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9:25 AM ET, January 10, 2021

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John Paczkowski / BuzzFeed News:
Amazon Is Booting Parler Off Of Its Web Hosting Service  —  Amazon on Saturday kicked Parler off its Web hosting services.  Parler, a social network favored by conservative politicians and extremists, was used to help plan and coordinate the January 6 attempted coup on Washington D.C …
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New York Times:
Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler, an App That Drew Trump Supporters  —  The companies pulled support for the “free speech” social network, all but killing the service just as many conservatives are seeking alternatives to Facebook and Twitter.  —  Parler, a social network that pitches itself as a …
Washington Post:
Amazon suspends Parler, threatening to take pro-Trump site offline indefinitely
Discussion: CNBC, more at Techmeme »
CNN:
Pence has not ruled out 25th Amendment, source says  —  (CNN)Vice President Mike Pence has not ruled out an effort to invoke the 25th Amendment and wants to preserve the option in case President Donald Trump becomes more unstable, a source close to the vice president says.
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Now it's sinking in: Wednesday's Capitol Hill riot was even more violent than it first appeared  —  (CNN)News outlets are publishing more and more videos, photos and testimonials from Wednesday's pro-Trump riot on Capitol Hill.  And it's becoming clear that as heinous as the attack looked in real time …
Bloomberg:
Trump Plans Defiant Final Week as Many Democrats Urge His Ouster  — President doesn't think Pence, cabinet will act to remove him  — Trump likely to fight Big Tech, visit border before departure  —  Banned from social media and abandoned by some staff after inciting a riot at the U.S. Capitol …
Haley Talbot / NBC News:   Inside the House chamber as the Capitol was overrun by an angry mob
Emmanuel Felton / BuzzFeed News:
These Black Capitol Police Officers Describe Fighting Off “Racist Ass Terrorists”  —  The first glimpse of the deadly tragedy that was about to unfold came at 9 a.m. on the morning of the insurrection for one Black veteran of the US Capitol Police.  But it didn't come from his superiors …
Discussion: Althouse and Daily Kos
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Washington Examiner:
Biden's toxic racial remarks show he is still not prepared to be president  —  In 12 days, President Trump will no longer be in office.  Even Trump has been forced to admit that Joe Biden will be inaugurated.  Unfortunately, however, the man who spent the 2020 campaign sheltering in his basement still isn't up to the task.
Discussion: CNN, The Guardian and The College Fix
Peter Meijer / Detroit News:
Rep. Meijer: I experienced the heinous assault on Capitol; now, time to face reality  —  On Wednesday afternoon in the House Chamber, I assured a colleague we were in the most secure possible place as we unpacked gas masks.  —  Tear gas had been deployed after violent protestors stormed the rotunda …
Washington Post:
Republicans largely silent about consequences of deadly attack and Trump's role in inciting it  —  Three days after a mob attack on the U.S. Capitol carried out in President Trump's name, Republican leaders have yet to outline plans to hold anyone accountable or to alter a platform …
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Kendall Karson / ABC News:
After Capitol siege, majority of Americans say Trump should be removed from office before term ends: POLL  —  Trump has just 10 days left in office.  —  Pressure builds on Trump as calls to resign grow louder  —  Many are demanding the president either resign or be removed from office in the wake of the U.S. Capitol siege.
Washington Post:
Inside the Capitol siege: How barricaded lawmakers and aides sounded urgent pleas for help as police lost control  —  The growing crowds outside the Capitol on Wednesday afternoon sounded menacing but at bay as senators began to debate challenges to the electoral college vote.
Discussion: Business Insider
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Wall Street Journal:   In Capitol Riot, Communications Between Agencies Hampered Forceful Response
Wall Street Journal:
White House Forced Georgia U.S. Attorney to Resign  —  Pressure for resignation was part of broader push by President Trump to overturn state's election results  —  White House officials pushed Atlanta's top federal prosecutor to resign before Georgia's U.S. Senate runoffs because President Trump …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Three major corporations say they will stop donating to members of Congress who tried to overturn the election  —  On January 6, a violent mob stormed the Capitol of the United States, disrupting the joint session to confirm Joe Biden's victory.  The incident left five people dead …
Discussion: Bloomberg
Scott Carpenter / KCCI-TV:
Des Moines man seen rioting at US Capitol booked into Polk County Jail  —  Hide Transcript Show Transcript  —  Receive daily coronavirus & public health news straight to your inbox.  —  Submit  —  Privacy Notice  —  The Des Moines man seen in the deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol has been booked into the Polk County Jail.
