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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. — Mr. Fukuyama is the author of the forthcoming book “Liberalism and Its Discontents.” — The Jan. 6 attack on Congress by a mob inspired by former President Donald Trump marked an ominous precedent for U.S. politics.
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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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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Prosecutors Move Quickly on Jan. 6 Cases, but One Big Question Remains — 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? — 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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Associated Press:
Images of chaos: AP photographers capture US Capitol riot — WASHINGTON (AP) — When supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, The Associated Press had nine photographers inside and outside the building. — As the chaotic day unfolded …
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Real accountability for Jan. 6 requires political reform
Real accountability for Jan. 6 requires political reform
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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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Raw Story, Washington Monthly, Insider, RedState and The Daily Caller
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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Politico:
Jan. 6 committee seeking phone records from Sebastian Gorka
Jan. 6 committee seeking phone records from Sebastian Gorka
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CNN:
Fact check: Five enduring lies about the Capitol insurrection
Fact check: Five enduring lies about the Capitol insurrection
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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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Law & Crime, Daily Kos, New York Times and CBS News
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Republicans dodge and deflect ahead of Jan. 6
POLITICO Playbook: Republicans dodge and deflect ahead of Jan. 6
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Jan. 6 committee may hold prime-time hearings
Jan. 6 committee may hold prime-time hearings
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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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New York Times, Washington Post, Election Law Blog, San Diego Jewish World, Bloomberg and Politico
Paul Blest / Discourse Blog:
January 6 Isn't an Electoral Strategy
January 6 Isn't an Electoral Strategy
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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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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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Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Democrats haven't learned from Harry Reid's mistakes
Democrats haven't learned from Harry Reid's mistakes
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Wall Street Journal, CNN, Truthout and New York Post
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Lawmakers begin early talks about another round of coronavirus relief targeting businesses — Democrats and Republicans have discussed setting aside billions to help restaurants, gyms and performance venues, though GOP concerns about spending could scuttle the effort
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Leila Abboud / Financial Times:
Macron says his strategy is to ‘piss off’ France's unvaccinated as Covid surges — Parliament suspends vaccine pass debate and rivals criticise president for ‘vulgar’ expression and ‘lack of empathy’ — President Emmanuel Macron has come under fire from political rivals for saying he wanted to …
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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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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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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The GOP isn't even trying to sound coherent anymore — We must stop pretending the GOP is a real political party made up of coherent adults. To understand why, let's examine a single day this week. — On Tuesday, former president Donald Trump, the undisputed head of the party …
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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Don't Look Up Doesn't Get the Climate Crisis — Don't Look Up is an obscenely overlong, occasionally funny satire of American media and politics. But it aspires to be something more. — As he has emphasized in interviews, director Adam McKay conceived of the film as an allegory for the climate crisis.
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American Greatness:
The Ridiculous Fantasy of a National Divorce — The solution is not some sort of secession or civil war. The solution is for the Right to stop being rank amateurs when it comes to politics and governance. — Every now and then an absurd idea enters the discourse and picks up a sort of memetic traction in spite of itself.
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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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Try Canceling Joan Didion — If it's really true, as Michael Wolff reported on Monday for Richard Rushfield's Hollywood newsletter The Ankler, that Random House will not be releasing a planned compilation of Norman Mailer's writings on some sort of political-correctness grounds …
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New Republic, Associated Press and Althouse
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 …
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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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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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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