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Bannon only one of 19 not cooperating with Jan. 6 panel — Rise and shine, Early Birds! T-minus 12 hours until “Dune” lands on a screen near you. Tips, comments, dad jokes? We're all ears (no spoilers!): earlytips@washpost.com. — On the Hill — All the committee's subpoenas …
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Democratic Voters Want Biden's Big Spending Deal—and They're Getting Impatient
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Salon

SCOOP: Manchin Tells Associates He's Considering Leaving the Democratic Party and Has an Exit Plan
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Democrats Cut Programs' Durations to Lower Cost of Social Policy and Climate Plan
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Biden abruptly accelerates his involvement in agenda talks
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Report: Sinema Bent on Destroying Biden Presidency to Keep Taxes on the Wealthy Low This sounds extremely bad.


Trump's New Social Media Site Plans to Raise Money With Shell Company Scheme — The new company is supposedly “valued” at $1.7 billion, according to Trump. — Alerts — Former President Donald Trump, a white supremacist who barely knows how to use a computer, announced late Wednesday …
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The Last Refuge, Wall Street Journal, Daily Kos and Washington Examiner, more at Mediagazer »
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Stymied Before, Trump Finds Backing for His Own Media Venture — A merger could give the former president access to nearly $300 million in cash — and perhaps a new platform. — Former President Donald J. Trump said on Wednesday that he had lined up the investment money to create …
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Crooks and Liars, Raw Story, NPR and HotAir

Trump Says He's Launching His Own Social Media Network Called Truth Social
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Rolling Stone, CNBC, The Hill and Political Wire


White House, intelligence agencies, Pentagon issue reports warning climate change threatens global security — As the United States and nations around the world struggle to blunt the effects of rising temperatures and extreme weather, sweeping assessments released Thursday by the White House …
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Fact Sheet: Prioritizing Climate in Foreign Policy and National Security — From Day One, the Biden-Harris Administration has prioritized addressing the climate crisis both at home and as a core element of our national security and foreign policy. The climate crisis is reshaping our physical world …
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CNN


NIH Admits to Funding Gain-of-Function Research in Wuhan, Says EcoHealth Violated Reporting Requirements — A top NIH official admitted in a Wednesday letter that U.S. taxpayers funded gain-of-function research on bat coronaviruses in Wuhan and revealed that EcoHealth Alliance …
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The Daily Caller, Trending Politics, Page Array and The Gateway Pundit
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NIH Contradicts Fauci, Admits Funding Gain-of-Function Research at Wuhan Lab
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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has paid his first voter fraud bounty. It went to an unexpected recipient — Patrick, a Republican, promised to pay $25,000 to any tipster who came forward with evidence of real voter fraud. He cut his first check this week. — AUSTIN — Nearly a year …


Calling Sinema an Obstacle to Progress, 5 Veterans Quit Her Advisory Council — The furious members accused the Arizona Democrat of “answering to big donors rather than your own people,” in the latest sign of the political pressure she faces. — WASHINGTON — Five veterans tapped …
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Insider, The Daily Beast, CNN and Washington Post


Biden's support fading fast, as CNBC survey finds concerns on the economy, Covid and inflation — Just 41% of the public approve of President Joe Biden's job performance, compared to 52% who disapprove, according to the CNBC All-America Economic Survey. — Fifty percent now approve …
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The Hill and Political Wire


I Was Wrong About Donald Trump — Mr. Brock led one of the largest Democratic super PACs dedicated to defeating Donald Trump in the 2020 election. Before he became a Democrat, he worked for The Washington Times and the Heritage Foundation. — Like most Democrats, I initially underestimated Donald Trump.
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CNN


Making kids wear masks in school is torture, not safety — How long will we continue to torture kids? — And let's be clear: Forcing them to wear masks all day in school, sometimes at recess, is torture. Saying that even vaccinated kids must continue to wear masks in school …
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CDC Wants Your Vaccinated 5-Year-Old Masked Indefinitely
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China wipes Boston Celtics from NBA broadcasts after Enes Kanter slams Tibet abuses — The Boston Celtics are facing blowback in China after center Enes Kanter posted a video voicing his support for Tibetan independence. — The reaction was swift. Chinese video-streaming giant Tencent cut …
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CNBC, Hong Kong Free Press HKFP and The Daily Caller
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Celtics Games Are Pulled in China After Enes Kanter's Pro-Tibet Posts
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Jen Psaki Hates You — The White House press secretary is a perfect representative of our spiteful ruling class. — Let us now praise Jennifer Rene Psaki—English major, sorority girl, mother of two. Let us praise her seemingly endless supply of monochrome crew-neck blouses and pencil skirts …


