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1:25 PM ET, January 13, 2023

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Andrew C. McCarthy / New York Post:
Biden already admitted guilt — he's just betting Garland doesn't prosecute him, or Trump  —  There will be much to chew on as the criminal investigation of President Biden by the newly appointed special counsel, Robert Hur, unfolds.  For now, my question is: Have we already, in effect, witnessed a guilty plea?
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Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
‘Like a Fixer for the Democrats’: Nunes Worries Biden Special Counsel May Be Biased … Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday praised Robert Hur, the special counsel he appointed to investigate President Joe Biden's handling of classified records, as an “even-handed” prosecutor with a “long and distinguished career.”
Discussion: Associated Press
Ben Jacobs / Vox:
Biden worries the Secret Service may be loyal to Trump, according to a new book  —  The biggest revelations from Chris Whipple's new look at the Biden administration.  —  According to a new book offering an inside look at President Joe Biden's White House, Biden actively distrusts …
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
The Special Counsels and Merrick Garland's Election Department  —  He's named investigators for both Biden and Trump.  Didn't he learn anything from 2016?  —  WSJ Opinion: Special Counsels, Corvettes and Classified Documents  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE  —  Created with sketchtool.
Washington Post:
Furor over documents creates unexpected political peril for Biden
Philip Klein / National Review:   Biden Claims He ‘Worked Hard’ to Lower the Deficit, but He Actually Added $800 Billion
Bradford Betz / Fox News:
Emails suggest Hunter Biden had access to garage where president kept classified docs, Corvette
Semafor:
Everything you need to know about Biden's new special counsel
Fox News:   Former Biden assistant questioned by law enforcement over classified docs repeatedly appeared in Hunter emails
New York Times:
Trump Organization Fined $1.6 Million for Evading Taxes  —  The Trump Organization must pay $1.6 million for giving executive off-the-books benefits and pay.  —  Former president Donald J. Trump's family real estate business was ordered on Friday to pay a $1.6 million criminal penalty …
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Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
Trump Organization sentenced to pay $1.6 million penalty in tax fraud case  —  NEW YORK — The Trump Organization was sentenced to pay $1.6 million in fines and penalties to the state on Friday — the maximum allowed by law — following its December conviction on tax crimes carried out by two of its longtime executives.
Wall Street Journal:
Effective Tax Rate for Large, Profitable Companies Fell to 9% After Trump Law, Report Says
Discussion: Common Dreams
The Daily Beast:
George Santos Tries on a New Disguise: Conservative Renegade  —  George Santos has found his allies in Congress—the conservatives who are accustomed to controversy.  —  On his first day in Congress, Rep. George Santos (R-NY) sat in a back corner of the House chamber—alone and glum …
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Post
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Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Teacher and cousin of Black Lives Matter founder ‘Tased to death’ by LAPD  —  ‘He needed help and was killed,’ says Patrisse Cullors, as police are seen repeatedly using stun gun on him after traffic accident  —  A cousin of Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors was killed …
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CNN:
George Santos said accused ‘Ponzi scheme’ he worked at was ‘100% legitimate’ when accused of fraud in 2020  —  Republican Rep. George Santos, said a company later accused of running a “Ponzi scheme” was “100% legitimate” when it was accused by a potential customer of fraud in 2020 …
Discussion: Political Wire, The Hill and Raw Story
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Apparently, Economic Conservatives Hate Cost-Cutting Leaders Now  —  In a repellent demonstration that many of today's Republican party differences are about personality and style, and not about policy or philosophy, the Club for Growth is choosing to run attack ads against former Indiana …
Discussion: Club for Growth and WISH-TV
Joseph Zeballos-Roig / Semafor:
Paul Ryan sounds off on the McCarthy drama and coming debt ceiling fight  —  Former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan thinks his old friend Kevin McCarthy may be better prepared for the role than any politician in modern history — but the job won't be easy with his five-seat majority.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Associated Press:
Lisa Marie Presley dies at 54 after hospitalization  —  Lisa Marie Presley — the only child of Elvis Presley — died Thursday after being hospitalized earlier that day, her mother said in a statement.  The singer was 54.  —  “It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news …
Washington Post:
U.S. will begin ‘extraordinary measures’ to stay under debt limit  —  Treasury warns of ‘irreparable harm’ to global economy as debt limit standoff begins  —  The Treasury Department said Friday that it will begin taking “extraordinary measures” next week to prevent the U.S. government …
John M. Donnelly / Roll Call:
Congress barely dents scourge of hunger in military  —  A recently enacted income supplement for low-ranking U.S. troops, put in place primarily to alleviate food insecurity in the ranks, will help less than 1 percent of the estimated scores of thousands of hungry U.S. military families, according to Pentagon figures.
Nina Moini / MPR News:
Hamline student, former instructor at center of debate over religion, academic freedom speak out  —  Two people at the center of the controversy at Hamline University over academic freedom that has gained international attention spoke Wednesday about how the incident has impacted their lives.
Discussion: FIRE, Just The News and The Daily Beast
Associated Press:
Study: Exxon Mobil accurately predicted warming since 1970s  —  Exxon Mobil's scientists were remarkably accurate in their predictions about global warming, even as the company made public statements that contradicted its own scientists' conclusions, a new study says.
Kellyanne Conway / New York Times:
The Cases for and Against Trump  —  Ms. Conway is a Republican pollster and political consultant who was Donald J. Trump's campaign manager in 2016 and senior counselor to him from 2017 to 2020.  She is not affiliated with his 2024 presidential campaign.  —  Donald J. Trump shocked the world …
New York Times:
Western Tanks Appear Headed to Ukraine, Breaking Another Taboo  —  The West has sent an array of weapons once seen as too provocative, and it looks like tanks will be next.  With a new Russian offensive expected, officials see an urgent need to shift the balance.
New York Times:
Will New York City's Soccer Stadium Cost Taxpayers $0 or $516 Million?  —  An independent budget analysis suggests that the city will be losing $516 million in tax revenue from its deal to place a new soccer stadium in Queens.  —  New York City's first professional soccer stadium supposedly carries …
Washington Examiner:
Please, put poor Pete out to pasture  —  During the 2020 presidential primary, candidate Joe Biden released a video savaging former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg for his lack of competence and relevant experience for the White House.  Over and over again, Biden's video highlighted …
Discussion: Bloomberg
 
 
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