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11:35 AM ET, January 19, 2023

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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 …
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Houston Keene / Fox News:
Kamala Harris is Biden's ‘shrewd insurance policy’ against impeachment, Boebert says
Discussion: Washington Examiner
NBC News:
Biden won't announce his re-election plans before State of the Union speech
Semafor:
In new memoir, Mike Pompeo says Trump told him to ‘shut the hell up’ about China  —  Donald Trump told former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to “shut the hell up for a while” about China at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in order to avoid angering the country's leader, according to a memoir that Pompeo will publish next week.
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and New York Post
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Nikki Haley plotted with Kushner and Ivanka to be Trump vice-president, Pompeo book says  —  In book aimed at 2024 run, ex-secretary of state also says Trump asked him to be secretary of defense at same time, a ‘nutty idea’  —  In a new memoir peppered with broadsides at potential rivals …
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.
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Ewan Palmer / Newsweek:
Donald Trump ‘Caught in Repeated Lies’ During Deposition—Attorney
Discussion: Associated Press and Raw Story
Katherine Sayre / Wall Street Journal:
Alec Baldwin Expected to Be Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter in ‘Rust’ Shooting  —  Film's armorer also expected to be charged while assistant director has agreed to plead guilty to negligent use of deadly weapon  —  Watch: Alec Baldwin Rehearses With Gun Before Fatal ‘Rust’ Shooting
Steven Grattan / Reuters:
Embattled U.S. Rep. Santos was drag queen in Brazil pageants, say associates  —  U.S. Representative George Santos competed as a drag queen in Brazilian beauty pageants 15 years ago, two acquaintances told Reuters on Wednesday, adding to contrasts that have drawn criticism …
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Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
The Daily Santos: Vol. 7  —  My conversation with Brazilian Drag Queen Eula Rochard  —  Earlier today I broke the story of Eula Rochard, a Brazilian drag queen who was friends with George Santos when he lived near Rio, and who shared a photo of a young Santos dressed in drag at a 2008 event.
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 …
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Ursula Perano / The Daily Beast:
The Shadow Race to Replace George Santos Has Already Begun
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
2024 Senate map is a GOP dream. But candidate strength is unsettled.
Discussion: Balkinization
Reuters:
Putin ally Medvedev warns NATO of nuclear war if Russia is defeated in Ukraine  —  Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, an ally of Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin, warned NATO on Thursday that the defeat of Russia in Ukraine could trigger a nuclear war.  —  Striking a similar tone …
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Wall Street Journal:
A Crucial Moment for Ukraine
Natalie Neysa Alund / USA Today:
Rep. Greg Steube spent night in ICU after 25-foot fall off ladder; injuries ‘not life threatening’  —  U.S. Rep. Greg Steube was hospitalized Thursday in a Florida intensive care unit after suffering serious injuries during an accident at his home, his office said.
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Zoë Richards / NBC News:
GOP Rep. Steube sustains ‘several injuries’ after accident on his property
Jacob Ogles / Florida Politics:
Republican U.S. Rep. Greg Steube hospitalized after high fall, injuries not life-threatening
CBS News:
Emmy-winning journalist Cecilia Vega joins 60 Minutes  —  Emmy Award-winning journalist Cecilia Vega is joining CBS News as a correspondent for 60 Minutes, executive producer Bill Owens announced today.  Vega will begin reporting for the broadcast in the spring and will be based in Washington, D.C.
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 …
Rebecca Jacobs / CREW:
Trump sold his DC hotel.  GOP spending disappeared. … In June the Waldorf Astoria opened for business in downtown D.C.'s Old Post Office Building, replacing the Trump International Hotel, which for five years served as an assembly point for Republican officials, lobbyists and anyone who wanted to buy Donald Trump's attention.
Discussion: Raw Story
Daniel Wu / Washington Post:
In S.C., pinball is banned for children.  A new law could change that.  —  South Carolina's pinball community is booming, enthusiast Sarah Lindsay proudly brags.  Hundreds of players showed up last year to play at dozens of tournaments and league nights, and pinball arcades are popping …
John Sexton / HotAir:
Georgia State Patrol trooper shot during raid to remove ‘forest defenders,’ shooter killed by police  —  A Georgia State Patrol trooper was shot today as police moved in to an area where protesters previously identified as domestic terrorists have been camping to prevent the construction of a new police training center.
Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
U.S. begins ‘extraordinary’ steps to avoid debt ceiling  —  The Treasury Department says it is taking action to prevent a default that could do “irreparable harm” to the economy  —  The Biden administration began “extraordinary measures” Thursday to prevent the federal government from breaching …
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Wall Street Journal:
Senators Pursue Deal on Border Security and Path to Citizenship for Dreamers  —  A bipartisan group recently visited Arizona and Texas, but their efforts face hurdles in the House  —  President Biden Makes First Visit to Mexican Border  —  Created with sketchtool. … 1x
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) …
Punchbowl News:
1/19/23 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM … This is notable for many reasons.  California - specifically San Francisco - is Pelosi's home turf.  And she's by far the biggest fundraiser in congressional history, raising more than $1 billion for Democrats during 20 years in leadership, according to her team.
Discussion: Fox News
Mother Jones:
NY Fund Manager Linked to Russian Oligarch Invested Big with Santos.  Now He Claims He Was Conned.  —  Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.  —  There is something odd about the relationship between GOP fabulist George Santos …
 
 
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ABC News:
Ben Savage is considering a run for Adam Schiff's California House seat, rep says
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
The Republican candidate who promised she is ‘not a witch’ owes the IRS big money
Oriana Gonzalez / Axios:
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Robby Soave / Reason:
Inside the Facebook Files: Emails Reveal the CDC's Role in Silencing COVID-19 Dissent
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Democracy Docket:
U.S. Department of Justice Submits Brief in Georgia Voter Intimidation Case
Peter King / New York Times:
Why George Santos Won't Be Able to Fake His Way Through Congress