Republican leaders reject a bipartisan commission created to investigate their own attempted murder on 1/6, Democrats finish a new analysis of why they nearly lost the House in 2020, and NYU Law Professor Melissa Murray talks to Jon Favreau about the news that New York State has launched a criminal investigation into the Trump organization, as well as what’s ahead for the Supreme Court.

Show Notes

JAN. 6 COMMISSION

• Thompson statement on the bipartisan agreement to create commission
• CNN: All eyes on how many GOP defections will there be as House set to vote on bill to create January 6 commission
• WaPo: McConnell comes out against Jan. 6 commission, imperiling its chances of becoming law
• Vanity Fair: THE JAN. 6 COMMISSION IS MOVING FORWARD AS REPUBLICANS TRY REWRITING HISTORY
• The Hill: 9/11 commissioners slam GOP for rejecting Jan. 6 commission
• Axios: McConnell formally announces opposition to Jan. 6 commission
• NYT: McCarthy Announces Opposition to Jan. 6 Commission
• WaPo: The Daily 202: Kevin McCarthy of Jan. 6, meet Kevin McCarthy of Benghazi 
• Slate: Republicans Are Tough on Terrorism Until the Terrorists Are Republicans
• CNN: Republicans fear January 6 probe could undercut 2022 midterm message
• Politico: Internal GOP drama over Jan. 6 commission exposes holes in McCarthy’s leadership
• WaPo: McConnell moves from rebuking Trump over Jan. 6 to potentially killing a Jan. 6 commission
• WaPo: Opinion: Why Republican opposition to a Jan. 6 commission could be a blessing in disguise
• Vox: The Big Lie is the GOP’s one and only truth

DCCC AUTOPSY REPORT 

• WaPo: House Democrats’ 2020 election autopsy: Bad polling hurt and GOP attacks worked 
• WaPo: Should House Democrats write off rural congressional districts?
• Vox: The Democratic Party’s down-ballot collapse, explained 
• The Atlantic: Why Do Democrats Keep Losing in 2017? 
• WaPo: Here’s what Democrats have won (and lost) in special elections this year 
• Fivethirtyeight: Barack Obama Won The White House, But Democrats Lost The Country 
• WaPo: Why the Democrats’ 2017 comeback dream is like nothing we’ve seen before
• WaPo: With violent crime spiking, the push for police reform collides with voters’ fears 
• Axios: Danger lurks in the Democrats’ police talk
• Politico: ‘A conversation that needs to happen’: Democrats agonize over ‘defund the police’ fallout 
• NYT: Philadelphia’s Progressive District Attorney Fends Off Democratic Challenger
• The Intercept: Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner Trounces Police-Backed Primary Challenger
• The Nation: The Police Union Failed Miserably in Its Attempt to Beat Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner 
• NYT Op-Ed: Why Can’t the Republican Party Quit Donald Trump?
• FiveThirtyEight: Why The Republican Party Isn’t Rebranding After 2020
• WaPo Opinion: Democrats think voters will reward them for sending checks. What if they’re wrong?
• WaPo Opinion: The GOP hands Democrats the formula to keep the House majority 
• Vox: New data helps explain Trump’s gains among Latino voters in 2020 

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