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Behind the scenes with Liz Cheney — US Rep. Liz Cheney sits in her office as she prepared to give a speech on the House floor on Tuesday.David Hume Kennerly/Center for Creative Photography/University of Arizona — After being voted out as the third-ranking member of the House's Republican leadership …
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The Real Reason Liz Cheney Had to Go — TRUTH TO POWER — “That says more about the state of the conference and its fealty to Trump's ludicrous BS than it does about her,” said one GOP aide. — Minutes before her removal from House leadership on Wednesday, Liz Cheney told her colleagues …
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Politico:
‘Death by a thousand cuts’: How the House GOP took down Cheney — House GOP leaders were preparing to walk on stage for a press conference in Orlando sixteen days ago when one of Liz Cheney's colleagues delivered her a warning. — Cheney was bound to get asked about Donald Trump and Jan. 6 …
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Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
Liz Cheney's Unforgivable Sin
Liz Cheney's Unforgivable Sin
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Bloomberg, Sabato's Crystal Ball, Washington Examiner, Daily Kos, CBS Denver and USA Today
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
McCarthy pushes out Liz Cheney, then pushes bipartisanship at the White House
McCarthy pushes out Liz Cheney, then pushes bipartisanship at the White House
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The Gateway Pundit, Media Matters for America and The Root
CNN:
The vote to oust Liz Cheney took only 16 minutes. Here's what happened.
The vote to oust Liz Cheney took only 16 minutes. Here's what happened.
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John McCormack / National Review:
House Republicans Boot Liz Cheney from Leadership, Then Give Her a Standing Ovation
House Republicans Boot Liz Cheney from Leadership, Then Give Her a Standing Ovation
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CNN:
Takeaways from a day of congressional Republicans embracing Trump and downplaying the US Capitol riot
Takeaways from a day of congressional Republicans embracing Trump and downplaying the US Capitol riot
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Freedom Caucus Republican says Cheney was ‘cancelled’
Freedom Caucus Republican says Cheney was ‘cancelled’
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Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
Rep. Greene aggressively confronts Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, causing New York congresswoman to raise security concerns — Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene aggressively confronted Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday and falsely accused her of supporting “terrorists,” …
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Politico:
'It's a risky strategy': Progressives bristle over Biden on talks with GOP — Influential leaders on the left fear the president is squandering precious time and political capital in his attempt at bipartisanship. — A raft of influential progressive and environmental groups has a message …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: How Palm Beach is preparing for a possible Trump indictment — DRIVING THE DAY — SCOOP: PALM BEACH MAKES CONTINGENCY PLANS IN CASE TRUMP IS INDICTED — Law enforcement officials in Palm Beach County, Fla., have actively prepared for the possibility …
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New York Times:
Mysterious Ailments Are Said to Be More Widespread Among U.S. Personnel — The Biden administration has begun more aggressively investigating episodes that left spies, diplomats, soldiers and others with brain injuries. — WASHINGTON — Mysterious episodes that caused brain injuries in spies …
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Lara Seligman / Politico:
Trump ‘Havana syndrome’ probe found more than a dozen instances in 5 years
Trump ‘Havana syndrome’ probe found more than a dozen instances in 5 years
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ABC News
Yousef Munayyer / Foreign Policy:
Green-Lined Vision Is Blurring Reality in Israel-Palestine — Policymakers can no longer rely on an imaginary border that supposedly divides two states as a one-state reality takes shape on the ground. — Just as events in Jerusalem and Gaza put the Palestinian struggle for freedom back on center stage …
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Abraham Gutman / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
As my family shelters in Tel Aviv, I'm unsettled that progressive Americans aren't speaking up for Palestinians | Opinion
As my family shelters in Tel Aviv, I'm unsettled that progressive Americans aren't speaking up for Palestinians | Opinion
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Associated Press:
Escalating Mideast violence bears hallmarks of 2014 Gaza war
Escalating Mideast violence bears hallmarks of 2014 Gaza war
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Eric Geller / Politico:
