayer. He spoke of seeking unity, working together and looking to God when people “get off track.”
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Senator Mike Shirkey / Senate Majority Leader …:
Shirkey apologizes for statements made in video
Shirkey apologizes for statements made in video
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Washington Post:
Masks should fit better, or be doubled up to protect against coronavirus variants, CDC says — Making the seals tighter to prevent leakage can reduce people's exposure by more than 95 percent in laboratory tests. — PLEASE NOTE — The Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free.
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New York Times:
Covid-19 Live Updates: C.D.C. Outlines Mask Options That Increase Protection For Everyone
Covid-19 Live Updates: C.D.C. Outlines Mask Options That Increase Protection For Everyone
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Double masking works, says CDC study
Double masking works, says CDC study
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TMZ.com:
Bruce Springsteen Busted for DWI in New Jersey in November — BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN BUSTED FOR DWI — Bruce Springsteen is in the middle of a DWI case after he was busted in his home state ... TMZ has learned. — Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the Boss was arrested on November 14 …
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Politico:
Tanden pays for belittling Bernie — Neera Tanden's ruthless tweets continued to haunt her confirmation process Wednesday as she faced the scorn of Senate Budget Chair Bernie Sanders, another target of her public criticism. — In Tanden's second confirmation hearing for her nomination …
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Paul W. Valentine / Washington Post:
Larry Flynt, pornographer and self-styled First Amendment champion, dies at 78 — Larry Flynt, one of America's most notorious pornographers and self-proclaimed champions of First Amendment freedoms, who built his sprawling business interests on the hard-core raunch and grotesque parody of Hustler magazine …
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TMZ.com:
Hustler Founder Larry Flynt Dead at 78 — LARRY FLYNT ‘HUSTLER’ FOUNDER DEAD AT 78 — REMEMBERING LARRY FLYNT — Larry Flynt — the famous and controversial publisher known for launching a porn empire — has died ... TMZ has learned. — Family sources tell us the mogul passed Wednesday morning …
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Politico:
Judge orders Proud Boy charged in Capitol riot held without bond — One of the Proud Boys arrested for participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol told a court on Wednesday that he was duped by President Donald Trump's “deception” and “acted out of the delusional belief” …
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New York Times:
Trump Justice Department Sought to Block Search of Giuliani Records — Manhattan prosecutors had been prepared to seek a search warrant for electronic records related to powerful Ukrainians who had helped Rudolph Giuliani dig for dirt on the Biden family. — In the final months …
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Aaron Navarro / CBS News:
House Republicans' 2022 strategy to beat Democrats: Target “socialist agenda” and “job killing policies” — House Republicans have laid out their path to winning back the chamber they came close to flipping in 2020. They plan to rely on a similar playbook: slamming the Democrats as socialists …
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Greene Gains Popularity With Republican Voters Following Committee Fight
Greene Gains Popularity With Republican Voters Following Committee Fight
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Noah Rothman / Commentary Magazine:
State Level Republican Parties Have Gone Crazy — The decline of Virginia's once-dominant Republican Party is a case study in how a party's waning electoral appeal is often accompanied by a descent into madness. Rather than view the Virginia GOP's experience as a cautionary tale, though …
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Todd Frankel / Washington Post:
A majority of the people arrested for Capitol riot had a history of financial trouble — Trail of bankruptcies, tax problems and bad debts raises questions for researchers trying to understand motivations for attack — Jenna Ryan seemed like an unlikely participant in the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
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Sarah Dadouch / Washington Post:
Saudi Arabia releases prominent women's rights activist from prison as Biden presses kingdom on human rights — BEIRUT — One of Saudi Arabia's most prominent women's rights advocates, Loujain al-Hathloul, was released from prison on Wednesday, her sister said.
