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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.
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CNN:
Exclusive: Trump's former White House ethics lawyer told Cassidy Hutchinson to give misleading testimony to January 6 committee, sources say  —  The January 6 committee made a startling allegation on Monday, claiming it had evidence that a Trump-backed attorney urged a key witness to mislead the committee about details they recalled.
Discussion: Raw Story, Hackwhackers, Mediaite and Axios
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
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Many Senate Republicans aren't protecting Trump after Jan. 6 panel's nod to criminal charges
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Four Crimes: The Jan. 6th Committee Recommends Prosecution for Trump
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  —  Police in Southern California said Tuesday they were seeking additional information about an incident last week that Twitter CEO Elon Musk said prompted him to crack down on accounts that track whereabouts of private jets — including his.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Live Updates: House Committee Meets Privately About Releasing Trump's Taxes  —  The former president, who rejected modern tradition by keeping his returns private, fought the committee for almost four years.  Democrats said they needed Mr. Trump's records from 2015 to 2020 to assess an I.R.S. program that audits presidents.
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NBC News:
House committee votes on Donald Trump's personal and business tax records  —  The House Ways and Means Committee voted Tuesday to make public a report about President Donald Trump's tax returns — potentially ending years of speculation about what they might reveal about his business dealings and personal wealth.
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.
AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
House Committee Votes ‘Yes’ on Releasing Trump's Tax Returns
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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Ryan King / Washington Examiner:
‘Dead on arrival’: McCarthy threatens to tank McConnell's agenda if Senate GOP votes for omnibus
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BBC:
Ukraine's Zelensky planning to visit US on Wednesday - reports
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: The Hill, New York Post and Raw Story
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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
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 …
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 …
Umair Irfan / Vox:
America's most important EV is also its goofiest  —  A new fleet of electric mail trucks heralds the next phase of the EV revolution.  —  Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor climate change stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.
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Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
Postal Service will electrify trucks by 2026 in climate win for Biden
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 …
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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Matt Pusatory / wusa9.com:
Council considers upping hotel tax to boost DC tourism  —  DC leaders say tourism has taken a hit during the pandemic and an increased tax will help raise money for advertising.  —  WASHINGTON — The DC Council is holding its final session Tuesday before new members are sworn in next month.
Discussion: NBC4 Washington
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 …
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 …
Annie Linskey / Wall Street Journal:
White House Looks at Increasing 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
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 …
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: DNyuz, Defense One and Political Wire
Mia Jankowicz / Insider:
Marjorie Taylor Greene attacks Lauren Boebert, calls her childish and mocks her struggle to get re-elected  — Marjorie Taylor Greene ripped into Lauren Boebert on Monday, saying she acted “childishly.”  — Greene reacted to Boebert's refusal to endorse her choice of Kevin McCarthy for Speaker of the House.
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.
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.
 
 
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Associated Press:
Police seize on COVID-19 tech to expand global surveillance
Discussion: HotAir and Associated Press
Antony J. Blinken / United States Department of State:
Standing with Afghanistan's Women and Girls
Discussion: The Guardian and DNyuz
Shannon Osaka / Washington Post:
This little-known bottleneck is blocking clean energy for millions
Discussion: Off the Kuff
Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
Liz Cheney has been a godsend for democracy, but she doesn't fit anywhere in US politics
Discussion: Breitbart
Landon Mion / Fox News:
Stanford releases guide to eliminate ‘harmful language,’ cautions against calling US citizens ‘American’
 Earlier Items: 
Jacob Shamsian / Insider:
E. Jean Carroll said in deposition she held back Trump rape allegation to not be seen as ‘spoiled goods’
Discussion: Associated Press and Bloomberg
Reuters:
The man behind Trump World's myth of rigged voting machines
Discussion: Raw Story
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Scoop: ProPublica to return SBF funds
Jerusalem Demsas / The Atlantic:
The Homeownership Society Was a Mistake
Discussion: HotAir
Politico:
Abortion roiled the midterms. Now it will define the presidential race.
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Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
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Hayden Field / CNBC:
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