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9:00 AM ET, December 23, 2022

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Washington Post:
Live updates: Jan. 6 report recommends Congress ban Trump from running again  —  Congress should consider barring former president Donald Trump and others from holding office again, according to the recommendations section of the committee's report.  —  The 14th Amendment allows barring people …
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Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Major Highlights of the January 6 Report  —  What follows are highlights of the January 6th Select Committee's final report from our initial review.  Our discussion includes but is not limited to the report's findings and treatment of issues including:  — Criminal misconduct in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Discussion: Variety
New York Times:
Jan. 6 Witness Told Panel That Lawyer Tried to Influence Her Testimony
Politico:
Extremists at the vanguard of a siege: The Jan. 6 panel's last word
Discussion: Roll Call
New York Times:
George Santos's Early Life: Odd Jobs, Bad Debts and Lawsuits  —  Representative-elect George Santos, who is under scrutiny over potentially misrepresenting key parts of his campaign biography, had other undisclosed troubles in his early career.  —  The calls would come in to Dish Network …
Discussion: LI Press
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Benjy Sarlin / Semafor:
Surprise: George Santos might sort of be telling the truth about something  —  Congressman-elect George Santos, R-NY, who is accused of faking just about every single aspect of his biography, said on Twitter he had a “story to tell” and would clear things up “next week.”
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Kerry Picket / Washington Times:   More Santos tricks: His campaign staffer accused of impersonating McCarthy aide in bid for donations
Tyson Brody / New York Times:
George Santos and How Opposition Research Really Works
Washington Post:
Deep secrecy, high risk: How Zelensky's improbable D.C. visit came together  —  Plans were kept within a tiny group as the Ukrainian president prepared to leave his war-ravaged country for the whirlwind trip.  —  When a U.S. military aircraft landed on the tarmac in Rzeszow, Poland …
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Anthony Zurcher / BBC:
Zelensky makes his pitch - will US sceptics buy it?
Daniel Nichanian / Bolts:
Kathy Hochul Pushes New York's Highest Court to the Right  —  Fresh off her narrow re-election win in November, Governor Kathy Hochul had an opportunity this month to steer New York's highest court toward either ideological direction.  —  She chose to push it to the right on Thursday …
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New York Times:
Sam Bankman-Fried Released on $250 Million Bond With Restrictions  —  The disgraced cryptocurrency executive appeared in court in Manhattan after his extradition from the Bahamas.  He will live with his parents in California.  —  Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced former cryptocurrency executive …
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
The Final Campaign … Donald Trump was calling from Mar-a-Lago.  It was a Monday afternoon in the middle of December.  He was at his desk in what is known as 45 Office, a room on the second floor, above what is known as the Donald J. Trump Grand Ballroom, 20,000 square feet festooned …
Discussion: New York Times
Emily Baker-White / Forbes:
EXCLUSIVE: TikTok Spied On Forbes Journalists  —  ByteDance confirmed it used TikTok to monitor journalists' physical location using their IP addresses, as first reported by Forbes in October.  —  An internal investigation by ByteDance, the parent company of video-sharing platform TikTok …
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Wall Street Journal:
North Korea Sending Arms to Russian Mercenary Group Fighting in Ukraine, U.S. Says  —  Pyongyang steps in as Russian President Putin acknowledges that weaponry is dwindling  —  WASHINGTON—North Korea has sent a large arms delivery to the Wagner Group, the Russian mercenary force whose influence …
Los Angeles Times:
Dying for your high: The untold exploitation and misery in America's weed industry  —  Sareth Sin, 67, died upright, seated in a plastic chair, on Christmas Day.  He was asphyxiated by fumes from the generator he ran to chase the desert chill out of a cannabis greenhouse on the eastern edge of Los Angeles County.
Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Past cases with classified papers show legal risk for Trump, experts say  —  While prosecuting a former president would be difficult, it's not unusual to charge people who knowingly take top-secret documents  —  In Kansas City, a former FBI analyst pleaded guilty in October to taking home …
Tara Palmeri / Puck:
Biden's Surprise Challenger & Scalise's Speaker Weapon  —  News and notes around town as Washington prepares to enjoy the brief calm before the new Congress storm. … Since then, I learned that Marianne Williamson, the spiritual activist and 2020 candidate, has been actively making significant moves toward challenging Biden.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Breitbart
Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
‘Get Rid of the Video!’:  Putin Crony Freaks Out in Live TV Flop Over Zelensky Clip  —  An on-air mishap over a video depicting Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington did not go over well with Moscow's top mouthpiece.  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky captured the world's attention with a historic trip to Washington this week.
Maya Yang / The Guardian:
DeSantis appoints judge who denied abortion to girl over school grades  —  Jared Smith, who issued controversial ruling in January, named to new court of appeal by Florida governor  —  Florida's rightwing Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, has appointed a judge who was previously ousted …
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC News:
Senate passes $1.7 trillion government funding bill that overhauls U.S. election law  —  The bill now goes to the House before it can head to Biden's desk for his signature.  The legislation must be enacted by Saturday to avoid a government shutdown.  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate voted …
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
McConnell touts GOP wins: Preserving the filibuster and boosting military spending
Discussion: Semafor
 
 
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Hey. The Local Paper Was All Over Notorious Liar And Weirdo George Santos
Discussion: RedState and Washington Times
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Do Not Cross Ron DeSantis
NBC News:
Jan. 6 participant arrested after hours-long standoff with the FBI
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
Kamala Harris had a most excellent year
Discussion: Newsbusters and NewsNation
 Earlier Items: 
Reid Wilson / Pluribus News:
Sun Belt adds population while California, New York shrink
Joe Biden / Yahoo News:
Looking back at 2022, I feel more confident about America than ever
Discussion: Associated Press
Dominic Waghorn / Sky News:
CCTV shows chilling moment Russian FSB agents and soldiers scour Ukrainian orphanage for children
Discussion: Raw Story
Lee Brown / New York Post:
Marines told to stop using ‘sir,’ 'ma'am' to avoid ‘misgendering’ superiors
Stephanie McCrummen / Washington Post:
In rural Georgia, an unlikely rebel against Trumpism
Discussion: Insider
Kristen Doerer / Mother Jones:
Hate Leader Nick Fuentes Is Recruiting Incels
 

 
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