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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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Raw Story, POLITICUSUSA and Mediaite
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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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Max Cleland, Vietnam Veteran and Former Senator, Dies at 79
Max Cleland, Vietnam Veteran and Former Senator, Dies at 79
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump makes — and loses — overnight bid to block Jan. 6 investigators — If you blinked you missed it. — Former President Donald Trump filed an emergency request to a federal judge late Monday night to prevent the National Archives from sending sensitive records to Jan. 6 committee investigators by Friday.
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CNN:
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu declines Senate bid in significant blow for Republicans — (CNN)New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu on Tuesday said he would not run against Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan in 2022, dealing a significant blow to Republicans who hoped the seat would be a top target in the critical midterm elections.
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Sununu to Seek Re-election as New Hampshire Governor, Rejecting Senate Bid
Sununu to Seek Re-election as New Hampshire Governor, Rejecting Senate Bid
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The Hill, CNBC, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, Politico, Washington Examiner, Associated Press, Fox News, CBS Boston and NBC Boston
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu says he will not run for Senate, a blow to GOP hopes
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu says he will not run for Senate, a blow to GOP hopes
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Washington Post, HotAir, Breitbart, CNN, The Daily Caller and WTOP News
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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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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Insider, Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
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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Politico and Political Wire
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).
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'
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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New York Magazine, The Nation, Mediaite, Nicki Swift, The Bulwark and The Daily Caller
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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Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
Republican congressman details threatening voicemail he received after voting for bipartisan infrastructure bill — Washington (CNN)Republican Rep. Fred Upton on Monday shared a threatening voicemail he had received after voting for the bipartisan infrastructure bill last week.
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Alex Daugherty / Miami Herald:
Bill sends billions for roads, internet and more in Florida
Bill sends billions for roads, internet and more in Florida
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: A Trump-backed Senate hopeful takes the stand — DRIVING THE DAY — PARNELL DOUBTS GROW — All eyes are on SEAN PARNELL when he testifies today for the second and final time in an ugly child custody battle with his estranged wife, LAURIE SNELL.
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Alexandra Macon / Vogue:
Inside Ivy Getty's Fantasy Wedding Weekend in San Francisco — Artist and model Ivy Love Getty, the great granddaughter of J. Paul Getty and one of the heiresses to the oil fortune he amassed, married photographer Tobias Alexander Engel in a ceremony officiated by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi at City Hall in San Francisco.
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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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CNBC, HotAir, National Review, The Federalist, Townhall and Political Wire
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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Jacobin
Joseph Yeh / Latest | FOCUS TAIWAN:
U.S. lawmakers arrive in Taiwan on board military aircraft — Taipei, Nov. 9 (CNA) A United States C-40 Clipper military transport plane made a brief stop in Taipei on Tuesday night with a group of American senators and representatives on board for a previously undisclosed visit to Taiwan, according to local media reports.
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
“Critical Race Theory” and actual education policy, part two — The core problem is a dangerous attack on efforts to measure learning — In yesterday's post I wrote about two recent trends in progressive education policy that have (rightly, I think) annoyed a lot of people …
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Washington Examiner and National Review
Nikhel Sus / CREW:
Trump DOJ chose not to brief Congress on “expected” Jan. 6 “unrest” … Justice Department officials considered briefing Congress on January 5 about expected “unrest” in Washington that week, but ultimately chose not to, according to records obtained by CREW.
Eric Ting / SFGATE:
Gavin Newsom's wife, California Democrats bristle at questions about governor's continued absence — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has not appeared publicly since abruptly canceling a visit to Glasgow, Scotland on Oct. 29 for a climate change conference, stirring considerable online speculation.
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Michael J. de la Merced / New York Times:
DealBook Summit: Tim Cook Discusses Cryptocurrency — TRANSCRIPT … Companies have a responsibility to be a force for good in society, according to Tim Cook, Apple's chief executive. But how to achieve that is sometimes less than clear. — In a wide-ranging interview at the DealBook Online Summit …
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Forbes
Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
Desperately Seeking DeSantis (and Youngkin) — Hoping for a post-Trump future. — On the election night 2021, mere minutes after the Virginia governor's race had been called for Glenn Youngkin, Ross Douthat tweeted: … No need to wait for Youngkin to pass legislation. Or create jobs.
Jeremy Tombs / WKYT-TV:
Sen. Mitch McConnell tours AppHarvest facility in Morehead — MOREHEAD, Ky. (WKYT) - Monday afternoon, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell took a trip to Morehead to tour AppHarvest's facility. — After his tour with AppHarvest founder and CEO Jonathan Webb, Senator McConnell addressed dozens …
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Raw Story
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Postal Banking Test in the Bronx Yields No Customers — From September 13 to October 31, not a single customer put a paycheck on a gift card in one of the four test locations. — While 9.4 percent of New York City households have no bank account, in the Bronx that number nearly doubles to 17.7 percent.
Grant Stern / The Stern Facts:
Ron DeSantis enemies list targets DNC member for “sleeping dragons” and viral tweets — Thomas Kennedy embarrassed Florida's governor. DeSantis' office directed the state's top law enforcement agency to disseminate criminal intelligence about him. — Florida's top statewide law enforcement …
Ivana Saric / Axios:
Crisis brews in Bosnia as U.S., EU stand by — The international community's top representative in Bosnia is sounding the alarm over the “very real” possibility of a return to conflict, citing secessionist maneuvers by the Serb member of the country's tripartite presidency.
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Financial Times
Luz Lazo / Washington Post:
The infrastructure package puts $66 billion into rail. It could power the biggest expansion in Amtrak's 50-year history. — The funding would help rebuild the Northeast Corridor, but is also a path to bringing service to new cities and towns nationwide — The $1.2 trillion bipartisan …
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
What ‘Structural Racism’ Really Means — Whether for inspiration, new ideas or simply as a refresher, it is important to revisit the classics of whatever constitutes your field of interest. It was with that in mind that I spent much of the weekend rereading the 1948 book, “Caste, Class …
Noah Feldman / New York Times:
Is the Supreme Court on Its Way to Becoming a Conservative Bastion? … When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. — JUSTICE ON THE BRINK — The Death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Rise of Amy Coney Barrett, and Twelve Months That Transformed the Supreme Court
Jake Silverstein / New York Times:
The 1619 Project and the Long Battle Over U.S. History — Fights over how we tell our national story go back more than a century — and have a great deal to teach us about our current divisions. — To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.