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Jim VandeHei / Axios:
Post-Trump GOP doctrine — Republicans — reshaped, controlled and defined by Donald Trump since 2015 — are slowly but surely charting a post-Trump ideology and platform. — Why it matters: Other than conservative courts, toughness on immigration and hostility toward modern liberalism …
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New York Post:
Donald Trump bashes 13 Republicans who backed infrastructure bill — Former President Donald Trump ripped 13 congressional Republicans who backed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill during a lengthy speech Monday - while one of them, New York Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, listened from the audience.
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Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Freshman GOP Rep ‘Visibly Shaken’ After Trump's Dinner Rant About Her Infrastructure Vote, Says Report — LINE OF FIRE — Former President Donald Trump went on an angry tirade Monday against the 13 House Republicans who helped push through President Joe Biden's massive infrastructure bill …
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Voting with Biden leads to calls for punishment from House GOP
Voting with Biden leads to calls for punishment from House GOP
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NBC News:
GOP recruitment struggles give Democrats hope in 2022 Senate fight — WASHINGTON — They lost the governor's race in Virginia. They had a bad scare in New Jersey. They're the clear underdogs in the battle for the U.S. House. But Democrats saw glimmers of hope in the fight for the Senate …
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Kemp's allies rally to his corner as Perdue threat looms
Kemp's allies rally to his corner as Perdue threat looms
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Sununu announcement act rubs top Republicans the wrong way
Sununu announcement act rubs top Republicans the wrong way
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Washington Post:
Prices climbed 6.2 percent in October compared to last year, the largest increase in 30 years, as inflation strains economy — It's unclear when supply chains will clear, especially given how vulnerable the economy remain to the pandemic — Prices rose 6.2 percent in October compared with a year ago …
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
U.S. consumer prices jump 6.2% in October, the biggest inflation surge in more than 30 years
U.S. consumer prices jump 6.2% in October, the biggest inflation surge in more than 30 years
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HotAir, CNN, The Western Journal, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Daily Wire, Twitchy and Townhall
Gwynn Guilford / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Inflation Likely Reached 30-Year High in October
U.S. Inflation Likely Reached 30-Year High in October
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National Review, New York Times, IJR, The Right Scoop and The Daily Caller
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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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Federal judge denies Trump's attempt to withhold records from January 6 committee
Federal judge denies Trump's attempt to withhold records from January 6 committee
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Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Updating The Verge's background policy — On ‘on background’ — The main way this happens is that big companies take advantage of a particular agreement in the media called “background.” Being “on background” means that they tell things to reporters, but those reporters agree …
CNN:
US Capitol rioter who assaulted police officer gets 41 months in prison — (CNN)A New Jersey gym owner and former MMA fighter who punched a police officer during the January 6 riot was sentenced to 41 months in prison on Wednesday, becoming the first rioter sentenced for violence against the police during the attack.
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Prosecutors seek 4+ years in prison for ‘QAnon Shaman’ in attempt to set example
Prosecutors seek 4+ years in prison for ‘QAnon Shaman’ in attempt to set example
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Daily Kos, Raw Story and Political Wire
Bloomberg:
Biden Agenda Faces Revenue Doubt With IRS Boost Likely Left Out — Democratic aide anticipates lower-than-expected revenue score — House moderates delayed floor vote pending cost analysis — A major IRS enforcement boost will likely be omitted from a forthcoming top-line revenue estimate …
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Tamara Keith / NPR:
Nearly 1 million kids ages 5-11 will have their first COVID shots by the end of today
Nearly 1 million kids ages 5-11 will have their first COVID shots by the end of today
Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
White House: About 900,000 kids got virus shots in 1st week
White House: About 900,000 kids got virus shots in 1st week
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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.
