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8:20 PM ET, November 15, 2021

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Associated Press:
Wyoming GOP votes to stop recognizing Cheney as a Republican  —  CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Republican Party will no longer recognize Liz Cheney as a member of the GOP in its second formal rebuke for her criticism of former President Donald Trump.  —  The 31-29 vote Saturday in Buffalo …
Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
Alex Jones Liable by Default in All Sandy Hook Defamation Suits  —  A Connecticut judge's ruling combines with decisions in Texas to grant a clean sweep for families of shooting victims in their cases against the Infowars host.  —  A superior court in Connecticut granted a sweeping victory …
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Rob Ryser / Connecticut Post:   Sandy Hook families ‘grateful’ to win defamation case against Alex Jones by default; appeal expected
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Andrew Sullivan and the Narrative of the “MSM Narrative”  —  The narrative on MSM narratives is false.  —  Over the weekend Andrew Sullivan published a jeremiad against the “mainstream media” that tracks pretty closely with the Matt Taibbi-Glenn Greenwald-Bari Weiss view …
Robin Bravender / Insider:
Kamala Harris' allies lash out at the media and each other as the bad press keeps piling up  — Vice President Kamala Harris is facing more bad press.  — Her allies are increasingly frustrated by reports of infighting in the White House.  — They blame the press and anonymous leaks from her orbit.
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New York Post:
Kamala Harris sidelined amid growing tensions with Biden, insiders say
Washington Post:
Biden signs $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, fulfilling campaign promise and notching achievement that eluded Trump
Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
Infrastructure was once a crashing bore.  Now it symbolizes our sick, violent politics.  —  Will this be the last gasp of bipartisan deal-making?  If it's this dangerous to vote for infrastructure, there's no safe common ground in politics.  —  View Comments
Discussion: The Hill, CBS News and Insider
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
McConnell sought to disinvite Trump from Biden's inaugural
Insider:
Trump called January 6 ‘a very beautiful time with extremely loving and friendly people’ in a March 2021 interview for a new book
Discussion: NPR and Political Wire
Insider:
Ex-chief of staff John Kelly said if Trump was a ‘real man’ he would've gone to the Capitol on January 6 to stop the rioters: book
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Jonathan Tilove / Texas Monthly:
Exclusive: Beto O'Rourke Is Running for Governor  —  For months, Texas Democrats have failed to field a single serious candidate to challenge Governor Greg Abbott's reelection bid.  But today, Beto O'Rourke is announcing in Texas Monthly that he is entering the 2022 gubernatorial race.
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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Beto O'Rourke says he's running for Texas governor
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
It's Not Just White People: Democrats Are Losing Normal Voters of All Races … Last Monday, a Democratic firm hosted focus groups with women in Virginia who voted in 2017 for Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam, in 2020 for Democratic President Joe Biden, and then this month for Republican Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin.
Discussion: Washington Times and NOQ Report
Phill Swagel / CBO Publications:
CBO to Release a Complete Cost Estimate for H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, by November 19  —  The Congressional Budget Office anticipates publishing a complete cost estimate for H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act (Rules Committee Print 117-18 incorporating a manager's amendment by Congressman Yarmuth) …
Discussion: ABC News and Political Wire
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
A newly disclosed memo reveals Trump's plot to turn the military into his personal goon squad  —  I want to apologize to Mark T. Esper, former president Donald Trump's fourth and second-to-last defense secretary.  I may have been too harsh on the man who became known as “Yesper” for accommodating Trump.
Discussion: Raw Story
Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
College Student Charged in Arson at Texas Synagogue  —  Security footage of the attack on Halloween night showed the man carrying a five-gallon fuel jug and a roll of toilet paper to the synagogue's entrance, the F.B.I. said.  —  An 18-year-old college student was charged with arson on Monday …
Discussion: ABC News and Insider
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Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
Teen Who Torched Synagogue Seethed About Jews in Disturbing Diary, Feds Say
Alex Pareene / The AP (Alex Pareene) Newsletter:
I've Heard You Have Some Questions About the New University My Friends and I Are Starting  —  The APU FAQ  —  What is the APU?  —  The University of Alaska Pacific, or APU, is a new university located in Alaska devoted to rational inquiry, free expression, and open debate.  —  Why is the acronym APU?
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
The Bad Guys Are Winning  —  The future of democracy may well be decided in a drab office building on the outskirts of Vilnius, alongside a highway crammed with impatient drivers heading out of town.  —  I met Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya there this spring, in a room that held a conference table, a whiteboard, and not much else.
Discussion: HotAir
Elizabeth Faddis / Washington Examiner:
‘I got over 1,000 soldiers ready’: Texas parent escorted out of school board meeting over critical race theory  —  Several parents were left feeling “threatened” during a Nov. 9 school board meeting after a Texas parent supporting critical race theory stated that he had “1,000 soldiers ready to go.”
