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2:20 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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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 …
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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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 …
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
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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
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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.
Discussion: Raw Story, Twitchy and The Daily Beast
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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CNBC:
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to be released on $250 million bail, will live with his parents
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 …
Discussion: New York Focus, LI Press and DNyuz
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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
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.
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.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: NewsNation
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.
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 …
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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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Reuters:
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