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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.
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Insider, HotAir, The Hill, Human Events, National Review, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Townhall, Althouse, Twitchy and Talking Points Memo
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Igor Danchenko, source for Steele dossier, arrested as part of Durham probe
Igor Danchenko, source for Steele dossier, arrested as part of Durham probe
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Associated Press
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 …
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Washington Post and Los Angeles Times
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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.
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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? — RICHMOND — Republican Glenn Youngkin's slim but decisive victory Tuesday in the governor's race promises a sharp turn in policy for Virginia, where Democrats have spent …
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Georgia Recorder, National Journal, New York Times, CNN, 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
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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 …
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Washington Examiner and National Review
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Wall Street Journal:
Employer Covid-19 Vaccine and Testing Rules Unveiled by Biden Administration — While the requirements are described as necessary to curb the pandemic, they have drawn opposition from many Republicans — WASHINGTON—Many employers will have to ensure by Jan. 4 that their workers are vaccinated …
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Financial Times, 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
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CNN, Washington Post, Forbes and The Verge
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
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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 …
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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.) …
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The Hill, Politico, Alabama Daily News and Townhall
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: For Dems, it's ‘2009 all over again’ — DRIVING THE DAY — DEMOCRATS' UGLY REALITY SETS IN — Following an embarrassing election night for Democrats, Speaker NANCY PELOSI and her caucus have redoubled their efforts to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill (BIF) …
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The Daily Wire and New York Times
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.
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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
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Washington Examiner
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Washington Post:
After loss in Virginia, Democrats look to speed up their stalled $3 trillion spending agenda — ‘The American public gave us a majority of both houses for a reason,’ Sen. Tim Kaine says — A new sense of political urgency swept over restive Democrats from the White House to Capitol Hill on Wednesday …
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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 …
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MLive.com
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 …
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The Pulse, Raw Story, Balloon Juice and Tampa Bay Times
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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
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New York Times, Miami Herald and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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 …
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Power Line
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 …
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POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
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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
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Raw Story
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 …
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Rolling Stone
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.
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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.
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Washington Examiner, Action News Jax and BizPac Review
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
USA Today snubs Winsome Sears, Jason Miyares from report on ‘candidates of color’ who won historic elections — Much of the media have downplayed, ignored the diverse GOP ticket in Virginia — Winsome Sears: You're looking at the American Dream — USA Today raised eyebrows …
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) …
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Marginal REVOLUTION and Mashable
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
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 …
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution and NBC News
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 …
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The Hill, BuzzFeed News, The Guardian, New York Times and UPI
Politico:
2 federal judges are poised to quietly begin unlocking reams of Jan. 6 secrets for Congress — Most Americans haven't heard of Beryl Howell and Tanya Chutkan. Yet these two federal judges are poised to help deliver troves of hidden information to congressional investigators over the next few weeks …
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 …
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The Hill and The Daily Caller
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 …
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Raw Story
Dana Rubinstein / New York Times:
Why New Yorkers Rejected Ballot Proposals on Voting and Redistricting — Republicans worked hard to defeat the measures, which aimed to broaden ballot access and change the redistricting process. Democrats did little to promote them. — In October, the New York's Republican and Conservative Parties went nuclear.
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NPR