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Will Steakin / ABC News:
Trump told RNC chair he was leaving GOP to create new party, says new book — In his new book, Jonathan Karl shares what Trump said before backing down. — In an angry conversation on his final day as president, Donald Trump told the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee …
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NBC News:
New NBC poll shows deep partisan differences among social media users — WASHINGTON — Our most recent NBC News poll asked respondents about their social media consumption, and the results told a clear story that doesn't require 280 characters. — Twitter isn't real life …
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Washington Free Beacon, The New Neo, Ace of Spades HQ, Washington Times and Political Wire
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
U.S. Covid Deaths Get Even Redder — The partisan gap in Covid's death toll has grown faster over the past month than at any previous point. — As 2020 wound down, there were good reasons to believe that the death toll during the pandemic's first year might have been worse in red America.
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Media Matters for America, Washington Post, Insider, Mediaite, Raw Story and Balloon Juice
Christian Vanderbrouk / The Bulwark:
Notes on an Authoritarian Conspiracy: Inside the Claremont Institute's “79 Days to Inauguration” Report — The sun rises on January 6, 2021 while a nation is in crisis. — Michigan's presidential electors are in dispute after a mysterious fire in Detroit destroyed thousands of mail-in ballots …
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The Daily Beast, Bulwark+, Raw Story and Political Wire
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Mitch McConnell spent decades chasing power. Now he heeds Trump, who mocks him and wants him gone. — How one of Washington's longtime Republican power players succumbed to the preeminence of the 45th president — As President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 …
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
NRSC chair Rick Scott declines to say if Trump-backed Senate hopeful accused of strangling wife is right candidate for the job — Sen. Rick Scott, who heads the group that works to elect Senate Republicans, declined Monday to say whether Sean Parnell, a GOP hopeful in Pennsylvania …
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The Hill, Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos and Crooks and Liars
Pano Kanelos / Common Sense with Bari Weiss:
We Can't Wait for Universities to Fix Themselves. So We're Starting a New One. — I left my post as president of St. John's College in Annapolis to build a university in Austin dedicated to the fearless pursuit of truth. — So much is broken in America. But higher education might be the most fractured institution of all.
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Niall Ferguson / Bloomberg:
I'm Helping to Start a New College Because Higher Ed Is Broken
CNN:
CNN Poll: Majority of Americans say Biden isn't paying attention to nation's most important issues — (CNN)One year out from the 2022 midterm elections, 58% of Americans say President Joe Biden hasn't paid enough attention to the nation's most important problems, as a majority disapproves …
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CNN:
US seizes $6 million in ransom payments and charges Ukrainian over major cyberattack — (CNN)Law enforcement officials seized an estimated $6 million in ransom payments and federal prosecutors charged a suspect from Ukraine over a damaging July ransomware attack on an American company …
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KFF:
KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor: Media and Misinformation — , Mellisha Stokes , and Mollyann Brodie … Key Findings — Misinformation about health care topics is nothing new, but social media, the polarization of news sources, and the pace of scientific development on COVID-19 …
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Zachary Halaschak / Washington Examiner:
Son of ‘billionaire tax’ bill author backs Musk over father in wild Twitter spat — Sen. Ron Wyden's son criticized his father over his proposal to tax billionaires in a bizarre exchange involving Tesla founder Elon Musk. — Adam Wyden, the Oregon Democrat's adult son …
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Rachel Bovard / The Federalist:
How 31 Republicans Just Betrayed The Country To Reward Illegal Immigration, Worsen Inflation, And Pay Off Democrats' Donors — A vote for the bipartisan infrastructure bill is a vote for Biden's reconciliation legislation — the largest cradle-to-grave expansion of federal power since the New Deal.
