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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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New York Times:
At the Willard and the White House, the Jan. 6 Panel Widens Its Net — What went on at a five-star hotel near the White House the day before the riot could be a window into how a Trump-directed plot to upend the election ended in violence at the Capitol. — WASHINGTON — “We are essentially …
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 …
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Federal judge denies Trump's attempt to withhold records from January 6 committee
Federal judge denies Trump's attempt to withhold records from January 6 committee
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Judge rejects Trump bid to block records from House probe of Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Judge rejects Trump bid to block records from House probe of Jan. 6 Capitol riot
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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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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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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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Tim Stelloh / NBC News:
Longtime anchor Brian Williams leaving NBC after 28 years — MSNBC host and former “NBC Nightly News” anchor and managing editor Brian Williams is leaving NBC at the end of the year to “spend time with his family,” MSNBC President Rashida Jones said Tuesday.
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.
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
Democrats are lying about critical race theory
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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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Melissa Nann Burke / Detroit News:
GOP Rep. Upton receives death threats after backing bipartisan public works bill
GOP Rep. Upton receives death threats after backing bipartisan public works bill
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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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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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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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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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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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CNN:
CNN Poll: Three out of four adults think Facebook is making society worse — (CNN)Roughly three-quarters of adults believe Facebook is making American society worse, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds, with about half saying they know somebody who was persuaded to believe in a conspiracy theory because of the site's content.
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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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
Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Freshman GOP Rep ‘Visibly Shaken’ After Trump's Dinner Rant About Her Infrastructure Vote, Says Report — LINE OF FIRE — Former President Donald Trump went on an angry tirade Monday against the 13 House Republicans who helped push through President Joe Biden's massive infrastructure bill …
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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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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: New reminders that this is not normal — DRIVING THE DAY — BREAKING TUESDAY NIGHT — “Trump cannot shield White House records from Jan. 6 committee, judge rules,” by Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein ... Judge TANYA CHUTKAN: “Presidents are not kings, and Plaintiff is not President.”
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Monica Showalter / American Thinker:
After nearly a year of doing nothing, Kamala Harris takes vacay to Paris with hubby — Joe Biden's “border czar,” Kamala Harris, who has spent all of about two hours at the border to find the “root causes” of illegal migration as two million migrants surged in, is now going to Paris.
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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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Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Trump's taxpayer-funded political machine — Donald Trump and senior members of his administration turned the federal government into a sprawling, taxpayer-funded political machine in violation of U.S. law, a top watchdog says. — Why it matters: The Trump administration's flagrant disregard …
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Officials Illegally Campaigned While in Office, Watchdog Finds
Trump Officials Illegally Campaigned While in Office, Watchdog Finds
Politico:
51-month sentence urged for ‘QAnon Shaman’ Jacob Chansley — Jacob Chansley — the QAnon adherent who infamously stormed the Senate chamber shirtless and wearing horns on Jan. 6 — should go to prison for 51 months, prosecutors said Tuesday in a late-night sentencing memo carrying …
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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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Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
Trump endorses Idaho lt. gov. against sitting GOP leader — Former President Trump on Tuesday announced his endorsement of Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin (R) in the state's gubernatorial race against current Gov. Brad Little (R). — “Lt. Governor Janice McGeachin has been a true supporter …
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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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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