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Sparse crowd gathers near Capitol to protest treatment of those jailed in Jan. 6 riot — WASHINGTON — A small, peaceful crowd gathered Saturday in Washington to protest what the organizers say is the unfair treatment of people charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
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Erin Doherty / Axios:
“Justice for J6” rally underway with large police presence — A few hundred demonstrators were met by a heavy law enforcement presence on Saturday at the “Justice for J6” rally outside the fenced-off U.S. Capitol, AP reports. — The latest: U.S. Capitol Police officers …
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The Hill, Associated Press, Twitchy and NPR
Dean Obeidallah / MSNBC:
Trump allies are still spreading a dangerous Jan. 6 myth — On Saturday, supporters of former president Donald Trump are holding a rally in Washington, D.C. in support of the Jan. 6 attackers currently detained for their role in that act of domestic terrorism.
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BuzzFeed News, New York Times and Associated Press
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Capitol Area on Edge Over Right-Wing Protest of Jan. 6 Arrests
Capitol Area on Edge Over Right-Wing Protest of Jan. 6 Arrests
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The Daily Beast, Irish Examiner, KRON4, The Western Journal, Oil City News and Insider
Alan Braid / Washington Post:
Why I violated Texas's extreme abortion ban — Alan Braid is a physician who provides abortion care in San Antonio. — Newly graduated from the University of Texas medical school, I began my obstetrics and gynecology residency at a San Antonio hospital on July 1, 1972.
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Raw Story
Hailey Branson-Potts / Los Angeles Times:
In red California, anger over recall blowout. ‘The Democratic Party is the New York Yankees’ — On election day, Denise Pickens had a surprising feeling: Hope. — Surely, she figured, Gov. Gavin Newsom would be booted out of office. Or at least get a good scare.
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Think all politics are local? The California recall says most politics are now national.
Think all politics are local? The California recall says most politics are now national.
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Digby's Hullabaloo and CNN
Katherine Doyle / Washington Examiner:
California Democrats see Harris and Newsom colliding on road to the White House
Brad Bannon / The Hill:
California dreaming did not become reality for Republicans
California dreaming did not become reality for Republicans
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Daily Kos
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
For one Capitol reporter, Jan. 6 was the final straw — but he had watched a crisis brew for years — Andrew Taylor began his journalism career in the late 1980s, clipping newspaper articles for the politics reporters at Congressional Quarterly. — This spring, more than 30 years later …
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Senate Republicans say they will vote to allow a debt default, leaving Democrats scrambling for plan to avert economic crisis — Early last year, one of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's longest rivals offered a lesson about why the Kentucky Republican is unfazed by his critics whenever he digs in on a political strategy.
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CNN
Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
“Furious.” France withdraws their American ambassadors — The fallout from the sudden announcement this week of a secret deal between the United States and Great Britain to help Australia acquire nuclear submarines is not calming down yet. If anything, it's escalating.
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Al Jazeera, NBC News, Reuters, Raw Story, Associated Press, Talking Points Memo, The Guardian and Metro.co.uk
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Associated Press:
One stunning afternoon: Setbacks imperil Biden's reset
One stunning afternoon: Setbacks imperil Biden's reset
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Twitchy, Instapundit, Bangor Daily News and Florida Politics
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Secret Talks and a Hidden Agenda: Behind the U.S. Defense Deal that France Called a ‘Betrayal’
Secret Talks and a Hidden Agenda: Behind the U.S. Defense Deal that France Called a ‘Betrayal’
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Sydney Morning Herald, Reuters, Japan Times, Politico, Outside the Beltway and Trending Politics
Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
The Sharp U.S. Pivot to Asia Is Throwing Europe Off Balance
The Sharp U.S. Pivot to Asia Is Throwing Europe Off Balance
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Defense One and Washington Post
Benjamin Mueller / New York Times:
They Shunned Covid Vaccines but Embraced Antibody Treatment — Championed by doctors and conservative radio hosts alike, monoclonal antibodies for Covid are in high demand — even from those who don't want a vaccine. — Lanson Jones did not think that the coronavirus would come for him.
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Outside the Beltway
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Elizabeth Holmes, A.O.C., and the Art of Owning It — What ever happened to the good old-fashioned art of Owning It? — Our culture is awash in people who get called out for their behavior and then retreat behind some victim-y excuse. If you're going to go for it, go for it.
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Why Evolution Is True
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New York Post:
AOC's ‘Tax the Rich’ dress designer Aurora James owes debt in multiple states — Designer Aurora James called her “Tax the Rich” dress for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a “powerful message” — but it's not one she has taken to heart. — The 37-year-old fashionista who made waves at the Met Gala …
New York Times:
The Scientist and the A.I.-Assisted, Remote-Control Killing Machine — Israeli agents had wanted to kill Iran's top nuclear scientist for years. Then they came up with a way to do it with no operatives present. — Iran's top nuclear scientist woke up an hour before dawn, as he did most days …
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The Times of Israel
Paul Sullivan / New York Times:
Proposed Tax Changes Focus on the Wealthy — How is that defined? The tax plans in Congress essentially say a wealthy individual earns $400,000 a year. But that figure, a financial psychologist says, is “arbitrary.” — So how do you define who's wealthy?
Andrew Tangel / Wall Street Journal:
Tequila Bottles Found On New Boeing Air Force One Jet — Company has faced problems of factory debris found in commercial, military aircraft in recent years — Two empty liquor bottles were found this month on one of Boeing Co. 's new Air Force One planes under development in San Antonio, people familiar with the matter said.
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Forbes
Jordan Williams / The Hill:
Kinzinger says Trump ‘winning’ because so many Republicans ‘have remained silent’ — Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) says that former President Trump is “winning” because so many Republicans “have remained silent.” — In a video statement posted to Twitter, Kinzinger weighed in on the fate …
CNN:
CIA warned children were possibly present seconds before US missile killed 10 — (CNN)Just after the US military launched a Hellfire missile to stop a white Toyota Corolla it believed to be an imminent threat to US troops leading the evacuation at the Kabul airport, the CIA issued an urgent warning …
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Trending Politics and Breitbart
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Alia Shoaib / Yahoo News:
Donald Trump wrote to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger asking him to ‘decertify’ the 2020 election — Donald Trump wrote to Georgia Secretary of State asking him to “decertify” the results of the election. — In the letter, Trump repeated unproven claims of widespread election fraud.
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Right Side Broadcasting …, Insider, Daily Kos and Washington Post
Department of Homeland Security:
DHS Outlines Strategy to Address Increase in Migrants in Del Rio — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is immediately implementing a new, comprehensive strategy to address the increase in migrant encounters in the Del Rio sector of South Texas. It has six key components.
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CBS News, Fox News, Townhall, Breitbart, Washington Examiner, New York Post, UPI and Forbes
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