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Politico:
Trump cancels Jan. 6 event amid GOP complaints — Senate Republicans can now breathe easier on Jan. 6. — Former President Donald Trump's announcement Tuesday evening that he would cancel a previously planned press conference is good news for Senate Republicans, who earlier in the day openly fretted …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Jan. 6 committee to request Sean Hannity's cooperation — The Jan. 6 select committee is preparing to ask Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity for his voluntary cooperation with its investigation of the assault on the U.S. Capitol, a source with direct knowledge of the plans tells Axios.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The smoking gun that Liz Cheney is looking for on Trump comes into view — For weeks, Rep. Liz Cheney has hinted that the House select committee examining Jan. 6 might urge the Justice Department to consider prosecuting Donald Trump. The grounds for this criminal referral might be that Trump obstructed the …
New York Times:
How Trump Kept His Grip After Jan. 6 — Hi. Welcome to On Politics, your guide to the political news in Washington and across the nation. We're your hosts, Blake and Leah. … Six weeks after the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, Donald Trump's pollster, Tony Fabrizio …
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Trump cancels Jan. 6 news conference at Mar-a-Lago, blames news media and House committee investigating attack on Capitol — Former president Donald Trump has canceled the news conference he planned to hold on Jan. 6 to mark the first anniversary of the attack on the Capitol by a mob of his supporters.
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New York Times:
House Panel Asks Sean Hannity of Fox News to Cooperate in Jan. 6 Inquiry — The committee told Mr. Hannity it had obtained “dozens of text messages” he exchanged with senior Trump White House officials around the time of the riot. — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack …
David Rothkopf / USA Today:
What if the Jan. 6 insurrection had succeeded in illegally installing Trump? — What if Donald Trump were illegally installed for a second term? Election stealer would then have moved quickly to consolidate power, with Republican help. — View Comments
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Trump cancels Jan. 6 press conference — Former President Trump is scrapping a planned news conference on the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. — The former president had planned to use the Thursday news conference at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. …
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Billy House / Bloomberg:
Capitol Riot Panel Weighs Televised Hearings in Prime Time
Capitol Riot Panel Weighs Televised Hearings in Prime Time
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Police officer lawsuits pile up against Trump over Jan. 6
Police officer lawsuits pile up against Trump over Jan. 6
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Politico:
Sean Hannity tried to dissuade Trump from Jan. 6 strategy, texts show
Sean Hannity tried to dissuade Trump from Jan. 6 strategy, texts show
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Media Matters for America, The Hill, Raw Story, Mediaite and Hollywood Reporter
Miles Parks / NPR:
Here's where election-denying candidates are running to control voting
Here's where election-denying candidates are running to control voting
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Washington Post and Florida Politics
Tristan Justice / The Federalist:
Pelosi Is Blocking Access To House January 6 Records. What Is She Hiding?
Pelosi Is Blocking Access To House January 6 Records. What Is She Hiding?
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Washington Times and IJR
New York Times:
In the Capitol's Shadow, the Jan. 6 Panel Quietly Ramps Up Its Inquiry
In the Capitol's Shadow, the Jan. 6 Panel Quietly Ramps Up Its Inquiry
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CNN:
January 6 committee seeks cooperation from Fox News' Hannity and releases texts between host and White House
January 6 committee seeks cooperation from Fox News' Hannity and releases texts between host and White House
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Raw Story, Bloomberg, The Daily Beast, Washington Times, NPR and Mother Jones
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
House Jan. 6 committee requests information from Fox News host Sean Hannity
House Jan. 6 committee requests information from Fox News host Sean Hannity
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HuffPost, CBS News, Associated Press, New York Post and Metro.co.uk
David Gelles / New York Times:
Ben Smith Is Leaving The Times for a Global News Start-Up — Mr. Smith will help start a new organization with Justin Smith, the chief executive of Bloomberg Media. — Ben Smith, the media columnist for The New York Times, is leaving the paper to start a new global news organization with Justin Smith …
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Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Bloomberg Media CEO Justin Smith Steps Down to Found News Startup
Bloomberg Media CEO Justin Smith Steps Down to Found News Startup
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Ben Winslow / KSTU:
Entrata founder emails Utah tech CEOs, claiming COVID vaccine part of extermination plot by ‘the Jews’ — SALT LAKE CITY — The founder and chair of Entrata, a Silcon Slopes tech firm, sent an email to a number of tech CEOs and Utah business and political leaders, claiming the COVID-19 vaccine …
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John Sexton / HotAir:
Democracy is not in crisis just because Democrats are losing — Everywhere you look, Democrats are warning about the threat to democracy currently posed by Trump or the GOP or some combination of the two. The panic seems omnipresent and is peaking as we approach the anniversary of the Jan. 6 riots at the capitol.
