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10:35 PM ET, January 15, 2023

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Jessica Levinson / MSNBC:
Investigations into classified docs should leave Trump more worried than Biden  —  Don't focus on the headlines in the investigations into classified documents held by Donald Trump and Joe Biden.  Focus on the details.  —  There's a line in an old song that goes “Lawyers dwell on small details.”
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Eugene Daniels / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Three storylines to watch in Biden's document drama
Discussion: CNN, Forbes and CBS News
Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
Biden classified documents could have national security implications, Schiff says
United States House Committee on Oversight …:
Comer Calls on White House to Release Biden's Wilmington Residence Visitor Log, Questions Why Biden Aides Continue to Search Properties in Wake of Special Counsel
Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
What College Admissions Could Look Like Without Affirmative Action  —  Schools may need to rethink everything, including recruitment, scholarships, standardized testing and alumni preferences.  —  MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — In 1964, hoping to erase its image as a privileged cloister for white rich families …
Discussion: RedState and NBC Boston
Miles Klee / Rolling Stone:
Far-Right Superstars Are Failing on Rumble.  Who's Winning?  —  The outsider streaming site that just partnered up with Donald Trump Jr. is growing — but not in the way most people think  —  TO RING IN 2023, the social video site Rumble announced an exclusive partnership with Donald Trump Jr. Beginning …
Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist:
NYC stalls bike lane near Manhattan courts after pushback from judges … We rely on your support to make local news available to all  —  Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.  Donate today  —  Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Washington Post:
D.C.'s crime bill could make the city more dangerous  —  Washington could become a more dangerous city if the D.C. Council votes Tuesday, as currently planned, to override Mayor Muriel E. Bowser's veto of a bill that decreases punishments for violent crimes such as carjackings, home invasion burglaries, robberies and even homicides.
Discussion: Conservative Home
Josh Kraushaar / Axios:
The GOP's 2024 freeze  —  Questions about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' political resilience — and fears of going toe-to-toe with former President Trump — have all but frozen the 2024 Republican field, delaying most of the leading prospects' timelines for entering the race.
Discussion: BizPac Review and Insider
Benjamin Wallace-Wells / New Yorker:
Kevin McCarthy and the Republicans' Rocky Road Ahead  —  With members of the House G.O.P. caucus still pulling in all directions, does anyone know where the Party is headed?  —  The simplest thing, usually, for a new congressional majority to do is elect a Speaker of the House.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Ashleigh McMillan / Sydney Morning Herald:
'We're all vulnerable': One in 10 people will end up with long COVID, new study says  —  Health experts are calling for a rethink of Australia's COVID-19 approach after a new study showed one in 10 people will end up with “long COVID”.  —  According to the report, published on Friday …
Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
Saudi prosecutors seek death penalty for academic over social media use  —  Court documents reveal reasons for Awad Al-Qarni's arrest - even though rulers are major investors in social media platforms  —  A prominent pro-reform law professor in Saudi Arabia is facing the death penalty …
JONATHAN TURLEY:
The Importance of Being Biden: How Hunter Reached a New Low in Seeking to Bar Daughter From Using His Name  —  In Oscar Wilde's “The Importance of Being Ernest,” the main character's search for his true name comes to a head when he finally demands “would you kindly inform me who I am?”
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Jacob Geanous / New York Post:
Hunter Biden asks court to stop love child from taking his sullied surname
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
The House GOP's retread tactics have blown up in Republicans' faces before  —  Political energy is hard to define but easy to recognize.  Attentive citizens can usually tell which side is rising, dominating the public discussion and laying ownership to the future.
Discussion: Raw Story
Caleb Newton / Bipartisan Report:
Legal Action Against Ron DeSantis For Migrant Trafficking Upheld By Judge  —  Florida Judge John C. Cooper has upheld a lawsuit filed in his personal capacity by a Democratic state Senator from the south of the state challenging the legal framework GOP Governor Ron DeSantis used for transports …
Melody Schreiber / The Guardian:
'People aren't taking this seriously': experts say US Covid surge is big risk  —  Fewer precautions, recent holidays and subvariants have driven rise but boosters, masks and other precautions are still effective  —  n the fourth year of the pandemic, Covid-19 is once again spreading across America …
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Ex-Trump aide Sanders defends critical race theory ban as Arkansas governor  —  Sarah Sanders, a former Trump press secretary, says move is preventative and 'to make sure we're not indoctrinating our kids'  —  The new Republican governor of Arkansas, Sarah Sanders, said the move …
Discussion: HuffPost and New York Post
Bryan Pietsch / Washington Post:
Former Russian president says Japanese leader should disembowel himself  —  Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's former president and a senior security official in President Vladimir Putin's administration, said Saturday that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida should perform a ritualistic suicide …
Discussion: UPI, Reuters, The Guardian and TASS
 
 
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
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