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Hannah Allam / Washington Post:
Red Flags — As Trump propelled his supporters to Washington, law enforcement agencies failed to heed mounting warnings about violence on Jan. 6. — DURING — Bloodshed — For 187 harrowing minutes, the president watched his supporters attack the Capitol — and resisted pleas to stop them.
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BEFORE THE ATTACK — Law enforcement officials did not respond with urgency to a cascade of warnings about violence on Jan. 6 — Alerts were raised by local officials, FBI informants, social media companies, former national security officials, researchers, lawmakers and tipsters.
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Biden's job rating sinks to 42 percent in NBC News poll a year from midterms — WASHINGTON — A majority of Americans now disapprove of President Joe Biden's job performance, while half give him low marks for competence and uniting the country, according to results from the latest national NBC News poll.
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Quinn Scanlan / ABC News:
Biden, Democrats failing to sell agenda to American people: POLL — Roughly 7 in 10 Americans know little about the bills Democrats are negotiating. — Negotiations on the infrastructure and social program bills have consumed Capitol Hill for months. Still, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll …
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National Review
Matt Taibbi / TK News:
The “Let's Go, Brandon!” Freakout Goes Next-Level — A Southwest pilot earns ISIS comparisons for joking into a loudspeaker, as pundits continues to mass-forget the previous four years — FBI Special Agent-turned-CNN Political Analyst Asha Rangappa — gosh that resume sounds unsurprising …
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The Daily Wire, Twitchy, Insider and BizPac Review
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Adela Suliman / Washington Post:
Southwest Airlines to investigate pilot's purported anti-Biden chant — Southwest Airlines is conducting an internal investigation after one of its pilots reportedly said a phrase used in right-wing circles as a stand-in for swearing at President Biden over the plane's public address system …
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HotAir, RedState, Louder With Crowder, Twitchy and TheBlaze
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Jan. 6 ‘Influencer’ Who Said She's ‘Definitely Not Going To Jail’ Should Go To Jail, Feds Say — Jenna Ryan, a Trump-loving real estate broker, called Jan. 6 “one of the best days of my life” and bragged that she wouldn't go to jail because she's white. — Federal prosecutors …
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Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
New York Times:
Why Many Police Traffic Stops Turn Deadly — Officers, trained to presume danger, have reacted with outsize aggression. For hundreds of unarmed drivers, the consequences have been fatal. — “Open the door now, you are going to get shot!” an officer in Rock Falls, Ill., shouted at Nathaniel Edwards after a car chase.
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New York Times:
The Demand for Money Behind Many Police Traffic Stops — Busted taillights, missing plates, tinted windows: Across the U.S., ticket revenue funds towns — and the police responsible for finding violations. — Harold Brown's contribution to the local treasury began as so many others have in Valley Brook …
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Outside the Beltway
Jess Bidgood / The Boston Globe:
The car becomes the weapon — Demonstrators around the country have been injured and killed by vehicle rammings, but there's been precious little justice. And new laws could make accountability even scarcer. — Switch to light mode — TULSA, Okla. — On May 31, 2020 …
New York Post:
26 FDNY firehouses out of service over vaccine mandate staff shortage — The FDNY shuttered 26 fire companies citywide Saturday morning because of staff shortages caused by the COVID-19 vaccination mandate — an “unconscionable” move some officials fear could have catastrophic consequences.
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Outside the Beltway, BizPac Review, Real Climate Science, RedState and abc7NY
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Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
NYC firehouses already shutting down over vaccine mandate
NYC firehouses already shutting down over vaccine mandate
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New York Post
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
What the Virginia Election Result Will Mean for Democrats and Republicans — Republicans hope to hit on a recipe for renewal, while Democrats worry that a loss could force them to defend seats in blue states next year. — ALEXANDRIA, Va. — During one of the most hectic weeks of her speakership …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
In a tight Virginia race, Covid concerns still make campaigning difficult for Democrats
In a tight Virginia race, Covid concerns still make campaigning difficult for Democrats
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Kay Lazar / The Boston Globe:
Vermont, the most vaccinated state in the nation, has been weathering a spike in COVID cases. But why? — Throughout the pandemic, Vermont has been a beacon for the country, with its highest-in-the-nation COVID-19 vaccination rate, and often one of the lowest infection rates, too.
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HotAir
Rachel Vindman / USA Today:
‘It was time to fight back’: My journey from the Republican Party, through grief, to advocacy — On Sept. 27, 2018, I was volunteering in my daughter's second grade classroom. My phone was buzzing with updates of Christine Blasey Ford's testimony during Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing.
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Franken rules out run against Gillibrand — DRIVING THE DAY — Since moving to the Upper West Side in New York earlier this year, AL FRANKEN has been sounding out confidantes about primarying his nemesis Sen. KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND (D-N.Y.) in 2024, multiple sources tell Playbook.
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Raw Story and Morning Shots
Tim Craig / Washington Post:
In a setback for Black Lives Matter, mayoral campaigns shift to ‘law and order’ — Across the country, local candidates are pitching themselves as advocates on safety and supporters of the police. — Mayoral candidates across the country are closing out their campaigns pledging to restore law and order …
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RedState, Common Dreams and Fox News
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Julie Bosman / New York Times:
Kyle Rittenhouse's Homicide Trial Will Be a Debate Over Self-Defense — Mr. Rittenhouse was 17 when he went to Kenosha, Wis., amid protests against police violence. He fatally shot two men and wounded another who were pursuing him. — KENOSHA, Wis. — After more than a year, Kyle Rittenhouse …
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The Guardian
CBS News:
Huma Abedin on overcoming her husband Anthony Weiner's betrayals — Huma Abedin's story is as unlikely as it is extraordinary, from the pinnacles of power as a top aide to Hillary Clinton, to the depths of public scandal as the wife of disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner.
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The Daily Beast, The Hill and Insider