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John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Ron DeSantis Holds Early Lead Over Donald Trump Among GOP Primary Voters, WSJ Poll Shows — The former president's standing among Republican voters has fallen after candidates he promoted lost in midterm elections — Republican primary voters have high interest in Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis …
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Lori Rozsa / Washington Post:
DeSantis forms panel to counter CDC, a move decried by health professionals — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that he is forming a new state committee to counter policy recommendations from federal health agencies — a decision that medical professionals …
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Marc Caputo / NBC News:
Ron DeSantis outflanks Trump on the right with his call for Covid vaccine probe — For about a year, Donald Trump's confidants, advisers and boosters have worried that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was positioning himself to get to the right of the former president over the issue of Covid vaccines.
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New York Times:
Despite Trump's Lobbying, McCarthy's Speaker Bid Remains Imperiled on the Right — Representative Kevin McCarthy is dealing with a group of right-wing detractors who appear impervious to negotiation, and who have yet to be moved even by the entreaties of the former president.
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CNN:
McCarthy and McConnell on collision course as Congress barrels toward messy finish — House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy took to Fox News primetime last week and dinged his counterpart across the Capitol: Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell. — Republicans are “wrong” if they want to cut …
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Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
What you need to know about the Jan. 3 speaker vote
What you need to know about the Jan. 3 speaker vote
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Bloomberg:
In 60 Seconds Before CPI Hit, Heavy Trading Drove Mystery Rally — Karine Jean-Pierre, the press secretary for President Joe Biden, quickly brushed off the question when it came in toward the end of her daily press conference Tuesday. No, she said, there was no chance that anyone …
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Associated Press:
Ukraine: Russian strikes thwarted, wreckage hits buildings — Ukrainian authorities said they thwarted a Russian attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region Wednesday as their air defense system intercepted and destroyed 13 explosive-laden drones, although wreckage from some of them damaged five buildings.
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Washington Post:
Pentagon preparing to send Patriot missile system to Ukraine
Pentagon preparing to send Patriot missile system to Ukraine
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Kevin Johnson / USA Today:
7 charged, including 2 US residents, in scheme to smuggle sniper ammo to Russia
7 charged, including 2 US residents, in scheme to smuggle sniper ammo to Russia
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Inside the Jury Room for the Trump Org Criminal Trial — Jurors thought a Trump Organization lawyer was insulting. They knew the employees were liars. And the defense team's jingle fell flat. … To avoid letting their personal feelings toward Donald Trump cloud their judgment …
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Reuters:
The supply chain that keeps tech flowing to Russia — In March this year, a new firm appeared in Turkey's corporate registry. Azu International Ltd Sti described itself as a wholesale trader of IT products, and a week later began shipping U.S. computer parts to Russia.
Talking Points Memo:
Inside Team Trump's Chaotic Attempts To Overturn The 2020 Vote In Georgia — It was Nov. 5, 2020. Votes were still being counted in the presidential race, but it was looking increasingly grim for President Donald Trump. Mark Meadows, Trump's White House chief of staff, had an idea to turn things around.
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Talking Points Memo:
Texts Reveal Four Trump Allies Mixed Requests For Pardons With Big Lie Boosterism
Texts Reveal Four Trump Allies Mixed Requests For Pardons With Big Lie Boosterism
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Justice Department has tried to access GOP Rep. Scott Perry's text messages
Justice Department has tried to access GOP Rep. Scott Perry's text messages
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Holman W. Jenkins, Jr / Wall Street Journal:
Hunter Biden's Laptop and 2020's First Big Lie — Our national press outlets need a ‘Team B’ approach to the story. — When you say the Hunter Biden laptop story was real, Democrats and their media allies respond that the private embarrassments of Hunter Biden aren't news.
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Washington Post:
After Bankman-Fried's arrest, Washington seeks answers — and distance — The FTX founder had been a darling in the capital until his sudden downfall — The sudden arrest of disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried ensnarled Washington on Tuesday, as Democrats and Republicans began …
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Washington Post:
Texas attorney general's office sought state data on transgender Texans — HOUSTON — Employees at the Texas Department of Public Safety in June received a sweeping request from Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton's office: to compile a list of individuals who had changed their gender …
Caroline Kitchener / Washington Post:
Antiabortion movement seeks to jail people for ‘trafficking’ illegal pills — Six months after their Supreme Court victory, conservatives complain that strict new laws are not being sufficiently enforced — The largest anti abortion organization in Texas has created a team of advocates assigned …
Meghan Bobrowsky / Wall Street Journal:
Tesla Investors Voice Concern Over Elon Musk's Focus on Twitter — Supporters of Tesla and Musk are asking questions about who is running the electric-vehicle maker — Elon Musk's Unconventional Management Style: Former Employees Share Stories — Created with sketchtool.
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Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
Tesla shares have fallen 28% since Elon Musk took over Twitter, lagging other carmakers
Tesla shares have fallen 28% since Elon Musk took over Twitter, lagging other carmakers
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Lawmakers unveil bipartisan bill to ban TikTok nationwide — Bipartisan lawmakers introduce bill to ban TikTok — WASHINGTON — A group of lawmakers in the House and Senate introduced legislation Tuesday that would ban TikTok in the U.S., following warnings from the FBI director …
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Senate Dems prepare to join the investigative fray — Senate Democrats finally have subpoena power, and they're ready to use it. — Though their target list is still under discussion, Democrats in the upper chamber have made clear that they intend to use their investigative authority …
Politico:
December spending gloom falls on GOP: 'I'm so disgusted' — Republicans' post-midterm divisions are running right into Congress's mad dash toward a year-end government spending deal. — Even as congressional negotiators pushed toward an agreement that was broadly unveiled Tuesday night …
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Jonathan Tamari / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Pat Toomey didn't change in his 12 years as a senator. The GOP did. — Pat Toomey was livid.It was a rare state for the understated Republican senator from Pennsylvania, but it was after 10 p.m. Jan. 6, 2021, and the Capitol was marked by smears of blood and shards of glass.
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BBC:
China diplomats leave UK over Manchester protester attack — China has removed six officials from Britain - including one of its most senior UK diplomats - two months after violence at its Manchester consulate. — The UK had requested the officials waive their right to diplomatic immunity …
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Joshua Jamerson / Wall Street Journal:
Georgia's Brad Raffensperger Calls to End State's General-Election Runoffs — Secretary of state reverses his position on how to declare victors in close contests — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger called on state lawmakers to eliminate its general-election runoff …
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NBC News:
Florida pastor and his son are arrested in alleged $8 million Covid scam — A Florida pastor and his son were arrested Wednesday on charges of fraudulently obtaining more than $8 million in federal Covid relief funds and attempting to use some of the money to buy a luxury home near Walt Disney World.
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Biden braces for potentially 14,000 migrants a day — The possibility of 14,000 migrant crossings a day is pushing the Biden administration toward a new rule that would severely limit migrants' ability to qualify for asylum at the southern border, Axios has learned.
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Hillary Borrud / Oregonian:
Gov. Kate Brown commutes sentences of all 17 people on Oregon's death row … - Jesse Caleb Compton, a Springfield methamphetamine user who was convicted of killing Tesslyn O'Cull, the 3-year-old daughter of his live-in girlfriend. The girl's body, found in a shallow grave in 1997 …
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Platformer:
Twitter's risky plan to save its ads business — Agree to personalize your ads — or else — A month ago, when Elon Musk's Twitter first set out to revamp the Twitter Blue subscription, workers at the company identified a problem. Musk had promised that subscribers to the $8-a-month service …
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