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Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
At least 13 Trump officials illegally campaigned while in office, federal investigation finds — At least 13 senior Trump administration officials illegally mixed governing with campaigning before the 2020 election, intentionally ignoring a law that prohibits merging the two and getting approval to break it …
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Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Trump's taxpayer-funded political machine — Donald Trump and senior members of his administration turned the federal government into a sprawling, taxpayer-funded political machine in violation of U.S. law, a top watchdog says. — Why it matters: The Trump administration's flagrant disregard …
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CNN and New York Times
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A year later, an obviously illegal campaign stunt is determined to have been illegal
A year later, an obviously illegal campaign stunt is determined to have been illegal
Kansas City Star:
Pompeo, other Trump officials violated Hatch Act, OSC says
Pompeo, other Trump officials violated Hatch Act, OSC says
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Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Associated Press
Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
Watchdog: 13 Trump officials violated Hatch Act during 2020 campaign
Watchdog: 13 Trump officials violated Hatch Act during 2020 campaign
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NBC News:
Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Stephen Miller, Kayleigh McEnany among other top ex-Trump aides — WASHINGTON — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol issued a new round of subpoenas on Tuesday to former officials who worked in the Trump administration …
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Select Committee Subpoenas Former Officials with Close Ties to the Former President
Select Committee Subpoenas Former Officials with Close Ties to the Former President
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump makes — and loses — overnight bid to block Jan. 6 investigators
Trump makes — and loses — overnight bid to block Jan. 6 investigators
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CNN:
January 6 committee issues 10 more subpoenas including to Stephen Miller and Kayleigh McEnany
January 6 committee issues 10 more subpoenas including to Stephen Miller and Kayleigh McEnany
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Jonathan D. Karl / The Atlantic:
The Man Who Made January 6 Possible — In late October 2020, Donald Trump's chief of staff, Mark Meadows, was attending the confirmation hearing for Amy Coney Barrett when his cellphone rang. He answered with a whisper and walked out to the hallway to take the call.
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Rachel Treisman / NPR:
Rep. Paul Gosar shared an anime video of himself killing AOC. This was her response — Critics are slamming Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona for sharing an altered anime video in which he kills Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and swings swords at President Biden.
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Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Twitter flags GOP lawmaker's anime video depicting him killing Ocasio-Cortez, attacking Biden as ‘hateful conduct’
Twitter flags GOP lawmaker's anime video depicting him killing Ocasio-Cortez, attacking Biden as ‘hateful conduct’
Lis Power / Media Matters for America:
Gosar tweet reveals a double standard in cable news' coverage of extremism and civility
Gosar tweet reveals a double standard in cable news' coverage of extremism and civility
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Gizmodo, Mediaite and The Moderate Voice
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi calls for ethics, criminal investigations into Gosar
Pelosi calls for ethics, criminal investigations into Gosar
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POLITICUSUSA, Washington Post, Bipartisan Report, Deadline, The Daily Caller, Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos
Melissa Nann Burke / Detroit News:
GOP Rep. Upton receives death threats after backing bipartisan public works bill — Washington — Republican U.S. Rep. Fred Upton said he has received well over 1,000 calls including multiple “nasty” death threats since he voted for a bipartisan infrastructure bill that he helped write …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
GOP floats punishment for its 13 apostates
GOP floats punishment for its 13 apostates
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Reuters:
USA-ELECTION/THREATS — Law enforcement has taken little action as backers of Donald Trump aim stark threats at election officials. Reuters tracked down nine of the harassers. Most were unrepentant. — This story contains text, images and audio clips with offensive language.
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Howard Stern floats 2024 bid against Trump: 'There's no way I'd lose' — Howard Stern says he could launch a White House bid in 2024 against former President Trump, quipping he knows he'll “beat his ass.” — The SiriusXM host said Tuesday that running for president could be his “civic duty” …
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Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
Joe Biden is more of an autocrat than Donald Trump ever was
Joe Biden is more of an autocrat than Donald Trump ever was
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Former VA administrator and Georgia senator Max Cleland dies at home — Former U.S. senator and Veterans Administration leader Max Cleland died Tuesday more than 53 years after a live grenade dropped by a fellow soldier in Vietnam robbed him of three limbs.The injuries, however …
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Washington Post, New York Times, UPI, Outside the Beltway, The Hill and Twitchy
Eliana Johnson / Washington Free Beacon:
Dr. Oz Prepares To Jump Into Pennsylvania Senate Race — The celebrity physician Dr. Mehmet Oz is preparing to jump into the Pennsylvania Senate race on the Republican side, a move that would shake up contested primary and general election contests. — The 61-year-old Oz has begun hiring …
Alexis C. Madrigal / The Atlantic:
Getting Back to Normal Is Only Possible Until You Test Positive — When I first received the invitation to the wedding where I would eventually get COVID, I was on the fence about attending at all. My best friend had gone through a tough divorce and was remarrying. I was thrilled for him.
