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Matt Fuller / The Daily Beast:
The Real Tragedy of Jan. 6 Is That It's Still Not Over — I had a front-row seat to the riot. A year later, one thing is clear: Nothing has changed. … It was around noon on Jan. 6, 2021, and I was already late. — I was supposed to be covering the counting of the electoral votes …
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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.
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Prosecutors Move Quickly on Jan. 6 Cases, but Big Questions Remain — In the year since the assault on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob, more than 700 people have been arrested, with little public indication from the Justice Department of how high the investigation might reach.
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Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Did the January 6 Coup Fail?
Did the January 6 Coup Fail?
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John Nichols / The Nation:
To Avert Another January 6, Expel Coup Plotters From Congress
To Avert Another January 6, Expel Coup Plotters From Congress
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Jan. 6 committee seeking phone records from Sebastian Gorka
Jan. 6 committee seeking phone records from Sebastian Gorka
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Jake Coyle / Associated Press:
Recalling Jan. 6: A national day of infamy, half remembered
Recalling Jan. 6: A national day of infamy, half remembered
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POLITICO Playbook: Republicans dodge and deflect ahead of Jan. 6
POLITICO Playbook: Republicans dodge and deflect ahead of Jan. 6
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Paul Blest / Discourse Blog:
January 6 Isn't an Electoral Strategy
January 6 Isn't an Electoral Strategy
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Trump cancels Jan. 6 event amid GOP complaints
Trump cancels Jan. 6 event amid GOP complaints
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Emily Davies / Washington Post:
Another U.S. Capitol Police officer sues Trump for damages from Jan. 6
Another U.S. Capitol Police officer sues Trump for damages from Jan. 6
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New York Times:
How Trump Kept His Grip After Jan. 6
How Trump Kept His Grip After Jan. 6
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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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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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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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Sophia Cai / Axios:
Top Senate Republican signals support for election reform — A top Republican is signaling his party isn't necessarily opposed to joining with Democrats to clarify an existing federal law to reduce the potential for election subversion. — Driving the news: While broader federal voting …
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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 …
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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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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Manchin floats modest Senate rules changes
Manchin floats modest Senate rules changes
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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.
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Jordan Boyd / The Federalist:
New York Magazine Writer Mocks Conservatives Helping Stranded Drivers On Snow-Covered I-95
New York Magazine Writer Mocks Conservatives Helping Stranded Drivers On Snow-Covered I-95
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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 …
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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Sophia Tareen / Associated Press:
Chicago cancels classes after union backs remote learning
Chicago cancels classes after union backs remote learning
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Clare Malone / New Yorker:
Ben Smith Can't Say What His New Media Venture Is — The departing Times media columnist and former editor-in-chief of BuzzFeed News wants to push the envelope but isn't yet ready to say just how. — Ben Smith had a hundred-and-forty-four unread text messages when we talked …
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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.
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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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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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Reuters:
Kazakhstan government resigns after violent protests over fuel price — Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev accepted the government's resignation on Wednesday, his office said, after a fuel price increase in the oil-rich Central Asian country triggered protests in which nearly 100 police were injured.
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Michael David Smith / ProFootballTalk:
One MVP voter says he won't vote for Aaron Rodgers, calling him “the biggest jerk in the league” — Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is the favorite to win the league's MVP award. But one voter has already ruled out Rodgers for consideration. — That voter is Hub Arkush …
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Jack Healy / New York Times:
How Gunfire Is Killing More American Children — Toddlers are discovering guns under piles of clothes and between couch cushions. Teenagers are obtaining untraceable ghost guns made from kits. Middle school students are carrying handguns for protection.
BBC:
North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into the sea — North Korea has fired a suspected ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast, in its first such launch since October. — The missile landed in water between the Korean peninsula and Japan, bringing condemnation from Seoul and Tokyo.
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John Solomon / Just The News:
Georgia opens investigation into possible illegal ballot harvesting in 2020 election — Secretary of State Raffensperger says subpoenas could be forthcoming. — Article — Georgia authorities have launched an investigation into an allegation of systematic ballot harvesting during …
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Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
‘Vaccine Police’ Leader Traveling Country With Flamethrower Jailed for Trespassing — The antivax leader, who set out to arrest Democratic governors, has found himself behind bars. — An anti-COVID-19 vaccine organization leader, who recently set out on a cross-country road trip …
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Wall Street Journal:
As China Tensions Smoulder, Japan and Australia Move to Sign Defense Treaty — Australia-Japan pact will allow troops to freely enter each other's countries for exercises without having to negotiate terms each time — in Adelaide, Australia and Alastair Gale
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