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3:20 PM ET, January 6, 2026

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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump May Have Accidentally Pardoned the Jan. 6 Pipe Bomber … As many in Washington were easing into the new year, there was a flurry of activity last week in the prosecution of Brian Cole Jr. — the man accused of planting pipe bombs outside the DNC and RNC headquarters the night before Jan. 6, 2021.
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The White House:
January 6: A Date Which Will Live in Infamy  —  Discover the real January 6 story: peaceful protest turned tragedy, Deep State entrapment, media deception, and President Trump's triumphant pardons restoring justice to patriotic Americans.
Discussion: NOTUS, Axios, Raw Story and The Independent
Rep. Eric Swalwell / MS NOW:
I gaveled in Congress on Jan. 6.  We can never forget what happened.  —  President Trump pardoned all the insurrectionists.  But in a civilized society, you do not choose the criminal over the constable.  —  The three most important days in American history since the Civil War have been: Dec 7, 1941.
Jamie Raskin / New York Times:
Jan. 6 Never Ended  —  Tuesday is a heavy day for the police officers who fought to put down the bloody insurrection at the Capitol five years ago.  It is also a solemn day for the F.B.I. agents and federal prosecutors who worked the largest criminal investigation in American history to bring …
Emma Colton / Fox News:
White House torches Democrats' Jan 6 ‘gaslighting’ claims in anniversary takedown  —  Site argues Democrats ‘masterfully reversed reality’ and weaponized federal agencies to hunt down dissenters  —  EXCLUSIVE: The White House published a new website Tuesday detailing the timeline of the Jan. 6 …
Discussion: RedState and NewsMax.com
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
MAGA's Foundational Lie  —  Or, the importance of being appalled  —  at 1:42 a.m. on December 19, 2020, Donald Trump—disturbed, humiliated, livid—posted the following message on Twitter: “Statistically impossible to have lost the 2020 Election.  Big protest in D.C. on January 6th.
Discussion: Roll Call
Garrett M. Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
Five Ways To Remember January 6th
Harry Dunn / Meidas+:
History Bends Toward Distortion When Accountability is Denied
Discussion: The 19th and MS NOW
Dave Troy / America 2.0:
The Russian Roots of Trump's Venezuela and Greenland Operations  —  An investigation by America 2.0 has revealed that Vladimir Putin has been attempting to influence Donald Trump to seize both Venezuela and Greenland since at least 2017.  The effort, rooted in Putin's ambitions in Ukraine …
Discussion: IJR
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Wall Street Journal:
Some Republicans Push Back on Trump's Designs on Greenland  —  President has renewed claim that Denmark-controlled island should belong to U.S.  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump's insistence in recent days that the U.S. should take control of Greenland was met with disbelief and dismay on Capitol Hill …
Discussion: CNBC, The Spectator and New York Times
Rebecca Solnit / Meditations in an Emergency:
Notes on Unbearable Stupidity, January 6, 2026 Edition  —  “A year ago, I went to Copenhagen to write about the political crisis Trump had created over Greenland,” Anne Appelbaum said the other day on the hellsite formerly known as Twitter.  “Danes told me that because the US can already …
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland
Aamer Madhani / Associated Press:
Trump pushes back against Democrats' criticism of Maduro raid
Discussion: Associated Press and CBS News
Alexander Smith / NBC News:
U.S. allies warn Trump over threats to seize Greenland
David Rothkopf / Need to Know:
Trump Chooses the Path of Hitler, Stalin and Genghis Khan
Discussion: Rolling Stone, CNN and The Hill
Sam Meredith / CNBC:
‘Greenland belongs to its people’: European leaders unite over Trump's threats to annex territory
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
GOP lawmaker Doug LaMalfa dies at 65 … Rep. Doug LaMalfa, a California Republican known for his expertise on water and forestry issues, has died at 65, according to statements from GOP officials.  —  LaMalfa, a fourth-generation rice farmer and former state legislator, was serving his seventh term.
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Emily Brooks / The Hill:
California Republican Doug LaMalfa dies
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump Blurts Out Dark Truth About Venezuela Plan—and About MAGA Voters  —  It's often said that one of Donald Trump's biggest innovations in American politics is to confess to his corruption right out in the open.  Over the years, Trump has frequently confirmed the truth of that diagnosis.
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NBC News:
Trump says the U.S. government may reimburse oil companies for rebuilding Venezuela's infrastructure
Sam Hill / SFGATE:
DOI cracks down on stickers covering Trump's face on national park passes  —  Your American the Beautiful pass could be voided.  —  Covering up Donald Trump's face on an America the Beautiful pass may come with an extra cost at national park entrance gates this year.
Minho Kim / New York Times:
Health Dept. to Freeze $10 Billion in Funding to 5 Democratic States  —  The funding pause could jeopardize child care and other programs that serve hundreds of thousands of households in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York.  —  The Trump administration plans to freeze $10 billion …
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Bryce Elder / Financial Times:
Who's who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter  —  Armstrong is a former Morgan Stanley banker and trusted lieutenant of Elon Musk who advised on the takeover of Twitter.  He was appointed late last year to head up the finance function for both X Corp and xAI.
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Hilton removing hotel that sparked DHS accusations from its systems  —  Hilton said Tuesday it is dissolving its relationship with a Minnesota hotel that sparked backlash from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for denying federal immigration agents from booking accommodations.
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Ben Blanchet / HuffPost:
‘Biggest Mistake’: MAGA Loses It After Hilton Allegedly Cancels ICE Agents' Reservations
Fox News:
Republican congressman hospitalized after car accident, sources say  —  The Indiana Republican is responsive and in stable condition, sources say  —  Rep. Jim Baird, R-Ind., has been hospitalized after a car accident, Fox News has learned.  —  Baird is responsive and in stable condition, Fox News sources said.
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Brenda Goodman / CNN:
Flu reaches highest level in the US in 25 years  —  Flu continues to bring misery across the US, with all but four states showing high or very high levels of activity as a new virus strain called subclade K continues to spread.  —  By another measure - visits to the doctor for fever plus …
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Erika Edwards / NBC News:
Flu surges in 45 states as doctor visits reach highest level in nearly 30 years
Discussion: ABC News and Associated Press
CNN:
Trump officials told lawmakers that Maduro and his wife hit their heads as they attempted to flee US forces  —  Trump administration officials told lawmakers on Monday that then Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were injured after hitting their heads …
Discussion: Associated Press
Mead Gruver / Associated Press:
Abortion stays legal in Wyoming as its top court strikes down laws, including first US pill ban  —  Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court struck down laws including the country's first explicit ban on abortion pills, ruling Tuesday that they violate the state constitution.
France 24:
Watch live: Leaders of Ukraine's ‘Coalition of the Willing’ speak from Paris  —  Ukraine's key European allies on Tuesday signed security guarantees for ‍Ukraine, including the deployment of a multinational military force in the event of a peace deal with Russia.
Anselm Gibbs / Associated Press:
Tiny Caribbean islands reach deal with US government to accept asylum-seekers  —  The United States on Monday reached a deal with Dominica to start sending foreigners seeking U.S. asylum to the small Caribbean nation.  Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit described the deal as …
Discussion: Fox News, Human Events and Blaze Media
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Mary Peltola moves toward Alaska Senate campaign  —  Former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) is taking concrete steps toward a Senate run, including interviewing potential campaign managers, Axios has learned. … - Landing Peltola in Alaska would give Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer …
Discussion: The Independent
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Here is the Agreement Giving ICE Medicaid Patients' Data  —  A data sharing agreement between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which was designed for ICE to receive the personal data of nearly 80 million Medicaid patients …
Popular Information:
Five years later, these 10 corporations still aren't funding election deniers  —  Five years ago today, on January 6, 2021, a violent mob stormed the Capitol building.  Following the attack, over a hundred major companies released statements condemning the insurrection and promising …
Casey Newton / Platformer:
Debunking the AI food delivery hoax that fooled Reddit  —  I.  —  AI tools often make my job easier.  Today, though, I want to talk about a way that they're making it harder.  —  Over the weekend, like thousands of other people browsing Reddit, I stumbled on a post that alleged significant fraud at an unnamed food delivery app.
Discussion: The Verge
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
There Is a Sickness Eating Away at American Democracy  —  Most Americans like to believe that this is a nation of laws, where justice is blind to power and status.  But that is a bit of self-flattery.  The truth is that as a country, we have often found one reason or another to let the powerful escape …
Discussion: Raw Story
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Trump's Venezuela adventure is already a propaganda disaster  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠  —  For a man who spent a lifetime using showmanship to con people into believing things that aren't true …
 
