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Alia Shoaib / Insider:
Michael Cohen says Donald Trump told him if one of his kids had to go to prison to ‘make sure’ it was Donald Jr., not Ivanka — Donald Trump's former lawyer claimed that Trump told him Donald Jr. should go to prison rather than Ivanka. — Michael Cohen said his former boss gave …
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The question is no longer Donald Trump's criminality but whether America will care — America still had the naïve ability to be shocked back on Nov. 16, 1973, when a rambling then-President Richard Nixon stood up before 400 Associated Press journalists.
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Teaganne Finn / NBC News:
Jan. 6 panel has spoken to former AG Bill Barr, chairman Bennie Thompson says
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Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
‘The walls are closing in’: Trump reels from week of political setbacks
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Khaleda Rahman / Newsweek:
Donald Trump Blasts Jan. 6 Panel After Ivanka Request: 'They'll Go After Children'
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CBS News:
Transcript: Representative Bennie Thompson on “Face the Nation,” January 23, 2022
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Brad Dress / The Hill:
Donald Trump slams Jan. 6 panel after Ivanka Trump interview request: 'They'll go after children'
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Washington Post:
Va.'s new attorney general fires U-Va. counsel who was on leave working as top investigator for Jan. 6 panel — Virginia's new Republican attorney general has fired University of Virginia's counsel, who was on leave from the job to work as the top investigator for U.S. House …
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Lauren O'Neil / The Cavalier Daily:
University Counsel Tim Heaphy removed by Attorney General Jason Miyares — Heaphy's removal continues a multitude of firings this week by the attorney general — University Counsel Tim Heaphy was removed from his role by Attorney General Jason Miyares, per a statement issued by the University Saturday. ending a three-year tenure.
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
‘Downhill,’ ‘divisive’: Americans sour on nation's direction in new NBC News poll — WASHINGTON — Overwhelming majorities of Americans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, that their household income is falling behind the cost of living, that political polarization …
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Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
If the media treated Biden like they did Trump, Trump would've been reelected
New York Times:
For Many Who Marched, Jan. 6 Was Only the Beginning — To many of those who attended the Trump rally but who never breached the Capitol, that date wasn't a dark day for the nation. It was a new start. — PHOENIX — There were moments when Paul Davis questioned his decision to join …
John Harwood / CNN:
No, Biden and Trump are not alike on election legitimacy — Tapper presses Psaki over Biden's comments on election legitimacy — Other times, as with the words of Donald Trump and Joe Biden on election legitimacy, they may appear alike superficially but in fact are fundamentally different.
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Sanders: ‘anti-democratic’ Republicans to blame for Biden woes, not just Manchin and Sinema
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Washington Post:
Anti-vaccine activists march in D.C. — a city that mandates covid vaccines — to protest mandates — Thousands of protesters from across the country — including some of the biggest names in the anti-vaccination movement — descended on the nation's capital Sunday for a rally against vaccine mandates.
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Washington Post:
Va. Gov. Youngkin's assertive first week in office leaves Republicans jubilant, Democrats fuming — RICHMOND — The big unknown about Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) as he ran for office last year — apart from the exact size of his vast fortune — was just how red the political newcomer really was behind that easygoing demeanor.
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Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
US draws down Ukraine embassy presence as war fears mount — WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department on Sunday ordered the families of all American personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine to leave the country amid heightened fears of a Russian invasion. — The department told the dependents …
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Washington Post:
U.S. threatens use of novel export control to damage Russia's strategic industries if Moscow invades Ukraine — The Biden administration is threatening to use a novel export control to damage strategic Russian industries, from artificial intelligence and quantum computing to civilian aerospace …
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Reuters:
Sarah Palin set to battle New York Times at defamation trial — Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, has spent 4-1/2 years battling the New York Times (NYT.N) over an editorial she said falsely linked her to a deadly Arizona mass shooting …
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New York Times:
Biden's Pandemic Fight: Inside the Setbacks of the First Year — The administration has gotten much right, but its response has been hampered by confusing messaging, a lack of focus on testing, fear of political blowback and the coronavirus's unpredictability. — WASHINGTON — Dr. Rochelle Walensky was stunned.
San Francisco Chronicle:
Endorsement: Competence matters, even for progressives. Vote yes to recall López, Collins and Moliga — The foul stench of the recall attempt against Gov. Gavin Newsom is still wafting in the air, and San Francisco voters are already being asked to go back to the ballot box to consider …
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 1-23-22: Sen. Chris Coons, Sen. Joni Ernst & Dr. Anthony Fauci — A rush transcript of “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” airing on Sunday, January 23, 2022 on ABC News is below. This copy may not be in its final form, may be updated and may contain minor transcription errors.
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Adisa Hargett-Robinson / ABC News:
Sen. Chris Coons defends Biden administration's response to Russia
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