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Trump to rally House Republicans as party turns eye to midterms
Trump to rally House Republicans as party turns eye to midterms
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Maria Cardona / The Hill:
Latinos are the new swing voters: What are Democrats going to do about it? — Latinos are not a monolithic group; they are as diverse as the country itself. And, increasingly, Latinos are swing voters. Democrats must understand this or they will risk continuing to lose voter share …
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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
When Keeping It ‘Woke’ Gets Racist, Liberals Should Say So — A Republican won Virginia's governorship last week after campaigning on a vow to “ban critical race theory in our schools.” — On one level, this was an odd campaign promise. Properly defined, critical race theory (or CRT) …
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Mediaite and Washington Post
Ruby Cramer / Politico:
'He's Comin' Across Like the F—ing Tin Man Up There' — The first voice you hear, somewhere off-camera, belongs to Jesse Moss, the filmmaker. — “Anything you want to make sure that I ask him?” — By this point, Moss has spent 11 months with his subject, filming him backstage at events …
Washington Post:
Capitol rioter Evan Neumann applies for asylum in Belarus, local media says — MOSCOW — A man who allegedly participated in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6 and is wanted by the FBI is now seeking asylum in Belarus, the country's state media reported Monday, presenting him as a …
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Leonard Pitts Jr / madison.com:
Good riddance to 34 New York City cops — It was reported last week that 34 New York City police officers took unpaid leave rather than comply with that city's vaccine mandate. For this, New Yorkers should thank them. — And then, find a way to fire them.
Houston Keene / Fox News:
Jim Jordan allies furious at proposed redistricting map — Proposed map could see Republican Jordan go head to head against Dem. Rep. Joyce Beatty in Ohio — Mike Pompeo and Chris Christie announce redistricting group — Allies of Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan are furious with the state Senate GOP …
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POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
David Corn / Mother Jones:
In the Middle of Infrastructure Talks, Joe Manchin Has Pursued a Book Deal — Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter. — Over the past few weeks, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) has been involved in some of the most …
Tom Joyce / Washington Examiner:
Aaron Rodgers let his team down — The Green Bay Packers lost a winnable football game on Sunday night thanks to Aaron Rodgers. — The standout quarterback refused to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, caught the virus, and wasn't eligible to play in his team's Sunday evening matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Isn't Going to Let a Little Antisemitism Get in the Way of Vibing With Louis Farrakhan Over Vaccines — The conspiracy theorist from Georgia hates vaccine mandates so much that she's praising the Nation of Islam — Marjorie Taylor Greene and Louis Farrakhan don't exactly …
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Mediaite, Raw Story and Algemeiner.com
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump will ‘probably’ announce 2024 plans after midterms: ‘A lot of people will be very happy’ — Trump to Fox News: 'A lot of great people who are thinking about running are waiting for that decision, because they're not going to run if I run' — Trump teases press with 2024 hints
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Paige Williams / New Yorker:
The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse Begins with Gruesome Videos and a Plea for Fact-Finding — The rifle-wielding teen-ager killed two men and grievously wounded a third during racial-justice protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin. — For more than a year, State of Wisconsin v. Kyle Rittenhouse …
Associated Press:
Satellite images show China built mock-ups of US warships — BEIJING (AP) — Satellite images show China has built mock-ups of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and destroyer in its northwestern desert, possibly for practice for a future naval clash as tensions rise between the nations.
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New York Post, Defense One, MyNorthwest.com and USNI News
Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
School closures haunt Democrats as frustrated parents cast their votes — Rice University college basketball player (1986-1989) — WASHINGTON — The father was furious. “Figure it out, or get off the podium,” he shouted at school board members in Loudoun County, Va.
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Detroit Metro Times and Washington Post
Derek T. Muller / Excess of Democracy:
Ranking the most liberal and conservative law firms among the top 140, 2021 edition — One of my most popular posts remains “Ranking the most liberal and conservative law firms.” That post is from 2013, and an update is long overdue. — At the outset, “ranking” a firm or calling it …
Tony Barber / Financial Times:
Waning western support of Dayton accord is a bad omen for Bosnia — The US and Europe are complicit in the dismal politics of ethnic partition — The UN Security Council last week extended for one year the mandate of an EU-led peacekeeping force in Bosnia and Herzegovina.