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Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Trump White House records can be turned over to House Jan. 6 investigative committee, judge rules — A federal judge in Washington ruled late Tuesday that hundreds of pages of Trump White House records can be turned over to a congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Judge Rejects Trump's Bid to Keep Papers Secret in Jan. 6 Inquiry — But a Trump lawyer has signaled an intent to appeal the ruling, which raises novel issues about an ex-president's executive privilege powers. — WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday night rejected a bid …
Reuters:
U.S. judge denies Trump bid to block Jan 6 select committee investigation — A U.S. federal judge has ruled that a congressional committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol can access some of former President Donald Trump's White House records.
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Politico:
Trump cannot shield White House records from Jan. 6 committee, judge rules — A federal judge has rejected former President Donald Trump's effort to block Jan. 6 investigators from accessing White House records related to his attempt to overturn the 2020 election, determining that he has no authority …
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Select Committee to Investigate …:
Select Committee Subpoenas Former Officials with Close Ties to the Former President
Select Committee Subpoenas Former Officials with Close Ties to the Former President
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CNN:
January 6 committee issues 10 more subpoenas including to Stephen Miller and Kayleigh McEnany
January 6 committee issues 10 more subpoenas including to Stephen Miller and Kayleigh McEnany
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A year later, an obviously illegal campaign stunt is determined to have been illegal
A year later, an obviously illegal campaign stunt is determined to have been illegal
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Brian Williams to Leave MSNBC — The former anchor of “NBC Nightly News” rehabilitated his tarnished image as the host of a popular 11 p.m. show on MSNBC. — Brian Williams, the square-jawed news anchor laid low by a fabulism scandal who mounted a career comeback with a popular 11 p.m. talk show on MSNBC …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Anchor Brian Williams is leaving MSNBC and NBC News — New York (CNN Business)Anchorman Brian Williams, a 28-year veteran of NBC News and MSNBC, said Tuesday that he is leaving the company at the end of this year. — “This is the end of a chapter and the beginning of another,” Williams said in a statement.
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Washington Post:
Tensions rise among Republicans over infrastructure bill and whether any agreement with Biden should be tolerated — Republicans are increasingly divided over the bipartisan infrastructure bill that will soon become law, with tensions rising among GOP members over whether the party …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
GOP floats punishment for its 13 apostates
GOP floats punishment for its 13 apostates
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Stuart Rothenberg / Roll Call:
For Democrats, the future goes from bad to worse
For Democrats, the future goes from bad to worse
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Kadia Goba / BuzzFeed News:
Paul Gosar Won't Stop Defending His Anime Video That Showed Him Killing Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Paul Gosar Won't Stop Defending His Anime Video That Showed Him Killing Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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Lis Power / Media Matters for America:
Gosar tweet reveals a double standard in cable news' coverage of extremism and civility
Gosar tweet reveals a double standard in cable news' coverage of extremism and civility
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Emily Singer / The American Independent:
House Republicans threaten punishment for GOP colleagues who voted for infrastructure bill
House Republicans threaten punishment for GOP colleagues who voted for infrastructure bill
Francis McCormick / Chicago Tribune:
Op-ed: I am a teacher, and yes, critical race theory is in your school — Over the past few months, I have engaged in countless debates with colleagues over whether critical race theory is in our school district. Teachers deny critical race theory's existence because they do not truly …
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Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Democrats are lying about critical race theory — It has become a refrain on the left and its media echo-chamber following Republican Glenn Youngkin's victory in the Virginia governor's race: Critical race theory is not being taught in schools. PBS White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor …
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Suzanne Perez / KMUW:
Goddard school district orders 29 books removed from circulation — WICHITA, Kansas — The Goddard school district has removed more than two dozen books from circulation in the district's school libraries, citing national attention and challenges to the books elsewhere.
Eliana Johnson / Washington Free Beacon:
Dr. Oz Prepares To Jump Into Pennsylvania Senate Race — The celebrity physician Dr. Mehmet Oz is preparing to jump into the Pennsylvania Senate race on the Republican side, a move that would shake up contested primary and general election contests. — The 61-year-old Oz has begun hiring …
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Allahpundit / HotAir:
The next Republican senator from Pennsylvania: Dr. Oz?
The next Republican senator from Pennsylvania: Dr. Oz?
