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Washington Post:
House to return tonight as McCarthy tries to nail down final speaker votes … Updated just now — Today, the majority Republican House voted to adjourn until 10 p.m. Eastern to allow two supporters of Kevin McCarthy's speaker bid to return to Washington and give supporters …
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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 …
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 …
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
The ‘Never Kevin’ Chaos Is Tearing Fox News Apart
The ‘Never Kevin’ Chaos Is Tearing Fox News Apart
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Unrest swells among McCarthy's backers
POLITICO Playbook: Unrest swells among McCarthy's backers
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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
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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Rolling Stone, USA Today, Raw Story, Washington Times and DCReport.org
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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Washington Examiner, The Hill, HotAir, Accountable US and Washington Times
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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On the Path, Outside the Beltway, Kotaku, Axios, New York Times, Breitbart and Raw Story
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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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 …
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
How Trump's Missing Call Logs Could Become His Nixon Tapes
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The Nation and Raw Story
Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
January 6: A Day That Will Live in Alchemy
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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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
House Democrats connect Jan. 6 to GOP's speakership fight
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Daily Caller and CBS News
Ed White / Associated Press:
Michigan AG pledges to pursue case against Trump electors
Michigan AG pledges to pursue case against Trump electors
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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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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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David Wright / CNN:
Federal Election Commission flags issues with contributions to Santos campaign — The Federal Election Commission has flagged issues with contributions made to embattled Rep.-elect George Santos' campaign, according to a letter addressed to the New York Republican's fundraising committee this week.
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IJR, Political Wire and Raw Story
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Suzanne Malveaux is leaving CNN after 20 years — The national correspondent, who is the long-term partner of Karine Jean-Pierre, will focus on a new collaboration with the family of Nelson Mandela — After 20 years at CNN, national correspondent Suzanne Malveaux is leaving the network Friday.
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Hannah Rabinowitz / CNN:
Judge suspends law license of lawyer for Alex Jones following Sandy Hook document leaks — A Connecticut judge suspended the law license of a lawyer for right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones after he allegedly improperly released court documents from the Sandy Hook defamation case.
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Angela Fortuna / NBC Connecticut:
Judge Suspends Law License of Alex Jones' Attorney After Releasing Unauthorized Files
Judge Suspends Law License of Alex Jones' Attorney After Releasing Unauthorized Files
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Raw Story, New York Daily News, The Post Millennial, CT News Junkie and emptywheel
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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Caitlin Byrd / Post and Courier:
Federal judges strike down SC's 1st Congressional District as racial gerrymandering — South Carolina lawmakers drew the coastal 1st Congressional District held by Republican Nancy Mace in such a way that it discriminates against Black voters and must be recrafted by the end of March, a panel of federal judges has concluded.
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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
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 …
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.