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5:30 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.
Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
McCarthy speaker spectacle is no joke.  It shows the Republican Party will damage America.  —  We've learned a lot this week.  We've learned that House Republicans can't count votes, they can't solve problems and they apparently can't abide each other.  —  View Comments
Discussion: Washington Post and NBC News
Azi Paybarah / Washington Post:
Post Politics Now: House casts 10th vote for speaker as McCarthy fails again  —  Republican Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) was defeated for the ninth time in three days in his quest to become House speaker.  —  The vote tallies have seen little change from earlier ballots, despite pleas from holdouts' colleagues …
New York Times:
In House Speaker Fight, Trump Struggles to Play Kingmaker  —  Donald Trump held separate rounds of calls to those opposing Kevin McCarthy as speaker and was surprised when he was met with resistance.  —  After Kevin McCarthy failed to win enough votes to become House speaker on Tuesday …
Tara Palmeri / Puck:
Scalise Smoke Signals  —  As McCarthy struggles to get to 218, Republican leaders are considering once unthinkable concessions—and beginning to talk openly about realistic alternatives.  —  The G.O.P.'s “working group” late this afternoon may have been the moment of truth for McCarthy in his quest to be elected Speaker.
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 …
Axios:
The GOP's institutionalized anarchy
Discussion: NBC News and Breitbart
Jon Ward / Yahoo News:
How the House GOP fell to pieces
Discussion: USA Today, Politico, CNN and Power Line
John F. Harris / Politico:
McCarthy Destroys His Speakership In Order to Save It
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Times
Will Hurd / Wall Street Journal:
The Tragedy of Kevin McCarthy
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
Trump Extends His Losing Streak
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Raw Story
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
Discussion: Vox, TechCrunch, HuffPost and Bloomberg
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U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan:
Senator Stabenow Announces She Will Not Seek Re-Election in 2024
Caleb Newton / Bipartisan Report:
Jack Smith Obtains ‘Trove’ Of Communications With Trump Lawyers  —  Special Counsel Jack Smith, who's running two investigations at the U.S. Justice Department that directly involve former President Donald Trump, was provided a “trove” of records from local officials in Clark County, Nevada …
Discussion: Bloomberg, CNN and Associated Press
Washington Post:
Biden immigration plan would restrict illegal border crossings  —  President Biden announced new immigration restrictions Thursday, 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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The White House:
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Border Enforcement Actions
Megan Messerly / Politico:
South Carolina Supreme Court rules abortion protected under state constitution  —  The South Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the state's six-week abortion ban, ruling the privacy rights in the state constitution protect abortion access.  —  The 3-2 decision allows abortion …
Discussion: National Review
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James Pollard / Associated Press:
South Carolina Supreme Court strikes down state abortion ban
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 …
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: Mediaite and Insider
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
Washington Post:
Mexico captures Ovidio Guzmán, son of El Chapo and alleged fentanyl trafficker  —  MEXICO CITY — The Mexican army Thursday captured Ovidio Guzmán, an alleged major fentanyl trafficker and son of notorious kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, just days before President Biden …
J.D. Capelouto / Semafor:
This has officially been the longest fight for House speaker since before the Civil War  —  The U.S. House of Representatives is on track to attempt to elect a speaker for the 10th time — surpassing the amount of time it took in 1923, when a House leader was elected on the ninth ballot.
Neil Munro / Breitbart:
Democrats Push for Pro-Amnesty ‘Moderate’ GOP Speaker  —  Democrats are trying to sneak a pro-amnesty GOP legislator into the House Speaker's seat.  —  “I would consider the right Republican, someone I could trust,” said Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Ca), a pro-migration Democrat close to California's Silicon Valley.
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.
 
 
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J. David Goodman / New York Times:
They Built the Wall. Now Some in Texas Fear It May Fall Down.
BBC:
Microsoft recognises first labour union in US
Tom Rogan / Washington Examiner:
Russia's ceasefire stunt deserves Ukraine's disregard
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Karen Sloan / Reuters:
Sotomayor felt ‘shell-shocked’ after U.S. Supreme Court's abortion decision
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
House Republicans aim to rein in ethics body preparing to investigate their party
Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
Why Coke went woke
Just Security:
Insiders' View of the January 6th Committee's Social Media Investigation
Discussion: USA Today
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Josh Shapiro taps a Republican who stood up to Trump to be Pennsylvania's top elections official
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Phoenix PD handcuffed, detained Wall Street Journal reporter
 

 
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Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January
 
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