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Victoria Eavis / Casper Star-Tribune:
Wyoming GOP votes to no longer recognize Rep. Cheney as a Republican — Wyoming Republican leaders voted this weekend to no longer recognize Rep. Liz Cheney as a member of their party. — The resolution, which does not strip Cheney of any tangible power, passed the Wyoming GOP Central Committee …
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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.
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New York Times, Florida Politics and Insider
Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
Dem tension breaks, but to-do list looms — Presented by The American Petroleum Institute — With Anthony Adragna, Heather Caygle and Kyle Cheney. — SCOREKEEPER, SCREEN YOUR CALLS — Speaker Nancy Pelosi's message to her leadership team on Monday night was clear …
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Axios:
Goldman: “Inflation will get worse” — “The current inflation surge will get worse this winter before it gets better,” Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research warns clients in a “2022 U.S. Economic Outlook.” — Driving the news: But Goldman expects the economy “to reaccelerate …
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Matt Egan / CNN:
The unemployment rate will match 50-year low by end of 2022, Goldman Sachs says
The unemployment rate will match 50-year low by end of 2022, Goldman Sachs says
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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.
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Hayes Brown / MSNBC:
Jenna Ellis' memo on stealing the 2020 election holds a lesson for Democrats — Another Trump lawyer wrote another memo pressuring Pence to overturn election — After losing the 2020 presidential election, former President Donald Trump was obsessed with finding a route to remain in power.
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Washington Post, POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
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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Sofi Sinozich / ABC News:
Majorities back maintaining Roe v. Wade, oppose states' abortion clinic restrictions (POLL)
Majorities back maintaining Roe v. Wade, oppose states' abortion clinic restrictions (POLL)
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NBC News
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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Paul Bond / Newsweek:
James O'Keefe's Attorneys Demand Leakers be Identified in Case involving Ashley Biden's Alleged Diary — At 6 a.m. on November 6, a groggy James O'Keefe responded to pounding on his apartment door in New York's Westchester County wearing just his underwear.
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Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:
Biden and Xi Pledge More Cooperation, but Offer No Breakthroughs — President Biden and China's leader, Xi Jinping, met for about three and a half hours. U.S. officials said the talks were meant to reassure both sides that misunderstandings would not lead to unintended clashes.
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Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Mnuchin and Pompeo Discussed a Plan to Oust Trump from Office on Jan. 6: Report — “In the hours after the riot, there were high-level conversations about” using the 25th Amendment to kick Trump out of office, according to ABC News' Jonathan Karl — Steve Mnuchin and Mike Pompeo discussed …
The Daily Beast:
Mary Trump: If Donald Runs Again, This Will Be the Reason — Mary Trump is honest about what she thinks about Biden's low approval ratings and what her uncle is brewing. Plus, a Holocaust survivor's son shares a chilling Trump prediction. — Mary Trump knows her uncle, Donald Trump …
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Raw Story
Melanie Zanona / CNN:
Kevin McCarthy says he called Paul Gosar about now-deleted tweet — How Rep. Gosar's constituents reacted to the violent video he posted — (CNN)House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told CNN that he called Rep. Paul Gosar last week after the Arizona Republican posted an anime video …
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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.
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Rachel Holliday Smith / THE CITY:
FDR Drive Tear-Down and Manhattan Land Extension Eyed in Downtown Flood Plan — A higher waterfront and a lower highway may be on tap for Lower Manhattan. — The city has a new proposal for protecting the Financial District and Seaport from future flooding: extending the eastern edge …
Donovan J. Thomas / Washington Post:
Cambridge, Md., mayor charged with 50 counts in revenge porn case — Andrew Bradshaw allegedly used Reddit to distribute intimate photos of a woman without her consent — Cambridge, Md., Mayor Andrew Bradshaw faces 50 counts of distributing revenge porn, state prosecutors announced Monday.
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Daniel Bralove / Office of State Prosecutor:
November 15, 2021: Mayor of Cambridge Charged with violating Maryland's Revenge Porn Statute
November 15, 2021: Mayor of Cambridge Charged with violating Maryland's Revenge Porn Statute
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NBC News:
Parents protesting ‘critical race theory’ identify another target: Mental health programs — At a September school board meeting in Southlake, Texas, a parent named Tara Eddins strode to the lectern during the public comment period and demanded to know why the Carroll Independent School District …
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Summit News and Chicago Sun-Times
Max Fisher / New York Times:
U.S. Allies Drive Much of World's Democratic Decline, Data Shows — Washington-aligned countries backslid at nearly double the rate of non-allies, data shows, complicating long-held assumptions about American influence. — The United States and its allies accounted for a significantly outsize share …
Fredrik deBoer / New York Times:
Democratic Socialists Have a Long Road to Electoral Victory — Mr. deBoer is the author of “The Cult of Smart: How Our Broken Education System Perpetuates Social Injustice” and publishes a daily newsletter. — In my political circles, the socialist and activist left, the recent defeat of India Walton …
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Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Biden administration plans imminent booster expansion to all adults — The Biden administration is expected to begin the process of expanding the booster authorization to all adults as early as this week, according to a source familiar with internal planning.
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Wall Street Journal and CBS News
Andrew Ackerman / Wall Street Journal:
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to Back Home Loans of Nearly $1 Million as Prices Soar — Scheduled increase in loan limits is a boon for borrowers but also stokes debate over government's role in housing market — WASHINGTON—The federal government is about to back mortgages of nearly $1 million for the first time.
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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Media Matters for America
Ruth Ben-Ghiat / Lucid:
Waiting for the Apocalypse: The Unnerving New Normal — A few months ago, the humorist David Sedaris wrote about his joy at feeling he no longer had to care about political news. Four years of “constant monitoring” of events, which a friend of his likened to having a second job, had left him exhausted.
Politico:
GOP revenge for the Bannon indictment may have to wait — Donald Trump's closest allies in Congress greeted the indictment of Steve Bannon with a warning: It's payback time once we take back the House. But getting revenge won't be so simple. — Bannon turned himself into authorities …
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Bill Grueskin / New York Times:
How Did So Much of the Media Get the Steele Dossier So Wrong? — Mr. Grueskin is a professor of professional practice and former academic dean at Columbia Journalism School. He has held senior editing positions at The Wall Street Journal, The Miami Herald and Bloomberg News.
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RedState, The American Conservative and HotAir
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
Joe Biden's Empty Inflation Toolbox — President Joe Biden was clear. Inflation — now at the highest point in 30 years — was at the top of his concerns. — “Many people remain unsettled about the economy, and we all know why,” Biden said recently at the Port of Baltimore. “They see higher prices.
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Elizabeth Dilts Marshall / Reuters:
As Congress advances Democrats' tax plans, the wealthy eye loopholes — As Congress looks to advance its $1.75 trillion spending package this week, wealthy individuals are already planning ways to avoid paying for it. — Lawmakers are expected to vote on Democrats' social spending bill …
Nicole Hong / New York Times:
What's the Future of Outdoor Dining in New York? — As the city debates a plan to make outdoor dining permanent, vocal opposition is growing in affluent, restaurant-rich neighborhoods like the West Village. — It was an unexpectedly raucous event. About 100 people packed a hearing …