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3:30 PM ET, January 5, 2023

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Washington Post:
McCarthy makes fresh concessions to try to woo hard-right Republicans in speaker bid  —  Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has made fresh concessions to a group of 20 lawmakers in hopes of ending their blockade of his speakership ahead of votes Thursday, a stunning reversal that if adopted …
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New York Times:
‘Nobody Is in Charge’: A Ragged G.O.P. Stumbles Through the Wilderness  —  With no unified agenda or clear leadership, Republicans face the prospect that the anti-establishment fervor that has powered the party in recent years could now devour it.  —  After two days of chaos and confusion …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Inside McCarthy's brewing speaker deal  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  After spending the last 48 hours on life support, KEVIN McCARTHY's bid for the speakership is seeing a potential revival.
Azi Paybarah / Washington Post:
Post Politics Now: House moves to 9th speaker vote after McCarthy fails to sway hard-right Republicans  —  Gridlock in the House continued Thursday afternoon as Republican Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) fell short of being elected speaker for an eighth time.  —  The votes — now on their third day …
New York Times:
The Republican divide plays out in conservative news outlets.  —  Here is the latest on the battle to choose a speaker in the House of Representatives.  —  Representative Kevin McCarthy of California offered fresh concessions to a hard-right band of rebels in a desperate effort to lock …
Axios:
The GOP's institutionalized anarchy  —  Regardless of who is elected speaker, House Republicans have systematically gutted the power of their leaders — and institutionalized de facto anarchy. … Now, it's the rank-and-file lawmakers — and outside allies juiced by social media — holding the real power.
Discussion: NBC News, Breitbart and Washington Post
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
As McCarthy flails, Republicans refuse to cut a speaker deal with Democrats  —  WASHINGTON — Many House Republicans are furious with a band of far-right rebels who they say are holding the party hostage by repeatedly rejecting its nominee for speaker.  —  But there's one thing they're …
Jon Ward / Yahoo News:
How the House GOP fell to pieces
Discussion: USA Today, Politico, CNN and The Bulwark
Will Hurd / Wall Street Journal:
The Tragedy of Kevin McCarthy
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
Trump Extends His Losing Streak
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
Republicans Pursue Speaker Talks After No Winner in Six Votes
Discussion: Vanity Fair and National Review
Noam Scheiber / New York Times:
U.S. Moves to Bar Noncompete Agreements in Labor Contracts  —  A sweeping proposal by the Federal Trade Commission would block companies from limiting their employees' ability to work for a rival.  —  In a far-reaching move that could raise wages and increase competition among businesses …
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Federal Trade Commission:
Non-Compete Clause Rulemaking  —  Fact Sheet: FTC Proposes Rule to Ban Noncompete Clauses, Which Hurt Workers and Harm Competition (205.08 KB)  —  Overview  —  About one in five American workers—approximately 30 million people—are bound by a non-compete clause and are thus restricted from pursuing better employment opportunities.
Discussion: Vox, HuffPost, Bloomberg and TechCrunch
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan:
Senator Stabenow Announces She Will Not Seek Re-Election in 2024  —  WASHINGTON—Senator Stabenow released the following statement announcing that she will not seek re-election and will leave the U.S. Senate at the end of her term on January 3, 2025:  —  “Inspired by a new generation of leaders …
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Politico:
Stabenow to leave Senate next year, setting off battleground-state jostling  —  Michigan Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow will not run for reelection, opening up a battleground seat in 2024 as well as creating a vacancy in party leadership.  —  The four-term senator's decision stunned …
Washington Post:
Biden's new immigration plan would restrict illegal border crossings  —  President Biden on Thursday will announce new immigration restrictions, including the expansion of programs to remove people quickly without letting them seek asylum, in an attempt to address one of his administration's …
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Mark Krikorian / New York Post:
Sanctuary cities complain about ‘onslaught’ of illegal migrants — will they force Biden to do something?
Discussion: American Greatness
Myah Ward / Politico:
Biden announces new program to curb illegal migration as he prepares for visit to border
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
N.H. Gov. Sununu targets ‘woke policy’ but criticizes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' culture war tactics  —  New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu says GOP should ‘move on’ from Donald Trump; says ‘a lot of folks want me to run’ for president in 2024  —  GOP Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire …
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Sununu on possible 2024 run: 'It's definitely conversations that we're having'
Discussion: Political Wire
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Gallego builds political team ahead of Sinema showdown  —  Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) is taking new steps to build a Senate campaign-in-waiting, signing on a pollster, interviewing paid media firms, and pulling in veterans from Sens. John Fetterman, Mark Kelly, and Raphael Warnock's teams.
Discussion: The Hill
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Josh Shapiro taps a Republican who stood up to Trump to be Pennsylvania's top elections official  —  Pennsylvania's incoming Democratic governor, Josh Shapiro, announced Thursday that he is tapping a Republican who stood up to Donald Trump after the 2020 election to be the state's top elections official.
James Pollard / Associated Press:
South Carolina Supreme Court strikes down state abortion ban  —  The South Carolina ban on abortions after cardiac activity is no more after the latest legal challenge to the state's 2021 law proved successful.  The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the restrictions violate the state constitution's right to privacy.
BBC:
Microsoft recognises first labour union in US  —  Workers at Microsoft's ZeniMax Studios have voted to form the tech giant's first labour union in the US.  —  Microsoft agreed to recognise the group after a “supermajority” of workers at the video game production company signalled support for the plan …
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
House Republicans aim to rein in ethics body preparing to investigate their party  —  Proposed rules would curtail power of Office of Congressional Ethics just as several Republican members face likely inquiries  —  House Republicans are expected to curtail the power of an independent …
Dave Biscobing / ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix:
Phoenix PD handcuffed, detained Wall Street Journal reporter  —  PHOENIX — The Wall Street Journal is demanding the Phoenix Police Department conduct an internal review and take action to ensure journalists' rights are protected after one of its reporters was handcuffed and detained.
MJ Lee / CNN:
First on CNN: Biden to honor 12 people with Presidential Citizens Medal on two-year anniversary of January 6 insurrection  —  President Joe Biden on Friday plans to mark the two-year anniversary of the January 6, 2021, insurrection by awarding for the first time in his presidency the Presidential Citizens Medal to 12 people.
Geoffrey A. Fowler / Washington Post:
Twitter said it fixed ‘verification.’ So I impersonated a senator (again).  —  Elon Musk said Twitter would begin authenticating users who pay $8 for Blue.  Our tech columnist was still able to get a checkmark for an impostor Sen. Ed Markey.  —  Elon Musk said he would fix Twitter's problem with impostors.
Discussion: Insider
 
 
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