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NBC News:
Biden aides find second batch of classified documents at new location — WASHINGTON — Aides to President Joe Biden have discovered at least one additional batch of classified documents in a location separate from the Washington office he used after leaving the Obama administration, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Washington Post:
Trump campaign officials got subpoena asking new questions about Jan. 6 — Subpoena sought information and documents on legal representation, voting machines, fundraising around false election claims and more — A wide-ranging subpoena sent to Trump campaign officials last month shows …
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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Classified Documents Found in Second Location Associated with Biden — The revelation is sure to intensify Republican attacks on the president, who has called former President Donald J. Trump irresponsible for hoarding sensitive documents at his estate in Florida.
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New York Times:
Résumé of George Santos — A copy of a two-page version of his résumé, obtained by The Times, is the first that has become public. Read more ›
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New York Post, Insider and Crooks and Liars
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
George Santos's Secret Résumé: A Wall Street Star With a 3.9 G.P.A. — Two years before his successful run for Congress, George Santos gave Long Island Republican officials a résumé that reads like a detailed road map of his lies.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Third NY House Republican calls for Santos to resign — Rep. Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.) on Wednesday called for fellow Long Island Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) to resign over revelations he fabricated major portions of his resume and background while on the campaign trail.
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Azi Paybarah / Washington Post:
George Santos lied about being a volleyball ‘star,’ county GOP chair says
George Santos lied about being a volleyball ‘star,’ county GOP chair says
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Washington Post:
George Santos was paid for work at company accused of Ponzi scheme later than previously known — The New York congressman is said to have received payments from Florida-based Harbor City Capital as recently as April 2021, income he did not disclose as a candidate
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Morning Shots, Mediaite and Insider
NBC News:
Democratic win in Virginia special election stymies Gov. Youngkin's push for 15-week abortion ban — Democrat Aaron Rouse has won a special election for a state Senate seat in Virginia after his Republican opponent conceded in a race that was widely viewed as a proxy fight over abortion.
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
His Star Rising, Youngkin Juggles Local Issues and National Ambition
His Star Rising, Youngkin Juggles Local Issues and National Ambition
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Virginia Mercury and Axios
Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico:
Why Wall Street should worry about the debt ceiling — Editor's note: Morning Money is a free version of POLITICO Pro Financial Services morning newsletter, which is delivered to our subscribers each morning at 5:15 a.m. The POLITICO Pro platform combines the news you need with tools you can use …
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Washington Post:
Survey finds ‘classical fascist’ antisemitic views widespread in U.S. — At points in the past half-century, many U.S. antisemitism experts thought this country could be aging out of it, that hostility and prejudice against Jews were fading in part because younger Americans held more accepting views than did older ones.
Jim Farber / New York Times:
Jeff Beck, Guitarist With a Chapter in Rock History, Dies at 78 — His playing with the Yardbirds and as leader of his own bands brought a sense of adventure to their groundbreaking recordings. — Jeff Beck, one of the most skilled, admired and influential guitarists in rock history …
Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. and Brazil lawmakers seek to cooperate on investigation of Brasilia riots — U.S. and Brazilian lawmakers are looking for ways to cooperate on an investigation into violent protests that rampaged through Brasilia this weekend, sharing lessons from inquiries into the attack …
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Jeremiah Poff / Washington Examiner:
Michigan and California institutions ban the word ‘field’ as racist — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the University of Southern California's school of social work have taken steps to ban the word “field” on official documents, citing racist implications.
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The Princetonian:
Gen. Mark Milley '80 discusses hockey, service, Capitol riots — Gen. Mark Milley '80 visited the University on Saturday, Jan. 7 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Hobey Baker Rink. A hockey player, ROTC cadet, and politics student while he was at Princeton, Milley is now a four-star general …
Gabby Deutch / Jewish Insider:
Josh Shapiro to use Tree of Life Bible at Pa. governor inauguration — The Bible, which was on the bima at the Pittsburgh synagogue during the 2018 shooting, is one of three Shapiro will use at Tuesday's inauguration — When Josh Shapiro is sworn in as Pennsylvania's governor next week …
Ali Vitali / NBC News:
Warren backs Porter in California Senate primary — Warren said Porter “has a backbone of steel,” in an endorsement first reported by NBC News. — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Thursday endorsed fellow progressive Rep. Katie Porter in her newly-announced bid for Senate in California.
