memeorandum: A Jan. 6 Mystery: Why Did It Take So Long to Deploy the National Guard? (New York Times)

7:30 AM ET, July 22, 2022

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Jan. 6 hearing live updates: Trump ‘chose not to act’ as mob attacked, committee says — The committee said he did nothing to stop the Capitol assault for 187 minutes. — The focus of the House Jan. 6 committee's second prime-time hearing is what it says was then-President Donald Trump's …

Discussion: NBC News, Rolling Stone, Washington Examiner, Vox, Al Jazeera, Letters from an American, Raw Story, NPR, Mother Jones, HuffPost, Insider, Insider and UPI

Brooke Singman / Fox News:

Melania Trump says she was ‘fulfilling’ official duties as first lady on Jan. 6: ‘I always condemn violence’ — Melania Trump's comments come after former chief of staff alleged she did not sign off on statement to condemn violence at Capitol — Fox News Flash top headlines for July 21

Discussion: The Dispatch, CNN, One America News Network, The Sun, Raw Story, HuffPost, Insider, Rolling Stone, New York Times, Metro.co.uk, New York Post, Townhall, The Hill, PoliticusUSA, Mediaite, Washington Examiner, Political Wire and Talking Points Memo

Luke Broadwater / New York Times:

Liz Cheney, Front and Center in the Jan. 6 Hearings, Pursues a Mission — “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” [cheering] They came from all 50 states …

Discussion: ABC News, Washington Post, CNN, HuffPost, Reason, Associated Press, Insider, New Republic and NBC News

Adam Kinzinger / The Bulwark:

Jan. 6th Committee Corroborates Trump's SUV Outburst — Plus: a look behind the scenes at how the committee operates. … Kinzinger: So the MAGA folks in the right-wing media went out and just started unleashing on her credibility, and that's just angering because this is not a woman …

Discussion: Associated Press, HuffPost, Raw Story, New York Times, CNN, Washington Times, Voice of America, Washington Examiner and Bloomberg

Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:

Where Was Kevin McCarthy? — The GOP leader was MIA from critical discussion as the Capitol was under siege and VP Pence was giving “unambiguous orders.” — Around 4 p.m. on January 6, 2021, staffers inside the White House were “emotionally drained,” according to new testimony revealed by the House Jan. 6th Committee.

Discussion: Axios, The Hill and HuffPost

Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:

‘Loudmouth’ Capitol riot defendant had a rough day at his Jan. 6 jury trial — WASHINGTON — A Tennessee man and self-described “loudmouth,” who filmed himself screaming “WE IN THIS B— ” as he stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, had a difficult time explaining his actions to a jury this week.

Discussion: CNN, WREG-TV, The Guardian, Raw Story and Insider

Politico:
The Jan. 6 committee makes Jan. 7 — and beyond — matter

Discussion: NPR, Slate, New York Times, Common Dreams, The Daily Beast, Mother Jones, New Republic, The Hill, NBC Boston, The Guardian and Metro.co.uk

Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Hawley's effort to reap political rewards from Jan. 6 scampers off

Discussion: New York Times, NBC News, Yahoo News, New York Magazine, Insider, Just The News, Daily Kos, Mother Jones, Informed Comment and The Guardian

New York Times:
A Jan. 6 Mystery: Why Did It Take So Long to Deploy the National Guard?

Discussion: The Guardian, Metro.co.uk and Election Law Blog

Charlie Sykes / The Bulwark:
Adam Kinzinger: We're Going to Prove What Trump Knew during Those 187 Minutes

Discussion: Fox News, Raw Story, HuffPost and Insider

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Kevin McCarthy accidentally tells the truth about the GOP and Jan. 6

Discussion: The Hill, Human Events, The Mahablog and Vanity Fair

Rolling Stone:
Trump Wanted to Take Back Jan. 7 Speech Admitting Biden Would Be President

Discussion: ABC News, Washington Post, American Politics Since Jan 6 and Raw Story

RochesterFirst:

Rep. Lee Zeldin attacked at Perinton campaign stop, suspect charged — PERINTON, N.Y. (WROC) — A Fairport man has been charged with attempted assault for his involvement in an attack on Congressman Lee Zeldin during a campaign event in Perinton Thursday night.

Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin continues New York gubernatorial campaign event after attack

Discussion: Associated Press and ABC News

David Propper / New York Post:
NY GOP gubernatorial nominee Lee Zeldin attacked on stage during campaign stop near Rochester

Discussion: Washington Examiner, UPI, RedState, Townhall and CBS News

Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Zeldin spotlights push to fire NYC District Attorney Alvin Bragg in his first general election ad

Discussion: The Sun, Instapundit and Washington Examiner

New York Times:

Service Service Asked to Stop Investigating Jan. 6 Texts Amid Criminal Inquiry — The Homeland Security Department's inspector general told the Secret Service to halt its internal investigation into how phone records from around Jan. 6 were purged. — Give this article- - - Read in app

Bill Glauber / Journal Sentinel:

Ron Johnson signals support for Respect for Marriage Act to codify same-sex marriage — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson signaled Thursday that he would vote for legislation to codify same-sex marriage into federal law. — That would be a key vote as Democrats try to move the legislation through Congress.

Discussion: Mediaite, Washington Examiner, HotAir, ACLU, The Hill and Slate

Manu Raju / CNN:
Tammy Baldwin, who is gay, confronted Marco Rubio about calling same-sex marriage vote a ‘stupid waste of time’

Discussion: Political Wire

National Review:
Republicans Should Reject the Gay-Marriage Bill

Discussion: Common Sense, The American Conservative and Very Serious

Jonathan Swan / Axios:

A radical plan for Trump's second term … The impact could go well beyond typical conservative targets such as the Environmental Protection Agency and the Internal Revenue Service. Trump allies are working on plans that would potentially strip layers at the Justice Department …

Washington Post:

Kagan says questions of legitimacy risky for Supreme Court — Listen — Gift Article — BIG SKY, Mont. — Liberal Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan said Thursday that it would be a “dangerous thing” for the court and for democracy if the justices stray too far from public sentiment and lose the confidence of Americans.

Discussion: National Review, Insider, Politico and The Hill

Claire Goforth / The Daily Dot:

Twitter says it bans using ‘groomer’ as an anti-LGTBQ slur—but its enforcement is lacking — 'If Twitter had stepped in in March this wouldn't be this big a deal.' — Twitter said to the Daily Dot that it bans calling people “groomers” based on their gender identity.

Bianca Fortis / ProPublica:

A Government Official Helped Them Register. Now They've Been Charged With Voter Fraud. — Ten Florida men with felony convictions have been charged with voter fraud because prosecutors say they registered and voted illegally. Critics say the punishments are unfair.

Ewan Palmer / Newsweek:

GOP Support Among Seniors, a Key Trump Base, Drops Dramatically: Poll — The Republican Party has suffered a heavy loss of support from senior voters in recent months, a key demographic for the party in November's midterms and for Donald Trump's presidential ambitions, according to polls.

Washington Post:

Supreme Court won't reinstate Biden policy limiting immigration arrests — The court said it will hear the merits of the case in December. — Listen — Gift Article — The Supreme Court on Thursday refused the Biden administration's request to reinstate a policy limiting immigration arrests …

Discussion: The Texas Tribune, Just The News, Vox, The Hill, Washington Times, USA Today, Reuters, New York Times, CBS News and Washington Examiner

Washington Post:

Unvaccinated Rockland County, N.Y. man diagnosed with polio — This is the first U.S. case of polio in nearly a decade — Listen — Gift Article — The first U.S. case of polio in nearly a decade has been confirmed in an unvaccinated individual in Rockland County, N.Y., local and state health officials announced Thursday.

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, Al Jazeera and Breitbart

New York State Department of Health:
New York State Department of Health and Rockland County Department of Health Alert the Public to A Case of Polio In the County

Discussion: New York Times, Al Jazeera, New York Post, Associated Press, HotAir, STAT, Washington Free Beacon, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Daily Caller, CBS News, PIX11, abc7NY, CNN, The Daily Wire, UPI, New Jersey Online, National Review and Just The News

San Francisco Chronicle:

S.F. Mayor Breed vetoes law to end single-family zoning, arguing it will actually hurt housing production — Mayor London Breed vetoed legislation that would have eliminated single-family zoning in San Francisco to allow fourplexes everywhere and six-unit homes on all corner lots …

Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:

Mississippi Education Board Removes Ban On Guns in K-12 Schools, Citing State Law — The Mississippi Board of Education voted today to remove a policy that barred individuals with permits from carrying guns in the state's elementary and secondary public schools, revising a 1990 policy …

Discussion: WREG-TV and KTVX-TV

Rob Wile / NBC News:

A Walgreens employee refused to sell condoms to a couple on religious grounds — A pair of shoppers at a Walgreens in Wisconsin said an employee refused to sell condoms to them on religious grounds — something Walgreens said is permitted under its policies.

Discussion: Raw Story

Associated Press:

Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘mild symptoms’ — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus as new variants challenge the nation's efforts to resume normalcy after two and a half years of pandemic disruptions.