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Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Arizona Republic:
Sinema doesn't support Democrats' $3.5T bill, clinches bipartisan infrastructure deal — Sen. Kyrsten Sinema does not support Democrats' $3.5 trillion budget plan that aims to deliver major components of President Joe Biden's economic agenda that Democrats hope to pass after moving …
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New York Times:
The Infrastructure Plan: What's In and What's Out … Sources: Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget; White House — The infrastructure bill that started moving forward again Wednesday is undeniably large: It calls for new federal spending of about $550 billion, an amount roughly equivalent …
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Bipartisan infrastructure pact clears key Senate vote after breakthrough in talks — Measure has White House support. Portman, Sinema say all significant disagreements have been resolved around roughly $1 trillion package. — Senate Democrats and Republicans banded together on Wednesday …
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NBC News:
‘A big deal’: $550 billion infrastructure spending deal passes key test vote in Senate
‘A big deal’: $550 billion infrastructure spending deal passes key test vote in Senate
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump tries to sabotage the Biden infrastructure deal
Trump tries to sabotage the Biden infrastructure deal
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump allies blame conservative leader for failed Texas endorsement — Susan Wright's defeat in a Republican runoff dealt a blow to Trump's aura of invincibility as a GOP kingmaker.
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The dirty little secret about Donald Trump's endorsement — (CNN)To hear Donald Trump tell it, his endorsement is the equivalent to a golden ticket to Congress. — “88 and 2 (really 1) in ENDORSEMENTS this election cycle, and @FoxNews was critical,” he tweeted in June 2020. “Has anyone ever done so well?
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Texas loss alarms Trump advisers worried about party clout
Texas loss alarms Trump advisers worried about party clout
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David Morgan / Reuters:
McConnell aims to boost U.S. Republican vaccination rate by countering ‘bad advice’ — U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell blamed misinformation for the low rates of COVID-19 vaccination among Americans, which are fueling a rise in coronavirus cases, particularly in Republican-dominated states.
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Jacqueline Howard / CNN:
Pfizer data suggest third dose of Covid-19 vaccine ‘strongly’ boosts protection against Delta variant — (CNN)A third dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine can “strongly” boost protection against the Delta variant — beyond the protection afforded by the standard two doses, suggests new data released by Pfizer on Wednesday.
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Margaret Talev / Axios:
Least persuadable unvaccinated Americans are largely white and Republican
Least persuadable unvaccinated Americans are largely white and Republican
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Jim Newell / Slate:
Turns Out Mo Brooks Was Wearing Body Armor to Trump's Very Peaceful Jan. 6 Rally — Rep. Mo Brooks may be done with Jan. 6, but Jan. 6 isn't done with him. — The Alabama representative, notorious for his speaking role at the Jan. 6 rally leading up to the invasion of the Capitol …
Eren Orbey / New Yorker:
The Radical Courage of Simone Biles's Exit from the Team USA Olympic Finals — Biles's decision not to compete on Tuesday is, to many spectators, a heartbreak. It is also a welcome example of an athlete setting her own limits. — USA Gymnastics was already on the wrong foot entering …
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Piers Morgan / Daily Mail:
Sorry Simone Biles, but there's nothing heroic or brave about quitting because you're not having ‘fun’ - you let down your team-mates, your fans and your country
Sorry Simone Biles, but there's nothing heroic or brave about quitting because you're not having ‘fun’ - you let down your team-mates, your fans and your country
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Elle Reeve / CNN:
Simone Biles and ‘the twisties’: How fear affects the mental health and physical safety of gymnasts
Simone Biles and ‘the twisties’: How fear affects the mental health and physical safety of gymnasts
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The CDC's Unforced Error
The CDC's Unforced Error
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Washington Post:
As Trump pushed for probes of 2020 election, he called acting AG Rosen almost daily — President Donald Trump called his acting attorney general nearly every day at the end of last year to alert him to claims of voter fraud or alleged improper vote counts in the 2020 election, according to two people familiar with the conversations.
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Washington Post:
The Justice Department sends the right message on the Jan. 6 insurrection
The Justice Department sends the right message on the Jan. 6 insurrection
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Christopher Caldwell / New York Times:
What if There Wasn't a Coup Plot, General Milley?
What if There Wasn't a Coup Plot, General Milley?
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Steve Holland / Reuters:
Jared Kushner to leave politics, launch investment firm - sources — Jared Kushner, a top adviser to former President Donald Trump, plans to launch an investment firm in coming months, a move that will take him away from politics for the foreseeable future, sources familiar with the plan said on Wednesday.
