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12:55 AM ET, January 27, 2023

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Jacqueline Sweet / Glen Cove, NY Patch:
George Santos Posted ‘Deeply Offensive’ Comment About Hitler, Jews  —  QUEENS, NY — Years ago, embattled Long Island Rep. George Santos commented on a Facebook post with what appear to be intended-jokes about Hitler, a phrase that appears to salute Hitler and observations about “the Jews and black …
The State Bar of California:
Attorney John Eastman Charged with Multiple Disciplinary Counts by the State Bar of California  —  The State Bar of California's Chief Trial Counsel George Cardona announced today the filing of a Notice of Disciplinary Charges (NDC) against attorney John Charles Eastman (State Bar No. 193726).
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
California seeks disbarment of Eastman following Trump memo
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Insider
Alliance Defending Freedom:
Scardina v. Masterpiece Cakeshop  —  Description: The same attorney who filed an unsuccessful complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Commission in 2017 commenced a lawsuit in state court over the same custom cake request the attorney made at that time.  The request was for a custom-designed cake …
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Colleen Slevin / Associated Press:
Colorado baker loses appeal over transgender birthday cake  —  The Colorado baker who won a partial U.S. Supreme Court victory after refusing to make a gay couple's wedding cake because of his Christian faith lost an appeal Thursday in his latest legal fight, involving his rejection of a request …
Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:
Colorado baker Jack Phillips loses appeal in transgender case as Supreme Court ruling looms  —  An appeals court in Colorado ruled against Christian baker Jack Phillips on Thursday after seeking to reverse a previous court decision that required him to bake a cake that celebrated a person's gender transition.
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CNN:
Elon Musk meets with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Hakeem Jeffries  —  Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk met with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries at the US Capitol in Washington on Thursday evening.  —  McCarthy, leaving the meeting with Musk in his office …
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
“That just cannot stand”: Warner and Rubio united in demanding access to Trump, Biden documents  —  Washington — The Democratic and Republican leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee are urging the director of national intelligence to provide the panel with access to the documents marked classified …
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CNN:
First on CNN: National Archives asks former presidents and vice presidents to check for classified and presidential documents
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
More than 100 Harvard students walk out of class of professor accused of sexual abuse  —  More than 100 Harvard students walked out of professor John L. Comaroff's class Tuesday afternoon to protest his teaching again after he was placed on leave last year for violating the school's sexual harassment and professional conduct policies.
Discussion: The Harvard Crimson
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Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Donald Trump's 2024 Campaign Faces Trouble in Crucial Iowa  —  Donald Trump doesn't always get his calls to Iowa returned these days.  —  The former president, itching to seal up support early in what remains a key state in the Republican presidential contest, has checked in with Iowa influencers who have stood by him in the past.
Discussion: PoliticusUSA, The Hill and CBS News
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
DeSantis gets into RNC race, backing Dhillon
New York Times:
Trump Support Is Eroding in an Republican National Committee He Remade
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
'I'm Not a Victim': Pamela Anderson Opens Up About Money, Abuse and the ‘Assholes’ Behind ‘Pam & Tommy’  —  On the first day of shooting “Home Improvement” in April 1991, Pamela Anderson emerged from her dressing room on the Walt Disney Studios lot and found series star Tim Allen loitering in the hallway in a bathrobe.
Stanley Kurtz / National Review:
Pritzker Demands Black Queer History in AP African-American Studies  —  In an unprecedented development filled with implications for American education, Illinois governor J. B. Pritzker is now demanding that “the role played by Black queer Americans” be included in the College Board's soon …
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Lori Rozsa / Washington Post:
Backlash grows against DeSantis decision to block AP African American studies class
Rick Rojas / New York Times:
All five officers face the same set of charges.  Here is what they mean.  —  The officers, who were fired last week and accused of excessive force in a traffic stop, have been charged with second-degree murder.  Officials are calling for calm as they prepare to release body camera video on Friday showing the fatal encounter.
