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11:10 PM ET, January 6, 2026

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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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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
GOP-led Jan. 6 committee sets first hearing for next week  —  The new Republican-led panel tasked with investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack will hold its first hearing next week, Rep. Barry Loudermilk said in an interview Tuesday — the five-year anniversary of the event.
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.
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
White House publishes website that rewrites history of Jan. 6 attack  —  Five years after a mob of Trump supporters violently stormed the Capitol to stop certification of Joe Biden's victory, the Trump administration is still fixated on a false narrative.  —  The White House published …
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.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Jack Smith reveals Jan. 6 committee charade  —  JACK SMITH REVEALS JAN. 6 COMMITTEE CHARADE.  Today marks the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.  The world has moved on; the news is dominated by Venezuela and the midterm elections, now just months away.
Discussion: The Hill
Wall Street Journal:
Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Aims to Buy Greenland, Downplays Military Action  —  The secretary of state said the White House is using rhetoric to pressure Denmark into negotiations  —  WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers that recent administration threats against Greenland …
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New York Times:
Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Wants to Buy Greenland  —  President Trump has said since his first term that he wants to acquire Greenland, and he asked aides for an updated plan on Monday.  European leaders rejected the president's assertions.  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told lawmakers …
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump weighs using U.S. military to acquire Greenland: White House … - CNBC Councils  — Join the CNBC Panel  — News Tips  —  Got a confidential news tip?  We want to hear from you.  — CNBC Newsletters  —  Get this delivered to your inbox, and more info about our products and services.
Reuters:
Trump, advisers discussing options for acquiring Greenland and US military is always an option, White House says  —  U.S. President Donald Trump and his team are discussing options for acquiring Greenland and utilizing the U.S. military in furtherance of the goal is “always an option,” the White House said on Tuesday.
Politico:
Greenland war powers vote could be heading to Senate floor  —  Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego wants Congress to forestall a U.S. takeover of Greenland, requiring President Donald Trump to get lawmakers' approval for any such action after this weekend's military incursion into Venezuela.
Discussion: NOTUS, NewsMax.com, Fox News and CNBC
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Miller says no one would stop U.S. from seizing Greenland  —  White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller insisted Monday that Greenland should belong to the United States and said no one would oppose the U.S. militarily should it stake a claim to the self-ruling island.
Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Trump tells Republicans to be ‘flexible’ on abortion restrictions to get a health care deal  —  President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants Republicans to reach a deal on health care insurance assistance by being willing to bend on a 50-year-old budget policy that bars federal money from being spent on abortion services.
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Simon Rosenberg / Hopium Chronicles:
The Trump Regime Is Overflowing With Dangerous Monsters, Idiots, And Madmen
Discussion: New York Magazine
Sarah Ewall-Wice / The Daily Beast:
‘Dictator’ Trump Floats Idea of Canceling Midterm Elections
Discussion: Raw Story, Bloomberg, New Republic and Axios
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Trump predicts he will be impeached if Republicans do not win in the midterms
Associated Press:
Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California dies, reducing GOP's narrow control of the House to 218-213
Politico:
Trump to meet with oil execs about Venezuela on Friday … The White House gathering would be a significant step toward fulfilling Trump's desire to have oil companies revitalize Venezuela's moribund crude production.  The industry overall has so far blanched at the idea of spending billions …
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New York Times:
After Maduro's Ouster, Marco Rubio Faces the Challenge of Running Venezuela
Discussion: The Hill
Garrett M. Graff / Wired:
The 3 Keys to Understanding Trump's Retro Coup in Venezuela
Discussion: Matt Ortega for Congress and Vox
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump administration freezes $10B in child, family aid to 5 states over fraud concerns … The Trump administration on Tuesday said it was freezing $10 billion in federal grant funds for certain child care and family assistance programs in five states because of “serious concerns about widespread fraud” in state-administered programs.
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Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Trump Admin Says It's Cutting Welfare Funds To Blue States Over Alleged Minnesota Fraud
Discussion: ABC7 and The Guardian
Tim Weiner / New York Times:
Aldrich Ames, C.I.A. Turncoat Who Helped the Soviets, Dies at 84  —  As chief of the counterintelligence branch of the C.I.A.'s Soviet division, he had access to some of the nation's deepest secrets.  He had been serving life without parole since 1994.  —  Aldrich Ames, the most murderous turncoat …
Discussion: Associated Press
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Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:   Aldrich Ames, CIA officer convicted of spying for Russia, dies at age 84
Walter Pincus / Washington Post:
Aldrich Ames, most damaging CIA traitor in agency history, dies at 84
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Wired:
Grok Is Pushing AI ‘Undressing’ Mainstream  —  Paid tools that “strip” clothes from photos have been available on the darker corners of the internet for years.  Elon Musk's X is now removing barriers to entry—and making the results public.  —  Elon Musk hasn't stopped Grok …
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.
Cameron Henderson / Telegraph:
Putin's secret bargain to trade Ukraine for Venezuela  —  Concerns mount that Russia will be given free rein to crush Kyiv as Trump pursues his ‘Donroe Doctrine’ in America's backyard  —  Facing Congress three years before Russia invaded Ukraine, Donald Trump's recently departed Russia adviser made an extraordinary admission.
Discussion: Associated Press
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Dave Troy / America 2.0:
The Russian Roots of Trump's Venezuela and Greenland Operations
Discussion: IJR
John Irish / Reuters:
US backs security guarantees for Ukraine at summit of Kyiv's allies in Paris  —  The United States for the first time on Tuesday backed a broad coalition of Ukraine's allies in vowing to provide security guarantees that leaders said would include binding commitments to support the country if Russia attacks again.
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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.
Discussion: Reuters
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 …
Becca Lower / RedState:
Breaking: Michael Reagan, Conservative Host and Son of Pres. Ronald Reagan, Dead at 80  —  Michael Reagan, a conservative commentator and author who was the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan, has died at the age of 80.  —  His family released a statement Wednesday confirming his death on Sunday:
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.
Joseph Politano / Apricitas Economics:
America is Losing Blue Collar Jobs  —  For the First Time Since Early COVID & the Great Recession, the US is Losing Jobs in Manufacturing, Construction, & Other Blue Collar Industries  —  Thanks for reading!  If you haven't subscribed, please click the button below:
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
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: Breitbart and The Independent
 
 
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Costas Pitas / Reuters:
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Alexandra Koch / Fox News:
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Politico:
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
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