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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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Dave Collins / Associated Press:
Alex Jones liable for defamation in Sandy Hook ‘hoax’ case — Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was found liable Monday for damages in lawsuits brought by parents of children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting over Jones' claims that the massacre was a hoax.
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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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Allahpundit / HotAir:
Why on earth does Beto O'Rourke want to run for governor of Texas? — It's always intriguing when a well-known figure whom everyone understands has no chance of winning decides to run for office. — I doubt even Beto's under illusions about his chances. He'll be running in a red state facing …
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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Beto O'Rourke says he's running for Texas governor
Beto O'Rourke says he's running for Texas governor
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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 …
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
McConnell sought to disinvite Trump from Biden's inaugural — The level of distrust that Mitch McConnell had for then-President Donald Trump in the wake of the deadly Jan. 6 riots on Capitol Hill was greater than previously known. — The then-Senate majority leader sought to have Trump disinvited …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: GOP support for bipartisan infrastructure bill plummets — BIF DIP — With President JOE BIDEN set to sign the bipartisan infrastructure bill better known as BIF in a few hours at a splashy ceremony, a new poll shows voter support becoming less and less bipartisan.
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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 …
CNN:
Trump ally Steve Bannon released from custody pending trial on contempt of Congress charges — (CNN)Steve Bannon won't be detained before trial on charges of contempt of Congress after he failed to comply with subpoenas from the House committee investigating January 6.
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Biden poised to sign $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, fulfilling campaign promise and notching achievement that eluded Trump
Biden poised to sign $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, fulfilling campaign promise and notching achievement that eluded Trump
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USA Today:
Trump adviser Steve Bannon surrenders on contempt charges after defying subpoena in Jan. 6 probe
Trump adviser Steve Bannon surrenders on contempt charges after defying subpoena in Jan. 6 probe
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Insider:
Trump called January 6 ‘a very beautiful time with extremely loving and friendly people’ in a March 2021 interview for a new book — Donald Trump called January 6 “a very beautiful time” in a March 2021 interview. — ABC News' Jonathan Karl writes in his forthcoming book that Trump “fondly” recalled the crowd on Jan. 6.
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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
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
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Inside Chris Christie's breakup with Trump
Inside Chris Christie's breakup with Trump
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
BREAKING: Leahy announces retirement in 2022 — “It's time to put down the gavel,” Patrick Leahy declared a few minutes ago in bowing out of the 2022 midterms. “It's time to pass the torch to the next Vermonter.” It's the identity of the next Vermonter that will worry Democrats …
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Politico:
GOP weighs trapping Democrats in Trump's budget
GOP weighs trapping Democrats in Trump's budget
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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.
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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.
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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) …
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Associated Press:
US journalist jailed in Myanmar for nearly 6 months is freed — BANGKOK (AP) — American journalist Danny Fenster, who was recently sentenced to 11 years of hard labor after spending nearly six months in jail in military-ruled Myanmar, was freed and on his way home Monday, a former U.S. diplomat who helped negotiate the release said.
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Shibani Mahtani / Washington Post:
American journalist Danny Fenster released from Myanmar jail despite 11 year sentence
American journalist Danny Fenster released from Myanmar jail despite 11 year sentence
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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 …
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Texas state lawmaker leaves Democratic Party for GOP
Texas state lawmaker leaves Democratic Party for GOP
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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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Politico:
‘Irresponsible act’: U.S. raps Russia after missile strike on its own satellite — The United States on Monday confirmed that a Russian anti-satellite missile test was responsible for causing a debris field in space that forced astronauts aboard the International Space Station to temporarily seek shelter.
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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.
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 …
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.
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Clio Chang / New York Magazine:
Inside Felicia Sonmez's War Against the Washington Post — Why was a reporter punished for speaking up about sexual assault? — In February 2020, the leadership of the Washington Post was in the midst of an internal crisis. Marty Baron, the revered executive editor credited with reviving …
David J. Lynch / Washington Post:
As supply lines strain, some corporations rewrite production playbook — Many firms are eyeing regional networks to replace globe-circling supply chains — The pandemic caught Stanley Black & Decker midway through an overhaul of its 18-country supply chain.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The GOP's repugnant midterm strategy requires a tough Democratic response — As Democrats ponder their recent electoral drubbing, they seem divided into two camps. Both concern how to respond to GOP culture-warmongering, which will be in full saturation mode through 2022 and beyond.
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