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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Schumer finds loophole to advance elections reform package  —  Democratic leaders have found a mechanism to enable them to bypass an initial Republican filibuster and debate the party's sweeping elections reform bills, according to a new leadership memo obtained by Axios.
Stuart Rothenberg / Roll Call:
Don't rule out a GOP Senate wave  —  ANALYSIS — As usual, Democrats are fighting among themselves — this time about what to do with the Senate filibuster.  —  Most would like to simply eliminate it, but that is not going to happen in a 50-50 Senate that includes Sens. Joe Manchin III …
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Durbin says Biden may have gone ‘a little too far’ in Georgia speech  —  Sen. Dick Durbin (Ill.), the No. 2 Senate Democrat, said Wednesday that President Biden may have gone “a little too far” with his rhetoric during a speech in Georgia the previous day advocating voting rights legislation.
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:   Abrams camp rejects ‘false rumors’ about her no-show at Biden event
Emily Brooks / Washington Examiner:
Majority of voters support keeping filibuster; support has grown since June: Poll
Discussion: RedState and Breitbart
Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
Senate filibuster fight: What's in Democrats' voting bills at center of showdown?
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Kevin McCarthy Refuses Interview Request From Jan. 6 Committee
Quinnipiac University Poll:
Political Instability Not U.S. Adversaries, Seen As Bigger Threat, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Nearly 6 In 10 Think Nation's Democracy Is In Danger Of Collapse  — mail_outline  —  In a sharply divided country, Americans agree on this: the bigger danger to the United States comes from within.
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CNN:
Former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany met with January 6 committee, sources say  —  (CNN)Former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Wednesday appeared before the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, two sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Mike Lindell says he has ‘enough evidence’ to put ‘300 million’ Americans in jail for election fraud  —  MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell argued this week that “300 million” Americans belong in jail for election fraud.  —  Lindell's remarks on Real America's Voice were first reported by Right Wing Watch.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Washington Post:
Omicron waves appear to slow in New York City, other major metropolitan areas … The explosion of omicron cases along the Interstate 95 corridor from the Mid-Atlantic to New England is showing signs of slowing down, according to health officials and epidemiologists, offering reason …
Marc Caputo / NBC News:
Matt Gaetz's ex-girlfriend testifies to grand jury in sex trafficking probe  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — Rep. Matt Gaetz's ex-girlfriend testified Wednesday before a federal grand jury investigating him for sex crimes, a major development that suggests the Department of Justice may be moving closer to indicting him.
Jan Ransom / New York Times:
A Look Inside Rikers: ‘Fight Night’ and Gang Rule, Captured on Video  —  Videos obtained by The New York Times reveal scenes of violence as the Department of Correction struggles to restore order in the jail system.  —  The men had gotten along on Rikers Island, had even been friendly …
The Intercept:
House Republicans Release Text of Redacted Fauci Emails on Covid Origins … On Tuesday, Republicans on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform released a letter that paints a damning picture of U.S. government officials wrestling with whether the novel coronavirus may have leaked …
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Sarah Knapton / Telegraph:
Scientists believed Covid leaked from Wuhan lab - but feared debate could hurt ‘international harmony’
Ann Coulter:
The Great Epstein Cover-up, Part 2  —  Last week, we reviewed our ruling class's strange lack of interest in Jeffrey Epstein's child molestation ring, in which so many of them played a part.  The media cover-up is second only to the government cover-up, with prosecutors delivering loss …
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BBC:
Prince Andrew to face civil sex assault case after US ruling
The Columbus Dispatch:
Redistricting: Ohio Supreme Court strikes down state House and Senate maps  —  Jessie Balmert Laura A. BischoffThe Columbus Dispatch  —  The Ohio Supreme Court struck down GOP-drawn state House and Senate maps as unconstitutional gerrymandering in a 4-3 decision Wednesday …
John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:
We suspected that rightwing politics caused mass injury and death.  A new book proves it  —  When partisanship subsumes everything, people die.  Period. … The Republicans are sabotaging the country's full recovery from the covid pandemic.  They don't think so, though.
Peter White / Deadline:
Olivia Nuzzi Developing Pitch-Black Satirical DC Drama At AMC  —  EXCLUSIVE: Olivia Nuzzi, the Washington correspondent for New York magazine who wrote some of the wildest stories about President Donald Trump during his four years in office, is turning her attention to television.
Andy Kroll / Rolling Stone:
Revealed: The Billionaires Funding the Coup's Brain Trust  —  Conservative mega-donors including the DeVoses and Bradleys are pumping big money into the Claremont Institute think tank that fueled Trump's election-fraud fantasies  —  The Claremont Institute, once a little-known …
Discussion: Raw Story
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Pressed on his election lies, former President Trump cuts NPR interview short  —  Some Republican leaders are trying to move on from former President Donald Trump's failed attempt to overturn the 2020 election that he lost.  —  “While there were some irregularities, there were none …
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Todd Ruger / Roll Call:
Republicans stung by a change they made on judicial picks  —  Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee warned for years that a change Republicans made during the Trump administration for judicial nominees would one day work against them — and Wednesday was that day.
U.S. Rep. Trey Hollingsworth / The Herald-Times:
Rep. Trey Hollingsworth won't run for reelection in Indiana's 9th district.  Here's why.  —  U.S. Rep. Trey HollingsworthSpecial to IndyStar  —  At the entryway to your congressional office on my very first day as your representative, I had a plaque installed that reads …
Scott Merzbach / Daily Hampshire Gazette:
Amherst residents voice support for moratorium on large-scale solar projects … AMHERST — A temporary moratorium on developing large-scale, ground-mounted solar projects, defined as ones that generate at least 250 kilowatts of power, is winning support from residents.
Hannah Kanik / Mercury News:
Saratoga community voices concern over Housing Element proposal  —  Dozens of community members voiced their opposition to Saratoga's plans for future housing development at a special virtual meeting Monday evening  —  More than 550 residents sat in on the seven-hour meeting …
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Omicron wave prompts media to rethink which data to report  —  NEW YORK (AP) — For two years, coronavirus case counts and hospitalizations have been widely used barometers of the pandemic's march across the world.  —  But the omicron wave is making a mess of the usual statistics …
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Grid, a ‘Fuller Picture’ News Site, Goes Live  —  The latest media start-up, with millions in funding and a team of more than 20 journalists, aims to bring clarity to weighty issues.  —  Grid, a news site more than a year in the making, went live early Wednesday, with the goal of becoming …
Eleanor Clift / The Daily Beast:
Why Republicans Won't Confirm This Renowned Holocaust Scholar  —  “When she was announced, my immediate reaction was ‘slam dunk’!  I was just stunned she didn't sail through.” … When Deborah Lipstadt was nominated last summer to lead an expanded State Department office as an ambassador …
Discussion: Raw Story
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
A Simple Plan to Solve All of America's Problems  —  Sign up for Derek's newsletter here.  —  During the holiday week, I spent a frigid afternoon standing in a long line outside the local library to pick up a rapid COVID test.  Lines for essential goods are a pretty good sign of failed public policy.
Jim Swift / The Bulwark:
Florida Is Now a MAGA Megachurch  —  With Donald Trump as the Almighty and Ron DeSantis as the prosperity-gospel pastor.  —  Florida—or God's waiting room, as the locals refer to it—has always emitted a siren song drawing snowbirds to it.  The combination of beaches, golf, warm weather …
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