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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
At the Willard and the White House, the Jan. 6 Panel Widens Its Net
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Select Committee …, Politico and Common Dreams
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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The Guardian, NPR, The Hill, Bipartisan Report and ABC17NEWS
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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Wall Street Journal, Political Wire and Washington Examiner
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.
NBC News:
GOP recruitment struggles give Democrats hope in 2022 Senate fight — WASHINGTON — They lost the governor's race in Virginia. They had a bad scare in New Jersey. They're the clear underdogs in the battle for the U.S. House. But Democrats saw glimmers of hope in the fight for the Senate …
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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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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.
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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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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New York Post:
Donald Trump bashes 13 Republicans who backed infrastructure bill — Former President Donald Trump ripped 13 congressional Republicans who backed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill during a lengthy speech Monday - while one of them, New York Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, listened from the audience.
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W. James Antle III / Washington Examiner:
Biden wants to fix Democrat woes with more left-liberal lawmaking — President Joe Biden may soon get to test the theory that Democrats are counting on in the midterm elections and beyond: that passing his economic agenda will build his poll numbers back better.
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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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ABC News, The Blue State Conservative and New York Times
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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HotAir and Political Wire
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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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Prosecutors seek 4+ years in prison for ‘QAnon Shaman’ in attempt to set example — ‘Man up’: Chairman challenges Trump after ruling — (CNN)The Justice Department is asking for the so-called QAnon Shaman, who wore a headdress and posed shirtless on the Senate floor during the siege of the US Capitol …
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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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Mediaite, NOQ Report and The Daily Beast
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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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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National Review
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.
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Arizona Republic:
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema takes victory lap after Congress passes physical infrastructure bill — Sen. Kyrsten Sinema took a victory lap Monday, saying the $1.2 trillion physical infrastructure bill passed by the House of Representatives is evidence her approach to bipartisan legislating is backed by the American public.
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
Associated Press:
South Dakota House votes to begin ‘unprecedented’ impeachment probe of AG — PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota's House launched an investigation Tuesday into whether the state's attorney general should be impeached for his conduct surrounding a car crash last year that killed a pedestrian.
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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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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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Sir Geoffrey Cox QC MP:
Statement from Sir Geoffrey Cox — Sir Geoffrey Cox has practised as a Queen's Counsel in the courts since well before his election in 2005. He is a leading barrister in England and makes no secret of his professional activities. He was asked to advise the Attorney General …
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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Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
A Rare Port Success Story Is Chance for Biden to Tout His Plans — In Baltimore, Biden intends to show what investment can do — Port is gateway to Midwest, but tonnage has been flat — Bottlenecks and failures abound in the U.S. supply chain. Then there's the Port of Baltimore.
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