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11:40 AM ET, January 7, 2024

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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
How the GOP Became the Party of Insurrection  —  Three years after 1/6, the GOP reembraced the Big Lie out of cowardice and convenience  —  Three years ago, a mob of rioters, militia members, and political tourists violently stormed the United States Capitol for the express purpose …
Discussion: Salon and The Hill
Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik won't commit to certifying the 2024 election results  —  “We will see if this is a legal and valid election,” Stefanik, a member of House GOP leadership and Donald Trump ally, said in an interview with “Meet the Press.”  —  Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., on Sunday …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Mediaite
Cate Cadell / Washington Post:
Trump skips Illinois loyalty oath promising not to overthrow government  —  Republican polling leader Donald Trump did not sign a loyalty oath requested of candidates for election in Illinois that asks, among other things, to swear that they won't support overthrowing the government …
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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 and New York Times
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Fanone says GOP lawmakers attempt to ‘whitewash’ Jan. 6 due to ‘politically inconvenient’ reality
Washington Post:
How the GOP's rewriting of Jan. 6 paved the way for Trump's comeback
Kelly Garrity / Politico:
Johnson calls description of him as an election denier ‘nonsense,’ but won't say Biden won  —  The Constitution was “clearly violated during the 2020 election,” the Louisiana Republican said.  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson called suggestions that he is an election denier “nonsense,” …
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Johnson defends Trump's ‘poisoning’ immigrant remark: 'It's not hateful'  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) defended former President Trump's “poisoning the blood” remarks, arguing that while he would not use the language himself, he understands the “urgency” of Trump's warning about immigration.
Discussion: CBS News, The Messenger, NBC News and Salon
Washington Post:
Trump mocks Biden over stutter  —  Making fun of Biden's childhood speech impediment marks the latest crass form of politics that Trump has exhibited throughout his career  —  Donald Trump ridiculed President Biden over the economy, immigration and foreign policy before turning to personal mockery during an Iowa event on Friday night.
Discussion: Raw Story and Metro.co.uk
Politico:
The Lloyd Austin fallout is growing: 'Someone's head has to roll'  —  The defense chief is facing criticism for keeping his bosses in the dark.  —  At a White House meeting last week, Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser, noticed that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was absent.
Discussion: The National Pulse+ and CBS News
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Politico:
Pentagon didn't inform Biden, White House 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 Austin's hospitalization …
NBC News:
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hospitalized amid Middle East missions
U.S. Department of Defense:
Statement from Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder on Secretary of Defense Austin
Wall Street Journal:
Hospitalized Pentagon Chief Was in Intensive Care Unit
Wall Street Journal:
Elon Musk Has Used Illegal Drugs, Worrying Leaders at Tesla and SpaceX  —  Some executives and board members fear the billionaire's use of drugs—including LSD, cocaine, ecstasy, mushrooms and ketamine—could harm his companies  —  Elon Musk and his supporters offer several explanations …
CBS News:
Pressured by record migrant crossings, White House weighs tough concession in border talks with Congress  —  Pressured by the record levels of migrant crossings reported in December, the Biden administration is weighing whether to restrict a key presidential immigration authority …
Discussion: The Hill and Deseret News
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Associated Press:
The US sees a drop in illegal border crossings after Mexico increases enforcement  —  Daniel Bermudez's family had fled Venezuela and was headed to the U.S. to seek asylum when the freight train they were riding through Mexico was stopped by immigration officials.
CBS News:
CBS News poll finds fewer Americans expecting economic slowdown now  —  Most Americans continue to rate the economy negatively, but sentiment has been slightly improving of late, and Americans now think the longer-term outlook appears more stable.  Related to this, more are now noticing lower gas prices.
 
 
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Ex-AOC aide lined pockets with nearly $140K from his PAC while spending little on its mission
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