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Gloomy landscape for Democrats for midterms as Biden's approval drops to 38%: USA TODAY/Suffolk poll — A year before the 2022 midterm elections, Republicans hold a clear early lead on the congressional ballot as President Joe Biden's approval rating sinks to a new low of 38%.
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Jack Morphet / New York Post:
Eric Adams says he wants to end NYC's school mask mandate, calls himself ‘conservative’ on crime — Mayor-elect Eric Adams took to the airwaves Sunday and declared he wants to nix mask mandates in the classroom and called himself “conservative” on public safety.
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New York Times:
Who Wants to Hang Out With Eric Adams in Puerto Rico? Everyone. — Mr. Adams celebrated his victory in the New York City mayoral race with elected officials and lobbyists at a nonstop tropical party known as Somos. — SAN JUAN, P.R. — Three days after winning the New York City mayor's race …
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Aaron Maté / Aaron Mate:
Russiagate has no rock bottom — The indictment of the Steele dossier's key source newly humiliates the Clinton campaign, FBI, and US media. — It did not seem possible for the Steele dossier - the collection of Trump-Russia conspiracy theories funded by the Clinton campaign …
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Techno Fog / The Reactionary:
What did the FBI have on Danchenko? — Deciphering a curious FBI question — I discussed the Igor Danchenko indictment here, laying out some of the more eye-raising parts of the facts and charges against Christopher Steele's primary sub-source. — Taking a closer look at the Danchenko indictment …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
The $30 billion woman: Megadonor Miriam Adelson leaps back into politics — LAS VEGAS — Republican megadonor Miriam Adelson — the widow of casino mogul and longtime GOP kingmaker Sheldon Adelson — is staging a return to politics, positioning herself to be a force in the 2022 midterms and beyond.
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Republicans, Basking in Tuesday's Victories, Diverge on What Comes Next
Republicans, Basking in Tuesday's Victories, Diverge on What Comes Next
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BBC:
A love letter to Kabul — This summer's Taliban takeover was a seismic moment for Kabul. Those who call this city their own wonder if life has changed forever. Much of what made Kabul special is now a cultural battlefield - evocative street murals have been painted over with Islamic verses …
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Peter Loftus / Wall Street Journal:
Covid-19 Vaccines and Myocarditis Link Probed by Researchers — Several theories are under investigation seeking to explain heart-inflammation conditions among small numbers of vaccinated — As U.S. health authorities expand use of the leading Covid-19 vaccines, researchers investigating …
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Disgraced Fox News Anchor Quietly Resurfaces at Fringe Right-Wing Outlet — Real America's Voice boasts a roster of MAGA freaks like Steve Bannon and John Solomon. It can now add to that list a former Fox News anchor accused of sexual misconduct. — More than a year after Fox News fired …
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Bloomberg:
Columbia Campus Cleared After Bomb Threats At Ivy Schools — Columbia University said its buildings have been cleared for re-entry after bomb threats on Sunday were deemed “not credible” by the New York City Police Department. — Two other Ivy League universities — Cornell University …
The White House:
Statement by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on Nicaragua's Sham Elections — What Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, orchestrated today was a pantomime election that was neither free nor fair, and most certainly not democratic.
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Democrats can't keep ignoring the culture war. They should fight it — and win — One bit from the great satirical newspaper-turned-website The Onion that has stayed with me more than any other is searingly funny, of course, but also the best-ever summary of the ugly turn that American politics has taken over the last 40 years.
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Politico:
Biden may tap strategic reserve amid rising fuel prices, Granholm says — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Sunday that President Joe Biden is considering tapping into the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve amid rising crude oil prices. — In an interview with CNN's “State of the Union …
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Jane Arraf / New York Times:
Fears of Wider Instability in Iraq After Attack on Prime Minister's Home — Armed drones struck the Iraqi prime minister's home in what was seen as a warning as Iranian-backed groups dispute the results of parliamentary elections. — Iraq's prime minister survived a drone strike on his home early Sunday …
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Wall Street Journal:
Iraq's Prime Minister Targeted in Assassination Attempt
Iraq's Prime Minister Targeted in Assassination Attempt
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Sinan Mahmoud / The National:
Iraqi PM Al Kadhimi escapes drone assassination attempt in Baghdad
Iraqi PM Al Kadhimi escapes drone assassination attempt in Baghdad
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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: What happens in Vegas ... DRIVING THE DAY — MOVE OVER ALEC, THERE'S A NEW DONALD — You know you've arrived as a national political figure when you get impersonated on “Saturday Night Live.” Last night, GLENN YOUNGKIN got the SNL treatment in a sketch …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Sen. Josh Hawley defends speech on porn and video games — Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) told “Axios on HBO” he'll make masculinity a signature political issue, because he claims “the left” is telling men: “You're part of the problem. ... Your masculinity is inherently problematic.”
JONATHAN TURLEY:
FBI Raids Project Veritas Writers . . . Over A Missing Biden Diary? — There is a curious story out this weekend on reported FBI raids of writers or associates of Project Veritas, the conservative investigative journalism outfit. Project Veritas has been described variously as “Gonzo” or …
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Liz Cheney to Fox News: ‘Un-American’ to Call Jan. 6 a ‘False Flag’ — While not naming Tucker Carlson explicitly, Cheney's comments on Fox News definitely appeared to reference the Fox star's recent docu-series sowing doubt about Jan. 6. — Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) went on Fox News Sunday …
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Mike Florio / ProFootballTalk:
Terry Bradshaw unloads on Aaron Rodgers: “You lied to everyone” — Fox viewers won't see the Kansas City defense try to sack Aaron Rodgers on Sunday. Before the games began, however, Fox viewers got a chance to see a quartet of Hall of Famers verbally give him the business, from the Naval Academy in Annapolis.
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Vinay Prasad / Brownstone Institute:
For Whom Do the Covid “Fact Checkers” Really Work? — I recently came across two tweets that caught my eye. — Here is the first one from the CDC director: … And here is the second one, from a couple months back: … Together they got me thinking. What do they have in common?
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