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5:50 PM ET, January 21, 2023

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New York Times:
Ron Klain Expected to Step Down as Biden's White House Chief of Staff  —  Mr. Klain's departure would mark a rare moment of high-level turnover in an administration that has been remarkably stable through two years of crises and political battles.  —  WASHINGTON — Ron Klain …
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Washington Post:
Biden aides want to force GOP to abandon debt limit threats  —  White House officials see enormous downsides to either negotiating with Republicans on spending limit or trying to resolve impasse unilaterally  —  Shortly after last year's midterm elections, a senior congressional Democrat …
NBC News:
Ron Klain is expected to step down as White House chief of staff in the coming weeks  —  WASHINGTON — White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain is expected to depart the Biden administration in the coming weeks, according to two sources familiar with the decision.
Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Ron Klain, White House chief of staff, plans to step down  —  Top Biden aide has not set a date for departure, colleagues say  —  Ron Klain, President Biden's chief of staff, plans to step down in the coming weeks after playing a central role in steering the administration through its first two years …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Washington Post:
School downplayed warnings about 6-year-old before teacher's shooting, staffers say  —  The Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student repeatedly asked administrators for help with the boy but officials downplayed educators' warnings about his behavior, including dismissing his threat …
Benjamin Lee / The Guardian:
‘I hope this triggers outrage’: surprise Brett Kavanaugh documentary premieres at Sundance  —  Covertly-made Justice, from director Doug Liman, shows to sold-out audience and shines new light on allegations of sexual assault  —  A secretly made documentary expanding on allegations …
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Mia Galuppo / The Hollywood Reporter:
How Doug Liman Directed a Brett Kavanaugh FBI Investigation Doc in Secret
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Ron Lieber / New York Times:
JPMorgan Paid $175 Million for a Business It Now Says Was a Scam  —  Charlie Javice promised to simplify the college financial aid process.  It was a compelling pitch.  Especially, as now seems likely, to those with little firsthand knowledge of financial aid.
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Shira Stein / San Francisco Chronicle:
The San Francisco Inquirer looks like local news.  Here's why politicians are furious with the site  —  WASHINGTON — A New York consultant who reportedly published false news articles about political figures has created a website called the San Francisco Inquirer, which is designed …
Wall Street Journal:
Adam Schiff, Disinformation Man  —  The latest Twitter documents show how he deceived the public and has earned his ouster from the Intelligence Committee.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  House Republicans are preparing to strip Adam Schiff of his Intelligence Committee seat …
Brad Lendon / CNN:
US pilot shot down four Soviet MiGs in 30 minutes - and kept it a secret for 50 years  —  Royce Williams was a real-life “Top Gun” 10 years before Tom Cruise was even born.  —  On a cold November day in 1952, Williams shot down four Soviet fighter jets - and became a legend no one would hear about for more than 50 years.
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
A top Border Patrol official resigned after allegedly pressuring female employees for sex, officials say  —  A top official at the U.S. Border Patrol abruptly resigned in October after allegations came to light that he pressured a subordinate employee to perform sexual favors …
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Nancy Pelosi, Liberated and Loving It  —  WASHINGTON — It's not a pretty sight when pols lose power.  They wilt, they crumple, they cling to the vestiges, they mourn their vanished entourage and perks.  How can their day in the sun be over?  One minute they're running the world and the next …
Discussion: New York Post
Washington Post:
How a Hunter Biden conspiracy theory grew, from lone tweet to a big megaphone  —  It started with a tweet on Jan. 12 by an anonymous account — a photo of a rental application by Hunter Biden, plucked from the hard drive of his laptop left behind for repair in a Delaware shop in April 2019.
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