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Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
As Kyle Rittenhouse trial nears end, judge's decisions from the bench come under scrutiny — Regardless of how he is viewed, Judge Bruce E. Schroeder is indisputably a man with fixed rules for how trials in his Kenosha County courtroom will be run. Some are basic, some unorthodox …
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Julie Bosman / New York Times:
The judge, who has clashed with prosecutors, has been ‘in this business for 50 years.’
The judge, who has clashed with prosecutors, has been ‘in this business for 50 years.’
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Reuters, CNN, Breitbart and Rolling Stone
Daniel E. Slotnik / New York Times:
After Intense Questioning, Rittenhouse Testimony Concludes
After Intense Questioning, Rittenhouse Testimony Concludes
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Althouse
Aaron Keller / Law & Crime:
Woman Seen Comforting Kyle Rittenhouse's Mom in Court Is Actually a Consultant Who Selected ‘Perfect Juror’ for O.J. Simpson Trial
Woman Seen Comforting Kyle Rittenhouse's Mom in Court Is Actually a Consultant Who Selected ‘Perfect Juror’ for O.J. Simpson Trial
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Mediaite
Caroline Downey / National Review:
Trial Explodes: Defense Seeks Mistrial as Kyle Rittenhouse Cries on Stand, Judge Berates Prosecutor
Trial Explodes: Defense Seeks Mistrial as Kyle Rittenhouse Cries on Stand, Judge Berates Prosecutor
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Power Line, Townhall, HotAir, The Daily Caller, Associated Press, The Hill, Washington Examiner, Raw Story, RedState, Insider, Raw Story, Washington Examiner, IJR and The Daily Caller
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Host Jeanine Pirro Offers Up Wild Defense of Kyle Rittenhouse
Fox News Host Jeanine Pirro Offers Up Wild Defense of Kyle Rittenhouse
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Kyle Rittenhouse's story is a tragedy. The right thinks it's a triumph.
Kyle Rittenhouse's story is a tragedy. The right thinks it's a triumph.
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Fox News, No More Mister Nice Blog, Human Events and NBC Chicago
Brian Lopez / The Texas Tribune:
Texas schools can again set their own face mask rules after federal judge overrules Gov. Greg Abbott's ban — The judge said the governor's order impedes children with disabilities from the benefits of public schools' programs, services and activities, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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CBS News, Disability Rights Texas, Washington Post, Fox News, HuffPost, ABC13 and Raw Story
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Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Judge rules Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's ban on school mask mandates violates federal law — A federal judge in Texas ruled Wednesday that Gov. Greg Abbott's executive order banning mask mandates in schools violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, setting the stage for school districts …
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Austin American-Statesman, UPI, Common Dreams and Politico
Eduardo Medina / New York Times:
A judge says Texas' ban on mask mandates violates the rights of students with disabilities. — A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that Gov. Greg Abbott's ban on mask mandates in Texas schools violates the rights of students with disabilities, clearing the path for districts in the state …
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Dallas Morning News, U.S. Department of Justice and NPR, more at Techmeme »
Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:
Black Lives Matter activists threaten ‘riots’ if Mayor-elect Eric Adams reinstates controversial NYPD anti-crime units — Leaders of the city's Black Lives Matter movement on Wednesday threatened “riots” and “bloodshed” in the streets if Mayor-elect Eric Adams reverses the abolition of the NYPD's controversial anti-crime units.
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New York Post:
BLM leader says there will be ‘bloodshed’ after spat with Eric Adams over police reform — A Black Lives Matter leader said there will be “bloodshed” after debating police reform with Mayor-elect Eric Adams during a contentious sit-down with the incoming Democrat at Brooklyn Borough Hall Wednesday.
Mike Allen / Axios:
“Axios on HBO” exclusive: Christie taunts Trump for losing — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, lacing up for a possible presidential run in 2024, told “Axios on HBO” he won't back down from a fight with former President Donald Trump, taunting his longtime friend for losing the last election.
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The Daily Beast, No More Mister Nice Blog and Mediaite
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
House Democrats to introduce resolution calling for Gosar censure — House Democrats announced on Wednesday that they will introduce a resolution to censure Rep. Paul Gosar after he posted an anime-style video that depicted the Arizona Republican and other GOP lawmakers violently attacking President Biden …
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Fox News and The American Independent
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Manchin may delay Biden social spending plan over inflation — Red-hot inflation data validates the instinct of Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) to punt President Biden's Build Back Better agenda until next year — potentially killing a quick deal on the $1.75 trillion package, people familiar with the matter tell Axios.
