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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 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.
Joe Biden / Washington Post:
What Americans should remember about Jan. 6  —  Four years ago, our democracy was put to the test — and prevailed.  —  Joe Biden is president of the United States.  —  On this Jan. 6, order will be called.  Clerks, staff and members of Congress will gather to certify the results of a free …
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.
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Don't Let Trump Whitewash the Truth About Jan. 6  —  The nation needs to remember the facts of the violent insurrection four years ago despite the president-elect's attempts to rewrite history.  —  History, the saying goes, is written by the victors.  —  That particular flex is in motion today …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Our National Day of Shame  —  The Bulwark grows!  The Bulwark will swallow the world!  —  Semafor let the cat out of the bag this morning on our first expansion of the new year.  We're bringing on reporter Adrian Carrasquillo for a new twice-weekly newsletter, Huddled Masses …
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
Four years later  —  The unapologetic nature of Trump's political renaissance is an ongoing menace  —  The scariest thing about contemporary American politics is that on January 7, 2021, it was widely acknowledged among American conservatives that Donald Trump's behavior on January 6th was completely unacceptable.
The Hill:
Congress formally certifies Trump's election win
Aquilino Gonell / The Bulwark:
I Was Nearly Killed on Jan. 6th. Four Years Later, I Feel Betrayed All Over Again.
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Jan. 6 and the path not taken
Discussion: Breitbart and CBS News
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio asks Trump for Jan. 6 pardon
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Don't Mention the Coup!  —  The memory of January 6 vanishes from Trump's new Washington.
Discussion: Raw Story
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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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
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Protecting America's Ocean and Coasts from Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling
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 …
Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
First step on reconciliation in limbo amid GOP infighting  —  Republicans are looking to take the first step to jumpstart the budget reconciliation bill: writing the instructions that will govern the terms of the package.  But they're stuck in limbo amid an ongoing debate about whether to go with a one- or two-bill strategy.
Discussion: CNN, The Hill and Roll Call
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Ursula Perano / Politico:
Trump says he's still open to two-bill track on GOP legislative priorities
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
New York Times:
Canada Live Updates: Prime Minister Trudeau Expected to Step Down as Party Leader
Larry Neumeister / Associated Press:
Judge finds Rudy Giuliani in contempt for failed responses in $148 million defamation judgment case  —  A federal judge in New York City on Monday said that Rudy Giuliani was in contempt of court for failing to properly respond to requests for information as he turned over assets to satisfy …
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.
Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
Washington Post expected to lay off dozens of staffers in coming week - report  —  ‘Cuts will be deep’, media reporter writes, after paper faced scrutiny for halting endorsement of Harris in October  —  Dozens of employees are expected to be laid off at the Washington Post in the coming week …
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A.R. Moxon / The Reframe:
Being More Like Republicans  —  I've been thinking a lot these days about the rising religious fascism and murderous oligarchy of the Republican Party, which clearly is the culmination of a decades-long strategy, and also about the near-total capitulation ahead of the fact of the Democratic party …
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.
Discussion: Mother Jones
Marco Margaritoff / HuffPost:
Chuck Schumer Denies Misleading Public About Biden's Decline Despite Watching Proof On-Air  —  Schumer was confronted Sunday on MSNBC with footage in which he decried the idea of President Biden's cognitive decline as “right-wing propaganda.”  —  LOADING  —  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer …
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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