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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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Politico:
Jan. 6 panel will target Ivanka Trump for questioning
Jan. 6 panel will target Ivanka Trump for questioning
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Jan. 6 Committee Asks Ivanka Trump to Cooperate in Inquiry
Jan. 6 Committee Asks Ivanka Trump to Cooperate in Inquiry
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Select Committee Seeks Information from Ivanka Trump
Select Committee Seeks Information from Ivanka Trump
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Annie Grayer / CNN:
January 6 committee asks Ivanka Trump to talk with them
January 6 committee asks Ivanka Trump to talk with them
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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.
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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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Noah Bierman / Los Angeles Times:
Biden is stuck with a divided party — Among President Biden's most valuable political skills has been a knack for planting himself firmly at the ideological center of the Democratic Party, a trait that helped him win elections amid shifting winds over five decades in public life.
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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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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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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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Ben Jacobs / New York Magazine:
Kyrsten Sinema's Moment of Infamy
Kyrsten Sinema's Moment of Infamy
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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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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
America is overdosing on the apocalypse — There are grounds to worry about the quality of US democracy but fanatics are a minority — At what point do prophecies become self-fulfilling? Under America's despairing skies the hope has to be never. If you believe the left …
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The White House:
Remarks by President Biden in Press Conference
Remarks by President Biden in Press Conference
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Mitch McConnell's plan is working
Mitch McConnell's plan is working
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Biden ends first year as president with ‘bleak, discouraging’ marks from the public
Biden ends first year as president with ‘bleak, discouraging’ marks from the public
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U.S. Department of the Treasury:
Treasury Sanctions Russian-Backed Actors Responsible for Destabilization Activities in Ukraine — WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned four individuals engaged in Russian government-directed influence activities to destabilize Ukraine.
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Washington Post:
Russia's military is again on the move, adding pressure on Ukraine as invasion fears grow
Russia's military is again on the move, adding pressure on Ukraine as invasion fears grow
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Vivian Salama / Wall Street Journal:
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Says Biden's ‘Minor Incursion’ Comment Underestimates Russia's Intention
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Says Biden's ‘Minor Incursion’ Comment Underestimates Russia's Intention
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Biden insists U.S. won't accept a ‘minor incursion’ by Russia into Ukraine after remarks drew criticism
Biden insists U.S. won't accept a ‘minor incursion’ by Russia into Ukraine after remarks drew criticism
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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Washington Post:
As Giuliani coordinated plan for Trump electoral votes in states Biden won, some electors balked — On Dec. 14, 2020, the day of the electoral college vote, Republican electors convened in the capitals of five states that Joe Biden had won. They declared themselves “duly elected and qualified” …
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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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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
Most ‘Havana Syndrome’ Cases Unlikely Caused by Foreign Power, C.I.A. Says
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John Yoon / New York Times:
An American Airlines flight turns back over the Atlantic because of a passenger mask dispute. — An American Airlines flight to London from Miami turned around about an hour into its journey on Wednesday night because of a passenger who refused to follow coronavirus masking rules, the airline said.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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