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Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
At least 13 Trump officials illegally campaigned while in office, federal investigation finds — At least 13 senior Trump administration officials illegally mixed governing with campaigning before the 2020 election, intentionally ignoring a law that prohibits merging the two and getting approval to break it …
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Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Trump's taxpayer-funded political machine
Trump's taxpayer-funded political machine
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Jill Tucker / San Francisco Chronicle:
Mayor Breed backs recall of three San Francisco school board members: ‘Our kids must come first’ — San Francisco's Mayor London Breed is backing the effort to recall three school board members, saying she is supporting “the parents' call for change.” — Breed's endorsement of the recall …
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Howard Stern floats 2024 bid against Trump: 'There's no way I'd lose' — Howard Stern says he could launch a White House bid in 2024 against former President Trump, quipping he knows he'll “beat his ass.” — The SiriusXM host said Tuesday that running for president could be his “civic duty” …
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Ryan King / Washington Examiner:
‘Civic duty’: Howard Stern muses about running against Trump in 2024
‘Civic duty’: Howard Stern muses about running against Trump in 2024
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David Roth / Defector:
I Will Create A Winning Basketball Program At The University Of Austin — It is important to note, up here at the beginning, that the University of Austin is not a real college. It exists on its own website, and also in a mission statement written by the (why not) university's new president …
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Aaron Gordon / VICE:
Who Is Trying to ‘Save Parking Structure 3’ From Becoming Affordable Housing? — Santa Monica wants to tear down an underused parking facility in the heart of downtown and replace it with affordable housing. Who could possibly be against that? — Aaron Gordon
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Newsmax tries to assuage furor of conservative hosts over vaccine mandate — On-air stars went from venting anger at their company's policy to accusing “fake news” of trying to turn viewers against the channel. — Newsmax seemed to have a massive problem on its hands at the end of last week.
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Max Cleland Did Not Deserve What Rick Wilson Did to Him — The former Georgia senator died Tuesday at age 79. His political career was a harbinger of things to come. — In 1999, I went to Washington to work on a profile of John McCain for this magazine.
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Natalie Allison / Politico:
Sununu announcement act rubs top Republicans the wrong way — Mitch McConnell and Rick Scott found out the same way everyone else did that their top recruit to help secure the Senate majority was a no-go: They saw it on a local television livestream. — After months of courting Gov. Chris Sununu …
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Melissa Nann Burke / Detroit News:
GOP Rep. Upton receives death threats after backing bipartisan public works bill — Washington — Republican U.S. Rep. Fred Upton said he has received well over 1,000 calls including multiple “nasty” death threats since he voted for a bipartisan infrastructure bill that he helped write …
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Alexis C. Madrigal / The Atlantic:
Getting Back to Normal Is Only Possible Until You Test Positive — When I first received the invitation to the wedding where I would eventually get COVID, I was on the fence about attending at all. My best friend had gone through a tough divorce and was remarrying. I was thrilled for him.
Reuters:
USA-ELECTION/THREATS — Law enforcement has taken little action as backers of Donald Trump aim stark threats at election officials. Reuters tracked down nine of the harassers. Most were unrepentant. — This story contains text, images and audio clips with offensive language.
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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert appears to explore run against Attorney General Ken Paxton in increasingly crowded GOP primary — Land Commissioner George P. Bush, former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman and state Rep. Matt Krause are also vying for the GOP nomination next year. — Copy link
Eric Felten / RealClearInvestigations:
New Twists in Durham Probe: FBI Danchenko Recordings and Suspicions Fiona Hill Lied — The indictment of Igor Danchenko, the “primary sub-source” of Christopher Steele's infamous dossier, reveals that the FBI electronically recorded several previously undisclosed interviews with the Brookings Institution researcher.
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David Harsanyi / National Review:
Adam Schiff Keeps Lying — Adam Schiff's numerous fabrications have gone largely unchallenged by a fawning political media, even though the congressman has been a frequent guest on every network but Fox News since 2016. Schiff most famously claimed that Congress had not only uncovered …
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Numbers / Pew Research Center:
Even in a polarized era, deep divisions in both partisan coalitions — Pew Research Center conducted this study to learn more about the complexity of the current political environment. While partisanship remains the dominant factor in politics, we sought to identify the fissures within both partisan coalitions.
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Marc Tracy / New York Times:
Hearst's magazine journalists protest a mandatory return to the office. — More than 300 employees at Hearst's magazine division have signed a petition objecting to the company's plan to have them return to the office starting next week, and their union has filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board.
Will Wade / Bloomberg:
U.S. 'Won't Have Coal' by 2030, John Kerry Predicts in Glasgow — John Kerry, the U.S. special envoy for climate, predicted the world's biggest economy will stop burning coal by the end of the decade. — “By 2030 in the United States, we won't have coal,” Kerry said Tuesday during …
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Julie Bosman / New York Times:
Man Shot by Kyle Rittenhouse Describes the Encounter on a Kenosha Street — The testimony underscores the prosecutors' challenge in disproving a self-defense claim. Gaige Grosskreutz, who was armed, was shot while responding to an earlier shooting. — KENOSHA, Wis. — Gaige Grosskreutz …
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Wall Street Journal:
USC Pushed a $115,000 Online Degree. Graduates Got Low Salaries, Huge Debts. — The prestigious private university hired a for-profit firm to recruit low-income students to its social-work master's program; 'You don't feel like you're part of an elite school'
Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
Anti-mandate teacher in Illinois reveals she had been vaccinated for months — An Illinois high school teacher who defiantly fought against the state's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, even at the expense of her job, has now revealed she has been vaccinated all along.
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