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10:00 PM ET, November 9, 2021

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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Brian Williams to Leave MSNBC  —  The former anchor of “NBC Nightly News” rehabilitated his tarnished image as the host of a popular 11 p.m. show on MSNBC.  —  Brian Williams, the square-jawed news anchor laid low by a fabulism scandal who mounted a career comeback with a popular 11 p.m. talk show on MSNBC …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Anchor Brian Williams is leaving MSNBC and NBC News  —  New York (CNN Business)Anchorman Brian Williams, a 28-year veteran of NBC News and MSNBC, said Tuesday that he is leaving the company at the end of this year.  —  “This is the end of a chapter and the beginning of another,” Williams said in a statement.
Discussion: NBC News, Page Six and TVNewser
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Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Trump White House records can be turned over to House Jan. 6 investigative committee, judge rules  —  A federal judge in Washington ruled late Tuesday that hundreds of pages of Trump White House records can be turned over to a congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack …
Select Committee to Investigate …:
Select Committee Subpoenas Former Officials with Close Ties to the Former President
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Judge rejects Trump bid to block records from House probe of Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Discussion: Political Wire
New York Times:   At the Willard and the White House, the Jan. 6 Panel Widens Its Net
CNN:
January 6 committee issues 10 more subpoenas including to Stephen Miller and Kayleigh McEnany
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Stuart Rothenberg / Roll Call:
For Democrats, the future goes from bad to worse
Emily Singer / The American Independent:
House Republicans threaten punishment for GOP colleagues who voted for infrastructure bill
Discussion: Townhall, Fox News and RedState
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 …
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Democrats are lying about critical race theory  —  It has become a refrain on the left and its media echo-chamber following Republican Glenn Youngkin's victory in the Virginia governor's race: Critical race theory is not being taught in schools.  PBS White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor …
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Francis McCormick / Chicago Tribune:
Op-ed: I am a teacher, and yes, critical race theory is in your school
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
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 …
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Allahpundit / HotAir:
The next Republican senator from Pennsylvania: Dr. Oz?
Jill Tucker / San Francisco Chronicle:
Mayor Breed backs recall of three San Francisco school board members: ‘Our kids must come first’  —  San Francisco's Mayor London Breed is backing the effort to recall three school board members, saying she is supporting “the parents' call for change.”  —  Breed's endorsement of the recall …
Discussion: HotAir
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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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” …
Discussion: HotAir
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Ryan King / Washington Examiner:
‘Civic duty’: Howard Stern muses about running against Trump in 2024
Discussion: National Review
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 …
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.
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.
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Max Cleland Did Not Deserve What Rick Wilson Did to Him  —  The former Georgia senator died Tuesday at age 79.  His political career was a harbinger of things to come.  —  In 1999, I went to Washington to work on a profile of John McCain for this magazine.
Discussion: New York Times and Roll Call
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.
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 …
Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert appears to explore run against Attorney General Ken Paxton in increasingly crowded GOP primary  —  Land Commissioner George P. Bush, former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman and state Rep. Matt Krause are also vying for the GOP nomination next year.  —  Copy link
Discussion: The Hill and USA Today
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Sununu announcement act rubs top Republicans the wrong way  —  Mitch McConnell and Rick Scott found out the same way everyone else did that their top recruit to help secure the Senate majority was a no-go: They saw it on a local television livestream.  —  After months of courting Gov. Chris Sununu …
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'
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.
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.
Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
Anti-mandate teacher in Illinois reveals she had been vaccinated for months  —  An Illinois high school teacher who defiantly fought against the state's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, even at the expense of her job, has now revealed she has been vaccinated all along.
Tori Richards / Washington Examiner:
Newsom resurfaces after two weeks, says he chose trick-or-treating over COP26 summit  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom resurfaced Tuesday after two weeks out of the public eye, saying he skipped the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Scotland to go trick-or-treating with his family — and work on pressing state issues.
Margaret Talev / Axios:
Axios-Ipsos poll: No widespread COVID school backlash  —  Most Americans — including more than two-thirds of Republicans — give their local schools good marks for balancing public health and safety with other priorities, according to the latest installment of the Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus Index.
Discussion: Forbes
Eric Felten / RealClearInvestigations:
New Twists in Durham Probe: FBI Danchenko Recordings and Suspicions Fiona Hill Lied  —  The indictment of Igor Danchenko, the “primary sub-source” of Christopher Steele's infamous dossier, reveals that the FBI electronically recorded several previously undisclosed interviews with the Brookings Institution researcher.
Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
Trump endorses Idaho lt. gov. against sitting GOP leader  —  Former President Trump on Tuesday announced his endorsement of Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin (R) in the state's gubernatorial race against current Gov. Brad Little (R).  —  “Lt. Governor Janice McGeachin has been a true supporter …
Discussion: Politico and Raw Story
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 …
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 …
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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Bloomberg:
U.K. to Issue Draft Text; Kerry Sees Markets Deal: COP26 Update
Bennett Leckrone / Maryland Matters:
Legislative Redistricting Advisory Commission Releases Four ‘Concept’ Congressional Maps for Public Comment
Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian / Axios:
Holocaust Museum report warns China “may be committing genocide”
Discussion: Insider Paper
Michelle Thompson / Daily Mail:
America's oldest gun-maker Remington moves its headquarters from upstate New York to gun-friendly Georgia in $100M, 856-job deal …
Discussion: Breitbart and Associated Press
Paulina Firozi / Washington Post:
Unvaccinated Texans 40 times as likely to die of covid as those fully vaccinated in 2021, study says
Discussion: Forbes
Carol Tannenhauser / West Side Rag:
Trump Highway Sign at West 79th To Be Removed After 1,600 Sign Petition
Discussion: Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Joyce Vance / MSNBC:
Steve Bannon's subpoena case is taking longer than we want it to. That's a good thing.
Discussion: emptywheel and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Donors threatened to shun the GOP after Jan. 6. Now, Republicans are outraising Democrats.
New York Times:
Moderna and U.S. at Odds Over Vaccine Patent Rights
Discussion: Common Dreams
Mark Follman / Mother Jones:
Gun Violence in America Could Soon Get Worse
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
What Moves Swing Voters
Discussion: Jacobin