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Comedian Bob Saget Dead at 65, Found in Orlando Hotel Room — BOB SAGET DEAD AT 65 — EXCLUSIVE — 1.01M … 5:59 PM PT — Bob's longtime friend and costar John Stamos just tweeted the following, “I am broken. I am gutted. I am in complete and utter shock. I will never ever have another friend like him.
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Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
Dems eye voting rights fight, filibuster changes — DEMS DIG IN — Senate Democrats are expected to force another vote on elections and voting rights legislation as soon as this week, despite not having enough votes to pass the measure. If Republicans block the bill — which is expected …
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Dems on Manchin: “Like negotiating via Etch A Sketch” — President Biden, Democratic leaders and their emissaries are trying to convince Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) to pass a sweeping federal elections bill with a menu of filibuster alternatives. The problem is speaking with him is …
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Election overhaul push gains steam in Congress as Biden prepares Ga. speech — WASHINGTON — The somber Jan. 6 anniversary has renewed determination among President Joe Biden and other Democrats to act on voting rights legislation, which they say would protect future elections and the institutions of U.S. democracy.
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Jamie McIntyre / Washington Examiner:
Prospects for quick resolution to Ukraine crisis dim as US and Russian diplomats meet in Geneva — BLINKEN'S CAUTIOUS PESSIMISM: In appearances on CNN and ABC Sunday, and at a State Department news conference Friday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed pessimism that talks today between U.S …
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Lawrence Freedman / Comment is Freed:
Is Russia Preparing For War? — Is Russia Preparing For War? — This week sees an intensive period of diplomacy intended to head off the military offensive that Russia has been threatening to launch against Ukraine since late last year. After today's bilateral in Geneva between the US and Russia …
Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
Left Out of High-Level Talks, Ukraine Tries Other Diplomatic Channels
Left Out of High-Level Talks, Ukraine Tries Other Diplomatic Channels
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Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Jan. 6 panel ramps up investigation into Trump's state-level pressure — The public focus of Congress' Jan. 6 investigation, so far, is what happened in Washington, D.C. Behind the scenes, the probe's state-level work is kicking into overdrive. — The House committee investigating …
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Rep. Jim Jordan says he won't cooperate with Jan. 6 committee's interview request
Rep. Jim Jordan says he won't cooperate with Jan. 6 committee's interview request
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Jordan Wolman / Politico:
Georgia secretary of state speaks of election integrity
Georgia secretary of state speaks of election integrity
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Wall Street Journal:
Omicron Makes Biden's Vaccine Mandates Obsolete — There is no evidence so far that vaccines are reducing infections from the fast-spreading variant. — Federal courts considering the Biden administration's vaccination mandates—including the Supreme Court at Friday's oral argument—have focused on administrative-law issues.
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New York Post:
Horrific Bronx fire leaves at least 19 dead, dozens more critically injured — At least 19 people are dead, including nine children, after a horrific fire broke out in a Bronx apartment building Sunday morning, according to a police official. — The five-alarm blaze broke out at 333 E 181st St …
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Trump's potential liability for Capitol riot faces major test in court — (CNN)A federal judge in Washington, DC, is set to consider, for the first time, whether former President Donald Trump is immune from liability related to his supporters attacking the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
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Elizabeth Spiers / New York Times:
A Defense of Jeremy Strong (and All the Strivers With No Chill) — Ms. Spiers is a writer and digital media strategist. She was the editor in chief of The New York Observer, and the founding editor of Gawker. — In a December New Yorker profile of the actor Jeremy Strong …
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
I Spent Insurrection Week Listening to Steve Bannon — Where the Trump coup is real, spectacular, and ongoing. — For three hours every day, the Republican coup plotters who inspired the domestic terror attack at the U.S. Capitol last year gather to discuss their next move.
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Kelly Meyerhofer / madison.com:
GOP hasn't confirmed most of Gov. Tony Evers' picks to UW Regents, tech college board — Most of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' appointees to the boards overseeing Wisconsin's higher education systems remain unconfirmed by the Republican-controlled state Senate, a move that could allow the GOP …
Matthew Sheffield / flux.community:
The January 6th Capitol attack was the inevitable product of the Christian Right's hatred of America — Journalist and researcher Bruce Wilson discusses how religious hatred for a ‘fallen nation’ fueled a presidential coup attempt — Episode Summary — It's now been a full year since …
Joe Kinsey / OutKick:
Penn's Transgender Swimmer Lost To Yale's Transgender Swimmer In A Hotly Contested Women's Ivy League 100 meter Race … Penn transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, who had been crushing her competition since joining the women's swim team after three years swimming as a biological male …
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Adam Sabes / Fox News:
AOC tests positive for COVID-19 after partying in Miami maskless — The positive test comes shortly after the congresswoman was seen without a mask in a Miami bar, according to video that circulated on social media — Raymond Arroyo calls out AOC: The left's ‘rule for thee not for me’ over and over again
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Tony Messenger / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Beer Hall Project aims to counter Jan. 6 disinformation, protect American democracy … It was the summer of 2015, and Fred Wellman was lost, politically speaking. — A lifelong Republican, West Point graduate and 22-year veteran of the Army, Wellman was distraught over the rise of Donald Trump …
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
How a Trump Golf Course Is Screwing Over a Public School — Donald Trump has prided himself on using the tax code to his advantage. In this case, that comes directly at the expense of a public school. — Former President Donald Trump and his business empire always fight aggressively to come out on top …
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Ivana Saric / Axios:
Raskin: Ex-Trump press secretary gave “a lot of names” in Jan. 6 conversation — Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham named “a lot of names” during their phone call about the events of Jan. 6, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) told CNN. — Catch up quick: Raskin …
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Ben Hubbard / New York Times:
Saudi Princess Is Released, but Other Royals Are Still Locked Up — The Saudi government has not said why it detained or freed Princess Basmah bint Saud, a daughter of a former king who has criticized the country's policies. — BEIRUT, Lebanon — A Saudi princess, a critic of her country's government …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The Cheneys can't do it alone. We need Republican all-stars for democracy. — The tableau of Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and her father, former vice president Richard B. Cheney, standing on the floor of the House as the sole Republicans to honor the police officers who died as a result …
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Kevin Tober / Newsbusters:
ABC's ‘This Week’ Uses Jan 6 Anniversary to SMEAR Military As ‘Extremists’ — Text to Speech Font Size — On Sunday's This Week, former Clinton administration hack turned anchor George Stephanopoulos and ABC chief global affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz decided to trash …
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Princeton Faculty Member Brags About Death Threats Against Trump Admin Envoy — University Middle East expert Hussein Mousavian was a former Iranian official — A former Iranian official who is a faculty member at Princeton University recently bragged in an interview about how his hardline …