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Andrew C. McCarthy / New York Post:
Biden already admitted guilt — he's just betting Garland doesn't prosecute him, or Trump  —  There will be much to chew on as the criminal investigation of President Biden by the newly appointed special counsel, Robert Hur, unfolds.  For now, my question is: Have we already, in effect, witnessed a guilty plea?
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Kelly Laco / Fox News:
Jim Jordan launches first investigation as Judiciary chair into Biden classified docs scandal
CNN:
Biden's whirlwind final days as vice president had aides scrambling to close his White House office
Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
‘Like a Fixer for the Democrats’: Nunes Worries Biden Special Counsel May Be Biased
Discussion: CBS News and Associated Press
Washington Post:
Furor over documents creates unexpected political peril for Biden
Philip Klein / National Review:   Biden Claims He ‘Worked Hard’ to Lower the Deficit, but He Actually Added $800 Billion
Wall Street Journal:
Supreme Court Investigators Have Narrowed Leak Inquiry to Small Number of Suspects  —  At least one law clerk is among those suspected of leaking the draft abortion ruling in May  —  Roe v. Wade: Protests Over Leaked Draft of Supreme Court Opinion  —  Created with sketchtool. … 1x
Kellyanne Conway / New York Times:
The Cases for and Against Trump  —  Ms. Conway is a Republican pollster and political consultant who was Donald J. Trump's campaign manager in 2016 and senior counselor to him from 2017 to 2020.  She is not affiliated with his 2024 presidential campaign.  —  Donald J. Trump shocked the world …
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“He Is in a Weird Bunker”: Donald Trump's 2024 Campaign Is Sputtering Out of the Gate
New York Times:
Trump Organization Fined $1.6 Million for Evading Taxes  —  The Trump Organization must pay $1.6 million for giving executive off-the-books benefits and pay.  —  Former president Donald J. Trump's family real estate business was ordered on Friday to pay a $1.6 million criminal penalty …
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Wall Street Journal:
Effective Tax Rate for Large, Profitable Companies Fell to 9% After Trump Law, Report Says
Discussion: Common Dreams
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Apparently, Economic Conservatives Hate Cost-Cutting Leaders Now  —  In a repellent demonstration that many of today's Republican party differences are about personality and style, and not about policy or philosophy, the Club for Growth is choosing to run attack ads against former Indiana …
Discussion: WISH-TV
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Mitch Daniels ‘more likely’ to run for Senate in Indiana after Club for Growth attacks
Discussion: Club for Growth
Alexander Sammon / Slate:
I Ate at the Italian Restaurant Where George Santos Is Often, for Some Reason, Spending Exactly $199.99  —  There was plenty of street parking on Thursday night outside of Il Bacco Italian restaurant in Little Neck, Queens, but we valeted the car anyway.  Il Bacco is the favorite restaurant …
CNN:
George Santos said accused ‘Ponzi scheme’ he worked at was ‘100% legitimate’ when accused of fraud in 2020  —  Republican Rep. George Santos, said a company later accused of running a “Ponzi scheme” was “100% legitimate” when it was accused by a potential customer of fraud in 2020 …
Discussion: Raw Story, Political Wire and The Hill
Washington Post:
U.S. will begin ‘extraordinary measures’ to stay under debt limit  —  Treasury warns of ‘irreparable harm’ to global economy as debt limit standoff begins  —  The Treasury Department said Friday that it will begin taking “extraordinary measures” next week to prevent the U.S. government …
Zachary Leeman / Mediaite:
Adam Kinzinger Holds Nothing Back In McCarthy Review: 'Kevin's a Piece of S**t'  —  Adam Kinzinger held nothing back when reviewing Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), the former congressman accusing the Republican leader of being willing to say whatever it takes to get elected.
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court takes up Christian postal worker's religious claim  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an evangelical Christian mail carrier's employment discrimination claim in a case that could force employers to do more to accommodate the religious practices of their workers.
Associated Press:
Florida Gov. DeSantis announces prescription drug legislation  —  Goal of FL proposal to decrease costs of prescriptions  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for January 13  —  Florida will seek to provide consumers more flexibility in buying prescription drugs and more information …
Liz Skalka / HuffPost:
