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5:00 PM ET, January 3, 2022

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New York Times:
New York A.G. Seeks to Question Trump Children in Fraud Inquiry  —  The attorney general, Letitia James, has subpoenaed Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump as part of a civil investigation.  —  The New York State attorney general's office, which last month subpoenaed Donald J. Trump as part …
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Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
Eldest Trump children won't comply with subpoenas from New York attorney general  —  Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump are now respondents in the civil case.  —  Former President Trump's eldest son and daughter have refused to comply with subpoenas issued by the New York State attorney general's office …
The New York Times Company:
David Fahrenthold Joins The Times  —  David is joining The Times's Washington bureau as an investigative reporter.  Read more in this note from Elisabeth Bumiller.  —  I'm thrilled to announce that David Fahrenthold of The Washington Post will be joining The Times's Washington bureau as an investigative reporter.
Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
Trump, Ivanka, Don Jr subpoenaed by NY attorney general
Discussion: Associated Press and Al Jazeera
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Is the ‘smoking gun’ in Trump's Jan. 6 attempted coup hiding in plain sight?  —  While America was preoccupied last week with getting home from the holidays or lining up around the block for COVID-19 testing, there was a bombshell development in the investigation to learn just how far Donald Trump …
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Michael Biesecker / Associated Press:
Ashli Babbitt a martyr?  Her past tells a more complex story  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The first time Celeste Norris laid eyes on Ashli Babbitt, the future insurrectionist had just rammed her vehicle three times with an SUV and was pounding on the window, challenging her to a fight.
Politico:
They resigned in protest over Jan. 6 — then never went after Trump again  —  In the hours after a mob of angry Donald Trump supporters stormed Capitol Hill on Jan. 6, a number of prominent Trump administration officials and Republicans decided that they'd had enough.
Jim McGovern / The Boston Globe:
The coup is still underway  —  Make no mistake — an aspiring dictator, egged on by his allies in Congress, failed to hold on to power this time.  But those very same people haven't given up.  —  “Are you OK?”  —  “Where are you?  Be safe.”  —  I've seen a lot in my years on Capitol Hill.
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
If American democracy is going to survive, the media must make this crucial shift  —  Journalists stepped it up in 2021, but now we need a concerted effort  —  In the year since the Jan. 6 insurrection, mainstream journalists have done a lot of things right.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The GOP grip on states is becoming a horror show.  Some Democrats see a way out.  —  As the political world stumbles into 2022, the GOP's grip on state governments appears as formidable as ever.  Republicans will fully control the governorship and legislature in nearly half of states, while Democrats will have less than one-third.
Philip Rotner / The Bulwark:
Five Rudys from the Abyss
Discussion: Raw Story and Morning Shots
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Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
Schumer: Senate to vote on filibuster change on voting bill
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Schumer says Senate will vote by Jan. 17 on changing rules if GOP continues to block voting rights legislation
Discussion: Washington Times and CNN
Tyler O'Neil / Fox Business:
Facebook ‘permanently’ locks account of conservative children's book publisher  —  Heroes of Liberty publishes books about Amy Coney Barrett, Ronald Reagan and Thomas Sowell  —  Facebook has “permanently disabled” the ads account of a conservative children's book publisher …
Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Long-Secret Jeffrey Epstein Settlement at Issue in Lawsuit Against Prince Andrew Made Public for First Time  —  A once-confidential 2009 settlement agreement signed by Jeffrey Epstein that has figured prominently in the lawsuit against Prince Andrew became public on Monday …
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William M. Arkin / Newsweek:
Exclusive: Secret Commandos with Shoot-to-Kill Authority Were at the Capitol  —  In this daily series, Newsweek explores the steps that led to the January 6 Capitol Riot.  —  On Sunday, January 3, the heads of a half-dozen elite government special operations teams met in Quantico, Virginia …
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
Luis Ferré-Sadurní / New York Times:
Kathy Hochul Will Propose Term Limits for New York Governors  —  The state's Covid response will continue to demand her attention, but other contentious issues await as the Legislature returns and a primary looms in June.  —  Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York will propose a limit of two four-year terms …
Discussion: The Hill
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Larry Hogan goes on tour to boost Republicans on Trump's enemies list  —  When Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler — a Trump impeachment backer whom the former president is aggressively targeting for defeat in 2022 — threw a fundraiser last month, she was accompanied by a fellow Republican who'd trekked …
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
What It Means to Be a Republican in 2022  —  Inside the GOP, it's a war of all against all.
Discussion: Raw Story
Sen. Rand Paul / Washington Examiner:
My New Year's resolution: I'm quitting YouTube  —  Every year, people resolve to do things that are better for their health — quitting alcohol, processed food, toxic relationships.  I have come to the realization that my relationship with YouTube is dysfunctional.  —  Sure, I can get millions of views.
Oriana Gonzalez / Axios:
Biden offers $1 billion to small meat producers to fight inflation  —  The Biden administration will offer $1 billion to help independent meat and poultry producers in its latest measure to fight inflation, the White House announced Monday.  —  Driving the news: The Biden administration …
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
The U.S. Is Naive About Russia.  Ukraine Can't Afford to Be.  —  Children twirled around a skating rink just outside the president's office in central Kyiv last week, while tourists took pictures of themselves in front of onion-domed, snow-dusted churches.  The stores were full of people shopping …
Adeel Hassan / New York Times:
Covid Is Spreading Faster Than Ever, but New Data Offer Hope  —  Airlines, schools and businesses are curbing operations in the United States for lack of healthy workers.  And doctors have no way to distinguish between Omicron and Delta patients, making treatment harder.  —  Here's what you need to know:
US Food and Drug Administration:
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Takes Multiple Actions to Expand Use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine  —  For Immediate Release:  —  Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to:
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
Jamie Raskin, Democracy's Defender  —  Most every night, just after he slips into bed, Jamie Raskin picks up a volume of the collected works of Shakespeare, thumbs through it, and reads a few pages before sleep takes him.  He is not, he admits, a big reader of fiction; doesn't have the time.
Discussion: Political Junkie and Al Jazeera
Tara Henley / Lean Out with Tara Henley:
Speaking Freely  —  Why I resigned from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation  —  For months now, I've been getting complaints about the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, where I've worked as a TV and radio producer, and occasional on-air columnist, for much of the past decade.
Discussion: Small Dead Animals
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Conservatism and Fascism Are Not the Same Thing … The Republican evolution into an authoritarian party is the most important development of the current political era.  The conservative movement has a long tradition of anti-democratic thought, which Donald Trump catalyzed and which has accelerated since …
Lakshya Jain / Split Ticket:
The White Vote and Educational Polarization  —  Over the last 30 years, the American electorate has undergone a major realignment, driven primarily by polarization along educational lines.  Degree-holding suburban voters, previously a solidly Republican group, have drifted to the left …
Discussion: New York Times
Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
US could be under rightwing dictator by 2030, Canadian professor warns  —  Canadian political scientist warns in op ed of Trumpist threat to American democracy and possible effect on northern neighbor  —  The US could be under a rightwing dictatorship by 2030, a Canadian political science professor …
Discussion: Raw Story
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Trump again asks for GOP challenger to Bacon  —  Former President Trump on Monday singled out Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), asking whether any Republican wanted to challenge the three-term incumbent for his Omaha-area House seat next year.  —  “Anyone want to run for Congress against Don Bacon in Nebraska?”
Discussion: Political Wire
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Since Jan. 6, the pro-Trump Internet has descended into infighting over money and followers  —  Far-right influencers and QAnon devotees are battling over online audiences in the power vacuum created by Trump's departure from office  —  The far-right firebrands and conspiracy theorists …
 