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Megan Hamilton / Political Flare:
Washington Post Calls On House Select Committee to Subpoena Ivanka Trump for Testimony on Jan. 6
Washington Post Calls On House Select Committee to Subpoena Ivanka Trump for Testimony on Jan. 6
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Jen Fifield / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Senate liaison Ken Bennett says he will resign Wednesday from overseeing election audit — The main person who has been overseeing the Arizona Senate's review of Maricopa County election results said he plans to resign Wednesday. — Ken Bennett, former secretary of state who has served …
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Politico:
DOJ fires warning shot against ‘unusual’ post-election ballot reviews
DOJ fires warning shot against ‘unusual’ post-election ballot reviews
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Sumathi Reddy / Wall Street Journal:
How Contagious Is the Delta Variant? — Because people infected with Delta carry much higher levels of virus, it's time to rethink our behaviors, scientists say — The Delta variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 is often described as highly transmissible. So, what does that actually mean?
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Selena Simmons-Duffin / NPR:
Do You Need To Wear A Mask Indoors Where You Live? Check This Map
Do You Need To Wear A Mask Indoors Where You Live? Check This Map
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Andrew Miller / Fox News:
Biden confuses Trump with Obama, calls it ‘Freudian slip’ — Biden's remark prompted head-scratching on social media — JD Vance: Biden admin should stop insulting people about vaccine hesitancy — President Biden mixed up former President Obama and former President Trump during …
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W. James Antle III / Washington Examiner:
RNC fact-checks Biden on driving ‘18-wheeler’
RNC fact-checks Biden on driving ‘18-wheeler’
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Steven Monacelli / Dallas Observer:
Who's Behind Dallas Justice Now's 'Don't Send White Kids to Ivy League' Controversy? — As soon as Casie Tomlin found the FedEx envelope in her mailbox, she knew something looked fishy. Inside, a flyer from a group called Dallas Justice Now urged parents in Dallas' wealthy — and largely white …
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New York Times:
Ben & Jerry's Founders on the Company's Israel Policy — Mr. Cohen and Mr. Greenfield founded Ben & Jerry's Homemade Holdings in 1978. — We are the founders of Ben & Jerry's. We are also proud Jews. It's part of who we are and how we've identified ourselves for our whole lives.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Byron York's Daily Memo: What Jim Jordan would have said — Welcome to Byron York's Daily Memo newsletter. — Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here to receive the newsletter. — WHAT JIM JORDAN WOULD HAVE SAID. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi famously banned Republican Rep. Jim Jordan …
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Jemele Hill / The Atlantic:
Gentle Encouragement Wasn't Going to Be Enough — Here's something I almost never say: The NFL is right. — When pro football announced last week that it will impose stiff penalties on teams that experience a COVID-19 outbreak involving unvaccinated players, it exposed a serious vaccination divide among its athletes.
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New York Magazine:
What If Vaccines Don't Really Stop the Virus From Spreading? — America entered its second pandemic summer full of optimism. Vaccination numbers were strong, and new cases of the coronavirus were plummeting. In May, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that the fully vaccinated …
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ProPublica:
The Number of People With IRAs Worth $5 Million or More Has Tripled, Congress Says — After ProPublica revealed that some wealthy Americans hold Roth IRAs worth hundreds of millions — compared to $39,000 for the average account holder — Democrats requested data.
Stephen Gutowski / The Reload:
ATF Agents Corroborate Existence of Racial Complaint Against Biden Director Nominee, Fear Reprisals and Hit to Agency Effectiveness — Multiple ATF sources back up the existence of a complaint alleging President Biden's nominee to lead ATF, David Chipman, made racist comments during his previous stint at the agency.
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Sky Palma / Raw Story:
Lauren Boebert throws ‘mask in the face of a floor staffer’ as she fumes over ‘totalitarian’ House rules: report — Colorado GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert doesn't like masks, as evidenced by her COVID-denialist rhetoric and her history of defying mask mandates in the House chamber.
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Gawker:
What Do These People Think About Gawker Coming Back? — If you are reading this, it means Gawker is back. We reached out to some of our favorite writers, artists, policymakers, and billionaires to ask them how that makes them feel. Below are their answers.
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Ray Sanchez / CNN:
'I don't feel any fear going out.' How residents are living in America's most vaccinated state — Burlington, Vermont (CNN)The sweaty Lindy Hoppers stood in a circle clapping to a hard-driving beat — switching partners and laughing on the ballroom floor of The Champlain Club in Vermont's largest city.
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
A Saudi official's harrowing account of torture reveals the regime's brutality — Held captive by Saudi agents, Salem Almuzaini, once an official of the regime, was beaten repeatedly on the soles of his feet, his back and his genitals, according to a harrowing account of his torture and captivity filed in a Canadian court.