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9:50 PM ET, January 18, 2023

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Peter King / New York Times:
Why George Santos Won't Be Able to Fake His Way Through Congress  —  Mr. King, a Republican, was a member of Congress from 1993 to 2021, representing parts of Long Island.  He served as chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee.  —  In the latest twist in the surreal saga of George Santos …
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Azi Paybarah / Washington Post:
Records show Rep. George Santos's mother wasn't in New York on 9/11  —  Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) has said his mother was inside one of the World Trade Center towers when they were attacked on Sept. 11, 2001, but immigration records indicate that Santos's mother wasn't in the United States on that day.
ALanger / The Forward:
George Santos' latest doozy: Records show his mom wasn't in NYC on 9/11  —  Newly obtained documents from the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services show that U.S. Rep. George Santos' mother, Fatima A.C.H. Devolder, was not in the World Trade Center during the terrorist attacks on 9/11, as he has claimed.
Tess McClure / The Guardian:
Jacinda Ardern resigns as prime minister of New Zealand  —  Labour leader says she ‘no longer had enough in the tank’ to do the job  —  New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has announced her resignation in a shock announcement.  —  At the party's annual caucus meeting on Thursday …
Ewan Palmer / Newsweek:
Donald Trump ‘Caught in Repeated Lies’ During Deposition—Attorney  —  Donald Trump may have severely damaged his case in the defamation lawsuit brought against him by a woman who accused him of rape by expressing “repeated lies” during his deposition, according to an attorney.
Discussion: Associated Press and Raw Story
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Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
Trump thought photo of accuser was of ex-wife during deposition  —  NEW YORK — Donald Trump mistook his sexual assault accuser E. Jean Carroll for his ex-wife Marla Maples when shown a photograph from the 1990s in a deposition at Mar-a-Lago last year, potentially undermining one of the common defenses he has used to deny an attack.
Discussion: Political Wire
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Florida Says AP African American Studies Program ‘Lacks Educational Value’  —  The state used Ron DeSantis' “Stop WOKE Act” to block the proposed program from its schools  —  FLORIDA HAS BLOCKED the College Board from testing a pilot Advanced Placement African American Studies (APAAS) …
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CNN:
DeSantis pushes to permanently ban Covid-19 mandates in Florida
Politico:
U.S. prepping major military package for Ukraine  —  The U.S. is gearing up to announce a major new weapons package for Ukraine on Friday, as top military leaders from around the world gather in Germany to discuss how to help Kyiv in its fight against Russia, according to three U.S. officials …
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Washington Post:
U.S. readies another massive military package for Ukraine  —  The Pentagon is expected to provide, for the first time, Stryker fighting vehicles in anticipation of a coming offensive  —  The Biden administration is preparing to announce a roughly $2.5 billion military aid package for Ukraine …
New York Times:   U.S. Warms to Helping Ukraine Target Crimea
Politico:
Biden world giddy at MTG, Gosar, and Boebert being placed on Oversight  —  House Republicans' installation of some of their most incendiary conservatives on the Oversight Committee is sparking an unexpected feeling inside the White House: unbridled glee.  —  The panel tasked with probing Biden policies …
Discussion: Raw Story, BizPac Review and Insider
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Sophia Cai / Axios:
White House slams far-right Republicans' committee assignments
Washington Post:
House GOP votes: Marjorie Taylor Greene is not ‘fringe’
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
GOP Rep. Steube sustains ‘several injuries’ after accident on his property  —  Rep. Greg Steube of Florida sustained “several injuries” Wednesday after being involved in an accident at his property, his office said.  —  It was not immediately clear the severity of the injuries or how they occurred.
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New York Times:
LaSalle Is Rejected by New York Senate Panel in a 10-9 Vote  —  Gov. Kathy Hochul's choice of Justice Hector LaSalle to become the state's top judge caused an intraparty Democratic battle that divided a judicial hearing on Wednesday.  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul's embattled nominee …
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Chris Bragg / Buffalo News:
Hochul moves to hire litigator, potentially escalating chief judge fight
Tracy Withers / Bloomberg:
New Zealand Prime Minister Ardern Announces Shock Resignation  —  New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced she will step down in a shock resignation less than 10 months out from a general election.  —  Ardern doesn't have the energy or inspiration to seek re-election later this year …
Washington Post:
A font feud brews after State Dept. picks Calibri over Times New Roman  —  ‘The Times (New Roman) are a-Changin,’ read the subject line of a cable from Secretary of State Antony Blinken to U.S. embassies as part of an accessibility push  —  The U.S. State Department is going sans serif …
Lindsey McPherson / Roll Call:
Manchin floats fiscal commissions for debt limit bill  —  As President Joe Biden and most congressional Democrats say they won't negotiate with Republicans on lifting the debt ceiling, at least one party centrist is willing to work across the aisle to get a deal.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Murray Waas / Rule of Law:
Exclusive: Special Counsel has questioned several officials about Donald Trump's handling of Russia probe papers.  —  Trump's conduct in that regard likely will play a role in any decision by prosecutors to charge Trump, say people close to the investigation.  —  Photo Credit... the Department of Justice.
