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New York Times:
Among Those Who Marched Into the Capitol on Jan. 6: An F.B.I. Informant — A member of the far-right Proud Boys texted his F.B.I. handler during the assault, but maintained the group had no plan in advance to enter the Capitol and disrupt the election certification.
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The Western Journal, Althouse, Conservative Brief, Insider, RedState, The Times of Israel, The Gateway Pundit and Slate
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Democrats' Spending Fight Carries High Stakes for Their Candidates — Failure of moderates and progressives to reach a deal would fuel Republican attacks on their competence — with consequences as soon as November in Virginia, and in the midterms next year.
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Associated Press and Zandar Versus The Stupid
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Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
The Roots of Democratic Disarray
The Roots of Democratic Disarray
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ABC News, CNN, Wall Street Journal, Bangor Daily News, New Republic, Washington Post, No More Mister Nice Blog and The Guardian
Politico:
Pelosi goes all in with domestic agenda on the line
Pelosi goes all in with domestic agenda on the line
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Breitbart, Washington Times and Wall Street Journal
Politico:
As Dems race forward, Manchin pumps brakes: ‘There is no timeline’
As Dems race forward, Manchin pumps brakes: ‘There is no timeline’
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Insider and Washington Examiner
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
The Biden effect: GOP starts linking down-ballot Democrats to an increasingly unpopular president
The Biden effect: GOP starts linking down-ballot Democrats to an increasingly unpopular president
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HotAir and Washington Examiner
National Review:
Biden's Shameful Attack on Border Patrol — After saying nary a discouraging word about the Taliban as they chased us from Afghanistan and held us to an exit deadline that meant abandoning American citizens, green-card holders, and Afghan allies behind enemy lines, Joe Biden has finally found …
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Washington Examiner, Politico and Fox News
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Keith Griffith / Daily Mail:
Kamala Harris hires Jen Psaki's brother-in-law as adviser to help her through border crisis and keep her presidential aspirations alive as her approval numbers plunge
Kamala Harris hires Jen Psaki's brother-in-law as adviser to help her through border crisis and keep her presidential aspirations alive as her approval numbers plunge
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Twitchy, KION546 and Washington Post
Beto O'Rourke / El Paso Matters:
Biden administration failures worsen the Haitian migration crisis
Biden administration failures worsen the Haitian migration crisis
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HotAir, Daily Mail, The Hill, New York Post, Fox News and BuzzFeed News
James Fallows / the:
The Next Real-Time Test for the Press — The “debt limit” is a serious threat. It's not a serious issue. This will be a chronicle of whether media can remain clear about the difference. — I believe in real-time chronicles of aberrant moments in our national life.
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Los Angeles Times
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Why the GOP is threatening to block a debt limit extension they say is needed
Why the GOP is threatening to block a debt limit extension they say is needed
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Washington Post, Insider, MSNBC and Common Dreams
CBS News:
Senator Tim Scott says police reform talks collapsed because Democrats supported “defunding the police” — Senator Tim Scott is blaming Democrats' push to cut funding to law enforcement for the collapse of bipartisan police reform negotiations on Capitol Hill.
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump on what would prevent 2024 bid: ‘I guess a bad call from a doctor’ — Former President Trump suggested in an interview Friday night that only a “bad call from a doctor” would prevent him from seeking another White House bid. — Trump, who has openly flirted with launching another …
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Digby's Hullabaloo and Insider
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Biden likely won't shield Trump records from Jan. 6 investigators, White House says
Biden likely won't shield Trump records from Jan. 6 investigators, White House says
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Insider, UPI, Washington Examiner, One America News Network and The Guardian
Associated Press:
Witness: Taliban hang dead body in Afghan city's main square — KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban hanged a dead body from a crane in the main square of Herat city in western Afghanistan, a witness said Saturday, in a gruesome display that signaled a return to some of the Taliban's methods of the past.
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The Hill, The Western Journal, Slate, Al Jazeera, CNN, The Gateway Pundit, KION546, The Sun, Washington Examiner, Liberty Unyielding and New York Post
Adela Suliman / Washington Post:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez apologizes after tearful ‘present’ vote on Israel Iron Dome funding bill — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) penned a lengthy and emotional open letter apologizing to her constituents on Friday for effectively abstaining in a vote over funding …
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Slate, CNN and The Times of Israel
Washington Post:
Fallout begins for far-right trolls who trusted Epik to keep their identities secret — The colossal hack of Epik, an Internet-services company popular with the far right, has been called the “mother of all data lodes” for extremism researchers. Some of those named in the data have already lost their jobs.
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Raw Story and Political Wire
Kaitlin Sullivan / NBC News:
I got the Moderna vaccine. Can I get a Pfizer booster? — Efforts to give a Covid-19 booster shot to certain adults in the United States have officially begun, following a week of intense deliberation from government advisory committees. — Early Friday, Centers for Disease Control …
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Fox 8 Cleveland WJW, Associated Press, KION546, globalnews.ca, KVIA-TV, HotAir, Denver Post, NBC Chicago and Politico
Associated Press:
Federal judge deals blow to vaccine mandate for NYC teachers — NEW YORK — New York City schools have been temporarily blocked from enforcing a vaccine mandate for its teachers and other workers by a federal appeals judge just days before it was to take effect.
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New York Times, Townhall, New York Post, HillReporter.com, PIX11 and Fox News
Terry Jones / tippinsights:
I&I/TIPP Poll: Biden Voters Abandon Him In Droves — If an election were held today, a substantial number of those who voted President Joe Biden in November wouldn't do so now, a new I&I/TIPP Poll shows. This comes after a spate of recent polls from TIPP and others suggesting Biden's political support …
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Conservative Brief and Breitbart
Cleve Wootson / Washington Post:
Harris, assigned to tackle volatile issues, quietly builds a network — Amy Hagstrom Miller, the founder of abortion provider Whole Woman's Health, worried that she was overstepping when she vented to Vice President Harris recently about the war of attrition facing her Texas clinics …
Erik Larson / Bloomberg:
Ex-Trump Campaign Lawyer Powell Sues Voting Firm for Suing Her — Sidney Powell seeks $10 million from Dominion Voting Systems — Judge has denied her motion to toss Dominion's lawsuit — Former Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell sued the voting-technology company she falsely accused …
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Insider, Law & Crime, HillReporter.com and Raw Story