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7:25 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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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.
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.
Jamie Raskin / New York Times:
Jan. 6 Never Ended
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
MAGA's Foundational Lie
Discussion: Roll Call and MS NOW
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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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: Bloomberg, IJR and The Hill
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.
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.
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 …
Discussion: Meidas+ and New Republic
Wall Street Journal:
Some Republicans Push Back on Trump's Designs on Greenland
Discussion: CNBC and The Spectator
Rebecca Solnit / Meditations in an Emergency:   Notes on Unbearable Stupidity, January 6, 2026 Edition
Aamer Madhani / Associated Press:
Trump pushes back against Democrats' criticism of Maduro raid
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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Politico:
Trump to meet with oil execs about Venezuela on Friday
Discussion: The Hill, CNBC and Bloomberg
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
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.
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.
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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 …
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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Associated Press:
Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California dies, reducing GOP's narrow control of the House to 218-213
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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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Hilton: On Second Thought, Please Don't Bud-Light Us!
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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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 …
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Trump predicts he will be impeached if Republicans do not win in the midterms  —  If Republicans aren't victorious, “I'll get impeached,” Trump said.  — Add NBC News to Google  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump had a warning for House Republicans on Tuesday …
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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.
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.
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
Tom Bowman / NPR:
Pentagon will begin review of ‘effectiveness’ of women in ground combat positions  —  The Pentagon is mounting a six-month review of women in ground combat jobs, to ensure what it calls the military “effectiveness” of having several thousand female soldiers and Marines in infantry …
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
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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Alexandra Koch / Fox News:
Trump says he's backing Cuellar's GOP rival despite pardoning him after daughters' ‘heart-wrenching’ plea
Discussion: The Hill and Newsweek
Julianna Bragg / Axios:
Trump adds 25 countries to costly U.S. visa bond policy
Discussion: Associated Press and Newsweek
Walter Pincus / Washington Post:
Aldrich Ames, most damaging CIA traitor in agency history, dies at 84
Discussion: CBS News and New York Times
Politico:
Senators confirm Trump's drug czar
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Anselm Gibbs / Associated Press:
Tiny Caribbean islands reach deal with US government to accept asylum-seekers
Discussion: Fox News and Human Events
Jude Webber / Financial Times:
Mexico risks Trump's ire with Cuban oil shipments
Casey Newton / Platformer:
Debunking the AI food delivery hoax that fooled Reddit
Discussion: TechCrunch
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Man faces federal charges in Vance home vandalism
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
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
Words & Phrases?  —  Donald Trump's pathetic and grammatically flawed attempt to affix …
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