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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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Techno Fog / The Reactionary:
The Igor Danchenko Indictment — It was all a fraud. — The Danchenko Indictment — John Durham has another scalp. On November 3, 2021, Igor Danchenko - Christopher Steele's primary subsource - was arrested by federal authorities. — Now we have his indictment.
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Granite Grok and Ace of Spades HQ
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Igor Danchenko arrested, charged with lying to FBI about information in Steele dossier — An analyst who was a primary source for a 2016 dossier of allegations against Donald Trump has been arrested on charges that he repeatedly lied to the FBI about where and how he got his information, officials said Thursday.
New York Times:
Analyst Who Reported the Infamous Trump Tape Rumor Wants to Clear His Name
Analyst Who Reported the Infamous Trump Tape Rumor Wants to Clear His Name
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Insider, NBC News, We Love Trump, Townhall and Twitchy
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Analyst who aided Trump-Russia dossier is arrested
Analyst who aided Trump-Russia dossier is arrested
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New York Post, USA Today, Washington Times and Chicks On The Right
Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
Russia Analyst Igor Danchenko Charged in Connection With Steele Dossier
Russia Analyst Igor Danchenko Charged in Connection With Steele Dossier
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Indiana school administrator: You'd better believe we teach CRT — and lie to parents about it — Perhaps the most useful 96 seconds in the post-Glenn Youngkin victory period you'll spend, but let's set the context up first. Before, during, and after Election Night, Democrats …
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Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
How Glenn Youngkin Kept Trump at Arm's Length, But on His Side — Republican won Virginia governor's race by keeping Trump supporters energized without making the former president the focal point of the race — WASHINGTON—When Donald Trump released a statement suggesting he was planning …
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Politico:
What's up with Virginia's Latino vote? — Republican Glenn Youngkin pulled off the unthinkable in his victory in the Virginia governor's race Tuesday: He won the Latino vote by roughly a dozen percentage points. — Or perhaps not. — Youngkin's impressive performance was one of the exit poll findings …
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New York Times:
Republicans Hit on Schools as a Wedge Issue to Unite the Party
Republicans Hit on Schools as a Wedge Issue to Unite the Party
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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 …
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Julia Black / Insider:
‘I was literally screaming in pain’: Young women say they met Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy for sex and it turned violent and humiliating … In the summer of 2020, Madison sent Barstool Sports' founder, Dave Portnoy, a direct message on Instagram complimenting his famous “one bite” pizza reviews.
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Washington Post:
Manhattan DA convenes new grand jury in Trump Org. case to weigh potential charges — NEW YORK — The Manhattan District Attorney has convened a second long-term grand jury to hear evidence about the Trump Organization's financial practices, and potentially to vote on criminal charges, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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Patrick Murray / New Jersey Online:
Pollster: ‘I blew it.’ Maybe it's time to get rid of election polls. — I blew it. The final Monmouth University Poll margin did not provide an accurate picture of the state of the governor's race. So, if you are a Republican who believes the polls cost Ciattarelli an upset victory …
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Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
What Democrats and Pollsters Missed in New Jersey One of the state's top experts gets candid. — So what just happened in New Jersey? After incumbent Democratic governor Phil Murphy scraped his way to reelection by less than two points on Tuesday, the question is top of mind not just in his state but for his party around the country.
Politico:
Manchin will get last word, even as House races to pass megabill — House Democrats are fighting to coalesce around their party's $1.75 trillion social spending plan — all for Sen. Joe Manchin to change it anyway. — As Speaker Nancy Pelosi furiously worked to unite her caucus around …
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Washington Post:
House eyes vote as soon as Thursday on Biden spending plan as moderate Democrats continue to question costs
House eyes vote as soon as Thursday on Biden spending plan as moderate Democrats continue to question costs
New York Times:
Reeling From Surprise Losses, Democrats Sound the Alarm for 2022
Reeling From Surprise Losses, Democrats Sound the Alarm for 2022
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The scandal involving Ron DeSantis and the silenced professors just got worse — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has remained uncharacteristically quiet about the growing scandal at the University of Florida, which has barred numerous professors from testifying as expert witnesses in lawsuits challenging the Republican governor's policies.
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Controversy grows over Florida silencing professors at odds with DeSantis — Bright spot in global Covid fight: Merck will share formula for antiviral Covid pill — After Florida Republicans created wildly unnecessary new voting restrictions, legal fights soon followed.
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Daily Kos and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Politico:
DOJ error highlights Jan. 6 mystery: Where was Kamala Harris during the attack? — When pro-Trump rioters attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, lawmakers and Vice President Mike Pence fled for safety. Until recently, the Justice Department contended that Vice President-elect Kamala Harris was among them.
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HuffPost:
Judge Seems Skeptical Of Trump's Attempt To Cover Up His Role In The Jan. 6 Insurrection
Judge Seems Skeptical Of Trump's Attempt To Cover Up His Role In The Jan. 6 Insurrection
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New York Times, CBS News, Associated Press, NBC News, Roll Call and POLITICUSUSA
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judge sharply questions Trump effort to block records from Jan. 6 investigators
Judge sharply questions Trump effort to block records from Jan. 6 investigators
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Mike Catalini / Washington Post:
Spending $153, Edward Durr ousts NJ Senate leader Sweeney — TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey's longtime state Senate president, Democrat Steve Sweeney, has lost reelection, falling to a Republican newcomer who spent less than $200 on the race and leaving his party reeling.
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Brent Johnson / New Jersey Online:
N.J. Senate President Sweeney loses seat to little-known Republican in shocking upset
N.J. Senate President Sweeney loses seat to little-known Republican in shocking upset
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Fox News, Breitbart, The Hill, Politico, New York Post and Ace of Spades HQ
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.
Jason Hoffman / CNN:
More than 100 million American workers will need to be fully vaccinated by January 4 — (CNN)The Biden administration announced Thursday that its vaccine rules applying to private businesses with 100 or more employees, certain health care workers and federal contractors will take effect January 4.
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Parker Molloy / The Present Age:
CNN, spilled milk, and why any of this matters — The cable news giant can't stop digging itself deeper into a hole... I didn't plan on writing about milk today, but... here we are. — But first, let's travel back to the year 2010. Barack Obama was the president …
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 and Digby's Hullabaloo
Baxter Holmes / ESPN:
Allegations of racism and misogyny within the Phoenix Suns: Inside Robert Sarver's 17-year tenure as owner — ON THE EVENING of Oct. 30, 2016, at Talking Stick Resort Arena in downtown Phoenix, Earl Watson, in just his third game as the Suns' head coach, faced a tall task: beat the powerhouse Golden State Warriors.
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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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POLITICUSUSA, Daily Kos, Raw Story and Rolling Stone
United States Department of State:
Reward Offers for Information to Bring DarkSide Ransomware Variant Co-Conspirators to Justice — The U.S. Department of State announces a reward offer of up to $10,000,000 for information leading to the identification or location of any individual(s) who hold(s) a key leadership position …
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CNN, Radio Free Europe/Radio … and CyberScoop
Jean Lee / NBC News:
Colorado hospitals allowed to turn away patients amid Covid-19 surge — Colorado hospitals can turn away patients amid Covid surge — Hospitals in Colorado are being allowed to turn away patients as the state experiences its worst Covid surge in a year. — An order signed Sunday …
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Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
Rittenhouse Juror Booted After Telling ‘Joke’ About Jacob Blake Shooting — GROSS — A white juror in the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial has been dismissed after telling a sheriff's deputy a joke about the police shooting of Jacob Blake. — Ahead of the third day of testimony in the murder trial …
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