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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Cracking the Sinema code — Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's political allies have some free advice for anyone trying to bully the wine-drinking triathlete into supporting President Biden's $3.5 trillion budget bill: She doesn't play by Washington's rules — and she's prepared to walk away.
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New York Times:
Arizona Senator Returns Home as Spending Deal Remains Elusive — With Democrats pleading for a deal on a hard-fought social safety net bill, one of the key holdouts, Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, left Washington on Friday. The reason, her spokesman said, was a medical appointment for a foot injury.
Axios:
Biden floats roughly $2 trillion price tag for reconciliation — President Biden, meeting with House Democrats on Capitol Hill on Friday, indicated they must further delay a final vote on a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and scale back his $3.5 trillion social spending package …
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The Democratic Civil War Has a Winner: Donald Trump — Biden's agenda is up against more than just the moderates-versus-progressives split. — First, the good news. The government did not shut down at midnight. New covid infections in the United States have fallen twenty-five per cent over the past couple weeks.
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Dear Colleague Following President Biden's Visit with Our Democratic Caucus — Today, President Biden honored us with his first in-person visit to our Caucus. He received a hero's welcome! His presentation on the values of the Biden vision was warmly and enthusiastically received.
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The Hill, National Review, Raw Story, C-SPAN.org and NPR
New York Times:
Progressives Flex Muscles on Biden Agenda, Adopting New Tactics — Their persistence forced Speaker Nancy Pelosi to delay a planned vote on the $1 trillion infrastructure bill. In the end, President Biden sided with their position. — Read in app
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Reuters, Press Watch, Townhall, Raw Story and IJR
ABC News:
After 2 days of Democratic drama, fate of Biden's infrastructure agenda still unclear
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The Biden agenda is in peril. Here's the hidden reason it might survive.
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Bloomberg:
Biden Says Infrastructure Can Wait, Spending Plan May Shrink
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Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Live Updates: ‘There Will Be a Vote Today’ on Infrastructure, Pelosi Says
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Allahpundit / HotAir:
Uh oh: No infrastructure vote today either?
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Despite the Capitol Hill drama, the Democratic agenda persists
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
The Progressive Caucus Wields Power
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Ozy Media Says It Is Shutting Down — The digital media start-up had come under scrutiny for its business practices in recent days following articles in The Times. — Read in app — Ozy Media, the digital media company that came under scrutiny for its business practices in recent days …
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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
SHOCK POLL: Majority of Trump Voters Now in Favor of Seceding from the Union — A shocking new poll from the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia reveals that over half of Trump voters surveyed, and 41% of Biden voters, are in favor of blue and/or red states seceding from the union.
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W. James Antle III / NBC News:
A federal government shutdown looms. Why Biden is struggling to get his house in order.
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Natalia Campos Vargas / Priorities USA:
RE: [NEW POLL] Democrats Should Keep Their Promise on Medicare and Drug Pricing Reform
New York Times:
U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 700,000 Despite Wide Availability of Vaccines — The latest Covid-19 deaths were concentrated in the South, and included more younger people than before. Every age group under 55 saw its highest death toll of the pandemic this August. — Read in app
David Reaboi / Late Republic Nonsense:
National Divorce Is Expensive, But It's Worth Every Penny — The National Divorce discussion prepares the ground for crucial thinking about what comes next in America, as the country grows even more divided, bitter, and angry. — For the last several years, I've been among a handful of commentators …
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The Daily Beast:
Dershowitz, ‘Stop the Steal’ Lawyer Team Up for New Dominion Lawsuit — In a complaint reviewed on Friday, eight poll challengers in Michigan allege that the cease and desist letters they received from Dominion harmed and damaged them. — A key “Stop the Steal” attorney who tried …
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Insider, Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
Jeff Goodell / Rolling Stone:
Joe Manchin Just Cooked the Planet — The senator won't quit fossil fuels and is going to neuter the reconciliation bill — and we're all going to pay the price — West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin just cooked the planet. I don't mean that in a metaphorical sense. I mean that literally.
