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9:00 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 …
Steve Clemons / Semafor:
Principals  —  with Steve Clemons  —  Representative-elect George Santos says he supports Speaker-hopeful Kevin McCarthy all the way, but as Kadia Goba reports, commitments from McCarthy's other supporters may be less dependable the longer the process drags on.
Washington Post:
Kevin McCarthy will learn his fate today  —  Good morning, Early Birds.  Happy New Year.  We're pulling for the Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin after he was critically injured in Monday night's game against the Cincinnati Bengals.  Tips: earlytips@washpost.com.  Thanks for waking up with us.
Discussion: Politico and NewsNation
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 …
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.
Mike Allen / Axios:
McCarthy still short on votes in bid to become speaker
Farnoush Amiri / Associated Press:
EXPLAINER: How the House of Representatives elects a speaker
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Here Are the House Republicans to Watch if McCarthy's Bid for Speaker Falters
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.
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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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
‘This made us all unemployable’: Trump White House aides respond to January 6 in angry text exchange
New York Times:
Ukrainian Forces Grow More Adept at Defending Against Russian Drones … Ukraine says it shot down all the drones Russia launched over the new year.  —  Ukraine shot down all of the exploding drones that Russia had fired over the new year, an Air Force spokesman said on Tuesday …
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Wall Street Journal:
Ukraine Strikes Russian Forces in Donbas in Deadliest Attack in Months
Financial Times:
Turning the tide in Russia's war on Ukraine
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Axios:
Exclusive: Donald Trump Jr. signs 7-figure podcast deal with Rumble … - Rumble went public via a blank check company merger in September that valued the platform at over $2 billion at the time.  — The company has made strides in user growth, but continues to burn through cash as it launches new features and spends on marketing.
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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:
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.
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 …
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Bills player Damar Hamlin remains in critical condition after suffering cardiac arrest  —  Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest during the Bills' game against the Cincinnati Bengals late Monday and remains in critical condition, his team announced early Tuesday morning.
 
 
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Stephen Stapczynski / Bloomberg:
Fear of Global Gas Crisis Eased by Warm Start to Winter
Sophia Sleigh / HuffPost:
UK Lawmaker Says She Wears Stab-Proof Jacket To Meet Constituents
The Daily Beast:
2023 Will Finally Be the Year of Accountability for Donald Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
Peter Whoriskey / Washington Post:
Rising rents were a crisis for tenants. For Starwood, they were a gift.
Discussion: Breitbart
Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
This Land Becomes Their Land. New U.S. Citizens Hit a 15-Year High
Ramesh Ponnuru / National Review:
Trump Blames Extreme Pro-Lifers for Republican Midterm Defeats
Ben Riley-Smith / Telegraph:
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard set to be proscribed as terror group
 Earlier Items: 
Ben Sasse / Wall Street Journal:
America's True Divide: Pluralists vs. Zealots
Harold Hutchison / The Daily Caller:
‘You Can Protect Yourself’: Zeke Emanuel Tells MSNBC Viewers To Mask Up As New COVID Strain Spreads ‘Very Rapidly’
Discussion: PIX11 and Twitchy
Gregory S. Schneider / Washington Post:
White contractors wouldn't remove Confederate statues. So a Black man did it.
Asta Hemenway / The Daily Beast:
South Carolina Lawmaker Found Drunk in Parked Car on New Year's
Discussion: Raw Story and Associated Press
Wall Street Journal:
Ample Jan. 6 Evidence Helps Secure High Conviction Rate in Capitol Riot
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK
 
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