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Washington Post:
Tucker Carlson said he hates Trump ‘passionately’, Fox lawsuit documents show … Among the documents released Tuesday as part of the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit filed against Fox News by Dominion Voting Systems was an email from Fox Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch to Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott …
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New York Times:
‘The Whole Thing Seems Insane’: New Documents Shed Light on Debate Inside Fox After Election  —  Messages and depositions from the network's stars like Tucker Carlson revealed serious misgivings about claims of election fraud even as some of the hosts told their audiences of millions a very different story.
Discussion: The Wrap and Washington Post
NBC News:
‘I hate him passionately’: Tucker Carlson was fed up with Trump after the 2020 election  —  On Jan. 4, 2021, Fox News host Tucker Carlson was done with Donald Trump.  —  “We are very, very close to being able to ignore Trump most nights.  I truly can't wait,” he texted an unidentified person.
Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
‘F—ing b—’: Tucker Carlson unloads on Sidney Powell in jaw-dropping unsealed exhibits  —  Fox News host Tucker Carlson savaged conspiracy theorist lawyer Sidney Powell in jaw-dropping unsealed messages released in Dominion's $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit.
Discussion: CNN, Insider, New York Post and ABC News
Washington Post:
‘Just a lie’: Senate Republicans blast Tucker Carlson's Jan. 6 narrative  —  Speaker McCarthy, meanwhile, said he didn't regret allowing Carlson exclusive access to security footage and claimed it as a victory for transparency  —  Senate Republicans blasted Fox News on Tuesday for airing …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The GOP backlash on Tucker Carlson  —  When some in the conservative movement baselessly pitched Jan. 6, 2021, as being fomented by antifa, Kevin McCarthy rebuked them.  “There is absolutely no evidence of that,” he said.  “Conservatives should be the first to say so.”
NBC News:
‘Bulls—’: GOP senators rebuke Tucker Carlson for downplaying Jan. 6 as ‘mostly peaceful’  —  WASHINGTON — A handful of Senate Republicans on Tuesday pushed back on conservative Fox News host Tucker Carlson after he characterized the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol as “mostly peaceful chaos …
CNN:
‘They scaled walls, they brought ropes’: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's own words contradict January 6 footage used by Tucker Carlson  —  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy once spoke about the violence at the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, in starkly different terms than the narrative Fox …
Politico:
House GOP faces a new Jan. 6 headache, courtesy of Tucker Carlson  —  House Republicans arrived in the Capitol on Tuesday facing a torrent of questions about the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.  —  This time it was a headache of their own making.  —  Speaker Kevin McCarthy's decision …
Richard Cowan / Reuters:
US Senator Schumer condemns Speaker McCarthy for supplying Jan.6 videos to Fox
Tom Jackman / Washington Post:
Capitol Police chief blasts Tucker Carlson over ‘misleading’ Jan. 6 footage  —  Video aired by Carlson showed “QAnon shaman” Jacob Chansley accompanied by police, but not violence on the day rioters stormed the Capitol  —  After watching the first installment of Fox News host Tucker Carlson's look …
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NBC News:
Capitol Police chief tears into Tucker Carlson for claims about Officer Brian Sicknick  —  The Fox News host said that Democrats lied about Sicknick's death.  In a letter to Capitol Police officers, Chief Manger called Carlson's portrayal “offensive and misleading.”
CNN:
US Capitol Police chief rips into Tucker Carlson over ‘offensive’ use of January 6 footage
Axios:
Biden is back in hot water with Dem lawmakers  —  First it was crime, now immigration: For the second time in as many weeks President Biden has inflamed fellow Democrats, who are questioning his tactics and strategy. … - Now cracks in the coalition are emerging as vulnerable Democrats chart …
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Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Biden FCC nominee withdraws, following bruising lobbying battle
New York Times:
F.T.C. Intensifies Investigation of Twitter's Privacy Practices  —  The commission is seeking an interview with Elon Musk, who has made major cuts at the company since acquiring it last year.  —  The Federal Trade Commission is intensifying an investigation into Twitter's data and privacy practices …
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Ryan Tracy / Wall Street Journal:
FTC Twitter Investigation Sought Elon Musk's Internal Communications, Journalist Names
James Clayton / BBC:
Worker asks Elon Musk on Twitter: Have I been fired?
Alex Roarty / The State:
Haley or Scott?  South Carolina GOP braces for '24 primary with two hometown candidates  —  Mikee Johnson went to high school with Nikki Haley, held a leadership post in her charitable organization and donated early on to her first gubernatorial campaign.  —  And yet, this well-connected GOP donor …
Clare Foran / CNN:
Zelensky invites House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to visit Ukraine  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is inviting House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to visit Ukraine to see the situation on the ground first hand - an invitation that comes as the Republican Party faces a divide over whether …
Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Twitter just let its privacy- and security-protecting Tor service expire … Twitter has allowed the certificate for its Tor onion site to expire, effectively killing off a privacy- and speech-protecting service that it introduced last year.  Visiting the Tor-specific onion site address …
Stephanie Mencimer / Mother Jones:
Kyle Rittenhouse, the MAGA Star That Wasn't  —  Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.  —  Modern conservatives love to own the libs by supporting people who claim they've been “canceled.”
