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9:25 PM ET, November 12, 2021

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New York Times:
Menace Enters the Republican Mainstream  —  Threats of violence have become commonplace among a significant part of the party, as historians and those who study democracy warn of a dark shift in American politics.  —  At a conservative rally in western Idaho last month …
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and NBC News
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Stephen K. Bannon Indicted for Contempt of Congress  —  Two Charges Filed for Failing to Honor House Subpoena From Select Committee Investigating Jan. 6 Capitol Breach  —  Stephen K. Bannon was indicted today by a federal grand jury on two counts of contempt of Congress stemming from his failure …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The big warning signal Stephen Bannon's indictment sends  —  For more than two years, the Democratic-controlled House struggled to obtain crucial testimony from Trump White House counsel Donald McGahn in its Russia investigation.  When he declined to submit to a subpoena, they fought it out in court.
New York Times:
Bannon Indicted on Contempt Charges Over House's Capitol Riot Inquiry  —  Stephen K. Bannon, a former top aide to Donald Trump, had refused to comply with subpoenas from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on Congress.  —  WASHINGTON — Stephen K. Bannon …
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon indicted by federal grand jury for contempt of Congress  —  Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon was indicted by a federal grand jury Friday, charged with contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions from the House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Select Committee to Investigate …:
Thompson & Cheney Statement on Mark Meadows  —  Bolton, MS & Wilson, WY—Chairman Bennie G. Thompson and Vice Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) today issued the following statement on Mark Meadows's failure to comply with the Select Committee's subpoena:  —  “Mr. Meadows's actions today …
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:   Steve Bannon indicted after refusal to comply with Jan. 6 committee subpoena
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
The Republican Party's violence problem
Politico:
Steve Bannon indicted for defying Jan. 6 committee investigation
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump's defense of ‘Hang Mike Pence!’ is only the most notable rationalization of violence
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
The Washington Post corrects, removes parts of two stories regarding the Steele dossier  —  The Washington Post on Friday took the unusual step of correcting and removing large portions of two articles, published in March 2017 and February 2019, that had identified a Belarusian American businessman …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Does CNN still stand by its reporting on the Steele dossier?
Mike Allen / Axios:
Exclusive audio: Trump defends threats to “hang” Pence  —  Former President Trump — in a taped interview with Jonathan Karl of ABC News that was shared with Axios — defended, quite extensively, supporters who threatened to “hang” former Vice President Mike Pence.
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Former ‘Apprentice’ contestant Zervos abruptly ends lawsuit against Donald Trump  —  Summer Zervos, a former contestant on “The Apprentice” who accused Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her, on Friday ended her nearly five-year-old defamation lawsuit against the former U.S. president.
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Washington Post:
Former ‘Apprentice’ contestant Summer Zervos ends defamation lawsuit against Trump  —  Former “Apprentice” contestant Summer Zervos on Friday announced that she would drop her 2017 lawsuit alleging former president Donald Trump had defamed her by denying he had sexually assaulted her years earlier.
Barnini Chakraborty / Washington Examiner:
Some journalists and court watchers admit initial bias in Rittenhouse trial  —  The nation has been glued to the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, watching live feeds of courtroom proceedings and flocking to social media to discuss everything from the judge's quirks to the defendant's “crocodile tears.”
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ProPublica:
St. Jude Hoards Billions While Many of Its Families Drain Their Savings  —  St. Jude's Unspent Billions … A series of sharp knocks on his driver's side window startled Jason Burt awake.  —  It was the middle of the night on a Saturday in 2016.  Burt was sleeping in his pickup truck …
Discussion: TheBlaze and Twitchy
NBC News:
Covid vaccine holdouts are caving to mandates — then scrambling to ‘undo’ their shots  —  As mandates spread, anti-vaccine groups have been trafficking in pseudoscience treatments meant to remove or counteract the vaccines.  Experts say it's like trying to “unring a bell.”
Discussion: Gizmodo and HillReporter.com
Andrew Court / New York Post:
‘Super flexible’ Joe Rogan says he can perform fellatio on himself  —  He's no ordinary Joe Blow!  —  Joe Rogan says he's so flexible he is capable of performing oral sex on himself.  —  The controversial podcaster, 54, made the crude claim during a new episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience …
Discussion: Nicki Swift
New York Times:
Project Veritas Tells Judge It Was Assured Biden Diary Was Legally Obtained  —  But a search warrant in the case suggests the Justice Department believes the diary kept by the president's daughter Ashley Biden was stolen.  —  Project Veritas, the conservative group under scrutiny …
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Jeff Thomas / Blue Virginia:
Youngkin's Racist Yearbook Imagery ("An Oriental Occasion") Shows He Was Not Vetted  —  [UPDATE by Lowell 10 am - After Jeff Thomas posted this story, I spoke with McAuliffe spokesperson Jake Rubenstein and he told me the McAuliffe campaign DID “vet” Youngkin's yearbooks, but that for whatever reason …
Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Fulton DA mulling rarely used special grand jury for Trump probe  —  Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is likely to impanel a special grand jury to support her probe of former President Donald Trump, a move that could aid prosecutors in what's expected to be a complicated and drawn …
Discussion: Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
New York Times:
Judge Terminates Britney Spears's Conservatorship  —  Judge Brenda Penny ruled that “the conservatorship of the person and estate of Britney Jean Spears is no longer required,” ending an arrangement that has long overseen the singer's life and finances.  —  RIGHT NOW Judge terminates Britney Spears's conservatorship.
Manu Raju / CNN:
As Biden agenda hinges on Manchin, House progressives look to ‘deescalate’ tension  —  (CNN)Soon after Missouri Rep. Cori Bush accused Sen. Joe Manchin of espousing an “anti-Black, anti-child, anti-woman and anti-immigrant” position, another House progressive was on national TV with a sharply different message.
Discussion: HotAir, Daily Kos and Insider
CNN:
Blue Origin astronaut Glen de Vries dies in plane crash  —  (CNN Business)One of Blue Origin's newest astronauts, 49-year-old Glen de Vries, survived a ride to space in October alongside actor William Shatner.  But less than a month later, he was killed in a small plane crash on Thursday in New Jersey.
Del Quentin Wilber / Los Angeles Times:
She helped her husband start a far-right militia group.  Now the Oath Keeper's wife says she has regrets  —  Looking back at the Capitol riot, Tasha Adams ponders her time as an Oath Keeper's wife and asks: “What if I had not supported him?”  —  “Him” is her estranged husband, Stewart Rhodes …
Matt Lavietes / NBC News:
South Carolina governor calls for LGBTQ book to be banned in schools  —  Critics: South Carolina governor's call to investigate book a ‘political attack on LGBTQ youth’  —  South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster urged his state Department of Education this week to remove a book about gender identity …
Aaron Sibarium / Washington Free Beacon:
‘Deplorable’: Top Yale Law Professor Rips Administration Over Handling of ‘Trap House’ Incident  —  A prominent Yale Law School professor on Friday blasted the administration's treatment of law student Trent Colbert and the Federalist Society, calling it “dishonest, duplicitous, and downright deplorable.”
Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
Americans Think the Economy Is Bad Because It Actually Is  —  Wages and benefits are moving up but living standards aren't.  So it's reasonable for people to feel pinched at the moment, no matter how positive the statistical indicators may be.  —  Commentators friendly to the president couldn't understand it.
Discussion: National Review
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The artificial controversy over Biden and ‘Negro,’ explained  —  Overall, President Biden's speech on Veterans Day was unremarkable.  Presidents give solemn speeches with regularity, and the content is generally pretty predictable.  And yet a controversy erupted anyway, pulled from the wispy ether like magic.
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Money, denials and stalling: How Trump, the Mercers and the GOP beat the FEC  — The probe came after multiple complaints were filed to the FEC against Cambridge Analytica, including one from campaign watchdog Common Cause.  — Records recently made public by the FEC that have gone unreported detail …
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
The danger of critical race theory  —  By now, most Americans have heard of critical race theory.  But many do not know just how radical or pernicious CRT is — because, as a new study from the American Enterprise Institute shows, the media does not explain its key tenets in its coverage.
Discussion: alicublog and The Daily Caller
The White House:
President Biden Announces Additional Nominees  —  WASHINGTON - Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve in key roles:  — Amanda Bennett, Nominee for Chief Executive Officer at the United States Agency for Global Media
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Documents reveal new details of Trump political interference in COVID-19 response  —  Top political officials in the Trump White House tried to block public health guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and to eliminate evidence of political interference …
Tyler O'Neil / Fox News:
NSBA coordinated with White House, DOJ before sending notorious ‘domestic terrorists’ letter: emails  —  NSBA leaders even altered the letter's text to satisfy the Biden White House  —  Sen. Tom Cotton calls for Merrick Garland's resignation over schools memo
 
 
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Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
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New York Times:
In France, Kamala Harris Asserts Herself as a Diplomatic Asset
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Christian Datoc / Washington Examiner:
Psaki confirms Biden and Xi's ‘clear and candid’ virtual summit will take place Monday evening
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Chandler Jenrette / Weekly Lists:
I sounded the alarm for authoritarianism in 2016, and I am sounding it again
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Cindy Axne will run for reelection in Congress, closing the door on Iowa gubernatorial bid
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Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
‘Unbalanced’ Trump Fanatic Who Took An Arsenal To The Capitol On Jan. 6 Pleads Guilty
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Raw Story
Eli Lake / Commentary Magazine:
The Resistance Liar … Adam Schiff was one of the star attractions at Donald Trump's first impeachment trial.
Discussion: The Dispatch
Politico:
Biden nominates Califf as FDA chief
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