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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
How McConnell Hopes to Thwart Trump in the Midterms — Senator Mitch McConnell is working furiously to bring allies to Washington who will buck Donald J. Trump. It's not going according to plan. — PHOENIX — For more than a year, former President Donald Trump has berated Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona …
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New York Times:
Giuliani in Talks to Testify to House Jan. 6 Panel — It is not clear how much assistance he might provide in the investigation into former President Donald J. Trump's efforts to hold onto power. — Rudolph W. Giuliani, who as former President Donald J. Trump's lawyer helped lead the effort …
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Washington Post:
A weakened Trump? As some voters edge away, he battles parts of the Republican Party he once ran. — EAST TAWAS, Mich. — Donald Trump's pick to become Michigan's next attorney general has a problem with the leaders of the party Trump once ran. — At a recent pizza-fueled meeting …
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Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Rudy Giuliani Reportedly In Talks To Testify Before Jan. 6 Committee
Rudy Giuliani Reportedly In Talks To Testify Before Jan. 6 Committee
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Karena Phan / Associated Press:
CNN screenshot altered to add fake chyron about Putin and Biden — CLAIM: A screenshot shows a CNN chyron reading: “Sources: Putin to delay invasion until Biden delivers weapons to Ukraine for Russia to capture.” — AP'S ASSESSMENT: Altered image. The text was added to a screenshot of a CNN news report from 2017.
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Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
He Knows Putin Well. And He Fears for Ukraine. — The Finnish president, Sauli Niinisto, has carved out a vital role as interpreter between East and West, and he is not optimistic about the prospects for peace. — HELSINKI — As the threat of a new Russian invasion of Ukraine grew …
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Why the West's Diplomacy With Russia Keeps Failing — Oh, how I envy Liz Truss her opportunity! Oh, how I regret her utter failure to make use of it! For those who have never heard of her, Truss is the lightweight British foreign secretary who went to Moscow this week to tell her Russian counterpart …
Mariam Khan / ABC News:
Pelosi has stark warning for Putin: ‘He has to know that war is not an answer’ — “There's very severe consequences to his aggression,” she said. — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had a stark warning for Russian President Vladimir Putin as the Russian military buildup near the Ukraine region showed no signs of slowing on Sunday.
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John Blake / CNN:
Joe Rogan's use of the n-word is another January 6 moment — (CNN)The podcaster Joe Rogan did not join a mob that forced lawmakers to flee for their lives. He never carried a Confederate flag inside the US Capitol rotunda. No one died trying to stop him from using the n-word.
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
CNN Accuses Joe Rogan of ‘Unleashing’ Genocidal and Insurrectionist Forces
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Jim Jordan Says Trump ‘Right On Target’ With Statement Suggesting Clinton Campaign Operatives Should be Executed — Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH) is concurring with a Donald Trump statement in which the former president suggests Democrat operatives tied to the Hillary Clinton 2016 campaign should have been executed.
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Jesse O'Neill / New York Post:
Clinton campaign paid tech workers to dig up Trump-Russia connections: Report
Clinton campaign paid tech workers to dig up Trump-Russia connections: Report
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Clinton campaign paid to ‘infiltrate’ Trump Tower, White House servers to link Trump to Russia: Durham
Clinton campaign paid to ‘infiltrate’ Trump Tower, White House servers to link Trump to Russia: Durham
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Bonchie / RedState:
John Durham Drops a ‘Shock and Awe’ Filing About Spying on Donald Trump
John Durham Drops a ‘Shock and Awe’ Filing About Spying on Donald Trump
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David French / The Dispatch:
The Seeds of Political Violence Are Being Sown in Church — The new insurrection is being organized, in a sanctuary near you. — On Thursday night in Castle Rock, Colorado, a group called “FEC United” (FEC stands for faith, education, and commerce) held a “town hall” …
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CNN:
Trump's unorthodox phone habits complicate January 6 investigation — (CNN)In Donald Trump's White House, telephones were a valued commodity. The then-President loved to talk to everyone, said a former White House aide. — “He took everybody's calls,” the aide said …
German Lopez / New York Times:
Overdose Deaths in the United States Are Rising at a Troubling Rate — Overdoses are increasing at a troubling rate. — Drug overdoses now kill more than 100,000 Americans a year — more than vehicle crash and gun deaths combined. — Sean Blake was among those who died.
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New York Times:
Inside the Bitcoin Laundering Case That Confounded the Internet — The arrests of Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan left the world of cryptocurrency incredulous: Could this goofy young couple have been Bitcoin's Bonnie and Clyde? — When anonymous hackers infiltrated …
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Associated Press:
Police arrest protesters who remained at US-Canada bridge — WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — Police moved in to clear and arrest the remaining protesters near a key U.S.-Canadian border bridge early Sunday, trying to end a demonstration against COVID-19 restrictions that has hurt the economy …
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