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump unveils new education policy loaded with culture war proposals  —  Former President Donald Trump is unveiling a 2024 education policy plan, one focusing heavily on the culture war components that have animated conservatives.  —  The plan, shared in advance with POLITICO …
Discussion: Political Wire
Graham Piro / FIRE:
Report: Stanford student may need to ‘take accountability,’ ‘acknowledge harm’ for reading Hitler's ‘Mein Kampf’ … Reading a book on a college campus should not prompt formal administrative intervention.  But that's what's reportedly happening at Stanford University this week …
Discussion: New York Post and Mediaite
Rolling Stone:
New MAGA Push: Defund the Government, It's Too Woke  —  Republicans are embracing a Trumpist policy wonk's strategy to make the debt-ceiling fight all about social justice, not Social Security. … It's way too “woke.”  —  That's the message from Russell Vought — a hard-right policy wonk …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jared Szuba / Al-Monitor:
Senior Islamic State leader killed in US raid in Somalia  —  Bilal al-Sudani, “a key operator and global facilitator for IS' global network,” died along with 10 companions in a firefight with US forces in a cave complex last night, Biden administration officials said.
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Kavanaugh touts ‘great relations’ among justices on divided Supreme Court  —  WASHINGTON — Conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh said the Supreme Court is not as divided as members of the public might think, praising his liberal colleagues and highlighting rulings in which the justices …
Discussion: CNN, Reason, Bloomberg and Political Wire
Rolling Stone:
‘American Taliban’ Was Ordered Not to Meet With Extremists.  He Did Anyway  —  John Walker Lindh was supposed to steer clear of extremists while out on supervised release but the FBI spotted him hanging out with a convicted ISIS supporter … Lindh, who reportedly maintained his support …
Discussion: CNN, Associated Press and Fox News
Joe Perticone / Press Pass:
Matt Schlapp allegedly groped a young man—hurting his already dwindling influence  —  Schlapp's lobbying business has cratered.  Now his Republican support is on thin ice.  —  Good afternoon, Press Pass readers!  Today's edition is all about Matt Schlapp, the Republican influence peddler …
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
BuzzFeed to Use ChatGPT Creator OpenAI to Help Create Some of Its Content  —  CEO Jonah Peretti said publisher would use the technology to make more comprehensive quizzes, interactive content  —  Cheating With ChatGPT: Can an AI Chatbot Pass AP Lit?  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE  —  Created with sketchtool.
CNN:
Former Trump DHS official Ken Cuccinelli testifying in grand jury investigation around 2020 election interference  —  Former Trump-era Department of Homeland Security official Ken Cuccinelli is testifying before a federal grand jury in Washington, DC, on Thursday.
NBC News:
AI wrote a bill to regulate AI.  Now Rep. Ted Lieu wants Congress to pass it.  —  WASHINGTON — One way to get Congress to support regulating artificial intelligence is by using it to write a resolution calling for just that.  —  At least, that's what Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., hopes.
Discussion: Semafor and The Western Journal
Matt Dixon / Politico:
DeSantis rolls out sweeping criminal justice package  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday outlined a sweeping criminal justice proposal that came packed with changes that have long been politically popular with conservatives, setting up a fight with outmatched Democrats during the 2023 legislative session.
Abigail Shrier / Public:
Why Street Prostitution Is Skyrocketing in California  —  “Nine to 21 times a day with different guys?  The body is not made for that.”  —  Writes The Truth Fairy  · Subscribe  —  The following is excerpted from “Predator's Paradise” at City Journal.
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
GOP Rep. Cory Mills hands out dummy grenades to House members  —  Newly elected Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) passed out grenades Thursday to other members of Congress, along with a note on his office letterhead emphasizing that the ordnance was made in Florida.  —  “I am honored to be a part …
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
DirecTV Adds Another Right-Wing Network After Dumping Newsmax  —  The TV provider added a network starring firebrands like Dana Loesch and Bill O'Reilly, flying in the face of right-wing claims that DirecTV “silences” conservatives.  —  Amid cries from Republicans that DirecTV …
 
 
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Jessica Chasmar / Fox News:
Hunter Biden's art dealer praises first son, says his perspective is ‘very much needed’ as probes heat up
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
House lawmakers launch ‘Congressional Dads Caucus’
Discussion: NBC News, ABC News and WFLA-TV
Wall Street Journal:
Bed Bath & Beyond Says Banks Have Cut Off Its Credit Lines
Sabrina Eaton / Plain Dealer:
Ex-U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan announces his next career move
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Firing Tenured Faculty, With No Appeal Right
Discussion: Reason
Chris Pandolfo / Fox News:
Sen. Kennedy stumps Biden nominee with basic questions about the Constitution
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Potential Biden challenger Marianne Williamson heads to New Hampshire
Jonathan Amos / BBC:
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Bloomberg:
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