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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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‘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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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
The ‘Never Kevin’ Chaos Is Tearing Fox News Apart — The never-ending House speaker vote has further divided Republicans, but it has also exposed a giant rift within Fox News, with Tucker openly calling one colleague a “moron.” — The seemingly never-ending fight for the House speakership …
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Nicholas Reimann / Forbes:
McCarthy Makes Progress—Flips 15 Republican Votes But Will Likely Lose 13th Ballot
McCarthy Makes Progress—Flips 15 Republican Votes But Will Likely Lose 13th Ballot
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Speaker Quest Reveals McCarthy's Tenuous Grip on an Unruly Majority
Speaker Quest Reveals McCarthy's Tenuous Grip on an Unruly Majority
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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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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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Jason Sattler / The Editorial Board:
Obstruction in the House picks up where J6 left off
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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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 …
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CNN:
Two years after US Capitol attack, investigation into Trump and insurrection enters new phase
Two years after US Capitol attack, investigation into Trump and insurrection enters new phase
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Washington Post:
Social Security numbers of Trump officials, allies posted in Jan. 6 files
Social Security numbers of Trump officials, allies posted in Jan. 6 files
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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.
The feds say they're in for the long haul in the Jan. 6 investigation. There is a time limit.
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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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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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Reid Wilson / Pluribus News:
Newsom ties GOP to Trump on Jan. 6 anniversary
Newsom ties GOP to Trump on Jan. 6 anniversary
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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’
Supporters raise millions to rebrand Jan. 6 rioters as ‘patriots’
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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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Bloomberg:
McCarthy's Speaker Deal Could Stymie Defense Spending Next Year — The emerging deal Kevin McCarthy is discussing to make him speaker of the House could make agreements on new defense spending impossible next year, at a time when the US is intent on backing Ukraine against the Russian invasion …
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Jack Newman / Daily Mail:
John Bolton announces he WILL run for the White House in 2024 against former boss Donald Trump as he blasts the ex-president's ‘terminal decline’ — Bolton served as Donald Trump's national security adviser from 2018 to 2019 — He has announced he will run against the former president in the 2024 election
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Politico:
Katie Porter weighs Senate bid launch as Feinstein stays mum — Rep. Katie Porter is weighing a campaign launch for Sen. Dianne Feinstein's seat — potentially even before her veteran Democratic colleague announces her plans for 2024. — Fresh off a bruising battleground reelection win …
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NBC News:
On Musk's Twitter, users looking to sell and trade child sex abuse material are still easily found — Twitter accounts that offer to trade or sell child sexual abuse material under thinly veiled terms and hashtags have remained online for months, even after CEO Elon Musk said he would combat child exploitation on the platform.
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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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.
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
Sam Mellins / New York Focus:
‘Highly Unlikely’ Hector LaSalle Gets a Floor Vote, Say Senate Democrats … GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL'S nominee for Chief Judge of the state's highest court is “highly unlikely” to get a confirmation vote from the full state Senate, Senate Democratic spokesperson Mike Murphy told New York Focus.
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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
“Donald Trump Will Be in the Lead of His Obituary”: Ex-Rudy Giuliani Aide Dishes on Sweeping New CNN Doc — From 9/11 hero to Trump toady, a four-part CNN series will chronicle the epic fall of “America's Mayor.” Consulting producer Ken Frydman, “dismayed” by his former boss's antics, hopes he'll “start caring about his legacy.”
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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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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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