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11:40 AM ET, November 6, 2021

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Philip Klein / National Review:
Disgraceful House Republicans Rescue Biden's Flailing Agenda  —  Just before midnight on Friday, we witnessed an utterly disgraceful act by a group of 13 House Republicans.  Given the chance to deal a severe blow to President Biden's flailing agenda, they instead rescued him by providing Speaker Nancy Pelosi …
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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Patience, persistence pay off as Biden brings infrastructure package across finish line  —  Bipartisan deal would have ramifications for roads, bridges, ports, and broadband access across the entire country, delivering on a campaign promise.  —  Less than 10 months after taking office …
Bloomberg:
House Passes Historic Infrastructure Bill in Win for Biden  — Passage came after day-long negotiations among Democrats  — Progressives conceded leverage on social spending bill  —  The House on Friday passed the biggest U.S. infrastructure package in decades …
Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Roads, transit, internet: What's in the infrastructure bill  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed a $1 trillion bipartisan plan to rebuild roads and bridges, modernize public works systems and boost broadband internet, among other major improvements to the nation's infrastructure.
The White House:
Statement by President Joe Biden on the House Passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act  —  Tonight, we took a monumental step forward as a nation.  —  The United States House of Representatives passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a once …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
GOP erupts over its House members bailing out Biden  —  In Tuesday's election, Republicans served notice that the clock is ticking on Democrats' slim majorities in Congress.  On Friday, 13 House Republicans delivered the decisive votes to rescue a key part of President Biden's agenda — an agenda endangered by those in his own party.
Ricochet:
13 Republican Congressmen Save Pelosi, Biden on $1.2T Infrastructure Vote  —  Six Democrats voted against the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan (BIF) late Friday night, which should have killed the legislation.  Instead, 13 Republicans rode to Nancy Pelosi's rescue and voted yes.
Discussion: National Review
NBC News:
House passes $555 billion infrastructure bill, sends legislation to Biden's desk  —  House votes on bipartisan infrastructure bill  —  The House passed a $555 billion infrastructure bill on Friday night, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden who is expected to quickly sign the measure into law.
Thomas Barrabi / Fox Business:
House passes bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill after progressives drop opposition
Wall Street Journal:   How the $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Aims to Affect Americans' Lives
Washington Post:
Another intraparty revolt by Democrats imperils swift passage of infrastructure, spending bills
Kylee Zempel / The Federalist:
9 Truths From Aaron Rodgers' Explosive Vaxx Interview You Aren't Allowed To Say  —  'For the media out there taking shots at me, you don't know my story.  Now you do.  So quit lying about me.'
Discussion: YouTube, SBNation.com and CBS News
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Matt Bonesteel / Washington Post:
Aaron Rodgers lashes out against NFL, ‘woke mob’ in defense of vaccination status  —  Decrying the “woke mob,” “cancel culture” and what he described as a “witch hunt” against him, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers vigorously defended his decision not to be vaccinated …
Antonio Olivo / Washington Post:
Virginia Gov.-elect Youngkin's underaged son tried to vote in Tuesday's election, elections officials said  —  The 17-year-old son of Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin (R) tried to cast a ballot in Tuesday's gubernatorial election twice despite being too young to vote, Fairfax County officials said in a statement released Friday.
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NBC4 Washington:
Glenn Youngkin's Underage Son Tried to Vote in Virginia Governor's Election, Officials Say
Discussion: Bulwark+
Project Veritas:
FBI and Southern District of New York Raid Project Veritas Journalists' Homes  —  A message from Project Veritas founder and CEO, James O'Keefe.  —  I awoke to the news that apartments and homes of Project Veritas journalists, or former journalists, had been raided by FBI agents.
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New York Times:
Trapped in a Pandemic Funk: Millions of Americans Can't Shake a Gloomy Outlook  —  Despite signals that the economy is improving and the virus is waning, many Americans said they were frustrated by polarized politics and a sense of stagnancy.  —  A year ago, Michael Macey …
Discussion: Political Wire
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
A spin doctor with ties to Russia allegedly fed the Steele dossier before fighting to discredit it  —  Charles Dolan Jr., a PR executive who cut his teeth in Democratic politics, provided anti-Trump information, according to the special counsel probing the Russia investigation
Discussion: Raw Story, Reason and New York Post
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Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Clinton Operative Linked to Steele Dossier Did Not Disclose Work for Russia to Justice Department
Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
Powerful New Jersey Senate Democrat says ‘12,000 ballots recently found’ support refusal to concede to truck driver  —  Democratic New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney, who is projected to lose his bid for reelection against a little-known truck driver, is talking about “recently found” …
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Merrick Garland is caught in a pickle with Steve Bannon  —  (CNN)It's been 16 days since the Democratic-controlled House approved a contempt resolution against former Trump White House political Svengali Steve Bannon for his refusal to provide testimony to the January 6 committee.
Missy Ryan / Washington Post:
Reversing Trump, Biden administration restores reproductive rights assessment to State Dept. report  —  The U.S. State Department has restored assessments of global reproductive rights to its annual human rights report, another move by the Biden administration to roll back decisions made under President Donald Trump.
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Trump muscles into Arizona Senate primary  —  Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend a fundraiser next week for Arizona Republican Blake Masters, marking his first foray into the state's contentious GOP Senate primary.  —  The fundraiser, according to an invitation obtained by POLITICO …
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Ed Mullins, Ex-Police Union Chief, Retires as Discipline Is Announced  —  Mr. Mullins's retirement, after a 40-year Police Department career, took effect the same day he was fined for messages posted on Twitter.  —  The combative former president of a powerful New York City police union retired on Friday …
Discussion: New York Daily News and Insider
CNN:
CIA director dispatched to Moscow to warn Russia over troop buildup near Ukraine  —  (CNN)President Joe Biden dispatched CIA Director Bill Burns to Moscow earlier this week to warn the Kremlin that the US is watching its buildup of troops near Ukraine's border closely, and to attempt to determine what is motivating Russia's actions.
Discussion: TASS and Voice of America
Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
Trump left a $7 million mess after delaying census workers' payroll taxes  —  The U.S. Census Bureau has been stuck with a $7 million accounting mess after former President Donald Trump's administration ordered the federal agency to pause payroll taxes last year for certain employees …
Discussion: Raw Story
Martin Austermuhle / DCist:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Tagged Along On A D.C. Council Visit To The Jail  —  Two controversial right-wing members of Congress were allowed by Mayor Muriel Bowser to visit the D.C. Jail on Thursday evening, joining a pre-scheduled tour by members of the D.C. Council.
 
 
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