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The Atlantic:
The Internet Is Worse Than a Brainwashing Machine — A rationale is always just a scroll or a click away. — Try to remember for a moment how you felt on January 6, 2021. Recall the makeshift gallows erected on the Capitol grounds, the tear gas, and the sound of the riot shields colliding with hurled flagpoles.
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Digby's Hullabaloo and Drezner's World
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Bonchie / RedState:
Sunny Hostin Makes Disgusting, Offensive Comparison to January 6th, Then Gets Launched Into Orbit — With another January 6th upon us, it was just a matter of time before someone delivered the worst take of the day, and no one will be shocked to learn that it came out of Sunny Hostin's mouth.
John Ganz / Unpopular Front:
January 6th was Successful — A Slow-Motion Coup — Today is January 6th and I feel a certain tedium and impatience about marking the anniversary of the Capitol Hill attack four years later. There seems to be a growing consensus that it, along with all of Trump's other menaces to constitutional rule, is not worth taking seriously.
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CNN, Washington Post, Axios and OutsideTheBeltway
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Proud Boys leader serving 22 years for Jan. 6 conviction asks Trump for a pardon — Enrique Tarrio, who is serving the longest Jan. 6 sentence given to a Capitol defendant to date, was convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in planning for the riot.
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Reuters, Rolling Stone, One America News Network, Raw Story, CBS News, Associated Press, The Hill and The Guardian
US Department of Justice:
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Statement on the Fourth Anniversary of the January 6 Attack on the Capitol — For Immediate Release — The Justice Department issued the following statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on the fourth anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol …
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NPR, RedState, Roll Call, The Message Box, Washington Examiner, American Thinker, The Federalist and Washington Times
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Don't Let Trump Whitewash the Truth About Jan. 6
Don't Let Trump Whitewash the Truth About Jan. 6
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Wall Street Journal, HotAir, The 19th, HuffPost, Politico, Can We Still Govern?, The Bulwark, CBS News, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, RedState, Newsbusters, NPR, Mediaite and Associated Press
Asawin Suebsaeng / Rolling Stone:
He Got Away With It — Donald Trump instigated a violent attack on the Capitol.
He Got Away With It — Donald Trump instigated a violent attack on the Capitol.
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Washington Post and Dame Magazine
Larry Neumeister / Associated Press:
Rudy Giuliani is in contempt of court in $148 million defamation case — Rudy Giuliani was found in contempt of court Monday for failing to properly respond to requests for information as he turned over assets to satisfy a $148 million defamation judgment granted to two Georgia election workers.
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New York Times, Reuters, New York Post, Washington Examiner, USA Today, Axios, The Hill, Scripps News, Al Jazeera, New York Magazine, Raw Story, Law & Crime, NBC News, The Post Millennial and Daily Kos
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
Axios interview: Susie Wiles vows to block West Wing troublemakers … Wiles, who was co-campaign manager, gets much of the credit. Two weeks from today, she'll bring her formula to Washington. … - The veteran Florida political operative — a former lobbyist who worked for Trump's GOP primary rival …
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The Hill, Townhall, Raw Story, Breitbart, The Independent, Washington Examiner, RedState and Daily Mail
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Our National Day of Shame — The Bulwark grows! The Bulwark will swallow the world!
Our National Day of Shame — The Bulwark grows! The Bulwark will swallow the world!
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The Post Millennial
Associated Press:
Biden bans new offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters — WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, a last-minute effort to block possible action by the incoming Trump administration to expand offshore drilling.
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The Hill, Axios, Bureau of Ocean Energy …, New York Times, The White House, Reuters, Mercury News, RedState, Fox News, E&E News, NPR, Reason, Florida Politics, Mother Jones, Townhall, Electrek, USA Today, Minnesota Reformer, CBS News, Washington Examiner, The Gateway Pundit, Breitbart, Daily Mail, One America News Network and HuffPost
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CNN:
Biden permanently bans offshore drilling in 625 million acres of ocean, making a Trump reversal difficult — President Joe Biden on Monday announced an executive action that will permanently ban future offshore oil and gas development in parts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans …
The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden Protects Atlantic and Pacific Coasts from Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling
FACT SHEET: President Biden Protects Atlantic and Pacific Coasts from Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling
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Blaze Media, Quartz, The Hill, Boston Herald, The Mahablog, Daily Caller News Foundation, IJR, RedState, UPI and Washington Times
David Hodari / NBC News:
Biden bans new offshore drilling along most of the U.S. coastline
Biden bans new offshore drilling along most of the U.S. coastline
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The Federalist
Timothy Nerozzi / Washington Examiner:
Trudeau resigns as Canadian prime minister after collapse of support — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is stepping down from his role as head of the nation's government. — Trudeau announced his decision on Monday at a press conference outside his residence at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Ontario.
