Top Items:
New York Times:
Authorities Arrest Analyst Who Contributed to Steele Dossier — Igor Danchenko, a Russia analyst who worked with Christopher Steele, the author of a dossier of rumors and unproven assertions about Donald J. Trump, was taken into custody as part of the Durham investigation.
Discussion:
CBS News, The Daily Beast, HotAir, CNN, The Hill, Metro.co.uk, Human Events, National Review, Raw Story, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Ace of Spades HQ, Althouse, Twitchy and Talking Points Memo
RELATED:
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Igor Danchenko, source for Steele dossier, arrested as part of Durham probe — An analyst who was a primary source for a 2016 dossier of allegations against Donald Trump has been arrested on charges stemming out of special counsel John Durham's probe of that matter, a spokesman for Durham said.
Discussion:
Politico and Washington Examiner
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Analyst who aided Trump-Russia dossier is arrested — WASHINGTON (AP) — A Russia analyst who provided information for a dossier of research used during the Trump-Russia investigation has been arrested as part of an ongoing special counsel investigation, the Justice Department said Thursday.
Discussion:
New York Post
New York Times:
Analyst Who Reported the Infamous Trump Tape Rumor Wants to Clear His Name — The Steele dossier's main source explained where its most notorious claim came from — and called Republicans' accusations that he is a Russian agent “slander.” — WASHINGTON — When the publication of a dossier …
New York Times:
Republicans Hit on Schools as a Wedge Issue to Unite the Party — Rallying around what it calls “parental rights,” the party is pushing to build on its victories this week by stoking white resentment and tapping into broader anger at the education system. — After an unexpectedly strong showing …
Discussion:
Washington Post and Los Angeles Times
RELATED:
NBC News:
Democratic struggles with rural and white voters hurt them on Tuesday night — WASHINGTON — Yes, the political environment was rough for Democrats on Tuesday night. Yes, playing the Trump and Jan. 6 cards didn't work as well as they had hoped. And, yes, Democrats lost independent voters in Virginia, per the exit poll.
Discussion:
Politico, The American Independent and NPR
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Senate GOP sees Youngkin's Trump approach as path back to majority — As Marco Rubio prepares to run for reelection a year from now, he has little doubt that former President Donald Trump's presence in Florida will help him. — “The president's viewed as a liability in the minds of some people around here.
Discussion:
Raw Story and Florida Politics
Washington Post:
Republican Glenn Youngkin became Virginia governor by wooing both moderates and Trump supporters. So how Trumpy is he?
Republican Glenn Youngkin became Virginia governor by wooing both moderates and Trump supporters. So how Trumpy is he?
Discussion:
Georgia Recorder, National Journal, New York Times, The Hill, naked capitalism, Fox News and Associated Press
Zachary B. Wolf / CNN:
Donald Trump fever may be breaking
Donald Trump fever may be breaking
Discussion:
Reuters, Lawyers, Guns & Money, No More Mister Nice Blog, HotAir, Washington Post, BuzzFeed News and The Babylon Bee
Marcus Weisgerber / Defense One:
Biden Administration Delays Contractor Vaccine Mandate Until Jan. 4 — Defense firms had warned of layoffs and weapons-manufacturing delays. — The Biden administration is pushing the COVID-19 vaccination deadline for federal contractors from Dec. 8 to Jan. 4, a move that could prevent thousands …
Discussion:
Washington Examiner and National Review
RELATED:
Wall Street Journal:
Employer Covid-19 Vaccine and Testing Rules Unveiled by Biden Administration
Employer Covid-19 Vaccine and Testing Rules Unveiled by Biden Administration
Discussion:
Washington Times and Political Wire
The White House:
Fact Sheet: Biden Administration Announces Details of Two Major Vaccination Policies
Fact Sheet: Biden Administration Announces Details of Two Major Vaccination Policies
Discussion:
CNN, Washington Post, Forbes and The Verge
Rebecca Rainey / Politico:
Biden vaccine mandates will hit after holiday season, offering relief to businesses