 
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Jack Smith reveals Jan. 6 committee charade
John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
The Venezuela Raid Was A Win For America First Anti-Interventionism
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Former DCCC chair Sean Patrick Maloney passes on comeback bid
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Trump predicts he will be impeached if Republicans do not win in the midterms
Jude Webber / Financial Times:
Mexico risks Trump's ire with Cuban oil shipments
Discussion: Associated Press and Reuters
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Man faces federal charges in Vance home vandalism
Helen Lewis / The Atlantic:
The Front-Runner … G, avin newsom has a 30-page file of reasons the Democrats lost the 2024 presidential election.
Discussion: RedState
 Earlier Items: 
Paul Krugman:
Day of Infamy  —  Unfortunately, this isn't a bad dream  —  Travel day yesterday, so no time for a full-scale post.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Melissa Goldin / Associated Press:
FACT FOCUS: Fabricated and misrepresented images shared widely online after US removal of Maduro
Discussion: NextDraft
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
Words & Phrases?  —  Donald Trump's pathetic and grammatically flawed attempt to affix …
Discussion: New York Sun
Alex Arsenych / CP24:
‘Stop sending butt plugs to Bahrain’: Toronto sex store receives letters from U.S. Department of War
Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
US justice department has released less than 1% of Epstein files, filing reveals
Matt Taibbi / The Free Press:
To Protect Free Speech, I'm Suing the Man Who Defamed Me
Discussion: Racket News
 

 
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Mark Walker / New York Times:
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Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
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