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Hunter Walker / Rolling Stone:
Two Jan. 6 Organizers Are Coming Forward and Naming Names: 'We're Turning It All Over' — After losing faith in Trump, the pair plan to hand over text messages, Instagram direct messages, and other documents related to the planning of the Jan. 6 rally on the Ellipse where Trump spoke
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Fox News hosts urged Meadows to have Trump stop Jan. 6 violence, texts show — Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity and Brian Kilmeade expressed alarm, concern, according to messages shared during House select committee hearing — Three Fox News hosts who have been among Donald Trump's …
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John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:
Cheney hints at criminal charges for Trump in panel vote to hold Mark Meadows in contempt — The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection voted tonight to hold Mark Meadows in criminal contempt of the Congress. The full House could vote as soon as Tuesday on a contempt resolution.
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CNN:
“This is hurting all of us” — Fox News did not bother to air Monday night's meeting of the House committee investigating the 1/6 attack. Neither did Newsmax or One America News. So right-wing TV audiences did not hear when Rep. Liz Cheney revealed that some of Fox's biggest stars pressed Mark Meadows …
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Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
This is what Donald Trump Jr. texted Mark Meadows as violence unfolded on January 6
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Byron York's Daily Memo: About those Jan. 6 texts
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The Daily Beast:
Mark Meadows' Personal Cell Is Becoming a Personal Hell
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CNN:
January 6 panel unveils text messages to Meadows from Don Jr. and Fox hosts as contempt charge advances
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New York Times:
Fox News Hosts Sent Texts to Meadows Urging Trump to Act as Jan. 6 Attack Unfolded
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Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
House Panel Votes to Recommend Holding Mark Meadows in Contempt of Congress
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New York Times:
Jan. 6 Committee Recommends Contempt Charge for Meadows
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Mark Meadows has already established a coup plot. Do we care enough to save the republic?
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New York Times:
Pfizer says its Covid pill will protect against severe disease, even from Omicron. — A highly anticipated study of Pfizer's Covid pill confirmed that it helps stave off severe disease, the company announced on Tuesday. — Pfizer also said its antiviral pill worked in laboratory studies …
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Matthew Herper / STAT:
Pfizer's Covid pill remains 89% effective in final analysis, company says — Paxlovid, Pfizer's pill to treat Covid-19, retained its 89% efficacy at preventing hospitalization and death in the full results of a 2,246-patient study, the company said Tuesday.
Jared S. Hopkins / Wall Street Journal:
Pfizer Says Its Covid-19 Pill Likely Works Against Omicron
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Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Biden White House warns: COVID explosion imminent — New data from South Africa and Europe hint that Omicron cases are poised to explode in the U.S., where the vast majority of the population isn't well protected against infection. — Driving the news: A new analysis by South Africa's …
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Lesley Wroughton / Washington Post:
Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less severe covid, major South African study concludes — CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Omicron appears to cause less severe illness than earlier variants of the coronavirus but is more resistant to the two-dose Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine widely used …
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Deon J. Hampton / NBC News:
Factory workers threatened with firing if they left before tornado, employees say — MAYFIELD, Ky. — As a c atastrophic tornado approached this city on Friday, employees of a candle factory — which would later be destroyed — heard the warning sirens and wanted to leave the building.
Steve Hendrix / Washington Post:
Israel's staunch evangelical allies shocked by Trump's outburst on Netanyahu — JERUSALEM — One of former president Donald Trump's major evangelical backers on Monday condemned recently reported attacks by Trump on former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and warned that he risked alienating …
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Margaret Talev / Axios:
Axios-Ipsos poll: The danger of vaccine mandates — Half of Americans say it should be illegal for companies to deny service or employment to the unvaccinated, according to the latest installment of the Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus Index. — Why it matters: This carries real political risk …
Brad Polumbo / Foundation for Economic Education:
YouTube Star Dave Rubin Announces That He's Leaving California, Heading to This Free State Instead — Celebrities like Joe Rogan, Ben Shapiro, and Elon Musk have fled California for greener pastures in recent years, making headlines. But it's not just individuals: According to a Stanford study …
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YouTube and Florida Politics
Wall Street Journal:
United Arab Emirates Threatens to Pull Out of $23 Billion F-35, Drone Deal With U.S. — Gulf ally complained U.S. security requirements are too onerous, U.S. officials say — WASHINGTON—The United Arab Emirates is threatening to pull out of a multibillion-dollar deal to buy American-made F-35 aircraft …
Patrick Kingsley / New York Times:
In Gaza, a Contentious Palestinian Professor Calmly Teaches Israeli Poetry — On social media, Refaat Alareer rages against Israel. In the lecture hall, he studiously analyzes the work of some of its leading poets — and surprises some of his students. — Editors' Note, Dec. 13, 2021:
Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
It's time to entertain the possibility that the Build Back Better bill won't pass — Most pundits seem to be operating under the assumption that President Biden's Build Back Better program will eventually become law. After all, it would be very unusual for a Congress controlled …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Allows Vaccine Mandate for New York Health Care Workers — Doctors and nurses challenged a state coronavirus vaccine requirement that had medical but not religious exemptions, saying it violated their right to free exercise of their faiths. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court …
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Eva Dou / Washington Post:
Documents link Huawei to China's surveillance programs — The Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies has long brushed off questions about its role in China's state surveillance, saying it just sells general-purpose networking gear. — A review by The Washington Post of more than 100 Huawei …
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Insider:
Meet the 25 wealthiest members of Congress — The reports cover 2020 and provide the most up-to-date estimate of members' net worth. — The wealthiest 15 members were worth at least $1.3 billion, half of Congress' wealth. — Each year, every member of Congress is required to file …
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Emma Hurt / Axios:
Exclusive: Herschel Walker confronts his mental health, domestic violence allegations — Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker told Axios on Monday that he's “accountable” for past violent behavior toward his ex-wife and people shouldn't feel “ashamed” about confronting mental health issues.
Steve Collins / Lewiston Sun Journal:
Max Linn, colorful candidate, dead at 62 — Linn privately speculated in 2020 that he may have caught COVID-19 during a trip to Wuhan in late 2019.
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New York Times:
A Squabble at the F.D.I.C. Is Actually a Fight Over Biden's Entire Economic Agenda — Ms. Baradaran and Mr. Kress are professors of law with expertise in banking law. — The last time you walked into a branch of your bank, you might have noticed a sign bearing the official seal …
Matthew Foldi / Washington Free Beacon:
Commerce Secretary's Husband Is Top Executive at Tech Firm Funded by Chinese Government — Gina Raimondo has major financial stake in AI firm funded by Chinese venture capital firm — A venture capital firm backed by the Chinese government is a major investor in an artificial intelligence company …
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