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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:
House moves to 13th speaker vote after McCarthy makes headway … Updated just now — Today, the House moved to a 13th ballot for House speaker after Republican Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) made significant headway on the 12th ballot, winning over 14 hardline Republicans who had previously opposed him …
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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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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.
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Patrick Hauf / Fox News:
McCarthy hints House may continue votes through weekend
McCarthy hints House may continue votes through weekend
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Jason Sattler / The Editorial Board:
Obstruction in the House picks up where J6 left off
Steve Clemons / Semafor:
Principals — with Steve Clemons — So many stories are converging on the anniversary of the January 6th insurrection.
Principals — with Steve Clemons — So many stories are converging on the anniversary of the January 6th insurrection.
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Julie Bykowicz / Wall Street Journal:
Why Big-Money Donors Can't Reel In GOP Rebels
Why Big-Money Donors Can't Reel In GOP Rebels
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Philip Elliott / TIME:
The Chaos Is the Point: The McCarthy Holdouts Are Trolling Democracy
The Chaos Is the Point: The McCarthy Holdouts Are Trolling Democracy
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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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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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.
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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 …
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John Raby / Associated Press:
Ex-lawmaker who served time for Jan. 6 riot seeks House seat
Ex-lawmaker who served time for Jan. 6 riot seeks House seat
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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 …
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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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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
Alexandra Semenova / Yahoo Finance:
December jobs report: Payrolls rise by 223,000, unemployment rate falls to 3.5% — The Labor Department published the final jobs report of 2022 on Friday. — December's jobs report, the last read on U.S. job growth in 2022, showed the labor market remained strong at the end of the year …
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David Harrison / Wall Street Journal:
December Jobs Report to Show Labor Market's Strength as 2022 Closed
December Jobs Report to Show Labor Market's Strength as 2022 Closed
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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 …
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 …
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Echo Wang / Reuters:
Exclusive: TikTok freezes consultant hiring for U.S. security deal as opposition mounts
Exclusive: TikTok freezes consultant hiring for U.S. security deal as opposition mounts
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Conservative leader Matt Schlapp is accused of fondling a male campaign staffer in Georgia — WASHINGTON — Matt Schlapp, one of the nation's most prominent conservative leaders and a top ally of former President Donald Trump, is being accused of sexually groping a male aide …
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