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Live politics updates: Rand Paul says, ‘Tell Dr. Fauci to take a leap’; My Pillow CEO’s WH notes captured in photo  USA TODAYPOLITICO Playbook: What the right gets wrong about Big Tech and the Capitol coup  PoliticoMyPillow CEO hints at scrapped plan to replace CIA director with Trump loyalist  CNNMyPillow Guy Presents Trump With ‘China’ Election-Fraud Theory, Lawyers Send Him Packing  Daily BeastA pillow salesman apparently has some ideas about declaring martial law  The Washington PostView Full Coverage on Google News

California Rep. Lou Correa tests positive for Covid-19  CNNRep. Lou Correa tests positive for COVID-19  AxiosView Full Coverage on Google News

Man arrested at Washington checkpoint with gun and 500 rounds of ammunition, police say.  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News

Biden Seeks Quick Start With Executive Actions and Aggressive Legislation  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News

House probes security and intelligence failures in deadly U.S. Capitol attack  CNBCPelosi puts Swalwell back on Homeland Security panel despite spy scandal  New York Post House panels open review of Capitol riot | TheHill  The HillRep. Elaine Luria assigned to homeland security panel  13News Now‘Squad’ Members Elevated to Key House Committees  Yahoo NewsView Full Coverage on Google News

Nick Ut, photojournalist who made famed Vietnam War ‘napalm girl’ image, attacked in D.C.  NBC NewsView Full Coverage on Google News

Hotel pulls plug on Hawley fundraiser  POLITICOView Full Coverage on Google News

States activate National Guard, close capitol buildings ahead of Biden inauguration and possible violence  Fox NewsNew Jersey prepares for armed protest at state Capitol  CBS NewsIllinois National Guard Says Public ‘Should Feel Safe’ Ahead of Inauguration This Week  NBC ChicagoLive updates: Police, FBI seek help IDing suspect who attacked officer; possible armed protests have states on high alert  USA TODAYHundreds of National Guard troops leave Massachusetts for Washington  WCVB BostonView Full Coverage on Google News

Migrant caravan demands Biden administration ‘honors its commitments’  Fox NewsThe U.S. sent Central American asylum seekers to Guatemala to seek refuge. None were granted asylum, report says.  The Washington PostThousands of migrants traveling north to U.S.  Yahoo NewsMigrant caravan in Honduras on the move in uncertain times  Fox NewsGuatemala detains hundreds of US-bound migrants fleeing violence and hunger  The GuardianView Full Coverage on Google News

Man who shot video of fatal Capitol shooting is arrested, remains focus of political storm  The Washington PostLeft-wing activist seen at Capitol wore gas mask, said he had knife during riot: feds  Fox News‘Activist’ John Sullivan charged in U.S. capitol attack, but neither the left or right want to claim him  MassLive.comWoman from Sullivan, Missouri charged in U.S. Capitol riot  KMBC 9John Sullivan released conditionally without bail by Utah federal judge  Fox NewsView Full Coverage on Google News

Scoop: Comms director for gun-toting congresswoman quits  AxiosGOP Rep. Lauren Boebert and husband racked up arrests in home district  New York Post Rep. Lauren Boebert says she’s received death threats over perceived suggestion she had helped rioters  Fox NewsHouse Democrat says lawmakers bringing guns to Capitol would be ‘a danger to the other members’  CNNSome GOP Freshmen Mock Masks, Embrace Gun Rights, Spar With Colleagues  The Wall Street JournalView Full Coverage on Google News

Louisiana parents sue first responders in death of ‘severely autistic’ son  NBC NewsA teen with autism died after Louisiana deputies sat on him for 9 minutes, parents’ lawsuit says  CNNSheriff’s Deputies Allegedly Sat on an Autistic Teen for 9 Minutes. He Died.  VICETeen with autism died after Louisiana deputies sat on him for nine minutes  REVOLT TVLouisiana deputies held autistic teen face down on pavement, sat on him for 9 minutes before his death: lawsuit  msnNOWView Full Coverage on Google News

Federal prisons on lockdown in run-up to Biden inauguration  NBC NewsVP-elect Kamala Harris said ‘we cannot yield’ ahead of inauguration – Business Insider  Business InsiderINAUGURATION EXPLAINER: Biden’s event will be very different  Yahoo NewsThis is what marginalization looks like as mainstream media shifts its gaze from Trump to Biden | COMMENTARY  Baltimore SunJoe Biden and Kamala Harris drop a playlist for your inauguration watch party  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News

How to Get the Coronavirus Vaccine in N.Y.C.  The New York TimesNew York’s COVID death rate falls, but vaccines ‘limited’  New York Daily NewsNew York Vaccine Supply Running Low, Officials Say  The New York TimesThe NYC exodus that de Blasio refuses to see  New York Post Who’s on guard as COVID attacks again? The mayor and governor seem oddly resigned  New York Daily NewsView Full Coverage on Google News

