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New York Post:
Liar Rep.-elect George Santos admits fabricating key details of his bio — Long Island Rep.-elect George Santos came clean to The Post on Monday, admitting that he lied on the campaign trail about his education and work experience — but insisting that the controversy won't deter him from serving out his two-year term in Congress.
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New York Times:
George Santos Admits to Lying About College and Work History — The congressman-elect told The New York Post that he had not graduated from college or worked at two major Wall Street companies, as he had previously claimed. — Representative-elect George Santos admitted on Monday …
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Kipp Jones / Mediaite:
GOP Congressman-Elect George Santos Says He's ‘Sorry’ He Lied to His Voters: ‘We Do Stupid Things in Life’ — Embattled Republican congressman-elect George Santos (R-NY) admitted he lied about his credentials during a Monday interview with the New York Post.
Kyle Blaine / CNN:
Rep.-elect George Santos admits to lying about resume, says he's ‘not a criminal’ — GOP Rep.-elect George Santos of New York admitted in two separate interviews on Monday to lying about parts of his resume but claimed that he hasn't committed any crimes and intends to serve in Congress.
Washington Post:
Rep.-elect George Santos acknowledges ‘résumé embellishment’ but answers little on finances — The Long Island Republican was pressed to address questions about whether he fabricated his biography and why he reported skyrocketing wealth — George Santos, a Long Island Republican …
Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
George Santos Finally Speaks: I WILL Be Sworn In — The congressman-elect also issued a vague apology for “resume embellishment” in his first remarks after the Times exposed holes in his backstory. — George Santos, the Republican Congressman-elect from Long Island caught in a web …
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Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
‘Enough Really Is Enough’: Arizona Governor-Elect Katie Hobbs Seeks More Than $500,000 in Sanctions for Kari Lake and Her Lawyers — Arizona's Governor-elect Katie Hobbs (D) asked a judge on Monday for more than half a million dollars in sanctions against her defeated rival Kari Lake (R) …
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David Zweig / The Free Press:
How Twitter Rigged the Covid Debate — The platform suppressed true information from doctors and public-health experts that was at odds with U.S. government policy. — By the time reporter David Zweig got to the 10th floor conference room at Twitter Headquarters on Market Street in San Francisco …
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Pennsylvania politics are heated. It soon could be utter chaos — PHILADELPHIA — Democrats in Pennsylvania won the majority of seats in the state House this fall, powered by voter backlash to the fall of Roe v. Wade. — But come next year, it's anybody's guess which party will actually hold the speaker's gavel.
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Democrats, Feeling New Strength, Plan to Go on Offense on Voting Rights
Democrats, Feeling New Strength, Plan to Go on Offense on Voting Rights
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NBC News:
Four substations attacked in Washington state, leaving thousands without power — Four Washington electricity substations targeted in attack — Four electricity substations in the Tacoma, Washington, area were attacked Sunday, affecting thousands of customers, authorities said.
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Rob Copeland / New York Times:
In the Bahamas, a Lingering Sympathy for Sam Bankman-Fried — Residents there have a generous view of the disgraced FTX founder, who has been accused of misusing billions of dollars in customer funds. — Rob Copeland reported this story from New Providence Island in the Bahamas.
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Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Far-Right GOPer Unloads on Marjorie Taylor Greene: You ‘Crossed A Rubicon!’ — ‘CALLING US LIARS!’ — Far-right Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) has accused Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) of having “crossed a rubicon” after she slammed Republicans who intend to vote against a Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speakership.
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Gavin Bade / Politico:
‘A sea change’: Biden reverses decades of Chinese trade policy — After decades of U.S. efforts to engage China with the prospect of greater development through trade, the era of cooperation is coming to a screeching halt. — The White House and Congress are quietly reshaping …
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Joseph Choi / The Hill:
DeSantis's request for COVID vaccine probe denounced by health experts — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's (R) petition for a grand jury investigation into COVID-19 vaccines, in which he decries the ongoing vaccine campaign as “propaganda” by the Biden administration, is drawing fierce criticism from health experts.
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Political Wire and Just The News