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Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Subpoenaed in Jan. 6 Investigation — The special counsel overseeing the inquiry into Donald Trump's efforts to retain power after the 2020 election wants the former president's daughter and son-in-law to testify to a grand jury.
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Rep. Scott Perry fights to keep phone from team probing Jan. 6 attack — Six months after federal agents seized his phone as part of their investigation into false election fraud claims, Rep. Scott Perry will argue Thursday in front of a panel of three judges that the device cannot be searched.
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Liz Sly / Washington Post:
A global divide on the Ukraine war is deepening — Russia capitalizes on disillusionment with the United States to win sympathy in the Global South.
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Biden's Hope vs. Putin's Lies — The U.S. president's optimism about Ukraine creates the expectation that everything is possible—and commits him to a Ukrainian victory. — It's not that often that the president of Russia and the president of the United States give major speeches on the same day …
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Timothy Snyder / Washington Post:
You can't understand the war in Ukraine without knowing history
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Erin Snodgrass / Insider:
Donald Trump, who rolled back rail safety regulations and slashed environmental protections, donates Trump-branded water to East Palestine residents — Donald Trump visited East Palestine, Ohio, on Wednesday, following a disastrous train derailment. — The 2024 Republican candidate donated pallets …
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Prem Thakker / New Republic:
Trump, Who Deregulated the Railroad Industry, Lies to the People of Ohio in His Visit — Almost three weeks after the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials in Ohio, twice-impeached former President Donald Trump visited and lied to the people of East Palestine, all to score a few photo ops.
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The Guardian:
Trump's environmental rollbacks in focus on visit to Ohio toxic train site
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Joey Garrison / USA Today:
White House blames Trump administration and Republicans over East Palestine, Ohio spill
ProPublica:
A Norfolk Southern Policy Lets Officials Order Crews to Ignore Safety Alerts — In October, months before the East Palestine derailment, the company also directed a train to keep moving with an overheated wheel that caused it to derail miles later in Sandusky, Ohio.
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Chris Isidore / CNN:
Norfolk Southern is paying $6.5 million to derailment victims. Meanwhile, it's shelling out $7.5 billion for shareholders — New York CNN — Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw pledged Tuesday the freight railroad will spend $6.5 million to help those affected by the release of toxic chemicals …
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New York Times:
Giving Jan. 6 Tapes to Carlson, McCarthy Keeps a Promise to the Hard Right — In granting exclusive access to Jan. 6 Capitol surveillance footage to a cable news host bent on rewriting the history of the attack, the speaker effectively outsourced a politically toxic re-litigation of the riot.
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Jan. 6 rioter who threatened Rep. Ocasio-Cortez sentenced to 38 months in prison
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Claudia Grisales / NPR:
Democrats are warning against the release of Jan. 6 tapes to a Fox News host
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Considers Release of Intelligence on China's Potential Arms Transfer to Russia — Western nations have intelligence that Beijing might end its self-imposed restraint on weapons supplies to Moscow — The Biden administration is considering releasing intelligence it believes shows …
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Luis Martinez / ABC News:
Close-up photo of Chinese spy balloon in flight released by US military — The mid-air photo was taken by a U-2 pilot. — A close-up photo of the Chinese spy balloon, taken mid-air from a U-2 spy plane, has been released by the U.S. military — The photo was taken on Friday …
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Spectrum News 13 crew member, 9-year-old girl killed in Pine Hills shootings — According to Orange County Sheriff John Mina, two members of a Spectrum News 13 crew at the scene of a homicide investigation were shot Wednesday afternoon. — One of the two has died, he said. — What You Need To Know
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Former Arizona attorney general failed to release report disproving election fraud claims — Former Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich did not release to the public findings from his office that showed a series of 2020 election fraud claims were not backed up by evidence, according to documents released Wednesday by his successor.
