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Woodward/Costa book: Worried Trump could ‘go rogue,’ Milley took secret action to protect nuclear weapons — The story below contains explicit language — Washington (CNN)Two days after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, President Donald Trump's top military adviser …
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Top general was so fearful Trump might spark war that he made secret calls to his Chinese counterpart, new book says — ‘Peril,’ by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa, reveals that Gen. Mark A. Milley called his Chinese counterpart before the election and after Jan. 6 in a bid to avert armed conflict.

Fears That Trump Might Launch a Strike Prompted General to Reassure China, Book Says — In a sign of his concerns, the nation's highest-ranking military officer also gathered commanders to remind them of the safeguards in the nuclear launch procedures. — WASHINGTON — The chairman …

Norm Macdonald Dies: Influential Comedian & Former ‘SNL’ Weekend Update Anchor Was 61 — Norm Macdonald, whose laconic delivery of sharp and incisive observations made him one of Saturday Night Live's most influential and beloved cast members, died today after a nine-year private battle with cancer.
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Democrats cut deal with Manchin to get party behind long-shot voting overhaul bill — (CNN)Senate Democrats are proposing new legislation to overhaul voting laws after months of discussions to get all 50 of their members behind a single bill, allowing their caucus to speak with one voice …
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My Thoughts on Manchin's Compromise Bill — When it comes to voting rights, being asked to compromise is typically a warning sign. There is no middle ground between the arsonist and the firefighter. Just as we don't ask the media to compromise their right to publish news stories …

Revised Democratic voting bill drops controversial provisions, tweaks others as pressure for action mounts — A group of Democratic senators — including key centrist Joe Manchin III of West Virginia — is set to introduce a pared-down voting rights, campaign finance and government ethics bill Tuesday …
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Senate Democrats Offer A New Voting Bill, But A GOP Filibuster Likely Blocks The Way
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Cruz set to filibuster any Democratic attempt to raise debt limit

Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Teen Girls, Company Documents Show — Its own in-depth research shows a significant teen mental-health issue that Facebook plays down in public — About a year ago, teenager Anastasia Vlasova started seeing a therapist.

GOP could be left red-faced after California recall — It's recall day in California, and by just about all accounts — including their own — Republicans are headed for defeat. — Top GOP contender Larry Elder's campaign is already bogusly blaming his loss (which hasn't actually happened yet) on voter fraud.
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It's Time to Recall the Recalls in California
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When will we know the outcome of the Gavin Newsom recall election in California?
When will we know the outcome of the Gavin Newsom recall election in California?
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Larry Elder Preemptively Concedes Defeat, Launches Voter-Fraud Site
Larry Elder Preemptively Concedes Defeat, Launches Voter-Fraud Site

Why Did the Staff at the Met Wear Masks, While the Celebrities Went Without? — The photographs from last night's event at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City show a host of celebrities — including New York Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Carolyn Maloney …
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Why weren't the elite wearing masks at the Met Gala?
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Moments From the 2021 Met Gala
Moments From the 2021 Met Gala
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Bob Enyart, conservative firebrand and pastor, dies of COVID-19 — Conservative firebrand Bob Enyart, the pastor of the Denver Bible Church and indelible talk show host, has died from COVID-19, his radio co-host announced Monday on Facebook. — “Bob Enyart was one of the smartest …
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‘Succession’ actor Alan Ruck drives Biden motorcade van during California stop — Alan Ruck, one of the stars of the HBO show “Succession,” was a volunteer driver in President Biden's motorcade on Monday night in California, the White House confirmed Tuesday.
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Republican derails Afghanistan hearing by asking who can ‘press the button’ to silence Biden
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Biden judicial picks win Senate backing at pace not seen since Nixon
Biden judicial picks win Senate backing at pace not seen since Nixon
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New York Will Soon Lose 1 House Seat. The G.O.P. Might Lose 5. — A new bipartisan commission is drawing up district lines, but New York Democratic leaders are laying the groundwork to take over the redistricting process. — Seven years ago, New Yorkers voted decisively to empower …

Words matter. So these journalists refuse to call GOP election meddling an ‘audit.’ — There's a simple but powerful idea behind the Philadelphia Inquirer's recent decision not to use the word “audit” when referring to an effort by the state GOP to investigate the 2020 election: — Words matter.

Memo shows how Homeland Security restricted flow of ‘election-related’ intelligence ahead of 1/6 — Ex-FBI official warns of potential for more violence at right-wing rally — (CNN)A few months before rioters stormed the US Capitol, the Department of Homeland Security restricted the flow …
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She's One Of Congress's Leading Progressives — Just Not In Her Own Office, Staffers Say — WASHINGTON — Last May, Rep. Pramila Jayapal introduced the Paycheck Recovery Act, aimed at curbing layoffs during the pandemic by having the federal government pay people's salaries.
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Covid Hospitalization Crisis Reaches Fever Pitch in Southern I.C.U.s — Share of I.C.U. beds occupied in each hospital — Circle size is proportional to I.C.U. capacity. — Wash. — Maine — Mont. — N.D. — Ore. — Vt. — Minn. — N.H. — Idaho — Wis. — S.D.
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N.J. top cop notes 22 COVID-related deaths among police in a week as unions continue anti-mandate push — There was a spate of virus-related deaths among police officers last week as law enforcement unions in some corners of the state fight to head off vaccine mandates …
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GOP's Jan. 6 problem returns to its doorstep — The Saturday rally defending some rioters arrested during the Capitol insurrection is reminding the GOP of an uncomfortable reality: Part of its base believes the Jan. 6 attack was justified. — Saturday's rally comes as some conservative …
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DeSantis embraces anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) became a right-wing celebrity by defiantly ignoring public health guidance on large indoor gatherings and masking to slow the spread of COVID. But, for much of 2021, DeSantis maintained a scintilla …
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What The Right Needs Now Is The Courage To Fight Even If It Costs Us — All of a sudden, the conservative project is not a conservative one, so much as a counter-revolutionary one. — This is the text of the Bradley Prize acceptance speech the author gave on Sept. 13.

Ten Months After Senate Election Loss, Sara Gideon Still Has $10 Million in Unused Campaign Funds … Hours before conceding to Republican incumbent Susan Collins on Election Day 2020, Sara Gideon's U.S. Senate campaign blasted out multiple urgent fundraising pleas to its email list.

Op-Ed: The GOP is now a zombie of the party that triumphed in the 2003 recall — In October 2003, I was working at the CBS affiliate in Bakersfield running the assignment desk and helping produce our political coverage. It was an exciting time to be in both news and politics.