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G.O.P. Declares Jan. 6 Attack ‘Legitimate Political Discourse’ — The Republican National Committee voted to censure Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for participating in the inquiry into the deadly riot at the Capitol. — WASHINGTON — The Republican Party on Friday officially declared …
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Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
‘Trump Is Wrong,’ Pence Says of False Claim About Overturning Election — Former Vice President Mike Pence said in a speech on Friday that he had no right to overturn the 2020 election, as the former president has falsely claimed. — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Friday offered …
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Republicans rebuke Liz Cheney in unprecedented moves — Party leaders meeting in Salt Lake City move a censure resolution against the congresswoman from Wyoming and prepare to fund her primary opponent — SALT LAKE CITY — Republican leaders forged an agreement this week to potentially fund …
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Morgan Anderson / CheneyForWyoming.com:
Cheney: I Do Not Recognize Those In My Party Who Have Abandoned The Constitution To Embrace Donald Trump — Washington, DC - Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY) issued the following statement in response to the Republican National Committee's anticipated vote to censure her tomorrow:
Washington Post:
Pence says Trump was wrong when he claimed the vice president could have overturned the 2020 election
Pence says Trump was wrong when he claimed the vice president could have overturned the 2020 election
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The Guardian
Brittany Shepherd / ABC News:
Pence, defending his actions on Jan. 6, rebukes Trump as ‘wrong’
Pence, defending his actions on Jan. 6, rebukes Trump as ‘wrong’
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HuffPost:
Pence To Rebut Trump's ‘Could Have Overturned The Election’ Lie In Orlando Speech
Pence To Rebut Trump's ‘Could Have Overturned The Election’ Lie In Orlando Speech
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CNN:
Pence says ‘Trump is wrong’ to say then-vice president had the right to overturn 2020 election
Pence says ‘Trump is wrong’ to say then-vice president had the right to overturn 2020 election
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The GOP's vile new punishment of Liz Cheney shows Trump's true impact
The GOP's vile new punishment of Liz Cheney shows Trump's true impact
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CNN:
Exclusive: Newly obtained records show Trump and Jim Jordan spoke at length on morning of January 6 — (CNN)The House select committee investigating the Capitol insurrection is now in possession of White House records that provide new details about a phone call Donald Trump made to Republican …
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Revealed: Trump reviewed draft order that authorized voting machines to be seized — Then president, during contentious December 2020 meeting, also agreed to appoint Sidney Powell as special counsel to investigate fraud — Weeks after the 2020 election, Donald Trump reviewed a draft executive order …
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Robert Draper / New York Times:
Michael Flynn Is Still at War — The general tried to persuade Donald Trump to use the military to overturn the 2020 election. A year later, he and his followers are fighting the same battle by other means. — On Nov. 25, 2020, President Donald J. Trump announced via Twitter …
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Ben Feuerherd / New York Post:
Michael Avenatti convicted of stealing $300k from Stormy Daniels — Attorney-turned-criminal Michael Avenatti was convicted Friday of swiping nearly $300,000 in book-advance money from his then-client Stormy Daniels. — The now twice-convicted felon — and one time rising star …
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John Sexton / HotAir:
Reactions to day one of the Sarah Palin vs NY Times trial (including from Michael Avenatti) — Opening arguments in Sarah Palin's libel trial against the NY Times took place yesterday. Palin's attorney started by saying her case was an “uphill battle,” framing this as a David vs. Goliath story.
