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8:40 AM ET, January 20, 2023

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Politico:
‘Do everything that Trump did not’  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration.  With help from Allie Bice.  —  Everyone agrees President JOE BIDEN stepped in it with his handling of classified documents found …
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Washington Post:
Biden says he has ‘no regrets’ on disclosure of documents case
CNN:
The Pressed Secretary  —  Frustration among White House reporters with press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre …
Chris Morris / Variety:
David Crosby, Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash Co-Founder, Dies at 81 … Singer-songwriter-guitarist David Crosby, a founding member of two popular and enormously influential '60s rock units, the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash (later Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young), has died.  He was 81 years old.
New York Times:
Supreme Court Says It Hasn't Identified Person Who Leaked Draft Abortion Opinion  —  The leak of the draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, published by Politico in May, was an extraordinary breach of the court's usual secrecy.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced on Thursday …
Discussion: Raw Story, Associated Press and HotAir
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
House Judiciary Committee to investigate leak of Supreme Court opinion after SCOTUS whiffs
Washington Post:
Supreme Court says it can't determine who leaked draft Dobbs opinion
New York Post:
Video shows drag-denier George Santos dressed in drag, boasting about drag shows  —  Video has emerged showing lying Long Island Rep. George Santos boasting about performing as a drag queen in Rio de Janeiro — despite his claims Thursday morning that he had never done any such thing.
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump and lawyer sanctioned almost $1 million for ‘frivolous’ lawsuit against Hillary Clinton  — A federal judge imposed nearly $1 million in sanctions on former President Donald Trump and his lawyers for filing a “frivolous” lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and others.
Steve Clemons / Semafor:
Principals  —  with Steve Clemons  —  What's everyone joking about at Davos?  George Santos, of course.  At a marquee event hosted by Lally Weymouth and the Washington Post, Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein quipped that the congressman couldn't join the World Economic Forum …
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Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
Can Mike Pence win the anti-abortion vote?  —  Mike Pence is going all-in on the issue of abortion as he inches closer to a potential 2024 run, throwing his support behind strict legislation that could be a bridge too far for other Republicans.  The former vice president's team believes …
Konstantin Toropin / Military.com:
3 Active-Duty Marines Who Work in Intelligence Arrested for Alleged Participation in Jan. 6 Riot  —  Three Marines were arrested Wednesday for their participation in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to court documents unsealed Thursday.
NBC News:
A timeline of Rep. George Santos' fabrications and controversy  —  WASHINGTON — An accusation that Rep. George Santos scammed $3,000 from a GoFundMe campaign for a disabled veteran's dying service dog and new immigration documents showing his mother was not in New York on 9/11 as he'd claimed …
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CNN:
‘They have us over a barrel’: Inside the US and German standoff over sending tanks to Ukraine  —  The Biden administration is stuck in a standoff with Germany over whether to send tanks to Ukraine ahead of a key meeting of Western defense leaders in Germany on Friday.
