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Reuters:
Kanye West publicist pressed Georgia election worker to confess to bogus fraud charges — Weeks after the 2020 election, a Chicago publicist for hip-hop artist Kanye West traveled to the suburban home of Ruby Freeman, a frightened Georgia election worker who was facing death threats …
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Reuters:
Two election workers break silence after enduring Trump backers' threats — Death threats from angry Trump supporters forced Georgia election worker Ruby Freeman, a 62-year-old grandmother, to flee her home of 20 years. Some messages called for her hanging; one urged people to “hunt” her.
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Talking Points Memo
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Kanye West, Donald Trump and the effort to overturn the 2020 results in Georgia — On the afternoon of Jan. 2, 2021, President Donald Trump called Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in a futile, last-ditch attempt to reverse his electoral loss in the state precisely two months prior.
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Media Matters for America
Politico:
Trump campaign lawyer authored two memos claiming Pence could halt Biden's victory — A Donald Trump campaign lawyer wrote two legal memos in the week before the Jan. 6 Capitol attack that claimed then-Vice President Mike Pence had the authority to refuse to count presidential electors …
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Political Wire and Raw Story
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
6 More Subpoenas Issued in House Panel's Jan. 6 Investigation — Those issued subpoenas included two men who met with President Donald J. Trump in his private dining room on Jan. 4 and Mr. Trump's former political affairs director. — WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating …
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
What can happen to Mark Meadows and other Trump advisers who are ignoring Jan. 6 subpoenas?
What can happen to Mark Meadows and other Trump advisers who are ignoring Jan. 6 subpoenas?
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Timothy O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Now It's the Supreme Court's Turn on Trump's Jan. 6 Records
Now It's the Supreme Court's Turn on Trump's Jan. 6 Records
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Washington Post, CNN, Townhall, Washington Times, Raw Story and The Status Kuo
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump blasts Netanyahu for disloyalty: “F**k him” — Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu were the closest of political allies during the four years they overlapped in office, at least in public. Not anymore. “I haven't spoken to him since,” Trump said of the former Israeli prime minister.
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Associated Press:
Trump slams Israel's Netanyahu for congratulating Biden — “Nobody did more for Bibi. And I liked Bibi,” Trump said. “But I also like loyalty... Bibi could have stayed quiet. He has made a terrible mistake.” — JERUSALEM — Former President Donald Trump lashed out with profanity …
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Axios, Ynetnews, The Times of Israel, Raw Story, Algemeiner.com and Mediaite
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Allows Challenge to Texas Abortion Law but Leaves It in Effect — The law, which bans most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, was drafted to evade review in federal court and has been in effect since September. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday allowed …
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Steve Liesman / CNBC:
Public view on Biden's handling of Covid and the economy takes another hit, CNBC survey shows — President Joe Biden's overall approval rating stabilized at a low level of 41%, according to the CNBC All-America Survey. — Biden's approval rating on handling the economy and dealing with the coronavirus both declined.
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Inflation surged 6.8% in November, even more than expected, to fastest rate since 1982
Inflation surged 6.8% in November, even more than expected, to fastest rate since 1982
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Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Perdue sues to inspect absentee ballots from 2020 Georgia election — Lawsuit arrives four days after announcing his campaign — Republican candidate for Georgia governor David Perdue filed a lawsuit Friday seeking to inspect absentee ballots in Fulton County, repeating …
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Covid Malaise — Why do Americans say the economy is in rough shape? Because it is. — Offices remain eerily empty. Airlines have canceled thousands of flights. Subways and buses are running less often. Schools sometimes call off entire days of class. Consumers waste time waiting in store lines.
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Garry Kasparov / The Dispatch:
From Tucker with Love — The best thing that could be said about Tucker Carlson's love letter to Vladimir Putin on his show Tuesday is that it didn't sound any better in the original Russian. It sounded much more like a work of translation than anything original, because we've been hearing it all from Russian state TV for years.
