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New York Times:
The Lawyer Behind the Memo on How Trump Could Stay in Office — John Eastman was a little-known but respected conservative lawyer. Then he became influential with Donald Trump — and counseled him on how to retain power after losing the election. — Read in app
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POLITICUSUSA and Digby's Hullabaloo
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New York Times:
Jan. 6 Was Worse Than It Looked — Read in app — The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom. — However horrifying the Jan. 6 riot …
Discussion:
Raw Story
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
What will it take for Biden to bring fractured Democrats together? — It was never going to be easy. — Democrats are struggling, torn between moderates and progressives, as they try to reach consensus on President Biden's signature domestic initiatives, the big bipartisan infrastructure bill …
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Politico, Fox News, Associated Press, Daily Kos and RedState
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: 'The strangest thing I've ever seen' — DRIVING THE DAY — “The fact that the president came to the Hill and whipped against his own bill is the strangest thing I've ever seen.” — That late-night observation was just one of many we heard from frustrated lawmakers …
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Washington Free Beacon
Politico:
Progressives rallied behind Biden's agenda. Now he's gotta sell them on a compromise. — After strongly signaling to progressives this week to hold the line on their demands for a massive climate and social spending bill, President Joe Biden took a trip to the Hill on Friday to deliver another message: prepare to eat half the loaf.
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Sinema Stars in Her Own Film — Read in app — WASHINGTON — Just like the original Sphinx, the Phoenix Sphinx is blocking the way until those who would move ahead solve her riddle: — What does Kyrsten Sinema want? And why doesn't she stick around to explain it?
Discussion:
Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Charlotte Alter / TIME:
What Does Kyrsten Sinema Want?
What Does Kyrsten Sinema Want?
Discussion:
Insider, Rolling Stone, Mother Jones and RedState
The Daily Beast:
‘Kraken Queen’ Sidney Powell Is Now on Trump's ‘No-Go List’ — BLACKLISTED — “Her problems right now do not need to be the [former] president's problems,” one knowledgeable source said. — Being Sidney Powell is harder than it used to be. — Once, she was a key player in Donald Trump's inner circle.
Discussion:
Insider, Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
White House faces grueling choices as major cuts hang over Biden economic package — White House officials are preparing how to dramatically scale back President Biden's economic agenda if forced to accommodate the demands of centrist lawmakers critical to its passage, according to five people with knowledge of internal discussions.
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Bannon fires up ‘shock troops’ for next GOP White House — WASHINGTON — Scores of former Trump political appointees gathered at a GOP social club Wednesday night to hear Steve Bannon detail how they could help the next Republican president reconfigure government.
Discussion:
Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit
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.
Discussion:
U.S. Representative …, Power Line, New York Post, Balloon Juice, Townhall, RedState, Raw Story, Wall Street Journal, C-SPAN.org, Althouse and National Review
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden to host lawmakers at White House next week amid impasse on his agenda
Biden to host lawmakers at White House next week amid impasse on his agenda
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Bloomberg, Associated Press, Fox News, UPI and One America News Network
New York Times:
Progressives Flex Muscles on Biden Agenda, Adopting New Tactics
Progressives Flex Muscles on Biden Agenda, Adopting New Tactics
Discussion:
HotAir, Forbes, Minnesota Reformer, U.S. Representative …, Vox, Fox News, Mock Paper Scissors, Bloomberg, Press Watch and IJR
KEYE:
Arrest made in arson incident at Travis County Democratic Party office — Law enforcement authorities say they have made an arrest in Wednesday's arson incident at theTravis County Democratic Party office in East Austin. A “Molotov cocktail” was thrown inside the office and ignited during the early morning hours.
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo and Joe.My.God.
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Katie Mettler / Washington Post:
U.S. prosecutors ask judge to sentence men accused of plotting ‘race war’ ahead of Va. gun rally as domestic terrorists — Federal prosecutors have requested that two members of The Base, a white-supremacist group, be sentenced as domestic terrorists after investigators accused them of planning …
Discussion:
NBC4 Washington
Ben Blanchard / Reuters:
Taiwan angered after largest ever incursion by Chinese air force — Taiwan sharply criticised China on Saturday after Beijing marked the founding of the People's Republic of China with the largest ever incursion by the Chinese air force into the island's air defence zone.
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The Sun and One America News Network
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USA Today:
Hack exposes law enforcement officers who signed up to join anti-government Oath Keepers — Will Carless Grace Hauck Erin MansfieldUSA TODAY — The law enforcement officers described what they could offer the Oath Keepers: — “I have a wide variety of law enforcement experience …
Kyle Arnold / Dallas Morning News:
Unvaccinated employees ‘will not be able to work at American Airlines’ due to federal mandate — The CEO and president of Fort Worth-based American Airlines said that employees won't be able to opt out for testing. — American Airlines leaders told employees Friday that they will need …
Discussion:
Reuters
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Bullshit, Branding and CRT — The Nine Incredible Tricks to Get Your Moral Panic Trending! — As a professor who teaches policy students how to write about public policy, I spend a lot of time talking about argumentation, which is partly about how to write concisely and clearly …
Cindi Ross Scoppe / www.postandcourier.com:
Caslen calls coming to USC ‘biggest regret of my life’ as emails show split over departure — COLUMBIA — More than four months after resigning as president at the University of South Carolina amid a plagiarism scandal, Bob Caslen remains bitter about how his 21-month tenure ended.
Michael Crowley / New York Times:
Ted Cruz Is Blocking Biden Nominees — Dozens of nominations have been held up by a fight between the Texas senator and the Biden administration over a Russian gas pipeline project. — Read in app — WASHINGTON — The arrival of a new U.S. ambassador to Mexico is usually a routine event.
Discussion:
Rolling Stone and Raw Story
Andrew C. McCarthy / New York Post:
‘Collusion’ pushers in a spin over Durham indictment linked to Clinton camp — What a surprise: The media-Democrat complex that, for years, attempted to convince the country that a sitting US president was a clandestine agent of Russia is now spinning wildly, trying to persuade Americans …
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
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France 24, Digby's Hullabaloo, Crooks and Liars, The Guardian, ABC News, UPI, Mock Paper Scissors, abc7NY, Forbes and Deadline
Adela Suliman / Washington Post:
Trump asks court to force Twitter to reinstate his account — Former President Donald Trump has asked a court to mandate that Twitter restore his social media account, in a Florida court filing made late Friday. — In the court document, Trump asked a District Court judge for the Southern District …
Discussion:
Rolling Stone, The Verge, Slate, The Hill, Florida Politics and Reuters
Antonio García Martínez / The Pull Request:
Why Judaism? — On abandoning secular modernity … You will watch your parents die and be buried. You will watch your newborn child emerge in a messy circus of heaving grunts and high-pitched wailing. You will watch your dreams and projects dashed, only to wake the next day and greet …