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USA Today:
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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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Biden gets his ‘infrastructure week,’ crossing another goal off Trump's to-do list
Biden gets his ‘infrastructure week,’ crossing another goal off Trump's to-do list
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Yahoo Finance, Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, RedState and Florida Politics
Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Biden got his infrastructure win. Will political reward follow?
Biden got his infrastructure win. Will political reward follow?
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NPR
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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RedState, TheBlaze and New York Post
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 …
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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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Jack Morphet / New York Post:
Camilla Parker Bowles can't stop talking about Joe Biden's ‘long fart’ — President Joe Biden let out a long, loud fart while speaking with the Duchess of Cornwall at the COP26 summit. — Camilla Parker Bowles “hasn't stopped talking about” the 78-year-old's “long fart,” it has been reported.
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Glen Owen / Daily Mail:
Joe Biden or the new Mr Trump? Camilla 'hasn't stopped talking about' hearing the President ‘break wind’ during chat at Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow
Joe Biden or the new Mr Trump? Camilla 'hasn't stopped talking about' hearing the President ‘break wind’ during chat at Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow
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Louder With Crowder, BizPac Review, Breitbart, Metro.co.uk, National File, The Gateway Pundit, Twitchy and The Right Scoop
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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Crooks and Liars, Raw Story and Rumble
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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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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Washington Post:
Iraqi Prime Minister's residence targeted by drone strike, military says
Iraqi Prime Minister's residence targeted by drone strike, military says
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Associated Press, Financial Times, CNN and Reuters
Wall Street Journal:
Iraq's Prime Minister Targeted in Assassination Attempt
Iraq's Prime Minister Targeted in Assassination Attempt
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Associated Press, The National Interest and ABC7
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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Al-Monitor, Jihad Watch, Mediaite and Bloomberg
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 …
Jon Stone / The Independent:
UK's Brexit losses more than 178 times bigger than trade deal gains — Exclusive: All trade deals combined worth less than 50p per person a year, analysis of government figures shows — James O'Brien explains how ‘Get Brexit Done’ has ‘blindfolded’ the Tories
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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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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USA Today, Associated Press, The Western Journal, The Guardian and BizPac Review
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 …
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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Althouse, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Crooks and Liars, Insider and New York Post
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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Rolling Stone, American Greatness and Crooks and Liars
HuffPost:
Pillow Guy Who Promised ‘Reinstatement’ Of Trump Is Planning A Black Friday Stunt — The vote-fraud marathon is set to coincide with a long-promised Supreme Court case to overturn the 2020 election - and with the year's busiest shopping days. — By S.V. Date
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Daniel Dale / CNN:
Steve Bannon's popular podcast is a ‘dangerous’ fantasyland of election lies — ‘House Republicans hate Steve Bannon, but they fear him’ says former Trump comms director — Washington (CNN)Steve Bannon's aggressive campaign to undermine American democracy didn't stop on January 6.
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