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10:40 PM ET, January 11, 2023

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Washington Post:
George Santos was paid for work at company accused of Ponzi scheme later than previously known  —  The New York congressman is said to have received payments from Florida-based Harbor City Capital as recently as April 2021, income he did not disclose as a candidate
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New York Times:
Résumé of George Santos  —  A copy of a two-page version of his résumé, obtained by The Times, is the first that has become public.  Read more ›
Discussion: Insider
New York Times:
George Santos Faces Calls to Resign From 4 GOP Congressmen  —  Republican officials in New York sharply denounced the embattled representative, even as leaders in Washington have said they will not push him to step down.  —  WESTBURY, N.Y. — Dozens of Republican officials in New York State …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Third NY House Republican calls for Santos to resign
Politico:
Santos refuses to resign amid calls from local N.Y. GOP
Talking Points Memo:
Inside George Santos' Madcap Campaign: ‘Things Were Not On The Up And Up’
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
NBC News:
McCarthy says embattled Rep. Santos should not be seated on top committees
NBC News:
Biden aides find second batch of classified documents at new location  —  WASHINGTON — Aides to President Joe Biden have discovered at least one additional batch of classified documents in a location separate from the Washington office he used after leaving the Obama administration, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Classified Documents Found in Second Location Associated with Biden  —  The revelation is sure to intensify Republican attacks on the president, who has called former President Donald J. Trump irresponsible for hoarding sensitive documents at his estate in Florida.
Discussion: Boston.com
USA Today:
White House refuses to answer key questions about Biden classified documents
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Graham calls for special counsel to probe Biden's handling of classified documents
Washington Post:
Trump campaign officials got subpoena asking new questions about Jan. 6  —  Subpoena sought information and documents on legal representation, voting machines, fundraising around false election claims and more  —  A wide-ranging subpoena sent to Trump campaign officials last month shows …
Discussion: Forbes and Raw Story
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New York Times:
The Special Counsel Investigating Trump Faces Headwinds Few Others Have  —  Jack Smith's challenges include a newly empowered Republican House majority and the recent disclosure of classified documents at a former office of President Biden.  —  WASHINGTON — Jack Smith …
Ari Natter / Los Angeles Times:
No ban of gas stoves is planned, head of product safety agency says  —  The head of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said the agency isn't planning a ban on gas stoves, days after one of his colleagues said a ban was one option under consideration — comments that ignited a political firestorm.
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Chris D'Angelo / HuffPost:
No, The Feds Aren't Coming For Your Gas Stove
Shannon Osaka / Washington Post:
U.S. agency examines secret pollution source in 40 million homes: Gas stoves.
Dan Zak / Washington Post:
The boring journey of Matt Yglesias  —  The Washington ur-blogger's slightly contrarian, mildly annoying, somewhat influential, very lucrative path toward the political center  —  Matt Yglesias can talk about supervolcanoes and about Habsburg federalism and about the semiconductor industry in Taiwan vs. China.
Molly Jong-Fast / Vanity Fair:
Keeping Up With the Congressional Kardashians  —  For spotlight-seeking House Republicans, the lesson from last week's Speaker drama seems to be to dial up the crazy.  —  Welcome to the 118th Congress, season one, a taxpayer-funded reality show where, instead of glitzy women battling it out …
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New York Times:
The U.S. May Finally Breach the Debt Ceiling.  Here's Why That Would Be Very Bad.  —  If Congress fails to increase the government's borrowing limit in time, the result would be a shock to the economy and financial markets.  —  WASHINGTON — The new Republican majority in the House …
Jeremiah Poff / Washington Examiner:
Michigan and California institutions ban the word ‘field’ as racist  —  The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the University of Southern California's school of social work have taken steps to ban the word “field” on official documents, citing racist implications.
Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Barbara Lee tells lawmakers she's running for Senate  —  Rep. Barbara Lee has told her fellow lawmakers she's running for Senate in California, according to two sources familiar with the situation.  —  She informed her colleagues in a closed-door Congressional Black Caucus meeting on Wednesday.
CNN:
GOP strategist alleges powerful conservative Matt Schlapp sexually assaulted him  —  A Republican strategist alleges that Matt Schlapp, the influential chairman of the American Conservative Union, groped and fondled his groin as he drove Schlapp back to an Atlanta hotel several weeks before the November midterm election.
H I Sutton / Naval News:
Sudden Surge In Russian Navy Ships And Submarines In Black Sea  —  Ukrainian forces will be monitoring a sudden movement of Russian warships and submarines out of their base of Novorossiysk.  The naval base, near the Kerch Bridge, is further from Ukrainian controlled coast than the famous base at Sevastopol.
Joe Biden / Wall Street Journal:
Republicans and Democrats, Unite Against Big Tech Abuses  —  Congress can find common ground on the protection of privacy, competition and American children.  —  The American tech industry is the most innovative in the world.  I'm proud of what it has accomplished, and of the many talented …
Jim Farber / New York Times:
Jeff Beck, Guitarist With a Chapter in Rock History, Dies at 78  —  His playing with the Yardbirds and as leader of his own bands brought a sense of adventure to their groundbreaking recordings.  —  Jeff Beck, one of the most skilled, admired and influential guitarists in rock history …
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Whisper campaign about RNC chair candidate's Sikh faith roils campaign  —  As Harmeet Dhillon seeks the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee, opponents have begun raising concerns about her Sikh faith — a development that has left some members of the committee unsettled.
Anatoly Kurmanaev / New York Times:
Russia-Ukraine War  —  Russia Shakes Up Military Leadership Again … The prior military leader is now a deputy to the newly named chief.  —  Russia has replaced its military chief in Ukraine with a Kremlin insider, dashing calls from Moscow ultranationalists for a radical overhaul of the leadership overseeing the flagging invasion.
Dan Murtaugh / Bloomberg:
China Solar Firm Plans US Factory in Boon for Biden Energy Push  —  A leading Chinese solar panel maker has leased space for its first US factory in another win for the Biden administration's efforts to build up the nation's clean energy manufacturing base.  —  JA Solar Technology Co …
Discussion: TechCrunch
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / The Daily Beast:
Son of Civil Rights Activist Charged for ‘Stuffing’ Ballots Into Voting Machines  —  CAUGHT  —  Albert Turner Jr., the chair of the Perry County Commission in Alabama, was indicted Wednesday for voter fraud after he was allegedly caught stuffing ballots into a voting machine during …
Discussion: Raw Story
Nicole Acevedo / NBC News:
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders bans term ‘Latinx’ on her first day in office  —  Within hours of being sworn in as the new Republican governor of Arkansas on Tuesday, Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed an executive order banning the term Latinx from official use in the state government.
New York Times:
Rebecca Blumenstein, a Senior Times Editor, Takes a Top Role at NBC News  —  The appointment of Ms. Blumenstein, a deputy managing editor at The Times, is a part of a broad overhaul of the news division at NBCUniversal.  —  NBCUniversal has appointed Rebecca Blumenstein …
 
 
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Harvard's rejection of human rights leader sends chilling message
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CNN:
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