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
An empowered I.R.S. emerges as the linchpin of Biden's social policy bill.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden's pledge to fully pay for his $1.85 trillion social policy and climate spending package depends in large part on having a beefed up Internal Revenue Service crack down on tax evaders …
CNN:
US says it 'won't tolerate' Russia's ‘reckless and dangerous’ anti-satellite missile test  —  (CNN)The US strongly condemned a Russian anti-satellite test on Monday, calling it “a reckless and dangerous act” and added that it “won't tolerate” behavior that puts the national interests of several countries at risk.
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Doubt in American System Increases  —  GOP belief in 2020 election fraud couples with fundamental distrust  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Three in ten Americans now believe the nation's system is fundamentally unsound, according to the Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll.
Discussion: Washington Post
Pew Research Center:
The Behaviors and Attitudes of U.S. Adults on Twitter  —  A minority of Twitter users produce a majority of tweets from U.S. adults, and the most active tweeters are less likely to view the tone or civility of discussions as a major problem on the site  —  Pew Research Center conducted …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Washington's mystery mansion buyer unmasked  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  A busy Monday: Congress is back ... PATRICK LEAHY makes a big announcement at 10 a.m. ... JOE BIDEN signs BIF at 3 p.m. ... STEVE BANNON is expected to surrender.  —  THE TRUMP HOTEL IS BEING SOLD …
Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
State Rep. Ryan Guillen switches to GOP in latest blow to South Texas Democrats  —  The Rio Grande City lawmaker was the least liberal Democrat in the Texas House this year, according to a political scientist's rankings of lawmakers.  —  Copy link  —  Longtime Democratic state Rep. Ryan Guillen …
Michael Drapa / University of Chicago News:
Statement from Chancellor Robert J. Zimmer on his role for the University of Austin  —  I was asked to serve in an advisory role to the University of Austin by its founding president, Dr. Pano Kanelos.  This board had no fiduciary, oversight or management responsibilities.
Anna Gronewold / Politico:
'He's nuts and he's got a vendetta': Cuomo won't leave New York alone  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — Andrew Cuomo will not go away.  —  Three months after resigning in disgrace, battered by misconduct allegations leveled by nearly a dozen women, the former New York governor continues to make weekly headlines.
Elena Durnbaugh / Lansing State Journal:
Michigan Sen. John Bizon facing assault charges after incident with nurse practitioner  —  MARSHALL - Michigan state Sen. John Bizon faces misdemeanor assault charges after a nurse practitioner with Oaklawn Medical Group accused him of inappropriately touching her.
Discussion: Michigan Advance and Raw Story
Will Wright / The Charlotte Observer:
Charlotte-area GOP members shaken by Cawthorn move to district  —  Dual announcements by U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn and N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore have shaken the Republican establishment of Mecklenburg County — potentially the new stomping grounds of North Carolina's most controversial politician.
Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors
Omri Nahmias / Jerusalem Post:
Mike Herzog arrives in Washington, officially takes office as ambassador to US  —  Herzog is expected to hit the ground running, as the embassy will host several events and official visits this week.  —  WASHINGTON - Mike Herzog, Israel's new Ambassador to Washington, landed in the US on Friday, officially taking office.
Chicago Tribune:
Judge dismisses gun charge against Kyle Rittenhouse  —  KENOSHA, WIS. — A Kenosha County judge handed a huge win to Kyle Rittenhouse's defense team before closing arguments when he dismissed a misdemeanor gun charge against the teen.  —  Legal experts had considered the misdemeanor gun charge …
 
 
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The White House:
Executive Order on Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Discussion: Politico
Zaid Jilani / City Journal:
When Demography Isn't Destiny  —  There's nothing inevitable about American immigrants joining the progressive coalition.
Eda Aker / Yale Daily News:
Two students sue Yale Law administrators for alleged retaliation in Amy Chua case
Discussion: Washington Free Beacon and Reason
press.vatican.va:
Conferral of the rank of Knight and Dame of the Grand Cross of the Pian Order to Mr. Philip Pullella and Ms. Valentina Alazraki, 13.11.2021
YouTube:
Union Busting: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Discussion: Payday Report
Washington Examiner:
University of Maryland wants in on the Ivy League's anti-Asian racism
Discussion: National Review
New York Times:
Here's what's in the infrastructure bill that Biden will sign today.
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
MSNBC anchor Joy Reid's crying shame
Discussion: The Daily Wire
 Earlier Items: 
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Biden tried to push Putin aside. The Russian isn't having it.
Discussion: New York Post and Vox
David J. Lynch / Washington Post:
As supply lines strain, some corporations rewrite production playbook
Stephen Singer / Hartford Courant:
In a reversal of fortune GE dismantles itself as its former home, Fairfield County, surges
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The GOP's repugnant midterm strategy requires a tough Democratic response
Discussion: VTDigger
Clio Chang / New York Magazine:
Inside Felicia Sonmez's War Against the Washington Post
CNN:
Trump ally Steve Bannon released from custody pending trial on contempt of Congress charges
Associated Press:
US journalist jailed in Myanmar for nearly 6 months is freed