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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 …
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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.
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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.
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New York Times:
With Vote Looming, McCarthy Remains Short of Support to Become Speaker — A monthslong lobbying effort has failed to yield the breakthrough the California Republican would need to cement the top job, threatening a messy floor fight just as his party is assuming control of the House.
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Kadia Goba / Semafor:
Kevin McCarthy's supporters might not be ready for a long fight
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NBC News, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, Al Jazeera and Bloomberg
Rep. Don Bacon / The Daily Caller:
If McCarthy's Speaker Bid Fails, Democrats Might Have To Be Part Of The Process
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Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit and Mediaite
Mike Allen / Axios:
McCarthy still short on votes in bid to become speaker
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Farnoush Amiri / Associated Press:
EXPLAINER: How the House of Representatives elects a speaker
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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.
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ABC News, Mayer's Morning Rundown and Florida Politics
Annie Karni / New York Times:
George Santos Comes to Washington. It Could Be Awkward.
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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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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.
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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.
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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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 …
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Americans Largely Pessimistic About U.S. Prospects in 2023 — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Coming off several challenging years, Americans enter 2023 with a mostly gloomy outlook for the U.S. as majorities predict negative conditions in 12 of 13 economic, political, societal and international arenas.
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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.
Ben Sasse / Wall Street Journal:
America's True Divide: Pluralists vs. Zealots — Stop making politics about partisan identities and tribalism and get back to persuasion and policy. — WSJ Opinion: Congress Is Now Officially Divided — YOU MAY ALSO LIKE — Created with sketchtool. — 1x
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