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6:30 PM ET, January 15, 2021

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Thomas Lifson / American Thinker:
Statement  —  We received a lengthy letter from Dominion's defamation lawyers explaining why they believe that their client has been the victim of defamatory statements.  Having considered the full import of the letter, we have agreed to their request that we publish the following statement:
Washington Post:
Vaccine reserve was already exhausted when Trump administration vowed to release it, dashing hopes of expanded access  —  States were anticipating a windfall after federal officials said they would stop holding back second doses.  But the approach had already changed, and no stockpile exists.
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Wall Street Journal:
Covid-19 Vaccine Leaders Waited Months to Approve Distribution Plans  —  Holdup left states with little time to develop mass-vaccination plan; U.S. says it needed time for interagency clearance  —  Operation Warp Speed leaders waited more than two months to approve a plan to distribute …
Merrit Kennedy / NPR:
Biden Administration Will Rename ‘Operation Warp Speed,’ Citing Trump ‘Failures’
Washington Post:
How the rioters who stormed the Capitol came dangerously close to Pence  —  The violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 came perilously close to Vice President Pence, who was not evacuated from the Senate chamber for about 14 minutes after the Capitol Police reported …
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Reuters:
U.S. says Capitol rioters meant to ‘capture and assassinate’ officials-filing
Teo Armus / Washington Post:
Rioters wanted to ‘capture and assassinate’ lawmakers, prosecutors say. A note left by the ‘QAnon Shaman’ is evidence.
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
US takes back its assertion that Capitol rioters wanted to ‘capture and assassinate’ officials
CNBC:
Biden to deploy FEMA, National Guard to set up Covid vaccine clinics across the U.S.  —  President-elect Joe Biden plans to use FEMA and the National Guard to build coronavirus vaccine clinics across the United States, according to new details of his Covid-19 vaccination plan released by his transition team on Friday.
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Bloomberg:
Biden Plans Fewer Rules, More Shots in New Vaccination Drive
Pew Research Center:
Biden Begins Presidency With Positive Ratings; Trump Departs With Lowest-Ever Job Mark  —  68% of public does not want Trump to remain a major political figure in the future  —  Pew Research Center conducted this study to examine the public's reactions to the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election …
New York Times:
Pence, occupying a leadership void, calls Harris to offer assistance — as Trump plans his Inauguration Day getaway.  —  Vice President Mike Pence telephoned Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Thursday to congratulate her and offer his belated assistance — filling a leadership role …
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New York Times:
Live Updates: Police Investigating Whether Lawmakers Gave Mob Members Tour of Capitol Before Riot  —  The Capitol Police are looking into whether members of Congress inappropriately gave visitors access to the Capitol ahead of last week's assault.  Vice President Mike Pence called Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to offer assistance.
ABC News:
Longtime Trump advisers connected to groups behind rally that led to Capitol attack  —  Roger Stone, Steve Bannon and Michael Flynn all promoted the Jan. 6 rally.  —  US Capitol riots: Tracking the insurrection  —  On Jan. 6, rioters coming from a pro-Trump rally broke into the U.S. Capitol …
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Politico:   Trump weighing a pardon for Steve Bannon
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's GOP has an ugly authoritarian core.  A new poll exposes it.  —  In the wake of President Trump's incitement of a violent insurrectionist assault on our seat of government, a new Post-ABC News poll offers perhaps the most detailed look yet at public attitudes about the attack …
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Washington Post:
Post-ABC poll: Overwhelming opposition to Capitol attacks, majority support for preventing Trump from serving again
Oren Liebermann / CNN:
Trump's Pentagon chief says he ‘cannot wait to leave’ his job  —  (CNN)Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, who will leave office in less than a week. stated that he 'cannot wait to leave this job," according to a transcript released by the Department of Defense.
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE:
Press Gaggle With Acting Secretary Miller En Route to Washington, D.C.
Discussion: Defense One
Wall Street Journal:
Kudlow Criticizes Trump for Handling of Riot, Treatment of Pence  —  President's top economic adviser faulted his boss for recent actions, praised administration policy legacy on taxes and trade  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump's top economic adviser criticized his boss's handling of the riot …
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NRA:
NRA Leaves New York to Reincorporate in Texas, Announces New Strategic Plan  —  NRA Plans to Exit New York to Pursue Opportunity, Growth and Progress in Texas; Plan Benefits Association, Its Millions of Members, and All Supporters of the Second Amendment  —  Fairfax, VA - The National Rifle Association …
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Alex Barker / Financial Times:
James Murdoch blasts US media for unleashing ‘insidious forces’  —  Comments from Rupert's son are his strongest rebuke of industry practices since leaving the family business  —  James Murdoch has castigated the US media for the “toxic politics” threatening American democracy …
Discussion: CNN and The Hill, more at Mediagazer »
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Pelosi says any lawmaker who helped insurrectionists could face criminal prosecution  —  The speaker also wouldn't comment on when she would transmit the article of impeachment to the Senate.  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 15, 2021 in Washington, D.C.