 
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Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Trump allies planned harassment and intimidation campaign against election officials and ‘weak’ House members, documents show
Discussion: Raw Story and The Guardian
Jason Rezaian / Washington Post:
Being a journalist in the U.S. is becoming more dangerous
Greg Farrell / Bloomberg:
Manhattan DA Closes Probe of Cuomo in Nursing Home Deaths
Davey Alba / New York Times:
Facebook suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene's account for 24 hours.
Karina Elwood / Washington Post:
Politics and Prose becomes first unionized bookstore in D.C.
Discussion: DCist, UFCW Local 400 and WTOP News
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Trump Endorses Viktor Orban, Hungary's Far-Right Prime Minister
Discussion: HuffPost and Raw Story
Peter Beinart / The Beinart Notebook:
2021: The Year Palestinians Entered America's Debate over Israel-Palestine
 Earlier Items: 
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Nunes formally resigns from Congress
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Republicans who watch Fox News are more likely to believe false theories about Jan. 6
Discussion: CNN and Wall Street Journal
John Nichols / The Nation:
“We Have It in Our Power to Begin the World Over Again”
Juliet Chung / Wall Street Journal:
Bridgewater CEO McCormick Stepping Down to Consider Senate Run
Discussion: Forbes and New York Post
Allahpundit / HotAir:
How many Omicron hospitalizations are “incidental”?
Discussion: New York Times
CREW:
The Corporate Insurrection: How companies have broken promises and funded seditionists
Discussion: Forbes and CNBC
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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Wall Street Journal:
Lawmakers, TikTok staff, and others detail how TikTok lost the war in Washington, including due to CEO Shou Zi Chew's failure to build support on Capitol Hill

Scott Nover / Fast Company:
AI is making Meta's apps basically unusable, as the company adds Meta AI everywhere and viral user-generated AI images proliferate on Facebook and Instagram
 
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