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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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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 …
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.
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Garrett M. Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
Five Ways To Remember January 6th — Too many people saw January 6th as the final aggrieved death throes of Trumpism. We can now understand it was the start of something much darker. … Today, of course, marks a very somber fifth anniversary of January 6th — and it's clear today that the insurrectionists won.
Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
On this Jan. 6, remember the violence of 2020's BLM riots
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Michael Gold / New York Times:
A Jan. 6 Rioter Returned to the Capitol Seeking Forgiveness
A Jan. 6 Rioter Returned to the Capitol Seeking Forgiveness
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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 …
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Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland — In a CNN interview, the top Trump aide also echoed the president's intent to run Venezuela as he laid out a case for the United States' controlling weaker states by flexing its military might. — Stephen Miller, a top aide to President Trump …
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Sam Meredith / CNBC:
‘Greenland belongs to its people’: European leaders unite over Trump's threats to annex territory
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Alexander Smith / NBC News:
U.S. allies warn Trump over threats to seize Greenland
U.S. allies warn Trump over threats to seize Greenland
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Wall Street Journal:
Some Republicans Push Back on Trump's Designs on Greenland
Some Republicans Push Back on Trump's Designs on Greenland
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New York Times:
Live Updates: Venezuela Projects Unity as Trump's Threats Cause Jitters Around the World
Live Updates: Venezuela Projects Unity as Trump's Threats Cause Jitters Around the World
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
January 5, 2026 (Monday) — Five years ago, on January 6, 2021, more than 2,000 rioters stormed …
January 5, 2026 (Monday) — Five years ago, on January 6, 2021, more than 2,000 rioters stormed …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
January 6th and the Never-Ending Coup
January 6th and the Never-Ending Coup
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David Rothkopf / Need to Know:
Trump Chooses the Path of Hitler, Stalin and Genghis Khan
Trump Chooses the Path of Hitler, Stalin and Genghis Khan
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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 — Big oil firms will either “get reimbursed by us or through revenue,” Trump told NBC News in an exclusive interview. — Add NBC News to Google — President Donald Trump said he believes …
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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 …
The Guardian:
Trump suggests US taxpayers could reimburse oil firms for Venezuela investment
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NBC News:
Trump says the U.S. is not at war with Venezuela
Trump says the U.S. is not at war with Venezuela
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Wall Street Journal:
Exclusive | Trump's Hint to Oil Executives Weeks Before Maduro Ouster: ‘Get Ready’
Exclusive | Trump's Hint to Oil Executives Weeks Before Maduro Ouster: ‘Get Ready’
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Sean McMinn / Politico:
Where Trump could strike next
Where Trump could strike next
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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
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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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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.
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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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Indiana congressman Jim Baird and wife hospitalized after car crash
Indiana congressman Jim Baird and wife hospitalized after car crash
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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.
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Eleanor Hawkins / Axios:
Hilton hit by franchise fallout after DHS booking cancellations — Hilton Hotels started the year on defense after one of its franchisees was called out for cancelling the reservations of Department of Homeland Security agents. … - MAGA media and influencers across social media descended …
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Ben Blanchet / HuffPost:
‘Biggest Mistake’: MAGA Loses It After Hilton Allegedly Cancels ICE Agents' Reservations
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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.
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Emma Colton / Fox News:
White House torches Democrats' Jan 6 ‘gaslighting’ claims in anniversary takedown
White House torches Democrats' Jan 6 ‘gaslighting’ claims in anniversary takedown
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Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
US justice department has released less than 1% of Epstein files, filing reveals — Federal law required majority of documents to be released by 19 December, but only 125,575 pages have been published — The Department of Justice has released less than 1% of the so-called Epstein files …
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Joe Walsh / CBS News:
DOJ says it has reviewed less than 1% of Epstein files so far
DOJ says it has reviewed less than 1% of Epstein files so far
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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.
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Alex Arsenych / CP24:
‘Stop sending butt plugs to Bahrain’: Toronto sex store receives letters from U.S. Department of War — Not one but two letters were sent from the Pentagon to a Toronto-based sex toy store, found inside the boxes of returned adult items that had somehow made their way to a U.S naval base in Bahrain.
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 …
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 …
Fox News:
Trump says first lady ‘hates when I do this’ in public — the moment he can't help repeating — ‘Could you imagine FDR dancing,’ Melania Trump asked President Trump — President Donald Trump said Tuesday in an address before Republican lawmakers that first lady Melania Trump is no fan …
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