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Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:
New court filings raise questions about Sen. Mike Lee's involvement in attempts to overturn the 2020 election — The House committee investigating Jan. 6 Capitol riot will hold its first public hearing Thursday evening. — Leaked text messages between Utah Sen. Mike Lee and former White House chief …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Opinion Has the Jan. 6 committee finally found its John Dean? — With the House committee hearings examining Donald Trump's insurrection set to kick off Thursday night, the question must be asked: Is another John Dean moment actually possible? — Such a moment would achieve heightened …
Ingrid Jacques / USA Today:
Betsy DeVos: Trump's actions on Jan. 6 were ‘line in the sand’ that led to resignation — Former Education secretary, in an exclusive interview, spoke for the first time publicly about her decision to resign the day after the attack on the U.S. Capitol. — Former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos …
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Hutchinson, former Meadows aide, replaces lawyer on cusp of Jan. 6 hearings — Cassidy Hutchinson — a top aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows during the Trump era — has parted ways with her lawyer and brought on new representation. Her new lawyer, Jody Hunt of Alston Bird, confirmed the move to POLITICO.
Salon:
To indict Donald Trump, prosecutors will need to prove intent. Well, here it comes — That's what the Jan. 6 hearings should provide — Perhaps the biggest hurdle for prosecutors eventually to clear in order to bring criminal charges against Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election will be proving his intent.
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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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The Independent:
‘Trump will lose his mind’: The 6 Jan hearings vow to ‘change history’. Here's what to expect
‘Trump will lose his mind’: The 6 Jan hearings vow to ‘change history’. Here's what to expect
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Jonathan V. Last / The Atlantic:
Mike Pence Is an American Hero
Mike Pence Is an American Hero
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Opinion Tune out the 'it won't matter' coverage of the Jan. 6 hearings
Opinion Tune out the 'it won't matter' coverage of the Jan. 6 hearings
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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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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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Azi Paybarah / New York Times:
Ryan Kelley, a candidate for Michigan governor who was at the Capitol on Jan. 6, is arrested by the F.B.I. — Mr. Kelley faces several misdemeanor charges, including disorderly conduct, in connection with the attack on the Capitol. — Ryan Kelley, a Republican running for governor in Michigan …
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NBC News:
FBI raids home of Michigan GOP gubernatorial candidate
FBI raids home of Michigan GOP gubernatorial candidate
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
D.C. chiropractor who stormed Capitol arrested on Jan. 6 charges
D.C. chiropractor who stormed Capitol arrested on Jan. 6 charges
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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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Robert J. McCarthy / Buffalo News:
‘I should have used Churchill’: Paladino again on defense after report unearths Hitler remarks — For the second time in a week, Republican congressional hopeful Carl P. Paladino is explaining controversial remarks unearthed by a media watchdog group, this time noting Adolf Hitler's ability as an “inspirational” leader.
Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost:
GOP Candidate Carl Paladino Calls Adolf Hitler ‘The Kind Of Leader We Need Today’
GOP Candidate Carl Paladino Calls Adolf Hitler ‘The Kind Of Leader We Need Today’
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J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Aware of Injuries Inside, Uvalde Police Waited to Confront Gunman — More than a dozen students remained alive for over an hour before officers entered their classrooms. The commander feared a risk to officers' lives, new documents show. — Give this article- - - Read in app
GasBuddy:
National Average Price of Gas Spikes to $5/gal, Crushing Previous Record — Average gas prices are up 66c/gal in the last month as gasoline supply tightens — The national average price of gas in the U.S. surpassed $5 per gallon today for the first time ever, according to GasBuddy …
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Victor I. Nava / Washington Examiner:
Gas prices so high it's ‘cheaper to buy cocaine and just run everywhere,’ senator says
Gas prices so high it's ‘cheaper to buy cocaine and just run everywhere,’ senator says
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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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Isaac Saul / Tangle:
California's election results.
California's election results.
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Disney fires Peter Rice, its top TV content executive. — Some in the entertainment business had seen him as a possible candidate to succeed Bob Chapek as Disney's chief executive. — The Walt Disney Company has abruptly fired Peter Rice, its most senior television content executive …
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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 …
Rob Wile / NBC News:
Sriracha hot sauce maker warns of shortage lasting through the summer — “Currently, due to weather conditions affecting the quality of chili peppers, we now face a more severe shortage of chili,” Huy Fong Foods said. A drought is affecting Mexico, from which the company sources its chili peppers.
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Does Fox News Actually Help Republicans? — One big difference between Democrats and Republicans is that the latter are far better at using party-aligned media to efficiently translate talking points to their voters. To be sure, there are plenty of Democratic-aligned media outlets …
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Associated Press:
Justice Department opens probe into Louisiana State Police — BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is opening a sweeping civil rights investigation into the Louisiana State Police amid mounting evidence that the agency has a pattern of looking the other way in the face …
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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 …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Allows Undated Ballots in Pennsylvania Election — A state law required mailed ballots to be accompanied by a signed and dated declaration, but a federal appeals court ruled that undated declarations sufficed. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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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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