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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Many Senate Republicans aren't protecting Trump after Jan. 6 panel's nod to criminal charges  —  Senate Republicans are stepping out of the way of the House Jan. 6 committee's recommendation that the Justice Department prosecute former President Trump for crimes related to the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The GOP is quietly ‘Trump-proofing’ our system behind his back  —  Nobody tell Donald Trump, but Republicans in the Senate appear poised to join Democrats in protecting our democracy from exactly the election subversion he attempted in 2020 — and would surely attempt again in 2024 if given the chance.
Washington Post:
Congress moves ahead on Electoral Count Act reforms in response to Jan. 6  —  A bipartisan bill that would change how members of Congress could object to electoral votes has been included in a sweeping spending bill lawmakers unveiled early Tuesday that must be approved in the coming days to fund all government agencies and departments.
Wall Street Journal:
The Jan. 6 Inquiry's Not-So-Grand Finale  —  Criminal referrals of Trump add nothing but political complication.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  The House Jan. 6 committee decided Monday that the best way to cap its 18 months of work would be a political gesture.
Politico:
The Jan. 6 committee's big reveal hasn't happened yet  —  The Jan. 6 select committee's last — and most important — act won't happen in a hearing room.  —  It will come when one of the panel's last, beleaguered staffers hits the “publish” button on its collection of evidence compiled …
NBC News:
Government funding bill gives Justice Dept extra money for Jan. 6 prosecutions
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
DOJ cares about the evidence, not the criminal referrals
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
A Diminished Trump Meets a Damning Narrative
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Congress unveils $1.7 trillion deal to fund government, avert shutdown  —  Lawmakers must act swiftly to approve the measure, known as an omnibus, before a temporary spending agreement lapses at the end of this week  —  Democratic and Republican negotiators early Tuesday unveiled …
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Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Lawmakers unveil $1.7T bill to avoid shutdown, boost Ukraine  —  Congressional leaders unveiled a government-wide $1.7 trillion spending package early Tuesday that includes another large round of aid to Ukraine, a nearly 10% boost in defense spending and roughly $40 billion to assist communities across …
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
No free PACER as U.S. lawmakers exclude proposal from spending bill  —  U.S. lawmakers have left a proposal to make the federal judiciary's PACER online court records system free out of a sprawling, $1.66 trillion spending measure unveiled on Tuesday, a setback for advocates as the current Congress nears its end.
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Release of Trump Tax Returns Could Herald New Era for Taxpayer Privacy  —  Revealing private documents risks a tit for tat with Republicans set to retake control of the House of Representatives.  —  WASHINGTON — As a presidential candidate in 2016, Donald J. Trump teased that the release …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
No, the Jan. 6 committee didn't make Trump stronger
Discussion: Raw Story
Wilhelmine Preussen / Politico:
Nazi camp secretary found guilty in potentially final Holocaust trial  —  'I'm sorry for everything that happened and I regret that I was in Stutthof at the time.  That's all I can say,' says Irmgard Furchner.  —  A German court convicted a former Nazi camp secretary of complicity in the murder …
Hannah Levitt / Bloomberg:
Wells Fargo to Pay $3.7 Billion for Mistreating Customers  —  Wells Fargo & Co. reached a $3.7 billion settlement with federal regulators, including a record $1.7 billion fine, to cover allegations that for years it mistreated millions of customers, causing some to lose their cars or homes.
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Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
Postal Service will electrify trucks by 2026 in climate win for Biden  —  Agency plans to spend almost $10 billion for 66,000 electric vehicles and related infrastructure  —  The U.S. Postal Service will buy 66,000 vehicles to build one of the largest electric fleets in the nation …
CNN:
First on CNN: 2 Americans held by the Taliban have been released, sources tell CNN  —  Two Americans who had been detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan have been released and are en route to Qatar, three sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.  —  Two of the sources tell CNN …
Reuters:
The man behind Trump World's myth of rigged voting machines  —  Central to the election-denial movement is a galaxy of conspiracy theories about vote-flipping supercomputers.  The myths can be traced to Dennis Montgomery, a programmer and former U.S. intelligence contractor.
