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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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Mediaite, Townhall, NBC News, Fox News, Boston Herald, Power Line, RedState, The Gateway Pundit, National Review, The Hill, Breitbart and Political Wire
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 …
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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Townhall
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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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TheBlaze, RedState and New York Post
Ron Kampeas / Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
Report from Las Vegas: Some Jewish Republicans have Trump fatigue, but they just can't quit him — LAS VEGAS (JTA) — The Republican Jewish Coalition conference was about 2022, and also 2024. It was about how a near Republican sweep in state and local races last week revealed a way back to GOP control of the federal government.
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The Times of Israel and Bipartisan Report
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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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Insider, Associated Press, The Moderate Voice and The Hill
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
The $30 billion woman: Megadonor Miriam Adelson leaps back into politics
The $30 billion woman: Megadonor Miriam Adelson leaps back into politics
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Raw Story
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.”
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Mediaite
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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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Trump bashes Senate Republicans, McConnell over infrastructure bill — Former President Trump on Sunday doubled down on his criticism of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and other Senate Republicans who voted in favor of passing a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill.
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Insider, Mediaite and Political Wire
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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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Breitbart, Boston Herald and Townhall
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 …
Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Ted Cruz Talks About Joe Rogan Being ‘President’ Of Texas If State Secedes From U.S. — “If there comes a point where it's hopeless, then I think we take NASA, we take the military, we take the oil,” Cruz told an audience at Texas A&M University. — Video
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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National Review
Sean Lyngaas / CNN:
Hackers have breached organizations in defense and other sensitive sectors, security firm says — (CNN)Suspected foreign hackers have breached nine organizations in the defense, energy, health care, technology and education sectors — and at least one of those organizations is in the US …
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 …
Washington Post:
Countries' climate pledges built on flawed data, Post investigation finds — Malaysia's latest catalogue of its greenhouse gas emissions to the United Nations reads like a report from a parallel universe. The 285-page document suggests that Malaysia's trees are absorbing carbon four times faster …
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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New York Post and The Wrap
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.
Lisa O'Carroll / The Guardian:
Northern Ireland health minister to sue Van Morrison over Covid remarks — Legal action comes after singer hit out at Robin Swann over handling of Covid restrictions — Northern Ireland's health minister is suing Van Morrison after the singer accused him of being “very dangerous” over his handling of Covid restrictions.
Alia Shoaib / Insider:
Ted Cruz leads right-wing attack on Big Bird for promoting ‘propaganda’ after the Sesame Street character got the COVID-19 vaccine — Sesame Street's Big Bird tweeted that it had got the COVID-19 vaccine. — Right-wingers, including Sen. Ted Cruz, criticized the character for promoting “propaganda” to children.
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The Western Journal, Daily Kos, Crooks and Liars and CNN
Monique Beals / The Hill:
CORRECTED: Guardian op-ed says Trump is likely 'Biden's best hope for re-election' — CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story misidentified the author of the Guardian op-ed. The author is Michael Cohen, the author of “Clear and Present Safety: The World Has Never Been Better and Why That Matters.”
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Mediaite and The Guardian
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.
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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