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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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Cassidy Hutchinson told the January 6 committee she felt pressure from Trump allies not to talk and instead risk ‘contempt’ — The final straw for former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson with her first attorney, paid through allies of former President Donald Trump …
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Politico:
Trump acknowledged his election loss to McCarthy before Jan. 6, Hutchinson testified — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told then-White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson in the days before Jan. 6, 2021, that Donald Trump had privately acknowledged losing the 2020 election …
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New York Times:
Jan. 6 Witness Told Panel That Lawyer Tried to Influence Her Testimony — Cassidy Hutchinson recounted to the House select committee how a lawyer with ties to former President Donald J. Trump said to her that she should “focus on protecting the president.” — WASHINGTON — Cassidy Hutchinson …
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Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Trump Admitted It Was ‘Embarrassing’ He Lost, According To Cassidy Hutchinson Transcript
Trump Admitted It Was ‘Embarrassing’ He Lost, According To Cassidy Hutchinson Transcript
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New York Times:
George Santos Breaks Silence: ‘I Have My Story to Tell.’ (Next Week.) — Mr. Santos, the congressman-elect from New York, has yet to address numerous inconsistencies raised by The New York Times about his background. — Representative-elect George Santos broke his silence on Thursday …
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Matt Lavietes / NBC News:
N.Y. Attorney General's Office ‘looking into’ allegations against George Santos — The New York Attorney General's office said it is “looking into a number of issues” surrounding Congressman-elect George Santos, who was the subject of a bombshell New York Times investigation that questions whether …
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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.”
Tyson Brody / New York Times:
George Santos and How Opposition Research Really Works
George Santos and How Opposition Research Really Works
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Kerry Picket / Washington Times:
More Santos tricks: His campaign staffer accused of impersonating McCarthy aide in bid for donations
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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Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
ByteDance Inquiry Finds Employees Obtained User Data of 2 Journalists
ByteDance Inquiry Finds Employees Obtained User Data of 2 Journalists
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Hannah Murphy / Financial Times:
TikTok admits tracking FT journalist in leaks investigation
TikTok admits tracking FT journalist in leaks investigation
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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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Nick Catoggio / The Dispatch:
Fashion Statement … Where do you stand on the momentous question of Volodymyr Zelensky's attire? — I'm okay with it. … But it's something of a tradition for foreign leaders trying to rally the free world against fascists bent on conquest. — I didn't expect to be writing about men's apparel today.
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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 …
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to be released on $250 million bail, will live with his parents
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to be released on $250 million bail, will live with his parents
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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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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
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Trump calls spending bill a ‘disaster’: ‘Every single Republican should vote no’
Trump calls spending bill a ‘disaster’: ‘Every single Republican should vote no’
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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 …
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.
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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.
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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 …
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Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
Kamala Harris had a most excellent year — Vice President Harris walked into her ceremonial office at the White House with a broad smile and easy confidence when we sat down for an interview on the Monday before Christmas. And why shouldn't she smile? President Biden's electoral right-hand ma'am …
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Reuters:
Venezuela opposition vote to remove Guaido's interim government — Venezuela's political opposition to the ruling Socialists voted on Thursday by a wide margin to remove the interim government led by Juan Guaido, as they seek a united front ahead of presidential elections tentatively scheduled for 2024.
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Kristen Doerer / Mother Jones:
Hate Leader Nick Fuentes Is Recruiting Incels — Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. — The former president of the United States wanted his guests to be seen. His meeting with Ye, a.k.a. Kanye West …
Fox News:
Biden fumed, dropped f-bombs as border crisis intensified, new book claims — ‘The Fight of His Life’ is due to be released next month — Migrants smuggled across US border from all over the world — President Biden was furious and cursed repeatedly about the border crisis …
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NBC News:
Jan. 6 participant arrested after hours-long standoff with the FBI — A man who carried what appeared to be a hammer at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 got into a standoff Thursday with the FBI for hours before he was arrested by special agents for his role in the riot, law enforcement officials told NBC News.
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Lee Brown / New York Post:
Marines told to stop using ‘sir,’ 'ma'am' to avoid ‘misgendering’ superiors — No more “Yes, sir!” — The US Marines may ban recruits from respectfully addressing senior members as “sir” or “ma'am” to avoid “misgendering” and offending them. — The woke recommendation …
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