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7:15 PM ET, December 23, 2022

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New York Times:
Jan. 6 Panel Issues Final Report, Placing Blame for Capitol Riot on ‘One Man’  —  The report expanded on this summer's televised hearings, describing in detail what it called former President Donald J. Trump's “multipart plan” to overturn the 2020 election.  —  WASHINGTON — Declaring …
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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.
David Remnick / New Yorker:
The Devastating New History of the January 6th Insurrection  —  The House report describes both a catastrophe and a way forward.  —  The New Yorker is publishing the full report of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack, in partnership with Celadon Books.
Diana Glebova / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Con Job And A Disgrace’: Donald Trump Issues Video Response To Jan. 6 Report  —  Former President Donald Trump issued a video response to the release of the Jan. 6 report Friday, claiming the committee investigating the riot omitted evidence, made false statements and …
Discussion: Political Wire
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:   The Jan. 6 report's most important finding: Trump enabled extremist groups
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
The Biggest Takeaway from the January 6 Report
Mattathias Schwartz / Insider:
The January 6 committee did not finish the job
Discussion: New York Times, CNN and RedState
Reuters:
Exclusive: Elon Musk orders removal of Twitter suicide prevention feature, sources say  —  Twitter Inc removed a feature in the past few days that promoted suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up certain content, according to two people familiar with the matter …
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
House Clears $1.7 Trillion Spending Package, Averting Shutdown  —  The bill, which passed the Senate on Thursday, now heads to President Biden's desk for his signature.  —  WASHINGTON — Congress on Friday cleared a roughly $1.7 trillion government funding package that would provide significant increases …
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
House passes $1.7 trillion spending bill that rewrites U.S. election law, sending it to Biden to sign
Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:
Congress approves new election rules in Jan. 6 response
Discussion: The Hill and NBC News
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
The Back End of an Omnibus  —  WSJ Opinion: Will Biden Run Again?  Should He?  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
House approves $1.7 trillion omnibus bill amid GOP objections, sending it to Biden
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: The Hill, Mediaite and Raw Story
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Punchbowl News:
DOJ blocking Congress' access to Trump Mar-a-Lago docs
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Raw Story
New York Times:
Tory Lanez Found Guilty of Shooting Megan Thee Stallion  —  Mr. Lanez, a Canadian rapper, was convicted of firing at the Houston hip-hop star after an argument in 2020.  The matter became the subject of speculation and gossip on social media and in songs.  —  LOS ANGELES …
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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 polite young customer service agent …
Wall Street Journal:
Putin, Isolated and Distrustful, Leans on Handful of Hard-Line Advisers  —  Russia's president built a power structure designed to deliver him the information he wants to hear, feeding into his miscalculation on the Ukraine war  —  MOSCOW—Russian troops were losing the battle for Lyman …
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Mary Ilyushina / Washington Post:
Putin declares ‘war’ - aloud - forsaking his special euphemistic operation
Bryan Metzger / Insider:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been vacationing in Costa Rica during one of the most consequential legislative weeks of the year  — Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been vacationing in Costa Rica this week.  — That's despite the House voting on a major government spending bill that she's dubbed the “omnimonster.”
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W. James Antle III / Washington Examiner:
‘Majority’ Taylor Greene: Georgia lawmaker angles to be GOP kingmaker
Discussion: Insider
Tyler Durden / ZeroHedge News:
Arizona Gov Forced To Dismantle $80 Million Cargo-Container Wall He Just Built  —  Under the duress of a federal lawsuit, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has agreed to dismantle two long sections of border wall the state built out of stacked shipping containers capped by concertina wire.
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
McConnell calls out ‘diminished’ Trump, vows not to bow to his candidates in 2024  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell deferred to former President Donald Trump's handpicked candidates in competitive midterm races, culminating in jarring defeats and a larger Democratic majority that bucked the odds.
Pam Belluck / New York Times:
The F.D.A. Now Says It Plainly: Morning-After Pills Are Not Abortion Pills  —  Labels of Plan B One-Step had previously said, without scientific evidence, that the pill might block fertilized eggs from implanting in the womb.  —  The Food and Drug Administration on Friday significantly changed …
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Caller
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US Food and Drug Administration:
Plan B One-Step (1.5 mg levonorgestrel) Information
Discussion: Associated Press, ABC News and STAT
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Journalists who won't delete Musk tweets remain locked out of Twitter  —  Elon Musk suspended reporters from Twitter and later reinstated them, but with a catch: They must nix their tweets related to the account @ElonJet, which has tracked Musk's private plane using public data
 
 
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