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Axios:
Scoop: The most dangerous Trump exposé — Stephanie Grisham has quietly written a top-secret memoir of her four years in Donald Trump's White House, and a publishing source says she'll reveal “surprising new scandals.” — What to watch: The book — “I'll Take Your Questions Now …
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Kate Bennett / CNN:
Melania Trump's closest White House adviser to release book — Melania Trump's chief of staff resigns in wake of riots — (CNN)Stephanie Grisham, whose career with the Trump administration included stints as East Wing communications director, White House press secretary and chief of staff …
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The Hill and The Daily Caller
Amy Klobuchar:
Statement from Senator Amy Klobuchar — I wanted to share an update about my health. — In February of this year, doctors at Mayo Clinic found small white spots called calcifications during a routine mammogram. After this was discovered, I had a biopsy at Piper Breast Center in Minneapolis …
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Sen. Amy Klobuchar reveals breast cancer diagnosis
Washington Post:
White House pulling nomination of ATF chief amid pushback over gun-control advocacy — The White House is planning to withdraw David Chipman's nomination to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives this week amid bipartisan pushback over his gun control advocacy …
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
White House yanks its pick as top guns regulator — The White House on Thursday withdrew David Chipman's nomination to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms after resistance from Senate Democratic centrists imperiled his bid. — Chipman, currently an official at the gun control group Giffords …
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Stephen Gutowski / The Reload:
White House Pulls ATF Nominee After Exclusive Reporting From The Reload Raises Character Questions — David Chipman will not be the director of the ATF. — Multiple sources have told Politico, The Washington Post, and CNN the White House plans to withdraw his nomination after failing to garner 50 votes in the Senate.
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Breitbart, Louder With Crowder, Townhall and The Daily Caller
CNN:
Biden to announce that all federal workers must be vaccinated, with no option for testing — Kentucky sees biggest Covid-19 surge yet — (CNN)President Joe Biden on Thursday will impose more stringent vaccine rules on federal workers by signing an executive order requiring all government employees …
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Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Biden to announce additional vaccine mandates as he unveils new Covid strategy
Biden to announce additional vaccine mandates as he unveils new Covid strategy
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Erin Aubry Kaplan / Politico:
The Off-Mic Moment That Changed My View of Larry Elder — Larry Elder, the surprising front-running candidate to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom in next week's California recall election, has had quite a summer. Mostly, it's because of the peculiarity of the recall itself: If less than half …
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
The California Recall Could Be a Road Map for Democrats
The California Recall Could Be a Road Map for Democrats
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Sacramento Bee, The Western Journal, Sabato's Crystal Ball and Townhall
Kyle Smith / National Review:
Why Isn't the Attack on Larry Elder the Biggest Story in America?
Why Isn't the Attack on Larry Elder the Biggest Story in America?
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Instapundit, ABC7, Los Angeles Times and Breitbart
Associated Press:
The Latest: US says al-Qaida could regenerate in Afghanistan — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday the al-Qaida extremist group that used Afghanistan as a staging base to attack United States 20 years ago may attempt to regenerate there following an American withdrawal that has left the Taliban in power.
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Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Taliban to allow around 200 dual nationals to leave Afghanistan
Taliban to allow around 200 dual nationals to leave Afghanistan
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Washington Post, Commentary Magazine and NPR
Gregory S. Schneider / Washington Post:
The statue of Robert E. Lee is gone, but the mystery of the time capsule persists — RICHMOND — Robert E. Lee lost his lofty perch — but he's trying to hold onto his secrets. — Workers were a bit stumped Thursday morning in their quest to find a time capsule supposedly planted at the base …
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Washington Examiner, NPR and Religion News Service
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A perfect distillation of Trump's malleable, always-be-closing approach to politics
A perfect distillation of Trump's malleable, always-be-closing approach to politics
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Donald J. Trump and Insider
Aram Roston / Reuters:
Exclusive-Proud Boys leader urged group not to ‘turn on each other’ in riot probe — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As four of his fellow Proud Boy leaders sat in jail this summer, charged with conspiracy in the violent Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the group's chairman, Enrique Tarrio …
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Dem strategist: Our party better brace for a wipeout in 2022 midterms — Failure has its consequences, and disgraces eventually generate accountability. Those are the unspoken lessons in this analysis from a Democratic strategist quoted by Newsweek yesterday, who predicts a Republican sweep …
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Insider, CNN and NOQ Report
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Exclusive poll: Americans favor Manchin's “strategic pause”
Exclusive poll: Americans favor Manchin's “strategic pause”
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Washington Monthly, Washington Examiner, Washington Post, Politico, The Daily Caller and Washington Times
Adrian Carrasquillo / Newsweek:
As Biden Popularity Falls, Democrats Fear Losing Senate, 30 to 50 House Seats
Erin Coulehan / WFLA-TV:
Ivermectin causes sterilization in 85 percent of men, 2011 Nigerian study finds — You have been added to Coronavirus News Newsletter … EL PASO, Texas (KTSM/WFLA) — The effects of ivermectin therapy on human males can have an effect on men's reproductive health, according …
