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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump team descends into infighting over Jan. 6  —  We've seen just two relatively brief hearings of the House Jan. 6 committee.  Yet already members of Donald Trump's inner circle are accusing one another of lying under oath, taking bribes from Democrats, shilling for Marxists and being past their primes.
Discussion: Yahoo News, Newsweek and BizPac Review
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
I thought the Jan. 6 committee wouldn't matter.  I was wrong.  —  I admit to having been skeptical, ahead of time, of the hearings planned by the House select committee investigating the events of Jan. 6, 2021.  What more is there to be said, I wondered?  The evidence of Donald Trump's guilt …
John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:   Trump's choices prove he knew the truth about the Big Lie
William Saletan / The Bulwark:
If Trump Wasn't Lying, That's Worse
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
How prosecutors can sidestep the question of Trump's intent
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
New details emerge of Oval Office confrontation three days before Jan. 6  —  Jeffrey Clark, a mid-level Justice Department official, wanted Trump to name him attorney general in a plan aimed at potentially overturning the election  —  Three days before Congress was slated to certify …
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Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
Photos capture election-night tension at White House as Trump family, aides watch lead fade away  —  They reflect what advisers told the Jan. 6 committee despite Trump's claims.  —  A series of photos taken on election night 2020 inside the Trump White House captures the tension as Trump's family …
Discussion: Politico, Raw Story and Truthout
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Trump's pick for Pa. governor says he sees ‘parallels’ to Hitler's power grab in Capitol riot  —  WASHINGTON — The Donald Trump-endorsed nominee for governor in Pennsylvania compared the Jan. 6 attack to historical events staged by the Nazis, saying that he saw “parallels” …
Washington Post:
Most Americans oppose trans athletes in female sports, poll finds  —  Even as an increasing share of Americans report familiarity with and tolerance for transgender people, most oppose allowing transgender female athletes to compete against other women at the professional, college and high school level …
Bill Chappell / NPR:
Police in the Dallas area kill a gunman who entered a summer camp for kids  —  A gunman opened fire inside a building where more than 250 kids and staff were starting a day of summer camp on Monday, setting off a panic that ended with a gunfight with police in Duncanville, Texas.
Discussion: CBS News
Politico:
How a centrist, a liberal and two conservatives achieved 4-part harmony on guns  —  One day after the mass shooting of 19 children and two teachers in Texas, Kyrsten Sinema held a rare off-the-cuff press gaggle where she vowed to talk to Republicans about a gun safety deal.
Discussion: New York Magazine
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Washington Post:
White House has security concerns about any deal for NSO hacking tools  —  The Biden administration is warning that a potential deal between a major American defense firm and NSO Group, a blacklisted Israeli spyware company, to buy the Israeli firm's hacking tools would raise “serious” …
New York Times:
How Houston Moved 25,000 People From the Streets Into Homes of Their Own  —  The nation's fourth-largest city hasn't solved homelessness, but its remarkable progress can suggest a way forward.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Written by Michael KimmelmanReported by Michael Kimmelman …
Discussion: Substack
Ben Feuerherd / New York Post:
Ex-FBI senior official Michael Steinbach had numerous contacts with media: watchdog  —  A former senior FBI official who reportedly oversaw a number of high-profile investigations in the lead-up to the 2016 election, including the probe into Hillary Clinton's email server …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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Dakota Smith / Los Angeles Times:
Bass pulls ahead of Caruso in latest vote count for L.A. mayor  —  Mail-in votes are helping Rep. Karen Bass pull ahead of developer Rick Caruso in the primary election for Los Angeles mayor.  —  Bass leads Caruso, 41% to 38%, respectively, according to results released Tuesday …
CNN:
Pro-Trump Turning Point group paid Guilfoyle's $60,000 January 6 speaking fee, sources tell CNN  —  (CNN)Turning Point USA, a conservative pro-Trump organization, paid Kimberly Guilfoyle $60,000 to introduce her fiancé Donald Trump Jr. in a speech lasting less than three minutes at the …
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Joe Kahn is now editing the New York Times.  Don't expect a revolution.  —  In an interview, the new executive editor holds forth on labels, social media bubbles, threats to democracy and why not to expect big changes at the Times  —  Joe Kahn took over as executive editor of the New York Times on Tuesday …
Discussion: Fox News and Twitchy
Wall Street Journal:
Mental-Health Startup Cerebral Investigated by FTC  —  Regulators focus on whether online provider engaged in deceptive or unfair marketing practices  —  The Federal Trade Commission has begun an investigation into mental-health startup Cerebral Inc., according to a letter the FTC sent …
WRAL-TV:
Beasley, Budd in close race for US Senate seat, WRAL News poll shows  —  Democrat Cheri Beasley and Republican U.S. Rep. Ted Budd are locked in a tight race for North Carolina's open U.S. Senate seat, according to a WRAL News poll.  And stances on gun control in the wake of a deadly school shooting …
Livia Albeck-Ripka / New York Times:
Officer Who Displayed Nazi Insignia Will Receive $1.5 Million to Resign  —  Derek Kammerzell, an assistant police chief in Kent, Wash., was investigated and disciplined after he taped the insignia of an SS officer to his office door in September 2020.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Law & Crime
The Coinbase Blog:
A message from Coinbase CEO and Cofounder, Brian Armstrong  —  Earlier today, I shared the following note with all Coinbase employees.  —  Team,  —  Today I am making the difficult decision to reduce the size of our team by about 18%, to ensure we stay healthy during this economic downturn.
