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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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Washington Examiner, Business Insider, The Federalist, HotAir and Twitchy
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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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CNBC, The Hill, CNN, Roll Call, National Review, The Independent, Denver Post, KAMR, TheGrio and FiveThirtyEight
Marc Caputo / Politico:
‘She is weighing us down’: Georgia GOP cringes at Marjorie Taylor Greene spectacle
‘She is weighing us down’: Georgia GOP cringes at Marjorie Taylor Greene spectacle
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The Hill, POLITICUSUSA, No More Mister Nice Blog, Crooks and Liars, The Week, HuffPost, Daily Kos, NBC News, Talking Points Memo and CNN
New York Times:
An Emboldened Extremist Wing Flexes Its Power in a Leaderless G.O.P.
An Emboldened Extremist Wing Flexes Its Power in a Leaderless G.O.P.
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The American Independent, Daily Kos, Reuters, Raw Story, IJR and Washington Examiner
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
House Republicans brace for party clash over Cheney and Greene
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
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 …
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.
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
GOP group ‘Stop Stacey’ targets Abrams ahead of expected 2022 run
GOP group ‘Stop Stacey’ targets Abrams ahead of expected 2022 run
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POLITICUSUSA
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Republicans launch ‘Stop Stacey’ to defeat Abrams in Georgia in 2022
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
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
Myanmar military takes control of country after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi
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NPR, The Guardian, Al Arabiya, The White House, Foreign Policy, TechCrunch, Deadline, Al Jazeera, UPI, Reuters, Raw Story and Axios
Washington Post:
Myanmar military seizes power in coup after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi
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
U.S. warns Myanmar's military it'll be punished for coup
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HotAir, Politico, Foreign Policy, Bloomberg and Malaysiakini
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
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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Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
One of Trump's new lawyers declined to charge Bill Cosby. The other maintains Jeffrey Epstein was murdered.
One of Trump's new lawyers declined to charge Bill Cosby. The other maintains Jeffrey Epstein was murdered.
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Washington Post:
Trump's legal team exited after he insisted impeachment defense focus on false claims of election fraud
Trump's legal team exited after he insisted impeachment defense focus on false claims of election fraud
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HotAir, CNN, Outside the Beltway, Bloomberg, Raw Story, UPI, Axios, The Daily Beast, New York Magazine, USA Today, Election Law Blog, Kevin Drum, Press Herald and The Hill
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Centering Trump's impeachment defense on ‘fraud’ is both on brand and ill advised
Centering Trump's impeachment defense on ‘fraud’ is both on brand and ill advised
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Raw Story
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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Breitbart, HuffPost, Letters from an American and Senator Susan Collins
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Biden faces presidency-defining dilemma over Republican offer on Covid-19 rescue plan
Biden faces presidency-defining dilemma over Republican offer on Covid-19 rescue plan
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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
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Everybody loves Tony: New secretary of State gets high marks — for now — The day before Antony Blinken was officially confirmed as secretary of State, at least one U.S. Embassy had already gone ahead and hung up his portrait. — It was probably just a mistake on the part …
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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 …
Nicole Hong / New York Times:
Rochester Police Pepper-Sprayed 9-Year-Old Girl, Footage Shows — The incident brought renewed scrutiny to a department whose officers had placed a hood on Daniel Prude, a Black man, before he died from suffocation. — The police department in Rochester, N.Y., released body-camera footage …
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CNN, The Week, Raw Story and New York Post
Max Hastings / Bloomberg:
American Universities Declare War on Military History — The world applauds the scientists who have created vaccines to deliver humanity from Covid-19. One certainty about our future: There will be no funding shortfall for medical research into pandemics. — Now, notice a contradiction.