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4:55 PM ET, January 25, 2023

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Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Archives weighs asking past presidents, VPs to look for classified items  —  The National Archives is weighing whether to ask living former presidents and vice presidents to review their personal records to verify that no classified materials are inadvertently outstanding …
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Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
National Archives silent as disparity between its handling of Biden, Trump documents fuels questions  —  A House Oversight Committee spox tells Fox News Digital NARA missed its deadline to hand over requested documents  —  How does Biden's classified docs scandal impact 2024 decision?
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama, Clinton offices say all classified documents went to Archives
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Marjorie Taylor Greene aims to be Trump's VP pick in 2024  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., is angling to be Donald Trump's running mate in 2024, according to two people who have spoken to the firebrand second-term congresswoman about her ambitions.
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Tiana Lowe / Washington Examiner:
Is Donald Trump the luckiest man alive?
New York Times:
OMG.  Trump Has Started Texting.  —  The former president, averse to leaving records of his communications, had long avoided text and email.  —  One of former President Donald J. Trump's most consistent personal traits — one that his advisers say has helped keep him out of even worse legal jeopardy …
Discussion: So What? and Raw Story
Tom D'Angelo / Palm Beach Post:
Trump declares himself the winner of his own club championship - in the Trumpiest way ever  —  The former president said he played a strong round two days before the tournament, and decided that would count as his first-round score. … Donald Trump has declared himself a winner ... again.
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
The private angst over Donald Trump's racist attacks on Elaine Chao goes public  —  Over the past several months, the leading Republican presidential candidate has launched a series of racist attacks on the wife of the Republican Party's Senate leader, a woman who once served in his Cabinet.
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Germany approves Leopards for Ukraine, as U.S. promises M1 tanks  —  BERLIN — The German government announced Wednesday plans to deliver 14 of the country's Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and allow other countries to send theirs, ending months of debate among Western allies and potentially helping to shift the balance on the battlefield.
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The Guardian:
US joins Germany in sending tanks to Ukraine as Biden hails ‘united’ effort
BBC:
US and Germany ready to send tanks to Ukraine - reports
Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
Ron DeSantis' Secret Twitter Army of Far-Right Influencers  —  Ron DeSantis' political operation has been recruiting conservative influencers.  But the personalities DeSantis is attracting have plenty of problems. … As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis soaked up the crowd's adulation during …
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NBC News:
Trump hosts conservative influencers behind ‘Libs of Tik Tok’ and Babylon Bee for dinner  —  Former President Donald Trump hosted the conservative influencers behind “Libs of Tik Tok” and Babylon Bee at his Florida estate Mar-a-Lago as part of a new charm offensive by the Republican presidential candidate …
Chris Pandolfo / Fox News:
McCarthy gets heated with reporter: 'You don't get to determine whether I answer a question'  —  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy scolds reporter who accused him of dodging her question  —  Kevin McCarthy fires back at reporter question on House committees  —  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy got heated …
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New York Times:
McCarthy Ejects Schiff and Swalwell From Intelligence Committee
Politico:
Dems mobilize to defend Omar in face of GOP defections
Nicole Winfield / Associated Press:
The AP Interview: Pope Francis: Homosexuality not a crime  —  Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church.
Department of Justice:
Foreign National Pleads Guilty to Mailing Ricin to President of the United States in 2020  —  Defendant Also Mailed Threatening Ricin Letters to Texas Law Enforcement Officials  —  WASHINGTON - Pascale Cecile Veronique Ferrier, 55, a dual citizen of Canada and France, pleaded guilty today …
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Woman pleads guilty to mailing ricin to Trump
Discussion: Just The News
Washington Post:
‘I felt like we were in “Goodfellas”’: How George Santos wooed investors for alleged Ponzi scheme  —  Accounts gathered by The Post detail how Santos used lavish dinner, inflated credentials to pitch Harbor City securities  —  George Santos graciously welcomed his three guests to Il Bacco Ristorante in Queens.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Biden's devious plan to break the MAGA fever just might work  —  It seems almost like a vast controlled experiment.  Can enormous amounts of federal spending launched under President Biden, much of it destined for MAGA country, dampen the right-wing populist fervor unleashed by his predecessor Donald Trump?
