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9:55 AM ET, January 6, 2023

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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 …
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Grid News:
‘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 …
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.
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.
Discussion: Lucid, Raw Story and The Hill
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: Fox News
David Frum / The Atlantic:
No Tears for Kevin McCarthy  —  The defeat of Kevin McCarthy in his bid for the speakership of the House would be good for Congress.  The defeat of Kevin McCarthy would be good for the United States.  It might even be good for his own Republican Party.  —  Because the people attempting …
John F. Harris / Politico:
McCarthy Destroys His Speakership In Order to Save It  —  In desperate circumstances, Kevin McCarthy worked overnight Wednesday on a desperation deal.  —  If that deal is somehow successful, based on the work-in-progress details that came to light Thursday morning, House Republicans …
Akayla Gardner / Bloomberg:
Biden Gets a Political Gift on Jan. 6 Anniversary With GOP's Capitol Mutiny
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.
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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
CNN:
Two years after US Capitol attack, investigation into Trump and insurrection enters new phase  —  Two years after rioters stormed the US Capitol, the Justice Department's sprawling criminal investigation into the effort to block the peaceful transition of power enters a new phase …
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
Shawna Chen / Axios:
Partner of fallen Capitol Police officer sues Trump for $10 million  —  Sandra Garza, the longtime partner of the fallen U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, filed a lawsuit Thursday against former President Trump and two other defendants charged with assaulting Sicknick during the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Sued by Estate of Capitol Police Officer Who Died After Jan. 6 Attack
Aaron Gordon / VICE:
Why C-SPAN's Camera Work Is Suddenly So Interesting  —  For decades, the network has asked to be able to film all of what happens in the House chamber, not just the person speaking.  Thanks to the Kevin McCarthy Speaker battle, it is finally happening, in all its chaotic glory.
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
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 …
Kimmy Yam / Yahoo News:
Biden signs law to help preserve Japanese American WWII incarceration camps  —  A new law signed by President Joe Biden on Wednesday will help memorialize the history of the U.S. government's incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.  —  The legislation, spearheaded by Rep. Doris Matsui …
Adam Rawnsley / Rolling Stone:
Jan. 6 Committee Experiment Found TikTok Went From Zero To Nazi in 75 Minutes  —  The platform has largely escaped notice in the public battles over content moderation, but it's not immune from hateful extremism … They created Alice, a fictional 41-year-old from Acton, Massachusetts …
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  —  Friday's jobs report will offer insight into the state of the U.S. labor market as 2023 gets under way.
Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
The GOP Future Is Florida  —  Column: And resides in either Tallahassee or West Palm Beach  —  Republicans and conservatives dismayed at the happenings on Capitol Hill may want to look southward.  On January 3, as the race for speaker of the House went to multiple ballots for the first time in a century …
Discussion: Florida's Voice
Mackenzie Hawkins / Bloomberg:
More Americans Tap Credit Cards for Everyday Expenses  —  The number of Americans relying on credit cards to cover daily expenses jumped in December as households battered by inflation find their regular income is no longer enough to make ends meet.  —  New data released Thursday …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Herschel Walker Staffer: Matt Schlapp ‘Groped’ My Crotch  —  American Conservative Union chairman Matt Schlapp allegedly groped the crotch of a male staffer for Herschel Walker's campaign in October. … A staffer for Herschel Walker's Senate campaign has alleged to The Daily Beast …
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 …
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: emptywheel
 
 
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