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7:50 AM ET, January 3, 2023

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Eric Cortellessa / TIME:
McCarthy Proposes Gutting Office of Congressional Ethics in Bid for Speaker  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy spent the first two days of the new year trying to shore up GOP support for his bid to be Speaker by releasing a series of proposals aimed at winning over hard-right detractors who stand to torpedo his ascension.
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CNN:
GOP dilemma: If not McCarthy, then who?  —  As House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy has struggled to lock down the votes to become speaker, his top deputy has kept his head down.  —  Rep. Steve Scalise, the No. 2 in the House GOP leadership, has made clear he supports McCarthy …
Politico:
Conservatives threaten to withhold critical McCarthy support, hours before speaker vote  —  Kevin McCarthy has already moved into the speaker's office, even as an influential conservative group urges members to vote against him unless he concedes to key rules changes.
Stephen Neukam / The Hill:
Gingrich offers searing criticism of Republicans who oppose McCarthy  —  Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich (Ga.) slammed GOP lawmakers who said they plan to oppose Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in his bid for Speaker, calling the conservatives holding out against McCarthy …
Rep. Don Bacon / The Daily Caller:
If McCarthy's Speaker Bid Fails, Democrats Might Have To Be Part Of The Process … I support Kevin McCarthy, but a small handful of people are holding us hostage.  —  The vast majority of the conference knows we can't cave to the few when the demands are unreasonable.
Kadia Goba / Semafor:
Kevin McCarthy's supporters might not be ready for a long fight  —  How many rounds would you go for Kevin McCarthy?  —  The California Congressman's quest to become House Speaker is being held up by a handful of conservative rebels.  —  But another problem could be that his loyalists aren't all that loyal.
Mike Allen / Axios:
McCarthy still short on votes in bid to become speaker
Eileen Grench / The Daily Beast:
Rep. Bob Good Teases Rival to Kevin McCarthy for House Speaker
New York Times:
Brazilian Authorities Will Revive Fraud Case Against George Santos  —  A 2008 court case had been suspended because Brazilian law enforcement officials could not find Mr. Santos.  —  When Representative-elect George Santos takes his seat in Congress on Tuesday, he will do so under the shadow …
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Punchbowl News:
1/3/23 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM  —  IF KEVIN MCCARTHY FAILS TO WIN THE SPEAKERSHIP - MEANING HE BOWS OUT AND NO LONGER IS SEEKING THE JOB - THERE WILL BE A RUSH TO FILL THE LEADERSHIP VACUUM.  WE WANTED TO RUN DOWN A FEW OF THE POTENTIAL SCENARIOS WE FORESEE.
Annie Karni / New York Times:
George Santos Comes to Washington.  It Could Be Awkward.  —  On the first day of the 118th Congress, the representative-elect, a Republican who has made false claims about his background, education and finances, will bring his saga to Capitol Hill.  —  WASHINGTON — Representative-elect George Santos has been hard to pin down.
Discussion: USA Today
New York Times:
Trying to Trademark ‘Rigged Election,’ and Other Revelations From the Jan. 6 Transcripts  —  The Jan. 6 committee released a whirlwind of documents in its final days and wrapped up its work on Monday.  —  WASHINGTON — The nation's top military officer saw the Jan. 6 attack as similar to the …
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Nick Visser / HuffPost:
Jan. 6 Panel Transcripts Show Gen. Milley Agreed With Pelosi That Trump Was ‘Crazy’  —  The transcript is part of a mass database of evidence released by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.  —  Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff …
Discussion: Mediaite, Breitbart, Insider and Raw Story
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Hope Hicks to aide on Jan. 6: ‘We all look like domestic terrorists now’
Wall Street Journal:
Ukraine Strikes Russian Forces in Donbas in Deadliest Attack in Months  —  The attack in Russian-held territory came as Ukraine repelled another drone swarm on Kyiv  —  KYIV, Ukraine—A Ukrainian strike killed dozens of newly mobilized soldiers in Russian-held territory in the east …
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Financial Times:
Turning the tide in Russia's war on Ukraine
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
We're Going to Miss Greed and Cynicism  —  It's 2023.  What will the new year bring?  The answer, of course, is that we don't know.  There are a fair number of what Donald Rumsfeld (remember him?) called “known unknowns” — for example, nobody really knows how hard it will be to reduce inflation …
Discussion: Raw Story and HuffPost
CNN:
For freshman members of Congress, January 3 feels a bit like first day of school  —  The 118th Congress will officially get underway Tuesday - and for freshman lawmakers, the transition can feel a bit like the first day of school.  —  New members are coming to Washington from all over the country …
CNN:
Suspect in Times Square machete attack on New Year's Eve arrested and faces attempted murder charges  —  The 19-year-old suspect accused of attacking New York police officers with a machete near Times Square on New Year's Eve has been arrested and faces charges of attempted murder of a police officer.
Jessica Piper / Politico:
New data shows the folly of Trump's crusade against early voting  —  If there was any doubt Donald Trump's vilification of early voting is only hurting the GOP, new receipts from the midterm elections show it.  —  Election data from a trio of states that dramatically expanded the ability …
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Peter Whoriskey / Washington Post:
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Discussion: Breitbart
Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
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Ben Riley-Smith / Telegraph:
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard set to be proscribed as terror group
Ben Sasse / Wall Street Journal:
America's True Divide: Pluralists vs. Zealots
Harold Hutchison / The Daily Caller:
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Gregory S. Schneider / Washington Post:
White contractors wouldn't remove Confederate statues. So a Black man did it.
Colin Reed / Fox News:
Is Pete Buttigieg's political future grounded forever after Southwest holiday travel disaster?
Asta Hemenway / The Daily Beast:
South Carolina Lawmaker Found Drunk in Parked Car on New Year's
Discussion: Raw Story and Associated Press
Samuel Petrequin / Associated Press:
EU Parliament starts process to lift 2 lawmakers' immunity
Wall Street Journal:
Ample Jan. 6 Evidence Helps Secure High Conviction Rate in Capitol Riot
 

 
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Reuters:
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