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Wall Street Journal:
Cyberattack on News Corp, Believed Linked to China, Targeted Emails of Journalists, Others — The attack, discovered on Jan. 20, affected publications including The Wall Street Journal, New York Post and the company's U.K. news operation — News Corp was the target of a hack that accessed emails …
Cristóbal Reyes / Orlando Sentinel:
Neo-Nazi group's leader among 3 arrested in attack at Orlando demonstration — Three members of the National Socialist Movement, including Kissimmee-based leader Burt Colucci, were arrested after a scuffle during a demonstration at Waterford Lakes last weekend made national headlines …
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ABC News:
Biden touts stronger than expected jobs report: ‘America is back to work’ — The White House had expected a disappointing report due to omicron. — After the White House braced for a disappointing January jobs report officials predicted would be skewed by the omicron variant …
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Christopher Hutton / Washington Examiner:
Lia Thomas should not be allowed in women's competitions, 16 UPenn swimmers argue — Transgender athlete Lia Thomas should not be allowed to compete as a woman, 16 fellow members of the University of Pennsylvania women's swimming team argue. — The swimmers, who currently compete alongside Thomas …
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Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Eric Holder's ‘Democracy’ Con — He campaigns against gerrymandering, then says not a word about New York's map. — To understand the political con that is the Democrats' “voting rights” push, look at the bait-and-switch that preceded it. Eric Holder this week cemented his party's ruthless …
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní / New York Times:
G.O.P. Lawsuit Casts N.Y. Congressional Maps as Brazen Gerrymandering
G.O.P. Lawsuit Casts N.Y. Congressional Maps as Brazen Gerrymandering
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Jade Bremner / The Independent:
Oklahoma bill would fine teachers $10k for teaching anything that contradicts religion — Under Senator Rob Standridge's Students' Religious Belief Protection Act subjects like LGBT+ issues, evolution and the big bang theory, even birth control could be off the table
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Axios:
The making of a modern Republican — Paths to power and winning elections inside the GOP are changing rapidly and radically, spawning a new generation of kingmakers while diminishing the clout of many who lorded over the party for years. — Why it matters: Fourteen of the Republican Party's top consultants …
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Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
A new GOP bill would give workers an alternative to unions. Republicans should get behind it. — Republicans such as Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.) and Rep. Jim Banks (Ind.), the chairman of the Republican Study Committee, have been working on ways to make the GOP policy agenda align better with its increasingly working-class voters.
CNN:
Pennsylvania Senate Republican race between Oz and McCormick turns ugly early — Erie, Pennsylvania (CNN)In the Pennsylvania Senate race, one candidate is accusing a rival of having “dual loyalties” to the US and a foreign country. In turn, that rival is charging his opponent with being too cozy with China.
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Politico:
Why Stephanie Cutter says Dems need a new SCOTUS strategy — As Justice Stephen Breyer prepares to retire, the White House is racing to select his replacement. Names of successors have been floated, the vetting-by-press has begun, members of Congress are already moving to push for their favored picks.
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Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Gorsuch to headline GOP lineup of speakers at Federalist Society; media barred from his speech
Gorsuch to headline GOP lineup of speakers at Federalist Society; media barred from his speech
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John Nichols / The Nation:
We Need a 92 Percent Tax on Pandemic Profiteers — Let's tax billionaires—and übermillionaires— back to where they stood when Covid-19 hit. — Even before the Covid pandemic supercharged economic inequality, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders announced as a 2020 presidential candidate that “billionaires should not exist.”
James Gordon / Daily Mail:
Chris Cuomo ‘to get $9m from CNN’: Fired anchor ‘will be paid half his contract to stop him filing lawsuit claiming that Jeff Zucker and Allison Gollust had ethically dubious relationship with Andrew Cuomo’ — Fired CNN anchor Chris Cuomo to receive a payout of $9million
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Ana Swanson / New York Times:
President Biden extends solar tariffs, with major caveats. — The Biden administration extended tariffs on imported solar products but made changes to exempt many more products from the levies, a decision that angered some domestic producers. — WASHINGTON — President Biden announced Friday …
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Paul promises investigation of Fauci if Republicans take Senate — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) says he plans to subpoena Anthony Fauci's records if Republicans retake the Senate in November's midterm elections and he becomes chairman of a committee. — Paul stands to become chairman …
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Houston Keene / Fox News:
Eric Adams uses racial slur in unearthed 2019 video on policing — NYC mayor bragged he ‘kicked those crackers’ a—' — Fmr NYC police commissioner Bill Bratton on crime spike: Eric Adams is ‘the right man at the right time’ — An unearthed video of newly-minted New York City Mayor Eric Adams shows …
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