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9:50 AM ET, January 6, 2023

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Grid News:
‘The Democrats, the Republicans and the Freedom Caucus’: Inside the right's plans to seize power in the new Congress  —  Conservatives want the House to act like “a de facto European-style coalition government.”  —  A week after the midterm elections in November, a small group …
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Washington Post:
Policy demands, personal animus and more: Meet the McCarthy resistance  —  A group of hard-right House Republicans has stood this week between McCarthy and the speaker's gavel, airing a broad array of complaints  —  Ralph Norman says he will not support leader Kevin McCarthy's bid …
Steve Clemons / Semafor:
Principals  —  with Steve Clemons  —  So many stories are converging on the anniversary of the January 6th insurrection.  Kevin McCarthy was angry at Trump — he was caught on tape that week suggesting he'd push him to resign — but “bent the knee” just weeks later at Mar-a-Lago.
Politico:
Enablers, line-straddlers and quiet resisters: How GOP lawmakers contributed to Jan. 6  —  A handful of Republicans who remained in the Jan. 6 committee's sights throughout its investigation are now leading the effort to deny Kevin McCarthy the speakership — using their power to bring the House to a standstill.
Discussion: Lucid, Raw Story and The Hill
David Frum / The Atlantic:
No Tears for Kevin McCarthy  —  The defeat of Kevin McCarthy in his bid for the speakership of the House would be good for Congress.  The defeat of Kevin McCarthy would be good for the United States.  It might even be good for his own Republican Party.  —  Because the people attempting …
NBC News:
'I'm not even a congressman': House lawmakers and staffers can't function while speaker fight drags on  —  WASHINGTON — There is no speaker of the House.  There are no active House lawmakers.  There are no House committees.  —  At the moment, there is no functioning U.S. House of Representatives.
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Unrest swells among McCarthy's backers  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  Around Christmas, Texas Republican Rep. ROGER WILLIAMS' wife suffered a medical emergency.  This week, as she underwent treatment, her husband was eager to be by her side.
Discussion: Fox News
Akayla Gardner / Bloomberg:
Biden Gets a Political Gift on Jan. 6 Anniversary With GOP's Capitol Mutiny
CNN:
Trump lawyers ordered to hand over names of individuals hired to search Trump properties for classified documents  —  A federal judge has asked former President Donald Trump's attorneys to turn over the names of the individuals hired to search four properties for documents late last year, a source familiar with the order told CNN.
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Judge Rules for Justice Dept. in Dispute With Trump Over Documents Search  —  The court said the former president had to provide the government the names of private investigators he hired to search his properties last year for any classified material still in his possession.
Discussion: Raw Story and Mercury News
CNN:
Two years after US Capitol attack, investigation into Trump and insurrection enters new phase  —  Two years after rioters stormed the US Capitol, the Justice Department's sprawling criminal investigation into the effort to block the peaceful transition of power enters a new phase …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Sued by Estate of Capitol Police Officer Who Died After Jan. 6 Attack  —  Wrongful death suit names former president and two rioters in connection with Officer Brian Sicknick's death  —  WASHINGTON—The estate of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died a day after defending …
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David Wasserman / Cook Political Report:
In the End, Redistricting Didn't Hurt (And May Have Even Helped) House Democrats  —  Amid this week's chaos, an occasional TV sound byte has been that House Republicans might not even have won their razor-thin majority without a boost from redistricting.  After all, our pre-election estimate …
Discussion: Slate and Ryan's World
Aaron Gordon / VICE:
Why C-SPAN's Camera Work Is Suddenly So Interesting  —  For decades, the network has asked to be able to film all of what happens in the House chamber, not just the person speaking.  Thanks to the Kevin McCarthy Speaker battle, it is finally happening, in all its chaotic glory.
Kimmy Yam / Yahoo News:
Biden signs law to help preserve Japanese American WWII incarceration camps  —  A new law signed by President Joe Biden on Wednesday will help memorialize the history of the U.S. government's incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.  —  The legislation, spearheaded by Rep. Doris Matsui …
Harry Davies / The Guardian:
Leak reveals Roman Abramovich's billion-dollar trusts transferred before Russia sanctions  —  Exclusive: Files raise questions about whether oligarch's children were made beneficiaries to protect fortune from possible asset freezes  —  Trusts holding billions of dollars of assets …
Adam Rawnsley / Rolling Stone:
Jan. 6 Committee Experiment Found TikTok Went From Zero To Nazi in 75 Minutes  —  The platform has largely escaped notice in the public battles over content moderation, but it's not immune from hateful extremism … They created Alice, a fictional 41-year-old from Acton, Massachusetts …
Mackenzie Hawkins / Bloomberg:
More Americans Tap Credit Cards for Everyday Expenses  —  The number of Americans relying on credit cards to cover daily expenses jumped in December as households battered by inflation find their regular income is no longer enough to make ends meet.  —  New data released Thursday …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
How Trump's Missing Call Logs Could Become His Nixon Tapes  —  The Trump White House call logs are now public, and they're about as trustworthy as his business income statements.  —  During the nearly nine hours that Congress was under attack on Jan. 6, 2021, the official White House call …
Discussion: Raw Story
David Harrison / Wall Street Journal:
December Jobs Report to Show Labor Market's Strength as 2022 Closed  —  Hiring has been resilient but has started losing momentum amid layoffs by high-profile companies  —  Friday's jobs report will offer insight into the state of the U.S. labor market as 2023 gets under way.
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Herschel Walker Staffer: Matt Schlapp ‘Groped’ My Crotch  —  American Conservative Union chairman Matt Schlapp allegedly groped the crotch of a male staffer for Herschel Walker's campaign in October. … A staffer for Herschel Walker's Senate campaign has alleged to The Daily Beast …
Lisa Rubin / MSNBC:
Trump's renewed attack on Ruby Freeman is revealing.  Here's why.  —  His revival of baseless claims against the former Georgia election worker could signal legal news — and might hurt his wallet, too.  —  Seemingly out of nowhere this week, former President Donald Trump fired off a series of deranged …
Barbie Latza Nadeau / The Daily Beast:
Prominent LGBTQ Activist Edwin Chiloba Found Dead in Metal Box  —  Edwin Chiloba had been attacked before for speaking out for gay rights in Kenya, where sex between men is illegal.  —  Correspondent-At-Large  —  Police in Kenya are investigating whether the LGBTQ rights activist …
Discussion: CBS News, The Star, Raw Story and Al Jazeera
 
 
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Donell Harvin / Politico:
What the Jan. 6 Committee Report Left Out
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