Biden orders federal cyber upgrade after barrage of hacks — President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered a sweeping overhaul of the federal government's approach to cybersecurity, from the software that agencies buy to the security measures that they use to block hackers, as his administration …
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NBC News:
Republican loyal to Trump claims Capitol riot looked more like ‘normal tourist visit’ — Multiple Republican members of Congress on Wednesday offered a false retelling of the devastating events that occurred during the Capitol riot, with one calling the entire event a “bold faced lie” …
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Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
At hearing, Republicans recast Jan. 6 rioters as victims
At hearing, Republicans recast Jan. 6 rioters as victims
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Washington Post, Arizona Republic, Raw Story, Daily Kos, Politico and Vanity Fair
Michael Gartland / New York Daily News:
Andrew Yang back on top of mayoral field, clocks 21% support in latest poll — With just weeks until the primary election, Andrew Yang has regained his lead in the contest to become the next mayor of New York City, a new poll revealed Wednesday. — Yang, a former entrepreneur who's dominated …
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Mihir Zaveri / New York Times:
Yang Walks Back Stance on Israel After Ocasio-Cortez Calls It ‘Shameful’
Yang Walks Back Stance on Israel After Ocasio-Cortez Calls It ‘Shameful’
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Ex-WH counsel McGahn to testify behind closed doors about Trump efforts to obstruct Russia investigation — Washington (CNN)Former Trump White House counsel Don McGahn will testify before the House Judiciary Committee behind closed doors about then-President Donald Trump's attempts to obstruct …
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
McGahn to sit for closed-door interview with House Democrats
McGahn to sit for closed-door interview with House Democrats
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Apple Says Ads Engineer Leaves Company After Comments Draw Fire — Antonio Garcia Martinez made remarks considered sexist, racist — Apple employees were in uproar about hire, sent memo to execs — Apple Inc. said Antonio Garcia Martinez, a former Facebook Inc. product manager …
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Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Inhofe tells EPA nominee, 'if you don't behave, I'm going to talk to your daddy' — (CNN)Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe told a female Environmental Protection Agency nominee on Wednesday that if she did not “behave,” then “I'm going to talk to your daddy.” — The awkward exchange …
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Will Englund / Washington Post:
Panic buying strikes Southeastern United States as shuttered pipeline resumes operations — A sudden fuel shortage worsened across the eastern half of the United States on Wednesday after a cyberattack crippled a major pipeline, as long lines, sharp words and pumps gone dry greeted unhappy drivers …
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Liel Leibovitz / Tablet Magazine:
Playing American Race Politics in the Middle East — New York Congressman Jamaal Bowman and others are grafting a domestic psychodrama onto a foreign region—and endangering American Jews in the process
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Bari Weiss / Common Sense with Bari Weiss:
The Bad Optics of Fighting for Your Life
The Bad Optics of Fighting for Your Life
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
WATCH: Ex-Secretary of Defense says Trump wanted the National Guard ‘to protect the demonstrators’ — Former Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller said Wednesday that Donald Trump was interested in the deployment of the National Guard during their Jan. 3 discussion.
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Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Scoop: FEC drops first of several election complaints against Trump — The Federal Election Commission has voted not to investigate allegations that Trump campaign representatives — including Donald Trump Jr. — solicited illegal foreign assistance in 2016, Axios has learned.
Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
Former U.S. Military Leaders Sign Bizarre Open Letter Pushing Election Lies — Over 120 retired generals and admirals signed on to a letter falsely claiming the 2020 election was stolen in a move other veterans say erodes democratic norms. — Over 120 retired U.S. generals and admirals published …
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The Hill:
Biden's infrastructure plan builds a stronger foundation for seniors — Share to Facebook Share to Twitter — Infrastructure is not the only thing that's aging in America. Every day, 10,000 Americans turn 65. And like countless communities and across the U.S., our growing senior population …
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