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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
A Diminished Trump Meets a Damning Narrative — Former President Donald Trump's current woes extend beyond the report by the House Jan. 6 committee, but the case the panel laid out against him further complicates his future. — As the summer and the House Jan. 6 committee's hearings began …
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Justice Is Coming for Donald Trump — Every effort to hold Donald Trump accountable has been thwarted by those who made it someone else's job. Not any more. — “Many secrets, no mysteries”: That is the basic rule of all Donald Trump scandals. — There has never been any mystery about what happened on January 6, 2021.
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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Washington Post:
Jan. 6 committee refers Trump to Justice Dept. for criminal charges — The decision — an unprecedented move for Congress — came as the panel released a summary of its final report and met publicly for the last time — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 …
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 …
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Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
How Jan. 6th Committee's Revelations of Interference in Their Investigation Can Enable the Special Counsel
How Jan. 6th Committee's Revelations of Interference in Their Investigation Can Enable the Special Counsel
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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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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The Jan. 6 committee just lowered the boom on Trump. Now the ball is in DOJ's court.
The Jan. 6 committee just lowered the boom on Trump. Now the ball is in DOJ's court.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
DOJ cares about the evidence, not the criminal referrals
DOJ cares about the evidence, not the criminal referrals
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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
Elie Mystal / The Nation:
DOJ Lawyers Are Cowards if They Don't Indict Trump
DOJ Lawyers Are Cowards if They Don't Indict Trump
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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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NBC News:
Jan. 6 committee avoids criticizing law enforcement in report summary
Jan. 6 committee avoids criticizing law enforcement in report summary
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The Jan. 6 committee prepares to release criminal referrals and a final report
The Jan. 6 committee prepares to release criminal referrals and a final report
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New York Times:
George Santos Dodges Questions as Democrats Label Him ‘Unfit to Serve’ — Democratic House leaders stopped short of calling for the resignation of Mr. Santos, a Republican, who may have misrepresented himself in his résumé. — Representative-elect George Santos on Monday faced …
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Zoë Richards / NBC News:
George Santos responds to report that accused him of misrepresenting credentials on campaign trail — A lawyer for New York congressman-elect George Santos blasted the New York Times on Monday, hours after it reported that the Republican had misrepresented some of his credentials in a successful bid …
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Insider:
Incoming GOP congressman accused of lying about his employment history and where he went to college defends himself with a false Winston Churchill quote — Long Island Republican George Santos has been accused of fabricating his biography. — In a statement Monday night, Santos's attorney quoted Winston Churchill.
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Democrats call for probe into GOP congressman-elect's biography
Democrats call for probe into GOP congressman-elect's biography
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Kadia Goba / Semafor:
The Democrat who lost to an alleged fraudster says he tried to warn you
The Democrat who lost to an alleged fraudster says he tried to warn you
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New York Times:
Who Is Rep.-Elect George Santos? His Résumé May Be Largely Fiction.
Who Is Rep.-Elect George Santos? His Résumé May Be Largely Fiction.
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Sarah Westwood / Washington Examiner:
‘He lies’: Kevin McCarthy's political mentor rips him as liar in scathing attack — A former mentor to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy blasted the aspiring speaker in remarks published this week for a profile of McCarthy. — “You never know what's inside, really,” …
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Washington Post:
Chief justice temporarily keeps pandemic-era Title 42 border policy in place — GOP governors have asked Supreme Court to stop Biden administration from allowing all border crossers to seek asylum — Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Monday temporarily left in place a pandemic-era policy …
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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Title 42 to remain in place for now as Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily freezes order meant to end it
Title 42 to remain in place for now as Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily freezes order meant to end it
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HuffPost:
Cannabis Reform Dead In Congress After Objections From Republicans — Lawmakers couldn't even agree to approve a modest bill allowing cannabis businesses access to banking. — Congress won't include any cannabis provisions in its year-end spending package, dooming the chances of an overhaul …
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John Solomon / Just The News:
DOJ snooped on House Intelligence Committee investigators during Russia probe, subpoenas show — In an extraordinary intrusion on congressional oversight, the Justice Department used grand jury subpoenas to secretly obtain the personal email and phone data of at least two top House Intelligence …
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Jennifer Gray / CNN:
Arctic blast this week brings the coldest Christmas in nearly 40 years for millions — Editor's Note: A version of this article originally appeared in the weekly weather newsletter, the CNN Weather Brief, which is released every Monday. You can sign up here to receive them every week and during significant storms.
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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.
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Andrew Dalton / Associated Press:
Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape in Los Angeles trial — Harvey Weinstein was found guilty Monday of rape at a Los Angeles trial in another #MeToo moment of reckoning, five years after he became a magnet for the movement. After deliberating for nine days spanning more than two weeks …
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Roll Call:
Omnibus text delayed over FBI headquarters issue — Release of a massive $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package with all manner of unrelated add-ons was taking longer than expected, with text still being finalized Monday evening. — The chief holdup appeared to be language Democrats …
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Eric Utter / American Thinker:
40% of students at liberal arts colleges now identify as LGBTQ, study finds — According to a recently released report by the Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology, a center-right think tank that researches partisanship in academic and scientific fields, almost 40 percent of students …
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Dietrich Knauth / Reuters:
Alex Jones seeks $1.3 million salary in Infowars bankruptcy — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Monday asked a judge to allow him to take a $1.3 million annual salary from the bankrupt parent company of his Infowars' website. — Jones and his company, Free Speech Systems LLC …
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