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Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Obama, worried about Trump, urges Biden circle to bolster campaign — The former president shared his thoughts about the reelection campaign during a private lunch with Biden at the White House — Former president Barack Obama has raised questions about the structure of President Biden's …
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New York Times:
Trump Signals an Election Year Full of Falsehoods on Jan. 6 and Democracy — In dueling sets of speeches, Donald Trump and President Biden are framing the election as a battle for the future of democracy — with Mr. Trump brazenly casting Mr. Biden as the true menace.
Steff Danielle Thomas / The Hill:
FBI in Florida captures 3 people linked to Jan. 6 on third anniversary of riot — The FBI apprehended three people accused of participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, at a ranch in Florida, the agency announced Saturday. — FBI's Tampa office identified the fugitives …
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Washington Post:
Trump's promotion of debunked election report reveals divisions in his circle — Former president Donald Trump took to his social media website one day this past week to post a report ridden with falsehoods about fraud in the 2020 election. And his legal team cited Trump's post in a brief …
The Hill:
A second Trump presidency is an existential national security threat to our democracy — If you had told us in 2019 that a mob of Americans would be inspired by a president of the United States to ransack the U.S. Capitol, assault police officers and intimidate sitting members of Congress …
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Bloomberg:
Trump Considers Making 2017 Personal Tax Cuts Permanent — Candidate intends to keep corporate tax levels unchanged — Trump aims to seize on Biden's economic weakness with voters — Donald Trump plans to make permanent the 2017 individual tax cuts that he enacted as president …
Washington Post:
How the GOP's rewriting of Jan. 6 paved the way for Trump's comeback — Pressure from family members and advocates for accused rioters was amplified by online influencers and right-wing media figures, leading lawmakers to minimize, excuse and deny the violence and rehabilitate Trump
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
‘We have to get over it’: Trump responds to Iowa school shooting during speech
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Raskin touts Biden's Jan. 6 speech as ‘remarkable’ ahead of riot anniversary
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Associated Press:
Hundreds of convictions, but a major mystery is still unsolved 3 years after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Biden Condemns Trump as Dire Threat to Democracy in a Blistering Speech
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Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Biden focuses on Trump in speech near Valley Forge: “Democracy is on the ballot”
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
A tense new Jan. 6 video shows Republican congressmen admonishing rioters trying to enter House chamber — “You ought to be ashamed of yourself!” one Republican representative told rioters as they attempted to breach the House floor. “I've never had people act this way.”
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Michael Schaffer / Politico:
What Did Josh Hawley's Jan. 6 Fist Pump Really Mean? We Asked the Photographer Who Got the Shot. — A Q&A with POLITICO photographer Francis Chung on capturing an iconic moment. — Sen. Josh Hawley gestures toward a crowd of supporters of President Donald Trump gathered outside …
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Fanone says GOP lawmakers attempt to ‘whitewash’ Jan. 6 due to ‘politically inconvenient’ reality — Former D.C. police officer Michael Fanone lashed out against GOP lawmakers on Friday, blasting attempts to “whitewash” the Jan. 6 Capitol riots as something less than what they were as we reach …
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Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:
DeSantis Says He's Looking to Make ‘Credible Case’ to Remove Biden From Florida Ballot — The Sunshine State governor made a similar comment recently when he warned that Maine's ruling disqualifying Trump 'opens up Pandora's box' — JWPlayer — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has revealed that he's …
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NBC News:
Republican secretary of state threatens to kick Biden off the ballot as Trump payback
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Justices to Decide Whether Trump Is Eligible for Colorado Ballot
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Bloomberg:
US Intelligence Shows Flawed China Missiles Led Xi to Purge Army — China missiles filled with water, not fuel: US intelligence — Xi seeking to root out corruption, prepare military for combat — US intelligence indicates that President Xi Jinping's sweeping military purge came …
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Trump Doesn't Actually Speak for the Silent Majority — I can't fit everything that I think into a single piece, especially when I'm writing on deadline. My column this week, for example, was on the effort to disqualify Trump from the 2024 ballot using Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.
Erin Doherty / Axios:
House Speaker Johnson invites Biden to deliver State of the Union address on March 7 … - It will be the first State of the Union address for Johnson, who became House speaker in October after a drawn-out and bitter battle for the chair. … - He also went off script and urged Republicans …
Oren Liebermann / CNN:
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recovering after being admitted to hospital — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on New Year's Day for complications from an elective medical procedure, the Pentagon said Friday.
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Defense Secretary Hospitalized After Complications From Elective Procedure
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
The Supreme Court is allowing Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies — The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies, while a legal fight continues. The justices said they would hear arguments …
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Statement from President Joe Biden on Supreme Court Order on Idaho's Abortion Ban
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce abortion law against emergency room doctors ahead of hearing case
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