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Alex Heath / The Verge:
Facebook is planning to rebrand the company with a new name — Mark Zuckerberg wants to be known for building the metaverse — Facebook is planning to change its company name next week to reflect its focus on building the metaverse, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter.
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Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
Mark Zuckerberg will be added to a Facebook privacy lawsuit.
Mark Zuckerberg will be added to a Facebook privacy lawsuit.
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Raw Story, Bloomberg, The Verge, Law & Crime, DCist and The Daily Caller, more at Techmeme »
Matt Bruenig / People's Policy Project:
Democratic Child Care Plan Will Spike Prices for the Middle Class by $13,000 — Trying to run a child care system using market prices runs into three main problems. — For a government, solving these problems is pretty simple. You can pass a law that mandates higher wages for child care workers …
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National Review and City Journal
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The President Who Wasn't There — On the menu today: Up until very recently, President Biden used an exceptionally light touch in the negotiations on Capitol Hill over the “Build Back Better” legislation — a touch so light, it almost wasn't there. When you look at the country's worsening problems …
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Washington Examiner
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Democrats Abandon Middle Class on Build Back Better Resolution — It's part of a disturbing trend that leaves out an important segment of voters from federal benefit programs. — Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, center, talks with reporters outside …
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CNN
CNN:
Biden discusses $1.9 trillion top line for economic package and tells Democrats free community college is out
Biden discusses $1.9 trillion top line for economic package and tells Democrats free community college is out
Politico:
Dems edge closer to ditching disarray
Dems edge closer to ditching disarray
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HotAir, Associated Press, TheGrio and Florida Politics
Politico:
Why Biden's not doing interviews
Why Biden's not doing interviews
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HotAir, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner and National Review
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Breaking down Biden's latest Build Back Better plan
POLITICO Playbook: Breaking down Biden's latest Build Back Better plan
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, CNN, Sacramento Bee, American Prospect and Talking Points Memo
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Republicans Set to Block Voting Bill Again, Raising Stakes on Filibuster
Republicans Set to Block Voting Bill Again, Raising Stakes on Filibuster
Quinnipiac University Poll:
78% Of Republicans Want To See Trump Run For President In 2024, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Americans Now Split On Border Wall As Opposition Softens
78% Of Republicans Want To See Trump Run For President In 2024, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Americans Now Split On Border Wall As Opposition Softens
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New York Times:
Trump Organization, Already Under Indictment, Faces New Criminal Inquiry — The investigation, by the Westchester County district attorney's office, increases the legal scrutiny of the former president and his family business. — Former President Donald J. Trump's family business …
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Raw Story, Insider, Rolling Stone, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo and Joe.My.God.
Lexi Lonas / The Hill:
Cheney: Bannon's actions suggest Trump was involved in Capitol riot planning — Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Ky.) said late Tuesday that former White House strategist Steve Bannon's refusal to cooperate with the House committee investigating the Capitol riot suggests President Trump was …
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Tierney Sneed / CNN:
How Trump can sink Democrats' request for his January 6 docs
How Trump can sink Democrats' request for his January 6 docs
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The Guardian, NBC News, Raw Story and New Republic
Politico:
Meadows retains top GOP lawyer for Jan. 6 investigation
Meadows retains top GOP lawyer for Jan. 6 investigation
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Raw Story and Washington Examiner
WJLA-TV:
WATCH: 7News goes one-on-one with Virginia gubernatorial candidates McAuliffe and Youngkin — 7News' Nick Minock recently interviewed both of Virginia's gubernatorial candidates. WJLA 7News DC offered both candidates 20-minute interviews. In a text message to Nick Minock, Terry McAuliffe's campaign only agreed to 10 minutes.
