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Jimmy Carter / New York Times:
I Fear for Our Democracy — Mr. Carter was the 39th president of the United States. — One year ago, a violent mob, guided by unscrupulous politicians, stormed the Capitol and almost succeeded in preventing the democratic transfer of power. All four of us former presidents condemned …
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says his phone records were subpoenaed by House Jan. 6 committee — MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says his phone records have been subpoenaed by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. — “I wasn't there on January 6th and yes they did subpoena …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Sean Hannity's bottomless corruption — Fox News is keeping quiet about the latest Sean Hannity scandal, in which the longtime host sent text messages to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and others providing political advice regarding President Donald Trump in the days surrounding the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
CNN:
Ex-White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham to meet with 1/6 committee — (CNN)Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham will meet Wednesday evening on Capitol Hill with the select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, according to multiple sources familiar with the meeting.
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Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Did the January 6th Coup Fail?
Did the January 6th Coup Fail?
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Psaki says Biden will address Trump's role in Capitol riot
Psaki says Biden will address Trump's role in Capitol riot
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Prosecutors Move Quickly on Jan. 6 Cases, but One Big Question Remains
Prosecutors Move Quickly on Jan. 6 Cases, but One Big Question Remains
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Francis Fukuyama / New York Times:
One Single Day. That's All It Took for the World to Look Away From Us.
One Single Day. That's All It Took for the World to Look Away From Us.
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Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
More than 1,000 US public figures aided Trump's effort to overturn election
More than 1,000 US public figures aided Trump's effort to overturn election
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell cracks door to Electoral Count Act reform — Mitch McConnell is signaling he's open to reforming the Electoral Count Act, one year after a mass of Republicans objected to certification of President Joe Biden's win ahead of an attempted insurrection.
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Washington Post:
How Congress can fix the Electoral Count Act — Edward B. Foley is a professor of constitutional law at Ohio State University, where he heads the university's election law program. Michael W. McConnell, formerly a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit …
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Omicron, snowstorm thwart Schumer's midterm year quick start
Omicron, snowstorm thwart Schumer's midterm year quick start
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David Wasserman / Cook Political Report:
2022 House Overview: Still a GOP Advantage, but Redistricting Looks Like a Wash — The surprising good news for Democrats: on the current trajectory, there will be a few more Biden-won districts after redistricting than there are now — producing a congressional map slightly less biased in the GOP's favor than the last decade's.
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AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
Yet Another Resident of The Villages Busted for 2020 Voter Fraud — SOME KIND OF HEAVEN — A fourth retiree from The Villages has been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into voter fraud at the well-known central Florida retirement community. Charles Franklin Barnes, 64 …
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Mike DeForest / WKMG:
4th resident of The Villages arrested for allegedly casting multiple ballots
4th resident of The Villages arrested for allegedly casting multiple ballots
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Cobb GOP cancels ‘homage to treason’ for Jan. 6 insurrection — The Cobb County GOP has canceled its prayer vigil Thursday to honor the pro-Donald Trump insurrectionists who stampeded into the Capitol to try to prevent Congress from certifying Joe Biden's victory.The county party cited …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Can Democrats make protecting democracy matter in 2022? This candidate says yes.
Can Democrats make protecting democracy matter in 2022? This candidate says yes.
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
How to get real accountability for Jan. 6
How to get real accountability for Jan. 6
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Elizabeth A. Harris / New York Times:
F.B.I. Arrests Man Accused of Stealing Unpublished Book Manuscripts — Filippo Bernardini, an Italian citizen who worked in publishing, was charged with wire fraud and identity theft for a scheme that prosecutors said affected hundreds of people over five or more years.
CBS Los Angeles:
LA's First Case Of Flurona Detected At COVID Testing Site Near Getty Center — LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The first case of flurona - the combination of both influenza and coronavirus - has been detected at the COVID-19 testing center across the street from the Getty Center.
