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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump held secret meetings in days before Capitol attack, ex-press secretary tells panel — Stephanie Grisham gave more significant details than expected about what Trump was doing before 6 January, sources say — The former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham told …
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Tristan Justice / The Federalist:
Only 10 Percent Of J6 Committee Subpoenas Relate To The Capitol Riot — The House Select Committee established to probe the Capitol riot is not interested in probing the Capitol riot. — The House Select Committee established to probe the Capitol riot is not interested in probing the Capitol riot.
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Ruy Teixeira / The Liberal Patriot:
How Not to Build a Coalition — The Left's Theory of the Case Falls Apart — It's fair to say that the left of the Democratic party has been in ascendance for some time. You could see it in how candidates positioned themselves during the Democratic primaries.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Filibuster Is Living on Borrowed Time … The Senate filibuster to block a voting rights bill was a piece of orchestrated political theater, but Mitch McConnell has done everything within his power to give the proceedings an air of portentous finality. When Senator Kyrsten Sinema reiterated …
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Noah Bierman / Los Angeles Times:
Biden is stuck with a divided party
Biden is stuck with a divided party
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Ari Berman / Mother Jones:
GOP States Are Shredding Voting Rights and Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema Are Now Complicit
GOP States Are Shredding Voting Rights and Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema Are Now Complicit
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Washington Post:
House GOP plots policy agenda for 2022 midterm elections — with help from architect of 1994 plan
House GOP plots policy agenda for 2022 midterm elections — with help from architect of 1994 plan
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Ben Jacobs / New York Magazine:
Kyrsten Sinema's Moment of Infamy
Kyrsten Sinema's Moment of Infamy
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NBC News:
CIA says ‘Havana Syndrome’ not result of sustained campaign by hostile power — In a new intelligence assessment, the CIA has ruled out that the mysterious symptoms known as Havana Syndrome are the result of a sustained global campaign by a hostile power aimed at hundreds of U.S. diplomats and spies …
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Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
Most ‘Havana Syndrome’ Cases Unlikely Caused by Foreign Power, C.I.A. Says — A report concluded that most cases have environmental or medical causes, but the government remains focused on investigating two dozen incidents that remain unexplained. — WASHINGTON — The C.I.A. has found …
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Shane Harris / Washington Post:
CIA finds no ‘worldwide campaign’ by any foreign power behind mysterious Havana syndrome
CIA finds no ‘worldwide campaign’ by any foreign power behind mysterious Havana syndrome
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Associated Press:
Biden approval hits new low at one-year mark: AP-NORC poll — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ends his first year in the White House with a clear majority of Americans for the first time disapproving of his handling of the presidency in the face of an unrelenting pandemic and roaring inflation …
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Vivian Salama / Wall Street Journal:
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Says Biden's ‘Minor Incursion’ Comment Underestimates Russia's Intention — Dmytro Kuleba says any aggressive moves by Russia should trigger an equal response — KYIV, Ukraine—Ukraine's foreign minister, reacting to President Biden's comments Wednesday playing down a potential …
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Wall Street Journal:
CIA Chief Made Secret Visit to Europe Ahead of Blinken's Trip
CIA Chief Made Secret Visit to Europe Ahead of Blinken's Trip
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Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
WSJ: Biden just gave Putin permission to invade a “minor” part of Ukraine
WSJ: Biden just gave Putin permission to invade a “minor” part of Ukraine
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New York Post:
Biden's press conference was an utter disaster
Biden's press conference was an utter disaster
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Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Fulton DA requests special grand jury for Trump probe — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is requesting a special grand jury to aid in her investigation of former President Donald Trump and his efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results.
Tyler Whetstone / Knoxville News-Sentinel:
Tennessee-based adoption agency refuses to help couple because they're Jewish — A Knoxville couple is suing the Tennessee Department of Children's Services, saying a state-sponsored Christian-based adoption agency refused to help them because they are Jewish.
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Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
A Florida public health official is put on leave after emailing his staff to urge vaccination. — Florida's top public health official in Orlando has been placed on administrative leave after sending an email to his employees noting their lackluster coronavirus vaccination rates and urging them to get the shots.
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The Texas Tribune:
FBI agents descended on Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar's house, but won't say what they're investigating — An FBI spokesperson said the agency was present on two streets around Cuellar's house in Laredo “conducting court-authorized law enforcement activity.” — Copy link
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
The Six Main Strands of the Trump Coup Attempt — Donald Trump's actions to overturn the 2020 election were dedicated, intentional, and sustained over time. The insistent notion that Trump and his allies are “too stupid to coup” should not be reassuring. Like the velociraptors in Jurassic Park …
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Reuters:
Prior COVID infection more protective than vaccination during Delta surge -U.S. study — People who had previously been infected with COVID-19 were better protected against the Delta variant than those who were vaccinated alone, suggesting that natural immunity was a more potent shield …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Biden breaks up with Bernie — DRIVING THE DAY — DON'T CALL ME BERNIE — There's a lot to unpack from President JOE BIDEN's marathon press conference in the East Room, but let's start with this statement deep into the 1-hour-and-51-minute event:
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
In Rebuke to Trump, Supreme Court Allows Release of Jan. 6 Files — The House committee investigating the riot received hundreds of pages of documents from the former president's White House within hours of the ruling. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused a request …
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New York Times:
‘The Lowest Point in My Lifetime’: How 14 Independent Voters Feel About America — How do independent voters feel about President Biden and America after his first year in office? Let's put it this way: His weak approval ratings might go up if he pulled a Trump and just declared that America …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
First look: Biden inaugural to blanket airwaves today — President Biden's Presidential Inaugural Committee will mark his first anniversary in office by blanketing today's airwaves — from breakfast to evening news to prime time — with a video promoting a recovering, resilient America.
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The Daily Caller, The Daily Wire and Twitchy
Ann Coulter:
The Message in the Polls: Trump's Done — Our media are obsessed with Donald Trump, but Trump's obsessed with Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida. For months now, Trump's been playing the aging silent film star Norma Desmond in “Sunset Boulevard” to DeSantis' younger, prettier Betty Schaefer.
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
New Filings Reveal Another Billionaire Behind the Big Lie — Dick Uihlein has been a reliable GOP donor for years. But in 2020, he gave millions to groups associated with overturning the election. … It's usually the images of a violent mob attacking the U.S. Capitol that are associated …
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The White House:
Remarks by President Biden in Press Conference — THE PRESIDENT: Hello, folks. Thanks for being here. — Well, good afternoon, everyone. Tomorrow will mark one year since I took office. It's been a year of challenges, but it's also been a year of enormous progress.
Ty Rushing / Iowa Starting Line:
Hinson Takes Credit for Infrastructure Funds She Labeled as ‘Socialist,’ Voted Against — US Rep. Ashley Hinson compared the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to socialism, but that didn't stop her from taking credit for funds from the legislation that she voted against.
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