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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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POLITICUSUSA, Insider, Raw Story, Mediaite and IJR
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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
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Does Pence really call his wife ‘mother’? Aide says it's ‘a myth that drives me crazy’
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Biden cans Trump military academy holdovers
Biden cans Trump military academy holdovers
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ABC News, Insider, UPI, New York Times, IJR, Boston Herald and Insider
Julian Borger / The Guardian:
Trump White House tried to play down US injuries in attack by Iran, says ex-official
Trump White House tried to play down US injuries in attack by Iran, says ex-official
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Al Jazeera and Raw Story
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 set to withdraw ATF nominee — The White House is planning to withdraw David Chipman's nomination to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, according to three sources close to the process. — Chipman is currently a senior policy advisor to Giffords, a gun control group …
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 and The Daily Caller
Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Biden to announce additional vaccine mandates as he unveils new Covid strategy — WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will seek to ramp up pressure on the unvaccinated on Thursday by announcing additional federal vaccine mandates, calling for the private sector to do the same …
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New York Times, Politico, Washington Examiner, Bloomberg, The Daily Caller, CBS News, KFOR-TV, One America News Network and KETK.com
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CNN:
Biden to announce that all federal workers must be vaccinated, with no option for testing
Biden to announce that all federal workers must be vaccinated, with no option for testing
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Wall Street Journal:
Biden to Require All Federal Workers, Government Contractors to Be Vaccinated Against Covid-19
Biden to Require All Federal Workers, Government Contractors to Be Vaccinated Against Covid-19
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Human Events
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Biden faces hard truths of the pandemic ahead of major speech
Biden faces hard truths of the pandemic ahead of major speech
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The Federalist
Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Biden's six-prong COVID-19 plan includes vaccine and mask mandates: preview of Thursday speech
Biden's six-prong COVID-19 plan includes vaccine and mask mandates: preview of Thursday speech
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The Hill and National Review
Politico:
How the Delta variant bottlenecked Biden's presidency
How the Delta variant bottlenecked Biden's presidency
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ABC News, Vanity Fair, USA Today and Gizmodo
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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Washington Examiner, RedState, TheBlaze, Defense One, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, BizPac Review, The Hill and HotAir
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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, NPR and WAMU
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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bad cattitude, Alternet.org, Balloon Juice, PolitiFact, Israpundit, CBS News, Media Matters for America and Washington Post
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Erin Coulehan / KTSM-TV:
Ivermectin story correction
Ivermectin story correction
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Washington Examiner, The Western Journal, Axios, Reason, Trending Politics, New York Times, Fox News, RealClearScience, Fox News and KFOR-TV
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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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Exclusive poll: Americans favor Manchin's “strategic pause” — Six in 10 Americans favor the call by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) for a “strategic pause” on Democrats' $3.5 trillion spending plan, according to new polling by the bipartisan policy group No Labels shared with Axios.
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Washington Post, Washington Examiner, Politico, Common Dreams and The Hill
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Adrian Carrasquillo / Newsweek:
As Biden Popularity Falls, Democrats Fear Losing Senate, 30 to 50 House Seats
As Biden Popularity Falls, Democrats Fear Losing Senate, 30 to 50 House Seats
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HotAir
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 …
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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Sabato's Crystal Ball, Townhall and Los Angeles Times
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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Federal Bureau …, CNN, NPR, 6abc, The Gateway Pundit, Fox News and HuffPost
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
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, Washington Post, Alternet.org, HuffPost and Talking Points Memo
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A perfect distillation of Trump's malleable, always-be-closing approach to politics — As Abraham Lincoln spoke at the Gettysburg battlefield in November 1865, the corpses of thousands of men were buried nearby, men who were among the 23,000 Americans killed there that summer.
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Donald J. Trump and Insider
Pablo Manríquez / Latino Rebels:
Congress Can Ignore Immigration Guidance From Senate Parliamentarian — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Elizabeth MacDonough, the Parliamentarian of the United States Senate, will finally hear arguments this Friday for including immigration reform in the Democrats' multi-trillion-dollar budget proposal …
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Politico
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, CBS News and Bookshop
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, KFOR-TV, Independent Women's Forum and WV MetroNews
Jack Nicas / New York Times:
Brazil's President Bans Social Networks From Removing Some Posts — The new rules in Brazil appear to be the first national policy that restricts how tech companies can control their sites, analysts say. — President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil is temporarily banning social media companies …
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Gizmodo, HuffPost, The Daily Caller and Mediaite, more at Techmeme »
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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HotAir, New York Post, The Hill, No More Mister Nice Blog and Raw Story
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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USA Today, The Guardian and Fox News
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