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Jan. 6 Rally Funded by Top Trump Donor, Helped by Alex Jones, Organizers Say — Publix Super Markets heiress donated about $300,000 to the Ellipse event, organizers say — The rally in Washington's Ellipse that preceded the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol was arranged and funded …
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
AJC poll: Republicans in dicey political territory in Georgia — After suffering major losses, Georgia Republicans enter a new election cycle in a dire political position, according to an exclusive Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll that found leading Democrats earned significantly higher ratings than their GOP counterparts.
The Dworkin Report:
Rep. Gomez just revealed why he's filing the bill to expel Marjorie Taylor Greene — Scott speaks with Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) about his decision to file a bill to expel newly sworn Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-GA) from Congress. The Representative was unsparing about his dismal opinion …
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Marjorie Taylor Greene's Controversies Are Piling Up. Republicans Are Quiet. — In a newly unearthed video from 2018, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene suggested that 9/11 was a hoax, President Barack Obama was a Muslim and the Clintons were guilty of murder.
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Erick-Woods Erickson / Erick Erickson's Confessions …:
On Marjorie Taylor Greene — I knew Marjorie Taylor Greene was QAnon and a 9/11 truther. — Today, I learn the congresswoman from Georgia who replaces Cynthia McKinney as Georgia's in-house antisemite believes the Jews have an orbital space laser that started wild fires in California to clear a path for a high speed rail system.
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New York Times:
Legal Pressure on Trump Increases With Judge's Order in Fraud Inquiry — The order, answering a demand for documents by New York's attorney general, rejected a bid to shield the records with attorney-client privilege. — A New York judge on Friday increased pressure on former President …
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Politico:
'It's a mess': Biden's first 10 days dominated by vaccine mysteries — Joe Biden promised he'd bring in a competent, tested team to run the pandemic response, set ambitious vaccination targets and impose strict public health guidelines. — His team arrived at the White House with a 200-page response plan ready to roll out.
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Proud Boys Charged With Conspiracy in Capitol Riot — The conspiracy charges were the first to emerge against members of the extremist group in connection with the assault on Congress. — Federal prosecutors investigating the violent riot at the Capitol this month announced …
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Two Members of the Proud Boys Indicted for Conspiracy, Other Charges Related to the Jan. 6 Riots
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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Two members of the Proud Boys face conspiracy charges in US Capitol riot
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The Week
Kathleen Parker / Washington Post:
The GOP isn't doomed. It's dead. — With the electoral eviction of Donald Trump from the Oval Office, Republicans had a shot at redemption and resurrection. — They missed and failed — and deserve to spend the next several years in political purgatory.
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Stuart Emmrich / Vogue:
8 Things to Know About Jen Psaki, Biden's Press Secretary — When newly appointed White House press secretary Jen Psaki stood behind the lectern on January 20 and invited questions from the reporters assembled, it marked a stark departure from her immediate predecessor.
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Oriana Gonzalez / Axios:
CDC orders mask mandate for planes and public transportation — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a public health order late Friday requiring face coverings on airplanes, trains and other public transportation to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
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David Shepardson / Reuters:
U.S. CDC issues federal transportation mask mandate effective February 1
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Politico:
Wall Street faces Washington crackdown after GameStop rollercoaster — The frenzy surrounding the trading of GameStop stock is triggering Washington's most intense scrutiny of Wall Street in more than a decade, teeing up hearings and investigations that threaten brokers and hedge funds at the center of the turmoil.
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New York Times:
Tracking the Oath Keepers Who Attacked the Capitol — Alleged conspirators Other raid participants Alleged conspirators — Donovan Crowl and Jessica Watkins — both members of the Oath Keepers with ties to its leader — have been accused by federal investigators of coordinating …
Hugo Gurdon / Washington Examiner:
Doubts grow in freedom's last redoubt — Free speech as both a principle and an operational element of Western democracy is more threatened today than in living memory. News media, cardinal beneficiaries of the First Amendment, are among the most vociferous voices demanding that dissenters be gagged.
