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Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
January 6 committee to hear from Raffensperger, Sterling — BJay Pak also in talks to testify before House panel — Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and his top deputy Gabe Sterling are slated to testify this month before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack …
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POLITICO Playbook: What to expect from the first Jan. 6 hearing — With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — At 8 p.m., the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack plans to start unveiling the most complete and visceral dissection to date of the mob …
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Jan. 6 Hearings Will Put Trump at the Center of Plot That Resulted in Capitol Riot — 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. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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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
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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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
The Jan. 6 committee's Trump targets
The Jan. 6 committee's Trump targets
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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
Politico:
The Jan. 6 hearings' missing man: Mike Pence
The Jan. 6 hearings' missing man: Mike Pence
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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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Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Jan. 6 hearing to provide opening argument, focus on far-right groups
Jan. 6 hearing to provide opening argument, focus on far-right groups
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Jan. 6 Committee Has Already Blown It
The Jan. 6 Committee Has Already Blown It
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CNN:
Audio shows Trump-endorsed Arizona Senate candidate questioned whether January 6 attack was set up by FBI
Audio shows Trump-endorsed Arizona Senate candidate questioned whether January 6 attack was set up by FBI
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A new erosion in Trump's defense against criminal prosecution
A new erosion in Trump's defense against criminal prosecution
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YouTube:
President Joe Biden Visits Jimmy Kimmel Live — President Joe Biden talks about the 27 school shootings in America in 2022, why he believes nothing has been done so far about gun violence, an overwhelming ...
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Politico:
Biden to media: Be better — Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration. With help from Setota Hailemariam — JOE BIDEN doesn't do many off-the-record chats with reporters. So the traveling White House press corps …
Variety:
Joe Biden on Issuing Gun Control Executive Order: 'I Don't Want to Emulate Trump's Abuse of the Constitution'
Joe Biden on Issuing Gun Control Executive Order: 'I Don't Want to Emulate Trump's Abuse of the Constitution'
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Katherine Doyle / Washington Examiner:
Biden pushes voters to polls for gun control and abortion in rare TV interview
Biden pushes voters to polls for gun control and abortion in rare TV interview
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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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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Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs / New York Times:
An Uvalde pediatrician says he will ‘never forget what I saw’ after the shooting. — Dr. Roy Guerrero, a pediatrician in Uvalde, Texas, described to members of Congress on Wednesday the horrors he saw two weeks ago in the city's emergency room as he treated wounded and dying students …
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Quinnipiac University Poll:
Nearly 3 Out Of 4 Support Raising Legal Age To Buy Any Gun, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Support For Assault Weapons Ban Hits A Low
Nearly 3 Out Of 4 Support Raising Legal Age To Buy Any Gun, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Support For Assault Weapons Ban Hits A Low
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Bipartisan Senate group eyes deal ‘this week’ on bill to prevent future coups — WASHINGTON — As the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 plot prepares to kick off its first public hearing, a bipartisan group of senators huddled Wednesday in the Capitol to negotiate new laws to prevent future candidates from stealing elections.
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Dylan Byers / Puck:
The Washington Post's Twitter Fragility — A recent and bizarrely evolving Twitter scandal has placed D.C.'s leading media institution in the middle of the political, or at least office politics, conversation. … The paper, which Bezos had acquired in 2013, was then at an inflection point.
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Eleanor Klibanoff / The Texas Tribune:
More families of trans teens sue to stop Texas child abuse investigations — The ACLU and Lambda Legal filed the lawsuit on behalf of three families currently under investigation, as well as more than 600 Texas-based members of PFLAG, an advocacy group for LGBTQ+ families. — Copy link
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Cheyenne Haslett / ABC News:
Vaccine orders for kids under 5 underway as approval process moves forward — There were 5 million doses available for initial orders. — With the approval process underway for young children's COVID-19 vaccines, the White House is preparing a rollout to doctors' offices, pharmacies and children's hospitals across the country.
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Dennis Romboy / Deseret News:
How would GOP Senate candidates fare against Evan McMullin in Utah? New poll reveals answers — A large chunk of undecided voters will have a loud voice in a competitive race come November — This month's Republican primary election will determine which of three candidates …
Washington Post:
Most Americans expect inflation to get worse, Post-Schar School poll finds — Rising prices are leading many to adjust their behavior by bargain-hunting, cutting back on entertainment or putting off planned purchases — Most Americans expect inflation to get worse in the next year …
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 …
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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Washington Free Beacon:
DC Launches Ad Campaign To Combat Anti-Trans Hate on Public Transportation. There's Been One Incident in the Past Two Years. — A single incident of anti-transgender harassment on the Washington, D.C., metro in the past two years has prompted an ad campaign to fight such hate across the city.
Washington Post:
Top general details plan to train Ukrainians on rocket artillery — The U.S. military has devised a plan to train a platoon of Ukrainian soldiers at a time on how to use sophisticated multiple-launch rocket artillery, the Pentagon's top general said Wednesday, raising the likelihood that more of the weapons could be sent to Ukraine.
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Jonathan Lai / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The Pa. Senate race recount is complete and the results show how accurate the vote count was — Pennsylvania's recount is over, and the results are clear: The vote count was accurate the first time.Mehmet Oz beat David McCormick by fewer than 1,000 votes in the Republican Senate primary …
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
J.D. Vance and Peter Thiel Accused of ‘Secret Website’ Shenanigans — A new complaint alleges that J.D. Vance's campaign was illegally coordinating with billionaire backer Peter Thiel's super PAC. … According to a new legal complaint, investment banker J.D. Vance knowingly received unlawful support …
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