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Kevin McCarthy's fast start: Big Tech is a top target for GOP majority

He plans a quick spate of red-meat actions and announcements to reward hardliners who backed him

Axios

Welcome to the creepiest Congress ever

With Kevin McCarthy as Speaker, House Republicans gear up to wage a two year war on reality itself

Salon

Octogenarian Biden begins new year facing age-old question on 2024 race

In the coming months, Biden faces a simple question: will he seek a second term at the end of which he would be 86?

The Guardian - US

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Republican Kevin McCarthy elected US House speaker

The California lawmaker narrowly overcomes opposition from right-wing legislators to secure the speaker’s gavel.

Al Jazeera

'Madness.' 'Chaos.' 'Stupid.' How the McCarthy stalemate is playing on Fox News

Faced with one of the nastiest political train wrecks in modern memory, America's conservative media stalwarts responded this week with recrimination, regret, reflection — and at least one suggestion that House Republican stalwarts might find solace, and a new leader, by getting good and drunk.

Los Angeles Times

Mom of Hunter Biden’s child wants daughter’s last name changed to Biden

WASHINGTON — The mother of President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden’s “estranged” granddaughter wants her child’s last name to be changed to “Biden,” court documents show.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

House Democrats should unite with moderate Republicans to elect a speaker

In exchange for backing a relatively moderate Republican such as Fred Upton or David Joyce as speaker, Democrats should demand they get equal seats on committees

The Guardian - US

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GOP in shambles — Dems are loving it

Actual bipartisanship was on display in Kentucky — not that anyone noticed amid the toddler tantrum on Capitol Hill

Salon

How Matt Gaetz and AOC cleared the air on their positions over Kevin McCarthy vote

AOC shoots down suggestions from her opponents that Democrats are making a deal with McCarthy

The Independent UK

Kevin McCarthy loses second round of voting for House speaker amid GOP defections

Nineteen Republicans vote against his nomination to lead the House

The Independent UK

Media: Resist the fake Biden hearings!

Republicans know how to manipulate the "both sides" impulse of the press. Hunter Biden's laptop is not a story

Salon

VIEWPOINT 1: In 2023, expect the unexpected

If the last few years have taught us anything, when it comes to politics, culture, the economy and international events, we should always expect the unexpected. After all, did anyone expect Elon Musk to buy Twitter or Will Smith to storm the Oscars stage and deliver the “slap heard 'round…

Tribune News Service

White House tells top House Republicans to hold their horses on oversight requests

Letters obtained by The Independent show the White House is not honouring requests made while Republicans don’t have majority control of the House

The Independent UK

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Some not-so-serious 2023 predictions

Last year’s column successfully predicted Democratic Senate gains and a smaller-than-expected Republican House takeover. Here is our not-totally-serious forecast for 2023:

Tribune News Service

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Carl P. Leubsdorf: My forecast for 2023

Last year’s column successfully predicted Democratic Senate gains and a smaller-than-expected Republican House takeover. Here is our not-totally-serious forecast for 2023:

Asharq Al-Awsat

A Democratic Party View of 2023: Modest Victories and a Bumpy Road Ahead

Democrats have good reason to be happy with 2022. In Congress and at the polls, they had an extraordinary year. Led by President Joe Biden, Congress passed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill, a $750 billion package to fight climate change and reduce the cost of prescription drugs for senior citizens,…

Tribune News Service

Twitter deletes Donald Trump Jr. tweet mocking Zelenskyy with fake naked Hunter Biden image

A tweet by Donald Trump Jr. that mocked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with a naked photo of Hunter Biden was deleted by Twitter on Thursday.

Roll Call

Democrats give Rep. Jamie Raskin leading role on oversight panel

House Democrats elected Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland as ranking member on the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Thursday.

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Los Angeles Times

Zelenskyy to Congress: 'Your money is not charity'

WASHINGTON — Making a dramatic, risky wartime visit to Washington on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy strategized privately with President Joe Biden at the White House, addressed a packed joint session of Congress and delivered an impassioned pitch for sustained U.S. military aid for his country.

Los Angeles Times

In risky venture out of Ukraine, Zelenskyy gets warm US welcome — and Patriot missiles

WASHINGTON — As Washington prepared for a risky wartime visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, the Biden administration announced $1.8 billion in new aid to Ukraine, including a sophisticated Patriot missile battery that the country’s military has long sought.

Newcastle Herald

How Newcastle Herald letters brought us together decades later

I was delighted to contact the lady, Hazel Parker, and we had many calls and visits recounting stories of our time in care.

The Independent UK

Trump calls Musk a ‘hero’ and says he held poll on quitting as Twitter CEO because he wants out

Former president claimed billionaire deliberately lost new Twitter poll on his future

The Independent UK

Trump rants about Jan 6 panel claim he never really believed he’d been cheated out of 2020 election

Former president appears angry at assertion he never believed his own ‘Big Lie’ about election loss to Joe Biden

Salon

Trump rages over Jan 6 criminal referral

"I was 100% right," Trump declared after lawmakers urged DOJ to charge him

Reason

The FBI Paid Twitter $3.4 Million for Processing Requests

The latest Twitter Files installment shows the FBI paid Twitter millions of dollars to cover the costs of processing the agency's requests. Yikes.

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