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7:50 PM ET, January 9, 2023

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CBS News:
U.S. attorney reviewing classified documents from Joe Biden's vice presidency found at Biden think tank  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland has assigned the U.S. attorney in Chicago to review classified documents found at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement in Washington …
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NBC News:
Justice Department is examining ‘small number’ of classified documents found at Biden think tank  —  A “small number of documents” with classified markings that appear to be from the Obama administration were found at a think tank in Washington, D.C., tied to President Joe Biden and are under review …
Discussion: USA Today and Twitchy
Washington Post:
Justice Dept. reviewing classified documents found in Biden's post-VP office  —  A person familiar with the inquiry said about 10 documents were found.  The case will likely draw comparisons to Mar-a-Lago but appears quite different  —  The Justice Department has launched a review …
Discussion: Associated Press and The Hill
New York Times:
Biden Lawyers Found Classified Material at His Former Office  —  The White House said it was cooperating with a Justice Department review of the matter.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden's lawyers discovered “a small number” of classified documents in his former office at a Washington think tank last fall …
Discussion: NBC News
Annie Linskey / Wall Street Journal:
Classified Documents Found at Biden's Vice Presidential Center
Discussion: NBC News and CBS News
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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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 …
Americas Quarterly:
REACTION: Brazil's Capital Invasion: What's Next?
Tom Phillips / The Guardian:
‘They were in ecstasy’: how Bolsonaro mob's orgy of violence rocked Brasília
Associated Press:
As Brazil reels from riots, Bolsonaro finds home in Florida
Politico:
GOP adopts House rules, its first legislative victory after messy start  —  House Republicans adopted a sweeping rules package Monday night, despite frustrations within the conference over private agreements GOP leadership made with the 20 conservatives.  —  Only one House Republican …
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Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
House Rules Vote to Test Unity of Republicans After Speaker Fight
Discussion: Bloomberg, CBS News, CNN and NPR
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Could the GOP House speaker drama hurt Republicans in 2024?
Discussion: Raw Story
William Saletan / The Bulwark:
That McCarthy PAC Concession? It Could Elect Far-Right Candidates in 2024.
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
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.
Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
Trump Ally Giuliani Gets Subpoena From Washington Grand Jury  —  Rudy Giuliani, a close ally of Donald Trump involved in efforts to undermine the 2020 presidential election, received a subpoena to testify and provide documents to a federal grand jury in Washington, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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CNN:
Georgia grand jury investigating Trump and 2020 election aftermath completes its work
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 …
TMZ.com:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Locked Out of Twitter for Using Dr. Dre's Music  —  12:28 PM PT — Turns out, Dr. Dre's team took action — reaching out to Twitter to get the video taken down.  As a result, Marjorie Taylor Greene tells us she's been locked out of her Twitter account for using Dre's copyrighted work without permission.
Danielle Battaglia / Raleigh News & Observer:
Florida man: Madison Cawthorn, denied NC reelection, confirms move to Sunshine State  —  Former Rep. Madison Cawthorn confirmed Friday he has moved to Florida.  —  Rumblings of a potential move away from North Carolina, the state he represented in Congress, began to emerge as early as September …
Discussion: Associated Press
Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Republicans Signal Cuts To Social Security, Medicare With New House Majority  —  The House GOP is itching for a fight over spending cuts — including to major entitlement programs.  —  House Republicans are making clear that they intend to seek cuts to entitlement programs like Social Security …
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Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget:
IRS Funding Repeal Could Cost Over $100 Billion, Encourage Tax Cheating  —  The House is likely to vote today on a bill that would rescind roughly $70 billion of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) funding over the next decade.  We estimate the bill would increase deficits by more than $100 billion …
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Ross Douthat and the Match Throwing Club  —  Fire is good; firefighters can be dangerous; and the club is back to normal now.  —  1. The Match Throwing Club  —  Once upon a time there was a club of people who enjoyed throwing matches.  They were reasonably careful about it …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Kevin McCarthy reveals how the MAGA House will protect Trump  —  Donald Trump has long excelled at the art of blithely revealing his corrupt designs in public, and at a rally in September, he openly signaled that he fully expected Republicans elected to Congress to thwart the ongoing criminal investigations into, well, himself.
Discussion: The Guardian and New York Times
Mitch Perry / Florida Phoenix:
Florida Democratic Party Chair Manny Diaz resigns  —  Chair Manny Diaz and Florida Democrats held trainings, caucus meetings, and organizing sessions in a rally-like atmosphere on the second day of Leadership Blue Weekend in July 2022.  Credit: Photos provided by Florida Democratic Party.
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Maria Bartiromo Is Still Doing the Kind of Journalism That Got Fox News Sued For Billions  —  Few people are as ill-equipped to handle an interview with an election denier as Maria Bartiromo, whose naïve (I'm being charitable) willingness to embrace stolen election conspiracy theories …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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 …
Stephen Neukam / The Hill:
Stacey Abrams says she'll ‘likely run again’  —  Democrat Stacey Abrams, the two-time failed candidate for governor in Georgia and a renowned voting rights activist, says she will “likely” run for office again but did not specify for which position.  —  Abrams, who lost her second bid …
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.
Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
The Supreme Court case that has unions on edge  —  ON THE DOCKET: The Supreme Court on Tuesday is set to hear oral arguments in a case that is being closely watched by labor unions fearful that the conservative majority could undercut the appeal for workers to strike and sap authority from the National Labor Relations Board.
Discussion: HotAir, Vox and Breitbart
 
 
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Joan Biskupic / CNN:
Biden struggles to confirm judges in the South and thwart Trump's impact
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
John Woodrow Cox / Washington Post:
Moms Demand's Shannon Watts, who took on the NRA, to retire from group she founded
Josef Federman / Associated Press:
Israel's Netanyahu races ahead with hard-line agenda
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Bennet Goldstein / In These Times:
Queering the Family Farm: Meet the LGBTQ Midwest Farmers Taking Food Justice Into Their Own Hands
Discussion: HotAir
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Jonel Aleccia / Associated Press:
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Douglas Soule / Tallahassee Democrat:
As legal bills mount, Florida paid about $35,000 for each migrant in Martha's Vineyard flights
Discussion: The Capitolist
Jimmy Vielkind / Wall Street Journal:
Public Transit Goes Off the Rails With Fewer Riders, Dwindling Cash, Rising Crime
Discussion: Power Line
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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