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11:20 PM ET, November 9, 2021

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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 …
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Reuters:
U.S. judge denies Trump bid to block Jan 6 select committee investigation  —  A U.S. federal judge has ruled that a congressional committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol can access some of former President Donald Trump's White House records.
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Judge Rejects Trump's Bid to Keep Papers Secret in Jan. 6 Inquiry  —  But a Trump lawyer has signaled an intent to appeal the ruling, which raises novel issues about an ex-president's executive privilege powers.  —  WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday night rejected a bid …
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Federal judge denies Trump's attempt to withhold records from January 6 committee
New York Times:   At the Willard and the White House, the Jan. 6 Panel Widens Its Net
Select Committee to Investigate …:
Select Committee Subpoenas Former Officials with Close Ties to the Former President
CNN:
January 6 committee issues 10 more subpoenas including to Stephen Miller and Kayleigh McEnany
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Judge rejects Trump bid to block records from House probe of Jan. 6 Capitol riot
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.
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
Stuart Rothenberg / Roll Call:
For Democrats, the future goes from bad to worse
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 …
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Officials Illegally Campaigned While in Office, Watchdog Finds
Discussion: Associated Press and Insider
Suzanne Perez / KMUW:
Goddard school district orders 29 books removed from circulation  —  WICHITA, Kansas — The Goddard school district has removed more than two dozen books from circulation in the district's school libraries, citing national attention and challenges to the books elsewhere.
Francis McCormick / Chicago Tribune:
Op-ed: I am a teacher, and yes, critical race theory is in your school  —  Over the past few months, I have engaged in countless debates with colleagues over whether critical race theory is in our school district.  Teachers deny critical race theory's existence because they do not truly …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
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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 …
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
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 …
Lis Power / Media Matters for America:
Gosar tweet reveals a double standard in cable news' coverage of extremism and civility … On Sunday night, Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) tweeted out a video in which an anime version of Gosar kills Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).  As their colleague Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) noted …
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Rachel Treisman / NPR:
Rep. Paul Gosar shared an anime video of himself killing AOC. This was her response
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
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 …
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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 …
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.
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.
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.
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.
Aaron Gordon / VICE:
Who Is Trying to ‘Save Parking Structure 3’ From Becoming Affordable Housing?  —  Santa Monica wants to tear down an underused parking facility in the heart of downtown and replace it with affordable housing.  Who could possibly be against that?  —  Aaron Gordon
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'
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
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.
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.
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Newsmax tries to assuage furor of conservative hosts over vaccine mandate  —  On-air stars went from venting anger at their company's policy to accusing “fake news” of trying to turn viewers against the channel.  —  Newsmax seemed to have a massive problem on its hands at the end of last week.
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.
David Harsanyi / National Review:
Adam Schiff Keeps Lying  —  Adam Schiff's numerous fabrications have gone largely unchallenged by a fawning political media, even though the congressman has been a frequent guest on every network but Fox News since 2016.  Schiff most famously claimed that Congress had not only uncovered …
 
 
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
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Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
Trump endorses Idaho lt. gov. against sitting GOP leader
Discussion: Politico and Raw Story
Tori Richards / Washington Examiner:
Newsom resurfaces after two weeks, says he chose trick-or-treating over COP26 summit
Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian / Axios:
Holocaust Museum report warns China “may be committing genocide”
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Hannah Natanson / Washington Post:
Death threats, online abuse, police protection: School board members face dark new reality
Discussion: Florida Politics
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Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
Biden Calls Walmart, UPS, FedEx, Target CEOs on Supply Chain
Discussion: CNN, The Hill and Insider
Carol Tannenhauser / West Side Rag:
Trump Highway Sign at West 79th To Be Removed After 1,600 Sign Petition
Discussion: Raw Story
Joyce Vance / MSNBC:
Steve Bannon's subpoena case is taking longer than we want it to. That's a good thing.
Discussion: Raw Story and emptywheel
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Mark Follman / Mother Jones:
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