Republicans Won't Say If They'll Return Donations From George Santos  —  The embattled New York congressman donated to more than two dozen candidates from an account he seeded with a personal loan.  —  Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) continues to face calls to resign, but several …
Michelle Wolf / WAVY-TV:
Superintendent: 6-year-old's backpack searched before Richneck shooting  —  “At least one administrator was notified of a possible weapon,” Superintendent Dr. George Parker said  —  NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Newport News Public Schools has revealed new information in the shooting of a teacher at Richneck Elementary School.
David Weigel / Semafor:
Americana  —  with David Weigel  —  In this edition: The backstory and goals of the “new Church Committee,” the 2024 GOP jostling over gas stoves, and a talk with Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz about the new House rules.  —  The committee that can turn Fox News segments into subpoenas
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Post
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
Suppressing the Black Vote.  And Bragging About It.  —  “We can be especially proud of the City of Milwaukee (80.2% Dem Vote) casting 37,000 less votes than cast in the 2018 election with the major reduction happening in the overwhelming Black and Hispanic areas.”  — Wisconsin Republican official Robert Spindell
CNN:
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg tells CNN that his office's investigation of Trump Org. will continue  —  Investigations into the Trump Organization's business practices are entering a new chapter and will “go as long as the facts and the law require,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg told CNN on Friday …
Rep. Jim Banks / The American Mind:
Fighting the Woke Agenda in Congress  —  A congressman proposes a bold approach to pushing back against the Progressive infection in our institutions.  —  We no longer live in a normal America.  The issues that Congress used to take up, like healthcare, the economy, or our withdrawal from Afghanistan …
Discussion: Breitbart, National Review and Fox News
Lisa O'Mary / Medscape:
COVID Leading Cause of Death Among Law Enforcement for Third Year  —  Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center.  —  COVID-19 remained the top-ranked cause of death among law enforcement officers last year.
CNN:
Keenan Anderson, cousin of Black Lives Matter co-founder, dies from cardiac arrest after being tased by Los Angeles police  —  A 31-year-old father and English teacher died from cardiac arrest last week after he was repeatedly tased by police, according to the Los Angeles Police Department …
Alec Karam / The Daily Beast:
Indiana Lab Worker Fired for Sending Creepy Threats to Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell  —  ‘APPALLED’  —  An Indiana man is out of his job after sending creepy threats to Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell, the lawmaker said.  “I HOPE YOU FAMILY IS RAPED AND MURDERED,” former Patients Choice …
Discussion: Raw Story
Joseph Zeballos-Roig / Semafor:
Paul Ryan sounds off on the McCarthy drama and coming debt ceiling fight  —  Former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan thinks his old friend Kevin McCarthy may be better prepared for the role than any politician in modern history — but the job won't be easy with his five-seat majority.
Discussion: HuffPost and Washington Examiner
Josh Kelety / Associated Press:
FACT FOCUS: Biden administration isn't banning gas stoves  —  The Biden administration has come under fire this week due to overcooked fears that it is planning a nationwide ban on gas stoves.  —  The claim was sparked by comments from a Consumer Product Safety Commission official published Monday that …
Russell Contreras / Axios:
The next critical race theory fights  —  Supporters of teaching about race and diversity in schools appear to be better prepared this year to fight the expanding conservative broadside on critical race theory. … - Now librarians, academics and other CRT supporters are organizing protests and running for office.
 
 
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John M. Donnelly / Roll Call:
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New York Times:
Will New York City's Soccer Stadium Cost Taxpayers $0 or $516 Million?
Washington Examiner:
Please, put poor Pete out to pasture
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Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg:
X sues to block California's AB 2655, aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media, claiming it impinges on free speech

John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

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