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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Jan. 6 Capitol riot panel briefed on multiple calls between Secret Service and Oath Keepers, NBC News reports — A member of the Secret Service had multiple phone calls in 2020 with members of the far-right militia group the Oath Keepers. — The House select committee investigating …
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NBC News:
Congress asks Secret Service for an account of all contacts between agency, Oath Keepers up to and on Jan. 6, 2021 — The House Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection has asked the Secret Service for records of all communications between the far-right Oath Keepers group …
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Digby's Hullabaloo
Wall Street Journal:
What the Jan. 6 Inquiry Accomplished
What the Jan. 6 Inquiry Accomplished
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New York Times:
The Jan. 6 Hearings Are Over. These 3 Things Must Happen Now.
The Jan. 6 Hearings Are Over. These 3 Things Must Happen Now.
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Mark Niquette / Bloomberg:
Trump Delivers 14-Page Response to Jan. 6 Committee — But Doesn't Address Subpoena
Trump Delivers 14-Page Response to Jan. 6 Committee — But Doesn't Address Subpoena
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David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
The Jan. 6 Committee Gave Us Some Bad News About the Secret Service
The Jan. 6 Committee Gave Us Some Bad News About the Secret Service
John F. Harris / Politico:
The Jan. 6 Committee Has Helped Make Trump a Historic President
The Jan. 6 Committee Has Helped Make Trump a Historic President
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Washington Post:
Judge bucks Trump, orders Pence aide to testify to Jan. 6 grand jury — The appeals court refused to postpone testimony Thursday by Marc Short, dealing blow to former president's claim of executive privilege and potentially clearing the way for other former top Trump aides to testify.
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Azi Paybarah / Washington Post:
Jan. 6 video undermines Trump's repeated efforts to blame Pelosi for Capitol security
Jan. 6 video undermines Trump's repeated efforts to blame Pelosi for Capitol security
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Jeff Coltin / City & State New York:
Manhattan congressional candidate publishes a porn video to highlight his sex positive platform — Mike Itkis is running against Rep. Jerry Nadler, and wants to legalize sex work. — Independent candidate for Congress Mike Itkis, who is running against Jerry Nadler in Manhattan's 12th …
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Taylor Popielarz / Spectrum News 1 Ohio:
Fundraiser for Ohio GOP candidate JD Vance axed after Spectrum News asked questions about host — WASHINGTON, D.C. — A weekend fundraiser for Ohio U.S. Senate candidate JD Vance was abruptly canceled Friday after Spectrum News notified the Vance campaign it would report the host …
New York Times:
How Republicans Cast Aside Concerns and Learned to Love Herschel Walker — The Senate candidate in Georgia has been slammed by allegations, but he should not have been surprised. Republicans have been discussing the arrival of this moment for months. — Since Herschel Walker launched …
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Herschel Walker's ‘Kiss-Off’ Child Support Agreement
Herschel Walker's ‘Kiss-Off’ Child Support Agreement
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CNN:
Justice Department formally appeals appointment of special master in Mar-a-Lago documents case — The Justice Department officially appealed the appointment of the special master, who is overseeing the review of documents seized from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate …
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Justice Dept. seeks end to arbiter's review of Trump docs
Justice Dept. seeks end to arbiter's review of Trump docs
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NBC News:
How an urban myth about litter boxes in schools became a GOP talking point — At least 20 Republican politicians have claimed that schools are making accommodations for students who identify as cats. The school districts say these claims are untrue. — At a luncheon for Republican women …
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Heartland Signal, Daily Kos, The Root, Bangor Daily News, Sputnik News, Raw Story and Media Matters for America
New York Times:
‘It Was a Massacre’: How Security Forces Cracked Down in Southeastern Iran — A New York Times analysis of witness testimony and videos reveals a bloody scene that unfolded last month in Zahedan during Friday Prayer, with mats as stretchers and bodies piled in cars.
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Washington Post, Religion News Service and Radio Free Europe/Radio …
New York Times:
These Republican Candidates Questioned the 2020 Election. Many Will Win — They include candidates for the U.S. House and Senate, and the state offices of governor, secretary of state and attorney general — many with clear shots to victory, and some without a chance.
