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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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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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Washington Post:
Biden breaks his silence: Inside his decision to forcefully denounce Trump — Throughout the first year of Joe Biden's presidency, Donald Trump was the name that shalt not be spoken. — As the former president solidified control over the Republican Party, spread lies about the 2020 election …
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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Biden finds a new Manchin whisperer — DRIVING THE DAY — The White House is looking to Sen. MARK WARNER (D-Va.) to help thaw out its frosty relationship with Sen. JOE MANCHIN (D-W.Va.) in hopes of resurrecting President JOE BIDEN's Build Back Better plan.
Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
The Placeholder President — Column: When Trump is the issue, Biden wins. And Biden's troubles begin.
The Placeholder President — Column: When Trump is the issue, Biden wins. And Biden's troubles begin.
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CNN:
Inside Biden's fiery speech and his decision to confront Trump's danger head-on
Inside Biden's fiery speech and his decision to confront Trump's danger head-on
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Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
On Jan. 6 Anniversary, Biden Goes After Trump and Trumpism
On Jan. 6 Anniversary, Biden Goes After Trump and Trumpism
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NBC News:
Kamala Harris was at DNC on Jan. 6 when pipe bomb was found outside
Kamala Harris was at DNC on Jan. 6 when pipe bomb was found outside
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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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Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
White House, USPS finalizing plans to begin shipping coronavirus test kits to U.S. households — The White House is finalizing details with the U.S. Postal Service to deliver 500 million coronavirus test kits to households across the country, according to four people familiar with the plans …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Ted Cruz Begs Tucker Carlson's Forgiveness for Being Mean to Violent Insurrectionists — Senator Ted Cruz has tried to cling to what has become the safest ground in the Republican Party: Denouncing the violent attack on the Capitol one year ago without criticizing either the lies that inspired …
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Ben Jacobs / New York Magazine:
Republicans stay away, leaving Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene to play. — The anniversary of the January 6 attack on the Capitol was marked with solemnity, but it wasn't exactly bipartisan. Both President Biden and Vice-President Harris addressed the nation from Statuary Hall.
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Joseph Klein / Front Page Magazine:
Biden's January 6 Anniversary Speech - and His Big Lies
Biden's January 6 Anniversary Speech - and His Big Lies
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Yacob Reyes / Axios:
Gaetz: “We're proud of the work we did” on Jan. 6
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Capitol Police officer who suffered concussion on January 6 is latest to sue Trump seeking accountability — Biden tears into Trump during January 6th speech — (CNN)US Capitol Police Officer Briana Kirkland is suing former President Donald Trump for the physical and emotional pain she endured …
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Jim Acosta / CNN:
Trump did not want to tweet ‘stay peaceful’ during January 6 riot, key former aide says
Trump did not want to tweet ‘stay peaceful’ during January 6 riot, key former aide says
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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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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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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Should the filibuster stay or go? Here's how to argue about it. — On the anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob, President Biden pledged to defend democracy: “I will allow no one to place a dagger at the throat of democracy.” — The next logical step …
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ABC News:
Biden's ‘inflection point’ in confronting Trumpism: The Note
Biden's ‘inflection point’ in confronting Trumpism: The Note
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Bill Clinton, Oprah and his fellow centrists: Dems go all-out to sway Manchin
Bill Clinton, Oprah and his fellow centrists: Dems go all-out to sway Manchin
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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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Washington Post:
Dick Cheney returns to the House and receives a warm welcome . . . from Democrats — Former vice president Richard B. Cheney visited the House floor on Thursday and patiently waited to greet more than a dozen members waiting to shake his hand. — They were all Democrats.
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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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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Mo Brooks was ‘cheering on’ Trump supporters invading the Capitol: Former Kevin McCarthy staffer — A former staffer for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Thursday made an explosive claim about Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) and his reaction to the January 6th Capitol riots.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Woman tied to Capitol riots was wrong-way driver in fatal crash in Franklin County — FRANKLIN COUNTY — A woman tied to the U.S. Capitol riots a year ago was drunk and driving the wrong way on Interstate 44 on Wednesday night when she killed a woman and seriously injured the man driving another car …
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Washington Post:
Kazakhstan president gives shoot-to-kill order against protesters, dismissing calls for negotiations — MOSCOW — Kazakhstan's president said Friday he had ordered his troops to “shoot to kill without warning” in an effort to quash anti-government protests that have been raging since the weekend.
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JAMA Network:
A National Strategy for the “New Normal” of Life With COVID — Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD1; Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH2; Celine R. Gounder, MD, ScM3 — As the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 demonstrates, COVID-19 is here to stay. In January 2021, President Biden issued the …
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Washington Post:
Ten questions for retiring Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) — Good morning, Early Birds. President Biden heads to Colorado today to survey fire damage, and the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases challenging the Biden administration's vaccine mandates for companies and health care workers.
Laura Cassels / Florida Phoenix:
DeSantis admits, up to 1 million COVID test kits DID expire in FL — Quality Journalism for Critical Times — Gov. Ron DeSantis and Kevin Guthrie, director of Florida's Division of Emergency Management, acknowledged Thursday that 800,000 to a million COVID tests had expired in a state stockpile …
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Noah Smith / Noahpinion:
The Biden Boom — We kept ourselves out of debt, so now we're enjoying a speedy recovery. — The official numbers aren't in yet, but In the 4th quarter of 2021, the United States economy is believed to have grown by about 5.5% or 6%. That's a pretty incredible number …
Ken Bensinger / BuzzFeed News:
The Government Says A Key Informant In The Michigan Kidnapping Case Was A “Double Agent” — Federal prosecutors say a key FBI informant in the alleged plot to kidnap the governor of Michigan was a “double agent” who was “working against the interests of the government” by trying to destroy evidence and prevent arrests.