Miami Herald:
Border officers circulate coin memorializing treatment of Haitian migrants in Del Rio  —  A controversial moment captured last fall on the U.S. southern border of an officer on horseback in Del Rio, Texas, has been memorialized on “a challenge coin” that is circulating among border patrol officers.
Discussion: Latino Rebels and Occupy Democrats
Insider:
Two prominent Democratic lawmakers violated a federal conflicts-of-interest law.  Again.  — Hickenlooper was late disclosing stock purchases by his wife that are worth as much as $1.2 million.  — Rep. Jamie Raskin didn't properly disclose a stock share exchange for his wife.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
WBRZ:
INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Rape victim ordered to pay her abuser child support … PONCHATOULA- It's one of the most egregious cases victims' advocates tell the WBRZ Investigative Unit they have ever seen, after a judge awarded full custody to a woman's abuser and forced her to pay child support.
Discussion: Raw Story
Alan Macleod / MintPress News:
“Top Gun: Maverick” is Military Propaganda.  Official Documents Prove It  —  BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF - “Top Gun: Maverick” is a box-office smash, a massive hit with both critics and the public alike.  Navy and Air Force units across the country have set up recruitment stalls inside movie halls …
Discussion: Twitchy
NBC News:
The untold story of Ginni Thomas's anti-cult activism — after she was ‘deprogrammed’  —  Ginni Thomas became an anti-cult activist after being pulled out of a self-help program in the 1980s, she said in a video obtained by NBC News.  Several people who knew her then are surprised …
Discussion: Raw Story
Melissa Chan / NBC News:
Morticians describe the devastating toll assault-style weapons inflict on bodies  —  Not much stuns mortician Hari Close after embalming more than 12,000 bodies over 30 years.  —  But Close was left speechless last spring when he was tasked with preparing the body of a man who had been shot in the head with an assault-style weapon.
Ginevra Davis / Palladium:
Stanford's War on Social Life  —  JP's favorite college story is the night he built an island.  In the fall of 1993, JP was a junior in Stanford's chapter of Kappa Alpha.  The brothers were winding down from Kappa Alpha's annual Cabo-themed party on the house lawn.
Madison Muller / TIME:
WHO Will Rename Monkeypox Virus to Minimize Stigma and Racism  —  The World Health Organization will officially rename monkeypox, in light of concerns about stigma and racism surrounding the virus that has infected over 1,600 people in more than two dozen countries.
Discussion: Fox News, Axios and TheBlaze
New York Times:
Biden Weighs Tariff Rollback to Ease Inflation, Even a Little Bit  —  While lifting some levies on China is unlikely to put a large dent in inflation, administration officials concede they have few other options to address surging prices.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Washington Post:
More than 100 GOP primary winners back Trump's false fraud claims  —  A Washington Post analysis shows the former president's election denialism has become a price of admission in many Republican primaries  —  J.R. Majewski marched to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and tweeted a photo with the caption: “It's going down on 1/6.”
Michael Shellenberger:
Why The Biden Admin Wants Censorship Of Renewable Energy Critics  —  National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy calls on Big Tech to censor renewable energy critics in the name of “public health”  —  In the face of widespread public outrage, the Biden Administration last month backed away …
Nathaniel Meyersohn / CNN:
Why gas prices always end in 9/10 of a cent  —  New York (CNN Business)As gas prices continue to rise, drivers are angrily glaring up at pump price boards each time they fill up their tanks.  —  The average national price Tuesday was a little under $5.02 per gallon, according to AAA.
 
 
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CNN:
House passes bill to extend security protections to families of Supreme Court justices
The Guardian:
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Rachel Nuwer / Scientific American:
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Shannon Vavra / The Daily Beast:
Putin Still Wants Control of Whole of Ukraine, US Ambassador Warns
Micaiah Bilger / LifeNews.com:
Arsonist Firebombs Pro-Life State Legislator's Office
New York Daily News:
New York Republicans won't return Paladino cash after his outrageous ‘Hitler’ praise
Heather Stewart / The Guardian:
Stop calling me boring, Keir Starmer tells shadow cabinet
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 Earlier Items: 
CNN:
Capitol Police say ‘there is no evidence’ of reconnaissance tour by GOP Rep. Loudermilk before January 6
Peter Stone / The Guardian:
Roger Stone and Michael Flynn under fire over rallies ‘distorting Christianity’
Emily Singer / The American Independent:
Georgia Gov. Kemp took $50,000 in donations from CEO of maker of Uvalde shooter's gun
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Andrew Kerr / Washington Examiner:
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