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Mark Niquette / Bloomberg:
Luntz Raises Alarm About Election Losers Not Accepting Results
Luntz Raises Alarm About Election Losers Not Accepting Results
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The Hill, Newsbusters, Sean Munger's History … and The Nation
Washington Post:
Musk threatens to stop funding Starlink internet Ukraine relies on in war — KYIV, Ukraine — Elon Musk said Friday that his space company could not keep funding the Starlink satellite service that has kept Ukraine and its military online during the war, and he suggested he was pulling free internet …
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Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Roger Stone Threw a Fit After Not Getting Pardon, Called Ivanka ‘Abortionist Bitch’ — In new exclusive footage obtained by The Daily Beast, a yet-to-be-released documentary captured Stone's meltdown after learning no post-Jan.6 pardon was coming. … After Roger Stone wasn't granted …
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David Moye / HuffPost:
Ted Cruz Falls For Fake News, Then Blames The Real Media For Calling Him Out — “It could easily have been real,” the Texas Republican finally admitted to journalists who pointed out he'd been suckered. — Sen. Ted Cruz's latest attempt at owning those danged libs failed miserably on Thursday …
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Buttermilk Sky, PoliticusUSA, Mediaite, Alternet.org, Washington Post and FOX8 WGHP
Nick Minock / WJLA-TV:
Va. parents could face abuse charges for not affirming their LGBTQ child under new bill — Virginia parents could face a felony or misdemeanor charge if they do not affirm their childs sexual orientation and gender identity.
Patrick Leahy / Phoenix Books:
The Road Taken: A Memoir (Hardcover) — $30.00 … A historic, sweeping memoir from United States Senator Patrick Leahy, currently the chamber's longest-serving senator and President Pro Tempore. — In his landmark memoir The Road Taken, Patrick Leahy looks back on a life lived on the front lines of American politics.
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The Scroll, The Daily Caller and The Daily Wire
Matt Stieb / New York Magazine:
Dr. Oz Staged an Encounter With a Victim of Gun Violence — Dr. Mehmet Oz hasn't been the most forthcoming of the Senate candidates running this midterm cycle, a dynamic that played out at a campaign event in Philadelphia on September 19, when the Republican consoled a woman named Sheila Armstrong …
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The Root, CNN, Raw Story, Alternet.org and The Intercept
NBC News:
Obama to campaign for Mandela Barnes in tough Wisconsin Senate race, sources say — Former President Barack Obama is heading to Wisconsin to help boost Senate candidate Mandela Barnes, a Democrat challenging GOP Sen. Ron Johnson, two sources familiar with the plans told NBC News.
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The Hill
Alex Marshall / New York Times:
Climate Protesters Throw Soup Over van Gogh's ‘Sunflowers’ — Two activists attacked the famous painting at the National Gallery, in London. — LONDON — Climate protesters across Europe have for months been gluing themselves to the frames of famous paintings in a series of attention-grabbing stunts.
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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Judge drops 1 of 5 charges against Trump-Russia dossier source, in blow to special counsel Durham — The judge dropped one of the five charges against Igor Danchenko, specifically pertaining to the allegation that he lied to the FBI about speaking with a Democratic operative about the anti-Trump dossier.
NBC News:
FBI official was warned after Jan. 6 that some in the bureau were ‘sympathetic’ to the Capitol rioters — WASHINGTON — A week after the Jan. 6 attack, an email landed in a top FBI official's inbox expressing concern that some bureau employees might not be particularly motivated to help bring …
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The Guardian and Raw Story
Bianca Padró Ocasio / Miami Herald:
Cops say a Trump supporter attacked Biden fans in Miami. Does an impartial jury exist? — While voters all over Miami-Dade County were casting their ballots in the contentious presidential election on November 3, 2020, police say one Donald Trump supporter was dangerously expressing …
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Balloon Juice
Jonathan Vigliotti / CBS News:
Alaska snow crab season canceled as officials investigate disappearance of an estimated 1 billion crabs — In a major blow to America's seafood industry, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has, for the first time in state history, canceled the winter snow crab season in the Bering Sea due to their falling numbers.
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Gizmodo, The Daily Wire, UPI and Bangor Daily News
Chris Pleasance / Daily Mail:
Russian troops have raped more than 100 Ukrainians with victims as young as FOUR as part of military strategy that has seen troops equipped with Viagra, UN says — Russia is using rape as part of a deliberate military strategy in Ukraine, UN says — Envoy verified more than 100 rapes with victims aged from four to 82 years old
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The Times of Israel and Kyiv Post
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Mark Carney: ‘Doubling down on inequality was a surprising choice’ … Mark Carney and I have been going back and forth for months to pin down a date — each of us having to cancel at least once. Fate was guiding us. The former governor of the Bank of England strolls into our New York venue …
CNN:
CNN Exclusive: Trump operative seen on video in Georgia voting system breach testifies before special grand jury — A pro-Trump operative who was caught on tape participating in a Georgia voting system breach after the 2020 election has testified before the special grand jury investigating efforts …
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump won't be the Republican nominee in 2024, ex-GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan predicts — Former President Donald Trump will not be the Republican Party's White House nominee in the 2024 election, former GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan predicted. — “He's not going to be the nominee …