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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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The Boston Globe, New York Post, Media Matters for America, Al Jazeera, POLITICUSUSA, CBS New York and Mother Jones
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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Mother Jones, Washington Examiner, Insider, Vanity Fair, The Hill, HillReporter.com, Raw Story, New York Post, Rolling Stone and Mediaite
Insider:
Trump called January 6 ‘a very beautiful time with extremely loving and friendly people’ in a March 2021 interview for a new book
Trump called January 6 ‘a very beautiful time with extremely loving and friendly people’ in a March 2021 interview for a new book
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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
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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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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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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Washington Examiner, The Western Journal, The Hill, Fox News, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New York Post and Townhall
Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Beto O'Rourke says he's running for Texas governor — O'Rourke's decision to challenge Gov. Greg Abbott ends months of speculation and gives Democrats a formidable campaigner at the top of the ticket — someone who transformed Texas politics with his blockbuster campaign against U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in 2018.
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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 …
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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Raw Story
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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ABC News and Political Wire
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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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HotAir
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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Fox News, Washington Examiner, Breitbart, New York Post, Mother Jones, KXAN-TV, LifeNews.com, National Review and The Daily Caller
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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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BorderReport, The Daily Wire and Townhall
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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Associated Press, Axios, Roll Call, Washington Examiner, USA Today, The Daily Caller, HuffPost, CBS News, CNN and Townhall
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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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GovExec.com, CNBC, Raw Story and Los Angeles Times
New York Post:
Kamala Harris sidelined amid growing tensions with Biden, insiders say — Vice President Kamala Harris feels increasingly isolated inside the White House as her approval ratings plummet — with the first female veep believing she's not getting the same support given to other members …
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Zachary Faria / Washington Examiner:
Kamala Harris doesn't have a presidential future
Kamala Harris doesn't have a presidential future
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USA Today, Washington Free Beacon and HotAir
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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HotAir, VICE, Washington Examiner, TASS, Space.com, Newsweek, The Daily Caller, Gizmodo and The Guardian
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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.
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Washington Post
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.”
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Fox News, The Gateway Pundit and TheBlaze
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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Washington Examiner, New York Post, Rolling Stone, The Daily Wire, Reason and Insider
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.
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Raw Story
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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Mock Paper Scissors
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Biden tried to push Putin aside. The Russian isn't having it. — When National Security Council officials approached President Joe Biden with a package of sanctions to impose on Russia earlier this year, he sent it back to them three times. — It's not tough enough, he told them …
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New York Post and Vox
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
MSNBC anchor Joy Reid's crying shame — MORE FROM: — Joy Reid is a racist sociopath. How else to explain her reaction to Kyle Rittenhouse breaking down in the witness box during his murder trial last week? — “White crocodile tears,” said the hate-mongering MSNBC prime-time anchor.
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The Daily Wire
Jeremy Beaman / Washington Examiner:
Biden administration moves to ban drilling near New Mexico's Chaco Canyon tribal land — The Biden administration will move toward ending the issuance of new oil and gas leases on federal lands near the Chaco Culture National Historical Park, a Native American heritage site in northwestern New Mexico.
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New York Times and ABC News
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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.
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 …
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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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.
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 …