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The New York Times reports: He has warned parents that apple juice contained unsafe levels of arsenic, advice that the Food and Drug Administration called “irresponsible and misleading.” In 2013, he warned women that carrying cellphones in their bras could cause breast cancer, a claim without scientific merit. In 2014, the British Medical Journal analyzed 80 recommendations on Dr. Oz’s …

“This is an emergency Christmas Day warning to President Trump. You are either completely ignorant or you are one of the most evil men who ever lived. “What you told Candace Owens is nothing but a raft of dirty lies. It’s one thing to rush the shot out because you believed it would save the people and help end the …

The Oregonian reports: A Central Point father of four who wished President Joe Biden and the first lady a wonderful Christmas and added “Let’s go, Brandon,” at the end of a live streamed Santa tracker call told The Oregonian/OregonLive that he didn’t intend his parting message to be vulgar. “At the end of the day, I have nothing against Mr. …

The Associated Press reports: The wife of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was arrested Christmas Eve on a domestic violence charge that the right-wing provocateur said stems from a “medication imbalance.” Sheriff’s deputies took Erika Wulff Jones into custody and booked her into an Austin jail around 8:45 p.m. Friday. Jail records show the 43-year-old faces misdemeanor charges of assault causing …

From the editorial board of the New York Times: “Any system of prior restraints of expression comes to this court bearing a heavy presumption against its constitutional validity,” the Supreme Court said in a 1963 case. Such restraints are “the very prototype of the greatest threat to First Amendment values,” Justice Antonin Scalia wrote a generation later. On Friday, however, …

The New York Post reports: Dr. Oz asked his pal and fellow TV star Oprah Winfrey to stay out of the Pennsylvania Senate race where he is seeking the Republican nomination. “I asked her to stay out. Don’t support me because if you get involved in any way, you’ll get hurt and I don’t want my friends hurt,” Oz said. …

The Hill reports: A spokesman for former President Trump said he has cooperated with the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol but is seeking to block his bank records from the panel. Taylor Budowich — who, according to his Twitter profile, is the director of communications for Trump and his Save America PAC — revealed …

Raw Story reports: In a video Candace Owens posted on social media, she explained that Trump was an “old” person who came from a generation where people believed the advice of medical professionals. “People oftentimes forget that, like, how old Trump is,” she said. “He comes from a generation — I’ve seen a lot of people who are older, have …

The Daily Beast reports: Roger Stone, a longtime GOP operator and friend of Donald Trump, was subpoenaed last month for documents and testimony related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Separately, he is facing a federal lawsuit over an alleged $2 million in unpaid taxes. This month, Stone announced that he’d be auctioning off personal memorabilia from …

From a new Economist/YouGov poll: Respondents were asked to describe their vaccination status, and 31 percent said that “I have NOT received ANY shots of ANY manufacturer’s COVID-19 vaccine,” while 69 percent said they’d gotten at least one shot. Of those who have gotten the vaccine, 92 percent have gotten either two doses (43%) or have also gotten a third …

From the editorial board of the Miami Herald: No one is “for” election fraud, but Florida lawmakers returning to Tallahassee next month should still reject Gov. Ron DeSantis’ unnecessary, expensive — and potentially mischief-making — proposition that the state needs a 52-person, $5.7 million Office of Election Crime and Security. The immediate outcry from prosecutors — and the lukewarm reaction …

The New York Post reports: President Biden got a visit from a Christmas troll Friday when a father participating in the annual White House NORAD Santa-tracking call used the phrase “Let’s Go Brandon,” the slangy stand-in for “F— Joe Biden.” The dad, identified only as Jared from Oregon, wished the president and first lady Jill Biden a merry Christmas before …

CNN reports: The Justice Department this week released a three-hour video of a battle between rioters and the police at the US Capitol Building on January 6 where rioters brandished weapons, officers were viciously beaten, and a member of the mob died on Capitol steps. The video, taken from a Capitol security camera, does not have sound. It starts as …

CNN reports: Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik says he is planning to publicly release some documents requested by the House select committee investigating January 6. Kerik intends to produce “documents which are not privileged” to the committee by the end of next week. He plans to post the requested materials on a public website despite the committee’s …

Newsweek reports: Two Georgia election workers, Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against One America News Network and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, saying they were defamed by false claims that they committed ballot fraud in connection to the 2020 election. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., says One America …

Mediaite reports: Candace Owens found herself on the defensive regarding her opposition to Covid-19 vaccines Thursday after former President Donald Trump told her in a new interview he views them as both safe and effective. Thursday, Owens reacted to reporting from the interview from The Daily Beast, which had keyed in on her exchange with Trump over vaccines. Owens took …

The Insider reports: North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn and his wife Cristina Bayardelle Cawthorn are divorcing after being married for slightly less than a year, with the GOP congressman citing a change in his lifestyle after his election. Cawthorn, 26, said that he and his wife had run into “irreconcilable differences,” in a statement tweeted Wednesday. Cawthorn and Bayardelle were …

Politico reports: Roger Stone, a longtime associate of Donald Trump, is auctioning off a copy of a 1990s magazine cover he says is signed by the former president as part of a larger fundraising campaign to pay for his legal defenses and medical bills. “To Roger YOU ARE THE GREATEST!,” reads a Trump note in his distinct scrawl on the …

NBC News reports: A federal judge in Florida on Thursday denied Michael Flynn’s request for a temporary restraining order to block subpoenas from the Jan. 6 committee compelling him to testify and to produce scores of documents. The judge took action the day after Flynn filed his motion in federal court in Florida, which is where he lives. U.S. District …

From the riot committee to Rep. Jim Jordan: We understand that you had at least one and possibly multiple communications with President Trump on Jan. 6. We would like to discuss each such communication with you in detail. And we also wish to inquire about any communications you had on January 5th or 6th with those in the Willard War …