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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 …
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Terry Wallace / Associated Press:
Texas Gov. Abbott seeks out-of-state help against COVID-19
Texas Gov. Abbott seeks out-of-state help against COVID-19
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Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Dr. Tony Fauci On Masks At School For K-3rd Grade; CDC Credibility; The “Omega” Variant
Dr. Tony Fauci On Masks At School For K-3rd Grade; CDC Credibility; The “Omega” Variant
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Has Ron DeSantis cracked the code to lead the post-Trump GOP?
Has Ron DeSantis cracked the code to lead the post-Trump GOP?
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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 …
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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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Sen. Bill Hagerty / Washington Examiner:
We must rein in partisan government spending
We must rein in partisan government 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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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” …
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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.
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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 …
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 …
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
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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 …
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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 …
Lizzie Widdicombe / Vogue:
Press Secretary Jen Psaki is Good At Mending Fences. Just Don't Call Her Nice. — It's a summer Friday. President Biden is at his Delaware beach house, where he delivered a brief speech about that morning's encouraging jobs numbers. Washington, D.C., is quiet—some might say eerily so.
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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 …