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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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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The Jan. 6 committee just lowered the boom on Trump.  Now the ball is in DOJ's court.  —  Donald Trump cannot pass off the House Jan. 6 select committee's final report as mere partisan opinion.  His criminal liability is based on a mound of evidence, as the committee meticulously detailed.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
DOJ cares about the evidence, not the criminal referrals  —  The historic criminal referral the House Jan. 6 committee issued urging the Justice Department to pursue charges against President Donald Trump is unlikely to sway many minds among prosecutors already pursuing multiple investigations, former DOJ officials said.
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Jan. 6 committee summary: Ivanka Trump not ‘forthcoming’; Giuliani changed tone on stolen election during deposition  —  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 its work.
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Justice Is Coming for Donald Trump
Discussion: Mother Jones
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
How Jan. 6th Committee's Revelations of Interference in Their Investigation Can Enable the Special Counsel
Washington Post:
Jan. 6 committee's criminal referrals: What they mean for Justice Dept.
J.D. Capelouto / Semafor:
Secret Service seized 269 knives from Trump supporters hours before Jan. 6 attack
Politico:
Jan. 6 committee formally accuses Donald Trump of 4 crimes
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
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 …
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 …
Discussion: DNyuz
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 …
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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Jonathan Blitzer / New Yorker:
What Kevin McCarthy Will Do to Gain Power
Discussion: Mediaite
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 …
Discussion: Breitbart and DNyuz
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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 …
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 …
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Moscow Official Claims 60+ Russians Being Held ‘Hostage’ in U.S.  —  PRETTY RICH  —  Russia's deputy foreign minister has claimed that over 60 Russian citizens are being held “hostage” in American prisons, according to an interview published in state media Tuesday.
Discussion: Political Wire
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 …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Associated Press
New York Times:
How Bots Pushing Adult Content Drowned Out Chinese Protest Tweets  —  Twitter and its new owner, Elon Musk, have recently vowed to crack down on bots.  But the flood of spam for Chinese users in recent weeks has underscored the challenges the company faces in policing fraudulent and inauthentic activity …
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Eric Utter / American Thinker:
40% of students at liberal arts colleges now identify as LGBTQ, study finds
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
Carolyn Jones / EdSource:
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Lawrence H. Summers / Washington Post:
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Jay Nordlinger / National Review:
‘The People,’ They Say  —  On the use and abuse of political terms: ‘the people,’ ‘elites,’ ‘workers,’ etc.
Discussion: The Triad
Andy Borowitz / New Yorker:
Elon Musk Named Most Exhausting Person of 2022
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Elizabeth Warren Raises Questions About Elon Musk and Twitter
 

 
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