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CNN:
Exclusive: Trump's former White House ethics lawyer told Cassidy Hutchinson to give misleading testimony to January 6 committee, sources say  —  The January 6 committee made a startling allegation on Monday, claiming it had evidence that a Trump-backed attorney urged a key witness to mislead the committee about details they recalled.
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Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:
Executive Summary Of Jan. 6 Report Shows How Trump Ignored Advisers, Spread Election Lies  —  Here are details showing former President Donald Trump was told the truth about his loss and chose instead to lie about it.  —  The executive summary of the House Jan. 6 committee's report documents …
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Four Crimes: The Jan. 6th Committee Recommends Prosecution for Trump  —  An overview of the evidence for each of the committee's criminal referrals.  —  A JANUARY 6 VIDEO OF FORMER US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TELLING HIS SUPPORTERS TO GO HOME, IS SEEN ON SCREEN DURING A HEARING …
New York Times:
Lawyer for Key Jan. 6 Witness Seeks to Rebut Panel's Claim of Interference  —  Stefan Passantino, who represented Cassidy Hutchinson in the early stages of the House select committee's investigation, took a leave of absence from his law firm.  —  WASHINGTON — A former lawyer for a White House aide …
Discussion: Political Wire and Bloomberg
Josh Meyer / USA Today:   Will Trump loyalist Hope Hicks' Jan. 6 testimony incriminate the former president?
William Saletan / The Bulwark:
Piecing Together What Trump Knew and When He Knew It
Discussion: CBS News and New York Daily News
NBC News:
House committee votes to make public Donald Trump's personal and business tax records  —  House committee votes to release Donald Trump's tax returns  —  The House Ways and Means Committee voted Tuesday to make six years of former President Donald Trump's tax returns public …
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
I've Seen Trump's Tax Returns and Now You Can, Too  —  Sometime soon — possibly within the next few days — a congressional committee led by Democrats will begin doling out former President Donald Trump's income tax returns to the public.  The disclosure marks the end of a bitter, multi-year battle to keep the returns under wraps.
CNN:
READ: House Ways and Means Committee report finding Trump was not properly audited by IRS as president  —  The Democratic-led House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday released a summary report that concluded the IRS failed to audit former President Donald Trump's taxes as required under the mandatory presidential audit program.
BBC:
Zelensky in Washington: Ukraine's leader heads to US for first foreign trip  —  Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is on his way to Washington, where he will meet US President Joe Biden on Wednesday.  —  It is his first foreign trip since Russia invaded in February.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Zelenskyy in Washington, Scalise in waiting  —  With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  HOLIDAY SURPRISE — Ukrainian President VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY is set to visit Washington today in his first known journey outside his besieged nation since Russian troops invaded 300 days ago.
Washington Post:
Zelensky slated to meet Biden, appear in Congress on Wednesday
Washington Post:
Why the immigration debate is only going to get more tense  —  🚨 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will be in Washington today for the first time since Russia invaded his country.  He will meet with President Biden, hold a news conference and address a joint session of Congress.
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Todd Bensman / CIS.org:
Latin American Media: Migrants Marching North for Title 42's Funeral
Discussion: Dallas Morning News and KVIA-TV
Lois Beckett / The Guardian:
Police provide first official details of Elon Musk's alleged stalker incident  —  Police say a member of Elon Musk's security team is currently a suspect in their investigation, not a victim  —  Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted last week that a “crazy stalker” followed a car carrying …
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NBC News:
California police say member of Elon Musk's security team is a suspect following stalker claim
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Washington Post:
No conclusive evidence Russia is behind Nord Stream attack  —  World leaders were quick to blame Moscow for explosions along the undersea natural gas pipelines.  But some Western officials now doubt the Kremlin was responsible.  —  After explosions in late September severely damaged undersea pipelines built …
Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Carlos Correa agrees to 12-year, $315 million contract with Mets after Giants deal falls through  —  Superstar Carlos Correa and the Mets worked out a middle-of-the-night deal after his Giants deal fell through, the New York Post has learned.  Correa's new deal with the Mets is for $315 million over 12 years, sources told The Post.
Al Weaver / The Hill:
Electoral Count Act set to deliver another blow to Trump  —  The House isn't the only congressional chamber taking steps this week to counteract former President Trump, as legislation to overhaul how Congress counts electoral votes is one step closer to becoming law.
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Congress releases major spending bill with election reforms to prevent another Jan. 6
Ryan King / Washington Examiner:
‘Dead on arrival’: McCarthy threatens to tank McConnell's agenda if Senate GOP votes for omnibus
Politico:
New book says Biden called Harris a ‘work in progress’  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration.  With help from Allie Bice.  —  In the first months of his presidency, JOE BIDEN vented his frustration …
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Informant warned FBI weeks before Jan. 6 that the far-right saw Trump tweet as ‘a call to arms’  —  WASHINGTON — On Dec. 19, 2020, the day that then-President Donald Trump sent a tweet summoning his supporters to a “wild” protest in the nation's capital on Jan. 6, one of the FBI's own …
American Prospect:
Ticketmaster's Dark History  —  A 40-year saga of kickbacks, threats, political maneuvering, and the humiliation of Pearl Jam  —  Just over 28 years ago, Taylor Swift was a precocious Montessori preschooler growing up on a Pennsylvania Christmas tree farm, and Eddie Vedder was the Most Important Musician …
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Ringer
Burgess Everett / Politico:
See Romney run?  Trump's top GOP foil eyes Senate reelection  —  Many of Mitt Romney's fellow senators assume his willingness to break from his party — and Donald Trump — means he's planning for only one term.  They may be surprised.  —  The Utahn was the first senator in history to vote …
Discussion: The Hill
Sarah Wallace / NBC New York:
Face Recognition Tech Gets Girl Scout Mom Booted From Rockettes Show — Due to Where She Works  —  A recent incident at Radio City Music Hall involving the mother of a Girl Scout is shedding light on the growing controversy of facial recognition, as critics claim it is being used …
Antony J. Blinken / United States Department of State:
Standing with Afghanistan's Women and Girls  —  The United States condemns in the strongest terms the Taliban's indefensible decision to ban women from universities, keep secondary schools closed to girls, and continue to impose other restrictions on the ability of women and girls in Afghanistan …
Discussion: The Guardian, DNyuz and Bloomberg
Natasha Bertrand / CNN:
Exclusive: Biden task force investigating how US tech ends up in Iranian attack drones used against Ukraine  —  The Biden administration has launched an expansive task force to investigate how US and western components, including American-made microelectronics …
Discussion: Raw Story and Just The News
Wall Street Journal:
FTX Wants to Claw Back Sam Bankman-Fried's Donations  —  Customer assets were allegedly used for investments, real-estate purchases and political contributions  —  Watch: Sam Bankman-Fried Closer to Extradition After Bahamas Hearing  —  Created with sketchtool. … 1x
Lee Fang / The Intercept:
Twitter Aided the Pentagon in Its Covert Online Propaganda Campaign  —  Twitter executives have claimed for years that the company makes concerted efforts to detect and thwart government-backed covert propaganda campaigns on its platform.  —  Behind the scenes, however …
 
 
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