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CNN:
Trump's tax returns confirm he paid little in federal income taxes in his first and last year of presidency — Six years of Donald Trump's federal tax returns released on Friday show the former president paid very little in federal income taxes the first and last year of his presidency …
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Noah Bookbinder / The Atlantic:
The IRS Really, Really Should Have Audited Trump — Six years after Donald Trump should have disclosed his tax returns to the public, they have finally been released. This took advocacy, congressional action, and litigation that went to the Supreme Court—all to obtain basic financial transparency from a president.
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New York Times:
Trump Tax Returns Released by House Democrats — The publication of former President Donald J. Trump's private tax documents comes amid questions about why the I.R.S. failed to fully audit him during his presidency. … WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Friday released six years …
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Associated Press:
Trump's tax returns released after long fight with Congress — Democrats in Congress released six years of former President Donald Trump's tax returns on Friday, the culmination of a yearslong effort to learn more about the finances of a onetime business mogul who broke decades of political precedent …
Chris Pandolfo / Fox News:
Democrats release former President Donald Trump's tax returns
Democrats release former President Donald Trump's tax returns
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The Daily Caller, NPR, Washington Post, CNN and Washington Examiner
CNN:
Key findings from the latest Jan. 6 panel transcripts, including from Donald Trump Jr. and others
Key findings from the latest Jan. 6 panel transcripts, including from Donald Trump Jr. and others
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Raw Story, The Hill, HuffPost, New York Times, BizPac Review, Insider, CBS News, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite and Washington Examiner
Matthew Sheffield / TYT Network:
Former Top Trump Aide: Republicans Thought Lying About 2020 Would Help Careers
Former Top Trump Aide: Republicans Thought Lying About 2020 Would Help Careers
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The Hill, The Independent, New York Post, RedState, Washington Examiner, HuffPost and Mediaite
New York Times:
Santos, a Suburban House and $11,000 in Campaign Payments for ‘Rent’ — Representative-elect George Santos, under scrutiny after fabricating much of his résumé, also spent campaign funds on $40,000 worth of air travel. — The company was called Cleaner 123 …
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Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
A tiny paper broke the George Santos scandal, but no one paid attention — Months before the New York Times published a December article suggesting Rep.-elect George Santos (R-N.Y.) had fabricated much of his résumé and biography, a tiny publication on Long Island was ringing alarm bells about its local candidate.
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Media Nation and Maureen the Journalist, more at Mediagazer »
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
What Can the House Do to Address George Santos's Falsehoods? — The representative-elect's long list of fabrications has raised questions about whether he will even be allowed to take his seat next week. But House Republicans have shown little appetite for punishing him.
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LI Press, Politico, CANNONFIRE, Fox News, Washington Post and The Boston Globe
Ben Dreyfuss / Calm Down:
Romanian Cops Did Not Find Andrew Tate Because Of His Greta Thunberg Video — This is a lesson in media failure and misinformation. — Romanian authorities detained far-right misogynist internet troll Andrew Tate today on allegations related to sex trafficking. — Who is Andrew Tate?
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Rachel Olding / The Daily Beast:
Misogynist Influencer Andrew Tate's Rough Week Capped by Romanian Rape Arrest — Romanian officials said four suspects were arrested Thursday on allegations of organized crime, human trafficking and rape. — Just a day after being roasted by teen activist Greta Thunberg …
Catherine Belton / Washington Post:
Putin, unaccustomed to losing, is increasingly isolated as war falters — A new gulf is emerging between the president and much of the country's elite — When Vladimir Putin visited Minsk last week to discuss deepening cooperation, a sarcastic joke by his host, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, seemed to ring all too true.
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Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:
Sudden Russian Death Syndrome
Sudden Russian Death Syndrome
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Shashank Bengali / New York Times:
Hard-Line Positions by Russia and Ukraine Dim Hope for Peace Talks
Hard-Line Positions by Russia and Ukraine Dim Hope for Peace Talks
Axios:
New election frontiers shake up 2024 map … - Wisconsin was the only Biden state where Republicans won a Senate race this year. … - Georgia was the closest battleground in the 2020 presidential race. … - Pennsylvania: Democrats cracked the Keystone State code in this year's midterms …
David Gelles / New York Times:
The U.S. Will Need Thousands of Wind Farms. Will Small Towns Go Along? — In the fight against climate change, national goals are facing local resistance. One county scheduled 19 nights of meetings to debate one wind farm. — MONTICELLO, Ill. — Depressed property values. Flickering shadows.
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American Greatness and Robert Bryce
New York Times:
What's Gone at Twitter? A Data Center, Janitors, Some Toilet Paper. — Elon Musk has reduced the company to a bare-bones operation, and employees are under a “zero-based budgeting” mandate to justify any spending. — Kate Conger, Ryan Mac and Mike Isaac have reported on Elon Musk and Twitter since early this year.
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German Lopez / New York Times:
A Continuing Drop in Murders — The situation changed for the better in 2022. — At the start of this year, America's crime trends looked grim: Murders had spiked at a record speed in 2020 and increased further in 2021. — But now that the year is ending, it's clear that the violence has eased.
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Chicago Sun Times, Washington Times, abc7NY and New York Post
Alison Sider / Wall Street Journal:
How Southwest Airlines Melted Down — Airline executives and labor leaders point to inadequate technology systems as one reason why a brutal winter storm turned into a debacle — When Southwest Airlines Co. LUV 3.70%increase; green up pointing triangle reassigns crews after flight disruptions …
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