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Mike Wendling / BBC:
How Trump's allies stoked Brazil Congress attack — The scenes in Brasilia looked eerily similar to events at the US Capitol on 6 January two years ago - and there are deeper connections as well. — “The whole thing smells,” said a guest on Steve Bannon's podcast, one day after the first round …
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Richard Lapper / The Guardian:
The pro-Bolsonaro ‘insurrection’ was pathetic - and, for now, has made President Lula stronger — The real threat from Brazil's radical right is not from showy coup attempts, but from less deluded ultra-conservatives playing the long game — lad in canary yellow football shirts or draped …
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Bloomberg, Jacobin, Financial Times and Wall Street Journal
New York Times:
Voices on social media summoned the protesters to Brasília, offering free transportation and food. — Here's the latest on the riot in the Brazilian capital. — At least 1,200 protesters were detained for questioning in the wake of the storming of Brazil's capital buildings …
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Politico, The Hill, New Republic, Bloomberg, The Guardian, Washington Post, TASS, Reuters and The Brazilian Report
Gabriel Stargardter / Reuters:
Bolsonaro's Florida stay puts ball in Biden's court after Brasilia riots
Bolsonaro's Florida stay puts ball in Biden's court after Brasilia riots
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Terrence McCoy / Washington Post:
How Bolsonaro's rhetoric — then his silence — stoked Brazil assault
How Bolsonaro's rhetoric — then his silence — stoked Brazil assault
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The Hill, Washington Examiner, Al Jazeera, Reuters, NBC News, Associated Press, Occupy Democrats, BBC, Balloon Juice, NBC 6 South Florida, Latin America Daily Briefing, WSVN-TV, Bloomberg, Letters from an American, Insider, The Japan News, Raw Story, Payday Report, Deutsche Welle, RedState, NPR, CBS News, New York Times, The Times of Israel, Fortune, CNN and BBC
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
What the Rioters in Brazil Learned From Americans
What the Rioters in Brazil Learned From Americans
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Wall Street Journal, NBC News, NPR, The Newsletter, Politico, Twitchy, National Review, Vox, Insider, Media Matters for America, CBS News, Political Wire, Bloomberg, abc7NY, New York Post and New York Times
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
‘We were duped’: How George Santos raised money from wealthy GOP donors while lying about his resume — George Santos would flaunt or hint at key pieces of his resume that have turned out to be false as he raised money for his successful congressional campaign.
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ABC News, The Hill, Washington Post, Bloomberg, UPI, New York Post, CNN, CBS News, Roll Call, Raw Story and Mock Paper Scissors
Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Fulton special grand jury completes Trump investigation — Judge dissolves panel, sets hearing on whether to publish group's recommendations — The Fulton County special grand jury that has spent the last eight months examining potential criminal interference …
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NBC News and Digby's Hullabaloo
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CNN:
Georgia grand jury investigating Trump and 2020 election aftermath completes its work — The Atlanta-area special grand jury investigating whether former President Donald Trump and his allies violated the law in their efforts to overturn the 2020 election has completed its work, according to a new court filing.
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Holly Bailey / Washington Post:
Georgia grand jury investigating Trump election interference completes probe
Georgia grand jury investigating Trump election interference completes probe
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Wall Street Journal, CBS News, USA Today, UPI, Associated Press and Raw Story
Ari Natter / Bloomberg:
US Safety Agency to Consider Ban on Gas Stoves Amid Health Fears — A federal agency says a ban on gas stoves is on the table amid rising concern about harmful indoor air pollutants emitted by the appliances. — The US Consumer Product Safety Commission plans to take action to address the pollution …
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Washington Examiner, Distilled, National Review, IJR, The Daily Caller and Balloon Juice
Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
House Rules Vote to Test Unity of Republicans After Speaker Fight — Some GOP lawmakers consider voting against package in protest of McCarthy deal with conservatives — WASHINGTON—House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) will face his first challenge in keeping his raucous conference united Monday …
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Cami Mondeaux / Washington Examiner:
Trump pushes for primary challenges against McConnell and others who ‘vote with him’
Trump pushes for primary challenges against McConnell and others who ‘vote with him’
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Just The News, The Hill and Raw Story
Politico:
Speaker McCarthy's first governing test
Speaker McCarthy's first governing test
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NBC News, Semafor, Associated Press and Florida Politics
CBS News:
CBS News poll: Inflation, cooperation and...investigation? Americans on what the new Congress should — and shouldn't — deliver
CBS News poll: Inflation, cooperation and...investigation? Americans on what the new Congress should — and shouldn't — deliver
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Washington Examiner, The Hill and Washington Times
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Republicans Prepare New Rules, but Fixing Congress Isn't So Easy
Republicans Prepare New Rules, but Fixing Congress Isn't So Easy
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Roll Call, Washington Times, CNN, Reason, E&E, Raw Story, The Daily Caller and CBS News, more at Mediagazer »
Mike Allen / Axios:
McCarthy's fast start: Big Tech is a top target — House Republicans plan to launch a new investigative panel this week that will demand copies of White House emails, memos and other communications with Big Tech companies, top sources tell Axios. … The new panel, the Select Subcommittee …
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Breitbart, RedState, Forbes, Mock Paper Scissors, Newsbusters, The Daily Caller, PoliticusUSA and New York Post, more at Techmeme »
Anna Noryskiewicz / CBS News:
Germany detains brothers from Iran over alleged terror plot involving cyanide and ricin — Berlin — Counterterrorism police in Germany raided an apartment in the west of the country over the weekend, arresting an Iranian national and his brother who now stand accused of preparing an attack motivated by Islamic extremism.