David L. Stern / Washington Post:
Ukraine stayed quiet during Trump-era pressures. Now it's sharing some Giuliani tales. — KYIV — There was a consistent message from Ukraine's leadership over everything from the Trump campaign's dirt digging to Ukraine's central role in the first impeachment proceedings: No comment.
Associated Press:
AP Analysis: Racial disparity seen in US vaccination drive — A racial gap has opened up in the nation's COVID-19 vaccination drive, with Black Americans in many places lagging behind whites in receiving shots, an Associated Press analysis shows. — An early look at the 17 states …
Sarah Posner / Reveal:
How the Christian right helped foment insurrection — Christian-right activists inside and outside of government promoted the election fraud lie and claimed God told them to “let the church roar.” — The Jan. 6 Save America March, where then-President Donald Trump incited a crowd to attack the U.S. Capitol, opened with a prayer.
David Corn / Mother Jones:
“Stop the Steal” Organizer Called for “Execution” of Trump's Foes — Weeks before the murderous mob of insurrectionists stormed the United States Capitol on January 6 to prevent Congress from certifying Joe Biden's victory, a leader of the so-called Stop the Steal movement stood before a crowd …
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Washington Post:
House Democrats building elaborate, emotionally charged case against Trump — House Democrats have sought out new cellphone footage of the Capitol siege as well as updated details about injured police officers as they seek to build an emotionally compelling impeachment case against former president Donald Trump.
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‘Unacceptable’: Drake president addresses prof calling for Republicans to ‘suffer’ — Jezzamine Wolk — After Drake University Associate English Professor Beth Younger proclaimed her “hatred” for Republicans on social media, the university president addressed the controversial comments in a school-wide email on Wednesday.
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Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Woman charged in Capitol riot said she wanted to shoot Pelosi ‘in the friggin’ brain,' FBI says — Federal authorities arrested two women in Pennsylvania on Friday on charges related to the storming of the U.S. Capitol building after the FBI said one of the women expressed an intent to shoot House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
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MSNBC:
Reality Winner's mother: ‘I blame Trump and his DOJ’ for my daughter's imprisonment — Reality Winner's mother, Billie J. Winner-Davis, says she blames President Trump and his Justice Department for what happened to her daughter: “They're the ones who arrested her, who denied her bail, who persecuted her under the Espionage act.”
JONATHAN TURLEY:
Why Hasn't The House Held Hearings To Establish “Incitement To Insurrection”? — We recently discussed how the Senate will have to decide whether to call witnesses in the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. The use of a snap impeachment raises a basis for some senators …
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Republican operatives sweat Trump's role in upcoming Senate primaries — (CNN)Republicans tasked with taking back the Senate in 2022 are preparing for a contentious primary season, fearful that former President Donald Trump could use his popularity inside the party to back candidates who could struggle in statewide races.
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Julia Reinstein / BuzzFeed News:
Trump Taught Teachers Conspiracy Theories. Now They're Teaching Them To Students. — As he spoke to his students during a Zoom lesson earlier this month, the northern Virginia middle school social studies teacher called the attempted coup at the Capitol on Jan. 6 “a setup.” — He would know, he said.
Mitch Landrieu / The Atlantic:
Only Accountability Will Allow the U.S. to Move Forward — A white mob stormed government offices in an effort to overthrow the duly elected leadership, overwhelming the local police and killing several officers in a violent clash. — This description is not only of the insurrection in Washington …
Kimberly Atkins Globe / The Boston Globe:
With Biden in office, when will Breyer retire? — After decades of failing to recognize the Supreme Court as a crucial election issue, as Republicans have, Democrats seem to see the light. — As soon as Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. told Joe Biden, “Congratulations, Mr. President,” …
Emma Hurt / NPR:
‘A Hostage Situation Every Day’: Strategists Blame Trump For Georgia Senate Losses — The Georgia Senate runoffs were the first test of outgoing President Donald Trump's ability to bring his most fervent supporters to the polls without his name on the ballot.
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