When M.I.T. Asked Dorian Abbot to Speak, It Invited Criticism — Dorian Abbot is a scientist who has opposed aspects of affirmative action. He is now at the center of an argument over free speech and acceptable discourse. — CHICAGO — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology invited …
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Quillette, Washington Examiner, TaxProf Blog, The Daily Wire and JONATHAN TURLEY


Unmasked NYPD Officers Remove Subway Rider After He Confronts Them — Andrew Gilbert said he repeatedly asked two officers to wear masks in accordance with M.T.A. and Police Department policy. He was eventually pushed out of the station. — A New York City police officer grabs a male commuter …


Matt Gaetz's Fundraising Craters as He Finally Shuns Spotlight — Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has finally started to keep his mouth shut. Turns out, that strategy has consequences. — As Rep. Matt Gaetz gears up for potential charges to drop, the Florida Republican has gotten much quieter …
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Raw Story


With “Havana Syndrome,” Washington Is Repeating Colin Powell's Worst Mistake … The passing of former Secretary of State Colin Powell has provided the occasion for reflection on the man's most consequential act, which also happened to be his most shameful one: his February 2003 speech at the United Nations …
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Puck and Washington Post


COP26: Document leak reveals nations lobbying to change key climate report — A huge leak of documents seen by BBC News shows how countries are trying to change a crucial scientific report on how to tackle climate change. — The leak reveals Saudi Arabia, Japan and Australia …
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Politico, Unearthed, Crooks and Liars and Informed Comment


as Sharks Hunt Again — Nina Lanctot sprinted toward a calamity she had long ago foretold. It was mid-September 2018. Moments earlier, Lanctot, an ocean lifeguard and former collegiate swimmer, was eating lunch in the parking lot at Newcomb Hollow, a beach in the town of Wellfleet on Outer Cape Cod.


RPS closing additional days first week of November for employees' mental health — By NBC12 Newsroom — RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - In an RPS Direct update on Wednesday evening, Superintendent Jason Kamras said the division will be closing school additional days the first week of November to help with employees' mental health.
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National Review and WRIC-TV


Biden Has Lost Support Across All Groups Of Americans — But Especially Independents And Hispanics — Over his first nine months in office, President Biden has lost support among Americans of all stripes — men and women, Black voters and white voters, Zoomers and Baby Boomers.
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Ann Coulter and The Daily Wire


Netflix Employee Walkout Grows Tense as Trans Rights Protesters Clash With Dave Chappelle Supporters — Hundreds of Netflix employees and supporters gathered in the shadow of the streaming giant's Los Angeles headquarters on Wednesday to protest Dave Chappelle's standup special “The Closer.”


Will Buffalo Elect a Socialist Mayor? It depends on the success of the incumbent's extremely unusual write-in campaign. — In October, Byron Brown emerged in the converted post office that had become his campaign headquarters, grinning and shaking hands. In a dark-blue suit and dark-blue tie …


New documents detail conflicts of interest DeJoy faced as post office head — New documents detail more than a dozen conflicts of interest Postmaster General Louis DeJoy faced because of his and his family's investments in a number of companies closely tied to the U.S. Postal Service.
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Political Wire


Jobless claims fall again as enhanced pandemic benefits fade away — First-time filings for jobless claims totaled 290,000 for the week ended Oct. 16. — That was down 6,000 from the previous week and below the 300,000 Dow Jones estimate. — Continuing claims also dropped to a new pandemic low, falling to 2.48 million.
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Wall Street Journal and The Daily Caller


Amazon Warehouse Workers in New York City to File For Union Election — More than 2,000 workers at New York City's largest Amazon warehouse have signed union authorization cards to join Amazon Labor Union. — Lauren Kaori Gurley — Amazon warehouse workers at New York City's largest Amazon warehouse …
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Sunrise Movement's DC chapter boycotts event due to ‘participation of Zionist organizations’ — None of the members of Congress endorsed by the Sunrise Movement responded to questions regarding the decision by the group's Washington arm to pull out of a voting rights rally because of the involvement of progressive Jewish groups
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency, The Forward and National Review