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7:40 AM ET, January 6, 2022

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Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Republicans' Jan. 6 Responsibility  —  The GOP has a duty to condemn the riot and those who refuse to acknowledge it.  —  We're in an acrimonious period of partisan tribalism and have been for some time.  Both parties are guilty of overwrought denunciations of their political opponents.
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George T. Conway III / Washington Post:
Trump must have his day in court for his crimes on Jan. 6  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland said all the right things.  His speech marking the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection was a studied call for patience — and a promise of full justice.  He explained how massive …
Jon Ward / Yahoo News:
Does Tucker Carlson's Jan. 6 documentary hold up under scrutiny?  —  For the last several months, Tucker Carlson has been arguing that the effort to stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden's election victory, which culminated in the Jan. 6 insurrection, was “a setup,” a trap set for ordinary patriots by shadowy forces in the government.
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 …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Your guide to Jan. 6 anniversary coverage  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  Jan. 6 is about DONALD TRUMP.  —  For those who always despised him, feel betrayed by him, or fear his return to power, today is about remembering — never forgetting — his lowest point as president …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
The 1/6 question: Not what, but when  —  DELIVERED — It's the timestamps, stupid.  —  Investigators, prosecutors and journalists have spent a year reconstructing the horror of Jan. 6 in granular, painstaking detail — unearthing eye-popping vignettes about a president obsessed with subverting …
FiveThirtyEight:
The Insurrection  —  Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information/Your California Privacy Rights/Children's Online Privacy Policy are applicable to you.  © 2022 ABC News Internet Ventures.  All rights reserved.  Interest-Based Ads.  Cookie Policy.
Discussion: The Duckpin
David Rohde / New Yorker:
The January 6th Criminal Case Against Donald Trump  —  It's too early to say what investigators will find, but whether to prosecute the former President is becoming the defining issue of Attorney General Merrick Garland's tenure.  —  In hindsight, Donald Trump's intentions could not appear clearer.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
A Year Later, Jan. 6 Becomes Just Another Wedge in a Divided Nation
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Sean Hannity's bottomless corruption
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
One Year Later, Assault Still Casts a Pall Over the Capitol and Its Occupants
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The ridiculous hypocrisy of Sean Hannity hiding behind ‘freedom of the press’
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Mike Pence's team helping Jan. 6 committee  —  People in and around former Vice President Mike Pence's office have been particularly cooperative as the Jan. 6 select committee focuses on what former President Trump was doing during the more than three hours the Capitol was under attack, sources familiar with the testimony tell Axios.
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Emily Brooks / Washington Examiner:
Ted Cruz criticized for calling Jan. 6 riot a ‘violent terrorist attack’  —  Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz got blowback from some on the right, including Fox News host Tucker Carlson, after he called the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol a “violent terrorist attack.”
Annie Linskey / Washington Post:
Biden to squarely blame Trump for Jan. 6 assault
Daniel Beekman / The Seattle Times:
Seattle police improperly faked radio chatter about Proud Boys as CHOP formed in 2020, investigation finds  —  At a crucial moment during 2020's racial justice protests, Seattle police exchanged a detailed series of fake radio transmissions about a nonexistent group of menacing right-wing extremists.
Jill Tucker / San Francisco Chronicle:
‘Shut the whole system down’: S.F. teachers plan sickout as schools struggle amid omicron surge  —  A group of San Francisco teachers has organized a “sickout” Thursday, saying they will skip school because they feel the district failed to adequately protect them during the pandemic.
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Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
Postal Service asks for temporary waiver from Biden vaccine requirement  —  In a letter to OSHA, the Postal Service says its ability to deliver the mail would be hurt because employees would either leave over the mandate or be disciplined for disobeying it.  —  The U.S. Postal Service …
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Jonathan H. Adler / Reason:
Divided Sixth Circuit Panel Refuses to Stay Injunction Against Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Melissa Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
How politicized has vaccination become? Thousands of U.S. troops are disobeying orders that they get shots
Discussion: Kevin Drum
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Accused Capitol Rioter Edward Jacob Lang Blasts Trump and Begs For His Help in Jailhouse Call  —  Calling in to a right-wing show, Edward Jacob Lang told Trump that “We are rotting in jail because we stood up for what you told us to stand up for!”  —  On the eve of the first anniversary …
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Examiner
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.
New York Times:
For C.D.C.'s Walensky, a Steep Learning Curve on Messaging  —  Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has stumbled in explaining her policy decisions.  —  WASHINGTON — Two days before Christmas, with the Omicron variant driving a near-vertical rise …
Discussion: New York Times and HotAir
Reuters:
Djokovic stuck in airport, Serbian president demands Australian entry  —  Novak Djokovic was left stranded at a Melbourne airport overnight, caught in a internatonal political maelstrom over whether Australia would honour the World No. 1's medical exemption from vaccine requirements or send him home due to a visa blunder.
Washington Post:
Russian troops arrive in protest-roiled Kazakhstan, where security forces have killed dozens of protesters  —  MOSCOW — Kazakhstan's sweeping anti-government protests turned deadly early Thursday, as overnight clashes saw “dozens” of demonstrators “eliminated,” authorities said, and Russian troops arrived to help the government.
Karen Ruiz / Daily Mail:
Eric Swalwell goes maskless in Florida after slamming Republicans  —  Rep Eric Swalwell of California was apparently able to go ahead with his holiday travel plans and ditch his mask on Tuesday when he was spotted hanging out at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel.
Axios:
Scoop: Bipartisan Senate group in talks about election reform measure  —  A new bipartisan Senate group is in early discussions about crafting an election reform measure, as the Democrats' sweeping voting rights proposals continue to run into steep procedural hurdles.
American Greatness:
Who Are the Real Insurrectionists?  —  Stone-cold sober elites are systematically waging a far more dangerous and insidious revolution in the shadows than anything threatened by the American Right.  —  Recently, Democrats have been despondent over Joe Biden's sinking polls.
Discussion: Bloomberg and Small Dead Animals
Andrew Kerr / Washington Examiner:
Federal authorities won't say why armed Capitol rioters disappeared from FBI's most wanted list  —  Federal authorities won't explain why three men who participated in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, have mysteriously disappeared from the FBI's Capitol Violence Most Wanted list.
Discussion: HuffPost and Los Angeles Times
 
 
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