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Sonny Bunch / The Bulwark:
J.D. Vance Versus Film Twitter — How film critics helped send the ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author off the cliff. — I'd be remiss if I didn't note, briefly, that the online collective known as Film Twitter—critics, Letterboxd users, and sundry others—managed to completely break Ohio Republican Senate candidate J.D. Vance's brain.
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Omicron Is Milder — How should that affect your behavior? — The details of the Omicron variant are becoming clearer, and they are encouraging. — They're not entirely encouraging, and I will get into some detail about one of the biggest problems — the stress on hospitals …
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Jim Heintz / Associated Press:
Report: Kazakh president's home ablaze as protests escalate — MOSCOW (AP) — Protesters in Kazakhstan's largest city stormed the presidential residence and the mayor's office on Wednesday and set both buildings on fire, according to new reports, as demonstrations sparked by a rise in fuel prices …
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Karl Evers-Hillstrom / The Hill:
Corporations seek to rebuild bridges with GOP objectors ahead of midterms — Major U.S. corporations are looking to quietly restore ties with Republicans who objected to certifying the 2020 election results following the Jan. 6 insurrection, believing that they cannot afford to burn bridges …
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Jaclyn Peiser / Washington Post:
A tech exec sent an antisemitic email about vaccines to lawmakers and business leaders. He resigned hours later. — A Utah tech executive acknowledged his email opining about coronavirus vaccines to state lawmakers and business executives “sounds bonkers.” But he sent it anyway.
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Brooke Staggs / Orange County Register:
Husband: Kelly Ernby wasn't vaccinated when she died of COVID-19 complications — GOP leaders say Ernby's death won't deter them from speaking out against coronavirus vaccine mandates. — Deputy District Attorney and GOP activist Kelly Ernby wasn't vaccinated when she died early this week …
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Washington Post:
Garland: DOJ will hold those responsible for Jan. 6 riot accountable, whether they were present or committed other crimes — Attorney General Merrick Garland vowed to hold all those responsible for the Jan. 6 riot accountable — whether they were at the Capitol or committed other crimes surrounding …
Jonathan H. Adler / Reason:
Divided Sixth Circuit Panel Refuses to Stay Injunction Against Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors — The panel rejects the argument that the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act allows the federal government to require vaccination for nearly one-fifth of the American workforce.
Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:
The January Sixers Have Their Own Unit at the DC Jail. Here's What Life Is Like Inside — They've got their own internal justice system for problem-solving—and a Sunday comedy ritual. — There's a strong chance Jacob Chansley is who you think of when you recall the January 6 riot.
Charles Lane / Washington Post:
Imagine Virginia's icy traffic catastrophe — but with only electric vehicles — Sometime after 3 a.m. Tuesday, as an epic 48-mile winter traffic jam on Interstate 95 in Virginia dragged on, a long-haul trucker from Canada heard a knock at the door of his cab.
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
GOP officials in Arizona's largest county affirm 2020 election was secure in rebuttal to Trump claims — The November 2020 election in Arizona's largest county was administered properly and not marred by fraud, the Republican-led local government concluded in a lengthy report released Wednesday.
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Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
The Law of Unintended Political Consequences Strikes Again — Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C., on politics, demographics and inequality. — The killing of George Floyd and the nationwide Black Lives Matter protests that followed drove an exceptionally large increase …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The ridiculous hypocrisy of Sean Hannity hiding behind ‘freedom of the press’ — The Fox News host spent years disavowing and attacking the U.S. media. Now his lawyer is trying to hide behind the First Amendment. — The House Jan. 6 committee asked this week that Fox News host Sean Hannity appear …
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U.S. Department of the Treasury:
Treasury Sanctions Milorad Dodik and Associated Media Platform for Destabilizing and Corrupt Activity — Dodik's Destabilizing and Corrupt Activities Undermine 26 years of Progress Since the Dayton Peace Accords — WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control …
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