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Jacob Kornbluh / The Forward:
Document reveals Santos boasted of being ‘proud American Jew’ during campaign — Congressman-elect George Santos, a Republican from New York who reportedly lied about his Jewish heritage and has admitted he fabricated key details of his resume, said in an interview Monday evening that he never claimed to be Jewish.
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New York Times:
G.O.P. Leadership Remains Silent Over George Santos's Falsehoods — The muted response from party leaders suggested that so far they were prepared to mete out little, if any, punishment to the congressman-elect. — WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders were silent on Tuesday …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The scale of George Santos's deceit — and the remaining questions — A New York politician who built his 2022 campaign on false claims about his biography is set to take his seat next week in Congress. — And for the first time since those claims were spotlighted last week by the New York Times …
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Brad Dress / The Hill:
Republican Jewish Coalition says George Santos ‘not welcome’ at events after revelations
Republican Jewish Coalition says George Santos ‘not welcome’ at events after revelations
William McGurn / Wall Street Journal:
It's Joe Biden's Border Now — The fight over Title 42 encapsulates all the dysfunctions of immigration policy. — WSJ Opinion: How Biden's Border Mess Began With a Reverse Trump Mindset — YOU MAY ALSO LIKE — Created with sketchtool. — 1x — The border will soon be open.
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court keeps in place Trump-era immigration policy allowing asylum-seekers to be quickly turned away — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Title 42 — a Trump-era immigration policy implemented when the pandemic broke out to quickly expel asylum-seekers at the border …
Associated Press:
US Supreme Court keeps asylum limits in place for now — The Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on asylum in place for now, dashing hopes of migrants who have been fleeing violence and inequality in Latin America and elsewhere to reach the United States.
Politico:
Supreme Court blocks lifting of Trump-era Title 42 border policy
Supreme Court blocks lifting of Trump-era Title 42 border policy
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Extremism and Disinformation Research:
Chaya Raichik appears to have trespassed at the Capitol — Newly-released analysis of footage appears to show Chaya Raichik, the woman behind the LibsOfTikTok account, trespassing on restricted grounds of the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021. — Today Chaya Raichik …
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Crooks and Liars
Paul Kirby / BBC:
Russian sausage tycoon Pavel Antov dies in Indian hotel fall — Russian sausage tycoon Pavel Antov has been found dead at an Indian hotel, two days after a friend died during the same trip. — They were visiting the eastern state of Odisha and the millionaire, who was also a local politician …
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Lauren Fox / CNN:
Trump tax returns to be released by House panel on Friday — The House Ways and Means Committee will release former President Donald Trump's tax returns Friday morning, a source familiar confirmed to CNN. — The returns will be placed into the congressional record on Friday morning during a House pro forma session.
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Moira Warburton / Reuters:
Trump tax returns to be released by U.S. House panel on Friday
Trump tax returns to be released by U.S. House panel on Friday
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Nicholas Nehamas / Miami Herald:
DeSantis aide — using alias ‘Clarice Starling’ — helped ex-client bid on migrant flights — A top aide to Gov. Ron DeSantis used a private email address with the alias “Clarice Starling” — a reference to the Hannibal Lecter serial killer novels — to help his former client win a state contract …
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Kim Bellware / Washington Post:
‘Driving force’ in plot to kidnap Mich. governor sentenced to 16 years — The co-leader of the failed plot by right-wing extremists to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 was sentenced in federal court Tuesday to 16 years in prison, far below the life sentence sought by federal prosecutors …
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Reuters:
Ringleader in plot to kidnap Michigan governor sentenced to 16 years in prison
Ringleader in plot to kidnap Michigan governor sentenced to 16 years in prison
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Rod Dreher / The American Conservative:
A Darkness Revealed — What the FBI archives showed about my dad's distant past — That image above is of my father on his deathbed in August 2015. Jesus was watching him. — A friend back in the US forwarded to me yesterday a Twitter thread in which a leftist journalist uncovered …
Noah Feldman / Bloomberg:
Supreme Court's ‘Nostalgia Doctrine’ Is Trump's Biggest Legacy — 2022 turned out to be the most consequential year of Donald Trump's presidency. This year, the Supreme Court proved that its hard-right turn will be the most enduring legacy of his sorry four years in office.
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Susan Page / USA Today:
In search of the perfect president: What Americans say they want, from age to gender — Republicans and Democrats value different leadership styles in the Oval Office, one reason it's hard to get things done. — What if you could pick a president to order?
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Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico:
Republicans see little resistance from the business lobby after ‘anti-woke’ attacks — Republican lawmakers are vowing to crack down on big investment managers pushing climate and social agendas. But the Wall Street giants are finding they have few defenders in Washington to help fend off the assault.
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Ron DeSantis offered to ‘hide’ Libs of TikTok founder despite California residency: report — Right-wing activist Chaya Raichik said that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) offered to “hide” her after she was exposed as the person behind the @libsoftiktok Twitter account.
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David Ng / Breitbart:
Disney's ABC Under Pressure to Fire Whoopi Goldberg After She Defends Saying Holocaust Wasn't Racially Motivated — Disney's ABC is coming under pressure to fire The View's Whoopi Goldberg after she doubled down on her comments about the Holocaust, claiming in a recent interview that the murder …
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Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Social Security denies disability benefits based on list with jobs from 1977 — Despite spending at least $250 million to modernize its vocational system, the agency still relies on 45-year-old job titles to deny thousands of claims a year. — He had made it through four years of denials and appeals …
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New York Times:
‘Tragic Battle’: On the Front Lines of China's Covid Crisis — Medical staff are outnumbered and working sick as the nation's health care system buckles under the strain of a spiraling crisis. — Slumped in wheelchairs and lying on gurneys, the sickened patients crowd every nook and cranny …
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Spencer Lindquist / Breitbart:
Knoxville Mayor Attends ‘All-Ages’ Christmas-Themed Drag Show with Simulated Sex Acts — The mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee, attended a lewd Christmas-themed drag show that was marketed for “all-ages.” — Democrat Mayor Indya Kincannon bragged on Facebook that she attended a “Drag Queen Christmas” in Knoxville.
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Neil Munro / Breitbart:
Poll Shows Media, Politicians Hide Migration Numbers from Americans — Public opposition to President Joe Biden's lax border policies surges when voters discover the huge scale of the economic migration, according to polling data from a December survey by Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll.
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Heather Hamilton / Washington Examiner:
‘Be open to learning’: Democratic lawmaker blasted for deleting tweet after Elon Musk fact-check — Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) is being called out and fact-checked after attempting to slam the latest release of “Twitter Files.” — In another bombshell release of Twitter Files on Monday …
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Noam Scheiber / New York Times:
‘Most Pro-Union President’ Runs Into Doubts in Labor Ranks — Many union leaders say the Biden White House has delivered on its promises. But its handling of a freight rail dispute has given rise to detractors. — Joseph R. Biden Jr. vowed to be “the most pro-union president you've ever seen.”
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