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Katie Benner / New York Times:
Report Cites New Details of Trump Pressure on Justice Dept. Over Election — A Senate panel fleshed out how Donald Trump pursued his plan to install a loyalist as acting attorney general to pursue unfounded reports of fraud. — WASHINGTON — Even by the standards of President Donald J. Trump …
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Politico:
Senate Judiciary probe of Trump's 2020 machinations zeroes in on Pennsylvania House Republican — A Senate Democratic report released Thursday places Rep. Scott Perry at the center of efforts to help former President Donald Trump overturn the 2020 election results, urging other congressional investigators …
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CNN:
Trump allies did little to investigate election fraud claims, court documents show — Fact-checking the Trump legal team's claims — (CNN)Allies of former President Donald Trump testified under oath that they did little to check out some of the uncorroborated claims they made about 2020 election fraud …
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Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Trump Whined to Acting Attorney General: You'll Do Nothing to Help Me ‘Overturn’ Election — Former Acting AG Jeffrey A. Rosen recalled Trump's opening statement at an Oval Office meeting on Jan. 3 for Senate investigators. — On Jan. 3, days before Donald Trump's supporters went on to ransack …
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CNN:
Senate Judiciary Committee issues sweeping report detailing how Trump and a top DOJ lawyer attempted to overturn 2020 election — Washington (CNN)The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday released a sweeping report about how former President Donald Trump and a top lawyer in the Justice Department attempted …
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Gordon Lubold / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Troops Have Been Deployed in Taiwan for at Least a Year — Small presence of Americans secretly training local forces marks concern over China's yearslong military buildup and recent moves — WASHINGTON—A U.S. special-operations unit and a contingent of Marines have been secretly operating …
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Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Senate leaders announce short-term deal to raise debt ceiling $480 billion into December — Lawmakers would still need to revisit the issue later this year, but it takes the risk of default off the table for now. — Senate Democratic and Republican leaders said Thursday morning they had clinched …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Why McConnell backed down
POLITICO Playbook: Why McConnell backed down
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Here's Why McConnell Blinked
Here's Why McConnell Blinked
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Scoop: Sanders' Sinema spat — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) withheld support for a joint statement condemning last weekend's protests against Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) because it also wouldn't include a rebuke of her political views, Axios has learned. — Why it matters …
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Manchin demands progressives prioritize — Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is telling colleagues that progressives need to pick just one of President Biden's three signature policies for helping working families and discard the other two, people familiar with the matter tell Axios.
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ABC News:
Many Jan. 6 rally organizers poised to comply with committee, top Trump aides expected to rebuff — The House committee probing the Jan.6 attack issued 11 subpoenas last week. — Many of the 11 individuals linked to the pro-Trump rally that preceded the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol …
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Pelosi's office denies claims on Trump meeting from Grisham's book
Pelosi's office denies claims on Trump meeting from Grisham's book
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New York Times:
Federal Judge Pauses Strict Texas Law Banning Most Abortions — A sharply worded ruling sided with the Justice Department, which sued to block the measure last month after the Supreme Court declined to intervene. — WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Wednesday granted the Justice Department's request …
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Paul J. Weber / Associated Press:
Judge orders Texas to suspend new law banning most abortions
Judge orders Texas to suspend new law banning most abortions
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Jennifer Gerson / The 19th:
After judge's ruling, one of Texas' biggest abortion providers will resume abortions up to 18 weeks
After judge's ruling, one of Texas' biggest abortion providers will resume abortions up to 18 weeks
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Forbes and The Guardian
Burgess Everett / Politico:
The foul-mouthed farmer sticking his neck out for Democrats' agenda — When Jon Tester returned from a White House meeting last month, Amy Klobuchar congratulated him for his “nice quote” about the debt ceiling. — As Klobuchar read back Tester's expletive-infused words, he recalled protesting: “'Come on.
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New York Times:
Pfizer Asks F.D.A. to Authorize Its Covid-19 Vaccine for Children 5 to 11 — The agency has promised to move quickly on the request and has tentatively scheduled a meeting at the end of the month to consider it. — WASHINGTON — Pfizer and BioNTech said on Thursday morning …
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Pfizer applies to FDA for COVID-19 vaccine authorization in children 5-11
Pfizer applies to FDA for COVID-19 vaccine authorization in children 5-11
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Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Americans' Trust in Media Dips to Second Lowest on Record — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' trust in the media to report the news fully, accurately and fairly has edged down four percentage points since last year to 36%, making this year's reading the second lowest in Gallup's trend.
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Justin McCarthy / Gallup:
In U.S., Trust in Politicians, Voters Continues to Ebb
In U.S., Trust in Politicians, Voters Continues to Ebb
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Forbes, The Hill and Political Wire
Erin Durkin / Politico:
De Blasio misused NYPD security detail for campaign trips, children, probe finds — NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio misused his security detail to assist his ill-fated presidential campaign and ferry his children around, according to a probe by the city Department of Investigation.
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CBS Denver:
Patient, Donor Denied Kidney Transplant Surgery Over Being Unvaccinated — AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) - A Colorado woman with stage 5 renal failure was months away from getting a new kidney. Now, she and her donor are looking for another hospital after learning UCHealth's new policy.
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Eoin Higgins / The Flashpoint:
Boston Cop Who Bragged About Running Down Protesters Back On Full Duty — He's awaiting discipline, but will not be fired — The Boston Police sergeant who was caught bragging on camera about running down protesters during the George Floyd demonstrations on May 31, 2020 has been reinstated to full active duty.
Zeke Faux / Bloomberg:
Anyone Seen Tether's Billions? — A wild search for the U.S. dollars supposedly backing the stablecoin at the center of the global cryptocurrency trade—and in the crosshairs of U.S. regulators and prosecutors. — In July, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen summoned the chair of the Federal Reserve …
Marisa Guthrie / The Hollywood Reporter:
“I Sleep Well at Night”: Suzanne Scott on Running Fox News — Twenty-five years after its founding, a sit-down with the CEO of America's most watched and most polarizing network, whose employees laud her for cleaning up a toxic workplace even as critics assail the channel for spreading misinformation and undermining democracy.
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
DHS misses self-imposed investigation deadline on dispersal of Haitian migrants — Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas missed a self-imposed deadline to complete an investigation into officers on horseback who dispersed Haitian migrants despite a pledge to wrap the review within days, not weeks.
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
The Liberal Activist Who Targets Republicans With a MAGA Masquerade — Pretending to be like-minded, Lauren Windsor has generated headlines by coaxing conservatives like Tommy Tuberville and Glenn Youngkin into making revealing statements about their views. — Mike Pence told her, “I love your heart.”
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
‘The intelligence was there’: Law enforcement warnings abounded in the runup to Jan. 6 — On Dec. 24, a private intelligence company that works with law enforcement issued a grave warning: Users of a pro-Trump internet forum were talking about turning violent on Jan. 6.
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
How AT&T fuels right-wing extremists — One America News (OAN), a right-wing propaganda network that promotes unhinged conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, COVID, and other topics, relies almost exclusively on funding from AT&T. Court records first obtained by Reuters reveal that AT&T is responsible for 90% of OAN's revenue.
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Tulsa World:
Joy Hofmeister to flip parties, challenge Kevin Stitt for governor in 2022 … State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister is running for governor — as a Democrat. — The 57-year-old lifelong Republican told the Tulsa World in an exclusive interview that she is changing her party registration …
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