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Aja Romano / Vox:
Why I felt betrayed by Netflix's Midnight Mass — Horror is a natural refuge for atheists and sinners. But Netflix's Midnight Mass made me feel erased. — I've been trying to put my finger on why Midnight Mass, Netflix's new seven-part series from the creator of The Haunting of Hill House …
Paul J. Weber / Associated Press:
Biden administration urges judge to block Texas abortion law — AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday urged a federal judge to block the nation's most restrictive abortion law, which has banned most abortions in Texas since early September and sent women racing to get care beyond …
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Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
Alex Jones must pay damages to Sandy Hook families after calling shooting a ‘giant hoax,’ judge rules — Alex Jones, the right-wing conspiracy theorist and founder of Infowars, is responsible for all damages in two lawsuits stemming from his false claims that the Sandy Hook school shooting was a “giant hoax,” a judge ruled this week.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Wonking Out: Biden Should Ignore the Debt Limit and Mint a $1 Trillion Coin — Read in app — It's hard to believe now, but before Donald Trump became the G.O.P.'s presidential nominee in 2016, Senator Marco Rubio of Florida was widely seen as a champion of the “reformicons” …
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Rachel Olding / The Daily Beast:
Far-Right Boogaloo Admits Posing as BLM Supporter While Shooting Up Minneapolis Cop Station — MOLE — A member of the far-right Boogaloo Boys had admitted he traveled from Texas to Minneapolis in the wake of George Floyd's death and posed as a Black Lives Matter supporter while wreaking havoc on the city.
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Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
USPS is about to charge you more for slower mail. Here's why. … Delivery slowdowns at the U.S. Postal Service take effect Friday, and higher prices are soon to follow. The nation's mail service is preparing to implement core components of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's 10-year plan for the agency …
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: State Capitol statue for Clarence Thomas gaining steam — A proposal to display a statue of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on the statehouse grounds is gaining traction among Georgia Republicans.State Sen. Jason Anavitarte, who said it's “only fitting and proper” …
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Twitchy, National Review and TheGrio
Los Angeles Times:
Newsom orders COVID vaccines for eligible students, the first state mandate for K-12 schools — In the first such action in the nation, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a mandate Friday requiring all eligible public and private schoolchildren in California to be vaccinated against COVID-19 …
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Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan / Financial Times:
Hackers stole cryptocurrencies from at least 6,000 Coinbase customers — Attackers exploited flaw in two-factor authentication system to access accounts — Hackers stole cryptocurrencies from at least 6,000 customers of the Nasdaq-listed digital asset exchange Coinbase by exploiting a flaw in its two-factor authentication system.
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Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Koch-backed group fuels opposition to school mask mandates, leaked letter shows — A template letter circulated by Independent Women's Forum offers a glimpse into a well-resourced campaign against public health regulations. — The letter sounds passionate and personal.
BuzzFeed News:
Hacked Oath Keepers Records Show Active Members Of Law Enforcement And The Military Tried To Join The Group After Jan. 6 — In the days after the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, the Oath Keepers gained notoriety almost overnight as a symbol of right-wing extremism in America.
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New York Times:
Facebook Struggles to Quell Uproar Over Instagram's Effect on Teens — The social network has been all hands on deck as it grapples with revelations that it knew the harmful effects its Instagram photo-sharing app was having on teenagers. — Read in app
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Bob Van Voris / Bloomberg:
TikTok Hero and Chevron Foe Donziger Gets Six Months in Jail — He won an $8.6 billion environmental award against oil giant — Award was scrapped but Donziger still has loyal supporters — Steven Donziger, the disbarred lawyer who once won an $8.6 billion judgment against Chevron Corp …
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Grace Segers / New Republic:
Manchin's Plan to Shrink Biden's $3.5 Trillion Bill May Hurt Families in Need — In his July memorandum of demands for a reconciliation bill, Senator Joe Manchin—yes, him again—called for provisions related to families and health to be “needs based with means testing guardrails/formulas on new spending.”
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Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
FBI Arrests ‘Airhead’ Mother-Son Team Who Raided Pelosi's Office During Capitol Attack — After the FBI raided the home of the wrong Trump supporter, online sleuths successfully identified the duo in about 30 minutes. — The FBI has arrested a mother-and-son duo accused …
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Raw Story and Law & Crime
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Texas Dem seriously considering district swap — Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez is strongly considering vacating his newly competitive swing district in favor of a safe blue seat next door. — Gonzalez, a three-term incumbent representing the Rio Grande Valley, said Friday that he will likely run …
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