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6:35 PM ET, January 6, 2024

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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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Dave McKinney / Chicago Sun Times:
Donald Trump didn't sign loyalty oath for Illinois ballot that pledges not to ‘advocate the overthrow of the government’  —  In 2016 and 2020, before the Jan. 6 insurrection, Trump did sign.  President Joe Biden, who signed it, questioned why Trump “can't bring himself to sign a piece …
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
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 …
Discussion: BizPac Review
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and Politico
NBC News:
Republican secretary of state threatens to kick Biden off the ballot as Trump payback
Dave McKinney / WBEZ Chicago:
Trump did not sign Illinois' loyalty oath that says he won't advocate for overthrowing the government
Discussion: HuffPost and Political Wire
Bloomberg:
Trump Eyes Keeping 21% Corporate Tax, Extending Individual Cuts
Politico:
Biden, top White House officials were not informed for days about Austin's hospitalization  —  The news came as a shock to top staff, including national security adviser Jake Sullivan.  —  The Pentagon did not tell President Joe Biden and other top officials about Defense Secretary Lloyd …
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Wall Street Journal:
Hospitalized Pentagon Chief Was in Intensive Care Unit  —  Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin remains hospitalized, but has resumed his full duties, officials say  —  Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spent time in an intensive care unit after entering a military hospital on New Year's Day …
Discussion: Political Wire
NBC News:
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hospitalized amid Middle East missions  —  Austin was hospitalized Jan. 1 after complications from an elective procedure.  Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks has picked up his duties in the meantime, a senior defense official said.
U.S. Department of Defense:
Statement from Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder on Secretary of Defense Austin  —  Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following statement on Secretary of Defense Austin:  —  On the evening of January 1, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III was admitted …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and Roll Call
Politico:
Trump and his MAGA allies turn their fire on Haley  —  The Trump campaign and its allied super PAC are spending a combined $4.5 million on anti-Nikki Haley ads.  —  Donald Trump's political operation is seeking to bury Nikki Haley's presidential campaign just days before voting starts.
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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 …
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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US Department of Justice:
Three Years Since the Jan. 6 Attack on the Capitol
Kyle Morris / Fox News:
Taxpayers foot bill for $23M in DOJ investigations into Trump, $6.4M Biden probe
Joe Schoffstall / Fox News:
Ex-AOC aide lined pockets with nearly $140K from his PAC while spending little on its mission
Discussion: Breitbart and RedState
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Trump Doesn't Actually Speak for the Silent Majority
Discussion: The Mahablog
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