The Continuing Crisis
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fled his home to avoid being served with subpoena, court record says (texastribune.org)
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- Lawmakers Propose Measure to Avert Government Shutdown This Week (nytimes.com)
- Fetterman’s Push for Selective Clemency Becomes an Attack Line for Dr. Oz (nytimes.com)
- Herschel Walker’s Campaign Reportedly Listed an Indicted Jan. 6 Rioter and a Fake Georgia Elector as ‘Captains’ (mediaite.com)
- Emboldened President Biden’s Support for Iran Protesters Comes After Bitter Lessons of 2009 (nytimes.com)
- Barf alert: Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema exchanges fawning compliments with GOP Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (nydailynews.com)
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- Kellyanne Conway Blasts John Fetterman for Flying a Marijuana Flag Because ‘There’s Been a Doubling of Overdose Deaths’ (am13.mediaite.com)
- Staffer Says DeSantis TORCHES Trump in Private: ‘Moron Who Has No Business Running For President’ (mediaite.com)
- Republican ex-congressman suggests colleagues ‘had serious cognitive issues’ (theguardian.com)
- Kinda Prevy – Republican Congressman Says He Googled Hunter Biden Aide: ‘She’s a Very Attractive Girl, So I Started Looking Even More’ (mediaite.com)
More News
- Trump judge’s own special master rebukes her for limiting his ability to do his job (rawstory.com)
- Trump reportedly admitted taking Kim Jong Un letters from White House (register-herald.com)
- Truthout.org columnist William Rivers Pitt has died (truthout.org)
- Wonkette: Texas AG Ken Paxton Bravely Flees Subpoena, Because Something Something Pro-Choice Violence (wonkette.com)
- DOJ declares seized Mar-a-Lago materials list full and accurate despite Trump’s claims of planted evidence (cnn.com)
- Brett Favre is the face of a scandal, but Mississippi’s issues go deeper (washingtonpost.com)
- White House Student Loan Forgiveness Could Over 30 Years Cost About $400 Billion (nytimes.com)
- How Kevin McCarthy’s political machine worked to weed out the craziest in the GOP field (washingtonpost.com)
- Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Cuba as Category 3 storm; Florida on alert (washingtonpost.com)
- John Cena sets ‘herculean’ record for most wishes granted to children (theguardian.com)
Wide World of War
- Explosions reported near Nord Stream pipelines as gas leaks into Baltic Sea as Russia-Ukraine war drags on (theguardian.com)
- Russian conscripts being sent straight to front, Ukraine says; Kremlin yet to make decision on closing borders (theguardian.com)
- Zelenskyy Responds Tersely When CBS’ Brennan Asks if a Stable Europe is Possible While Putin is in Power: ‘No. I Don’t Have Anything to Add.’ (mediaite.com)
- Ukraine will treat Russian deserters fairly, Zelensky vows (bbc.com)2,000 detained during protests in Russia; Putin allies concerned over mobilisation ‘excesses’ (theguardian.com)
- G7 condemns ‘sham’ votes in occupied Ukraine (bbc.com)As Russian Losses Mount in Ukraine, Putin Gets More Involved in War Strategy (nytimes.com)In Ukraine’s South, Fierce Fighting and Deadly Costs (nytimes.com)
- Russia begins drafting new troops to fight in Ukraine (bbc.com)Russians protest Putin’s military mobilization; Zelensky urges ‘just punishment’ (washingtonpost.com)Russians flee to border after military call-up (bbc.com)‘They Are Watching’: Inside Russia’s Vast Surveillance State (nytimes.com)
- President Biden Asks U.N. to Hold Russia Accountable as Vladimir Putin Digs In (nytimes.com)
- Desperation move: Putin calls up reservists for war in Ukraine (bbc.com)‘This is Not a Bluff’: Vladimir Putin Threatens Use of Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine (mediaite.com)EU accuses Putin of ‘dangerous gamble’ after his nuclear threat (theguardian.com)Mobilization Comes as Russia Suffers Humiliating Losses in Ukraine (nytimes.com)
- Russian Occupied Territories in Ukraine Scramble to Schedule ‘Referendums’ on Joining Russia (nytimes.com)Turkey's Erdogan: Russia's Putin willing to end war (bbc.com)Long lines as a McDonald's in Ukraine reopens (telegraph.co.uk)Sri Lankans freed from Russian brutality in Ukraine (bbc.com)
- Ukrainian strikes into Russia’s border towns compound Putin’s troubles (washingtonpost.com)Biden Warns Russia, Facing Losses, Against Using Unconventional Weapons (nytimes.com)‘Look, these are our boys’: Ukrainian troops drive Russian tanks on new front line (washingtonpost.com)Strikes and Fighting in Ukraine’s South Put Additional Pressure on Russian Forces (nytimes.com)
Insurrection Watch
- January 6 rioter who assaulted Officer Fanone sentenced to more than 7 years in prison (nbcnews.com)
- Oath Keepers leader Elmer Stewart Rhodes to stand trial on seditious conspiracy charges for US Capitol attack (theguardian.com)
- Roger Stone Reportedly Caught on Camera Before 2020 Election Saying, ‘F*ck the Voting, Let’s Get Right to the Violence’ (mediaite.com)
- 24 Secret Service Phones from Jan. 6 Were CONFISCATED by Homeland Security as Criminal Investigation Broadens (mediaite.com)
- House Jan. 6 Panel Faces Key Decisions as It Wraps Up Work (nytimes.com)
- EXPOSED! CNN Identifies the Mysterious Rioter Who Got a Phone Call from the White House on Jan. 6 (mediaite.com)
COVID Watch
- Is the pandemic over? Pre-covid activities Americans are (and are not) resuming. (washingtonpost.com)
- Officials Hopeful That Monkeypox Can Be Eliminated in the U.S. (nytimes.com)
- Endemic: Fauci tempers Biden’s declaration that pandemic is ‘over’ (nydailynews.com)‘Very Harmful’ Lack of Data Blunts U.S. Response to Outbreaks (nytimes.com)
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