Discussion: CONAN Daily
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Amber Mohmand / Des Moines Register:
FBI arrests Des Moines man photographed at U.S. Capitol riot. He faces five federal charges
Discussion: Gothamist
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Stewing in the White House, Trump Plots a Boastful Media Tour and Screams 'I'm Not Going to Resign'  —  Sources say Trump has made comments that gave no indication he was worried about leaving early or being removed.  —  Sequestered in the White House following a series of high-profile resignations …
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Anita Kumar / Politico:
Trump allies warn him not to run in 2024  —  After he lost his reelection bid in November, Donald Trump immediately told allies he planned to run for president again in 2024, preparing to announce as soon as Inauguration Day.  —  He began backing off the idea after learning that running …
NCRCC:
A Letter from the Chairman  —  As I write to you today, I have no doubt that this letter will find many of you crushed under the weight of despair or perhaps lost in a maze of confusion.  It is my hope that by the time you finish reading this letter you will be able to confidently join millions …
Discussion: Mediaite and HotAir
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Bob Corker feels vindicated on Trump  —  Forgive Bob Corker if he sounds like he's going to say, “I told you so.”  —  The former senator was lonely as a Republican critic of President Donald Trump, beginning in 2017.  While most GOP lawmakers kept quiet about their concerns …
Discussion: The Guardian
Washington Post:
A mob insurrection stoked by false claims of election fraud and promises of violent restoration  —  The problem with devotion to a prophet of falsehoods is that reality eventually intrudes.  —  By mid-December, President Trump's fraudulent claims of a rigged election were failing in humiliating fashion.
Discussion: Townhall
Emily Crane / Daily Mail:
FBI releases new wanted poster of 10 more MAGA mob rioters they're hunting following the arrests of more than 80 others - as Justice Department says there's no evidence Antifa was involved in Capitol siege  — FBI's Washington Field Office released images on Friday of 10 Trump supporters …
Timothy Snyder / New York Times:
The American Abyss  —  A historian of fascism and political atrocity on Trump, the mob and what comes next  —  When Donald Trump stood before his followers on Jan. 6 and urged them to march on the United States Capitol, he was doing what he had always done.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and CNN
Kim Bellware / Washington Post:
Police departments across the U.S. open probes into whether their own members took part in the Capitol riot  —  Police officers and at least one police chief from departments across the United States are facing termination, suspension or other discipline for their proximity to or alleged involvement …
Discussion: NBC News
Foreign Policy:
Group of State Department Officials Call for Consultations on Trump's Removal  —  Second dissent cable directed at Pompeo also rebukes the secretary of state for not forcefully condemning the president.  —  Career officials at the State Department filed a second unprecedented dissent cable …
Discussion: Political Wire and ABC News
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Kamala Harris gains prominent new role thanks to Democrats' Senate majority  —  Kamala Harris's vice presidential portfolio was nebulous before last week.  But thanks to Democrats' upset victories in two Georgia Senate run-offs, Harris has unexpectedly earned a new title: Senate tie breaker.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Chris Joyner / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia man among those facing federal charges following Capitol riot  —  A Georgia man with connections to the QAnon conspiracy theory is among at least 16 people facing federal charges from Wednesday's assault on the U.S. Capitol.  —  Cleveland Grover Meredith of Hiawassee is charged …
Discussion: New York Times and NBC News
 
 
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Joe Erwin / New York Daily News:
‘Proud Boy’ Nick Ochs arrested in Hawaii over Capitol siege
Discussion: CNN
Dalton Walker / Indian Country Today:
Capitol's double standard: 2014 Lakota song
ABC News:
Confederate flag tied to door of Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City
Discussion: Balloon Juice
BrieAnna J. Frank / Arizona Republic:
Maricopa County Republican Committee votes to censure Cindy McCain, who endorsed Joe Biden for president
Discussion: 12news.com, The Hill and Political Wire
 Earlier Items: 
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
The Silence of the Damned  —  The first time I walked through the West Wing …
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Trump's Capitol Offense
ProPublica:
Members of Several Well-Known Hate Groups Identified at Capitol Riot
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Joe Biden wants to set aside deficit concerns to invest in ailing U.S. economy
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Chris Christie Has No Regrets
New York Times:
Democrats Are Determined to Pressure Biden to Investigate Trump
New York Times:
‘Our President Wants Us Here’: The Mob That Stormed the Capitol
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