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1:55 PM ET, January 6, 2023

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‘The Democrats, the Republicans and the Freedom Caucus’: Inside the right's plans to seize power in the new Congress  —  Conservatives want the House to act like “a de facto European-style coalition government.”  —  A week after the midterm elections in November, a small group …
Discussion: Fox News
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Washington Post:
McCarthy makes headway on 12th speaker ballot but falls short again … Updated just now  —  Today, Republican Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) made significant headway on the 12th ballot for House speaker, winning over 14 hardline Republicans who had previously opposed him, but fell short of achieving …
Washington Post:
Policy demands, personal animus and more: Meet the McCarthy resistance  —  A group of hard-right House Republicans has stood this week between McCarthy and the speaker's gavel, airing a broad array of complaints  —  Ralph Norman says he will not support leader Kevin McCarthy's bid …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Unrest swells among McCarthy's backers  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  Around Christmas, Texas Republican Rep. ROGER WILLIAMS' wife suffered a medical emergency.  This week, as she underwent treatment, her husband was eager to be by her side.
Patrick Hauf / Fox News:
McCarthy hints House may continue votes through weekend  —  Punchbowl reported McCarthy insisted it is unlikely the House adjourns for an extended period of time until a speaker is elected  —  Burgess Owens: It's ‘just a matter of time’ before Kevin McCarthy is elected
Jason Sattler / The Editorial Board:   Obstruction in the House picks up where J6 left off
Sarah Krouse / Wall Street Journal:
The House Speaker Drama Has One Winner: C-SPAN
Discussion: Mediaite and Semafor
Politico:
Enablers, line-straddlers and quiet resisters: How GOP lawmakers contributed to Jan. 6  —  A handful of Republicans who remained in the Jan. 6 committee's sights throughout its investigation are now leading the effort to deny Kevin McCarthy the speakership — using their power to bring the House to a standstill.
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
How Trump's Missing Call Logs Could Become His Nixon Tapes  —  The Trump White House call logs are now public, and they're about as trustworthy as his business income statements.  —  During the nearly nine hours that Congress was under attack on Jan. 6, 2021, the official White House call …
Discussion: The Nation and Raw Story
Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
January 6: A Day That Will Live in Alchemy
Discussion: CNN
Donell Harvin / Politico:
What the Jan. 6 Committee Report Left Out
Discussion: Raw Story
Akayla Gardner / Bloomberg:
Biden Gets a Political Gift on Jan. 6 Anniversary With GOP's Capitol Mutiny  —  The second anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol arrives with the building again in turmoil, this time as House Republicans quarrel over a speaker to lead the chamber.
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
House Democrats connect Jan. 6 to GOP's speakership fight  —  On the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection, House Democrats said the speakership fight waged by 20 House GOP rebels is a sign of how little progress has been made toward unity. … Axios interviewed multiple Democrats …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and CBS News
John Raby / Associated Press:
Ex-lawmaker who served time for Jan. 6 riot seeks House seat
Discussion: Insider, The Hill and Washingtonian
CREW:
Corporations have given over $50 million to the Sedition Caucus … On January 6, 2021, thousands of Trump supporters — emboldened by then-President Trump's call to “fight like hell” — stormed the Capitol Building in an attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.
Discussion: Politico and Mother Jones
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Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
Supporters raise millions to rebrand Jan. 6 rioters as ‘patriots’  —  For nearly two hours, about two dozen people on a group Telegram live stream cried, read Scripture, listened to hymns — and prayed fervently for defendants in jail facing trial for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Bloomberg:
McCarthy's Speaker Proposal Tees Up $75 Billion Defense Cut  —  The emerging deal Kevin McCarthy is discussing to make him speaker of the House would propose a roughly $75 billion cut in defense spending at a time when the US is intent on backing Ukraine against the Russian invasion and grows …
Bloomberg:
Trump Special Counsel Probe Adds Two Anti-Corruption Prosecutors  —  The special counsel investigating former President Donald Trump brought on two current and former long-time career prosecutors experienced in handling complex public corruption cases, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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CNN:   Trump lawyers ordered to hand over names of individuals hired to search Trump properties for classified documents
David Harrison / Wall Street Journal:
December Jobs Report to Show Labor Market's Strength as 2022 Closed  —  Hiring has been resilient, but has started losing momentum amid layoffs by high-profile companies  —  Why Tech Layoffs Don't Reflect the Job Market  —  Created with sketchtool. … 1x
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Jon Ward / Yahoo News:
House members blocking McCarthy speaker bid meet at offices of ex-Trump chief Mark Meadows  —  United States Senator from South Carolina  —  Several Republican House members fighting to stop Rep. Kevin McCarthy from becoming Speaker of the House met Friday morning at the offices …
Matt Leach / Fox News:
‘CORPORATE KINGDOM’: DeSantis-backed plan to take control of Disney's land announced  —  Planned legislation would replace Disney's self-governing powers with state run board: DeSantis sources  —  Floridians react to Disney's “wokeness” after DeSantis passes Parental Rights in Education bill
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Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
The GOP Future Is Florida
Discussion: WSVN-TV
Jeremy Renner / CNN:
Police and the Press  —  The Wall Street Journal is demanding answers from the Phoenix Police Department after an officer detained and handcuffed one of its reporters outside a Chase Bank — an incident that press freedom advocates say raises First Amendment concerns and mirrors a larger …
Discussion: The Hill, The Root, Raw Story and Insider
Max Seddon / Financial Times:
A Moscow diary: fear, loathing and deep denial  —  Champagne still flows at elite parties in the Russian capital, as cowed critics only speak openly in their own homes  —  It's the holiday season in Moscow, where the city has put up symbols of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine outside …
Discussion: The Hill and Bloomberg
 
 
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