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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 …
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Greg Walters / VICE:
Trump Just Made Criminal History — The committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol recommended Donald Trump be charged with multiple crimes. — Congress has never recommended that a former U.S. president be charged with a crime before. — But former President Donald Trump just shattered that historical precedent.
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Regardless of legal repercussions, Jan. 6 will hang over Trump's third White House bid.
Regardless of legal repercussions, Jan. 6 will hang over Trump's third White House bid.
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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
‘1776 Motherf-ker’: Proud Boys Jan. 6 Sedition Trial Ramps Up
‘1776 Motherf-ker’: Proud Boys Jan. 6 Sedition Trial Ramps Up
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Brian Witte / Associated Press:
Hogan: Trump at ‘lowest point ever’ on day of Jan. 6 report
Hogan: Trump at ‘lowest point ever’ on day of Jan. 6 report
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J.D. Capelouto / Semafor:
Secret Service seized 269 knives from Trump supporters hours before Jan. 6 attack
Secret Service seized 269 knives from Trump supporters hours before Jan. 6 attack
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Washington Post:
Jan. 6 committee's criminal referrals: What they mean for Justice Dept.
Jan. 6 committee's criminal referrals: What they mean for Justice Dept.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Live updates: Jan. 6 committee refers Trump to Justice Department for prosecution
Live updates: Jan. 6 committee refers Trump to Justice Department for prosecution
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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 — Republican Congressman-elect George Santos is engulfed in the scandal of a lifetime before even taking the oath of office after the New York Times reported huge portions of his biography appeared to be “Catch Me If You Can”-style fiction.
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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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.
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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.
Federal Bureau of Investigation:
FBI and Partners Issue National Public Safety Alert on Financial Sextortion Schemes — Over 3,000 minor victims targeted in the past year across the United States — The FBI, in partnership with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children …
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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 …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
An ‘Imperial Supreme Court’ Asserts Its Power, Alarming Scholars — Several new studies document the current court's distinctive insistence on its dominance and the justices' willingness to use procedural shortcuts to achieve it. — WASHINGTON — The conventional critique of the Supreme Court …
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New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Raises Questions About Elon Musk and Twitter — In a letter to Tesla's board, the Democratic senator asks whether investors have been harmed by the billionaire tech mogul's time running the social network. — Elizabeth Warren has questions for Musk
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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 …
Politico:
McDaniel faces furious campaign from right in race for RNC chair — PHOENIX — Ronna McDaniel's path to another two-year term leading the Republican National Committee faces a major obstacle: Some of the loudest voices in the conservative movement are calling for her to go.
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