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New Yorker:
The Secret History of the U.S. Diplomatic Failure in Afghanistan — A trove of unreleased documents reveals a dispiriting record of misjudgment, hubris, and delusion that led to the fall of the Western-backed government. … On April 14th, President Joe Biden ended the longest war in United States history …
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Raw Story and Political Wire
CBO Publications:
Budgetary Effects of Making Specified Policies in the Build Back Better Act Permanent — This letter responds to a request from Senator Graham and Congressman Jason Smith for a projection of the budgetary effects, including the effects on interest costs, of a modified version of H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act.
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Washington Examiner, Fox News, Bloomberg, The Daily Caller, Townhall, IJR and Insider
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Someone Is Lying About Why It Took So Long for the National Guard to Deploy on January 6 — Who isn't telling the truth, why not, and how will we find out? — What actually happened amongst the Army's leadership on January 6 during the crucial three hours between when then the U.S. Capitol …
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Overtime, Raw Story and New York Post
Jim Newell / Slate:
Democrats Could Have Gerrymandered Away a GOP Seat. Why Didn't They? — In Maryland, Democrats had the chance to go for the jugular. Here's what happened instead. — In the late night hours following the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, Maryland Rep. Andy Harris found himself in the middle of a fight.
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The Daily Caller and Washington Post
Axios:
Blunder prevents early BuzzFeed employees from selling their shares — Many early BuzzFeed employees remain unable to sell their shares, even though the company went public this past Monday. — Why it matters: BuzzFeed stock has fallen more than 40%, and so far the company has given …
Konstantin Toropin / Military.com:
Oklahoma Guard Leader Tells Vaccine Refusers to Prepare for ‘Career Ending Federal Action’ — The leadership of the Oklahoma National Guard has acknowledged that its fight with the federal government over the COVID-19 vaccine mandate ultimately may lead to “career ending federal action” for troops.
Washington Post:
British High Court rules in favor of U.S. extradition of Julian Assange — LONDON — A British High Court ruled Friday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to the United States to face charges of violating the Espionage Act. — The 50-year-old Australian will remain …
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Andrew Cuomo's top aide and Chris Cuomo planned to discredit Fox News' Janice Dean over Covid criticism, sources say — Andrew Cuomo's top aide, Melissa DeRosa, and his brother Chris Cuomo were among the former governor's allies plotting to discredit Janice Dean, sources said.
Michelle P. Fulcher / Colorado Public Radio:
Interview: Gov. Polis says it's not health officials' jobs to tell Coloradans to wear masks … ‘The emergency is over,’ according to Governor Jared Polis, who explained on Colorado Matters on Friday that vaccines have changed the COVID-19 landscape, rendering masks useful but not required in the state's fight against the pandemic.
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The Daily Caller and Mediaite
Lee Harris / American Prospect:
In Bid to Beef Up Bank Rules, Dems Stop Playing Nice — Republicans are crying foul as a Democratic majority at the FDIC sidesteps its Trump-appointed chair. — FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing, May 2019.
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New York Times
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The damage done by Joe Manchin is likely to get much worse — Something important just happened in Washington, but it created little more than a passing media ripple. The House passed a far-reaching political reform package late Thursday, but because it's simply assumed that Republicans will filibuster it …
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Townhall and New York Times
Michael Powell / New York Times:
In Texas, Panic Over Critical Race Theory Extends to Bookshelves — A new state law constricts teachers when it comes to race and history. And a politician is questioning why 850 titles are on library shelves. The result: “A lot of our teachers are petrified.”
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Raw Story
Jeremy Duda / Arizona Mirror:
Redistricting panel takes steps to bolster GOP chances in latest changes — Republicans would fare well in the state's next congressional map under a series of changes members of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission proposed. — At the commission's meeting on Thursday …
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Dems want Schumer to play hardball against GOP blockade on ambassadors — Senate Democrats are pressuring Chuck Schumer to make Republicans pay for their blockade of President Joe Biden's diplomatic nominees, adding to the majority leader's long list of December headaches.
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Washington Examiner
Karen Zraick / New York Times:
11 Million New Oysters in New York Harbor (but None for You to Eat) — The oysters, which act as nonstop water filters, were added to the Hudson River as part of an ongoing project to rehabilitate the polluted waterways around the city. — The restoration of New York Harbor has reached …