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Trump's silence on Jan. 6 is damning — As his followers stormed the Capitol, calling on his vice president to be hanged, President Donald Trump sat in his private dining room, watching TV, doing nothing. — For three hours, seven minutes. — There has been much debate …

Discussion: CNN, HotAir, Outside the Beltway, Raw Story, L.A.'s Newsletter, DownWithTyranny!, PoliticusUSA, The Hill and Politico

Wall Street Journal:

The President Who Stood Still on Jan. 6 — Even as the riot raged at the Capitol, Trump wouldn't tell his supporters to stop. — 1x — No matter your views of the Jan. 6 special committee, the facts it is laying out in hearings are sobering. The most horrifying to date came Thursday …

Discussion: The Hill, Rolling Stone, Washington Post, New York Magazine, Associated Press, NPR and Vox

Kansas City Star:

Fist pumper to fleeing coward: Jan. 6 video shows Missouri who Josh Hawley really is — BY THE KANSAS CITY STAR EDITORIAL BOARD — Josh Hawley is a laughingstock. — During Thursday night's televised hearings of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, coup attempt at the U.S. Capitol …

Discussion: PoliticusUSA, Raw Story, ABC News, Mediaite, IJR, FOX 2, The Hill, Washington Post and Political Wire

Jonathan Swan / Axios:

Trump's revenge — President Donald Trump was attending the National Prayer Breakfast, but showing no sign of grace. Lips pursed, face alternating between anger and frustration, he lashed out at enemies who had brought him to the doors of impeachment. He brandished the day's newspapers, waving them above his head.

Discussion: Raw Story

Axios:

Trump to tout Schedule F at Turning Point USA rally — Former President Trump, in remarks prepared for delivery in Florida on Saturday evening, plans to tout his “Schedule F” executive order — and call on Congress to give the president more power to fire federal employees, according to excerpts obtained by Axios.

Julian Zelizer / CNN:

Have the January 6 hearings damaged Trump's political prospects? Don't count on it — Rep. Kinzinger says the January 6 Committee has proven “components” of a “criminal case” against former Pres. Trump — Julian Zelizer, a CNN political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University.

Discussion: New York Times and NBC Los Angeles

Monica Hesse / Washington Post:
Liz Cheney understood the assignment

Discussion: Wholistic, The Hill, Twitchy and The 19th

Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
The Myth of the Good Trump Official

Discussion: The Mahablog, Fred Klonsky in Retirement, Washington Post, Insider, Raw Story and CBS News

NBC News:

Monkeypox is being driven overwhelmingly by sex between men, major study finds — The global monkeypox outbreak is primarily being driven by sex between men, according to the first major peer-reviewed paper to analyze a large set of cases of the virus. — The outbreak, which epidemiologists …

Discussion: Global Community Weekly, ABC News, RedState and The American Conservative

Washington Post:
First cases of monkeypox in children in U.S. confirmed

Discussion: Breitbart, Gizmodo, Reuters, Insider and NBC4 Washington

Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
W.H.O. Declares Monkeypox Spread a Global Health Emergency

Discussion: BBC, NBC Boston, Financial Times, New York Post, PIX11, WINK NEWS, The Verge, The Daily Beast, Forbes, The Hill, The Daily Wire, Common Dreams, Washington Examiner and Vanity Fair

Fenit Nirappil / Washington Post:
WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency as infections soar

Discussion: Associated Press, Reuters, The Daily Caller and Insider

Alex Beggs / New York Times:

A Taste for Cannibalism? — A spate of recent stomach-churning books, TV shows and films suggests we've never looked so delicious — to one another. — An image came to Chelsea G. Summers: a boyfriend, accidentally on purpose hit by a car, some quick work with a corkscrew and his liver served Tuscan style, on toast.

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and TMZ.com

Sahil Kapur / NBC News:

Republicans split on same-sex marriage bill, which faces uncertainty in the Senate — WASHINGTON — A bill to codify federal protections for same-sex marriage has passed the House, but Senate Republicans are agonizing over whether they should block it or allow it to pass.

Discussion: Mother Jones, New York Times, Jacobin, HuffPost, DownWithTyranny!, Los Angeles Times, PoliticusUSA, PinkNews, challenge norms, MSNBC, Party Crasher and The National Interest

Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Is Democracy Constitutional? — Every American child in public school learns …

Discussion: Salon, Sean Munger's History … and Twitchy

Katelynn Richardson / Washington Examiner:
Democrats' contraception bill would force taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood

Discussion: Breitbart, National Review, The Federalist and Ms. Magazine

Katie Bo Lillis / CNN:

CNN Exclusive: FBI investigation determined Chinese-made Huawei equipment could disrupt US nuclear arsenal communications — Washington (CNN)On paper, it looked like a fantastic deal. In 2017, the Chinese government was offering to spend $100 million to build  …

Discussion: Breitbart, The Hill, Marginal REVOLUTION and The Daily Caller, more at Techmeme »

Daniel Bice / Journal Sentinel:

Bice: Trump endorsed Tim Michels after ranting about 2019 tweets of Kleefisch and Brian Hagedorn's teens — This is just how closely former President Donald Trump is following the Wisconsin governor's race. — In a private meeting with construction executive Tim Michels in April …

Ja'han Jones / MSNBC:

Barr's election ‘integrity’ group has an obviously sinister goal — Don't let the group's name fool you: The former attorney general and it's other conservative founders have dark intentions. — A bunch of well-heeled archconservatives launched a legal group Thursday with plans …

Fox News:

Lee Zeldin attack suspect arrested on federal assault charge — David Jakubonis was arrested Saturday afternoon, US Attorney's Office announces — If I were a Democrat, this attack would be their number one story: Rep. Lee Zeldin on left media coverage — The suspect in the attack …

Discussion: Politico, CNN, Breitbart, Washington Examiner, CBS News, The Daily Wire, National Review, WIVB-TV, TheBlaze and RedState

Tom Robbins / New Yorker:

In the Mafia's Shadow, a Son Honors His Father — “We had to be home for dinner at 6 P.M.,” Christopher Colombo, the son of Joe Colombo, Sr., a former Mob boss, recalled. — Christopher Colombo was nine years old when his father, Joseph Colombo, Sr., was shot at a rally in Columbus Circle, in 1971.

Washington Post:

Second coronavirus booster shots for people under 50 on hold amid drive to speed up new vaccine — Listen — Gift Article — Second booster shots of the coronavirus vaccine for people younger than 50 are on hold as the Biden administration tries to accelerate a fall vaccination campaign …

Washington Post:

Russian missiles strike Odessa port day after grain deal, Ukraine says — Listen — Gift Article — ODESSA — Ukrainian officials accused Russian forces of striking the Black Sea port of Odessa with missiles on Saturday, a day after Moscow and Kyiv agreed to restart shipments …

Discussion: CNN, The Hill, Agence France-Presse, Al Jazeera, Associated Press, NBC New York, USA Today and Euractiv

Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:

Liz Holtzman Wants Another Crack at Congress, 50 Years Later — She shattered glass ceilings, voted to impeach Nixon and helped chase out Nazis. But can Ms. Holtzman overcome one more political hurdle: her age? — Give this article- - - Read in app — Elizabeth Holtzman has heard …

USA Today:

Republican women are meeting the moment for Jan. 6 committee hearings — Time and time again, brave women, Americans, stood up, raised their right hands and spoke truthfully about the events surrounding the U.S. Capitol attack. — The House Jan. 6 committee has revealed truths that have shaken us …