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Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department Considered but Rejected Role in Biden Documents Search  —  Officials opted for hands-off approach to leave special counsel's probe uncompromised  —  WASHINGTON—The Justice Department considered having FBI agents monitor a search by President Biden's lawyers …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The impressively weak effort to ‘whatabout’ Biden's classified documents  —  Look, when there's no need for your rhetoric not to be lazy, you land on lazy rhetoric.  If you can carry the day — at least with those who you're most worried about convincing — with little effort or logical consistency …
Peter Nicholas / NBC News:
After criticism for silence, Biden White House takes questions on classified documents
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Matt Schlapp slapped with lawsuit after allegation of fondling GOP operative  —  WASHINGTON — A Republican operative sued Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union and a top ally of former President Donald Trump, over allegations of sexual misconduct Tuesday.
The Daily Beast:
‘Matt Schlapp Is a Sexual Predator’: Accuser Sues Over Sexual Battery
Tara Palmeri / Puck:
Feeling the Vern  —  Vern Buchanan exploded after losing Ways & Means to a McCarthy ally, fueling anxiety that he could retire out of pique—and that McCarthy's favor trading has eroded his narrow margin of support.  —  As I wrote last week, Republicans have been fixated on whether 71-year-old …
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
White House to McCarthy: ‘Come clean’ on your backroom speaker deals  —  The White House is escalating its fight with newly empowered congressional Republicans, with officials Tuesday calling on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to “come clean” about secretive deals he made with hardline members that helped him eventually land the top job.
Jacqueline Sweet / Patch:
Disabled Veteran: George Santos Took $3K From Dying Dog's GoFundMe  —  QUEENS, NY — In May 2016, Richard Osthoff was living in a tent in an abandoned chicken coop on the side of Route 9 in Howell, New Jersey, with his beloved service dog Sapphire.  A veteran's charity gave the pit mix to Osthoff …
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
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Melanie Zanona / CNN:
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar get committee assignments
CNN:
House GOP lays groundwork for Mayorkas impeachment as moderates balk
Mia Cathell / Townhall:
TAPES: We Investigated a Suburban LGBTQ Pedophile Ring.  Here's What We Found.  —  This is Part 1 of a four-part investigative series. … A months-long Townhall investigation reveals disturbing new details about the affluent LGBTQ-activist couple accused of sodomizing their young adopted sons …
Discussion: Twitchy
New York Times:
As Debt Limit Threat Looms, Wall Street and Washington Have Only Rough Plans  —  A default would most likely rattle markets and carry big risks, no matter how the Federal Reserve and Treasury try to curb the fallout.  —  With days to go before the United States bumps up against a technical limit …
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
House Republicans gear up for a debt ceiling fight, clashing with Democrats
Norm Ornstein / The Hill:   Congress should be able to function in a crisis; Republicans just made that more difficult
CBN News:
Trump's Ties to Evangelicals Souring Despite Roe v. Wade Win - Tells CBN News 'It's a Sign of Disloyalty'  —  Former President Donald Trump is being extremely blunt about why evangelical leaders have held off endorsing him so far in the 2024 presidential race.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Evangelical leaders are ‘disloyal,’ Trump says. His real worry is broader.
David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times:
FTX Executives Expressed Concern Over Use of Customer Funds, Documents Show  —  Documents obtained by The New York Times provide new details about the discussions among FTX's top leaders before the cryptocurrency exchange collapsed in November.  —  A few weeks before FTX collapsed …
Deon J. Hampton / NBC News:
Failed GOP candidate visited homes of New Mexico Democratic politicians to dispute election prior to shootings, officials say  —  Solomon Peña is accused of paying four men to carry out shootings at Albuquerque-area homes of two county commissioners and two state legislators.  No one was hurt.
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Remy Tumin / New York Times:
Republican Ex-Candidate Arrested in Shootings Targeting New Mexico Democrats
Associated Press:
Maine Gov. Janet Mills wants to expand access to abortion in the state  —  ME legislative leaders want to allow abortion after 24 weeks with a doctor's approval  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for January 17  —  Maine Gov. Janet Mills and legislative leaders want to expand access to abortion …
Discussion: Bangor Daily News and LifeNews.com
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Amy Beth Hanson / Associated Press:
Montana lawmaker seeks to overturn abortion ruling
Reuters:
Greta Thunberg arrested at German mine protest, will be freed later - police  —  Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg was detained alongside other activists on Tuesday during protests against the demolition of the coal village of Luetzerath but the entire group will be released later in the day, according to police.
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.
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Washington Post:
What the Jan. 6 probe found out about social media, but didn't report  —  The House committee investigating the riot avoided detailed discussion in its report for fear of offending Republicans and tech companies, sources say  —  The Jan. 6 committee spent months gathering stunning new details …
Nick Arama / RedState:
What Brian Stelter and Seth Moulton Are Talking About at the WEF Should Concern Us All  —  After CEO Chris Licht began to take stock of the mess he'd acquired over at CNN, one of the first moves he made was to boot Brian Stelter and cancel his show, “Reliable Sources” back in August 2022.
New York Times:
Pentagon Sends U.S. Arms Stored in Israel to Ukraine  —  Israeli officials had initially expressed concerns that the move could damage its relations with Russia.  —  WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is tapping into a vast but little-known stockpile of American ammunition in Israel …
Jesse Singal / New York Times:
Diversity Trainings Don't Work.  Here's What Could.  —  Diversity trainings have been around for decades, long before the country's latest round of racial reckoning.  But after George Floyd's murder — as companies faced pressure to demonstrate a commitment to racial justice …
Politico:
Biden, House GOP refuse to budge as key debt ceiling deadline looms  —  The Biden administration and House Republicans are heading toward an initial Thursday debt ceiling deadline without even a hint of an endgame, ensuring a months-long standoff that's poised to rattle financial markets amid worries about a recession this year.
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
First on Fox: Pompeo's secret trip to North Korea detailed in former secretary of State's new memoir  —  New memoir by Pompeo highlights his years as President Trump's CIA director and secretary of State  —  Pompeo says former President Trump's 2024 announcement won't affect his own decision on whether to run for the White House.
Trisha Ahmed / Associated Press:
North Dakota weighs ban of ‘sexually explicit’ library books  —  Books containing “sexually explicit” content — including depictions of sexual or gender identity — would be banned from North Dakota public libraries under legislation that state lawmakers began considering Tuesday.
Discussion: Denver Post
Brian Klaas / The Atlantic:
Asymmetrical Conspiracism Is Hurting Democracy  —  As an American living in Britain for the past decade, I've had a front-row seat to two dysfunctional democracies hell-bent on embarrassing themselves.  President Donald Trump warned that a hurricane was “one of the wettest we've ever seen, from the standpoint of water.”
 
 
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Paul F. Petrick / Issues & Insights:
Dawn Of The Deep State: How James Garfield's Assassination Spawned This Monster
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Mike Dennison / Montana Free Press:
How an Obamacare remnant survives and prospers in Montana
NBC News:
Embattled Rep. Santos awarded seats on Science and Small Business committees
Mia Ashton / The Post Millennial:
Lutheran pastor, father of ‘trans kid’ says ‘transphobia is a sin, trans people are divine’
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Gabe Kaminsky / Washington Examiner:
Left-wing charity faces legal complaint over fundraiser for Palestinian terror-linked group
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
Trump to be joined by Graham, McMaster at Jan. 28 SC event
Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Ford plant halted by Youngkin would have created 2,500 jobs in Southside
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