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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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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The Biden agenda is in peril.  Here's the hidden reason it might survive.  —  If you want a glimpse into the deeper choreography behind the Democratic maneuvering now unfolding around President Biden's agenda, start with a call that Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash) received from a senior White House adviser late Thursday night.
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 …
Bloomberg:
Biden Says Infrastructure Can Wait, Spending Plan May Shrink
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Inside Manchin's search for GOP votes on elections reform
Discussion: Bloomberg and Washington Post
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Why does Washington do everything at the last minute? It's complicated.
Discussion: Mother Jones and Roll Call
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 …
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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Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Live Updates: ‘There Will Be a Vote Today’ on Infrastructure, Pelosi Says
Allahpundit / HotAir:
Uh oh: No infrastructure vote today either?
Discussion: VICE, Fox News and Insider
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.
Discussion: New York Times
Natalia Campos Vargas / Priorities USA:   RE: [NEW POLL] Democrats Should Keep Their Promise on Medicare and Drug Pricing Reform
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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Washington Post:
Senior Biden aides privately explored whether payments could continue even if U.S. breached debt ceiling
Discussion: CNN and Balkinization
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
Discussion: Deadline and Forbes
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 …
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
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.
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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Politico:
California to mandate student Covid vaccines once FDA gives full approval
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.
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 …
Discussion: Insider, Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
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Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Far-right militia group membership surged after Capitol attack, hack shows
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
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 …
Discussion: KOIN-TV and Forbes
CNN:
Fact check: Did the Marine who Trump brought on stage at rally actually hoist a baby over a wall at Kabul airport?  —  Washington (CNN)During a rally in Georgia over the weekend, former President Donald Trump invited Lance Cpl. Hunter Clark to the stage, implying he was the Marine in a viral video …
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John Wright / Raw Story:
Marine lied at Trump rally about pulling baby over wall in Afghanistan: report
Discussion: IJR
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” …
Discussion: National Review and TheGrio
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.
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 …
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
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.
 
 
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Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Texas Dem seriously considering district swap
Discussion: The Texas Tribune
Grace Segers / New Republic:
Manchin's Plan to Shrink Biden's $3.5 Trillion Bill May Hurt Families in Need
Sun-Sentinel:
Endorsement: For Democrats in U.S. House District 20, progressive Omari Hardy
Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan / Financial Times:
Hackers stole cryptocurrencies from at least 6,000 Coinbase customers
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
FBI Arrests ‘Airhead’ Mother-Son Team Who Raided Pelosi's Office During Capitol Attack
Discussion: Law & Crime and Raw Story
Caroline Spivack / Curbed:
New York Went From Worst to Best At Handing Out Rent Relief
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Founder of Russian Bank Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
Elizabeth Elkind / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump told top CEOs AOC is ‘failed geek’ who makes ‘old men shiver in fear’ in Congress because she has a ‘base of voters like mine’ in push to get reelected, book claims
Discussion: Raw Story
Josh Kelety / Phoenix New Times:
The Target of an Alleged Proud Boys Plot Has Been Found Murdered in El Mirage
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Raw Story
New York Times:
In Portugal, There Is Virtually No One Left to Vaccinate
Discussion: Washington Post, HotAir and Joe.My.God.
Jeremy Schwartz / The Texas Tribune:
“God's will is being thwarted.” Even in solid Republican counties, hard-liners seek more partisan control of elections.
Emma Green / The Atlantic:
The Conservatives Dreading—And Preparing for—Civil War
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
 

 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Amazon is shutting down Freevee, its free, ad-supported streaming service launched in 2019 under the IMDb brand, and plans to move the content to Prime Video

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Disney board members are exploring fresh candidates in their search for a successor to Bob Iger, including EA CEO Andrew Wilson

Emma Roth / The Verge:
YouTube is testing a new feature that will let a small group of creators use AI to “restyle” licensed songs for their Shorts through prompts

 
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