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Alejandro Alvarez / WTOP News:
I-95 in Va. reopens as motorists battle bailout traffic jam on Route 1 — Have you or someone you know been stuck on I-95? Tell WTOP about your experiences. — Listen to WTOP live online and on the radio at 103.5 FM. Download the free WTOP News app for Android and Apple phones to sign up for custom traffic and weather alerts.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
What Merrick Garland should say about Jan. 6 — Attorney General Merrick Garland will give a speech Wednesday about the investigation of the Jan. 6 insurrection and the prosecution of those responsible. Garland will reportedly reaffirm his “unwavering commitment to defend Americans …
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Washington Post:
Facebook groups topped 10,000 daily attacks on election before Jan. 6, analysis shows
Facebook groups topped 10,000 daily attacks on election before Jan. 6, analysis shows
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New York Post:
Manhattan DA to stop seeking prison sentences in slew of criminal cases — Who needs soft-on-crime judges when the district attorney doesn't even want to lock up the bad guys? — Manhattan's new DA has ordered his prosecutors to stop seeking prison sentences for hordes of criminals …
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HotAir, CBS New York, Daily Mail, Patterico's Pontifications, Twitchy and Page Array
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
No Way to Grow Up — American children are in crisis. — American children are starting 2022 in crisis. — I have long been aware that the pandemic was upending children's lives. But until I spent time pulling together data and reading reports, I did not understand just how alarming the situation had become.
Simon van Zuylen-Wood / Washington Post:
The Radicalization of J.D. Vance — As he runs for the Senate, the ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author has gone from media darling to establishment pariah. Is his new, fiery, right-wing persona an act? Or is something more interesting going on? — Let's start with the beard. J.D. Vance didn't used to have one.
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Melissa Nann Burke / Detroit News:
Rep. Brenda Lawrence to retire from Congress, leaving Detroit-area seat up for grabs — Washington — U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence said she plans to retire from Congress at the end of her term, becoming the 25th House Democrat to decide against seeking reelection in 2022.
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Ron Johnson escalates attack on vaccines: ‘Why do we think that we can create something better than God?’ — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) this week doubled down on his campaign to promote the so-called “natural immunity” that occurs after one has been infected by Covid-19.
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Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
‘90 Day Fiancé’ star retires from selling farts after heart attack scare — She had a fart attack. — A reality TV star who launched a gassy venture peddling her fancy flatulence to strangers Stephanie Matto, 31, blew away people on social media when she recently announced …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Ron DeSantis's Vaccination Status Is Now a State Secret … Florida governor Ron DeSantis has been walking a delicate balancing act on vaccinations, assiduously courting vaccine skeptics without going so far to the right that he lands in Marjorie Taylor Greene territory.
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Washington Post
Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
Colorado residents still reeling from mass shooting now contend with Marshall Fire disaster — Highway 93 runs northwest to Boulder from Louisville and Superior, a pair of comfortable suburbs that burned in a rare winter wildfire last week. Many of those who lost homes drove the road to shop …
NBC News:
Capitol rioter compares attacks on her to treatment of ‘Jews in Germany’ — Jenna Ryan, a Texas realtor who has sought to parlay her role in the Capitol riot into a career as a right-wing media personality, posted a tweet in March last year that quickly went viral.
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Raw Story, Law & Crime, POLITICUSUSA and Mediaite
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Sen. Ted Cruz says Republicans are likely to impeach Biden if they retake House — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) predicted Republicans would move to impeach President Biden “whether it's justified or not” if they retake the House in this year's midterm elections. — The White House responded Tuesday …
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Kara Voght / New Republic:
Inside D.C.'s Rowdy New Progressive Scene — Once a month, in the latter, vaccinated half of 2021, denizens of D.C.'s progressive ecosystem flocked to a bar in Washington's Adams Morgan neighborhood for a happy hour hosted by the pollster and think tank Data for Progress.
New York Times:
Leftists Are Ascendant in Latin America as Key Elections Loom — Growing inequality and sputtering economies have helped fuel a wave of leftist victories that may soon extend to Brazil and Colombia. — RIO DE JANEIRO — In the final weeks of 2021, Chile and Honduras voted decisively …
Politico:
White House embraces a manage-not-contain Omicron game plan — When President Joe Biden took office last January amid a winter Covid-19 surge, he vowed an all-out federal assault aimed at vanquishing the virus. — A year later, with the country facing unprecedented levels of disease once again …
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