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4:20 PM ET, December 19, 2022

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Washington Post:
Jan. 6 committee to vote on referring Trump for criminal charges  —  The vote is expected at a public meeting on Monday as the committee prepares to release its final report  —  The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol is set to vote …
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NBC News:
Jan. 6 committee finalizes criminal referral plan for Trump  —  WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee met Sunday to finalize its plans to issue at least three criminal referrals for former President Donald Trump, NBC News has learned exclusively.  —  The committee, gathering publicly Monday …
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Faces a Week of Headaches on Jan. 6 and His Taxes
Washington Post:
Jan. 6 committee's criminal referrals: What they mean for Justice Dept.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Live updates: Jan. 6 committee refers Trump to Justice Department for prosecution
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Jan. 6 Panel Will Conduct Final Hearing and Vote on Trump Referrals
New York Times:
Who Is Rep.-Elect George Santos?  His Résumé May Be Largely Fiction.  —  Mr. Santos, a Republican from New York, says he's the “embodiment of the American dream.”  But he seems to have misrepresented a number of his career highlights.  —  George Santos, whose election …
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Kadia Goba / Semafor:
The Democrat who lost to an alleged fraudster says he tried to warn you
Discussion: Washington Post and New Republic
NBC News:
Twitter announces, then quickly retracts ban on promoting other social media  —  Hours after Twitter banned users from promoting accounts on other major social media sites, including Facebook, Instagram and Truth Social, the controversial prohibition vanished from its policy page.
Adam Wren / Politico:
'He's Got a Huge Problem'  —  PHOENIX — A few weeks before Election Day, Mike Pence stood in the arid Arizona heat to give a boost to someone who was at that moment locked in a fight for a Senate seat.  —  Pence had been invited by David McIntosh — the president of the conservative Club for Growth and …
David Folkenflik / NPR:
In the Southeast, power company money flows to news sites that attack their critics  —  NPR's David Folkenflik reported this story with Mario Ariza and Miranda Green of Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powerful interests stalling climate action.
Michael Powell / New York Times:
How Naming the James Webb Telescope Turned Into a Fight Over Homophobia  —  Did the former head of NASA discriminate against gay people?  One physicist tried to rebut the accusation, only to find himself the target of attacks.  —  For half a decade now, influential young scientists …
Jonathan Blitzer / New Yorker:
What Kevin McCarthy Will Do to Gain Power  —  The Republican leader's ambition has always been his defining characteristic.  Attempting to placate both Trumpists and moderates may lead to his downfall. … On the afternoon of November 15th, a congressional intern in a suit and tie sprinted …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Axios:
Scoop: Kevin McCarthy goes on offense in speaker battle
Discussion: RedState and Washington Times
Emma Hurt / Axios:
Scoop: Stacey Abrams campaign in debt after blowout loss  —  After raising more than $100 million in her second bid to be Georgia governor, the Stacey Abrams campaign owes more than $1 million in debt to vendors, two-time campaign manager Lauren Groh-Wargo confirmed to Axios.
David Uberti / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Scores $4 Billion Windfall on Oil-Reserve Sales  —  Washington emerges as unlikely winner after releases from Strategic Petroleum Reserve  —  Volatile energy markets have made 2022 a big year for commodity traders.  One of the biggest and perhaps most unlikely winners: The U.S. government.
Politico:
‘THE central issue’: How the fall of Roe v. Wade shook the 2022 election  —  On May 4, less than 48 hours after a draft opinion was published showing the Supreme Court was poised to end the federal right to abortion, a group of eight strangers gathered around a conference table in the Detroit suburbs to talk about the news.
Tatiana Siegel / Rolling Stone:
DOJ Preps Charges Against Former ABC News Producer  —  Nearly eight months after the FBI raided James Gordon Meek's home, sources say the government is preparing an indictment, unrelated to his work as a journalist, for a grand jury's consideration  —  MORE THAN SEVEN months …
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Jan. 6 committee report summary: Ivanka Trump not ‘forthcoming’  —  The panel says none of its witnesses provided evidence to suggest the election result was tainted, concluding that the claim was “a big scam.”  It also alleges a plot to obstruct.  —  WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 select …
Deborah Brand / Breitbart:
Donald Trump Jr. Joins Outrage After NYT Publishes Crossword Resembling Swastika  —  The New York Times came under fire Sunday for publishing a crossword puzzle resembling a Nazi swastika, with readers pointing out its appearance coincided with the first day of the festival of Hanukkah …
Olivia Reingold / The Free Press:
The Rise of the DeSantis Democrats  —  Like Reagan Democrats once upon a time, these voters have already reshaped the political landscape in Florida.  Can they do the same nationally in 2024?  —  MIAMI—It's almost 11 p.m. on a recent Friday night at ONE Gentlemens Club …
CNN:
Veteran CNN investigative journalist Drew Griffin dead at 60  —  Drew Griffin, CNN's award-winning Senior Investigative Correspondent, known for getting even the cagiest of interview subjects to engage in a story, died Saturday after a long battle with cancer, his family said.  He was 60.
Robert E. Lighthizer / New York Times:
The U.S. Needs to Change the Way It Does Business With China  —  In a recent speech, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo suggested an incremental shift in how the United States approaches “competitiveness and the China challenge.”  She recognized the serious threat from China …
 
 
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New York Post:
It pays not to work in Biden's America — and here's the proof
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Nomaan Merchant / Associated Press:
Official: Russia, Iran turmoil limited meddling in US vote
Discussion: CNN and The Record
Associated Press:
Putin visits Belarus as he eyes next steps in Ukraine war
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Federal Trade Commission:
Fortnite Video Game Maker Epic Games to Pay More Than Half a Billion Dollars over FTC Allegations of Privacy Violations and Unwanted Charges
Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
How a pro-DeSantis group is planning to take down Donald Trump
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Chris Geidner / Law Dork, with Chris Geidner:
Nevada could clear out its death row this week
Caitlin Dickson / Yahoo News:
Report reveals offensive items for sale on major e-commerce sites
Emily Atkinson / The Independent:
Russian actress and poet Vera Polozkova brands Putin the ‘main maniac of 21st century’
 

 
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Joe Easton / Bloomberg:
Canal+ shares sink 15%+ as UBS says the stock is fairly valued after its London listing on December 16; CAN is down 32%+ since its listing

 
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