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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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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 …
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
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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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NBC News, HuffPost, The Hill, Insider, Yale Daily News and The Moderate Voice
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
Ben Kesslen / NBC News:
Big Bird's vaccination announcement sparks backlash from conservatives, GOP — Big Bird's seemingly innocuous — and obviously fictional — announcement Saturday that he has been vaccinated against Covid-19 caused a stir online, as Republicans like Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas accused …
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HuffPost, POLITICUSUSA and Mediaite
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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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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 …
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
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 …
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Republican wave builds to take back the House — Republicans could hardly be better poised to recapture the House majority. — Increasingly aggressive redistricting, a diverse slate of candidates raking in record-breaking amounts of cash and a political atmosphere that just keeps getting …
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Virginia Mercury
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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Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
After FBI spying, Muslim Americans ask Supreme Court to OK religious bias suit — Government state secrets privilege is at issue in the religious freedom case. — Three Muslim Americans subjected to FBI surveillance inside their places of worship will ask the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday …
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New Republic
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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Mediaite, Insider 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
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 …
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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Cafe Hayek and National Review
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
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
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 …
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 …