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Luke Mogelson / New Yorker:
Among the Insurrectionists  —  The Capitol was breached by Trump supporters who had been declaring, at rally after rally, that they would go to violent lengths to keep the President in power.  A chronicle of an attack foretold.  —  By the end of President Donald Trump's crusade against American democracy …
Susan M. Gordon / Washington Post:
A former president Trump won't ‘need to know.’ Cut off his intelligence.  —  Susan M. Gordon was the principal deputy director of national intelligence from 2017 to 2019.  —  Every former president in the modern era has benefited from a unique national security perk after leaving the White House …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Politico's revolt over Ben Shapiro guest-hosting Playbook went too far  —  Ben Shapiro once tweeted, “Israelis like to build.  Arabs like to bomb crap and live in open sewage.  This is not a difficult issue. #settlementsrock.”  He once belittled Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown as …
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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
“Bring Some of the Old Playbook Back”: Politico's Juicing Up Its Morning Mainstay as Team Biden Comes to Town
John Engel / KXAN-TV:
Sens. Ted Cruz, John Cornyn will attend President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration  —  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, will attend President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Jan. 20, sources tell KXAN.  —  Cruz defended President Donald Trump's claim that the 2020 presidential election …
Ari Natter / Bloomberg:
Some Right-Wing Groups Warning Their Members Away From Protests  — Armed rallies at state capitols feared a trap by FBI, leftists  — National Guard being deployed in Washington and state capitals  —  Some far-right groups are warning members to avoid the armed rallies planned …
Courtney Linder / Popular Mechanics:
Why Joe Biden Can't Bring His Peloton to the White House  — President-elect Joe Biden reportedly owns a Peloton bike, and it could become the  —  as his White House move-in day approaches.  — The  —  stationary bikes  —  come equipped with cameras and microphones.
Paul Campos / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Lauren Boebert wants you to know that she's totally NOT GUILTY of that thing that she definitely didn't do  —  QAnon conspiracy nut and gun fetishist Lauren Boebert went off half-cocked (snicker) at Rep. Sean Patrick Mahoney (D-Reality), claiming that Mahoney had slandered her in the most base and vile way:
KUSA-TV:
Letter from 68 Colorado elected officials requests investigation into Boebert's actions  —  The letter to House leaders says “there is deep concern about her actions leading up to and during the protests that turned into a violent and deadly mob.”  —  COLORADO, USA — In a letter …
Jim Turner / Creative Loafing:
As of now, Publix is only offering vaccine in Florida counties won by Republicans  —  DeSantis said the initial rollout has focused on areas where hospital systems might need assistance and where there are large senior populations.  —  Photo via DeSantis/Twitter
Corinne Ramey / Wall Street Journal:
Manhattan Prosecutors Seek Records About Trump's Seven Springs Estate  —  District attorney's office sends subpoenas to officials in Westchester, N.Y., marking expansion of criminal probe  —  Manhattan prosecutors have subpoenaed records relating to President Trump's sprawling Seven Springs estate north …
Discussion: CNN
Wall Street Journal:
Officer in Pro-Trump Cap Claims He Rescued Endangered Colleagues  —  Capitol Police lieutenant was suspended for wearing MAGA hat during Jan. 6 riot  —  It was one of the images from the pro-Trump riot that shocked the country and outraged members of Congress: A police officer donning a red …
Discussion: Business Insider and New York Post
 
 
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Ben Collins / NBC News:
Online far-right movements fracture in wake of Capitol riot
Discussion: Raw Story
spectator.us:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump slashed aid to China by 52 percent
Fred Kaplan / Slate:
Worst Secretary of State Ever
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Springsteen, Legend added to list of performers for Biden inauguration special
Discussion: Breitbart
Kenya Hunter / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Virginia's schools should now prioritize in-person instruction, VDH and VDOE say in new guidance
Discussion: Breitbart
Politico:
Top FEMA official attended Trump's ‘Stop the Steal’ rally
Hamed Aleaziz / BuzzFeed News:
The DHS Has Signed Unusual Agreements With States That Could Hamper Biden's Future Immigration Policies
Angie Jackson / Detroit Free Press:
Washtenaw County will no longer prosecute consensual sex work
Discussion: WDIV-TV and Detroit Metro Times
 Earlier Items: 
Dan McLaughlin / National Review:
Convict and Disqualify Trump
Nathan Bernard / Mainer:
Chief of Maine's Capitol Police Radicalized by Far-Right Conspiracies
Discussion: Bangor Daily News
Fox Business:
Harvard students seek to revoke Trump graduates' diplomas after Capitol Hill violence
Discussion: Breitbart and Townhall
Randy Krehbiel / Tulsa World:
Sen. James Lankford apologizes to Black Tulsans for questioning presidential election results