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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
As Budget Bill Hangs in Limbo, Kyrsten Sinema Heads to Europe — With the Senate out of session, Ms. Sinema, the Democratic senator from Arizona, has been in Europe on a fund-raising trip. — Senator Kyrsten Sinema, the moderate Arizona Democrat who has objected to the size and scope …
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Kevin Robillard / HuffPost:
Progressive Group's Poll Suggests Deep Primary Trouble For Kyrsten Sinema — 2024 is a long way away. — Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) is deeply unpopular with Democratic primary voters in her home state and would be vulnerable against a number of intra-party challengers, according to a new poll from a progressive group.
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
'We're going to make her life unpleasant': Activists aren't finished with Kyrsten Sinema
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Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
Trump calls in to rally hosted by Bannon for Virginia GOP candidates — RICHMOND — Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin steered clear Wednesday night as former president Donald Trump phoned into a rally for the state's GOP ticket, headlined by onetime Trump adviser Stephen K. Bannon.
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
Critical race theory is a potent issue in the Virginia governor's race — Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin doesn't get the most applause during his rallies when he talks about lowering taxes or assails President Biden. The loudest cheers come when Youngkin promises …
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Washington Post:
Democrats send heavy hitters to boost McAuliffe, amid anxiety over his race — Prominent Democrats from across the country are mobilizing to try to lift Terry McAuliffe to victory in the final weeks of the Virginia governor's race, a critical election that has put Democrats on edge …
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Marc Tracy / New York Times:
Nicholas Kristof Leaves New York Times as He Considers a Political Run — Mr. Kristof, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, is weighing a run for governor of Oregon, the state where he grew up. — After 37 years at The New York Times as a reporter, high-level editor and opinion columnist …
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Axios:
Nicholas Kristof is leaving New York Times — The New York Times on Thursday told employees that star columnist Nicholas Kristof is leaving the paper, Axios has learned. — Why it matters: The news comes just days after Kristof formed a political action committee ahead of a potential run for Oregon governor.
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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
The Men Who Are Killing America's Newspapers — The Tribune Tower rises above the streets of downtown Chicago in a majestic snarl of Gothic spires and flying buttresses that were designed to exude power and prestige. When plans for the building were announced in 1922, Colonel Robert R. McCormick …
CNN:
January 6 panel prepares to immediately pursue criminal charges as Bannon faces subpoena deadline — (CNN)Trump ally Steve Bannon's game of chicken with the House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol Hill riot is on the cusp of entering a new and critical phase Thursday as he faces …
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White House pushes for release of Jan. 6 documents as Trump, Bannon rebuff committee
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
US Marshals may be called to round up former Trump aides who disobey Jan. 6 subpoenas: House investigator
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
White House formally rejects Trump's request to protect specific documents from being given to January 6 investigators
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Top conservative lawyers steer clear of Trump's latest legal fight
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Daniel Bates / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Katie Couric covered up RBG's contempt for taking the knee: Anchor says she edited 2016 interview to ‘protect’ the elderly justice after she said people who kneel for the anthem were ‘dumb and disrespectful’ — Katie Couric has admitted to editing out Ruth Bader Ginsburg's controversial comments …
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Reuters:
‘There have to be consequences:’ Judge ups sentences for Capitol rioters — A federal judge in Washington has repeatedly sentenced people who stormed the U.S. Capitol to more prison time than prosecutors sought, saying that even people who were not violent should face consequences for joining the unprecedented assault.
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Jan. 6 committee preparing to aggressively enforce subpoenas, targets former Trump DOJ official
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Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
100 Capitol Rioters Have Pleaded Guilty. Here's What They Did And What They're Facing.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
How close were we to an actual stolen election — stolen by Trump?
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Margaret Carlson / The Daily Beast:
Jim Jordan Makes His Move to Be the Most Batshit Anti-Vaxxer of All — RACE TO THE BOTTOM … He's got stiff competition from the likes of Republican trolls Greg Abbott and Kristi Noem, but the former wrestling coach is rolling up his sleeves and going for it.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The slippery slope of the GOP's anti-vaccine-mandate push
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Why it matters that Jim Jordan wants to ‘ban all vaccine mandates’
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CNN:
How GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell joined Trump's ‘team deplorables’ advancing his false election fraud claims — Trump campaign attorney's key role in plot to overturn election — Washington (CNN)The day after the 2020 election, conservative lawyer Cleta Mitchell was wrapping up her work …
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Jenni Fink / Newsweek:
Trump Says Republicans Won't Vote in Midterms, 2024 Election if 2020 Fraud Isn't ‘Solved’
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New York Times:
Why the Tuskegee Study Slowed Vaccinations of Black Americans — Black Americans were once far less likely than white Americans to be vaccinated. But a wave of pro-vaccine campaigns and a surge of virus deaths have narrowed that gap, experts say. — TUSKEGEE, Ala. — By the time vaccines …
Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas and ex-USC dean indicted on bribery charges — Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas was indicted Wednesday on federal charges of taking bribes from a former USC dean in exchange for supporting millions of dollars in L.A. County contracts …
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Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Calls intensify to end Wisconsin's election review amid blunders by ex-judge in charge — The glaring errors became clear soon after a former Wisconsin judge issued subpoenas earlier this month in a Republican review of the state's 2020 presidential election. Some of the requests referred to the wrong city.
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Rachel Pannett / Washington Post:
Olympic officials won't push China on human rights ahead of Beijing Games, as calls for boycott grow louder — SYDNEY — A senior member of the International Olympic Committee said that holding China to account over its human rights record ahead of the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing is not within …
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Andrew Higgins / New York Times:
Czechs Defeat a Populist, Offering a Road Map for Toppling Strongmen — A wide range of parties in the Czech Republic banded together despite their differences to oppose Andrej Babis, the country's populist prime minister. Opposition parties in Hungary are hoping to duplicate the feat.
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Washington Examiner:
Democrats pour fiscal accelerant on the inflation fire — Inflation rose to an annual 5.4%, the Labor Department reported Wednesday, its highest rate in 13 years. — Even though President Joe Biden's administration admits that its $1.9 trillion spending bill from earlier this year is partly to blame …
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Walker cancels fundraiser with supporter who had swastika in her Twitter profile — Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker canceled a fundraiser with a conservative film producer who until Wednesday used a rendering of a swastika as her Twitter profile picture.
Julia Reinstein / BuzzFeed News:
A Black Trans “Hamilton” Cast Member Has Filed A Discrimination Complaint Against The Show — When Hamilton first opened on Broadway, the musical became nothing short of a sensation, racking up Tony Awards and being widely championed as a celebration of a diverse and progressive America.
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Axios:
Global energy crisis could dim climate hopes — An energy crisis around the world is hitting households and manufacturers that were already struggling to recover from the global pandemic. — Why it matters: This is a perfect storm of crises. It features supply shortages, especially from China …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Two new polls should really light a fire under Democrats — A big problem Democrats face right now is that congressional sausage making is so repellent and ugly that it risks alienating voters precisely when Democrats need them to be open to the details of their proposals.
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Stan Choe / Associated Press:
Winter heating bills set to jump as inflation hits home — With prices surging worldwide for heating oil, natural gas and other fuels, the U.S. government said Wednesday it expects households to see their heating bills jump as much as 54% compared to last winter — Supply chain issues threaten holiday goods
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