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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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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.
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No More Mister Nice Blog and New York Magazine
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 …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
How January 6 Birthed a New Right
How January 6 Birthed a New Right
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Why DOJ is avoiding domestic terrorism sentences for Jan. 6 defendants
Why DOJ is avoiding domestic terrorism sentences for Jan. 6 defendants
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Raw Story and The Dispatch
Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
Hundreds of crimes, little punishment: Inside the sentences since the Capitol attack
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Jan. 6 committee seeking phone records of 2 Oath Keepers facing conspiracy charges
Jan. 6 committee seeking phone records of 2 Oath Keepers facing conspiracy charges
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Attorney general Garland plans speech on Jan. 6 investigation for Wednesday
Attorney general Garland plans speech on Jan. 6 investigation for Wednesday
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Talking Points Memo, The Hill and Wall Street Journal
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Another Far-Right Group Is Scrutinized About Its Efforts to Aid Trump
Another Far-Right Group Is Scrutinized About Its Efforts to Aid Trump
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Laurence H Tribe / The Guardian:
The risk of a coup in the next US election is greater now than it ever was under Trump
The risk of a coup in the next US election is greater now than it ever was under Trump
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William M. Arkin / Newsweek:
Exclusive: Secret Commandos with Shoot-to-Kill Authority Were at the Capitol
Exclusive: Secret Commandos with Shoot-to-Kill Authority Were at the Capitol
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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.
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Dana Goldstein / New York Times:
'It's Chaos' as Schools Confront Omicron
'It's Chaos' as Schools Confront Omicron
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Leana S. Wen / Washington Post:
Omicron is bad. But we don't need to resort to lockdowns.
Omicron is bad. But we don't need to resort to lockdowns.
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The Daily Caller
Alex Nester / Washington Free Beacon:
Chicago Teachers Prepare To Strike Over Return to Classroom
Chicago Teachers Prepare To Strike Over Return to Classroom
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National Review, WBEZ Chicago and NPR
New York Times:
Elizabeth Holmes Found Guilty of Four Charges of Fraud — Here's what you need to know: — Elizabeth Holmes is 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 of 11 charges …
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Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
Biden played big role in promoting convicted fraudster Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos — Then-Vice President Joe Biden played a key role in helping further the billion-dollar con job perpetrated by Elizabeth Holmes, lavishing the disgraced Theranos founder with praise in 2015.
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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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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
The Good Coup — Peter Navarro had a perfectly legal strategy to overturn the 2020 election. And he would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for those meddling insurrectionists. — Donald Trump's former White House advisor Peter Navarro is mad.
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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 …
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Brooke Staggs / Orange County Register:
Kelly Ernby, deputy DA and former Assembly candidate, has died of COVID-19 complications — Ernby was expected to run for state Assembly again in 2022 and has been helping the OCGOP gear up for this year's elections. — Orange County Deputy District Attorney Kelly Ernby …
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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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.
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HotAir and Washington Examiner
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 …
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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.
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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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 …
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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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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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.
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Raw Story and New Jersey Monitor