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Breitbart, Noahpinion, Bloomberg and HotAir
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
House Republicans Who Backed Infrastructure Bill Face Vicious Backlash — The 13 Republican lawmakers who broke with their party to support a $1 trillion bipartisan public works bill have drawn anger and threats from their colleagues and constituents. — WASHINGTON — One caller instructed …
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indy100, Insider, HotAir, Raw Story, Fox Business, HillReporter.com, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner, CNBC, The Hill and The Guardian
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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Democrats' lofty tax agenda imperiled by resistance from within — The White House and its allies wanted to rewrite the tax code, raising rates on businesses and the wealthy. But key Democrats balked, and they scaled everything back. — Democrats swept into power earlier this year promising …
Gabby Orr / CNN:
Trump allies are pushing for ‘stay away’ strategy in some 2022 races — (CNN)Donald Trump is expected to maintain a prolific schedule of campaign rallies to boost Republicans in next year's midterms. But on the heels of Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin's victory in Virginia …
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The Nation and Raw Story
Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
Have Democrats reached the limits of White appeasement politics? — There is a flip side to the White grievance of the right — and it's one of the most important but under-discussed aspects of American politics. — In the decades since the passage of the Civil Rights and Voting Rights acts in the 1960s …
Kayla Tausche / CNBC:
Xi is expected to invite Biden to the Beijing Winter Olympics, sources say — As the United States and China continue discussions on a virtual summit to be held between the countries' two leaders next week, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics loom large. — President Xi Jinping is likely …
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Financial Times
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
‘I think we should throw those books in a fire’: Movement builds on right to target books — Perhaps the most infamous quote of the 2021 Virginia governor's race — and indeed of any 2021 race — belongs to Democrat Terry McAuliffe: “I don't think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.”
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NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, Raw Story, Washington Examiner, Insider, TheBlaze, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Talking Points Memo
Amy Cheng / Washington Post:
London's River Thames, now home to sharks, seals and seahorses, is no longer ‘biologically dead’ — Some 60 years ago, parts of the River Thames were declared biologically dead. But the famous waterway that cuts through London has been revived and it is now home to hundreds of wildlife species, such as seahorses and sharks.
Nury Turkel / CNN:
I was born in a Chinese ‘reeducation camp.’ I'm watching history repeat itself — Nury Turkel is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute, vice chair at the US Commission on International Religious Freedom and fellow of the Renew Democracy Initiative's Frontlines of Freedom project.
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The Daily Caller
Emily Davies / Washington Post:
D.C. enters agreement with Marshals Service to address ‘systemic failures’ in city's jail — The deal is the latest step toward tackling deficiencies at the jail after a surprise inspection prompted marshals to transfer inmates because of poor conditions — The D.C. Department of Corrections …
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WTOP News
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Democrats need to go back to school — A week after Republicans won the Virginia governor's race, it is increasingly obvious that Fox News and red Twitter did not invent parental anger about what's been happening in public schools. Nor is frustration limited to the suburbs — or peculiar to the Old Dominion.
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Washington Examiner, National Review, San Francisco Chronicle and ABC7
New York Times:
Andrew Cuomo Under Oath: Proud, Prickly and Often Unable to Recall — A transcript of Mr. Cuomo's 11 hours under questioning over sexual harassment allegations paints an extraordinary portrait of a combative governor. — He offered denials in flurries. He protested, quibbled, digressed or simply could not recall.
Philip Mousavizadeh / Yale Daily News:
A “proliferation of administrators”: faculty reflect on two decades of rapid expansion — Over the last two decades, the number of managerial and professional staff that Yale employs has risen three times faster than the undergraduate student body, according to University financial reports.
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National Review
Hollywood Reporter:
Hollywood Studio Projects Get Stricter About COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates — As the federal government pushes employers to act, producers are increasingly enforcing the requirements: “Nobody wants an Aaron Rodgers situation.” — As studios debate how to handle COVID-19 vaccine resistance …
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CBR
Politico:
Biden's ‘I feel your pain’ conundrum — President Joe Biden is trying to convey that the economy is doing great, though its greatness still isn't all that good; that his massive infrastructure bill is historic, but far more spending is needed and soon; and that even though America has bounced …
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Washington Examiner
Vinny Vella / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Two teens were charged with murder in the shooting that led to an 8-year-old girl's death at a high school football game — Two teenagers who prosecutors say started a gunfight outside a Sharon Hill high school football game that led to the fatal police shooting of 8-year-old Fanta Bility …
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Embattled GOP Senator Says a Staffer Messed Up His Campaign Reports and Vanished. We Found Him in Minutes. — Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) is accused of a number of major campaign-finance violations. The campaign blames it on one particular staffer who it says “vanished.” Not quite.
Michael Crowley / New York Times:
Blinken Warns Russia Against Making a ‘Serious Mistake’ in Ukraine — Appearing with Ukraine's foreign minister, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said the intentions behind Moscow's latest military buildup were unclear. — WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said on Wednesday …
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The Daily Beast, Associated Press and WTOP News
Scientific American:
The Anti-Critical Race Theory Movement Will Profoundly Affect Public Education — The election of Glenn Youngkin and other anti-CRT candidates demonstrates how exploiting white fear continues to galvanize voters … Opinion — The election of Glenn Youngkin and other anti-CRT candidates demonstrates …
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