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8:35 AM ET, August 10, 2021

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CBS Miami:
Gov. Ron DeSantis' Office: State Education Board Could Withhold Salaries Of Superintendents, School Board Members Who Implement Mask Mandates  —  TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) - The Office of Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that the Florida Board of Education could withhold the salaries of superintendents …
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Madeline Holcombe / CNN:
US vaccination rate is at its highest in weeks.  But mandates may be needed for kids going back to school, expert says  —  Doctor weighs in on how safe it is to get kids back in school  —  (CNN)As Americans gear up for a new school year against a backdrop of rising Covid-19 cases …
Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Gov. Greg Abbott asks Texas hospitals to delay nonessential procedures as COVID-19 patients strain capacity  —  Abbott's request was one of several steps to address rising coronavirus case numbers and hospitalizations.  He did not back down from his refusal to allow local mask mandates.  —  Copy link
CNN:
Florida governor's office says state could withhold salaries of officials who enact school mask mandates  —  (CNN)In a move that escalated Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis fight over mask mandates, the governor's office said Monday that the state board of education could move to withhold the salaries …
New York Times:
Abbott Criticized for Ban on Covid Mandates as Cases Soar in Texas
Dallas Morning News:
Dallas schools to require masks in defiance of Gov. Abbott's order
Ray A. Smith / Wall Street Journal:
Vaccination Status Has Americans Picking Sides  —  Vaccination status is splitting up groups of close friends and families; ‘it could just turn into a really nasty battle’  —  Weeks of rising Covid-19 cases have hardened divisions within families, communities and friend groups over which members …
Discussion: The Big Picture, CNN and Raw Story
Washington Examiner:
Biden's radical remaking of America  —  Senate Democrats released a 92-page outline of President Joe Biden's agenda Monday morning.  It is nothing short of a blueprint for a far-left, radical remaking of the United States.  —  Weighing in at a supposed $3.5 trillion, the Democratic spending …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The latest Democratic feud to watch  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  TARMAC FEVER SWEEPS THE SENATE FLOOR — It's about time.  After months of haggling, the chamber is expected to pass the BIF today at 11 a.m., then move fairly quickly to consider Democrats' $3.5 trillion budget resolution.
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:   After Pelosi  —  Sometime in the not-so-distant future, probably after next year's midterm elections …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
CNN must investigate Chris Cuomo  —  Brian Stelter, host of CNN's “Reliable Sources,” attempted a demonstration of journalistic independence on his Sunday program.  In light of last week's report from New York's attorney general documenting Democratic Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's alleged sexual harassment …
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Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
Andrew Cuomo's War Against a Federal Prosecutor  —  A call to the Obama White House that some legal experts say is impeachable fits a pattern of the Governor smearing those who scrutinize him.  —  In April, 2014, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo placed a call to the White House and reached Valerie Jarrett …
Charlie Warzel / Galaxy Brain:
I Need To Stop Scrolling  —  The diminishing returns of constant covid news … EDITOR'S NOTE: I left an editing note to myself in bold in the original draft of this newsletter at the end of the first paragraph.  Because I forgot to address it before I scheduled this piece to publish …
Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
What was Bakari Sellers thinking in Ohio 11? … Bakari Sellers, the former South Carolina state legislator who has appeared frequently at AIPAC events and is a close ally of Vice President Kamala Harris and other establishment Democratic figures, turned some heads when he threw his weight behind Nina Turner …
Leighton Woodhouse / Common Sense with Bari Weiss:
Cori Bush Wants to Defund the Police.  My Neighbors Have Other Ideas.  —  The congresswoman can afford private security.  Those who live in Oakland, California, don't have that luxury. … — BW  —  In February, a mile and a half from my house, at a park featuring an “I Can Do Anything” …
Discussion: Israpundit and Washington Examiner
Tim Huelskamp / The Hill:
Manchin may be the only one who can save the Hyde Amendment  —  It could all be up to Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) to preserve the life-saving Hyde amendment in the budget reconciliation process.  —  If pro-abortion Democrat senators succeed in first passing the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill …
James Hill / ABC News:
Prince Andrew sued in federal court for alleged sexual abuse  —  The lawsuit comes almost two years to the day that Epstein died in jail.  —  An alleged victim of deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein filed a lawsuit against Prince Andrew of Britain on Monday, accusing the embattled 61-year-old royal …
Washington Post:
Hopes and fears as schools open their doors for new year  —  With a mix of optimism and trepidation, teachers and students began returning to classrooms in large numbers Monday, as the nation opens a third-straight school year upended by the pandemic.  —  Educators are anxious to begin academic …
Discussion: WTOP
Phil McCausland / NBC News:
Kids sick with Covid are filling up children's hospitals in areas seeing spikes … As vaccination rates lag and the new delta variant surges, Covid infection rates among kids have risen and children's hospitals are seeing a spike in medical care needs among the young patients.
