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11:00 AM ET, January 6, 2023

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‘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 …

Discussion: The American Conservative, Politico, Mediaite and WAMU

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 …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, Outside the Beltway, Detroit News, Fox News, The Daily Signal, Raw Story, The Washington Current, Fox News, New York Times, National Review, Townhall, Vox, Associated Press, Just The News, The American Independent, NPR and CBS News

Washington Post:

Post Politics Now: McCarthy vows ‘progress’ as speaker voting enters 4th day — Today, Republican Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) vowed to show “progress” toward achieving a majority vote as the fight over his potential speakership entered Day 4. McCarthy is trying to sell a package of concessions …

Discussion: New York Magazine, The Hill, Bloomberg, CBS News, CNN, HotAir and The Gateway Pundit

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.

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.

Discussion: Washington Times, Accountable US, New York Times and The Hill

Patrick Hauf / Fox News:

McCarthy hints House may continue votes through weekend — Punchbowl reported McCarthy insisted it is unlikely the House adjourns for an extended period of time until a speaker is elected — Burgess Owens: It's ‘just a matter of time’ before Kevin McCarthy is elected

Discussion: Raw Story, Alpha News, The Western Journal, Insider, Los Angeles Times, CNBC and PoliticusUSA

John F. Harris / Politico:
McCarthy Destroys His Speakership In Order to Save It

Discussion: Washington Times, Raw Story, Axios and Balloon Juice

David Frum / The Atlantic:
No Tears for Kevin McCarthy

Discussion: Associated Press, The Guardian, Florida Politics, Grid News, Washington Post, Washington Examiner and New York Post

Philip Elliott / TIME:
The Chaos Is the Point: The McCarthy Holdouts Are Trolling Democracy

Discussion: On the Path, Kotaku and Raw Story

Politico:
Dems bask in the speaker schadenfreude

Discussion: Spotlight PA, Washington Post, Alas, a blog! and MLive.com

NBC News:
'I'm not even a congressman': House lawmakers and staffers can't function while speaker fight drags on

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Fox News, 77 WABC, New York Post, New York Times, Semafor, USA Today, Semafor, Breitbart and New York Times

New York Times:
In House Speaker Fight, Trump Struggles to Play Kingmaker

Discussion: Reason, CNN, Los Angeles Times, National Review, Mediaite, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Raw Story and BizPac Review

Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
McCarthy speaker spectacle is no joke. It shows the Republican Party will damage America.

Discussion: Washington Post, NBC News and Insider

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: The Intercept, Lucid, Raw Story, Insider and The Hill

Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:

The feds say they're in for the long haul in the Jan. 6 investigation. There is a time limit. — WASHINGTON — In the two years since a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol — violently assaulting dozens of officers, inflicting millions of dollars in damage …

Discussion: Al Jazeera, The Hill, Talking Points Memo, New York Times, CBS News, Washington Times, Department of Justice and Associated Press

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 …

Discussion: Raw Story, Bloomberg, New York Daily News, Lead Stories, Bipartisan Report and Washington Post

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

Julie Kelly / American Greatness:

January 6: A Day That Will Live in Alchemy — In a feat of political sorcery—fueled by lies, cover-ups, and careerism—the Biden regime has transformed an unruly, four-hour protest into an act of domestic terror. — A few weeks before Christmas, federal authorities arrested …

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:

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.

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

Jason Sattler / The Editorial Board:

Obstruction in the House picks up where J6 left off — The 20 can't quite trust Kevin McCarthy to blow up democracy. — Laughing at Republicans is fun, especially when Republicans seem to go out of their way to be so laughable. — Who can't enjoy a raging Marjorie Taylor Greene swinging …

Angela Fortuna / NBC Connecticut:

Judge Suspends Law License of Alex Jones' Attorney After Releasing Unauthorized Files — A judge has suspended the law license of Norm Pattis, Alex Jones' attorney, for six months after he allegedly released unauthorized Sandy Hook files. — The files released include the personal medical records …

Discussion: Raw Story and emptywheel

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, Raw Story, The Star and Al Jazeera

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 …

Discussion: PoliticusUSA, ABC News, Washington Post, New York Times, PennLive, New York Post, NBC News, Insider, Fox News, The Hill, Forbes, CNN, Washington Times and Raw Story

Shawna Chen / Axios:
Partner of fallen Capitol Police officer sues Trump for $10 million

Discussion: Washington Examiner and Law & Crime

Akayla Gardner / Bloomberg:

Biden Gets a Political Gift on Jan. 6 Anniversary With GOP's Capitol Mutiny — The second anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol arrives with the building again in turmoil, this time as House Republicans quarrel over a speaker to lead the chamber.

CREW:

Corporations have given over $50 million to the Sedition Caucus … On January 6, 2021, thousands of Trump supporters — emboldened by then-President Trump's call to “fight like hell” — stormed the Capitol Building in an attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.

Discussion: Politico and Mother Jones

Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:

Pentagon begins ‘full implementation’ of renaming Confederate-named bases — The Department of Defense has begun implementing the name commission's recommendation to rid the department of its names tied to the Confederacy. — Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment William …

Discussion: The Daily Caller and CBS News

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 …

Kimmy Yam / NBC 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 …

Associated Press:

Democratic officials' homes, offices, shot up in New Mexico — The homes or offices of four elected Democratic officials in New Mexico have been hit by gunfire over the past month, and authorities are working to determine if the attacks are connected. Nobody was injured in the shootings …

Discussion: Raw Story, CNN, CBS News and WFLA-TV

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.

Discussion: The Boston Globe, Slate, Politico, The Hollywood Reporter, Washington Post, The Hill and CNN, more at Mediagazer »

Donell Harvin / Politico:

What the Jan. 6 Committee Report Left Out — The House Select Committee's report on the Jan. 6, 2021, attack asks readers to suspend their belief in reality. Fault is found only with former President Donald Trump's actions — no blame is given to the inactions of federal security officials.

Discussion: Raw Story and Just The News