- Trump may poison the party, but Republicans have decided they need him (Politico) – A delicate dance is underway to keep some distance from the ex-president while also letting him know he’s beloved and welcomed.
- McCarthy and Trump discuss Republicans’ plans to win House majority at Florida meeting Thursday (CNN) – Despite political pressure from some in the GOP that the party must move on from Trump, McCarthy is eyeing what will win him back the House and possibly catapult him to the speakership.
- ‘For Christ’s sake, watch yourself’: Biden warns family over business dealings (Politico) – Still, one brother discussed new venture with major donor before Biden entered the White House.
- Trump may be out of office, but Republicans are still angry and ready to do his bidding (The Guardian) – Republican leadership has jettisoned its commitment to democracy and the rule of law. For them, the will of the people is no longer the same thing as the will of their people, and it is the latter that counts.
- New Georgia Democratic senators push for fast action on new stimulus checks to fulfill campaign pledge (Washington Post) – Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock speak up on private call with White House officials, fellow Senate Democrats
- Chief federal judge in DC scorches Capitol riot suspects and keeps man who was in Pelosi’s office in jail (CNN) – “This was not a peaceful protest. Hundreds of people came to Washington, DC, to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power,” Chief Judge Beryl Howell of the DC District Court said in the hourlong hearing.
- Joe Biden axes ‘global gag rule’ but health groups call on him to go further (The Guardian) – Reproductive rights advocates are urging the new administration to now go further and permanently repeal the Mexico City policy – known as the “global gag rule” – to prevent it being reinstated by a future Republican president.
- Is Congresswoman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene being canceled? (Deseret News) – The freshman Republican says “fake news” is trying to “cancel” her over social media posts that expressed support for conspiracy theories and political assassinations.
- 92-year-old Holocaust survivor says white supremacist imagery during Capitol riot “gave me taste of the past” (CBS) – “Hitler and the Nazis did not start with killing,” he said. “It all started with hate.”
