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Jennifer Szalai / New York Times:
In Another Trump Book, a Journalist's Belated Awareness Steals the Show … When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.  —  By the looks of his formidable résumé, the veteran Beltway journalist Jonathan Karl shouldn't startle all that easily.
Discussion: HuffPost and Balloon Juice
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Will Steakin / ABC News:
Trump allies pressed Defense Department to help overturn election, new book says  —  Michael Flynn told a DoD official that Democrats were “stealing the election.”  —  In the aftermath of the 2020 election, some of Donald Trump's closest allies embarked on an unprecedented effort …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Report: Sidney Powell Even Crazier Than You Think … It takes a certain kind of legal mind to decide to go to work for Donald Trump.  Since Trump transparently does not believe in the rule of law in any way, shape, or form, serving him in a legal capacity is a bit like taking a job as Jeffrey Dahmer's ethicist.
Discussion: Raw Story
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Biden administration soon to announce diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics  —  With the Beijing Winter Olympics just three months away, the Biden administration will soon have to make clear whether it plans to send an official delegation to China.  But sooner rather than later …
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Associated Press:
Jury begins deliberations at Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial  —  In an unusual move, Kyle Rittenhouse was allowed by Judge Bruce Schroeder to draw the numbered slips of paper from a raffle drum that determined which of the 18 people who sat in judgment during the trial would decide his fate and which ones would be dismissed as alternates.
Discussion: ABC7, Insider, Metro.co.uk and NBC Chicago
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Congressman Gary Palmer:
Palmer on New Funding for Birmingham's Northern Beltline  —  Media Contact: Elizabeth Hance (202) 225-4921  —  Washington, D.C. - The newly passed infrastructure bill, signed into law by President Biden, includes legislation introduced by Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06) and Congressman David Trone …
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Wall Street Journal:
FBI Tracks Threats Against Teachers, School-Board Members  —  Many Republicans see prospect of criminalizing concerned parents  —  WASHINGTON—The Federal Bureau of Investigation has set up a process to track threats against school-board members and teachers, moving to implement …
Washington Post:
The second-biggest program in the Democrats' spending plan gives billions to the rich … The House is expected to vote this week on President Biden's Build Back Better legislation.  The social spending bill includes investments in clean energy and affordable child care …
Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
Tucker Carlson's Jan. 6 ‘Documentary’ Is His Most Nakedly Fascist Piece Of Propaganda Yet  —  His recent series for Fox Nation, “Patriot Purge,” is setting the stage for something even worse than the attack on the Capitol.  —  Tucker Carlson's “Patriot Purge,” a revisionist history …
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Media Matters for America:
On Fox Nation, Tucker Carlson goes full anti-vaccine with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Discussion: Insider, Joe.My.God. and Eschaton
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
New anti-election memo from Team Trump comes into sharper focus  —  Bannon makes curious choice of lawyer for contempt of Congress case  —  Over the course of the last year, the public has learned in frightening detail just how far Donald Trump and his team went to pressure …
Discussion: Raw Story and Right Wing Watch
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Hayes Brown / MSNBC:   Jenna Ellis' memo on stealing the 2020 election holds a lesson for Democrats
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Trump Fanatic Who Electroshocked D.C. Cop On Jan. 6 Tries To Get His Confession Tossed  —  The Trump supporter, who electroshocked Officer Mike Fanone at the Capitol on Jan. 6, is trying to argue that he wasn't properly advised of his rights.  —  Daniel Rodriguez, a pro-Trump extremist …
Discussion: Raw Story
Sophie Egan / New York Times:
Does It Matter if I Eat the Stickers on Fruits and Vegetables?  —  I keep finding myself biting into an apple or a peach, only to find I've eaten half the sticker the store put on there.  Is there any harm in eating produce stickers?  —  While the stickers that get placed on fruits …
Discussion: Twitchy
Tovia Smith / NPR:
Why Boston will need to wait longer for its 1st elected Black mayor  —  For the first time in its history, Boston is inaugurating a newly-elected mayor on Tuesday who is not a white man.  Michelle Wu - who's Asian American, is the first woman and first person of color elected to lead the city.
Stephanie McCrummen / Washington Post:
A maternity ranch is born … ARGYLE, Tex. — The vision had come as she was driving home from the Kroger, and it was so sudden and fully formed that Aubrey Schlackman began to tell people that “it was like God placed it in my head.”  —  This was last year, a time when abortion …
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Dems' gloom increases over midterms: Afghanistan fallout?  —  For two months, I have argued that Joe Biden's disgraceful abandonment of Afghanistan and several thousand Americans provided the catalyst for a confidence-crisis cascade.  Now it appears that Democrats might finally see it for themselves.
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Post
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:   House Democrats planning 1,000 events to tout accomplishments
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Inflation Is Not The Biggest Thing Happening In The Economy Right Now  —  Family poverty has substantially declined thanks to the child tax credit.  —  WASHINGTON ― Rising prices have crushed consumer sentiment and become a major political story as President Joe Biden struggles to enact …
Discussion: CBS Philly
Ina Fried / Axios:
Olympics changes guidance for transgender and intersex athletes  —  The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday announced a new framework for transgender athletes, as well as those born with intersex conditions that foregoes a “one-size-fits-all” approach in favor of encouraging each sport's governing body …
Discussion: The 19th
Andrew Van Dam / Washington Post:
The government dramatically underestimated job growth this summer  —  Initial reports underestimated job growth by a cumulative 626,000 over four months  —  The government sharply underestimated job gains for most of 2021, including four months this summer in which it missed more job growth than at any other time on record.
Kyle Whitmire / al.com:
Hubbard still pulling strings from prison, tapes reveal  —  This is an opinion column.  —  In September, Mike Hubbard said he was sorry — for something.  —  In a letter to Lee County Circuit Judge Jacob Walker, the former Alabama House speaker apologized — for his convictions.  Not his crimes.
Discussion: WKRG-TV and Political Wire
Slate:
Could a New Government Report Spell Felony Charges for Trump?  —  Last week, the Office of Special Counsel released a report finding that 13 senior Trump administration officials violated the Hatch Act, a statute prohibiting federal officials from using their positions to influence the outcome of partisan elections.
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
The F.D.A. plans to authorize Pfizer-BioNTech boosters for all adults as soon as Thursday.  —  WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is aiming to authorize booster doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine for all adults as early as Thursday, a move that would expand the number …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and CBS News
Glenn Greenwald:
Kyle Rittenhouse, Project Veritas, and the Inability to Think in Terms of Principles  —  Those whose worldview is bereft of universally applied principles, and based solely on tribal allegiances, assume everyone else is plagued by this very deficiency.  —  The FBI has executed a string …
David Pitt / USA Today:
Audit: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds improperly used COVID funds for salaries  —  DES MOINES, Iowa — A state audit report on government spending released Monday accused Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds of using nearly $450,000 in federal coronavirus relief funds to pay salaries for 21 staff members …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: A victory lap and a reality check  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  It was all smiles and selfies at the White House on Monday as Democrats celebrated passage of the bipartisan infrastructure deal.  But rising voter concern about inflation has cast a pall over President JOE BIDEN's victory lap.
Mike Elk / Payday Report:
Huntington Steelworkers Dig In for Multi-Month Strike at Warren Buffett's Special Metals  —  HUNTINGTON, West Virginia - As I arrive at the picket line outside of Special Metal's 99-year-old plant here in Huntington, the workers seem surprised to see a labor reporter out there.
Southern Poverty Law Center:
Infowars Director Bought Domain Named After Terrorist  —  Hours after Christchurch terrorist Brenton Tarrant livestreamed the murder of 51 Muslim worshippers, Infowars information technology director Michael Zimmerman bought the domain “tarrantmanifesto.com,” leaked data from the company Epik shows.
Washington Post:
Americans broadly support Supreme Court upholding Roe v. Wade and oppose Texas abortion law, Post-ABC poll finds  —  Americans say by a roughly 2-to-1 margin that the Supreme Court should uphold its landmark abortion decision in Roe v. Wade, and by a similar margin the public opposes …
 