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Washington Post:
The Washington Post's biography of George Floyd to be published by Viking — Viking has announced the upcoming release of The Washington Post's biography of George Floyd, “His Name Is George Floyd.” More information from Viking: — Viking is pleased to announce His Name Is George Floyd …
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Kyle Rittenhouse / Associated Press:
George Floyd biography to be published in May 2022
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Manchin: Lawmakers can ‘no longer ignore’ inflation — Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) sounded an alarm Wednesday after new consumer data found that U.S. inflation had hit a 30-year high, giving Democrats fresh headaches on President Biden's social and climate spending plan.
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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
Anchor Brian Williams is leaving MSNBC and NBC News
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
The political war around daylight saving time takes a nasty turn — When the clocks turned back on Sunday morning to end daylight saving time, hungover college kids cheered and parents of young kids lamented their fates. But for Jay Pea and Scott Yates, it was yet another volley …
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POLITICUSUSA
Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
To highlight his success, Biden will point to... Baltimore? — It would appear that somebody on Team Biden has finally noticed that the President's approval numbers have continued to tank and are not showing any signs of rebounding. With that in mind, now that Uncle Joe …
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Washington Examiner and YouTube
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Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
A Rare Port Success Story Is a Chance for Biden to Tout His Plans
A Rare Port Success Story Is a Chance for Biden to Tout His Plans
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NBC News
Ruy Teixeira / The Liberal Patriot:
Revisiting the Fox News Fallacy — It Seems To Be Alive and Well — Three months ago, I wrote a piece on the Fox News Fallacy. As I explained in that piece: … In light of the Democrats' dreadful performance in last week's election, I thought it would be useful to revisit this analysis and see if it still applies.
Free Lance-Star:
Spotsylvania School Board orders libraries to remove ‘sexually explicit’ books — The Spotsylvania County School Board has directed staff to begin removing books that contain “sexually explicit” material from library shelves and report on the number of books that have been removed at a special called meeting next week.
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Political Wire
Vicky Prodeline / Monmouth University Polling …:
Biden's Plans More Popular Than President — Message may matter more than substance in the end — West Long Branch, NJ - President Joe Biden's big spending plans on infrastructure, support programs, and climate change remain broadly popular even though he personally does not.
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Washington Post, The Guardian and Political Wire
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
How the media missed a New Jersey senate candidate's racist social media posts — until he'd already won. — Edward Durr was such a long-shot candidate in his New Jersey state senate race that no one seemed to notice something rather striking about him: He had a history of posting bigoted …
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Welcome to the Daddy Wars — The problem isn't masculinity, or a lack thereof, but family structure. — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) — After what seems like 150 years of “mommy wars” in America, we haven't solved anything.
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Top GOP congressional candidate in Texas accused of abusing teenage daughter of estranged husband — A star Republican congressional candidate in Texas was accused last month by her estranged husband in court documents of “cruel and aggressive conduct” toward his 14-year-old daughter …
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The Hill, POLITICUSUSA, Political Wire and Raw Story
Ellie Silverman / Washington Post:
White supremacists find a new platform to spread hate: A federal courtroom in Charlottesville — Defendants are using a trial about the 2017 Unite the Right rally as an opportunity to spew the hate they've been banned from some social media platforms for expressing
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Raw Story
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Arizona Republic:
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema takes victory lap after Congress passes physical infrastructure bill — Sen. Kyrsten Sinema took a victory lap Monday, saying the $1.2 trillion physical infrastructure bill passed by the House of Representatives is evidence her approach to bipartisan legislating is backed by the American public.
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Three Individuals Charged with $3.5 Million Scheme to Collect Contributions for Fraudulent Political Action Committees — Two California men and one Texas man have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Austin, Texas, for their alleged involvement a scheme to operate two fraudulent political …
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 …
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Charlotte Bennett / NY State Attorney General:
Transcripts and Exhibits from Independent Investigation into Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Former Governor Andrew Cuomo — These are transcripts and corresponding exhibits from the independent investigation and resulting report into sexual harassment allegations against former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
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