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8:00 AM ET, January 7, 2023

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Kevin McCarthy finally became Speaker of the House after one last shocking meltdown.  Here's how it all happened.  —  It took four days and fifteen ballots, but Kevin McCarthy was elected Speaker of the House after securing a truce with conservative holdouts who had threatened to tank his nomination.
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Rolling Stone:
Sex Trafficking Row Helped Fuel Gaetz's Hatred for McCarthy  —  The Florida congressman's opposition to the House Speaker hopeful's bid for the gavel is indeed personal, sources tell Rolling Stone … What he was not privately predicting was that the beatings would continue for an entire week.
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
How Kevin McCarthy got the votes for speaker — and why it could haunt him  —  After a chaotic floor fight, the California Republican won by making a series of concessions to far-right rebels.  Democrats say they will make the House ungovernable.  —  WASHINGTON — After four days of deadlock …
Discussion: RedState, Bloomberg and Fox News
Wall Street Journal:
Speaker Fight Could Preview Months of Turmoil in Congress  —  Kevin McCarthy's concessions show how GOP fractiousness in a narrowly divided House could threaten some significant bills.  'You're going to have a sword of Damocles above any speaker.'  —  WASHINGTON—House Republican infighting plunged Congress into disarray this week.
Peter Kasperowicz / Fox News:
McCarthy loses by one vote in shocking 14th attempt, furious floor lobbying failed to sway opponents
Alex Sundby / CBS News:
6-year-old shot teacher at Newport News, Virginia, elementary school, police say  —  A 6-year-old student shot a teacher during an altercation at a Virginia elementary school on Friday, police said.  No students were injured in the incident at Richneck Elementary School, Newport News police said in a statement.
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Associated Press:
Police: 6-year-old shoots teacher in Virginia classroom  —  A 6-year-old student shot and wounded a teacher at his school in Virginia during an altercation inside a first-grade classroom Friday, police and school officials in the city of Newport News said.  Experts said a school shooting involving …
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
Matt Laslo / Raw Story:
Some Democrats fear a mass shooting on House floor — by a QAnon-Republican  —  WASHINGTON—Surprise quickly morphed into alarm for some at the Capitol this week as a post-Jan. 6 security measure vanished without warning just before Republicans reclaimed control of the House.
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Gingrich and Pelosi Agree: The GOP Is Rudderless
Discussion: Raw Story
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.”
Discussion: Raw Story
Kevin Mcgill / Associated Press:
US appeals court blocks ban on rapid-fire ‘bump stocks’  —  A Trump administration ban on bump stocks — devices that enable a shooter to rapidly fire multiple rounds from semi-automatic weapons after an initial trigger pull — was struck down Friday by a federal appeals court in New Orleans.
Discussion: The Reload, Breitbart and Just The News
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Ryan King / Washington Examiner:
Trump-era ban on bump stocks struck down by court
Discussion: Reuters, National Review, The Hill and CNN
NBC News:
George Santos sworn into Congress as investigations mount  —  WASHINGTON — George Santos, the 34-year-old New York Republican who's confessed to lying about part of his background, was sworn into the House early Saturday amid several investigations into his campaign and calls for him to resign.
Discussion: Fox News
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David Wright / CNN:
Federal Election Commission flags issues with contributions to Santos campaign
Discussion: IJR and Political Wire
Mack Lamoureux / VICE:
2 Men Accidentally Set Themselves on Fire Trying to Burn Down an Immigration Center  —  Video shows both the men running away from the fire they set with their clothing in flames.  —  Mack Lamoureux  —  Two men set themselves on fire after dumping an accelerant on a California immigration services building …
Tracie Canada / Scientific American:
Damar Hamlin's Collapse Highlights the Violence Black Men Experience in Football  —  The “terrifyingly ordinary” nature of football's violence disproportionately affects Black men  —  Millions of people watched as Damar Hamlin, a 24-year-old player in the National Football League (NFL) …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Christine Hauser / New York Times:
Shootings Reported at Homes and Offices of 5 New Mexico Democrats  —  No one was injured in the shootings, which occurred in Albuquerque between Dec. 4 and Thursday.  The authorities are investigating whether they were related and politically motivated.  —  Federal and local authorities …
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 …
Discussion: Political Wire
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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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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Ovidio Guzmán, Son of Drug Kingpin ‘El Chapo,’ Captured by Mexico Authorities
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Conservative leader Matt Schlapp is accused of fondling a male campaign staffer in Georgia
Politico:
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Discussion: USA Today
Matt Leach / Fox News:
‘CORPORATE KINGDOM’: DeSantis-backed plan to take control of Disney's land announced
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Police and the Press  —  The Wall Street Journal is demanding answers from the Phoenix Police Department …
Discussion: The Hill and The Root
Jon Ward / Yahoo News:
House members blocking McCarthy speaker bid meet at offices of ex-Trump chief Mark Meadows
Discussion: Insider, Living Futures and Politico
 

 
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Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Stephen Alpher / CoinDesk:
Rumble announces a $775M investment from Tether and plans to use $525M to fund a tender offer for ~70M shares of its common stock; RUM jumped 50%+ after hours
 
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