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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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Politico:
Trump cancels Jan. 6 event amid GOP complaints — Senate Republicans can now breathe easier on Jan. 6. — Former President Donald Trump's announcement Tuesday evening that he would cancel a previously planned press conference is good news for Senate Republicans, who earlier in the day openly fretted …
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Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Did the January 6 Coup Fail? — By warping the Republican party, Trump made another coup attempt possible. — January 6th should have been the point of no return, the pivot point at which even the most blinkered sugarcoaters of Trumpism recoiled in disgust from what they had wrought.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Republicans dodge and deflect ahead of Jan. 6 — DRIVING THE DAY — HOT JOB: “The Virginia Department of Transportation seeks a Communications Manager to handle emergency response and crisis communications duties as needed.” — THE LEAD-UP TO ONE YEAR — Republicans don't want to talk about 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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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Prosecutors Move Quickly on Jan. 6 Cases, but Big Questions Remain
Prosecutors Move Quickly on Jan. 6 Cases, but Big Questions Remain
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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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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
Politico:
Jan. 6 committee seeking phone records from Sebastian Gorka
Jan. 6 committee seeking phone records from Sebastian Gorka
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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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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Sen. Ted Cruz says Republicans are likely to impeach Biden if they retake House
Sen. Ted Cruz says Republicans are likely to impeach Biden if they retake House
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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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New York Times:
Stranded Drivers Are Freed After 24-Hour Snowy Ordeal on I-95 in Virginia
Stranded Drivers Are Freed After 24-Hour Snowy Ordeal on I-95 in Virginia
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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 …
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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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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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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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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Sharon Terlep / Wall Street Journal:
Walmart, Kroger Raise Prices of Covid-19 Test Kits
Walmart, Kroger Raise Prices of Covid-19 Test Kits
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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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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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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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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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Luke Rosiak / The Daily Wire:
Schools Got $130B To Re-Open. Some Of It Went To CRT. Now Many Are Closed. — Many schools are not resuming classes as the year begins, citing COVID-19, after spending some of the $130 billion schools received for reopening on Critical Race Theory-infused initiatives instead, a review of funding applications shows.
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
More than 1,000 US public figures aided Trump's effort to overturn election — Insurrection Index identifies those who acted as accomplices by participating in 6 January attack or spreading Trump's ‘big lie’ — More than 1,000 Americans in positions of public trust acted as accomplices …
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