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Erin Coulehan / KTSM-TV:
Ivermectin story correction
Ivermectin story correction
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Reason, Washington Examiner, BizPac Review, The Daily Signal, The Western Journal, Fox News, Fox News and New York Times
Jason Leopold / BuzzFeed News:
The Capitol Police Said Jan. 6 Unrest On Capitol Grounds Would Be “Highly Improbable” — The chief of the Capitol Police and its top intelligence officer personally approved permits for six demonstrations to be held on Jan. 6, 2021, despite signs that one of the applications was filed …
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Raw Story
Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Administration Prepares to Sue Texas Over Abortion Law — Lawsuit challenging law limiting procedure to first six weeks of pregnancy set to be filed in coming days — WASHINGTON—The Biden administration is preparing to sue Texas over its new law banning most abortions …
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Naomi Jagoda / The Hill:
House Democrat says she'll oppose parts of $3.5T spending package — Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.), a prominent moderate House Democrat, indicated on Thursday that she is planning to vote against the provisions under consideration in the House Ways and Means Committee's markup of portions …
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Washington Examiner
Douglas Belkin / Wall Street Journal:
Covid-19 Policies Ignite Battle at UT Austin — Public university's efforts to comply with Texas ban on mask and vaccine mandates fuel outcry from faculty and others — AUSTIN, Texas—Scientists at the University of Texas at Austin drew up a series of projections for how Covid-19 …
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The Daily Caller
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
FBI releases new footage of possible RNC, DNC pipe-bomb suspect — The FBI on Wednesday released new video of a person believed to have placed pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters in D.C. the night before the U.S. Capitol riot and revealed that investigators …
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Lily Kuo / Washington Post:
Xi Jinping's crackdown on everything is remaking Chinese society — The orders have been sudden, dramatic and often baffling. Last week, “American Idol”-style competitions and shows featuring men deemed too effeminate were banned by Chinese authorities. Days earlier, one of China's …
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HotAir, New York Times and UnHerd
Joshua Prager / The Atlantic:
The Roe Baby — Nearly half a century ago, Roe v. Wade secured a woman's legal right to obtain an abortion. The ruling has been contested with ever-increasing intensity, dividing and reshaping American politics. And yet for all its prominence, the person most profoundly connected …
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New York Post, Forbes, CBS News and Bookshop
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
GOP senator declines to address Trump claim that she is joining him in opposing Liz Cheney — EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming would neither confirm nor deny former President Donald Trump's claim that she is joining him in opposing Rep. Liz Cheney's reelection bid.
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Jesselyn Cook / HuffPost:
Trump Insiders Are Quietly Paying Teen Memers For Posts — Documents show that meme accounts rife with disinformation have also become shadowy advertising tools for some notable Republicans. — In the fever swamps of Instagram, a network of right-wing meme accounts run by teenage boys …
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Raw Story and Political Wire
Kevin Carey / New York Times:
Men Fall Behind in College Enrollment. Women Still Play Catch-Up at Work. — Women are overrepresented in low-paying professions that require college credentials. — The coronavirus upended the lives of millions of college students. The Wall Street Journal reported this week that men …
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Washington Examiner, Independent Women's Forum, KFOR-TV and The Week
Eileen Drage O'Reilly / Axios:
Monster risk: Fauci says COVID cases 10x too high — Americans are now getting infected with COVID-19 at 10 times the rate needed to end the pandemic, which will persist until more people get vaccinated, NIAID director Anthony Fauci tells Axios. — Threat level: “The endgame is to suppress the virus.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Wealth Lobby Is Buying Up Democrats to Defeat Biden's Tax Reform “One of the biggest scams in the history of forever.” — Last week, Democratic senator turned anti-tax lobbyist Heidi Heitkamp, who represented North Dakota for one term before losing in 2018, appeared on CNBC …
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New Republic, The Daily Poster, Washington Post, Alternet.org, HuffPost and Talking Points Memo
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Christie steps out of Trump's shadow — and stokes 2024 buzz — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is launching a comeback tour as he considers whether to mount a 2024 presidential bid that could put him on a collision course with Donald Trump. — The former governor is set to deliver …
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The Hill, New York Post, HotAir and No More Mister Nice Blog
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
How the GOP will exploit Covid to win power — and what Democrats can do about it — Here's a midterm message for you: Judging by the GOP's continuing slide into extremist and destructive behavior in the face of a surging covid-19, electing more Republicans to positions of responsibility right …
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Progress Pond, CNN and Raw Story
The White House:
Statement by NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on Qatar Airways Charter Flight from Kabul — Today, the United States government facilitated the departure of U.S citizens and lawful permanent residents on a chartered Qatar Airways flight from Hamid Karzai International Airport.
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National Review and The Daily Caller
Politico:
Biden thinks McConnell will blink on debt limit — President Joe Biden is treating the latest Republican threats over the debt limit like a bluff. And the entire party, from congressional Democratic leadership to the top brass at the Treasury Department, is calling them on it.