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8:05 AM ET, November 13, 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: Raw Story and The Hill
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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 …
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 …
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Appeals Court Extends Block on Biden's Vaccine Mandate for Employers  —  A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that challengers were likely to succeed in their claim that the mandate was an unlawful overreach.  —  WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court …
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.
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon indicted by federal grand jury for contempt of Congress
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:   The Republican Party's violence problem
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:   Steve Bannon indicted after refusal to comply with Jan. 6 committee subpoena
Claudia Grisales / NPR:
Mark Meadows' “defiance” could lead to contempt referral, Jan. 6 panel says
Politico:
Steve Bannon indicted for defying Jan. 6 committee investigation
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.
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?
Andrew Sullivan / The Weekly Dish:
When All The Media Narratives Collapse  —  In case after case, the US MSM just keeps getting it wrong.  —  The news is a perilous business.  It's perilous because the first draft of history is almost always somewhat wrong, and needs a second draft, and a third, and so on, over time …
CNN:
Pardon for Homer Plessy, of Plessy v. Ferguson's ‘separate but equal’ ruling, heads to Louisiana governor's desk  —  (CNN)Homer Plessy, whose 19th century case Plessy v. Ferguson became a landmark civil rights Supreme Court ruling, is only a step away from a posthumous full pardon from the state of Louisiana.
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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
Davis Winkie / Army Times:
Oklahoma Guard goes rogue, rejects COVID vaccine mandate after sudden change of command  —  The new commander of the Oklahoma National Guard has declared the organization will not enforce the Defense Department's COVID-19 vaccine mandate on its troops, according to local media outlets.
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Messonnier, Birx detail political interference in last year's coronavirus response  —  Officials describe to congressional investigators efforts to muzzle scientific agencies and change guidance … The Trump administration repeatedly interfered with efforts by the Centers for Disease Control …
Discussion: Raw Story and HuffPost
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Documents reveal new details of Trump political interference in COVID-19 response
Discussion: Politico and Bipartisan Report
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:
In France, Kamala Harris Asserts Herself as a Diplomatic Asset  —  The vice president met with President Emmanuel Macron of France, skirting recent U.S.-French tensions, and immersed herself in issues like Libya and cybersecurity.  —  PARIS — Vice President Kamala Harris spent hours talking …
Discussion: CBS News and Twitchy
W. Joseph Campbell / The Hill:
After a misfire in New Jersey, pollster offers a remarkable apology for error  —  All too often when their work goes awry, election pollsters turn to feeble excuses such as “polls really aren't predictions.  They're just snapshots in time.”  That is nonsense, because no pollster takes …
Dan Whitcomb / Reuters:
U.S. appeals court affirms hold on Biden COVID-19 vaccine mandate  —  A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld its decision to put on hold an order by President Joe Biden for companies with 100 workers or more to require COVID-19 vaccines, rejecting a challenge by his administration.
Jeff Thomas / Blue Virginia:
Youngkin's Racist Yearbook Imagery ("An Oriental Occasion") Shows He Was Not Vetted  —  One would think that - after Ralph Northam's “Blackface” scandal - no Virginia gubernatorial candidate would ever get through a campaign without an opposition staffer flipping through their yearbook.
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.”
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.
Wilson Email / Parents Defending Education:
Additional NSBA Board Member Emails  —  Over the past several weeks, additional emails from NSBA board members were received from a variety of public records requests.  Highlights are attached and excerpted below.  —  Viola Garcia's colleagues in Aldine ISD congratulated her on her appointment …
Discussion: Townhall, The Daily Caller and Fox News
Steve Contorno / CNN:
Businesswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is apparent winner of Florida primary for late Alcee Hastings' seat  —  (CNN)By the narrowest of margins — just five votes — businesswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick appears to have won a South Florida Democratic primary to replace the late US …
Discussion: Political Wire
Rudy Takala / Mediaite:
Andrew Cuomo Reportedly Considering Bid for New York Attorney General  —  Disgraced New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) is reportedly considering a bid to reclaim his old position as the state's attorney general.  —  “People in Cuomo's orbit are tossing it out there,” a person familiar with the situation told The New York Post on Friday.
 
 
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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Inside the Red-State Plot to Take Down a Top Trump Ally
VoxEU.org:
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CBS News:
Andrew Sullivan says America's democracy is at risk because citizens can't compromise
The Guardian:
These maps show how Republicans are blatantly rigging elections
Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
White House nominates 10 for US Marshals, US attorney posts
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Money, denials and stalling: How Trump, the Mercers and the GOP beat the FEC
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Aaron Sibarium / Washington Free Beacon:
‘Deplorable’: Top Yale Law Professor Rips Administration Over Handling of ‘Trap House’ Incident
Matt Lavietes / NBC News:
South Carolina governor calls for LGBTQ book to be banned in schools
Discussion: New York Times, WIS-TV and The Hill
The White House:
President Biden Announces Additional Nominees
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump's defense of ‘Hang Mike Pence!’ is only the most notable rationalization of violence
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

 
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