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10:45 AM ET, January 6, 2023

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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 …
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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 …
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
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: The Intercept, Lucid, Raw Story and The Hill
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 …
Discussion: CBS News and The Gateway Pundit
Akayla Gardner / Bloomberg:
Biden Gets a Political Gift on Jan. 6 Anniversary With GOP's Capitol Mutiny
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Sued by Estate of Capitol Police Officer Who Died After Jan. 6 Attack
Politico:
Dems bask in the speaker schadenfreude
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
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
The feds say they're in for the long haul in the Jan. 6 investigation.  There is a time limit.  —  WASHINGTON — In the two years since a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol — violently assaulting dozens of officers, inflicting millions of dollars in damage …
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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 …
Julie Kelly / American Greatness:   January 6: A Day That Will Live in Alchemy
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
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
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
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 …
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
Kimmy Yam / NBC 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 …
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.
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 …
Associated Press:
Democratic officials' homes, offices, shot up in New Mexico  —  The homes or offices of four elected Democratic officials in New Mexico have been hit by gunfire over the past month, and authorities are working to determine if the attacks are connected.  Nobody was injured in the shootings …
Discussion: CBS News and WFLA-TV
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.
Donell Harvin / Politico:
What the Jan. 6 Committee Report Left Out  —  The House Select Committee's report on the Jan. 6, 2021, attack asks readers to suspend their belief in reality.  Fault is found only with former President Donald Trump's actions — no blame is given to the inactions of federal security officials.
Discussion: Raw Story and Just The News
 
 
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