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David Corn / Mother Jones:
I Compared the New January 6 Texts to Mark Meadows' Book. It's Damning. — Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter. — Mark Meadows, call your publisher. — It seems that Donald Trump's final White House chief …
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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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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Byron York's Daily Memo: About those Jan. 6 texts — Welcome to Byron York's Daily Memo newsletter. — Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here to receive the newsletter. — ABOUT THOSE JAN. 6 TEXTS. The House Jan. 6 committee has released a bunch of texts …
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The Daily Beast:
Mark Meadows' Personal Cell Is Becoming a Personal Hell — Meadows once chaired a panel with oversight of personal communications issues. Now he has an issue of his own—and the Jan. 6 committee and the National Archives have taken note. — It turns out Mark Meadows may have good reason …
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Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
McConnell: Riot panel findings of GOP involvement ‘will be interesting’
McConnell: Riot panel findings of GOP involvement ‘will be interesting’
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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
Cheney hints at criminal charges for Trump in panel vote to hold Mark Meadows in contempt
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Meadows: ‘Leaked’ text messages from Fox News hosts have been ‘weaponized’ by committee
Meadows: ‘Leaked’ text messages from Fox News hosts have been ‘weaponized’ by committee
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Christina A. Cassidy / Associated Press:
Far too little vote fraud to tip election to Trump, AP finds — ATLANTA (AP) — An Associated Press review of every potential case of voter fraud in the six battleground states disputed by former President Donald Trump has found fewer than 475 — a number that would have made no difference in the 2020 presidential election.
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New York Times:
Trump Fraud Inquiry's Focus: Did He Mislead His Own Accountants? — The investigation, by the Manhattan district attorney, is zeroing in on information the former president and his company shared about the value of his assets. — As prosecutors in Manhattan weigh whether to charge Donald J. Trump …
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Washington Post:
Trump's longtime accountant testifies to N.Y. grand jury in criminal probe — A longtime accountant for former president Donald Trump — who helped prepare Trump's taxes and the financial statements he used to woo lenders — testified recently before a New York grand jury investigating Trump's …
Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Andrew Cuomo ordered to return $5.1M pandemic book profits to state — New York's ethics watchdog panel ordered disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo to return the $5.1 million in profits from his pandemic book deal to the state next month. — The extraordinary resolution was approved …
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Grace Ashford / New York Times:
Cuomo Is Ordered to Forfeit Earnings From $5.1 Million Book Deal — The ex-governor ran afoul of ethics laws in writing a book focused on his leadership during the pandemic, a state panel had previously found. — ALBANY, N.Y. — Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo was ordered to turn …
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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Lesley Wroughton / Washington Post:
Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less severe covid, major South African study concludes
Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less severe covid, major South African study concludes
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Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Biden White House warns: COVID explosion imminent
Biden White House warns: COVID explosion imminent
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Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Three Republican Residents of The Villages Arrested for Casting Multiple 2020 Votes — CAUGHT OUT — Three Republican residents of the hedonistic Florida retirement haven The Villages have been charged with casting multiple votes in the 2020 presidential election, according to local reports.
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Mike DeForest / WKMG:
3 residents of The Villages arrested for casting multiple votes in 2020 election
3 residents of The Villages arrested for casting multiple votes in 2020 election
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Washington Post:
D.C. attorney general sues Proud Boys, Oath Keepers over Jan. 6 attack — D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine (D) on Tuesday sued the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers over the Jan. 6 attack on Congress, seeking to use a law written to cripple the Ku Klux Klan to exact stiff financial penalties …
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Sheera Frenkel / New York Times:
Proud Boys Regroup, Focusing on School Boards and Town Councils
Proud Boys Regroup, Focusing on School Boards and Town Councils
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Pippa Crerar / Mirror.co.uk:
Extraordinary image shows ‘raucous’ Xmas party thrown by Tory aides in lockdown breach — Our image shows 24 people crowded together in a room in the Tories' Westminster HQ for an event organised by Shaun Bailey's mayoral campaign - Mr Bailey tonight quit as chair of the London Assembly's police …
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New York Times:
How Beijing Influences the Influencers — We are on the outskirts of Shanghai today at the most incredible hotel we've ever stayed at. — It's the first in the world built inside a quarry. — Stick around when we show you around. — Catch you later.
