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New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s trip to Washington, the Jan. 6 committee report and if Congress should consider barring

Jan. 6 report blames Trump, aims to prevent return to power  The Associated Press – en Español January 6 committee report: Breakdown of findings on Trump, attack  USA TODAY Jan. 6 committee: Trump engaged in ‘multi-part conspiracy’  WHAS11 Opinion | Jan. 6 committee

Police fire teargas to quell protesters at site of deadly Paris shooting  CNN France: “Emotions have turned into anger” near Kurdish centre after deadly attack in Paris  FRANCE 24 English Paris shooting: Three dead and several injured in attack  BBC ‘Odious attack’: Paris

Video: Hear Zelensky’s message for Putin from inside the White House  CNN Biden greets Zelensky at White House  The Hill Biden, Zelenskyy meet at White House as U.S. readies more Ukraine aid  CBS News

Local Sports Reporter Goes Viral for Grumpy Weather Report  The Wall Street Journal See a sportscaster react to going viral as backup weatherman  CNN Grumpy sportscaster forced to cover winter storm goes viral: ‘Can I go back to my regular job?’  Fox News

After sporting events were canceled in Iowa, Mark Woodley was pressed into service covering the storm. “I didn’t realize that there was a 3:30 also in the morning until today,” he said.

Did Jan. 6 committee members accomplish what they set out to do?  The Washington Post Jan. 6 House committee releases final report on Trump Capitol riot investigation  CNBC The Biggest Takeaway from the January 6 Report  The Atlantic

Jan. 6 Report Leaves Questions About What Happened in Trump’s S.U.V.  The New York Times Trump acknowledged his election loss to McCarthy before Jan. 6, Hutchinson testified  POLITICO ‘He knows he lost’: Cassidy Hutchinson testified that Trump acknowledged he lost 2020 election  CNN

The jails program has come under fire for numerous deaths. NPR and Mountain West found a previous review was managed by a retired official who oversaw the facilities when some of the deaths occurred. (Image credit: Tailyr Irvine for NPR)

Congress on Friday gave final passage to legislation changing the arcane law that governs the certification of a presidential contest, the strongest effort yet to avoid a repeat of Donald Trump’s violence-inflaming push to reverse his loss in the 2020