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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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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 …
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.
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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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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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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NBC News, Law & Crime, The Gateway Pundit and Associated Press
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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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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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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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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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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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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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 …
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Lurching From Crisis to Crisis, Congress Is Addicted to Cliffs — Lawmakers almost never act until they absolutely must — and even then, they usually punt. — WASHINGTON — Congress disposed of a looming global economic catastrophe this week by doing what it does best: Not much.
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Brian Faler / Politico:
Democrats likely to throw billions in tax hikes overboard as spending plans shrink
Democrats likely to throw billions in tax hikes overboard as spending plans shrink
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Washington Post, The Daily Caller and HotAir
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Manchin to Schumer: Your speech was “f*****g stupid”
Manchin to Schumer: Your speech was “f*****g stupid”
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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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Raw Story
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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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
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
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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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 …
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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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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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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Kenneth Garger / New York Post:
Manchin blasts Schumer's GOP-bashing floor speech: ‘Civility is gone’ — Sen. Joe Manchin couldn't bear to watch Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's GOP-trashing floor speech Thursday night — covering his face and ultimately walking away during the comments.
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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Will endorsement-happy Trump cost GOP the Senate?
POLITICO Playbook: Will endorsement-happy Trump cost GOP the Senate?
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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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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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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 …
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.
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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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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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Raw Story and Arizona Mirror
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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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 …
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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