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Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
Eldest Trump children won't comply with subpoenas from New York attorney general — Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump are now respondents in the civil case. — Former President Trump's eldest son and daughter have refused to comply with subpoenas issued by the New York State attorney general's office …
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New York Times:
New York A.G. Seeks to Question Trump Children in Fraud Inquiry — The attorney general, Letitia James, has subpoenaed Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump as part of a civil investigation. — The New York State attorney general's office, which last month subpoenaed Donald J. Trump as part …
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New York Times:
Live Updates: Elizabeth Holmes Found Guilty of Four Charges of Fraud — Here's what you need to know: — Elizabeth Holmes found guilty of four counts of fraud. — SAN JOSE, Calif. — Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the failed blood testing start-up Theranos, was found guilty of four charges …
John L. Dorman / Insider:
Rep. Dan Crenshaw says Marjorie Taylor Greene is either ‘a Democrat - or just an idiot’ amid COVID-19 testing spat — Crenshaw blasted MTG for criticizing his suggestion that FEMA resources could help fight COVID-19. — The congressman said that he was simply stating a policy endorsed by former President Trump.
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House Republican Leader:
Leader McCarthy Statement on Twitter's Continued Efforts to Silence Americans
Leader McCarthy Statement on Twitter's Continued Efforts to Silence Americans
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Sen. Rand Paul / Washington Examiner:
My New Year's resolution: I'm quitting YouTube
My New Year's resolution: I'm quitting YouTube
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Bannon, Trump to counterprogram Dems for Jan. 6 anniversary — Former President Trump and fervent allies, including Steve Bannon, plan to go on the offense during Thursday's anniversary of the Capitol insurrection — in fiery contrast with House and Senate Republican leaders, who plan no events …
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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Peter Navarro: Trump Distributed Bogus Election Fraud Research to ‘Every’ Congressional Republican — “There were over 100 congressmen ready to implement the plan,” Navarro says — When the 2020 election didn't go Trump's way, Peter Navarro did something dangerous. He began to do his own research.
William M. Arkin / Newsweek:
Exclusive: Secret Commandos with Shoot-to-Kill Authority Were at the Capitol — In this daily series, Newsweek explores the steps that led to the January 6 Capitol Riot. — On Sunday, January 3, the heads of a half-dozen elite government special operations teams met in Quantico, Virginia …
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Lynn Sweet / Chicago Sun-Times:
Rep. Bobby Rush to retire after 15 terms — Rush, first elected to Congress in 1992, said in an interview he intends to stay active in his ministry and find ways to use his remarkable life story — a trajectory from a 1960s radical to House member — to inspire younger generations.
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Rep. Bobby Rush to retire after three decades in Congress
Rep. Bobby Rush to retire after three decades in Congress
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The GOP grip on states is becoming a horror show. Some Democrats see a way out. — As the political world stumbles into 2022, the GOP's grip on state governments appears as formidable as ever. Republicans will fully control the governorship and legislature in nearly half of states, while Democrats will have less than one-third.
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
If American democracy is going to survive, the media must make this crucial shift
If American democracy is going to survive, the media must make this crucial shift
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
How does this end? — Where the crisis in American democracy might be headed.
How does this end? — Where the crisis in American democracy might be headed.
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Tyler O'Neil / Fox Business:
Facebook ‘permanently’ locks account of conservative children's book publisher — Heroes of Liberty publishes books about Amy Coney Barrett, Ronald Reagan and Thomas Sowell — Facebook has “permanently disabled” the ads account of a conservative children's book publisher …
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Another Far-Right Group Is Scrutinized in Effort to Aid Trump — The organization, called 1st Amendment Praetorian, is not as well known as the Oath Keepers or the Proud Boys, but it worked closely with pro-Trump forces in the months after the 2020 election.
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Reuters:
U.S. Senate's Schumer eyes change to filibuster to advance voting rights bill — The U.S. Senate will vote this month on whether to change its rules to make it easier to pass a bill protecting voting rights, top Democrat Chuck Schumer said on Monday, days before the anniversary of the deadly Jan. 6 attack the Capitol building.