Discussion: Raw Story and Fox News
Washington Post:
Available evidence still points to covid originating from spillover  —  Angela Rasmussen is a virologist and principal research scientist at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization at the University of Saskatchewan.  Saskia Popescu is an infectious-disease epidemiologist …
Catherine Clifford / CNBC:
A new nuclear reactor in the U.S. starts up.  It's the first in nearly seven years  — On Monday, Georgia Power announced that the Vogtle nuclear reactor Unit 3 has started a nuclear reaction inside the nuclear reactor.  Technically, this is called “initial criticality” …
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Is a Democrat really the favorite in the Kentucky governor race?  —  Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is entering his reelection contest in a rare position for a red state Democrat: the frontrunner.  —  It is a remarkable chain of events for Beshear, the son of a popular former governor who upset …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Biden Is Set to Detail at Least $2 Trillion in Measures to Reduce Deficits  —  The president's proposals, included in the budget he will release on Thursday, are expected to heavily feature tax increases on corporations and high earners.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden on Thursday …
Washington Post:
Intelligence officials suspect Ukraine partisans behind Nord Stream bombings, rattling Kyiv's allies  —  A senior Western security official said an investigation had uncovered evidence that pro-Ukraine entities had discussed the possibility of carrying out an attack on the pipelines
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Washington teeters on the brink of a Cold War over Social Security  —  Congress, whose members struggle to accomplish simple tasks like funding the government and raising the debt ceiling, is suddenly talking about changes to Medicare and Social Security.  —  There's plenty of reasons …
Discussion: National Review and KFOR-TV
Axios:
Kerry: China tensions hurting climate talks  —  HOUSTON — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry tells Axios his work with China has stalled amid wider tensions between the world's two largest greenhouse gas emitters. … - “And so they've kind of pulled back a little bit, expressing the feeling …
CBS News:
China likely to be focus of worldwide threats in congressional hearing  —  The actions and intentions of the Chinese government are likely to be a central focus when top U.S. intelligence leaders testify on global security threats this week, as questions linger about Beijing's potential plan …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and ABC News
Olena Harmash / Reuters:
Russians claim control over Bakhmut's east, Ukrainians defiant  —  The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group said on Wednesday his forces had taken full control of the eastern part of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut and NATO'S secretary general said it could all fall to the invading army in the next few days.
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
House GOP Chairman Calls It ‘A Mistake’ That Trump Didn't Bomb Meth Labs In Mexico  —  Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) appears to be the only House Republican wishing we had launched a military attack on a longtime U.S. ally.  —  The House Republican chairman with oversight of border issues …
Bill Chappell / NPR:
NYC Mayor Eric Adams is telling stores to have customers remove their face masks  —  Worries about the safety of New York City's deli clerks and bodega workers have Mayor Eric Adams making an unusual request: Members of the public should lower their face masks to reassure store workers they're not criminals …
 
 
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Ron DeSantis leads charge for more coercive conservative government
Discussion: Orlando Sentinel and The Hill
Jared Gans / The Hill:
No Labels Party qualifies for Arizona ballot in 2024
Discussion: Third Way, Political Wire and RedState
Emma Newburger / CNBC:
Treasury Secretary Yellen warns that losses tied to climate change could ‘cascade through the financial system’
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Joseph Zeballos-Roig / Semafor:
House Republicans are taking steps to prepare for a possible debt ceiling default
Wall Street Journal:
U.S., China Plunge Further Into a Spiral of Hostilities
Discussion: CNN and The Diplomat
Emily Wagster Pettus / Associated Press:
Mississippi Senate OKs bill affecting majority-Black city
Discussion: USA Today and Mississippi Today
 Earlier Items: 
Jonathan Nicholson / HuffPost:
Oklahoma Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Effort To Legalize Recreational Marijuana
Geoffrey Skelley / FiveThirtyEight:
The House Is About To Have 435 Members. That's Pretty Rare.
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Examiner
Kadia Goba / Semafor:
‘Our staff is working their tail off’: Jim Jordan responds to critics of his probe's slow start
Discussion: Fox News
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Intelligence contractor who praised Nazis found guilty in Jan. 6 riot
Discussion: CNN
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Edits Out Trump Saying He Might've Let Russia ‘Take Over’ Parts of Ukraine
Discussion: Raw Story
Giulia Carbonaro / Newsweek:
Walgreens Stock Plummets After Gavin Newsom Vows to Cut Business Ties
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January
 
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