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2:20 AM ET, January 5, 2023

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Molly Jong-Fast / Vanity Fair:
The Kevin McCarthy Mess Is Peak Trumpism  —  The GOP's failure to get the 118th Congress going shows how the performative nature of today's Trumpified party is making it incapable of governing.  —  Despite his best efforts, the leopards have finally come for Kevin McCarthy's face.
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Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Democrats' Sherman Floats Possible Deal to Make McCarthy Speaker  —  House Democrat Brad Sherman floated a potential deal Wednesday that would trade Democratic votes to make beleaguered Republican Kevin McCarthy the speaker of the House in return for rules aimed at preventing a US government shutdown or a debt limit crisis.
Politico:
GOP debates: Who could take McCarthy's place?  —  If not Kevin McCarthy, then who?  —  It's the all-consuming question that has started openly percolating among the House GOP, as McCarthy's speaker bid stalls.  —  So far, though, Justin Amash — a former congressman who switched from Republican …
Discussion: Fox News, Raw Story and Bloomberg
Erin Doherty / Axios:
House adjourns after tense vote as McCarthy plays for more time  —  The House voted Wednesday to adjourn for the second time of the day — as Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said he wanted more time to negotiate after six rounds of voting on the speakership resulted in deadlock.
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Trump fails to move GOP rebels blocking Kevin McCarthy for speaker  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., doesn't care that former President Donald Trump backs Kevin McCarthy for speaker of the House.  —  “Endorsements don't matter to me,” said Norman, one of 20 Republican holdouts …
Washington Post:
The House hard-liners blocking McCarthy aren't listening to Trump
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
House Republicans' dysfunction points to more chaos ahead
BDD / Brooklyn Dad Defiant:   Republican Ructions: McCarthy Falls Short
Fox News:
McCarthy loses House speakership in 4th round, splitting votes with Jeffries, Donalds
Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
House Is Paralyzed Without a Speaker—Creating National Security Risks and a Shadow Shutdown  —  Imagine if this impasse were occurring in a presidential inaugural year.  —  As Kevin McCarthy repeatedly fails to secure enough votes to become speaker and the House of Representatives sits in limbo …
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Washington Post:
Does the House even exist right now?  —  A chamber full of representatives-elect is failing to install Kevin McCarthy (or anyone else) as speaker, so they can't be sworn in yet  —  Just before noon Wednesday, a Democrat from Washington state climbed the stairs to the House side of the Capitol building …
Discussion: PolitiFact, Insider, CBS News and The Hill
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Prince Harry details physical attack by brother William in new book  —  Exclusive: Harry writes in new autobiography Spare that William ‘knocked me to the floor’ during confrontation in London in 2019  —  In his highly anticipated autobiography, Spare, Prince Harry recounts …
Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
In bipartisan event with McConnell, Biden shows contrast with House Republicans  —  The White House will seek to highlight the contrast between with the House GOP's dysfunction, as Biden did on Wednesday  —  President of the United States since 2021  —  WASHINGTON — “Total chaos.”
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Justin Sink / Bloomberg:
Biden-McConnell Comity Is Sharp Contrast to GOP's Speaker Mayhem
Washington Post:
U.S. edges closer to sending armored weaponry to Ukraine  —  President Biden acknowledges that Bradley fighting vehicles are under consideration for delivery to Kyiv, as France pledges light tanks  —  After months of resisting Kyiv's pleas for tanks to face increasingly dug-in Russian forces along …
Discussion: France 24
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Wall Street Journal:
Biden Considers Visit to U.S.-Mexico Border  —  The White House weighs adding a long-debated border visit to the president's planned Mexico City summit trip  —  Migrants in Border Cities Weigh Options After Title 42 Ruling  —  Created with sketchtool. … 1x
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Politico:   Who is Biden calling? Your mom.
Maya Oppenheim / The Independent:
Romanian authorities seize Andrew Tate's car collection as investigation continues  —  Online misogynist boasted about his cars in a tweet to Greta Thunberg that earned a viral rebuke  —  Influencer Andrew Tate detained amid human trafficking probe … Romanian authorities have seized …
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Matt Shea / VICE:
Exclusive: Andrew Tate Was Arrested on Suspicion of Rape in the UK in 2015
Discussion: Rolling Stone
Joseph Menn / Washington Post:
Hackers leak email addresses tied to 235 million Twitter accounts  —  The records, probably compiled in late 2021, were published on a popular underground marketplace, researchers said  —  Records of 235 million Twitter accounts and the email addresses used to register them have been posted …
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Kevin McCarthy Must Commit to Government Shutdown Over Raising Debt Ceiling, Says Freedom Caucus Holdout … Rep. Kevin McCarthy would have to commit to “shut down the government rather than raise the debt ceiling” in order to win the support of his opponents, Rep. Ralph Norman …
Discussion: Breitbart
David Zipper / The Atlantic:
Electric Vehicles Are Bringing Out the Worst in Us  —  American car executives keep insisting that there is no trade-off between saving the planet and having a hell of a good time behind the wheel.  “What I find particularly gratifying,” Ford's executive chair, Bill Ford …
Ellie Silverman / Washington Post:
A ‘hate castle’ or welcome neighbor?  VDare divides a West Virginia town.  —  In Berkeley Springs, the purchase of an iconic castle by VDare, which some consider a hate group, has led to angst and ugliness  —  BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — The little town was sparkling.
CNN:
Brazilian clerk allegedly defrauded by George Santos calls him ‘a professional liar’  —  A Brazilian former shop clerk allegedly defrauded out of more than $1,300 by George Santos has a message to voters who cast ballots for the Republican congressman-elect: “Don't feel guilty, he does that really well.
Associated Press:
The U.S. is reopening visa and consular services at embassy in Cuba  —  HAVANA — The United States Embassy in Cuba is reopening visa and consular services Wednesday, the first time it has done so since a spate of unexplained health incidents among diplomatic staff in 2017 slashed the American presence in Havana.
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Court rules First Amendment protected teacher who brought MAGA hat to training  —  A federal appeals court panel ruled in favor of a teacher who brought a “Make America Great Again” hat to teacher trainings, determining it was protected under the First Amendment.
Pocharapon Neammanee / BuzzFeed News:
A New Member Of Congress Explained Why He'll Swear His Oath Of Office On The US Constitution With A First-Edition Superman Comic  —  “I learned to read and write English reading comics as a kid.  Never stopped reading,” Rep.-elect Robert Garcia told BuzzFeed News.
The Guardian:
Iran warns France over ‘insulting’ cartoons depicting supreme leader Ali Khamenei  —  Publication by French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo ‘will not go without effective response’, says Tehran foreign minister  —  Iran has summoned the French ambassador over publication of caricatures …
 
 
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Adam Sabes / Fox News:
Jill Biden has ‘small lesion’ above right eye, doctor says, will be removed
Gary Fields / Associated Press:
Groups urge GOP House leaders to condemn political violence
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Sam Karlin / The Advocate:
John Kennedy opts out of governor's race, clearing field for several other Republicans
Thomas Catenacci / Fox News:
Deleted Biden campaign ad slamming Buttigieg's lack of experience resurfaces amid multiple crises
Brianna Dimas / American Immigration Council:
American Immigration Council Welcomes Dara Lind as Senior Fellow
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