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The Independent:
‘Trump will lose his mind’: The 6 Jan hearings vow to ‘change history’. Here's what to expect — The panel's first hearing in prime time will feature a filmmaker who captured footage of a meeting between Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes, Eric Garcia and Andrew Feinberg report
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Trump and Unreleased Video Expected to Be Focus of First Jan 6. Hearing — The House panel investigating the attack will lead off its public sessions with video testimony from people close to the former president, and footage revealing the role of the Proud Boys.
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Jan. 6 Committee Has Already Blown It — What is the Jan. 6 committee for? Committee members and Democratic operatives have been telling reporters what they hope to achieve with the hearings that begin Thursday evening. My Times colleagues Annie Karni and Luke Broadwater wrote …
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The Guardian, Contrarian Boston, Washington Times and Raw Story
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: What to expect from the first Jan. 6 hearing
POLITICO Playbook: What to expect from the first Jan. 6 hearing
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
6 questions the Jan. 6 committee aims to answer about the attack
6 questions the Jan. 6 committee aims to answer about the attack
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New York Times, NBC News, ABC News, The Hill, Los Angeles Times, Fox News, Associated Press, American Greatness, FiveThirtyEight, CNN and Florida Politics
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Trump privately raised Jan. 6 Capitol appearance with Secret Service agent, select panel hears
Trump privately raised Jan. 6 Capitol appearance with Secret Service agent, select panel hears
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Talking Points Memo, Washington Examiner, Just The News, Roll Call, Insider, Raw Story, The Times of Israel, The Forward, Mediaite, Vanity Fair and Mother Jones
Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
January 6 committee to hear from Raffensperger, Sterling
January 6 committee to hear from Raffensperger, Sterling
Politico:
The Jan. 6 hearings' missing man: Mike Pence
The Jan. 6 hearings' missing man: Mike Pence
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Insider, Bloomberg, Associated Press and WPRI-TV
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
The Jan. 6 Committee Can't Convict Trump—but It Could Help Bankrupt Him
The Jan. 6 Committee Can't Convict Trump—but It Could Help Bankrupt Him
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Breitbart, FIRST DRAFT, Politico, Raw Story, Longview News-Journal, Washington Post, Politico and CNBC
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Bernie to Dems: Change course before you nosedive in November — Bernie Sanders has something to get off his chest: Without a course correction, he sees the Democratic Party on track to get shellacked this fall. — As the progressive Vermonter, not one to mince words, put it in an interview on Tuesday …
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Insider, The Hill, Mock Paper Scissors and Mediaite
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Natalie Allison / Politico:
Dems meddle in Senate primary to advance hardline MAGA Republican — Colorado isn't viewed as a prime Republican Senate pickup opportunity this fall — not yet at least. — In the hopes of keeping it that way, Democrats are aggressively advancing the campaign of a hardline MAGA Senate candidate …
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Denver Post
Detroit News:
FBI arrests Michigan GOP governor candidate Kelley during raid — FBI agents arrested Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley on unspecified charges Thursday and are searching his home near Grand Rapids. — The search unfolding at Kelley's home in Allendale adds more uncertainty …
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Anne Branigin / Washington Post:
5 percent of young adults identify as trans or nonbinary, survey says — The share of the U.S. population that identifies as transgender and nonbinary is higher than previously estimated, the Pew Research Center found — For years, advocates and policymakers have struggled to get a clear picture …
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Political Wire and them.
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Eleanor Klibanoff / The Texas Tribune:
More families of trans teens sue to stop Texas child abuse investigations
More families of trans teens sue to stop Texas child abuse investigations
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LGBTQ Nation, Off the Kuff, Los Angeles Blade, Eschaton and Mock Paper Scissors
Allie Griffin / New York Post:
Biden takes shot at Trump and Republicans on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ — President Biden used his first in-person appearance on a late-night talk show since taking office to take shots at his White House predecessor and the “hard right” Republican Party in an interview that was dominated by gun control talk.
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Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Carl Paladino: Hitler is “the kind of leader we need today. We need somebody inspirational.” — Republican congressional candidate Carl Paladino appeared on a radio program last year and claimed that New York needs someone like Adolf Hitler to lead it. In the newly unearthed remarks …
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LGBTQ Nation, Mediaite and Spectrum News 1 Buffalo
Ruy Teixeira / The Liberal Patriot:
Time for the Democrats' Chesa Boudin Moment! — If Not Now, When? If Not Him, Who? — The crushing recall of San Francisco's stridently progressive District Attorney, Chesa Boudin, crystallizes just how much trouble Democrats are in on the crime issue.
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Morning Shots and The Nation
Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
How the House Landscape Changed — KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — The new House landscape is fairly similar to the old one. — However, there is a notable increase in the number of super-safe Republican seats — and a modest decline in the overall number of competitive districts.
Dan Primack / Axios:
Exclusive: CEOs call on Senate to pass gun legislation — CEOs of more than 220 U.S. companies on Thursday will release a letter calling on the Senate to “take immediate action” to reduce gun violence, Axios has learned exclusively. … - The companies employ workers in all 50 states …
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Max Zahn / ABC News:
Gas prices hit $5 national average after rapid rise — In California, drivers are paying an average of $6.40 per gallon. — The average price of a gallon of gas nationwide exceeded $5 on Thursday, crossing the milestone after a rapid rise over the past month that has alarmed public officials …
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Washington Post:
The biggest U.S. newspaper chain wants less opinion in its pages — The nation's largest newspaper chain is of the opinion that its opinion pages are alienating readers and becoming obsolete. — So newspapers owned by Gannett Co. — publisher of USA Today and more than 250 dailies …
Marc Caputo / NBC News:
Cheney's Jan. 6 committee spotlight burns her in Wyoming primary — Rep. Liz Cheney took on Donald Trump and voted to impeach and investigate him. Back home, polls suggest she's trailing his chosen challenger. — When the House committee investigating the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds …
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Raw Story
Alan Cole / Full Stack Economics:
What's next for Republican efforts against corporate activism — Their quarrel is with management, not shareholders. The policy agenda will reflect that. — Republican party policy has turned considerably against corporate management over the last two years, largely because of left-of-center corporate activism on social issues.
Washington Post:
Facebook's ban on gun sales gives sellers 10 strikes before booting them — The company discloses little information about how it enforces its prohibition of firearm sales on the site, leaving its punishment system shrouded in secrecy — Facebook prohibits gun sales on its service.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Nikki Haley battles Trump in House primary turf war — As former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley crisscrosses the country ahead of an anticipated 2024 presidential bid, she is also fixated on defending her home turf — from an incursion led by her onetime boss, former President Donald Trump.
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Raw Story
Michael Murney / Houston Chronicle:
Praise for Uvalde shooter and call for copycats is growing online, Homeland Security warns — The U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security warned on Tuesday that people in online forums known for hosting violent extremist content are lauding the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas—and are pushing others to commit further attacks.
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Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs / New York Times:
An Uvalde pediatrician says he will ‘never forget what I saw’ after the shooting.
An Uvalde pediatrician says he will ‘never forget what I saw’ after the shooting.
Associated Press:
Picture book by Sen. Raphael Warnock coming in November — NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Raphael G. Warnock will have a children's book out this fall, a picture story based on his being one of 12 siblings. — Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, announced Thursday that Warnock's …