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7:20 AM ET, December 21, 2022

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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Four Crimes: The Jan. 6th Committee Recommends Prosecution for Trump  —  An overview of the evidence for each of the committee's criminal referrals.  —  A JANUARY 6 VIDEO OF FORMER US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TELLING HIS SUPPORTERS TO GO HOME, IS SEEN ON SCREEN DURING A HEARING …
New York Times:
Lawyer for Key Jan. 6 Witness Seeks to Rebut Panel's Claim of Interference  —  Stefan Passantino, who represented Cassidy Hutchinson in the early stages of the House select committee's investigation, took a leave of absence from his law firm.  —  WASHINGTON — A former lawyer for a White House aide …
Discussion: Political Wire and Bloomberg
CBS News:
Exclusive: Trump aide testified he saw Trump “tearing” documents; Meadows also once told him, “Don't come into the room”  —  Nick Luna, a former White House aide to President Donald Trump, told the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the Capitol that he witnessed Trump …
Discussion: New York Post, Raw Story and The Hill
William Saletan / The Bulwark:
Piecing Together What Trump Knew and When He Knew It
Discussion: New York Daily News
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
No, the Jan. 6 committee didn't make Trump stronger
Discussion: New York Daily News and Raw Story
NBC News:
House committee votes to make public Donald Trump's personal and business tax records  —  House committee votes to release Donald Trump's tax returns  —  The House Ways and Means Committee voted Tuesday to make six years of former President Donald Trump's tax returns public …
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CNN:
READ: House Ways and Means Committee report finding Trump was not properly audited by IRS as president  —  The Democratic-led House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday released a summary report that concluded the IRS failed to audit former President Donald Trump's taxes as required under the mandatory presidential audit program.
New York Times:
I.R.S. Delayed Auditing Trump in Office Despite Mandate, House Panel Finds  —  The House Ways and Means Committee voted to release six years of Mr. Trump's tax returns, and members revealed that the I.R.S. failed to follow its own policy because it did not audit Mr. Trump during his first two years in office.
AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
House Committee Votes ‘Yes’ on Releasing Trump's Tax Returns
BBC:
Zelensky in Washington: Ukraine's leader heads to US for first foreign trip  —  Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is on his way to Washington, where he will meet US President Joe Biden on Wednesday.  —  It is his first foreign trip since Russia invaded in February.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Zelenskyy in Washington, Scalise in waiting  —  With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  HOLIDAY SURPRISE — Ukrainian President VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY is set to visit Washington today in his first known journey outside his besieged nation since Russian troops invaded 300 days ago.
Washington Post:
Zelensky slated to meet Biden, appear in Congress on Wednesday  —  The trip will mark his first public international appearance since Russia invaded Ukraine  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday plans to appear in Washington to meet with President Biden and visit Capitol Hill …
Lois Beckett / The Guardian:
Police provide first official details of Elon Musk's alleged stalker incident  —  Police say a member of Elon Musk's security team is currently a suspect in their investigation, not a victim  —  Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted last week that a “crazy stalker” followed a car carrying …
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NBC News:
California police say member of Elon Musk's security team is a suspect following stalker claim
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Congress releases major spending bill with election reforms to prevent another Jan. 6  —  WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders released a bipartisan government funding bill early Tuesday that includes a rewrite of federal election laws aimed at preventing another Jan. 6-style attack …
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Ryan King / Washington Examiner:
‘Dead on arrival’: McCarthy threatens to tank McConnell's agenda if Senate GOP votes for omnibus
Washington Post:
No conclusive evidence Russia is behind Nord Stream attack  —  World leaders were quick to blame Moscow for explosions along the undersea natural gas pipelines.  But some Western officials now doubt the Kremlin was responsible.  —  After explosions in late September severely damaged undersea pipelines built …
Politico:
New book says Biden called Harris a ‘work in progress’  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration.  With help from Allie Bice.  —  In the first months of his presidency, JOE BIDEN vented his frustration …
Antony J. Blinken / United States Department of State:
Standing with Afghanistan's Women and Girls  —  The United States condemns in the strongest terms the Taliban's indefensible decision to ban women from universities, keep secondary schools closed to girls, and continue to impose other restrictions on the ability of women and girls in Afghanistan …
Discussion: The Guardian, DNyuz and Bloomberg
Lee Fang / The Intercept:
Twitter Aided the Pentagon in its Covert Online Propaganda Campaign … Twitter executives have claimed for years that the company makes concerted efforts to detect and thwart government-backed covert propaganda campaigns on its platform.  —  Behind the scenes, however …
Todd Bensman / CIS.org:
Latin American Media: Migrants Marching North for Title 42's Funeral  —  Never mind last-minute legal delays, untold thousands are already at the international starting line, with many more on the way  —  AUSTIN, Texas - In a “social phenomenon never seen before in the history of the region” …
Discussion: Dallas Morning News and KVIA-TV
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.
Wall Street Journal:
FTX Wants to Claw Back Sam Bankman-Fried's Donations  —  Customer assets were allegedly used for investments, real-estate purchases and political contributions  —  Watch: Sam Bankman-Fried Closer to Extradition After Bahamas Hearing  —  Created with sketchtool. … 1x
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The Twitter-FBI story relies far more on insinuation than evidence  —  The third-most important story of Oct. 7, 2016, was a warning from the federal government about Russian efforts to interfere with that year's presidential election.  It was an unusual message and a relatively vague one …
Bloomberg:
Sam Bankman-Fried to Fly to US Wednesday, Escorted by FBI Agents  —  Federal authorities are set to whisk Sam Bankman-Fried to the US on Wednesday to face a range of criminal charges related to the collapse of the FTX crypto exchange.  —  Bankman-Fried signed his surrender documents on Tuesday …
Sarah Wallace / NBC New York:
Face Recognition Tech Gets Girl Scout Mom Booted From Rockettes Show — Due to Where She Works  —  A recent incident at Radio City Music Hall involving the mother of a Girl Scout is shedding light on the growing controversy of facial recognition, as critics claim it is being used …
Hugh Son / CNBC:
Wells Fargo agrees to $3.7 billion settlement with CFPB over consumer abuses  — Wells Fargo agreed to a $3.7 billion settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over customer abuses tied to mortgages, auto loans and overdraft fees, the regulator said Tuesday.
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Hannah Levitt / Bloomberg:
Wells Fargo to Pay $3.7 Billion for Mistreating Customers
Annie Linskey / Wall Street Journal:
White House Looks at Benefits to Lure Americans Back Into Workforce  —  Biden administration officials are crafting a 2023 economic agenda  —  WASHINGTON—Top White House economic officials are considering a renewed push for a suite of policies aimed at luring more Americans back to work …
Discussion: The Hill
 
 
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