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Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Washington Post:
Arizona's top prosecutor concealed records debunking election fraud claims
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Georgia juror unsettles Trump investigation with revealing interviews — Emily Kohrs may have added to the challenge for Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis, whose investigation has come under scrutiny for what some have described legal and ethical missteps — The forewoman of a special grand jury …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Young people are more likely to accept gay couples — and to identify as gay — As it does regularly, Gallup asked Americans last year if they identified as straight, lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. About 7 percent of Americans said they identified as one of the latter four categories …
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Julia Shapero / The Hill:
US adults identifying as LGBTQ double in a decade: Gallup poll
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Brian Faler / Politico:
House GOP's top tax man throws K Street in a tizzy — Rep. Jason Smith makes it clear to corporations that their taxes aren't at the top of his agenda. — Rep. Jason Smith hasn't been chair of the House Ways and Means Committee very long, but he's already done something rare for a Republican …
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
GOP group of 16 complicates McCarthy's debt ceiling leverage … - As it stands, Republicans are already divided over which government programs to cut — handing Democrats an opening to accuse them of wanting to axe Social Security and Medicare. — The Biden administration, meanwhile …
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The Daily Beast:
Ron DeSantis' Press Secretary Throws Hissy Fit at NBC, MSNBC — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' office has announced it would be boycotting both NBC News and MSNBC after pushing back on a report by the network's Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell.
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Etan Smallman / Telegraph:
Evanna Lynch: ‘JK Rowling has always advocated for the most vulnerable members of society’ — The Irish actress was mentored by Rowling, and went on to star as Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter films - then cancel culture arrived — Evanna Lynch, the Irish actress best known …
Natalie Kitroeff / New York Times:
Mexico Hobbles Election Agency That Helped End One-Party Rule — The changes come ahead of a presidential election next year and are part of a pattern of challenges to democratic institutions across the Western Hemisphere. — Reporting from Mexico City — Mexican lawmakers passed …
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Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Kyrsten Sinema's $300,000 Security Expert Is Tulsi Gabbard's Sister — The Arizona senator has a security arrangement that raises several ethical red flags, according to campaign law experts. … Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) spends more of her campaign funds on security than nearly every …
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Joanna Marsh / FreightWaves:
Norfolk Southern, maintenance-of-way workers reach deal on sick leave — NS joins CSX and Union Pacific in offering sick leave — Norfolk Southern has reached a sick leave agreement for members of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way - Employes Division, the railroad announced Wednesday.
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
NPR says it's cutting jobs by 10% as ad revenue drops — NPR's chief executive announced the network would lay off roughly 10% of its current workforce - at least 100 people - and eliminate most vacant positions. CEO John Lansing cited the erosion of advertising dollars, particularly for NPR podcasts …
Matt Dixon / Politico:
DeSantis administration requires events at the Capitol ‘align’ with its mission — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The DeSantis administration now requires events held at the Florida state Capitol to “align” with its mission, a recent change that is sparking concerns that the governor's office is trying to censor events it doesn't like.
Miles Johnson / Financial Times:
Russian warlord passed UK money laundering checks with mother's utility bill — Law firm relied on gas invoice when scrutinising Wagner group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin as prospective client — A sanctions-hit Russian warlord who has been accused of human rights abuses around the world was able …
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New York Times:
Former Proud Boy Says Group Prepared for ‘All-Out Revolution’ on Jan. 6 — The two-day testimony of Jeremy Bertino, a former leader of the far-right group, shed new light on the Proud Boys' growing desperation in the weeks before the riot. — WASHINGTON — As a gang of Proud Boys stormed …
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CNN:
Steve Bannon's ex-lawyers sue him over nearly $500,000 in unpaid legal bills — A law firm that represented former Donald Trump strategist Steve Bannon during his fight against a subpoena from the House January 6 committee and other cases is suing Bannon for nearly $500,000 in unpaid legal bills.
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Brooke Leigh Howard / The Daily Beast:
Florida School District Bans a Book on... Penguins — The ban, which flew in the face of a wide-ranging committee's recommendations, was “clearly a screen for something else,” the book's author told The Daily Beast. — A Florida school district voted this week to ban a book on penguins …
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