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12:45 PM ET, January 14, 2023

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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Additional Documents Found at Biden's Wilmington Home, White House Says  —  The revelation came as the White House defended its public statements, which had not fully disclosed the extent of the documents that remained in Mr. Biden's possession.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden's aides …
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Washington Post:
The Biden documents scandal is a test for the media — and an opportunity  —  After two years of relative quiet, a return to familiar battle stations.  —  After two years of relative quiet, the Washington press corps mounted familiar battle stations this week as a Biden administration scandal took shape.
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
The Trump and Biden cases are similar, but they are not the same  —  Merrick Garland didn't have a choice about whether to name a special counsel.  —  Not really.  Not after he had named a special counsel to deal with criminal inquiries against former president Donald Trump.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Biden's Document Blunder Is Nothing Like Trump's Crime … The sweet spot for Donald Trump's allies has always been when they can justify his abuses and crimes through misdirected comparisons rather than direct defense.  Did Trump extort Ukraine into smearing his opponent?
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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Talking Points Memo:
Campaigns Linked To Santos Left Donors Feeling Ripped Off After Questionable Credit Card Charges  —  Late in the 2020 election cycle, one regular Republican donor said they were getting bombarded with messages asking them to contribute to a New York congressional candidate named George Santos.
Alexander Sammon / Slate:
I Ate at the Italian Restaurant Where George Santos Is Often, for Some Reason, Spending Exactly $199.99
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Adam Sabes / Fox News:
NHL backtracks after Florida Gov. Ron Desantis' office blasts league for ‘discriminatory’ job fair  —  The NHL backtracked on late Friday night and said that the event is open to all individuals ages 18 and over  —  How Gov. Ron DeSantis turned Florida red
Alia Shoaib / Insider:
Trump claimed woman who accused him of sexual assault in a luxury department store said ‘rape was sexy’ and ‘indicated that she loved it’  — In an October 2022 deposition, Donald Trump claimed that E. Jean Carroll said “rape was sexy.”  — Trump was misrepresenting comments Carroll …
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Erik Larson / Bloomberg:
Trump's Attack on NY Sexual Assault Law Called ‘Absurd’ By Judge
Washington Post:
House Republicans prepare emergency plan for breaching debt limit  —  The proposal, still under discussion, would direct the Treasury Dept. to prioritize certain payments if the U.S. hits the debt ceiling  —  House Republicans are preparing a plan telling the Treasury Department …
Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
George Santos Raised Money for Company the SEC Says Was a Ponzi Scheme  —  New York congressman, under scrutiny for his finances and lies about his past, was paid by Florida-based company, now in receivership after it was sued by regulator  —  WASHINGTON—Embattled Rep. George Santos persuaded …
Farnaz Fassihi / New York Times:
Iran Executes Alireza Akbari, Ex-Official Accused of Spying  —  Alireza Akbari, previously a senior military and defense official, had moved to Britain a decade ago.  He had been detained since 2019.  —  Iran has executed Alireza Akbari, a former deputy defense minister and a dual British citizen …
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Most Republicans approve of McCarthy's election after messy Speaker battle: poll  —  Most Republicans approve of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) election to lead the body following a marathon vote that took more than three days last week, according to a new poll.
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Lily Kuo / Washington Post:
China sharply revises death toll linked to covid outbreak to 60,000 from 37  —  China on Saturday made a significant revision of its official death toll in the latest outbreak of coronavirus — to nearly 60,000 deaths linked to covid-19 since December, when pandemic restrictions were lifted …
Henry Redman / Wisconsin Examiner:
Rep. Grothman displays Christian nationalist flag outside congressional office  —  U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman has a Christian nationalist flag connected to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol displayed outside his congressional office.  —  On Friday morning, Grothman posted a picture of the flag …
Gregory S. Schneider / Washington Post:
Youngkin says he blocked Ford battery plant on China concerns  —  RICHMOND — Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) said this week that he had rejected efforts by Ford Motor Co. to consider locating an electric battery plant in Virginia over concerns that the automaker's partnership with China created a security risk.
Washington Post:
From outside agitator to inside player: The remaking of Marjorie Taylor Greene  —  Even as she has sidled up to GOP leadership, however, Greene has continued making offensive and outlandish comments.  —  In late September, when House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy of California privately unveiled …
New York Times:
Bolsonaro Faces Investigation for Inspiring Brazil's Capital Riot  —  Brazil's Supreme Court said it would investigate Jair Bolsonaro, the country's former president, for inspiring the mob that stormed the nation's halls of power on Sunday.  —  Brazil's Supreme Court said it would investigate …
Kasha Patel / Washington Post:
Scientists inch closer to learning origins of mysterious ‘fairy circles’  —  No one knows exactly how these circles form.  New evidence suggests the plants may be responding to the dehydrated terrain.  —  The origins of eerily perfect circles in the eastern Namib desert have puzzled scientists for decades.
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.
Christine Chung / New York Times:
What to Know About Gas Stove Alternatives  —  Cooking with gas isn't the only way.  Electric and induction cooking can offer some distinct advantages, experts say.  —  Gas stoves, long beloved by cooks, have begun to seem like kitchen pariahs in recent weeks.
 
 
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Mitch Daniels ‘more likely’ to run for Senate in Indiana after Club for Growth attacks
Associated Press:
Florida Gov. DeSantis announces prescription drug legislation
The Guardian:
Rightwing group pours millions in ‘dark money’ into US voter suppression bid
Hannah Rabinowitz / CNN:
Justice Department announces new rule to regulate pistol-stabilizing braces
David Weigel / Semafor:
Americana  —  with David Weigel  —  In this edition: The backstory and goals of the …
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