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HotAir, New York Post, Townhall, The Federalist, RedState, TheBlaze, National Review, Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, Breitbart and The Gateway Pundit
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Sam Janney / Twitchy:
Terry McAuliffe's terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad campaign gets WORSE as he flips out during interview, scolds reporter and storms off (watch)
Terry McAuliffe's terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad campaign gets WORSE as he flips out during interview, scolds reporter and storms off (watch)
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WND, National Review, Fox News, RedState and Washington Examiner
Collin Anderson / Washington Free Beacon:
White House Turns to Legally Dubious Tactics To Boost McAuliffe for Virginia Gov
White House Turns to Legally Dubious Tactics To Boost McAuliffe for Virginia Gov
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Washington Examiner, Politico and Fox News
Private Banking & Wealth Management:
Close … “Help Wanted”. We expect semiconductor, vehicle and other goods bottlenecks to resolve themselves in the months ahead, and interpret declining business surveys as the result of a temporary supply shock and not a sign of inadequate demand. As a result, growth should rebound in 2022 …
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
China's Bullying Is Becoming a Danger to the World and Itself
Daily Mail:
REVEALED: Accused rapist who ‘attacked’ woman on SEPTA train in Philadelphia as passengers ‘filmed it’ is an illegal Congolese immigrant with prior convictions for sex abuse and drugs who should have been deported in 2015 — Alleged rapist Fiston Ngoy, 35, has been present in the US illegally since 2015
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Elena Kadvany / San Francisco Chronicle:
In-N-Out blasts S.F. over vaccine mandate shutdown: ‘We refuse to become the vaccination police’ — Beloved California burger chain In-N-Out is firing back against San Francisco's vaccine mandate. The company blasted the city after the Department of Public Health temporarily shut …
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Washington Post:
White House unveils plans to roll out coronavirus vaccines for children ages 5 to 11 — The White House on Wednesday announced its plan to roll out coronavirus vaccines for children ages 5 to 11, pending the vaccine's approval by federal health officials, which the Biden administration anticipates will happen within weeks.
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Brooke Singman / Fox Business:
Sen. Josh Hawley bill takes aim at supply chain crunch, requiring 50% of value of a good to be produced in US — Hawley calls for a ‘bold, new economic agenda that will restore the American heartland’ — FIRST ON FOX: Republican Sen. Josh Hawley is rolling out a measure amid the supply chain crisis …
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Robert Gonzalez / Arizona Republic:
I urged Republicans to stay. Now, months later, I'm leaving the party. Here's why — Opinion: I had hoped that decent people working from the inside could save the Republican Party from those who believe the Big Lie. I was wrong. — In February, I wrote an op-ed urging Republicans not to leave the party.
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Raw Story
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Soldier with ‘Hitler mustache’ is first to be thrown out of military after Capitol riot charges — An Army reservist charged in the Justice Department's sweeping investigation of the U.S. Capitol riot was quietly demoted and discharged earlier this year, becoming the first known service member …
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Washington Examiner, Defense One and Raw Story
Eric Kleefeld / Media Matters for America:
Fox News hosts admit the network has a strict COVID-19 vaccine and testing policy — while they celebrate job walkouts over such mandates elsewhere — Fox News' utter hypocrisy on COVID-19 health policies was on full display Wednesday morning. In a segment of Fox & Friends hyping the threat …
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KING-TV, Crooks and Liars and Joe.My.God.
Cameron Joseph / VICE:
Trump is Pushing QAnon Candidates Into the GOP Mainstream — Trump is backing a number of candidates who've openly pushed QAnon's wildest theories. By endorsing them, he's mainstreaming the extremist movement. — CJ — Arizona State Rep. Mark Finchem got a coveted spot warming …
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Politico
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Koch network spends big to lobby against Biden agenda while supporting other Democratic plans — The libertarian-leaning Koch network spent over $300,000 lobbying Congress to oppose pieces of Joe Biden's agenda while moving to support some Democratic backed bills.
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New York Magazine
Salvador Rizzo / Washington Post:
No, Biden isn't proposing that the IRS spy on bank records — “I don't think there's any Republican who doesn't think the IRS should be able to identify tax evaders and taxes that are being evaded. The question is, do you need to create a mechanism where the people of America have to give …
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Althouse, U.S. Department …, Twitchy, Breitbart, C-SPAN.org, Kevin Drum and Mediaite
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Jonathan Larsen / TYT Network:
Fortenberry, a Family Insider, Indicted on Federal Charges — Nebraska Congressman Is The Latest Family Member Embroiled in Ethical Scandal … Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), indicted Tuesday on charges of lying to the FBI, has deep connections to The Family, the secretive Christian group …
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Raw Story, U.S. Department of Justice, Omaha World-Herald, The Daily Caller and Associated Press
Shea Johnson / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Embroiled in controversies, Michele Fiore announces run for governor — Las Vegas Councilwoman Michele Fiore said Tuesday she will seek the Republican nomination for governor, casting herself as a champion for conservative values amid a cascade of controversies that figure to be election cycle targets.
Discussion:
Raw Story
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Border arrests have soared to highest levels since 1986, new CBP data shows — U.S. authorities detained more than 1.7 million migrants along the Mexico border during the 2021 fiscal year that ended in September, and arrests by the Border Patrol soared to the highest levels since 1986 …
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Townhall, IJR, The Hill, New York Post, Fox News, National Review, Arizona Daily Independent and Washington Examiner
Tablet Magazine:
Lectures From Limousine Liberals — The same people who sat at home praising essential workers as heroes now repay them with exclusion and sneering condescension
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HotAir and Instapundit