Biden vaccine mandates will hit after holiday season, offering relief to businesses
Discussion:
RedState
Bruce Rolfsen / Bloomberg:
White House Sets Jan. 4 Shots-or-Tests Deadline for U.S. Workers
White House Sets Jan. 4 Shots-or-Tests Deadline for U.S. Workers
Discussion:
Insider, CBS News, NBC News, Associated Press, The Daily Caller, Metro.co.uk, The Federalist, Bridge Michigan, Denver Post, Townhall, National File, NPR, Protocol and New York Post
New York Times:
Reeling From Surprise Losses, Democrats Sound the Alarm for 2022 — Party officials say the White House and Congress must do more to address the electorate's deep malaise or risk watching voters lurch back toward the G.O.P. by default. — WASHINGTON — Reeling from a barrage of unexpected losses …
Discussion:
Fox News, The Hill, PRESS RUN, CNN, Morning Shots, Mediaite, NBC News, Bloomberg, CBS News and East Bay Times
RELATED:
Washington Post:
NRCC head to vulnerable House Democrats: ‘Retire or lose’ — Good morning, Early Birds. Send your tips, ideas, witty asides and petty grievances to earlytips@washpost.com. — 🚨: President Biden's longtime friend and fellow Amtrak devotee, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) …
Discussion:
Politico, Washington Examiner, The Hill, HotAir and Alabama Daily News
ProPublica:
Here's Why Rapid COVID Tests Are So Expensive and Hard to Find — Months-long silences. Mysterious rejections. Here's what's behind the shortages of a critical tool for ending the pandemic. — Coronavirus — The U.S. Response to COVID-19 … A few weeks ago, a ProPublica reporter decided to test his kids for COVID-19.
Discussion:
Reason
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Fauci, Walensky testify amid child vaccine rollout, Wuhan lab funding controversy — Lawmakers have blasted Fauci and his agency for possibly funding ‘gain-of-function’ research on coronaviruses in Wuhan — Fauci, Walensky testify amid OSHA vaccine mandate rollout
Discussion:
Washington Examiner
RELATED:
Murray Waas / The Guardian:
Giuliani investigators home in on 2019 plan to advance Ukraine interests in US — Prosecutors believe Giuliani and two others may have violated law over agreement that would have seen them win lucrative contracts — The high-profile federal criminal investigation of Rudy Giuliani …
Discussion:
Raw Story and Rolling Stone
Mountain State Spotlight:
Gov. Jim Justice is among these ultrawealthy politicians who avoid paying taxes — A donation to Mountain State Spotlight goes beyond the newsroom. We strive to become the essential news source for West Virginians and to deliver the information you need to make our state a better place. — Donate
RELATED:
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
“Anti-CRT” school board candidates are winning — A new PAC focused on electing conservative candidates to public school boards — by raising fears about how racism is taught — won three-fourths of its 58 races across seven states on Tuesday. — Why it matters: Those wins for the 1776 Project PAC …
Discussion:
Power Line
Gabe Kaminsky / The Federalist:
University Of Michigan Paid CRT Peddler $266 Per Minute For Zoom Lecture — Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum raked in the same amount of money from Michigan taxpayers as CRT czar Ibram X. Kendi did in November 2020. — The University of Michigan, a taxpayer-funded institution …
Discussion:
MLive.com
Hunter Walker / Rolling Stone:
Top Trump Allies Set Up A ‘Legal Fund’ For Jan. 6 White House Rally Organizers — The fund will defend former Trump aides who were involved in planning his speech that day and have been subpoenaed by the House committee investigating the Capitol attack — Top allies of Donald Trump …
Discussion:
POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
RELATED:
Barbie Latza Nadeau / The Daily Beast:
Trump Allies Set Up Legal Fund for Jan. 6 Elite, but Leave Protesters on Their Own
Trump Allies Set Up Legal Fund for Jan. 6 Elite, but Leave Protesters on Their Own
Discussion:
Raw Story
Tom Carper / delawareonline:
No barrier — not even the filibuster — must stop our obligation to our democracy — Tom CarperSpecial to the USA TODAY Network — When I was a freshman at the Ohio State University on a Navy ROTC scholarship, our commanding officer told a number of us about the opportunity to train in Quantico, Virginia over spring break.