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Mediaite, Orange County Register, Washington Examiner and Los Angeles Blade
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Whisper campaign about RNC chair candidate's Sikh faith roils campaign — As Harmeet Dhillon seeks the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee, opponents have begun raising concerns about her Sikh faith — a development that has left some members of the committee unsettled.
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Heather Cherone / WTTW News:
Lightfoot Campaign Asks CPS Teachers to Encourage Students to Help Her Win Reelection in Return for Credit — Video: The WTTW News Spotlight Politics team breaks down the biggest headlines of the day. (Produced by Alexandra Silets) — Mayor Lori Lightfoot's reelection campaign sent …
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Trump discussed using a nuclear weapon on North Korea in 2017 and blaming it on someone else, book says — WASHINGTON — Behind closed doors in 2017, President Donald Trump discussed the idea of using a nuclear weapon against North Korea and suggested he could blame a U.S. strike …
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Raw Story and New York Times
Jake Sherman / Punchbowl News:
1/12/23 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM … NOW THE GOP LEADERSHIP HAS PULLED THE TWO BILLS FROM THE FLOOR SCHEDULE. … SOME GOP LAWMAKERS WANTED TO TWEAK LANGUAGE IN THE MEASURE. THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS THEY WOULD NEED THE RULES COMMITTEE IN ORDER TO DO SO.
Axios:
Historic transportation crises haunt Buttigieg — A historic string of air, rail and supply-chain meltdowns has plagued Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's first two years in office, placing him — for better or worse — at the center of crises affecting millions of people.
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Amrith Ramkumar / Wall Street Journal:
Climate Startup Removes Carbon From Open Air in Industry First — Climeworks cashes in on new technology by selling carbon credits to Microsoft and others — One of the most important technologies to address climate change got a boost Thursday when a startup said it pulled carbon dioxide from the open air and stored it underground.
The Economist:
The West should supply tanks to Ukraine — Allies have been too cautious about giving it the means to resist Russian aggression — Almost eleven months after Russia launched its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, the war has turned static. Since the liberation of the southern city of Kherson …
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The Hill, New York Times and The Dispatch
The Bulwark:
Jim Jordan, Church Committee Pretender — His new panel on the “weaponization of the federal government” bears no resemblance to the storied 1970s committee whose work led to intelligence reform. — Members of the new Republican majority in the House of Representatives are trying to stick …
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Politico:
Seniors shrug off White House urgent pleas to get vaccinated as new variant spreads — State and federal health officials are frustrated that thousands of seniors have landed in the hospital with Covid-19 since the holidays — despite the widespread availability of a vaccine designed to prevent exactly that.
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American Council …, Japan Times and uTobian
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump prepares to open next phase of 2024 campaign in South Carolina — Former President Donald Trump is planning to hold his first public campaign event of the year in South Carolina, in what aides are portraying as a first step into a more public phase of his 2024 White House run.
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Talking Points Memo:
Inside George Santos' Madcap Campaign: ‘Things Were Not On The Up And Up’ — Profligate spending. A pile of inquiries from federal regulators about campaign finance improprieties. And a “Holocaust painter” in Florida who feels betrayed. — It's a bizarre list of items for anyone …
Politico:
Dems to Tester and Manchin: Run in 2024, save our majority — Securing the red-state duo's reelections is job No. 1 for Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair Gary Peters as he embarks on his second tour of duty. — Democrats are already waging what might be the most consequential fight …
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Karol Markowicz / RealClearBooks:
The New Jew — The Beginning of a Jewish Political Realignment — It was early December when The Chosen Comedy Festival came to Miami. It had been a tough few weeks for Jews. — Kanye was on his “I love Hitler” tour and it seemed like too many people wanted to hear what he had to say.