Discussion: Raw Story
Axios:
Biden in newly surfaced video: Iran nuclear deal is “dead”  —  President Biden said on the sidelines of a Nov. 4 election rally that the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran is “dead,” but stressed the U.S. won't formally announce it, according to a new video that surfaced on social media late Monday.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Scoop: ProPublica to return SBF funds  —  ProPublica, the nonprofit investigative news outlet, will return the $1.6 million in funds it received from Sam Bankman-Fried's family foundation, according to a staff memo obtained by Axios. … - The money will instead be moved to a separate account until its …
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
How Abrams' campaign spending led to ‘incredibly bad’ cash crunch  —  The Democrat's spending on a ‘hype house’ and other lavish expenses came back to haunt her by the November midterm, former aides say  —  A rented house in an expensive Atlanta neighborhood meant for TikTok creators that sat largely unused.
Wall Street Journal:
Sam Bankman-Fried's Lawyers Hash Out His Transfer to U.S. After Confusion in Court  —  The FTX founder has agreed to be extradited, with lawyers drafting documents, according to a person familiar with the matter  —  Watch: Sam Bankman-Fried Closer to Extradition After Bahamas Hearing
Politico:
Abortion roiled the midterms.  Now it will define the presidential race.  —  Donald Trump delivered the Supreme Court majority that voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, signed a laundry list of executive actions that chipped away at abortion access and openly embraced the anti-abortion movement …
Discussion: New York Magazine
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: What's next for the talented Mr. Santos?  —  With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  JUST POSTED —A major scoop from Heidi Przybyla, POLITICO's national investigative correspondent: “Longtime judicial activist LEONARD LEO appears to have helped facilitate …
Jerusalem Demsas / The Atlantic:
The Homeownership Society Was a Mistake  —  It is a truth universally acknowledged that an American in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a mortgage.  I don't know if you should buy a house.  Nor am I inclined to give you personal financial advice.
Heidi Przybyla / Politico:
While advising Trump on judges, Conway sold her business to a firm with ties to judicial activist Leonard Leo  —  Longtime judicial activist Leonard Leo appears to have helped facilitate the sale of former White House senior adviser Kellyanne Conway's polling company in 2017 …
Discussion: Raw Story
Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Caro still working away on fifth LBJ book, no pub date set  —  The good news on Robert A. Caro's long-awaited next book is that he knows the final words.  The bad news is that he's known them for years and remains far from concluding his Lyndon B. Johnson series.
NBC News:
The ‘death penalty’ of child welfare: In 6 months, some parents lose their children forever  —  Twenty-five years ago, Congress passed a law aimed at speeding up adoptions for children languishing in foster care.  In the process, it destroyed hundreds of thousands of families through the termination of parental rights.
Caroline Downey / National Review:
Biden Claims He Awarded Purple Heart to Uncle as Vice President.  His Uncle Died Years Before He Took Office  —  President Biden's recent claim that he awarded his war hero uncle a Purple Heart during his tenure as vice president is not supported by a timeline of historical events.
Financial Times:
Billionaire Oleg Deripaska's Sochi hotel complex seized after Russian court order … A Russian court has ordered the seizure of a luxury hotel complex owned by billionaire Oleg Deripaska, one of the few oligarchs to have criticised President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine …
Discussion: Defense One, DNyuz and Political Wire
Andrew Atterbury / Politico:
DeSantis lays out ‘blueprint’ to elect more conservatives on school boards  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to continue wielding his political influence in school board races across the state after his campaign helped two dozen conservative candidates win during this year's midterm elections.
DCCC:
JEFFRIES ANNOUNCES SUZAN DELBENE AS DCCC CHAIR FOR 2024 CYCLE  —  DelBene a successful former DCCC Red-to-Blue and Frontline Member  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Incoming Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced today that he has tapped Congresswoman Suzan DelBene of Washington to lead …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Fox News
 
 
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Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
DEA seized enough fentanyl to kill every person in the U.S. in 2022
Discussion: Fox News and Political Wire
Jacob Shamsian / Insider:
E. Jean Carroll said in deposition she held back Trump rape allegation to not be seen as ‘spoiled goods’
Discussion: Bloomberg
Peter Eavis / New York Times:
Clean Energy Quest Pits Google Against Utilities
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Ron Klain deserves his share of credit for Biden's success
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Bring Trump to Justice
Washington Post:
Biden aides brace for GOP's looming Afghanistan probe
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 Earlier Items: 
Nicole Narea / Vox:
A Pennsylvania county delayed certifying the midterms. That has scary implications for 2024.
Discussion: Associated Press
Emily Birnbaum / Bloomberg:
Big Tech Divided and Conquered to Block Key Bipartisan Bills
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Karoline Leavitt / Fox News:
I am a Gen Z Republican and my time in the trenches taught me this about 2024
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Feds Are ‘Begging’ Congress to Stop Trump Donation Scam
Discussion: Raw Story
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