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9:55 AM ET, January 11, 2021

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First Lady / The White House:
First Lady Melania Trump: Our Path Forward  —  Like all of you, I have reflected on the past year and how the invisible enemy, Covid-19, swept across our beautiful country.  All Nations have experienced the loss of loved ones, economic pain, and the negative impacts of isolation.
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CNN:
Melania Trump mourns lost lives but places no responsibility for Capitol riot  —  Video shows rioters beating officer with American flag  —  (CNN)First lady Melania Trump mourned the lost lives — first of the rioters and then the Capitol Police officers — from last week's attack …
Discussion: The Lid
Jason Miciak / Political Flare:
Staffers Begged Melania to Intercede with Trump During Riots — She Refused and Continued Her Photoshoot
Discussion: Metro.co.uk
Matthew Schmitz / New York Post:
What the left wants to ignore about slain Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick  —  On Thursday, Brian Sicknick, an officer with the US Capitol Police, died from injuries sustained during the storming of the Capitol Building.  Democratic leaders have presented Sicknick as a martyr …
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Politico:
Trump's New Criminal Problem  —  The world watched in horror Wednesday as a violent insurrectionist mob attacked the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to obstruct the democratic process of certifying the vote for president.  Five Americans died in the attack, including Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick.
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
The unfolding of ‘home-grown fascism’ in Capitol assault
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Biden plans to nominate William J. Burns, a former career diplomat, to run the CIA  —  President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate William J. Burns, a former career diplomat who has served both parties and won respect at home and abroad, to run a CIA that has been badly battered by the Trump administration.
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CNN:
Biden to nominate William Burns as CIA director, turning to a longtime diplomat to lead agency in post-Trump era
New York Times:
William Burns, a career diplomat, is Biden's choice to head the C.I.A.
Discussion: Forbes
Warren P. Strobel / Wall Street Journal:
Biden to Tap William J. Burns as CIA Director
Discussion: Reuters
Ben Smith / New York Times:
We Worked Together on the Internet.  Last Week, He Stormed the Capitol.  —  At BuzzFeed, we followed the signals of social media.  A young employee followed them all the way to Charlottesville and Capitol Hill.  —  He fit in as well as anyone did at our Los Angeles studio, a place full of ambitious misfits with an unusual gift.
Washington Post:
Outgoing Capitol Police chief: House, Senate security officials hamstrung efforts to call in National Guard  —  Two days before Congress was set to formalize President-elect Joe Biden's victory, Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund was growing increasingly worried about the size …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Talk-radio owner orders conservative hosts to temper election fraud rhetoric  —  After months of stoking anger about alleged election fraud, one of America's largest talk-radio companies has decided on an abrupt change of direction.  —  Cumulus Media, which employs some of the most popular …
Associated Press:
Records show fervent Trump fans fueled US Capitol takeover  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — They came from across America, summoned by President Donald Trump to march on Washington in support of his false claim that the November election was stolen and to stop the congressional certification of Democrat Joe Biden as the victor.
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Associated Press:
Army investigating officer who led group to Washington rally  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Army is investigating a psychological operations officer who led a group of people from North Carolina to the rally in Washington that led up to the deadly riot in the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
QAnon congresswoman faces calls for arrest after live-tweeting Nancy Pelosi's location to rioters  —  Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), a gun-toting supporter of the QAnon movement, is facing backlash after she was accused of live-tweeting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) location during the attack on Capitol Hill last week.
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Dear Colleague on Next Steps in Protecting Our Democracy
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth:
FBI Arrests Grapevine Man Photographed in Tactical Gear on US Senate Floor  —  The FBI on Sunday arrested a North Texas man in connection with the riots at the U.S. Capitol last week.  —  Larry Rendell Brock, of Grapevine, was charged with knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building …
WWNY:
Stefanik opposes impeachment, wants “a peaceful transition of power”  —  DANNEMORA, N.Y. (WWNY) - Congresswoman Elise Stefanik publicly opposed the push to impeach President Trump Saturday.  —  Stefanik was in Dannemora, New York rallying against the state closure of the Clinton Annex …
Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Can Andrew Yang's Star Power Carry Him to New York's City Hall?  —  Mr. Yang has name recognition, fund-raising ability and some different ideas on how to run a government.  How will that play in a city ravaged by the pandemic?  —  In the last few months, the man who would be New York's …
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Dana Rubinstein / New York Times:
After Unused Vaccines Are Thrown in Trash, Cuomo Loosens Rules
Discussion: HotAir and Jacobin
Washington Post:
The Capitol mob: a raging collection of grievances and disillusionment  —  The 36-year-old West Texas florist and self-described “conservative die hard patriot” always took to Facebook when she had something to say.  So just hours after Jenny Cudd and scores of fellow Trump supporters swarmed …
Discussion: Althouse
Tom Vanden Brook / USA Today:
At least 25 troops under investigation for terrorism in connection with Capitol riot  —  WASHINGTON - At least 25 troops are under investigation for terrorism related to Wednesday's siege at the Capitol, according to a Defense official and a member of Congress.