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Mike Blanchfield / Politico:
Justin Trudeau to resign — the latest global leader to fall
Justin Trudeau to resign — the latest global leader to fall
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The Daily Caller, The Daily Sceptic, Breitbart and Raw Story
New York Times:
Canada Live Updates: Prime Minister Trudeau Expected to Step Down as Party Leader
Canada Live Updates: Prime Minister Trudeau Expected to Step Down as Party Leader
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Axios, Racket News, Daily Kos, Reuters, Raw Story, Lawyers, Guns & Money, WHDH-TV, Fortune, HotAir, USA Today, One America News Network, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Semafor, Al Jazeera and Business Insider
Fox News:
Canada's Trudeau announces resignation following party pressure amid criticisms of Trump, budget handling
Canada's Trudeau announces resignation following party pressure amid criticisms of Trump, budget handling
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Washington Examiner, NPR, The Hill, Newsweek, CNN, New York Post, Breitbart, New Jersey Online, The Federalist, Associated Press, UnHerd, Reuters, Townhall, Raw Story, Louder With Crowder, Al Jazeera, RedState, Rolling Stone, Business Insider, UPI, Time, CNBC and American Greatness
NBC News:
With an intent stare, a wide smile and a simple declaration, Harris certifies her loss to Trump — Vice President Kamala Harris presided over a joint session of Congress on Monday, certifying the results of the 2024 election in which she lost to Donald Trump.
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Pam Key / Breitbart:
CNN's Acosta: The Republican Party Should Have ‘Flat Out Rejected’ Trump
CNN's Acosta: The Republican Party Should Have ‘Flat Out Rejected’ Trump
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twitchy.com and Daily Caller News Foundation
The Hill:
Congress formally certifies Trump's election win
Congress formally certifies Trump's election win
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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Trump aides ready ‘universal’ tariff plans — with one key change — President-elect's aides look at universal import duties, but only on certain sectors, among first big moves of presidency. — President-elect Donald Trump's aides are exploring tariff plans that would be applied …
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Bill O'Reilly, Raw Story, New Republic, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Power Line, Quartz, Reuters, New York Post, The Hill, Fortune, Forbes, Washington Examiner and Fox Business
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Biden Uses 72-Year-Old Law to Give Trump a Slap in the Face Before MAGA 2.0 — The White House move could create a roadblock to one of President-elect Trump's major plans.
Ben Protess / New York Times:
Trump Seeks to Halt His Criminal Sentencing in New York — A Manhattan judge has already indicated that he will spare Donald J. Trump from jail time, but the president-elect is seeking to avoid the symbolic blow of the criminal proceeding. — President-elect Donald J. Trump has signaled …
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Reuters, Axios, Business Insider, New Republic, Rolling Stone, Daily Caller News Foundation, The Independent, Raw Story and Mediaite
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Dee-Ann Durbin / Associated Press:
McDonald's is the latest company to roll back diversity goals — Four years after launching a push for more diversity in its ranks, McDonald's is ending some of its diversity practices, citing a U.S. Supreme Court's decision that outlawed affirmative action in college admissions.
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Associated Press, The Hill, Axios, Quartz, Fox Business, CBS News and The Post Millennial
Punchbowl News:
Thune to Senate GOP: Don't overrule parliamentarian on reconciliation — Senate Majority Leader John Thune indicated to us that he'd oppose efforts to overrule the Senate's parliamentarian if certain GOP border security and tax provisions are ruled inconsistent with budget reconciliation rules.
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Washington Examiner
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
No, Trump wasn't “confused” about the New Orleans attack — On New Year's Day, a driver intentionally steered a truck into a crowd in New Orleans, killing 14 people. Trump and other MAGA leaders, echoing a false Fox News report, quickly rushed to blame President Biden's supposedly lax security at the border.
Sarakshi Rai / The Hill:
Trump Jr. plans Greenland visit after father stirs controversy — Donald Trump Jr. is planning to head to Greenland for a daylong trip just weeks after his father, President-elect Trump, said U.S. ownership of the Danish territory “is an absolute necessity.”
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Bloomberg, Associated Press, Fox News, Reuters, American Thinker, Daily Mail, The Post Millennial, Washington Times and The Independent
theRighting:
Bluesky Captures More Unique Visitors Than Truth Social in November — Majority of Right Wing News Websites Grew Audience in Critical Month — TheRighting released its November 2024 election year traffic analysis of mobile and desktop traffic for right wing and mainstream news websites based on Comscore data.
Louis Casiano / Fox News:
Residents in this Bay Area city are begging California Gov. Gavin Newsom to send in CHP to combat crime — A Vallejo resident wants help from Newsom, who sent California Highway Patrol officers to Oakland in 2024 to address crime there — Join Fox News for access to this content
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Washington Examiner, Breitbart and RedState