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8:40 PM ET, November 13, 2021

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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Chris Christie Wants the Post-Trump G.O.P. to Move Past 2020  —  In a new book and in an interview, Mr. Christie says that if the former president wants to be a positive force, “he's got to let this other stuff go.”  —  Chris Christie wants to be very clear about something: The election of 2020 was not stolen.
New York Times:
How the U.S. Hid an Airstrike That Killed Dozens of Civilians in Syria  —  The military never conducted an independent investigation into a 2019 bombing on the last bastion of the Islamic State, despite concerns about a secretive commando force.  —  In the last days of the battle …
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
The 5th Circuit sets its sights on the vaccine-and-testing mandate — and much more than that  —  There they go again.  —  The ultra-conservative U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has extended its order blocking the Biden administration's rule that companies employing …
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Washington Post:
Federal appeals court halts Biden administration's vaccine requirement, delivering policy a major blow  —  A federal appeals court in New Orleans has halted the Biden administration's vaccine or testing requirement for private businesses, delivering another political setback to one of the White House's signature public health policies.
Patrick Reilly / New York Post:
‘Staggeringly overbroad’: Court affirms pause on Biden vax mandate for private biz
Discussion: HotAir and Fox News
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Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: In a potential 2024 match, Donald Trump leads Joe Biden by double digits  —  Brianne Pfannenstiel Stephen Gruber-MillerDes Moines Register  —  In a hypothetical 2024 rematch, former President Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden in Iowa by 11 percentage points, a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows.
Washington Post:
Harris and Buttigieg under the spotlight amid uncertainty over Biden's future  —  PARIS — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg started his week in the White House press briefing room promoting a crown jewel of President Biden's legislative agenda — a landmark public works package that recently passed with bipartisan support.
CNN:
US announces big hike in Medicare premiums  —  (CNN)The federal government announced a large hike in Medicare premiums Friday night, blaming the pandemic but also what it called uncertainty over how much it may have to be forced to pay for a pricey and controversial new Alzheimer's drug.
Discussion: UPI and ABC17NEWS
Allison Schrager / Bloomberg:
Americans Need to Learn to Live More Like Europeans  —  Supply-chain shortages are constraining U.S. consumers' endless appetite for buying whatever they want whenever they want.  It's about time.  —  It's become the conventional wisdom that the U.S. economy is built on Americans' endless appetite to buy lots and lots of stuff.
Discussion: RedState and Twitchy
Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic:
The Man Who Freed Me From Cant  —  I always find it hard to list the books that have influenced me the most.  Memory is tricky, and a work can assert its influences over my thinking long after I've forgotten its particular details, or even its title.  Moreover, people who set as their job …
Federal Bureau of Investigation:
FBI Statement on Incident Involving Fake Emails  —  The FBI and CISA are aware of the incident this morning involving fake emails from an @ic.fbi.gov email account.  This is an ongoing situation, and we are not able to provide any additional information at this time.
Discussion: CNN, UPI and Fox News, more at Techmeme »
Washington Post:
Oklahoma National Guard rejects Pentagon's coronavirus vaccine mandate  —  The Oklahoma National Guard has rejected the Defense Department's requirement for all service members to receive the coronavirus vaccine and will allow personnel to sidestep the policy with no repercussions …
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Brian Slodysko / Associated Press:
Sinema's shift: ‘Prada socialist’ to corporate donor magnet  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Twenty years ago, a Green Party activist running for the Phoenix City Council named Kyrsten Sinema likened raising campaign cash to “bribery.”  —  Now a first-term senator from Arizona, she no longer has such qualms.
Discussion: ABC17NEWS
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
FBI raid on Project Veritas founder's home sparks questions about press freedom  —  The Biden administration's effort to establish itself as a committed champion of press freedom is facing new doubts because of the Justice Department's aggressive legal tactics against a conservative provocateur known for his hidden-camera video stings.
Margo Milanowski / Popular Science:
This one image illustrates the severity of climate change  —  Knee-deep in the rising tide, a Tuvalu minister's COP26 speech makes a big impression.  — SCIENCE - ENVIRONMENT  —  Tuvalu representative Simon Kofe delivered a speech to delegates at the United Nations climate talks …
Discussion: Twitchy
Jason Rantz / MyNorthwest.com:
13-yr-old watches father die as staffing crisis likely delayed police, fire response  —  In two 911 calls, a 13-year-old Seattle teen pleaded for help as his father suffered a medical emergency in their apartment.  But what would normally elicit an immediate response was delayed, and the father died.
Jon Levine / New York Post:
Retirement talk growing around Rep. Jerry Nadler  —  Rep. Jerry Nadler, a liberal warhorse who has represented Manhattan's West Side in Congress since 1992, may pack it in at the end of his current term, insiders tell The Post.  —  “People are wondering when he would decide to retire,” …
New York Times:
On Podcasts and Radio, Misleading Covid-19 Talk Goes Unchecked  —  False statements about vaccines have spread on the “Wild West” of media, even as some hosts die of virus complications.  —  On a recent episode of his podcast, Rick Wiles, a pastor and self-described “citizen reporter,” …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
New York Times:
Migrants Say Belarusians Took Them to E.U. Border and Supplied Wire Cutters  —  Iraqi Kurds and other migrants said they were fleeing despair at home, but Belarus encouraged them, offering visas and helping them get to the border.  —  SULAIMANIYA, Iraq — The sudden surge of migrants …
Jacqueline Thomsen / LAW.com:
Citing Communications ‘Breakdown’ and Lack of Payment, Oath Keepers Lawyer Wants Out of Jan. 6 Lawsuit  —  What You Need to Know  — A lawyer for the Oath Keepers asked to withdraw from representing the group in a Jan. 6 civil lawsuit.  — Kerry Morgan said the group hasn't paid him for his work and hasn't answered his messages.
 
 
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Christopher DeMuth / Wall Street Journal:
Why America Needs National Conservatism
Associated Press:
Fox News edits video of Biden to make it seem he was being racially insensitive
Discussion: Washington Post
New York Post:
Family affair: Adams campaign paid Brooklyn Dem boss' hubby $80K
Bridget Murphy / Newsday:
Police patrols around Rep. Andrew Garbarino's office stepped up after death threat, commissioner says
Brett Wilkins / Common Dreams:
Documents Expose ‘Staggering Pattern of Political Interference’ in Trump's Covid-19 Response
 Earlier Items: 
Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
Are Americans starting to embrace one-earner households again?
Discussion: Breitbart and New York Times
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Inside DNC chair's ‘challenging’ bid to avert midterm defeat
Discussion: The Guardian
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Nationalized races threaten Dem governors in '22
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
How Does This End?  —  Thinking about Covid and normalcy.  —  Among the Covid experts …
Discussion: Mediaite
W. Joseph Campbell / The Hill:
After a misfire in New Jersey, pollster offers a remarkable apology for error
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Inside the Red-State Plot to Take Down a Top Trump Ally
Discussion: Raw Story
CNN:
Pardon for Homer Plessy, of Plessy v. Ferguson's ‘separate but equal’ ruling, heads to Louisiana governor's desk
CBS News:
Andrew Sullivan says America's democracy is at risk because citizens can't compromise
 

 
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, alleging Believe built its business via “industrial-scale copyright infringement”

Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The NYT reports adding 260K digital subscribers in Q3, for 11.9M in total, with digital ad revenue up 8.8% YoY to $81.6M, and The Athletic had its first profit

Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
Sources: Shari Redstone does not plan to stay on the board of Paramount Global after the company completes its planned merger with Skydance Media

 
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