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Ben Hubbard / New York Times:
Loujain al-Hathloul, Saudi Women's Rights Activist, Freed From Prison
Loujain al-Hathloul, Saudi Women's Rights Activist, Freed From Prison
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Wall Street Journal:
Possible Early Covid-19 Cases in China Emerge During WHO Mission — WHO team scrutinizing cases of 90 patients with coronavirus-like symptoms in October 2019, two months before Beijing acknowledged first infections — BEIJING—About 90 people were hospitalized with Covid-19-like symptoms …
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Anna Massoglia / OpenSecrets.org:
Trump's political operation paid more than $3.5 million to Jan. 6 organizers — As former President Donald Trump faces a Senate impeachment trial on charges of inciting attacks on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, unanswered questions about the full extent of his ties to a nearby rally the same …
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John McCormack / National Review:
Cruz: Actually, It Is Constitutional to Impeach and Convict a Former President — On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate voted on the constitutional question of whether an impeachment trial may be held for Donald Trump now that he is out of office. Six Republicans joined all 50 Democrats in answering that question in the affirmative.
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Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
What Does a “Good” Republican Look Like?
What Does a “Good” Republican Look Like?
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Joshua Bote / SFGATE:
Police in dorms, outdoor exercise ban: UC Berkeley extends dorm lockdown with stricter mandates — Police officers monitoring dormitory halls, frequent inspections of ID cards — these are among the measures being implemented in a dorm lockdown as UC Berkeley continues to grapple with a spike of COVID-19 cases on campus.
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Sen. Rick Scott after viewing brutal new videos: ‘This is a complete waste of time’ — Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., told reporters after viewing the explicit videos of the attack on the Capitol the Senate trial is a “complete waste of time.” — “I'm disgusted that, you know …
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Brian Flood / Fox News:
Rush Limbaugh continues to fight advanced lung cancer as staffers pray for remission — ‘Our prayers are with Rush as he continues to fight the illness,’ Bo Snerdley wrote — Limbaugh, Sen. Warren find common ground against Wall Street titans — Conservative talk radio legend Rush Limbaugh continues …
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Peter Stone / The Atlantic:
A Million-Dollar Pardon Offer at the Trump Hotel — Soon after the November election, a business colleague of Donald Trump's close ally Corey Lewandowski offered a whistleblower and convicted ex-banker an expensive deal: In exchange for a $300,000 fee up front—plus another $1 million if successful …
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The Hill:
Hawley watches trial from visitor's gallery — Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo. ), who has come under fire for objecting to Pennsylvania's electoral votes in the 2020 election, watched the afternoon's opening arguments from the visitor's gallery above the Senate floor, where he was spotted …
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New York Times:
Lie After Lie: Listen to How Trump Built His Alternate Reality — The 38-minute video below shows how Donald J. Trump's persistent repetition of lies and calls to action over two months created an alternate reality that he won re-election. Mr. Trump's words, which were echoed and amplified …
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Just Security:
StopTheSteal: Timeline of Social Media and Extremist Activities Leading to 1/6 Insurrection — Introduction — The insurrectionist attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was not spontaneous. — The assault that unfolded as Congress convened a joint session to certify the victory of Joe Biden …
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Susan Dominus / New York Times:
Rhode Island Kept Its Schools Open. This Is What Happened. — Some teachers and students got sick. Principals had to improvise constantly. But it worked — mostly. — To hear more audio stories from publishers like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.
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Brian Fung / CNN:
Twitter CFO says Trump's ban is permanent, even if he runs for office again — (CNN)Former President Donald Trump will not be permitted back on Twitter even if he runs again for office and wins, according to the company's chief financial officer. — Asked during an interview …
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The New York Times Company:
Jia Lynn Yang Named National Editor — Jia Lynn, who has edited standout coverage, brings an expertise in empathetic storytelling that wraps the big ideas of the day in deeply human narratives. Read more in this note from Dean Baquet and Joe Kahn. — We are thrilled to announce that Jia Lynn Yang …
Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Facebook Is Said to Be Building a Product to Compete With Clubhouse — The social network, which has a history of cloning its competitors, has started working on an audio chat product. — SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is building an audio chat product that is similar to the popular young app Clubhouse …
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