Discussion: Brookings
Cameron Joseph / VICE:
The MyPillow Guy's Fake Campaign For RNC Chair Is a Real Disaster  —  Mike Lindell told VICE News he'll admit defeat if he loses on Friday, making it the first time in a while he's accepted an election result.  —  Cameron Joseph  —  WASHINGTON, US  —  Mike Lindell is running …
New York Times:
Newport News School Was Warned 3 Times That 6-Year-Old Had a Gun, Lawyer Says  —  Another child saw the weapon at recess, and a teacher warned that the boy might have a gun in his pocket.  Yet an administrator dismissed the threat, according to the lawyer for a teacher who was shot.
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: U.S. asked Israel for its Hawk missiles to send to Ukraine  —  The Biden administration asked Israel for the old Hawk anti-aircraft missiles it has in storage in order to transfer them to Ukraine, three Israeli and U.S. officials told Axios. … - Ukraine has repeatedly asked Western countries …
The White House:
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Protect Renters and Promote Rental Affordability  —  Administration also launches Resident-Centered Housing Challenge, a call-to-action to improve the quality of life for renters  —  Today, the Biden-Harris Administration …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Mitch Daniels on Senate bid: 'I'm worried about winning it and regretting it'  —  Mitch Daniels is on a Goldilocks mission: Finding out whether the Senate is just right for the storied Republican's deal-cutting style.  —  The former Indiana governor and Purdue University president embarked …
CNN:
Justice Department was prepared to seek warrant had Biden not consented to home search, sources say  —  The FBI's unprecedented search of President Joe Biden's home in Wilmington, Delaware, resulted from high-stakes discussions between the Justice Department and Biden attorneys …
David Wasserman / Cook Political Report:
NY-03: Santos's Reckoning Likely to Be Delayed Until 2024  —  Never has a House freshman become so instantly ignominious.  At this point, walking SNL punchline and GOP Rep. George Santos (NY-03) might be just as big a household name as Hakeem Jeffries or Kevin McCarthy …
The Guardian:
Guardian US announces Margaret Sullivan as new weekly columnist  —  GNM press office  —  Beginning this week, Margaret Sullivan, one of America's leading journalists and media commentators, will join the Guardian US to write a weekly column on media, politics, culture and the urgent moral and political debates of the moment.
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Chicago flexes its labor muscle in the fight for the 2024 Democratic convention  —  CHICAGO — The city of big shoulders is going on the offensive in its endeavor to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention, with union leaders making a case that the city and state are more labor friendly than others in contention for the event.
Washington Post:
Opinion section at The Washington Post expands its roster with seven new contributors  —  The Washington Post's opinion section continues to grow under Editorial Page Editor David Shipley's direction adding seven new contributors today.  These additions highlight The Post's commitment …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Becky Bohrer / Associated Press:
US reinstates road, logging restrictions on Alaska forest  —  A federal agency said Wednesday it is reinstating restrictions on road-building and logging on the country's largest national forest in southeast Alaska, the latest move in a long-running fight over the Tongass National Forest.
Discussion: New York Times, USDA and The Hill
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Democrats urge House Speaker McCarthy to deny GOP Rep. George Santos access to classified information  — Two congressional Democrats asked House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to restrict Republican Rep. George Santos' access to classified information.  — Santos “cannot be trusted” …
Discussion: The Hill and NBC News
 
 
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Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
Dozens of freshman Republicans ignore invite to party with Biden at the White House
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and The Daily Caller
Liz Goodwin / Washington Post:
Possible retirements before 2024 have Senate Democrats on edge
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
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Luke Lukert / WTOP News:
Marylanders could get a shorter workweek under new bill
Discussion: Washingtonian
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
AJC poll: As Kemp readies State of the State address, he's never been stronger
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Reuters:
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