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Fox News:
PolitiFact doubles down on widely mocked ‘fact-check’ claiming Rittenhouse's possession of weapon wasn't legal — ‘Our fact-check remains unchanged,’ a lengthy editor's note concludes — PolitiFact doubled down on Tuesday after being roasted for a poorly aged “fact-check” …
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The Western Journal, Breitbart, New York Post and JONATHAN TURLEY
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David French / The Atlantic:
Kyle Rittenhouse Is No Hero — If a jury acquits him, it will not be a miscarriage of justice—but an acquittal does not make a foolish man a hero. … As the Kyle Rittenhouse trial comes to a close, two things are becoming clear at once. First, absolutely no one should be surprised …
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Twitchy, The Editorial Board and TheBlaze
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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Vanity Fair, Occupy Democrats, Rolling Stone, Insider, Joe.My.God., Raw Story, Daily Kos, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo and Crooks and Liars
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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.
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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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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Biden maneuvers to avoid the unintended conflict with China — A welcome moment in Monday night's “virtual summit” came when President Biden told Chinese President Xi Jinping that he feared the risk of unintended conflict as China rapidly expands its nuclear arsenal — and the Chinese leader responded …
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
U.S. and China Agree to Ease Restrictions on Journalists
U.S. and China Agree to Ease Restrictions on Journalists
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The Hill and Reuters, more at Mediagazer »
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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Yahoo News, Joe.My.God. and Political Wire
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Washington Post:
House to vote to censure Gosar, remove him from committees over violent anime video depicting Ocasio-Cortez's killing — The House will vote Wednesday on a resolution that both censures Rep. Paul A. Gosar (R-Ariz.) and removes him from his committee assignments, more than one week …
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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 …
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 …
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Glenn Greenwald, The Gateway Pundit and Committee to Protect …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Did the Justice Department overreach in raiding James O'Keefe's home? — The FBI on Nov. 6 searched the Mamaroneck, N.Y., home of James O'Keefe, the founder of the video-sting group Project Veritas. As reported by the New York Times, authorities also searched the homes of two O'Keefe associates.
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The Western Journal, HotAir and Power Line
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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HuffPost and Balloon Juice
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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.
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Twitchy, Washington Free Beacon, Townhall, TheBlaze and IJR
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Kana Ruhalter / The Daily Beast:
COVID-Positive Republican Senator Charged for Inappropriately Grabbing Nurse — HANDS OFF — John Bizon, a Republican state senator of Michigan and a doctor, has been charged with misdemeanor assault after allegedly grabbing a nurse practitioner and squeezing her waist inappropriately, according to MLive.com.
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MLive.com and Lansing State Journal
Helaine Olen / Washington Post:
Inflation drives people nuts. When will Democrats wise up? — Democrats, who as recently as last week dismissed inflation as “transitory,” have got a major dilemma on their hands. — Inflation is running at 6.2 percent annually, the highest rate in three decades, and shows no sign of slowing.
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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 …
Nicole Gaudiano / Insider:
Democrats plan to swing back aggressively at Republicans on critical race theory claims — Democratic strategists say the party should hit back harder against GOP critical race theory claims. — “On a political level, it's a real threat,” one strategist told Insider.
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HotAir, Twitchy, Ace of Spades HQ, Washington Post and Los Angeles Times
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
House Democrats planning 1,000 events to tout accomplishments
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 …
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Bloomberg, Jacobin, Breitbart and Committee for a …
Los Angeles Times:
L.A. County supervisors seek to decriminalize bike violations after Times investigation — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday moved toward decriminalizing bicycling violations and ordered a review of “biased policing” the Sheriff's Department uses to enforce such laws.
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 …
C. Ryan Barber / Insider:
Democrats are frustrated with Merrick Garland's judge-like apolitical style as Biden's attorney general — Merrick Garland has frustrated Democrats with his judge-like approach to running the DOJ. — Recent House and Senate oversight hearings reveal Garland's political blind spot.
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Associated Press, Breitbart, Politico, New York Post, Washington Times, Raw Story, The National Interest and The Daily Wire
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.
Mark Lungariello / New York Post:
Student suspended for saying there are only two genders, lawsuit claims — A New Hampshire teenager is suing his school district after he was allegedly suspended from athletics for saying there are “only two genders.” — The Exeter High School freshman said in the suit that he was hit …
Robert Towey / CNBC:
Dr. Fauci says U.S. Covid cases need to fall below 10,000 a day to get to a ‘degree of normality’ — White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that Covid cases in the U.S. may need to fall as low as 3,300 per day for the nation to gain control over the virus.
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 …
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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 …
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Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Ben Affleck, Tracee Ellis Ross join anti-gerrymandering fundraiser with Clinton, Holder — Hillary Clinton is adding some star power — in the form of Ben Affleck and Tracee Ellis Ross — to a voting rights-focused fundraiser. — A Dec. 7 virtual event will feature a conversation among …
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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.
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WKRG-TV and Political Wire
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Biden Delaware trips cost taxpayers about $3M in Secret Service alone — