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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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Caroline Downey / National Review:
Trial Explodes: Defense Seeks Mistrial as Kyle Rittenhouse Cries on Stand, Judge Berates Prosecutor  —  Kyle Rittenhouse's defense attorneys said Wednesday that they will file for a mistrial with prejudice, citing constitutional violations and misconduct by the prosecution.
Daniel E. Slotnik / New York Times:
After Intense Questioning, Rittenhouse Testimony Concludes  —  Julie BosmanReporting from the courtroom in Kenosha  —  As the judge again begins to argue with the prosecutor, he announces that court is breaking for one hour for lunch.  —  The prosecutor is pushing Kyle Rittenhouse …
Discussion: Althouse and Associated Press
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
Discussion: Mediaite
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Host Jeanine Pirro Offers Up Wild Defense of Kyle Rittenhouse
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
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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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 …
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.
Discussion: Fox News and New York Post
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Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:   “He's Hanging Out With the Stars of the Gossip Column”: The Eric Adams Era Has the Makings of a Tabloid Gold Mine
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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New York Times:
Biden Got His Infrastructure Bill. Now He Has to Sell It to Voters.
Discussion: Bipartisan Report
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.
Discussion: Breitbart, Noahpinion, Bloomberg and HotAir
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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Free Lance-Star:
Spotsylvania School Board orders libraries to remove ‘sexually explicit’ books
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.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
FiveThirtyEight:
Why White Voters With Racist Views Often Still Support Black Republicans  —  Can white voters who back a Black candidate still hold racist beliefs and views?  —  That question has come to the fore in the wake of Glenn Youngkin's gubernatorial victory in the blueish state of Virginia.
Discussion: NOQ Report, Page Array and Twitchy
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 …
Discussion: CBR
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 …
Discussion: Insider
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.
Discussion: National Review
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 …
Whitney Vasquez / RADAR:
Don Lemon's Lawyer Puts Megyn Kelly On Notice, Fires Off Legal Letter Trashing Conservative Host For Her ‘Reckless’ Reporting Over ‘Fabricated’ Sexual Assault  —  Don Lemon's attorney is going for Megyn Kelly's jugular, calling out the conservative host for her “lopsided” and “reckless” journalistic ethics.
Caleb Howe / Mediaite:
Biden Shocked by Price of Gas During Biden Administration: 'Did You Ever Think You'd Be Paying This Much?'  —  President Joe Biden delivered remarks Tuesday on the infrastructure bill and the economy, remarking on record inflation, supply chain problems, and even the price of gas, which he finds surprisingly high.
Discussion: Instapundit
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 …
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.
CNN:
Exclusive: January 6 committee interested in at least 5 people from Pence's inner circle  —  Washington (CNN)The House select committee investigating January 6 is interested in gathering information from at least five members of former Vice President Mike Pence's inner circle, according to three sources familiar with the effort.
New York Post:
Hunter Biden makes flashy NYC art scene debut at gallery show for his pricey paintings  —  First son Hunter Biden acted like a full-fledged member of the New York art scene Wednesday evening, making a flashy appearance at the gallery where his unexpectedly pricey paintings are being displayed.
Discussion: Fox News
Lindsay Mahowald / Center for American Progress:
LGBTQI+ Members of Generation Z Face Unique Social and Economic Concerns  —  Disproportionately high rates of discrimination in school, housing, and the workforce among young LGBTQI+ individuals negatively affects their well-being. … Director, Media Relations  —  jcusick@americanprogress.org
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Robert Moses and the saga of the racist parkway bridges  —  “I'm still surprised that some people were surprised when I pointed to the fact that if a highway was built for the purpose of dividing a White and a Black neighborhood or if an underpass was constructed such that a bus carrying mostly Black …
Congresswoman Jackie Speier:
Speier and Congressional Colleagues to Introduce Resolution Calling for Censure of Rep Gosar  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Jackie Speier (CA-14), co-chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC), and Representatives Jim Cooper (TN-5); Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), co-chair of the DWC …
Discussion: HuffPost and Associated Press
Mary L Trump / The Good in Us:
Welcome to THE GOOD IN US  —  In which we come together to save American democracy, or at least have fun while trying.  —  “The gods are strange.  It is not our vices only they make instruments to scourge us.  They bring us to ruin through what in us is good, gentle, human, loving.”
Leana S. Wen / Washington Post:
Vaccine requirements come with very real political risks.  But they're still worth pursuing.  —  For months, I have been making the case that vaccine requirements are necessary to reduce the spread of the coronavirus that has already claimed more than 755,000 American lives.
Discussion: Althouse
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Swift Ruling Tests Trump's Tactic of Running Out the Clock  —  The former president has leveraged the slow judicial process in the past to thwart congressional oversight, but the Jan. 6 case may be different.  —  WASHINGTON — On the surface, a judge's ruling on Tuesday night that Congress …
Des Moines Register:
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks will run for reelection in new 1st Congressional District  —  George Shillcock Brianne PfannenstielDes Moines Register  —  DAVENPORT — U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks will run in Iowa's 1st Congressional District, avoiding what likely would have become …
Discussion: Sabato's Crystal Ball
 
 
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Richard C. Paddock / New York Times:
American Journalist Held in Myanmar Faces 2 New Charges
Discussion: CNN, more at Mediagazer »
Soraya Nadia McDonald / The Undefeated:
In ‘Passing,’ the steep cost of crossing the color line
Discussion: Vanity Fair and Vox
U.S. Department of Justice:
Justice Department Requires Divestitures in Lactalis's Acquisition of Kraft Heinz's Natural Cheese Business in the United States
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Businesses should deliver on their promises to stand up for voting rights
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Local Crime Deemed Worse This Year by Americans
U.S. Department of Justice:
Justice Department Sues Uber for Overcharging People with Disabilities
New York Times:
Ozy Media Faces Federal Investigations
 Earlier Items: 
Adam Wren / Insider:
The DNC chair is feuding with his own White House-installed lieutenants
Discussion: Politico
Robin Walker / The Hill:
Shoot down this new military entitlement
Discussion: HotAir
David Byler / Washington Post:
Why do some still deny Biden's 2020 victory? Here's what the data says.
Ko Bragg / Columbia Journalism Review:
The lie of the storm  —  Katrina, Ida, and resisting the “looting” myth
Eddie Burkhalter / Alabama Political Reporter:
Britt Campaign Internal Polling Puts Her Ahead Of Mo Brooks In Senate Race
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Los Angeles Times:
USC gave Rep. Karen Bass a full scholarship worth $95,000 while she served in Congress
Discussion: The Hill
Kavya Balaraman / Utility Dive:
California should revisit shutting down Diablo Canyon nuclear plant, Stanford, MIT analysis finds
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Crying Pro-Trump Capitol Rioter Who Assaulted Cop Sentenced To 41 Months In Prison
 

 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
DirecTV terminates its Dish acquisition after a group of Dish creditors rejected a modified bond exchange offer

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Gene Maddaus / Variety:
WGA East members working for PBS member stations reach a deal, averting a strike; the union says the deal expands protections to animation writers

 
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