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8:35 AM ET, January 4, 2022

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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.
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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 …
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.
Discussion: National Zero
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Gabriel San Román / Los Angeles Times:
Kelly Ernby, former Orange County GOP state Assembly candidate and deputy D.A., dies of COVID-19  —  Kelly Ernby, a political newcomer who ran for an Orange County state Assembly seat two years ago as a Republican, died this week of COVID-19.  In addition to political activism …
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 …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The election reform idea gaining currency on the right  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  TODAY'S BIG EVENT: Senate Democrats will hold a virtual meeting at 12:45 p.m. It will be the first opportunity of the new year for all 50 caucus members to talk about where Build Back Better 2. stands …
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MSNBC:
Sen. Schumer on Manchin, Sinema: We've got to keep pressing them on voting rights
Discussion: CNN
Politico:
Schumer tries to jump-start Dems with rules change threat
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Jan. 6 committee seeking phone records of 2 Oath Keepers facing conspiracy charges  —  Two Florida-based members of the Oath Keepers facing conspiracy charges for breaching the Capitol are suing the Jan. 6 committee to block a subpoena for their personal phone records.
Discussion: Raw Story and National Zero
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Another Far-Right Group Is Scrutinized About Its Efforts to Aid Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC News:
From the Capitol to the city council: How extremism in the U.S. shifted after Jan. 6
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.
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Leana S. Wen / Washington Post:   Omicron is bad. But we don't need to resort to lockdowns.
Robby Soave / Reason:
CDC: 61% of Teenagers Hospitalized for COVID-19 Had Severe Obesity
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
Facebook groups topped 10,000 daily attacks on election before Jan. 6, analysis shows … Facebook groups swelled with at least 650,000 posts attacking the legitimacy of Joe Biden's victory between Election Day and the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol, with many calling for executions …
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.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: David Perdue staffs up with seasoned GOP operatives...and Kemp allies  —  Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue has loaded his campaign for governor with experienced operatives, including several strategists who were once allied with GOP incumbent Brian Kemp.It's an indication …
Discussion: New York Magazine
Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
BlackBerry Ends Service on Its Once-Ubiquitous Mobile Devices  —  Android-powered devices carrying the BlackBerry name won't be affected.  For some, it's a farewell to an era when BlackBerries dominated airport lounges and the West Wing.  —  To legions of executives, journalists and politicians …
Discussion: NPR
CNN:
Trumps move to quash subpoenas for their testimony in civil investigation  —  (CNN)The Trumps moved late Monday to quash subpoenas from the New York attorney general's office to two of former President Donald Trump's children seeking their testimony as part of its civil investigation into whether …
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New York Times:
New York A.G. Seeks to Question Trump Children in Fraud Inquiry
Russell Contreras / Axios:
Latino groups want to do away with “Latinx”  —  Elected officials, a major newspaper and the oldest Latino civil rights organization in the U.S. have all spoken out strongly in recent weeks against the continued use of “Latinx,” the gender-neutral term promoted by progressives to describe people of Spanish-speaking origin.
Thomas Franck / CNBC:
Biden disapproval hits new high as voters give him bad grades on economy, new CNBC/Change poll says  — President Joe Biden's overall disapproval rating reached a new high in December as more voters signaled their unhappiness with his handling of the economy and the Covid pandemic.
Stephen Marche / The Guardian:
The next US civil war is already here - we just refuse to see it  —  The right has recognized that the system is in collapse, and it has a plan: violence and solidarity with treasonous far-right factions  —  Nobody wants what's coming, so nobody wants to see what's coming.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: The Hill
Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
Hundreds of crimes, little punishment: Inside the sentences since the Capitol attack  —  This is a living database that will be updated weekly with new sentencing information, analysis and data throughout 2022.  —  More than 150 people have pleaded guilty to storming the Capitol on Jan. 6 …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and YouTube
Nina Siegal / New York Times:
A Film Captures Jewish Life in a Polish Town Before the Nazis Arrived  —  A documentary based on a home movie shot by an American in 1938 provides a look at the vibrancy of a Jewish community in Europe just before the Holocaust.  —  AMSTERDAM — Glenn Kurtz found the film reel in a corner …
Collin Anderson / Washington Free Beacon:
How a Liberal Foundation Bankrolled Abortion Pills in the Name of Population Control  —  Roughly a decade before his death in 1996, tech titan David Packard issued a controversial directive to his children.  Skyrocketing birth rates, the Hewlett-Packard cofounder wrote, could one day cause “utter chaos for humanity.”
Discussion: Instapundit
Daniel Cox / FiveThirtyEight:
Why The Republican Party Isn't Concerned With Popularity  —  After Mitt Romney lost the 2012 presidential election, the Republican National Committee published what became known as the “GOP autopsy report,” an effort to identify and address the party's ongoing political weaknesses.
Discussion: Raw Story and New Jersey Monitor
Jonathan Williams / UFCW Local 400:
Politics and Prose Becomes First Unionized Bookstore in DC  —  A joint announcement by Politics and Prose and UFCW Local 400:  —  We are pleased to announce that Politics and Prose and UFCW Local 400 have reached agreement on the scope of a bargaining unit at P&P, and the union …
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.
Christie D'Zurilla / Los Angeles Times:
Patton Oswalt explains himself after ‘nice’ Dave Chappelle post goes sideways  —  Patton Oswalt doubled back over the weekend after attempting to have a “nice comment thread” on a photo he posted with longtime friend and fellow comedian Dave Chappelle.  —  Both comics were performing …
Discussion: Complex
 
 
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Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Wisconsin Democrats, Republicans both want Ron Johnson to run
Discussion: Breitbart
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Congress warned of explosive Omicron spread on Capitol Hill
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Online ‘Auction’ Is Latest Attack on Muslim Women in India
Robert Nott / Santa Fe New Mexican:
NM Legislature gearing up to crack down on crime
Nick Reisman / Spectrum News 1 Central NY:
How COVID hospitalization reporting will change in New York
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Democrat Annie Andrews raises $500,000 in congressional bid against SC's Nancy Mace
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John L. Dorman / Insider:
Rep. Dan Crenshaw says Marjorie Taylor Greene is either ‘a Democrat - or just an idiot’ amid COVID-19 testing spat
Anita Chabria / Los Angeles Times:
Sex workers are pitted against each other in fight over California's loitering law
Jason Rezaian / Washington Post:
Being a journalist in the U.S. is becoming more dangerous
Discussion: CNN and Twitchy
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Conservatism and Fascism Are Not the Same Thing
Luis Ferré-Sadurní / New York Times:
Kathy Hochul Will Propose Term Limits for New York Governors
Discussion: The Hill and National Review
Tara Henley / Lean Out with Tara Henley:
Speaking Freely  —  Why I resigned from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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