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Adrian Carrasquillo / Newsweek:
Ruben Gallego Set to Launch Senate Campaign Against Kyrsten Sinema  —  Arizona Representative Ruben Gallego, a former Marine combat veteran who was critical of Senator Kyrsten Sinema's leadership and fidelity to the Democratic Party long before she announced she was leaving it to become an independent …
John Hudson / Washington Post:
CIA director holds secret meeting with Zelensky on Russia's next steps  —  High-level visit by Burns comes at critical juncture in war and as government in Kyiv airs concern about durability of U.S. support  —  CIA Director William J. Burns traveled in secret to Ukraine's capital at the end …
German Lopez / New York Times:
Routine Crisis  —  A political fight is again putting the economy at risk.  —  The U.S. government hit the legal limit on how much money it can borrow yesterday, prompting fears that the country soon may not be able to pay its bills.  —  The fight over the debt limit …
Nate Hochman / National Review:
Easing College-Degree Requirements Should Be a No-Brainer for Conservatives  —  Lifting barriers to government and other jobs would benefit the economy, weaken the higher-ed cartel, and appeal to voters drawn to the conservative side.  —  In his first move as governor of Pennsylvania …
New York Times:
How an Investor Lost $625,000 and His Faith in George Santos  —  Andrew Intrater, a wealthy businessman, has been in touch with the S.E.C. about Mr. Santos's dealings on behalf of a company accused in a Ponzi scheme.  —  A month after the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Lydia Moynihan / New York Post:
How Sam Bankman-Fried's ties with the Clintons helped him dupe investors  —  Sam Bankman-Fried cultivated ties with A-list celebrities, politicians and investors alike — but one power couple in particular was key to boosting his profile in influential and moneyed circles.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Heidi Przybyla / Politico:
Dark money group linked to Leonard Leo is dissolved  —  A dark money group tied to conservative judicial activist Leonard Leo was dissolved three days after POLITICO inquired about whether it helped to facilitate the multi-million-dollar sale of former White House senior adviser Kellyanne …
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Alec Baldwin Will Be Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter in ‘Rust’ Killing  —  A gun that Mr. Baldwin was rehearsing with went off, killing the film's cinematographer.  The armorer responsible for weapons on set also faces manslaughter charges.  —  The actor Alec Baldwin will be charged …
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Katherine Sayre / Wall Street Journal:
Alec Baldwin Expected to Be Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter in ‘Rust’ Shooting
Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
The lights have been on at a Massachusetts school for over a year because no one can turn them off  —  WILBRAHAM, Mass. — For nearly a year and a half, a Massachusetts high school has been lit up around the clock because the district can't turn off the roughly 7,000 lights in the sprawling building.
Dean Obeidallah / MSNBC:
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's rationale for targeting Ilhan Omar isn't believable  —  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy recently confirmed his campaign pledge to remove Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar, Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell from their respective House committees.
Monica Lewinsky / Vanity Fair:
25 “Randoms” on the 25th Anniversary of the Bill Clinton Calamity  —  My name became public 25 years ago this week.  What have I observed and learned in the quarter century since?  Oh, plenty.  —  On January 21, 1998, the political maelstrom that eventually led to President Bill Clinton's impeachment began …
Discussion: Fox News and HuffPost
Associated Press:
Kansas man tells jury God threatened Rep. LaTurner through him  —  Chase Neill is standing trial for death threats against the congressman  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for January 19  —  A man told jurors Thursday that a death threat he made against U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner came from God …
Discussion: Associated Press and Raw Story
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Blue states can show us a way out of red state culture-war madness  —  Of all the recent developments in our politics, few are as unsettling as the virulent reactionary turn in red states.  This has involved the rank weaponizing of state governments against “woke” corporations …
Andy Ngo / The Post Millennial:
ANDY NGO REPORTS: Seven charged with domestic terrorism following deadly shooting at Atlanta autonomous zone  —  Clockwise: Sarah Wasilewski, Matthew Ernest Macar, Teresa Yue Shen, Spencer Bernard Liberto, Christopher Reynolds, Geoffrey D. Parson and Timothy A. Murphy are facing charges …
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
It Might Be Too Late for the GOP to Stop ‘Big Lie’-Inspired Violence  —  A MAGA candidate lost an election and allegedly tried to have Democrats assassinated.  He probably won't be the last, because Republicans won't kill Trump's election fraud lies.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Bloomberg:
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Kimmy Yam / NBC News:
After Indiana Univ. stabbing, Asian American students say they haven't received enough support from school
Discussion: The Hill
Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
Santos, McCarthy and the Shameless Republican Party
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Asra Q. Nomani / Fairfax County Times:
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Zachary Pleat / Media Matters for America:
Fox hid the Schlapps from its airwaves after a GOP staffer told The Daily Beast that Matt Schlapp groped him
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Emily Stewart / Vox:
The empty threat of a white-collar recession
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Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
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