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11:15 AM 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 …
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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 …
Washington Post:
Post Politics Now: McCarthy vows ‘progress’ as speaker voting enters 4th day  —  Today, Republican Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) vowed to show “progress” toward achieving a majority vote as the fight over his potential speakership entered Day 4.  McCarthy is trying to sell a package of concessions …
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.
Discussion: NBC News
Jason Sattler / The Editorial Board:
Obstruction in the House picks up where J6 left off  —  The 20 can't quite trust Kevin McCarthy to blow up democracy.  —  Laughing at Republicans is fun, especially when Republicans seem to go out of their way to be so laughable.  —  Who can't enjoy a raging Marjorie Taylor Greene swinging …
Steve Clemons / Semafor:
Principals  —  with Steve Clemons  —  So many stories are converging on the anniversary of the January 6th insurrection.  Kevin McCarthy was angry at Trump — he was caught on tape that week suggesting he'd push him to resign — but “bent the knee” just weeks later at Mar-a-Lago.
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
Philip Elliott / TIME:
The Chaos Is the Point: The McCarthy Holdouts Are Trolling Democracy
Discussion: On the Path and Kotaku
John F. Harris / Politico:
McCarthy Destroys His Speakership In Order to Save It
New York Times:
The Republican divide plays out in conservative news outlets.
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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Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
January 6: A Day That Will Live in Alchemy  —  In a feat of political sorcery—fueled by lies, cover-ups, and careerism—the Biden regime has transformed an unruly, four-hour protest into an act of domestic terror.  —  A few weeks before Christmas, federal authorities arrested …
Discussion: CNN
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: Raw Story
Donell Harvin / Politico:
What the Jan. 6 Committee Report Left Out
Discussion: Raw Story and Just The News
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Judge Rules for Justice Dept. in Dispute With Trump Over Documents Search  —  The court said the former president had to provide the government the names of private investigators he hired to search his properties last year for any classified material still in his possession.
Discussion: Raw Story and Mercury News
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CNN:
Trump lawyers ordered to hand over names of individuals hired to search Trump properties for classified documents  —  A federal judge has asked former President Donald Trump's attorneys to turn over the names of the individuals hired to search four properties for documents late last year, a source familiar with the order told CNN.
David Wasserman / Cook Political Report:
In the End, Redistricting Didn't Hurt (And May Have Even Helped) House Democrats  —  Amid this week's chaos, an occasional TV sound byte has been that House Republicans might not even have won their razor-thin majority without a boost from redistricting.  After all, our pre-election estimate …
Discussion: Slate and Ryan's World
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.
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
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Sued by Estate of Capitol Police Officer Who Died After Jan. 6 Attack  —  Wrongful death suit names former president and two rioters in connection with Officer Brian Sicknick's death  —  WASHINGTON—The estate of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died a day after defending …
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Angela Fortuna / NBC Connecticut:
Judge Suspends Law License of Alex Jones' Attorney After Releasing Unauthorized Files  —  A judge has suspended the law license of Norm Pattis, Alex Jones' attorney, for six months after he allegedly released unauthorized Sandy Hook files.  —  The files released include the personal medical records …
Discussion: Raw Story and emptywheel
Barbie Latza Nadeau / The Daily Beast:
Prominent LGBTQ Activist Edwin Chiloba Found Dead in Metal Box  —  Edwin Chiloba had been attacked before for speaking out for gay rights in Kenya, where sex between men is illegal.  —  Correspondent-At-Large  —  Police in Kenya are investigating whether the LGBTQ rights activist …
Discussion: CBS News, The Star, Raw Story and Al Jazeera
Harry Davies / The Guardian:
Leak reveals Roman Abramovich's billion-dollar trusts transferred before Russia sanctions  —  Exclusive: Files raise questions about whether oligarch's children were made beneficiaries to protect fortune from possible asset freezes  —  Trusts holding billions of dollars of assets …
Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Pentagon begins ‘full implementation’ of renaming Confederate-named bases  —  The Department of Defense has begun implementing the name commission's recommendation to rid the department of its names tied to the Confederacy.  —  Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment William …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and CBS News
Chris Prentice / Reuters:
U.S. securities regulator probes FTX investors' due diligence -sources  —  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking details about FTX investors' due diligence, according to two sources familiar with the inquiry, as fallout from the crypto firm's collapse spreads.
 
 
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