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Joe Manchin / Charleston Gazette-Mail:
Why I'm voting against the For the People Act  —  THE MOUNTAIN STATE'S TRUSTED NEWS SOURCE.  —  The right to vote is fundamental to our American democracy and protecting that right should not be about party or politics.  Least of all, protecting this right, which is a value I share, should never be done in a partisan manner.
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CNN:
STATE OF THE UNION  —  JAKE TAPPER, CNN HOST (voice-over): Trillion-dollar question.  President Biden and Republicans set to talk again on infrastructure after the president rejected the Republicans' latest offer.  —  JOE BIDEN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Does anyone doubt this whole nation …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
House progressives push Biden to go bold without Joe Manchin  —  House progressives are getting fed up with efforts to accommodate Republican senators — and Joe Manchin.  Look for them to start demanding swift action — and threatening payback.  —  Why it matters: The White House …
Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Manchin says he won't vote for Democrats' sweeping election reform bill  —  Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) wrote in a Charleston Gazette-Mail op-ed Sunday that he will not support congressional Democrats' expansive election and anti-corruption bill, suggesting the measure is partisan.
Discussion: USA Today, CNN, The Hill and CBS News
Sue Halpern / New Yorker:   The Republicans' Wild Assault on Voting Rights in Texas and Arizona
Aila Slisco / Newsweek:   Arizona's Former GOP AG Says Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin Should Abolish Filibuster or Resign
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump adviser Lewandowski: he ‘lost the election’ and will not be reinstated  — Former campaign manager speaks to Fox News Sunday  —  The morning after Donald Trump returned to frontline politics with a speech in North Carolina, a close adviser poured cold water on his reported belief …
Discussion: Insider
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ABC News:
Donald Trump returns to stage with speech at North Carolina GOP convention
Maya T. Prabhu / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
At GOP meeting, Georgia Republicans look backward to 2020  —  JEKYLL ISLAND — The Georgia GOP convention was supposed to be a chance for thousands of conservative activists to project unity and chart out their strategy headed into 2022 races.  Instead, much of the conference was focused …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
In Trump's shadow, Ga's. Kemp draws boos from GOP faithful
Sam Sokol / Haaretz:
Netanyahu Slams ‘Biggest Election Fraud in History of Country’ at Likud Meeting  —  Although the prime minister condemned the rising incitement, he told Likud members ‘to lay into’ right-wing politicians who ‘teamed up with the left’ and claimed the right was being unfairly censored
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Anshel Pfeffer / Haaretz:
Party leaders to meet as government swearing-in approaches  —  A new Israeli government may be sworn in as soon as Wednesday after securing a coalition to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.  —  Party leaders will meet Sunday to finalize the coalition deal, with Yamina party leader Naftali expected …
Shira Rubin / Washington Post:   Israel's security issues rare warning over Jan. 6-style mob violence ahead of Netanyahu departure
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Democratic Report Raises 2022 Alarms on Messaging and Voter Outreach  —  A new report, in perhaps the most thorough soul-searching done by either party this year, points to an urgent need for the party to present a positive economic agenda and rebut Republican misinformation.
Wall Street Journal:
The Science Suggests a Wuhan Lab Leak  —  The Covid-19 pathogen has a genetic footprint that has never been observed in a natural coronavirus.  —  The possibility that the pandemic began with an escape from the Wuhan Institute of Virology is attracting fresh attention.
Justin Gomez / ABC News:
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says no ‘hardwire deadline’ on infrastructure deal  —  Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo appears on ABC's “This Week.”  —  Infrastructure negotiations between the White House and Republicans continue on Monday with the two sides still very far apart …
Discussion: Politico
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David Cohen / Politico:
Cyberattacks ‘are here to stay,’ Commerce secretary says
Discussion: ABC News
Charlie Sykes / MSNBC:
Trump's August election reinstatement theory is even worse than it looks  —  I'm afraid this is even worse than it looks.  —  The National Review is now confirming that Donald J. Trump, the former president of the United States (and probable Republican nominee in 2024) …
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Amid controversy, Justice Dept. says it won't seek to compel journalists to give up source information  —  The Justice Department on Saturday announced that it will no longer use subpoenas or other legal methods to obtain information from journalists about their sources …
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Kristine Phillips / MSN:
Justice Department withdraws FBI subpoena for USA TODAY records ID'ing readers
Discussion: USA Today and Fox News
Matthew Futterman / New York Times:
Martina Navratilova Has Plenty to Say  —  One of the most dominant players in tennis history, Navratilova was a cultural pioneer when the world wasn't prepared for an outspoken lesbian.  Finally, the world is catching up, and she's still here.  —  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. …
Discussion: Iowa Capital Dispatch
Joe Biden / Washington Post:
My trip to Europe is about America rallying the world's democracies  —  Joe Biden is president of the United States.  —  On Wednesday, I depart for Europe on the first foreign travel of my presidency.  It is a trip stacked with meetings with many of our closest democratic partners …
Discussion: The Guardian and Hackwhackers
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Trump: ‘Too soon to tell’ if Pence would be running mate if he seeks White House in 2024  —  Former President Trump on Saturday said it is “too soon to tell” if he would tap former Vice President Mike Pence as his running mate if he launches a bid for the White House again in 2024.
Discussion: National Review
Harry Enten / CNN:
Why Democrats may defy history and win the 2022 midterms  —  (CNN)Democrats have to defy history to hold onto the House in the 2022 midterms.  As I've noted before, the president's party almost always loses House seats in the midterms.  History, though, is a guide, not a fortune teller.
Discussion: USA Today
 
 
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David Frost / Financial Times:
the EU must revisit the Northern Ireland protocol
Discussion: Politico and Bloomberg
Aaron Rabinowitz / Haaretz:
Top Right-wing Israeli Rabbis Call on Public to Do ‘Everything’ to Thwart Bennett-Lapid Gov't
Peggy Fletcher Stack / Salt Lake Tribune:
QAnon? The ‘big lie’? What might it take to get Latter-day Saints to stop believing in them?
Rep. Dan Meuser / The Hill:
The cost of ‘tax and spend’
 Earlier Items: 
Katherine Huggins / Mediaite:
Capitol Police Officers Blast Republicans Who Voted Against Jan. 6 Commission in CNN Interview: ‘We Deserve Justice’
Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
Texas AG Says Trump Would've ‘Lost’ State If It Hadn't Blocked Mail-in Ballots Applications Being Sent Out
Discussion: HotAir
Pat Thomas / WDBJ-TV:
McAuliffe holds lead in Dem governor's race, according to Roanoke College Poll
Discussion: Washington Post and ABC News
Neil Irwin / New York Times:
Workers Are Gaining Leverage Over Employers Right Before Our Eyes