Tim Mak / NPR:
A secret tape made after Columbine shows the NRA's evolution on school shootings — Soon after the Columbine High School shooting in 1999, senior leaders of the National Rifle Association huddled on a conference call to consider canceling their annual convention, scheduled just days later and a few miles away.
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Wall Street Journal:
USC Pushed a $115,000 Online Degree. Graduates Got Low Salaries, Huge Debts. — The prestigious private university hired a for-profit firm to recruit low-income students to its social-work master's program; 'You don't feel like you're part of an elite school'
Phill Swagel / CBO Publications:
CBO's Schedule for Releasing a Cost Estimate for H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act — The Congressional Budget Office is in the process of preparing a cost estimate for the current version of H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act (Rules Committee Print 117-18 incorporating a manager's amendment by Congressman Yarmuth).
Max Read / Read Max:
'90s Dad Thrillers: a List — Notes toward a theory of the Dad Thriller — For the first few months after my son was born last year, I was hunting for stuff to watch that would be entertaining but not taxing — movies I'd seen before, or movies that even if I hadn't actually seen them …
Paul Wiseman / Associated Press:
Producer prices rise 8.6%, matching September record high — WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation at the wholesale level rose 8.6% last month from a year earlier, matching September's record annual gain and offering more evidence that inflationary pressures are not yet easing.
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Julie Bosman / New York Times:
Man Shot by Kyle Rittenhouse Describes the Encounter on a Kenosha Street — The testimony underscores the prosecutors' challenge in disproving a self-defense claim. Gaige Grosskreutz, who was armed, was shot while responding to an earlier shooting. — KENOSHA, Wis. — Gaige Grosskreutz …
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Joyce Vance / MSNBC:
Steve Bannon's subpoena case is taking longer than we want it to. That's a good thing. — Steve Bannon's potential indictment is taking a while to materialize. That just means our justice system is working. — ‘Cowardice’: Elie Mystal slams AG Garland's lack of urgency with Bannon case
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Raw Story
Eric Garcia / MSNBC:
Trump's supporters have a bizarre secret password meant to own the libs — Biden's presence in the White House doesn't inflame Trump's base in quite the same way as Obama's did. I wonder why. — A new shibboleth insulting President Joe Biden has been circulating lately among Republican members …
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David Roth / Defector:
I Will Create A Winning Basketball Program At The University Of Austin — It is important to note, up here at the beginning, that the University of Austin is not a real college. It exists on its own website, and also in a mission statement written by the (why not) university's new president …
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Washington Post:
Oklahoma Supreme Court overturns historic opioid ruling against J&J — Oklahoma's highest court reversed a historic ruling against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson Tuesday, finding a judge incorrectly interpreted public nuisance laws in the nation's first major trial over the opioid epidemic.
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Keoni Everington / Taiwan News:
Jet carrying US senators, congressmen makes surprise visit to Taiwan — Navy C-40A carrying congressional delegation spotted landing in Taipei on Tuesday evening — TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A delegation of U.S. Congress members reportedly arrived in Taipei on an unannounced visit via a U.S. Navy aircraft on Tuesday evening (Nov. 9).
New York Times:
Meta Plans to Remove Thousands of Sensitive Ad-Targeting Categories — Meta, the social media company formerly known as Facebook, said on Tuesday that it planned to eliminate advertisers' ability to target people with promotions based on their interactions with content related to health …
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Numbers / Pew Research Center:
Even in a polarized era, deep divisions in both partisan coalitions — Pew Research Center conducted this study to learn more about the complexity of the current political environment. While partisanship remains the dominant factor in politics, we sought to identify the fissures within both partisan coalitions.
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
What Moves Swing Voters — A creative new poll tries to understand. — Political pundits often talk about swing voters as if they were upscale suburbanites, like “soccer moms” or “office-park dads.” And some are. But many are blue-collar. They are the successors to the so-called Reagan Democrats …
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Berkeley Lovelace Jr / CNBC:
Pfizer CEO says people who spread misinformation on Covid vaccines are ‘criminals’ — People who spread misinformation on Covid-19 vaccines are “criminals,” Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said Tuesday. — “They're criminals because they have literally cost millions of lives,” he said.
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