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Mike Memoli / NBC News:
Biden declines Trump request to withhold White House records from Jan. 6 committee — WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday formally blocked an attempt by former President Donald Trump to withhold documents from Congress related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, setting up a legal showdown between …
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Grace Panetta / Insider:
Stephanie Grisham says she needed to be ‘deprogrammed’ after leaving the White House — Stephanie Grisham says she needed to be “deprogrammed” after the chaos of the Trump White House. — “I know for me, a toxic environment was normal,” she said of her time at high levels of the White House.
Washington Post:
Biden rejects Trump's request to withhold documents from House committee investigating Jan. 6 attack — President Biden rejected former president Donald Trump's request to block documents from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, the White House said on Friday …
Evan Perez / CNN:
Biden refuses to assert privilege over Trump documents sought by January 6 committee
Biden refuses to assert privilege over Trump documents sought by January 6 committee
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Select Committee to Investigate …:
Thompson & Cheney Statement on Subpoena Deadline — Bolton, MS & Wilson, WY—Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) and Vice Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) today made the following statement regarding the deadline for witnesses under subpoena to produce materials to the Select Committee:
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New York Times:
Jan. 6 Panel Threatens to Pursue Charges Against Bannon
Jan. 6 Panel Threatens to Pursue Charges Against Bannon
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Rob Crilly / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE ‘I stand with Trump’: Steve Bannon tells the January 6 select committee that he will NOT comply with their subpoena because the former president has ‘executive privilege’
EXCLUSIVE ‘I stand with Trump’: Steve Bannon tells the January 6 select committee that he will NOT comply with their subpoena because the former president has ‘executive privilege’
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Politico:
Biden White House waives executive privilege for initial set of Trump-era documents sought by Jan. 6 panel
Biden White House waives executive privilege for initial set of Trump-era documents sought by Jan. 6 panel
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
In disparaging Haitian migrants, Trump is done with pretending he isn't who he is
In disparaging Haitian migrants, Trump is done with pretending he isn't who he is
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Metro.co.uk, New York Post, TMZ.com, Mediaite and HuffPost
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
I Interviewed Trump For 5 Hours. Here's What He Told Me About ‘Stupid F—er’ McConnell, McCarthy's Bromance With Luntz, And The Fake News That Bothered Him The Most — In multiple interviews, Former President Donald Trump unloads on the rigged 2020 election, Republicans who screwed him …
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House Committee on Oversight and Reform:
Committee Uncovers Evidence that Trump Concealed Millions in Losses, Hid Debts, and Received Millions from Foreign Governments at Trump Hotel — GSA Documents Raise New Concerns about Trump Hotel Lease and Former President's Conflicts of Interest — Washington, D.C. (October 8, 2021) …
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Washington Post:
Trump's D.C. hotel made millions from foreign governments but still struggled, federal documents show — Hundreds of pages of the hotel's financial documents show that the federally leased hotel lost $71 million while Trump was in office — Donald Trump's luxury Washington hotel lost …
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Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Kyrsten Sinema Wants to Cut $100 Billion in Proposed Climate Funds, Sources Say — The Arizona senator, who started in politics as an environmentalist, is one of two centrist Democrats who could make or break a spending bill at the center of President Biden's legislative agenda.
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Shawna Chen / Axios:
McConnell's done dealing — Less than 24 hours after Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) made a point of trying to spin the narrative to his party's favor, telling President Biden via letter that Republicans will not assist again if Democrats …
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Lurching From Crisis to Crisis, Congress Is Addicted to Cliffs
Lurching From Crisis to Crisis, Congress Is Addicted to Cliffs
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell vows GOP won't help raise debt ceiling in December after Schumer ‘tantrum’
McConnell vows GOP won't help raise debt ceiling in December after Schumer ‘tantrum’
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New York Times, CNN, Washington Post and Political Wire
Kenneth Garger / New York Post:
Manchin blasts Schumer's GOP-bashing floor speech: ‘Civility is gone’
Manchin blasts Schumer's GOP-bashing floor speech: ‘Civility is gone’
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ProPublica:
Black Children Were Jailed for a Crime That Doesn't Exist. Almost Nothing Happened to the Adults in Charge. — Judge Donna Scott Davenport oversees a juvenile justice system in Rutherford County, Tennessee, with a staggering history of jailing children. She said kids must face consequences …
Ezra Klein / New York Times:
David Shor Is Telling Democrats What They Don't Want to Hear — President Biden's agenda is in peril. Democrats hold a bare 50 seats in the Senate, which gives any member of their caucus the power to block anything he or she chooses, at least in the absence of Republican support.
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Politico:
Capitol Police whistleblower delivers scathing rebuke to two of its senior leaders on Jan. 6 — A former high-ranking Capitol Police official with knowledge of the department's response to the Jan. 6 attack has sent congressional leaders a scathing letter accusing two of its senior leaders …
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New York Post:
LI Rep. Suozzi to outflank Hochul in Buffalo ahead of potential gov challenge — A Long Island Democrat, Rep. Tom Suozzi, is making his most aggressive move in a potential bid to challenge Gov. Kathy Hochul in a primary next year — by outflanking the former lieutenant governor in a local race on her own Buffalo turf.
