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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
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, Washington Times, Ace of Spades HQ and Political Wire
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
NRSC chair Rick Scott declines to say if Trump-backed Senate hopeful accused of strangling wife is right candidate for the job
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The Hill, Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos and Crooks and Liars
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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The Hill
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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Insider, The Daily Beast, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Daily Caller, Twitchy, The Wrap and Mediaite
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Niall Ferguson / Bloomberg:
I'm Helping to Start a New College Because Higher Ed Is Broken
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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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A pollster tested 8 pieces of covid misinformation. On 6 of 8, more Republicans said they were true than false. — Whatever one's views on the appropriateness of vaccine or mask mandates or other coronavirus-related policies, one fact about those debates is incontrovertible …
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Political Wire
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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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Select Committee to Investigate …:
Select Committee Subpoenas Additional Witnesses Tied to Efforts to Overturn Election Results — Washington—Chairman Bennie G. Thompson today announced that the Select Committee has issued subpoenas to six individuals involved in efforts to promote false claims of election fraud or overturn the results of the 2020 election.
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Jan. 6 panel issues six new subpoenas for Eastman, top Trump aides
Jan. 6 panel issues six new subpoenas for Eastman, top Trump aides
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Washington Post, CNN and Political Wire
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 …
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
Natasha Anderson / Daily Mail:
Biden is considering shutting down ANOTHER oil pipeline despite soaring energy prices: Republicans demand Michigan's Line 5 be kept open to avoid a further rise in energy bills this winter — President Joe Biden's Administration is considering shutting down the Line 5 oil pipeline that links Superior …
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Fox News, Breitbart, Page Array, New York Post and TheBlaze
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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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HuffPost, The Moscow Times, The Daily Beast, Bloomberg, UPI and Raw Story
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
James Surowiecki / MSNBC:
How Covid became the unlikely hero of our inflation crisis — The message Americans have been getting about inflation from in recent months can be summed up in four words: Be afraid. Very afraid. … It's a message that much of the media has been happy to spread, epitomized by an odd segment …
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 …
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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Gizmodo, New York Post, Defense One, MyNorthwest.com, USNI News and One America News Network
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 …
Michelle Griffith / INFORUM:
North Dakota lawmaker who helped organize anti-vaccine mandate rally tests positive for COVID-19 — Rep. Jeff Hoverson told The Forum that he tested positive for coronavirus on Friday, Nov. 5. — BISMARCK — Rep. Jeff Hoverson says he tested positive for COVID-19 and won't be attending a Monday …
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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.
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