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Washington Post:
Warnings of violence before Jan. 6 precipitated the Capitol riot — and his team had spotted increasing signs that supporters of President Donald Trump were planning violence when Congress met to formalize the electoral college vote, but federal law enforcement agencies did not seem to share his sense of urgency.
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Digby's Hullabaloo and Eschaton
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Washington Post:
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.
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Mediaite, Alternet.org and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Sally Buzbee / Washington Post:
Letter from Washington Post Executive Editor Sally Buzbee about The Post's Jan. 6 investigation — DEAR READER: — The insurrection that took place on Jan. 6 at the United States Capitol was one of the most consequential moments in American history. The events of that day led …
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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Washington Examiner, HotAir and National Review
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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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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Washington Examiner, The Daily Wire, Twitchy and BizPac Review
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 …
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
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Kelly Hooper / Politico:
Buttigieg: 'We're the closest that we've ever been' to passing infrastructure and spending bills — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg sounded confident Sunday that the House is close to passing both the bipartisan infrastructure bill and President Joe Biden's domestic agenda spending bill.
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Fox News, CBS News, Townhall and justoneminute.typepad.com
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Buttigieg on passing spending packages: ‘We are the closest we have ever been’
Buttigieg on passing spending packages: ‘We are the closest we have ever been’
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The Daily Beast
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.
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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Real Climate Science and HotAir
Washington Examiner:
The father has no place in today's Democratic Party — In yet another desperate attempt to sell the public on his failing multitrillion-dollar spending agenda, President Joe Biden released a slideshow Thursday that inadvertently betrays how the modern Democratic Party views the family.
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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Bloomberg, New York Magazine, Associated Press and RedState
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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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MSNBC and NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
A fractured Virginia electorate prepares to pick a governor
A fractured Virginia electorate prepares to pick a governor
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RedState, The Message Box, HuffPost, NBC News and Fox News
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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Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
NYC firehouses already shutting down over vaccine mandate — On Thursday, we looked at the possibility that the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) might need to close up to 20% of the firehouses in Gotham due to manpower shortages caused by the city's vaccine mandate for municipal employees.
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New York Post
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