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11:35 PM ET, January 13, 2023

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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 …
Joseph Zeballos-Roig / Semafor:
Paul Ryan sounds off on the McCarthy drama and coming debt ceiling fight
Discussion: Washington Examiner and HuffPost
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Santos's Lies Were Known to Some Well-Connected Republicans  —  George Santos inspired no shortage of suspicion during his 2022 campaign, including in the upper echelons of his own party, yet many Republicans looked the other way.  —  In late 2021, as he prepared to make a second run …
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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 …
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 …
Politico:
Biden's ride or die  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration. … As he navigates the tricky politics of divided government during a likely reelection campaign, there is one relationship President JOE BIDEN must attend …
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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
Andrew C. McCarthy / New York Post:
Biden already admitted guilt — he's just betting Garland doesn't prosecute him, or Trump
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
Stanley Reed / New York Times:
Sweden Says It Has Uncovered a Rare Earth Bonanza  —  The state-owned mining company announced it had found Europe's largest deposit of the vital minerals used in electric vehicles and other green technology.  —  A Swedish mining company said this week that it had found Europe's largest known deposit …
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Mitch Daniels ‘more likely’ to run for Senate in Indiana after Club for Growth attacks  —  Republicans close to Mitch Daniels (R) say opposition from the Club for Growth is poised to push the former Indiana governor into the 2024 Senate race.  —  The Club for Growth, a free-market advocacy group …
Discussion: Club for Growth and WISH-TV
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Apparently, Economic Conservatives Hate Cost-Cutting Leaders Now
Discussion: WISH-TV
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story, Insider and Political Wire
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New York Times:
Trump Organization Fined $1.6 Million for Evading Taxes
Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
Trump Organization sentenced to pay $1.6 million penalty in tax fraud case
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 …
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.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
COVID-19  —  CDC & FDA Identify Preliminary COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signal for Persons Aged 65 Years and Older  —  Transparency and vaccine safety are top priorities for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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.
Hannah Rabinowitz / CNN:
Justice Department announces new rule to regulate pistol-stabilizing braces  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland and Steve Dettelbach, the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), announced new regulations Friday that would subject pistol-stabilizing braces …
Erik Larson / Bloomberg:
Trump's Attack on NY Sexual Assault Law Called ‘Absurd’ By Judge  —  Former President Donald Trump's argument that a New York law allowing older sex-assault claims violated his constitutional rights was rejected by a judge as “absurd.”  —  US District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan …
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, Mediaite and Political Wire
Leana S. Wen / Washington Post:
We are overcounting covid deaths and hospitalizations.  That's a problem.  —  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States is experiencing around 400 covid deaths every day.  At that rate, there would be nearly 150,000 deaths a year.
Discussion: HotAir, TheBlaze and Clips and Q&As
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 …
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
The Guardian:
Rightwing group pours millions in ‘dark money’ into US voter suppression bid  —  Tax filings reveal advocacy arm of Heritage Foundation spent $5m on lobbying in 2021 to block voting rights in battleground states  —  The advocacy arm of the Heritage Foundation, the powerful conservative thinktank based …
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 …
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.
Patrick Hauf / Fox News:
Buttigieg avoided calls, public appearances on paternity leave, FOIA documents show  —  Buttigeig has faced criticism over the timing of his roughly two-month leave  —  Tucker: Pete Buttigieg is more concerned with equity than the transportation crisis  —  Transportation Secretary Pete …
Nick Hytrek / Sioux City Journal:
Wife of Woodbury County elected official faces 52 counts of voter fraud  —  SIOUX CITY — The wife of Woodbury County Supervisor Jeremy Taylor faces 52 counts of voter fraud for an alleged scheme in which she fraudulently filled out absentee ballot requests and voter registration forms …
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.
Discussion: USA Today
 
 
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The White House:
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby
Steve Kiggins / Idaho State Journal:
Idaho lawmaker ‘deeply sorry’ for comment comparing cows and women's health
Discussion: HuffPost and Raw Story
Josh Kelety / Associated Press:
FACT FOCUS: Biden administration isn't banning gas stoves
Alec Karam / The Daily Beast:
Indiana Lab Worker Fired for Sending Creepy Threats to Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell
Discussion: WISH-TV, Raw Story and Political Wire
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Shawna Mizelle / CNN:
Missouri lawmakers adopt stricter dress code for women in state House
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Brian Kemp and the Electric Car: A Love Story
Smithsonian's National Zoo:
Clouded leopard  —  Clouded leopards dwell in the cloud forests of Southeast Asia and are one of the most ancient cat species.
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
‘Stop the Steal’ Founder Tipped Off Paul Gosar to Brewing Violence on Jan. 6
Discussion: Raw Story
John M. Donnelly / Roll Call:
Congress barely dents scourge of hunger in military
CNN:
Keenan Anderson, cousin of Black Lives Matter co-founder, dies from cardiac arrest after being tased by Los Angeles police
 

 
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