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Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Jordan Klepper Calls Out MAGA Mob Who Deny Jan. 6 Happened — In this exclusive behind-the-scenes look at “The Daily Show” correspondent's confrontations with insurrectionists, Jordan Klepper reflects on the madness one year later. … The one-year anniversary of the Capitol insurrection is upon us …
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
AG Merrick Garland plans speech on Jan. 6 investigation for Wednesday — Attorney General Merrick Garland will give a speech Wednesday about the Justice Department's efforts to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, stressing the department's …
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John Huey / Washington Post:
All the news I intend to quit — John Huey is a former Time Inc. editor in chief. — I only make New Year's resolutions when I sense something is amiss in my life: too much drinking, weight gain, not enough exercise. This year is no different, but the resolution is, to me, shocking.
Leana S. Wen / Washington Post:
Omicron is bad. But we don't need to resort to lockdowns. — We are entering the third year of the pandemic with a confusing state of affairs. The United States has far surpassed the number of daily covid-19 infections compared with the previous peak last winter, yet many businesses remain open …
Brooke Staggs / Orange County Register:
Kelly Ernby, deputy DA and former Assembly candidate, has died of COVID-19 complications — Orange County Deputy District Attorney Kelly Ernby, who ran for state Assembly in 2020 and had become a leader with the Republican Party of Orange County, has died suddenly, a week after telling friends she was very sick with COVID-19.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: The Cobb ‘homage to treason’ planned for Jan. 6 — The deadly events of Jan. 6 will mostly be marked around the country by solemn ceremonies to remember the day that the pro-Donald Trump mob attacked the U.S. Capitol.But at the Cobb County GOP headquarters, a group of far-right activists …
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Page Six:
Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle are engaged — We're sending monogrammed “Pooh Bear and Junior Mint” sheets. — Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle are headed to the altar, having been engaged for nearly a year, a source close to both of them confirmed to Page Six on Monday.
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Tara Henley / Lean Out with Tara Henley:
Speaking Freely — Why I resigned from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation — For months now, I've been getting complaints about the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, where I've worked as a TV and radio producer, and occasional on-air columnist, for much of the past decade.
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Is the ‘smoking gun’ in Trump's Jan. 6 attempted coup hiding in plain sight? — While America was preoccupied last week with getting home from the holidays or lining up around the block for COVID-19 testing, there was a bombshell development in the investigation to learn just how far Donald Trump …
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Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Long-Secret Jeffrey Epstein Settlement at Issue in Lawsuit Against Prince Andrew Made Public for First Time — A once-confidential 2009 settlement agreement signed by Jeffrey Epstein that has figured prominently in the lawsuit against Prince Andrew became public on Monday …
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Tom Sykes / The Daily Beast:
Epstein's Secret Settlement With Rape Accuser Virginia Giuffre Finally Revealed
Epstein's Secret Settlement With Rape Accuser Virginia Giuffre Finally Revealed
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Nick Reisman / Spectrum News 1 Central NY:
How COVID hospitalization reporting will change in New York — Hospitals for the first time in New York state will be required to provide more granular detail on COVID-19 patients, a move that could provide better insight in how virulent the omicron variant has been over the last several weeks.
Dana Goldstein / New York Times:
'It's Chaos' as Schools Confront Omicron — After an unrelenting spike in cases, a small but growing list of districts — including Newark, Atlanta, Milwaukee and Cleveland — moved temporarily to remote learning. — The Omicron surge threatens to upend any sense of peace in the nation's education system.
Tom Fenton / The Independent:
YouTube takes down antivaxx Joe Rogan interview with Dr Robert Malone which likened vaccines to mass psychosis — While the controversial episode remains on Spotify, YouTube has removed a video of the full interview which was uploaded by an unofficial channel
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Conservatism and Fascism Are Not the Same Thing … The Republican evolution into an authoritarian party is the most important development of the current political era. The conservative movement has a long tradition of anti-democratic thought, which Donald Trump catalyzed and which has accelerated since …
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
The U.S. Is Naive About Russia. Ukraine Can't Afford to Be. — Children twirled around a skating rink just outside the president's office in central Kyiv last week, while tourists took pictures of themselves in front of onion-domed, snow-dusted churches. The stores were full of people shopping …
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní / New York Times:
Kathy Hochul Will Propose Term Limits for New York Governors — The state's Covid response will continue to demand her attention, but other contentious issues await as the Legislature returns and a primary looms in June. — Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York will propose a limit of two four-year terms …
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Odds of Gerrymandering Grow in New York as Redistricting Panel Falters — Hopelessly gridlocked, the commission voted to send a pair of proposals to Albany, but Democratic lawmakers are increasingly likely to take over the process. — The independent commission created to strip politics …