David Smith / The Guardian:
Trump was ‘in pain and afraid’ during post-Covid display of bravado, niece's book says  —  Mary Trump's new book The Reckoning, seen by the Guardian, describes a national trauma worsened by her uncle  —  Donald Trump was “afraid” when he put on a display of bravado at the White House …
Discussion: Insider and Raw Story
The Charlotte Observer:
Charlotte City Council adopts new nondiscrimination ordinance  —  Charlotte 2021 nondiscrimination ordinance  —  The Charlotte City Council, five years after HB2, will again look to pass an updated ordinance prohibiting non-discrimination based on gender identity, and numerous other areas.
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Spencer Hsu / Washington Post:
Judge asks why Capitol rioters are paying just $1.5 million for attack, while U.S. taxpayers will pay more than $500 million  —  A federal judge on Monday questioned why U.S. prosecutors are asking Capitol riot defendants to pay only $1.5 million in restitution while American taxpayers …
Discussion: Politico and Insider
USA Today:
Dr. Anthony Fauci: Get vaccinated to stop risk of an even deadlier COVID variant  —  Dr. Anthony Fauci tells the USA TODAY Editorial Board that he leans strongly toward requiring teachers and other school employees to be vaccinated.  —  Dr. Anthony Fauci, America's point man on infectious diseases …
Discussion: Breitbart and CNN
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Voting Machine Tampering Is Coming From Inside The MAGA House  —  Colorado County Clerk Tina Peters May Have Committed The Very Crime She Accused The Left Of Committing  —  “The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.”  - Hal Holbrook
Washington Post:
Despite weeks of protests, France implements health pass at cafes and train stations with little drama  —  PARIS — After weeks of protests, France saw relatively little drama on Monday as it expanded its national experiment with coronavirus mandates and began to require that people show …
Discussion: Reuters
Robby Soave / Reason:
D.C. Gyms Want To Require Vaccination Instead of Masks.  The City Said No.  —  Last week, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser reinstated a citywide mask mandate for all indoor spaces, even though the city's recent uptick in COVID-19 cases has not yet produced a rash of deaths or hospitalizations …
Ben Garrison / Grrr Graphics:
The Proud Parents  —  There's an old saying, “Scratch a liar, find a thief.”  This sums up Joe Biden.  —  He's a colossal liar, and he's also a thief in a manner of speaking because the presidential election was stolen for him.  —  A friend recently told me a variation of that saying: “Scratch a Democrat, find a fascist.”
Taylor Dolven / Miami Herald:
DeSantis to appeal Norwegian cruise vaccine proof ruling  —  Though Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings secured a win in federal court Sunday allowing it to require passengers provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination, the legal battle between the cruise industry and the state of Florida is far from over.
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
House Democrats won't have a shot at getting Trump's tax returns from the IRS until at least November  —  6 questions Donald Trump's tax returns may answer  —  (CNN)The Biden administration won't be turning over former President Donald Trump's tax returns to the House until at least November …
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
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Robert Knight / Washington Times:
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 Earlier Items: 
Jennifer Van Laar / RedState:
Here's What We Know About California's “Print-at-Home Ballot” Recall Election Scheme
Discussion: CNN, California Globe, CNBC and Politico
Paul Wiseman / Associated Press:
U.S. job openings hit a record 10.1 million in June
John Wright / Raw Story:
Capitol rioter who destroyed media equipment re-arrested for allegedly strangling family member
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Joe.My.God.
Spencer Ackerman / Vanity Fair:
“The Scariest Thing I've Ever Seen in My Life”: How the “Ground Zero Mosque” Meltdown Set the Table for Trump
Bernie Sanders / Fox News:
It's time to protect working families through $3.5 trillion budget ‘reconciliation’ bill
Discussion: The Hill
James Barragán / The Texas Tribune:
Austin judge signs order to block arrests of Democrats who refuse to return to Texas Capitol for special session
Kerry Picket / Washington Examiner:
House GOP eyes removing Democratic media stars if in the majority
Discussion: Politico, Waddy Is Right and RedState
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Pentagon to require COVID vaccine for all troops by Sept. 15