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New York Times:
Durham Is Said to Seek Indictment of Lawyer at Firm With Democratic Ties — The lawyer, Michael Sussmann, is accused of lying to the F.B.I. in a 2016 meeting about Trump and Russia. He denies wrongdoing. — WASHINGTON — John H. Durham, the special counsel appointed by the Trump administration …
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
As G.O.P. Digs In on Debt Ceiling, Democrats Try Shaming McConnell — Senator Mitch McConnell says Republicans will not support raising the federal borrowing limit. Weeks before a potential default, Democrats do not appear to have a strategy for doing so.
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
The debt ceiling stare down — Congress is fast approaching its deadline to raise the debt ceiling or risk defaulting on the nation's debt, and, as of now, there's no serious plan to stave off what many members are calling the worst-case scenario. — Why it matters: The U.S. has never defaulted on its debt.
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Slow Boring
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Manchin keeps Washington guessing on what he wants
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New York Times and Reuters
Sonam Sheth / Insider:
Paul Ryan spoke to a doctor and extensively researched how to deal with someone with narcissistic personality disorder after Trump won: book — Paul Ryan studied up on how to deal with someone with narcissistic personality disorder after Trump won the 2016 election.
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Matthew Walther / New York Post:
Gen. Milley must go for subverting of civilian control of the military
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
New reporting casts Pence's Jan. 6 actions in an unflattering light
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The Wrap, Fox News and The Federalist
Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Gen Milley thought Trump wanted 6 January riot to happen, book claims
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Washington Times
Lara Korte / Sacramento Bee:
Larry Elder's voter fraud messaging depressed Republican turnout, GOP consultant charges — Recall candidate Larry Elder - with an assist from former President Donald Trump - depressed GOP turnout in California's recall race by raising the prospect of voter fraud before the election, a Republican consultant said Wednesday.
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Politico:
DHS: Extremists used TikTok to promote Jan. 6 violence — Federal officials warned law enforcement agencies this spring that domestic extremists had used TikTok in the lead-up to the Jan. 6 riots on the Capitol, including by promoting bringing guns to Washington that day …
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Republicans, Wary of Political Fallout, Steer Clear of Rally for Riot Suspects
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The Hill, Insider, CNN, Crooks and Liars and Raw Story
New York Times:
U.S. Booster Policy Is in Flux as Studies Add to Dissent — A week before President Biden's plan is to roll out, scientists are at odds about whether extra coronavirus shots are needed and for whom. — WASHINGTON — Almost a month ago, President Biden announced a plan …
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Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Study of Booster Shot Benefits Fans Debate Over Extra Doses
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New England Journal …, Palm Beach Post, HotAir, New York Times and Washington Post
Quinnipiac University Poll:
Nearly 7 In 10 Say Recent Rise In COVID-19 Deaths Was Preventable, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Job Approval For Supreme Court Drops To All-Time Low
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Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
Biden's ‘incomprehensible’ travel ban on European visitors widens transatlantic rift — You're reading an excerpt from the Today's WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe, interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday.
Washington Post:
In ‘decisive blow,’ French strike kills West Africa Islamic State leader behind deaths of 4 U.S. soldiers — A French drone strike killed a top Islamic State militant believed to be the mastermind of attacks in Niger that claimed the lives of four U.S. soldiers in 2017 and six French aid workers last year.
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Reuters:
France says Biden acted like Trump to sink Australia defence deal — France accused U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday of stabbing it in the back and acting like his predecessor Donald Trump after Paris was pushed aside from a lucrative defence deal that it had signed with Australia for submarines.
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HotAir, Bloomberg, Sydney Morning Herald, Insider, Page Array, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, Washington Post, Reuters and Washington Examiner
Alan Cole / Full Stack Economics:
How a key Biden tax idea got crushed — The president was forced to retreat on the key issue of step-up basis — President Joe Biden came into office planning to tax intergenerational wealth more heavily. He had several policy ideas to do this, and the most intellectually defensible …
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Washington Post, Financial Times, Balloon Juice, Popular Information, Bloomberg and NPR
Gregory A. Smith / Pew Research Center:
More White Americans adopted than shed evangelical label during Trump presidency, especially his supporters — Since Donald Trump was elected president in 2016 due in part to strong support from White evangelical Protestants, many observers have wondered what impact this political alliance might …
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Raw Story
Brandon Gillespie / Fox News:
MSNBC's Joy Reid slammed for bizarre rant on Republican ‘love’ for the coronavirus: ‘COVID-loving death cult’ — ‘Your brilliant little COVID plan is killing your right-wing hosts’ — Fox News Flash top headlines for September 16 — MSNBC host Joy Reid became the focus …
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Mapped: Afghan refugees headed to 46 states — The Biden administration notified governors and mayors on Wednesday of the number of Afghan evacuees their state is expected to receive in the coming weeks, two senior administration officials told Axios. — Why it matters: Although …
Josh Mitchell / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Retail Sales Rose 0.7% in August — Retail could recover quickly once Covid-19 surge eases, economists say — U.S. retail sales rose 0.7% in August, a sign the economic recovery has resilience despite the Delta variant. — U.S. retail sales likely fell for the second straight month in August …
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Brian Kilmeade Promotes False Story of White House Staff Cutting Biden's Mic that 'Everyone's Talking About' — Fox News' Brian Kilmeade kept the wheels turning for conservative talking points by advancing the false claim that the White House is cutting off President Joe Biden's microphone during press engagements.
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Strangely Blogged, Raw Story and HuffPost
Avalon Zoppo / LAW.com:
Appeals Court Cites Reporter's Tweet in Reviving Devin Nunes's Defamation Lawsuit — Congressman Devin Nunes' lawsuit against Hearst Magazine Media and one of its journalists can move forward, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Wednesday, pointing to a tweet the journalist …
Chronicle of Higher Education:
The Data Is In — Trigger Warnings Don't Work — A decade ago, there was little research on their effectiveness. Now we know. — THE REVIEW — The original proponents of trigger warnings on campus argued that they would empower students suffering from trauma to delve into difficult material.
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Washington Examiner
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Border authorities stopped more than 200,000 migrants in August for second consecutive month, data shows — Illegal crossings along the U.S. southern border remained at decades-high levels last month despite the scorching summer heat, as authorities detained 208,887 migrants in August …
Nancy A. Youssef / Wall Street Journal:
Afghan Refugees on U.S. Military Bases Wait to Begin Their New Lives in America — Troops rush to assemble makeshift communities; 'I don't want to be treated like a refugee,' one woman says — RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany—In between the threat of Taliban violence and the promise …
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Spike in GOP Small-Dollar Donations Draws Federal Scrutiny — Republicans have increasingly been raising money using anonymous, small-dollar donations—and that has the FEC concerned. — The campaign for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) says it received $3.5 million this year …
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Raw Story
Ellen Pao / New York Times:
The Sexism That Led to the Elizabeth Holmes Trial — Ms. Pao is a tech investor and chief executive of Project Include, a diversity, equity and inclusion nonprofit. She is the author of “Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change,” about her lawsuit against a venture capital firm …
Barry Jenkins / TIME:
The 100 Most Influential People of 2021 — Nikole Hannah-Jones is larger than life. She must be, for how else can one describe a journalist who catalyzes the debate over how a nation teaches its history? — This may be the sum effect of Nikole's greatest work—The 1619 Project …
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump Acting Defense Sec. Miller says he ‘did not’ authorize Milley China calls, says he should resign — In a statement to Fox News, Miller said that the United States Armed Forces, from its inception, has “operated under the inviolable principle of civilian control of the military.”
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