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Washington Post:
On Jan. 6 anniversary, Biden calls out Trump for ‘web of lies’ about 2020 election … President Biden on Thursday decried the violent mob of Trump supporters who breached the Capitol a year ago, saying that “democracy was attacked” and urging Americans to ensure such an attack “never, never happens again.”
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Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
Dick Cheney comes to Capitol on Jan. 6, says he's ‘deeply disappointed’ in GOP leadership — He spoke with ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl. — While most Republicans were absent on Capitol Hill for the Jan. 6 anniversary Thursday, one of the party's most prominent elder statesmen was there.
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The White House:
Remarks By President Biden To Mark One Year Since The January 6th Deadly Assault On The U.S. Capitol — THE PRESIDENT: Madam Vice President, my fellow Americans: To state the obvious, one year ago today, in this sacred place, democracy was attacked — simply attacked. The will of the people was under assault.
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YouTube:
Remarks to Mark One Year Since the Deadly Assault on the Capitol — President Biden and Vice President Harris Deliver Remarks to Mark One Year Since the January 6th Deadly Assault on the CapitolWashington, DC
Susan Glasser / New Yorker:
Biden, Back Into the Breach — A year after the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol, the President delivered the speech that he never wanted to give. — He never mentioned Donald Trump by name. He didn't have to. Joe Biden gave the speech of his Presidency on Thursday …
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Sarakshi Rai / The Hill:
Trump lashes out at Biden over Jan. 6 speech
Trump lashes out at Biden over Jan. 6 speech
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Washington Examiner, CNBC, Washington Post, POLITICUSUSA and Insider
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Republicans for Democracy — American democracy may depend on a conservative-liberal alliance.
Republicans for Democracy — American democracy may depend on a conservative-liberal alliance.
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Dick Cheney visits Capitol for Jan. 6, criticizes GOP leadership
Dick Cheney visits Capitol for Jan. 6, criticizes GOP leadership
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USA Today:
‘A dagger at the throat of democracy’: Read the transcript of Biden's full speech calling out Trump
‘A dagger at the throat of democracy’: Read the transcript of Biden's full speech calling out Trump
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Jim Acosta / CNN:
Trump did not want to tweet ‘stay peaceful’ during January 6 riot, key former aide says — (CNN)A former Trump White House official said then-President Donald Trump initially refused to tweet the words “stay peaceful” as the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, was escalating.
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Political Wire
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Washington Examiner:
The cult of Jan. 6 — A year ago today, a mob determined to intimidate Vice President Mike Pence …
The cult of Jan. 6 — A year ago today, a mob determined to intimidate Vice President Mike Pence …
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Guy Benson / Townhall:
Reflections on January 6, 2021 — Exactly one year ago today, around this time, my national radio show went on the air.
Reflections on January 6, 2021 — Exactly one year ago today, around this time, my national radio show went on the air.
Geneva Sands / CNN:
DHS warns online threats have increased on extremist platforms over past 48 hours with some against lawmakers
DHS warns online threats have increased on extremist platforms over past 48 hours with some against lawmakers
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Wall Street Journal:
Democracy Isn't Dying — Jan. 6 was a riot, not an insurrection, and U.S. institutions held.
Democracy Isn't Dying — Jan. 6 was a riot, not an insurrection, and U.S. institutions held.
Salena Zito / New York Post:
Mike Pompeo tells The Post how he lost 90 pounds in six months — America isn't just seeing less of Mike Pompeo because the Trump administration is no longer in the White House. We are seeing less of the former Secretary of State because there is literally less of him — 90 pounds, to be exact.
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Politico:
Harris was inside DNC on Jan. 6 when pipe bomb was discovered outside — Then-Vice President-elect Kamala Harris was inside Democratic National Committee headquarters on Jan. 6, 2021, when a pipe bomb was discovered outside the building, according to four people familiar with her movements that day.
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Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:
The Strangest Ongoing Mystery of January 6
The Strangest Ongoing Mystery of January 6
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Covid Live Updates: Advisers to Biden's Transition Team Call for Altered U.S. Strategy — Here's what you need to know: — Some health advisers to Biden's transition team call on the administration to change its Covid strategy. — On the day President Biden was inaugurated …
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Politico:
Ex-Trumpers set to plot how to try and take down Trump — Those involved include Stephanie Grisham, Miles Taylor, Olivia Troye and Anthony Scaramucci. — Then-White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham listens to former President Donald Trump talk to reporters.
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Associated Press:
Taking on Trump is Biden's reluctant calling
Taking on Trump is Biden's reluctant calling
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Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Trump Enjoyed Riot So Much He Rewound TV to Watch It Twice, Ex-Aide Says
Trump Enjoyed Riot So Much He Rewound TV to Watch It Twice, Ex-Aide Says
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New Republic and New York Post
Yacob Reyes / Axios:
Gaetz: “We're proud of the work we did” on Jan. 6 — Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) doubled down on his rhetoric about the Capitol insurrection on Thursday, telling Steve Bannon on his podcast that he is “ashamed of nothing” and “proud of the work we did” on Jan. 6.
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Ben Jacobs / New York Magazine:
Republicans stay away, leaving Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene to play.
Republicans stay away, leaving Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene to play.
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Selene San Felice / Axios:
Florida leads nation in Jan. 6 Capitol riot cases
Florida leads nation in Jan. 6 Capitol riot cases
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Palm Beach Post and National Zero
Hillary Borrud / Oregonian:
Democratic hopeful Nick Kristof doesn't qualify to run for governor, Secretary of State Shemia Fagan says — Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Nick Kristof does not meet Oregon's residency requirement to qualify to run for governor, Secretary of State Shemia Fagan announced Thursday morning.
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David Remnick / New Yorker:
Is a Civil War Ahead? — A year after the attack on the Capitol, America is suspended between democracy and autocracy. — The edifice of American exceptionalism has always wobbled on a shoddy foundation of self-delusion, and yet most Americans have readily accepted the commonplace …
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John F. Harris / Politico:
We Are In a New Civil War ... About What Exactly? — For most of my reporting career, to refer to some dispute or another — over a judicial nomination, perhaps, or an uproar over a proposed shopping mall near a battlefield — as “a new Civil War” was to reach for a metaphor.
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Audacy:
“Sick and Tired of People Talking About What Went Wrong” — Governor Ralph Northam Angrily Responds to Question Over I95 Backup — Richmond, Va. (Newsradiowrva.com) - In a one-on-one zoom interview with WRVA to discuss the end of his term, Governor Ralph Northam forcefully responded …
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New York Times:
Corporations Donated Millions to Lawmakers Who Voted to Overturn Election Results — One year after the Capitol riot, many businesses resumed corporate donations to lawmakers who voted against certifying the 2020 election. — WASHINGTON — At its annual summit on the state of American business …
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Washington Post:
In the nation's hospitals, this covid wave is different — The number of Americans hospitalized with covid-19 reached more than 126,000 this week — the highest level in a year. But this wave of the pandemic looks different from what came before, with dueling variants on the move.
David Gilbert / VICE:
Anti-Vax Podcaster Who Got COVID at a Conspiracy Conference Has Died — Doug Kuzma, 61, used his show to push an array of conspiracy theories ranging from QAnon to COVID denial and election fraud lies. — DG — A QAnon and anti-vaccine podcaster has died from complications due to COVID-19 …
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Jonah Goldberg / Common Sense:
The January 6th Republicans — When I first met Jonah Goldberg, he boasted that he came from “one of the great New York Times-hating families.” They hated it, he told me, but respected it. “My father paid it the high compliment of thinking it deserved his enmity.”
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