 
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Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Michigan GOP Official Hosted Podcast With White Nationalist
Discussion: Raw Story
Daniel Desrochers / Kansas City Star:
Josh Hawley is stalling Biden administration nominations
C. Ryan Barber / Insider:
Democrats are frustrated with Merrick Garland's judge-like apolitical style as Biden's attorney general
Ivey DeJesus / PennLive:
U.S. Rep. Scott Perry tests positive for COVID-19
Discussion: Washington Examiner, CNN and The Hill
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The White House:
A Proclamation on Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Persons Responsible for Policies or Actions That Threaten Democracy in Nicaragua
Discussion: Insider
Star Tribune:
Minnesota has nation's worst 7-day rate of new COVID-19 infections
David Charns / KLAS:
I-Team: Las Vegas man, whose case GOP highlighted as voter fraud, to plead guilty to voting twice
 Earlier Items: 
Laurence Norman / Wall Street Journal:
Iran Resumes Production of Advanced Nuclear-Program Parts, Diplomats Say
Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Biden administration plans imminent booster expansion to all adults
Rachel Holliday Smith / THE CITY:
FDR Drive Tear-Down and Manhattan Land Extension Eyed in Downtown Flood Plan
Axios:
Goldman: “Inflation will get worse”
 

 
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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

Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Around 75% of the largest US newspapers aren't endorsing anyone for president this year, as publishers try not to annoy any sliver of their remaining customers

Sean Burch / The Wrap:
Report: Garrett Ventry, who will join NBC News' Election Night coverage as a Republican pundit on election day, registered as an agent of Qatar in September

 
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