Jonel Aleccia / Associated Press:
New guidance: Use drugs, surgery early for obesity in kids — Children struggling with obesity should be evaluated and treated early and aggressively, including with medications for kids as young as 12 and surgery for those as young as 13, according to new guidelines released Monday.
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The Daily Caller
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William Saletan / The Bulwark:
That McCarthy PAC Concession? It Could Elect Far-Right Candidates in 2024. — To secure him the speakership, a PAC linked to Kevin McCarthy promised to change how it handles races in safe Republican districts. — After months of miscalculation, four days of humiliation, and fifteen ballots …
TMZ.com:
Dr. Dre Slams ‘Hateful’ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green for Using His Music — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene used a Dr. Dre song to tout her political prowess — but she didn't have the green light for it ... according to Dre himself. — The Georgia lawmaker posted a highly-produced clip …
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The Hill, New York Post, The Guardian, Variety and PennLive
Julia Moskin / New York Times:
Noma, Rated the World's Best Restaurant, Is Closing Its Doors — The Copenhagen chef René Redzepi says fine dining at the highest level, with its grueling hours and intense workplace culture, has hit a breaking point: “It's unsustainable.” — Julia Moskin has been reporting on the restaurant industry for The Times since 2004.
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Institute for the Study of War:
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 8, 2023 — Click here to see ISW's interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report. — ISW is publishing an abbreviated campaign update today, January 8.
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Washington Examiner, Politico, Insider and Associated Press
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Supreme Court sides with Texas death row inmate who says conviction was based on bad DNA evidence — The Supreme Court on Monday sided with a Texas death row inmate who is trying to overturn his conviction based on faulty DNA evidence. In a rare reversal, the inmate received the support of the district attorney involved in the case.
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Washington Examiner, NBC News and Associated Press
Sam Sokol / Haaretz:
‘I Expect More and More Violence’: Former IDF West Bank Chief Pans Palestinian Sanctions — Gen. (res.) Nitzan Alon says Israel's flurry of punitive actions in response to the PA's International Court of Justice request puts ‘oil on the fire,’ as former COGAT adviser Michael Milstein warns against enabling the PA's collapse
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The Times of Israel
Victoria Taft / PJ Media:
More Proof That Nancy Pelosi Was More Responsible for J6 Riot Than Trump — A little-noticed bill passed before Christmas shows that the U.S. Senate knows Nancy Pelosi had more to do with the U.S. Capitol breach on January 6, 2021, than anything President Trump did that day.
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The Daily Caller
John Sailer / The Free Press:
How DEI Is Supplanting Truth as the Mission of American Universities — An obsession with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion threatens students, professors, and the very credibility of higher education in the U.S. — One of the things The Free Press has been doing since its inception …
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HotAir, The College Fix and FIRE
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Schumer taps Peters again as Senate campaign chief in hopes of 2022 repeat — Michigan Sen. Gary Peters will once again lead his caucus' campaign arm, according to two people familiar with the matter and confirmed by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
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Washington Examiner, The Hill, Roll Call and Washington Times
Dave Philipps / New York Times:
A Korean War Wall of Remembrance Set Hundreds of Errors in Stone — Many names of American service members who died in the conflict are misspelled or missing from the new memorial wall in Washington, relatives and researchers say. — An arc of gleaming black granite slabs etched …
Jimmy Vielkind / Wall Street Journal:
Public Transit Goes Off the Rails With Fewer Riders, Dwindling Cash, Rising Crime — When riders stop taking subways and buses, it's harder to keep up service. 'It's becoming a vicious cycle.' — Several of the nation's largest urban mass-transit systems are at a crossroads …