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Politico:
How a 100-year-old newspaper became the go-to way to influence Biden — Interest groups trying to influence the president of the United States will often fork over millions of dollars in order to do so. During the Biden era, however, an old media-centric, less splashy technique has been deployed.
Sarah Mimms / BuzzFeed News:
The Pro-Trump Conspiracy Internet Is Moving From Facebook To Your Doorstep — The man at the door said he was just there to verify some publicly available information. — In the home security video, he seems nervous and out of breath as he waits at the doorway, glancing frequently at his phone.
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Nathan Baca / wusa9.com:
Zebras on the loose since August found in Prince George's County — We are not horsing around: The two missing zebras have been safely found and captured. A third was found dead in September. — PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. — Two zebras that have been on the loose since Aug. 22 from an Upper Marlboro farm have been caught.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
A federal court has ruled that obstructing the electoral vote count is illegal. Trump should panic. — U.S. District Judge Dabney L. Friedrich ruled last week that an effort to interrupt the counting of the electoral votes can be a crime — even if no violence was contemplated.
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Washington Post:
Omicron spreading rapidly in U.S., could bring punishing wave of infections, CDC warns — Peak could be as soon as January, straining hospitals already handling delta and flu cases, agency tells public health leaders … Top federal health officials warned in a briefing Tuesday morning …
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Manchin seeks child tax credit “we can afford” — Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is telling colleagues the expanded child tax credit is both the most underpriced item — and biggest inflation-driver — in President Biden's $1.75 trillion Build Back Better plan, people familiar with the matter tell Axios.
Politico:
Senate Dems' choice: Election reform first, or Biden's megabill? — Senate Democrats are desperately trying to avoid ending the year stalled on their two top priorities: elections reform and their expansive bill to address climate and the social safety net. — At the center of it all sits Joe Manchin.
Shawn McCreesh / New York Magazine:
A Real Housewife of New York Dined and Dashed at D.C.'s Sceniest Restaurant — Live in Washington long enough, and you'll see some naughty behavior. This is a town that's seen three impeachments, two fake wars, one attempted coup, and too many sex scandals to count — and that's just the last four administrations.
Gabby Orr / CNN:
Trump says Pence is ‘mortally wounded’ inside the GOP for his role in certifying 2020 election results — (CNN)As former Vice President Mike Pence weighs his future in politics — laying the groundwork for a possible presidential campaign in 2024 and supporting Republican candidates …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Revealed Norman Podhoretz for What He Always Was … One of the most contentious questions in American political thought over the past half-dozen years has been whether Donald Trump represents a departure from the ideals of American conservatism or, alternatively, its apotheosis.
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Raw Story and Kevin Drum
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 …
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Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Blumenthal Speaks at Communist Party Awards Ceremony — Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D., Conn.) spoke at an awards ceremony over the weekend hosted by a Communist Party affiliate whose leaders used the event to recruit potential members to the organization. — Blumenthal, one of the wealthiest members …
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Senate Confirms First Korean American Woman As U.S. Appeals Court Judge — Lucy Koh, 53, now has a lifetime seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. — The Senate voted Monday night to confirm Lucy Koh to a lifetime seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit …
Politico:
Califf goes to Congress — Act on the news with POLITICO Pro. — QUICK FIX — A Senate committee grills Biden's FDA nominee today, with questions on the table about the opioid epidemic and his profitable jobs since government work. — The ‘Byrd Bath’ begins in earnest this week …
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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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The Daily Wire, YouTube and Florida Politics
Equis Research:
2020 Post-Mortem (Part Two): The American Dream Voter — A collaboration of Equis Research and Equis Institute — Today Equis is releasing Part Two of a post-mortem on the Latino vote in the 2020 election. The REPORT IS HERE. — In Part One (available HERE), we attempted to document …
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Washington Post:
Daniel Snyder pledged support for the NFL's investigation. His actions tell a different story. … In July 2020, just a few days after prominent D.C. attorney Beth Wilkinson began investigating allegations of widespread sexual harassment in the Washington Football Team workplace …
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