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New York Times:
9 Top N.Y. Health Officials Have Quit as Cuomo Scorns Expertise — “When I say ‘experts’ in air quotes, it sounds like I'm saying I don't really trust the experts,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said, referring to pandemic policies. “Because I don't.” — The deputy commissioner for public health …
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A.B. Stoddard / The Bulwark:
Kevin McCarthy Is a Disaster — Have you ever read a poem called “The Snake”? — It's a dark time for Kevin McCarthy. In the space of four years, his party lost the White House, House, and Senate—a trifecta of #Losing unseen since Herbert Hoover presided over the onset of the Great Depression.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The buzzword you need to know to understand Biden — DRIVING THE DAY — Republicans counter (low-ball?) President JOE BIDEN'S Covid relief package: Will he play ball with them to get a bipartisan deal? — Democrats face a major test of unity on reconciliation.
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New York Times:
An Emboldened Extremist Wing Flexes Its Power in a Leaderless G.O.P.
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
‘She is weighing us down’: Georgia GOP cringes at Marjorie Taylor Greene spectacle
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Melanie Zanona / Politico:
House Republicans brace for party clash over Cheney and Greene
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Crooks and Liars and New York Times
Liz Peek / Fox News:
Biden's first 10 days - here's how he infuriated half the nation in record time
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ABC News, Common Dreams and American Prospect
New York Times:
77 Days: Trump's Campaign to Subvert the Election — Hours after the United States voted, the president declared the election a sham — putting himself at the center of a movement that would shatter democratic norms and upend the peaceful transfer of power.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
McConnell: Trump Tricked Me Into Backing His Coup — On November 9, a senior Republican explained what was then the Republican Party's consensus posture toward President Trump's refusal to accept the election results. The quote, given anonymously to the Washington Post, became instantly notorious …
The White House:
Statement from White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki … The President spoke to Speaker Pelosi and Leader Schumer today; he is grateful that Congress is prepared to begin action on the American Rescue Plan in just his second full week in office. — As has been widely reported …
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Biden faces presidency-defining dilemma over Republican offer on Covid-19 rescue plan — (CNN)President Joe Biden will on Monday meet with 10 Republican senators who have drawn up a smaller counter-proposal to his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 rescue plan in the most critical test yet of his core promise …
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NBC News:
Biden faces the first big test of his bipartisan pitch
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Washington Examiner, Big League Politics, Business Insider and CNN
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
What the Republican counteroffer to Biden's stimulus plan means
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Steve Holland / Reuters:
Kushner, Berkowitz nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for Israel deals — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and his deputy, Avi Berkowitz, were nominated on Sunday for the Nobel Peace Prize for their role in negotiating four normalization deals between Israel …
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Reuters:
U.S. voting rights activist Stacey Abrams nominated for Nobel Peace Prize — OSLO (Reuters) - U.S. voting rights activist and Democratic Party politician Stacey Abrams has been nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize for her work to promote nonviolent change via the ballot box, a Norwegian lawmaker said on Monday.
Tim Reid / Reuters:
Exclusive: Dozens of former Bush officials leave Republican Party, calling it ‘Trump cult’ — (Reuters) - Dozens of Republicans in former President George W. Bush's administration are leaving the party, dismayed by a failure of many elected Republicans to disown Donald Trump after his false claims …
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Talking Points Memo, The Hill and Forbes
Associated Press:
Myanmar military says it is taking control of the country — NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar military television says the military has taken control of the country for one year. — An announcer on military-owned Myawaddy TV made the announcement Monday morning.
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BBC:
Myanmar military takes control of country after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi
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Washington Post:
Myanmar military seizes power in coup after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
U.S. warns Myanmar's military it'll be punished for coup
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HotAir, Politico, Foreign Policy, Bloomberg and Malaysiakini
CNN:
They stormed the Capitol to overturn the results of an election they didn't vote in — (CNN)They were there to “Stop the Steal” and to keep the President they revered in office, yet records show that some of the rioters who stormed the US Capitol did not vote in the very election they were protesting.
New York Times:
Trump Names Two Members of Impeachment Defense Team — The announcement came a day after he parted ways with five lawyers, and with his trial looming next week. — Former President Donald J. Trump on Sunday named two lawyers who will represent him in his coming impeachment trial in the Senate …
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Washington Post:
Trump's legal team exited after he insisted impeachment defense focus on false claims of election fraud
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Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
One of Trump's new lawyers declined to charge Bill Cosby. The other maintains Jeffrey Epstein was murdered.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer, Fox News, Associated Press and Mediaite
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Centering Trump's impeachment defense on ‘fraud’ is both on brand and ill advised
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Raw Story
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Survey Says: Never Tweet — The tensions in newsrooms over reporters' social media presence are not just about politics. — David Carr, the legendary Timesman who made this column a destination, told me back in 2012 that he kept a “helicopter on the roof” of The New York Times Building in case he needed to escape.
New York Times:
As Trump Raked In Cash Denying His Loss, Little Went to Actual Legal Fight — The picture that emerged in new campaign finance reports was of Donald J. Trump waging a public relations effort to falsely argue that he had won the election rather than mounting a serious legal push.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
NBC News:
Blinken criticizes Putin for crackdown on Navalny protesters … WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that he was “deeply disturbed by the violent crackdown” on Russian protesters and the arrests of thousands of people throughout the country demanding the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
GOP group ‘Stop Stacey’ targets Abrams ahead of expected 2022 run — Republican strategists aligned with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) on Monday launched an outside group aimed at hitting Democrat Stacey Abrams over her possible 2022 gubernatorial run. — The independent group, dubbed …
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POLITICUSUSA
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Republicans launch ‘Stop Stacey’ to defeat Abrams in Georgia in 2022
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Just The News, Townhall and The Federalist
Bari Weiss / New York Post:
10 ways to fight back against woke culture — I realize the faddish thing to say these days is that we live in the worst, most broken and backward country in the world and maybe in the history of civilization. It's utter nonsense. — I have a few basic litmus tests in my own life: Can I wear a tank top in public?
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Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
Superstar Cities Are in Trouble — Some evenings, when pandemic cabin fever reaches critical levels, I relieve my claustrophobia by escaping into the dreamworld of Zillow, the real-estate website. From the familiar confines of my Washington, D.C., apartment, I teleport to a ranch on the outskirts of Boise …
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