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8:20 AM ET, January 17, 2023

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Rio Yamat / Associated Press:
Ex-GOP candidate arrested in shootings at lawmakers' homes  —  A failed Republican candidate who authorities said was angry over his defeat and made baseless claims the election last November was “rigged” against him was arrested in connection with a series of drive-by shootings targeting …
Discussion: Raw Story, Associated Press and KVIA-TV
Dennis Romero / NBC News:
Losing candidate arrested in string of shootings at New Mexico Democrats' homes  —  Albuquerque police announced the arrest Solomon Peña Monday.  He ran unsuccessfully for a state legislative seat in 2022.  —  Police in Albuquerque on Monday announced the arrest of a failed candidate …
Discussion: New York Post and The Daily Beast
Remy Tumin / New York Times:
Republican Ex-Candidate Arrested in Shootings Targeting New Mexico Democrats  —  The authorities in Albuquerque said Solomon Peña, who lost his bid for a State House seat in November, was behind a series of recent shootings targeting Democratic elected officials.
Nick Visser / HuffPost:
Failed GOP Candidate Arrested In String Of Shootings At New Mexico Democrats' Homes
Discussion: CBS News, Washington Post and ABC News
Abdirahim Saeed / BBC:
Taliban start buying blue ticks on Twitter  —  The Taliban have started using Twitter's paid-for verification feature, meaning some now have blue ticks on their accounts.  —  Previously, the blue tick indicated “active, notable, and authentic accounts of public interest” verified by Twitter, and could not be purchased.
The Daily Beast:
The Bathroom Fight Fueling Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert's Break-Up  —  A shouting match in a bathroom.  Kevin McCarthy.  Donald Trump.  Ukraine aid.  They're all contributing to the split between two of the far right's most high-profile figures.
CNN:
‘Unforced errors’: A White House facing a fresh crisis  —  Since the day in early November when President Joe Biden's lawyers first found documents with classified markings at his private office in Washington, DC, the extraordinarily small number of aides kept in the loop have adhered to one rule …
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Kelly Laco / Fox News:
Comer will ‘continue to press’ for info on Biden docs scandal after White House says no visitor logs in DE
CNN:
White House counsel's office says there are no visitors logs at Biden's Wilmington home
Grant Peck / Associated Press:
Vietnamese president resigns, criticized for major scandals  —  Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc resigned Tuesday, becoming the most senior member of the government to step down after a series of high-profile corruption scandals for which he was held responsible.
Discussion: Reuters, Bloomberg, Raw Story and Al Jazeera
Politico:
Revealed: Who visited the Trump White House before Jan. 6  —  The Trump administration never publicly released White House visitor records.  But new data released by the Jan. 6 committee offers a never-before-seen glimpse.  —  Donald Trump spent his time in office fighting the release of his White House visitor logs.
Discussion: The Bulwark and Raw Story
Rolling Stone:
Secret Video Reveals Twitter Team Warned of ‘Shooting in the Streets’ Ahead of Jan. 6  —  The video shows Twitter managers shrugging off staff warnings of coming violence — one day before the attack on the Capitol  —  ANIKA COLLIER NAVOLI was at her “wits' end.”
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Ron DeSantis Takes On the Likability Issue (Sort Of)  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — When a couple hundred major donors to Gov. Ron DeSantis's inauguration arrived at a candlelight dinner to the sounds of a solo saxophonist the night before his swearing-in last week they found a pair of surprises waiting for them.
Discussion: Vanity Fair and RedState
Matt Murphy / BBC:
Ukraine war: Russia's Wagner Group commander requests Norway asylum  —  A former commander with the Russian paramilitary Wagner Group has claimed asylum in Norway after deserting from the mercenary outfit.  —  Andrey Medvedev, 26, crossed the border into Norway last Friday, where he was detained by border guards.
Discussion: The Guardian
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Eugene Daniels / Politico:
Why Harris world thinks she may be the biggest winner of the midterms  —  For Kamala Harris and her aides, the new year — and a new Congress — has brought a sense of optimism.  —  After spending much of her time in office managing bad headlines, staff turnover and persistent questions …
Discussion: Reason
Washington Post:
McCarthy and McConnell, seen as polar opposites, must lead a fractious GOP  —  Colleagues say their styles are completely different.  But fiscal showdowns on the horizon mean the duo will need to work together.  —  Newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) …
Samuel Stolton / Politico:
Von der Leyen announces Net-Zero Industry Act to compete with US subsidy spree  —  The European Commission will propose a Net-Zero Industry Act that lays out a series of clean tech objectives for 2030 in order to compete with Washington's massive green subsidy package, President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday.
Anna Skinner / Newsweek:
Donald Trump's Telltale Sign He Knows He'll Be Indicted: Kirschner  —  Former president Donald Trump is showing his cards through his plethora of social media posts, according to attorney and former U.S. Army prosecutor Glenn Kirschner.  —  In a Sunday episode of Kirschner's podcast Justice Matters …
Discussion: Raw Story
Steven Mazie / The Atlantic:
The Supreme Court Justices Do Not Seem to Be Getting Along  —  Supreme Court justices often get cross with lawyers arguing cases before them.  But six months after the Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the justices are betraying signs of impatience and frustration with one another—sometimes bordering on disrespect.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jessica Chasmar / Fox News:
San Fran's reparations committee proposes $5 million to each Black longtime resident, total debt forgiveness  —  San Francisco's reparations committee also proposes supplementing lower-income recipients' income for 250 years  —  San Francisco businesses demanding full tax refund over homelessness, crime crisis
Bonchie / RedState:
Democrat Introduces Legislation to Make White People Criticizing Minorities a Federal Crime  —  It may be MLK Day, but Democrats aren't here for all that “content of character” stuff.  —  Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee, long in the running for being the vapidest member of Congress (oops …
Kalley Huang / New York Times:
Alarmed by A.I. Chatbots, Universities Start Revamping How They Teach  —  With the rise of the popular new chatbot ChatGPT, colleges are restructuring some courses and taking preventive measures.  —  While grading essays for his world religions course last month, Antony Aumann …
Evan Osnos / New Yorker:
The Getty Family's Trust Issues  —  Heirs to an iconic fortune sought out a wealth manager who would assuage their progressive consciences.  Now their dispute is exposing dynastic secrets.  —  For the very rich, private wealth managers are in a separate class from other retainers …
Discussion: Inequality.org and The Hill
 
 
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