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Spectrum News NY1, Fox News and Washington Post
CNN:
Biden points to Covid as a reason for disappointing jobs report, but argues progress is being made — The US economy added 194,000 jobs in September — (CNN)President Joe Biden on Friday attributed the disappointing September jobs report to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic but sought to frame …
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Andrew Beaton / Wall Street Journal:
Jon Gruden Used Racial Trope to Describe NFLPA Chief DeMaurice Smith in 2011 Email — The NFL has been examining more than 650,000 emails, including the one sent by the Las Vegas Raiders coach, as part of a recent investigation. Gruden apologized for the comment.
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Why is a prominent federal judge hiring a law clerk who said she hates Black people? — For a graduating law student, a clerkship with a federal appeals court judge is a glittering credential. With the right judge, it can be a steppingstone to the most sought-after credential of all, a clerkship at the Supreme Court itself.
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Humeyra Pamuk / Reuters:
EXCLUSIVE U.S. delegation to meet Taliban in first high-level talks since pullout - officials — A U.S. delegation will meet with senior Taliban representatives in Doha on Saturday and Sunday in their first face-to-face meeting at a senior level since Washington pulled its troops from Afghanistan …
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CNN and Voice of America
Robby Soave / Reason:
Michigan Students Accuse Celebrated Music Professor of Racism for Screening Othello — Bright Sheng is a professor of composition at the University of Michigan. He was born in China in 1955; when he was a child, the Red Guards took away his family piano. Nevertheless, he grew up to become …
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Raleigh News & Observer:
White House condemns NC Lt Gov Robinson's anti LGBTQ comments — The Biden White House condemned on Friday North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson's comments calling transgender people and homosexuality “filth.” — “These words are repugnant and offensive,” said Andrew Bates …
Chris Gardner / The Hollywood Reporter:
Dave Chappelle Gets Standing Ovation Amid Netflix Special Controversy: “If This Is What Being Canceled Is, I Love It” — After being called out for transphobic jokes in ‘The Closer,’ the comedian performed at the Hollywood Bowl in front of Brad Pitt, Tiffany Haddish and Stevie Wonder and dismissed the outcry: “F— Twitter.
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James McClain / Yahoo Lifestyle:
Son of Afghanistan's Former Defense Minister Buys $20.9 Million Beverly Hills Mansion — He already owns a $5.2 million Miami Beach condo at the prestigious St. Regis Bal Harbour resort, but Daoud Wardak apparently also wants a West Coast outpost. To that end, he's heading for Beverly Hills …
Ken Klippenstein / The Intercept:
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Is Literally Teaching a Course on Fundraising — All students hope to learn from the top experts in their field. Graduate students at Arizona State University have an unusual opportunity this fall to do just that, where Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., is teaching a course on getting rich people to give you money.
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The White House:
A Proclamation on Indigenous Peoples' Day, 2021 — Since time immemorial, American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians have built vibrant and diverse cultures — safeguarding land, language, spirit, knowledge, and tradition across the generations.
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Graham Moomaw / Virginia Mercury:
Va. Redistricting Commission implodes as Republicans reject compromise and Democrats walk out — The Virginia Redistricting Commission's first-ever attempt to draw fair political maps collapsed in spectacular fashion Friday, when frustrated Democrats walked out of a meeting after Republicans rebuffed …
Eliza Shapiro / New York Times:
De Blasio to Phase Out N.Y.C. Gifted and Talented Program — The mayor unveiled a plan to replace the highly selective program, which has become a glaring symbol of segregation in New York City public schools, for incoming students. It will be up to his successor to implement it.
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David Gilbert / VICE:
Trump Supporters Have Already Turned on the Cyber Ninjas — Doug Logan, the CEO of Cyber Ninjas, the Florida-based company that conducted the bogus election ‘audit’ in Arizona over the last six months, says he won't be conducting any more recounts—unless God tells him to.
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Politico:
U.S. investigators increasingly confident directed-energy attacks behind Havana Syndrome — The U.S. government's investigation into the mysterious illnesses impacting American personnel overseas and at home is turning up new evidence that the symptoms are the result of directed-energy attacks …
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HotAir, ABC News, The Daily Caller, Washington Post and CNBC
U.S. Department of Justice:
Federal Officials Close Review of the Officer-Involved Shooting of Jacob Blake — The Justice Department announced today that it will not pursue federal criminal civil rights charges against a Kenosha Police Department (KPD) officer for his involvement in the Aug. 23, 2020, shooting of 30-year-old Jacob Blake.
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Wall Street Journal:
Two Parents Found Guilty of All Charges in College Admissions Cheating Case — Jury finds Gamal Abdelaziz, John Wilson guilty after about 10 hours of deliberation — BOSTON—A federal jury found two businessmen guilty Friday in the nationwide Varsity Blues case, ruling that each conspired …
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Rolling Stone and The Daily Caller
Martin Chulov / The Guardian:
Saudi aide accused of directing Khashoggi murder edges back to power — Saud al-Qahtani, aide to Mohammed bin Salman, hailed as patriot on pro-government social media — Three years after the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi royal court adviser accused of directing the murder …
Dylan Byers / Puck:
Facebook Faces the Media's Existential Crisis — Despite coverage suggesting the contrary, Facebook is not facing an existential crisis, and Frances Haugen is far from Facebook's worst nightmare. In fact, she might even be the company's ideal whistleblower.