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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 …
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Chris Boyette / CNN:
DeSantis proposes policy permanently banning Covid-19 vaccine and mask requirements and other pandemic mitigation measures in Florida — Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday announced a policy proposal banning many pandemic mitigation efforts involving mask mandates and vaccine requirements in the state.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Top Michigan Republicans move to draft DeSantis for 2024 — A group of prominent Michigan Republicans are encouraging Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to jump into the 2024 presidential race — a significant and thinly veiled shot at the only announced Republican candidate: former President Donald Trump.
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
DeSantis inauguration sponsored by companies he loves to bash — Lobbyists for the governor's favorite corporate punching bags, such as Disney and BlackRock, were also co-chairs for his inauguration — Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) has built his national profile, and possibly a future presidential run …
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: How Biden's document controversy could help Ron DeSantis
The Memo: How Biden's document controversy could help Ron DeSantis
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NBC News:
Donald Trump prepares for his return to Facebook and Twitter — Mounting a comeback for the White House, Donald Trump is looking to regain control over his powerful social media accounts. — With access to his Twitter account back, Trump's campaign is formally petitioning Facebook's parent company …
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NBC News:
What the 21 McCarthy holdouts got in committee assignments — Nearly two dozen House Republicans prevented Kevin McCarthy from quickly securing the speaker's gavel. Some made out better than others in committee seats. — The 21 House Republicans who initially blocked Rep. Kevin McCarthy …
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Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
Won't you be my neighbor, George Santos?
Won't you be my neighbor, George Santos?
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New York Times
Phil Mattingly / CNN:
White House strategy to manage documents fallout takes shape — The White House strategy to manage the special counsel investigation into President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents has taken shape. — Pledge full cooperation. — Attack House Republicans.
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Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department Considered but Rejected Role in Biden Documents Search
Justice Department Considered but Rejected Role in Biden Documents Search
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Daniel Chaitin / The Daily Wire:
Biden Attorney Interviewed By Feds In Docs Review - But No ‘302’ Summary: Report
Biden Attorney Interviewed By Feds In Docs Review - But No ‘302’ Summary: Report
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Institute for the Study of War:
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 17, 2023 — Click here to see ISW's interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report. — Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu announced on January 17 …
Leo Valdes / The Atlantic:
Take Detransitioners Seriously — When Kristin Beck, a decorated Navy Seal veteran, came out as a transgender woman in 2013, she became a high-profile advocate for the trans community—a role that earned her glowing coverage in left-wing and mainstream center-left media.
The Verge:
Extremely Hardcore — Twitter's staff spent years trying to protect the social media site against impulsive billionaires who wanted to use the reach of its platform for their own ends, and then one made himself the CEO. … In April 2022, Elon Musk acquired a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter …
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Joseph Zeballos-Roig / Semafor:
Republicans worry a national sales tax bill would be a ‘political gift’ for Democrats — As part of his deal to become House speaker, Kevin McCarthy reportedly promised his party's conservative hardliners a vote on legislation that would scrap the entire American tax code and replace it with a jumbo-sized national sales tax.
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Semafor:
Why does anyone want to re-elect the RNC chair? We asked. — The Republican National Committee will elect its chair in 10 days, after a contentious campaign between three-term incumbent Ronna McDaniel and California RNC member Harmeet Dhillon, with MyPillow founder Mike Lindell shooting from the sidelines.
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Hyunjoo Jin / Reuters:
Tesla video promoting self-driving was staged, engineer testifies — A 2016 video that Tesla (TSLA.O) used to promote its self-driving technology was staged to show capabilities like stopping at a red light and accelerating at a green light that the system did not have, according to testimony by a senior engineer.
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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 …
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Cullen Linebarger / The Gateway Pundit:
Philadelphia Flyers Player Boycotts His Woke Team's “Pride Night,” Refuses To Wear Their LGBTQ Warmup Jersey (VIDEO) — The NHL over the past year has made a concerted effort to portray itself as America's most woke sports league, even at the expense of player safety.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Biden just outmaneuvered MAGA Republicans — and they barely noticed — If President Biden rolls out a major new pro-immigrant policy, and MAGA Republicans don't make any noise about it, did the announcement happen at all? — Why, yes, it did. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas unveiled …
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
Anti-Monopoly Reformer Joins Department of Transportation — Jen Howard, former chief of staff to Lina Khan at the FTC, is the new chief competition officer at DOT. — People pass through Salt Lake City International Airport, January 11, 2023. — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg …
Billy Binion / Reason:
They Fell Behind on Their Property Taxes. So the Government Sold Their Homes—and Kept the Profits. — Geraldine Tyler is a 94-year-old woman spending the twilight of her life in retirement, as 94-year-olds typically do. But there isn't much that's typical about it.
Alana Goodman / Washington Free Beacon:
Since Biden Inauguration, Anonymous Chinese Donors Poured Millions Into University That Houses His Think Tank … Since President Joe Biden took office in 2021 anonymous Chinese donors have poured millions of dollars to the university that houses President Joe Biden's think tank, where at least 10 classified documents were identified.
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Washington Post:
Ukrainian interior minister, top officials killed in helicopter crash — KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian Interior Minister Denis Monastyrsky and other top ministry officials were killed Wednesday morning when their government helicopter crashed near a kindergarten just outside Kyiv, in what appeared to be an accident.
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Associated Press:
Polar bear kills woman, boy in remote Alaska village — A polar bear has attacked and killed two people in a remote village in western Alaska, according to state troopers. Alaska State Troopers said they received the report of the attack at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Wales, on the western tip of the Seward Peninsula, KTUU reported.
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Compact Magazine:
Compact Make Birth Free — Childbirth in the United States should be free. Too many couples feel they can't start or grow their families because of our disordered politics and warped economy. The existing model that erects barriers to family formation and imposes dizzying costs for childbirth is both unworkable and untenable.
CoinDesk:
Congress' FTX Problem: 1 in 3 Members Got Cash From Crypto Exchange's Bosses — The session began with 196 U.S. lawmakers who took direct contributions from Sam Bankman-Fried and other former FTX executives, and many of them are still trying to get rid of it.
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David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times:
FTX Executives Expressed Concern Over Use of Customer Funds, Documents Show
FTX Executives Expressed Concern Over Use of Customer Funds, Documents Show
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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 …
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Amy Beth Hanson / Associated Press:
Montana lawmaker seeks to overturn abortion ruling
Montana lawmaker seeks to overturn abortion ruling
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