Discussion: The Hill and New York Post
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump Might Be Impeached.  What About Everybody Else?  —  The president's enablers have regrets — but then again, too few to mention.  —  Donald Trump may face the consequences of seeking to overthrow the federal government.  There is pressure on him to resign and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi …
JONATHAN TURLEY:
How A Snap Impeachment Could Shatter Our Constitutional Balance  —  Below is my column in the Hill newspaper on my concerns over the planned “snap impeachment” this year.  In my view, impeaching on the speech alone would raise serious concerns over the use of impeachment in the future.
Jillian C. York:
Everything pundits are getting wrong about this current moment in content moderation: An ongoing list  —  Since Twitter and Facebook banned Donald Trump and began “purging” QAnon conspiracists, a segment of the chattering class has been making all sorts of wild proclamations about this “precedent-setting” event.
Wall Street Journal:
One Trump Fan's Descent into the U.S. Capitol Mob  —  Doug Sweet joined rioters who breached the Capitol, where he was eventually arrested.  —  GWYNN'S ISLAND, Va.—On Doug Sweet's first trip to the U.S. Capitol, as a 13-year-old in 1975, he tilted his head back, gazed up at the glistening white dome …
David N. Cicilline / New York Times:
Why We Are Introducing an Article of Impeachment  —  One of the authors of the impeachment article against President Trump makes his case.  —  Mr. Cicilline is a U.S. representative and a member of the House Judiciary Committee.  —  Since his resounding defeat in the presidential election in November …
Discussion: Al Jazeera, Raw Story and New York Post
Ronald J. Hansen / Arizona Republic:
Some of Rep. Gosar's siblings want him expelled from Congress after deadly riot at Capitol  —  Three of Rep. Paul Gosar's siblings have reached out to Rep. Raúl Grijalva asking him to help get their brother expelled from Congress after the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol they blame him for helping to instigate.
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Phil Williams / WTVF-TV:
FBI arrests Nashville zip-tie suspect from assault on U.S. Capitol  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A self-described “hidden patriot” from Nashville, outed on social media as a rioter who invaded the U.S. Senate chambers Wednesday with a weapon and zip-tie handcuffs, was arrested Sunday on federal charges, NewsChannel 5 has learned.
Martyn McLaughlin / Scotsman:
Calls grow to ban ‘dangerous criminal’ Donald Trump from visiting Scotland  —  A growing number of politicians across Scotland have backed calls to bar Donald Trump from entering Scotland and the UK in the wake of recent violence in Washington DC, describing him as a “dangerous criminal” who should face prosecution.
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Republican No More: The GOP's Existential Crisis  —  In the wake of the trauma of the last two months, two inescapable questions emerge.  First, what does it mean to be republican?  And second, does the Republican Party represent those values at all any more?
Discussion: Daily Kos
Karol Markowicz / New York Post:
Florida puts New York to shame in rational pandemic policies  —  Landing at Palm Beach International Airport, I was ready to see how the other half lived.  The COVID-sane half, that is.  —  Our family hadn't left New York since March.  We had read about how Florida was able to maintain …
 
 
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Jeffrey Scott Shapiro / Wall Street Journal:
No, Trump Isn't Guilty of Incitement
Bob Davis / Wall Street Journal:
Trade Chief Lighthizer Urges Biden to Keep Tariffs on China
Discussion: National Review
JONATHAN TURLEY:
Parler Shutdown In Latest Attack on Free Speech On The Internet
Discussion: Fox News
Politico:
Biden dresses down his Covid team over plans to speed vaccinations
Discussion: CNN
Politico:
'It's all fallen apart': Newsom scrambles to save California — and his career
Discussion: Washington Examiner
WSB-TV:
2 men with Georgia ties face federal charges connected to Capitol riots
Robin Givhan / Washington Post:
Vogue got too familiar, too fast
 Earlier Items: 
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Philadelphia police detective subject of Internal Affairs investigation after allegedly attending D.C. rally
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
‘Stop the Steal’ Organizer in Hiding After Denying Blame for Riot
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Reuters:
Trump's demoralized staff count down the final days
Discussion: Associated Press
CNN:
Man in ‘Camp Auschwitz’ sweatshirt during Capitol riot identified
Discussion: The Week
NBC News:
FBI, NYPD told Capitol Police about possibility of violence before riot, senior officials say