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo and Iowa Capital Dispatch
RELATED:
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Carper comes out in support of nixing filibuster on voting rights
Nick Shook / NFL.com:
Packers QB Aaron Rodgers tests positive for COVID-19, will not play in Week 9 vs. Chiefs — The NFL's hottest team will be without its most important player Sunday. — Aaron Rodgers tested positive for COVID-19 and is out for Green Bay's showdown with the Kansas City Chiefs, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported.
Discussion:
ESPN, Fox News, American Experiment, Washington Post, Denver Post, ProFootballTalk, CNN, Balloon Juice, The Spun, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, The Daily Beast, CBS Chicago, The Daily Caller, One America News Network, New York Post, Forbes, NBC New York, CBS News, NPR, Insider, NBC10 Philadelphia, The Smoke Room, Japan Times, UPI and RedState
Michael Vasquez / Chronicle of Higher Education:
3 U. of Florida Experts Couldn't Testify on a Voting-Rights Law. This Professor Had No Trouble. — The University of Florida is embroiled in controversy this week following revelations that, in at least four cases, it denied professors' requests to testify in lawsuits that challenged policy set …
Discussion:
Washington Post, The Pulse, Raw Story, Balloon Juice and Tampa Bay Times
RELATED:
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The case of Ron DeSantis and the muzzled professors takes another dubious turn
The case of Ron DeSantis and the muzzled professors takes another dubious turn
Discussion:
New York Times, Miami Herald and Lawyers, Guns & Money
New York Post:
Illegal immigrant who posed as minor while crossing border charged with murder in Florida — A 24-year-old Honduran immigrant who's charged with murder in the brutal stabbing death of a Florida man had crossed the US border illegally months earlier while posing as an unaccompanied minor, an investigation by The Post found.
Discussion:
HotAir, Washington Examiner, Action News Jax and BizPac Review
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Jan. 6 Defendant Who Said She's ‘Definitely Not Going To Jail’ Sentenced To Prison — Jenna Ryan, a Texas real estate agent who flew to D.C. on a private plane and livestreamed in the Capitol, got 60 days in prison. — Jenna Ryan, a Donald Trump enthusiast who tweeted that she's …
Elise Schmelzer / Denver Post:
“A racist assumption”: Mixed-race family stopped at Denver airport after Southwest employee suspected human trafficking — Mary MacCarthy says she wants an apology from Southwest Airlines — A woman and her 10-year-old daughter were stopped by police at Denver International Airport …
Discussion:
Raw Story
CNN:
Judge says ‘there appears to be intentional discrimination’ in Arbery jury selection, but allows trial to move forward with 1 Black juror — Father of Ahmaud Arbery calls death of his son a ‘lynching’ — (CNN)After a long and contentious jury selection process in a coastal Georgia county …
Discussion:
The Guardian, The Hill, BuzzFeed News, New York Times and UPI
Polly Mosendz / Bloomberg:
Yacht Full of Climate Scientists Plots Giant Sea Gate to Save Manhattan — Aboard a boat sailing the city's coastline, an organization outlines the $30 billion plan to keep the island safe from flooding. — Aboard the Manhattan II, a 100-foot yacht with glass walls and mahogany panelling …
Zeke Hausfather / Carbon Brief:
Global CO2 emissions have been flat for a decade, new data reveals — Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels and cement have rebounded by 4.9% this year, new estimates suggest, following a Covid-related dip of 5.4% in 2020. — The Global Carbon Project (GCP) …
Discussion:
Marginal REVOLUTION and Mashable
CNN:
Democrats struggle to find message on culture wars amid GOP success in Virginia — (CNN)A week before their party endured deep losses in Virginia, some of the most vulnerable House Democrats privately debated how to respond to pointed GOP attacks on an issue that has been percolating …
Discussion:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution and NBC News
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
COVID-19 fading as dominant political issue as Americans focus on inflation, economy: Reuters/Ipsos poll — Americans are increasingly turning away from the coronavirus and focusing their attention elsewhere, especially toward rising consumer prices and other economic areas where Democrats are less trusted …
Discussion:
The Hill and The Daily Caller