CNN:
Trump criticizes evangelical leaders for not backing his 2024 presidential bid  —  Just days before Donald Trump hosts his first 2024 event in South Carolina, a state whose evangelical population has long played a critical role in its presidential primary, the former president is lashing …
New York Times:
Media Start-up Semafor Plans to Buy Out Sam Bankman-Fried's Investment  —  Semafor is one of several media companies that received money from Mr. Bankman-Fried or his affiliates before his cryptocurrency company fell apart and he was charged with crimes.  —  The news start-up Semafor began …
Washington Post:
Inside the White House document strategy and its pitfalls  —  Biden aides are said to have tried to defer to DOJ, lay low and avoid Trump-like behavior.  They got a political firestorm — and then a special counsel.  —  One of President Biden's personal attorneys entered …
NBC News:
Donald Trump prepares for his return to Facebook and Twitter  —  Trump campaign asks Meta to restore Facebook account  —  Mounting a comeback for the White House, Donald Trump is looking to regain control over his powerful social media accounts.  —  With access to his Twitter account back …
Tim Carman / Washington Post:
Biden calls in Ghostburger order, leaves employee speechless  —  Brittany Spaddy has never seen “The American President,” the 1995 rom-com written by Aaron Sorkin, but she basically lived out one of the film's most memorable scenes, the one in which a flower shop employee collapses …
Discussion: Washingtonian and Twitchy
Joseph Zeballos-Roig / Semafor:
Republicans worry a national sales tax bill would be a ‘political gift’ for Democrats  —  As part of his deal to become House speaker, Kevin McCarthy reportedly promised his party's conservative hardliners a vote on legislation that would scrap the entire American tax code and replace it with a jumbo-sized national sales tax.
Greg Norman / Fox News:
Derek Chauvin appeals conviction in George Floyd murder, arguing trial wasn't fair  —  Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years for May 2020 murder of George Floyd  —  An attorney for Derek Chauvin appeared before an appeals court in Minnesota Wednesday …
Politico:
‘Ground zero of the Republican Civil War’: The Indiana Senate race could get ugly, quickly  —  The latest front in the Republican civil war is set to erupt in the otherwise quiet state of Indiana.  —  Party officials and insiders are girding for an increasingly nasty primary battle …
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Trump Derangement Syndrome...on the Right  —  For years, conservative pro-Trumpers and anti-anti-Trumpers have tried to pin a nasty label on Trump critics, claiming they've been besotted by Trump Derangement Syndrome.  They contend that an irrational hatred of the former failed casino owner …
 
 
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Andrew Kerr / Washington Free Beacon:
Photos Place Hunter Biden in Corvette at Site of Classified Docs in July 2017
Alicia Victoria Lozano / NBC News:
After California's deadly storms flooded towns and farmland, residents are struggling to recover
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
U.S. launching pilot program to allow private sponsorship of refugees from around the world
Bolts:
Alabama's New Election-Denying Secretary of State Leaves Group That Helps States Clean Voter Rolls
Discussion: Pluribus News and Associated Press
Jason Wilson / Southern Poverty Law Center:
Idaho Republican Club Hosts Speech by Antisemite, Jan. 6 Attendee
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Kenneth Roth / The Boston Globe:
Harvard needs to stand with its principles, not with Israel — or its donors
Greg Wyshynski / ESPN:
Flyers' Ivan Provorov boycotts Pride night, cites religion
Vimal Patel / New York Times:
After Lecturer Sues, Hamline University Walks Back Its ‘Islamophobic’ Comments
Leo Valdes / The Atlantic:
Take Detransitioners Seriously  —  When Kristin Beck, a decorated Navy SEAL veteran …
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