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2:30 PM ET, January 6, 2022

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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 President Donald Trump's supporters who breached the Capitol a year ago, saying that “democracy was attacked” and urging Americans to make sure such an attack “never, never happens again.”
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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
Sarakshi Rai / The Hill:
Trump lashes out at Biden over Jan. 6 speech  —  Former President Trump on Thursday responded to President Biden's fiery speech on the anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol saying the remarks alluding to Trump's role in the riot deepened political divides in the country.
Reuters:
Biden calls Trump threat to democracy on anniversary of Capitol attack  —  President Joe Biden on Thursday accused his predecessor Donald Trump of posing a continuing threat to American democracy in a speech on the anniversary of the deadly U.S. Capitol attack by Trump supporters who tried to overturn his 2020 election defeat.
Libby Cathey / ABC News:
Jan. 6 live updates: Biden slams Trump for ‘web of lies’ about Jan. 6, election loss
Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:
The false prophets who inspired the violence on Jan. 6
Discussion: Alternet.org
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Republicans' Jan. 6 Responsibility  —  The GOP has a duty to condemn the riot and those who refuse to acknowledge it.  —  We're in an acrimonious period of partisan tribalism and have been for some time.  Both parties are guilty of overwrought denunciations of their political opponents.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
How the both-sides media would cover a successful Trump coup  —  There is a tremendous amount of terrific journalistic work being done documenting Donald Trump's ongoing efforts to destroy democracy and his party's eager acquiescence in them.  But there's still a great deal of both-sidesing …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
A Year Later, Jan. 6 Becomes Just Another Wedge in a Divided Nation
Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
McConnell open to changing how Congress certifies presidential elections
Discussion: USA Today and Mother Jones
George T. Conway III / Washington Post:
Trump must have his day in court for his crimes on Jan. 6
Axios:
Biden blames Trump for Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Newt Gingrich / Gingrich 360:
Democrats Are Making a Mistake Focusing on Jan. 6
Discussion: Breitbart, The Federalist and Mediaite
FiveThirtyEight:
White Backlash Is A Type Of Racial Reckoning, Too
Discussion: Raw Story
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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Tom Hogan / The Bulwark:
New Poll: One Year After Jan. 6th, Disturbing Support for Authoritarianism  —  Survey suggests that millions of Americans would support an “armed revolt” to put Trump back in the White House.  —  A year after supporters of Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn his election defeat …
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.
Discussion: Washington Post
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Trump Enjoyed Riot So Much He Rewound TV to Watch It Twice, Ex-Aide Says  —  PLAY IT AGAIN  —  Donald Trump had such a good time watching the Capitol riot unfold on live TV that he rewound the coverage to watch it twice, according to his former press secretary Stephanie Grisham.
Discussion: New York Post
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Mike Pence's team helping Jan. 6 committee
Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:
The Strangest Ongoing Mystery of January 6  —  The security-camera footage is grainy and gray with no sound, like an old silent film.  Night has fallen in Washington, and a person wearing a light-colored hoodie, a face mask, and Nike Air Max Speed Turf sneakers strides down the sidewalk along South Capitol Street carrying a backpack.
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Ivana Saric / Axios:
Garland: “No higher priority” than holding Capitol rioters accountable
Discussion: Daily Kos and Political Wire
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 …
Discussion: HotAir and Screaming into the Void
American Greatness:
Who Are the Real Insurrectionists?  —  Stone-cold sober elites are systematically waging a far more dangerous and insidious revolution in the shadows than anything threatened by the American Right.  —  Recently, Democrats have been despondent over Joe Biden's sinking polls.
Discussion: Bloomberg and Small Dead Animals
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Fox News During the Jan. 6 Riots Was Even Worse Than You Remember
Discussion: Raw Story
Issues & Insights:
Think Jan. 6 Was A Big Deal? Here Are 30 Far More Significant Events On That Day In History
Discussion: Instapundit
George Korda / Knoxville News-Sentinel:
Color these (new) Tennessee former blue-staters red  —  Blue-state advocates will sometimes claim that it's only because of a lower cost of living that blue-staters are stampeding for the exits.  But that oversimplifies the issue.  —  Blue-state America's tired, poor (or not) …
Washington Post:
Russian troops arrive in protest-roiled Kazakhstan, where security forces have killed dozens of protesters  —  MOSCOW — Kazakhstan's sweeping anti-government protests turned deadly early Thursday, as overnight clashes saw “dozens” of demonstrators “eliminated,” authorities said, and Russian troops arrived to help the government.
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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 …
Jessica Toonkel / The Information:
NYT To Buy The Athletic for $550 Million  —  The New York Times Co has agreed to acquire subscription sports site The Athletic in a deal valued at around $550 million, according to a person familiar with the situation.  —  The deal is a major acquisition for the Times …
Oregon.gov:
PRESS ADVISORY: Notice of 11 AM Media Availability on Kristof Eligibility  —  Records Do Not Support Residency Requirements for Office of Oregon Governor  —  Salem, OR—Media Contact: Molly Woon, Senior Advisor, 971-375-2640, molly.woon@sos.oregon.gov  —  11:00 AM Media Availability Information Below
 
 
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Washington Post:
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Mark McCloskey's guns haven't been destroyed and he wants them back. The city says no.
Discussion: Insider and CBS News
Jean Guerrero / Los Angeles Times:
How the insurrection's ideology came straight out of 1990s California politics
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
Peter Spiegel / Financial Times:
Kazakhs shine a light on Putin's weakness — at the worst possible time
Discussion: Bloomberg and @tashecon blog
David Siders / Politico:
GOP commemorates denialism day
Thomas Lecaque / The Bulwark:
The Twisted, Trumpist Religion of Jan. 6th
Discussion: Salon and Raw Story