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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
The Republican Party's Image Has Recovered From the Fallout of Jan. 6 — Voter sentiment about the GOP, and Trump himself, has bounced back over the past year — 34% of voters say the Republican Party is headed in the right direction, up 10 points from immediately after Jan. 6 …
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Jim McGovern / The Boston Globe:
The coup is still underway — Make no mistake — an aspiring dictator, egged on by his allies in Congress, failed to hold on to power this time. But those very same people haven't given up. — “Are you OK?” — “Where are you? Be safe.” — I've seen a lot in my years on Capitol Hill.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Could Jan. 6 happen again? — Could it happen again? — That's the question facing policymakers and law enforcement leaders who've spent the last year assessing the failures in their response to Jan. 6, 2021. — As they cope with the searing trauma in their own ranks …
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Politico:
They resigned in protest over Jan. 6 — then never went after Trump again — In the hours after a mob of angry Donald Trump supporters stormed Capitol Hill on Jan. 6, a number of prominent Trump administration officials and Republicans decided that they'd had enough.
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Daniel Politi / Slate:
Liz Cheney: We Have “Firsthand Testimony” Ivanka Asked Trump to Stop Jan. 6 Capitol Riot
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Monique Beals / The Hill:
Cheney cites testimony that Ivanka asked Trump to ‘please stop this violence’ on Jan. 6
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Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:
Republican Liz Cheney calls Trump ‘clearly unfit for future office’
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Susan Walsh / ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 1-2-22: Dr. Anthony Fauci, Rep. Liz Cheney, Rep. Bennie Thompson & Mayor Eric Adams
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Manchin returns to Build Back Better negotiations with demands — Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is open to reengaging on the climate and child care provisions in President Biden's Build Back Better agenda if the White House removes the enhanced child tax credit from the $1.75 trillion package …
Wall Street Journal:
Monthly Child-Tax-Credit Payments Cease, Ending Cushion for Family Budgets — Many Democrats want to revive the expanded child-tax credit, but opposition from Sen. Joe Manchin and Republicans is forcing them to rethink — Families are bracing for bank balances to suffer when the middle …
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Liza Lin / Wall Street Journal:
Tesla Opens Showroom in China's Xinjiang, Region at Center of U.S. Genocide Allegations — Maker of electric cars risks wading into human-rights dispute that has entangled Western companies — Tesla Inc. has opened a new dealership in Xinjiang, the remote region where Chinese authorities …
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Since Jan. 6, the pro-Trump Internet has descended into infighting over money and followers — Far-right influencers and QAnon devotees are battling over online audiences in the power vacuum created by Trump's departure from office — The far-right firebrands and conspiracy theorists …
Kyle Sammin / The Federalist:
Far-Left District Attorneys Have Unleashed Murder In Cities Like Philadelphia — Even before COVID or BLM riots, crime rates began to rise under leftist district attorneys who refuse to put criminals in jail. — We still debate the reasons that crime fell in the 1990s. Better policing?
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
If American democracy is going to survive, the media must make this crucial shift — Journalists stepped it up in 2021, but now we need a concerted effort — In the year since the Jan. 6 insurrection, mainstream journalists have done a lot of things right.
House Republican Leader:
A Letter to House Republicans from Leader McCarthy about 2022 — This is a big year - maybe the most important of our time in Congress. — We all enter 2022 with renewed optimism, but against the same backdrop of challenges that faced our country this past year.
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Founder of CrowdTangle Hopes to Bring Transparency to Social Media — The co-founder of CrowdTangle has been working with Congress on legislation to make tech companies disclose their inner workings. — Brandon Silverman's last day at Facebook was Oct. 8, and like many others who have sold …
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New York Times:
How the E.U. Allowed Hungary to Become an Illiberal Model — After years of complacency and wishful thinking, Brussels is finally trying to rein in the country's pugnacious leader, Prime Minister Viktor Orban. — BRUSSELS — After long indulging him, leaders in the European Union …
Jeremiah Poff / Washington Examiner:
Forming minds: CRT debate has some conservatives calling for a return to classical education — Kevin Roberts only took office as the new president of the Heritage Foundation on Dec. 1, but his education-focused vision for the legendary think tank could shift in how conservatives approach the critical issue.
Matthew Foldi / Washington Free Beacon:
Public University Offers Professors Cash To Go Woke — A public Tennessee university is offering professors financial incentives for “infusing” social justice into their classes. — The University of Memphis told faculty they could collect a $3,000 stipend for redesigning their curricula …
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Ex-National Archivist Thinks Trump Is Hiding His Records to Avoid ‘Prison Time’ — HAND 'EM OVER … “There are things in those records that are going to make real trouble.” — With the National Archives now at the center of a historic fight over records between the current and former president …
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Barbara Starr / CNN:
Defense Secretary Austin says he has tested positive for Covid-19 — (CNN)Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has tested positive for Covid-19 and is exhibiting “mild” symptoms, according to a statement from him released by the Defense Department on Sunday. — “I have informed my leadership team …
Bloomberg:
U.S. Catches Kremlin Insider Who May Have Secrets of 2016 Hack — IT executive Vladislav Klyushin's journey into U.S. custody is a blow to the Kremlin, say people familiar with a Russian intelligence assessment of what he may have to offer — In the days before Christmas …
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Davey Alba / New York Times:
Twitter Permanently Suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene's Account — The social media service said the Republican congresswoman had violated its policy on coronavirus misinformation. — Twitter on Sunday permanently suspended the personal account of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene …
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Brittany Shammas / Washington Post:
Twitter permanently suspends Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's personal account over covid-19 misinformation
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