Justice Dept. blasts Mexico’s decision to close probe of former defense minister | TheHill  The HillMexican president defends decision not to press charges against ex-minister who was arrested on drug charges in US  CNNU.S. rebukes Mexico for releasing evidence in drug case against former defense minister  Yahoo NewsMexico clears general, publishes US evidence against him  Associated PressLópez Obrador lashes out at DEA after Mexico exonerates ex-minister on drug charges  The Washington PostView Full Coverage on Google News

Far-right activist ‘Baked Alaska’ is among the latest Capitol rioters to be arrested.  The New York TimesFar-right personality ‘Baked Alaska’ arrested in riot probe  Associated PressFar-right personality ‘Baked Alaska’ arrested after Capitol riot  New York Post Far-Right Troll “Baked Alaska” Has Been Arrested In The Coup Attempt At The Capitol  BuzzFeed NewsHe went from a childhood in Anchorage to alt-right fame. Now, the social media personality known as Baked Alaska been arrested for storming the U.S. Capitol.  Anchorage Daily NewsView Full Coverage on Google News

Florida waitress uses subtle signs to save boy, 11, from abusers, police say  OregonLiveHow This Restaurant Worker Saved a Kid From Alleged Child Abuse  Inside EditionPolice say Orlando waitress saved boy from abuse with note asking if he needed help  CNNWaitress hailed hero helping boy escape abusive home  WPECA waitress at an Orlando restaurant used a secret sign to help rescue a boy suspected of abuse after noticing his parents weren’t giving him any food  Yahoo NewsView Full Coverage on Google News

As Trump leaves the stage, Republicans grapple with new conspiracy caucus  CNNThe world will take away a tragic truth from Biden’s inauguration  CNNKT McFarland: Only Trump, Biden can fix the Great American Divide ripping us apart – here’s how  Fox NewsOpinion | Could Mitch McConnell Support Impeaching Trump?  The New York TimesShould Donald Trump skip out an impeachment trial in the Senate? | TheHill  The HillView Full Coverage on Google News

Joe Biden names scientific advisers and seeks to bring Eric Lander into cabinet  The GuardianBiden elevates White House science post to Cabinet level  CNNLIVE: Biden to elevate role of science with cabinet picks  WFLABiden to Elevate Science Adviser to His Cabinet  The New York TimesBiden will elevate White House science office to Cabinet-level  The Washington PostView Full Coverage on Google News

Richard Barnett , man accused of sitting at Nancy Pelosi’s desk during Capitol riot, won’t be going home afte  MassLive.comHouse arrest plan for invader of Pelosi’s office halted  Yahoo NewsFurious Pelosi calls out Capitol riot ‘punk’  CNNMan accused of sitting at Pelosi’s desk during Capitol riot won’t be going home after all  PennLiveNew questions on whether the Capitol mob had help from the inside  CBS Evening NewsView Full Coverage on Google News

Sonia Sotomayor Condemns Trump’s Execution Spree: “This Is Not Justice”  SlateDustin Higgs executed less than a week before Inauguration Day  CNNSupreme Court’s liberal justices lash out at unprecedented ‘rush’ of executions as Trump leaves office  CNNTrump’s death penalty spree ends with Dustin Higgs, days before Biden’s inauguration  NBCNews.comTrump administration just executed 13th person in six months  Los Angeles TimesView Full Coverage on Google News

Misinformation dropped dramatically the week after Twitter banned Trump  The Washington PostBanning Trump won’t fix social media: 10 ideas to rebuild our broken internet – by experts  The GuardianSmerconish: We are headed into uncharted waters  CNNSocial media can’t ‘silence’ a president. Trump did that to himself.  The Washington PostEditorial: Preventing insurrection with social-media bans isn’t censorship  STLtoday.comView Full Coverage on Google News

FBI warned of potential extremist violence at Jan. 17 rally  POLITICOBiden’s inauguration and US capitol news: Live updates  CNNFBI Investigating Killing of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick  The New York TimesFBI Indianapolis, law enforcement prepared for possible protests at statehouse  WISHTV.comTrump supporters seeking more violence could target state capitols during inauguration – here’s how cities can prepare  Yahoo NewsView Full Coverage on Google News

Southern California wildfire fanned by hot, dry and windy weather  Fox NewsThousands of SCE customers at risk of power shutoff as Santa Ana winds, hot weather prompt warning of ‘high fire danger’  KTLA Los AngelesMonth Of January Could See No Rain in Southern California During High Fire Danger  CBS Los AngelesGusty Santa Ana winds expected in mountains, western valleys  fox5sandiego.comMicroClimate Forecast Friday, January 15  CBS 8 San DiegoView Full Coverage on Google News

Alex Azar’s resignation letter paints a misleading picture of Trump’s coronavirus response  Vox.comHHS Secretary Alex Azar complains of tarnished legacy in resignation letter to Trump  CNNAlex Azar resigns as Health and Human Services Secretary, citing Capitol mob  NBC NewsGovernors say no additional vaccine doses coming, despite Trump admin promise | TheHill  The HillHealth Secretary Azar tells Trump U.S. Capitol attack was assault on democracy that tarnishes legacy  CNBCView Full Coverage on Google News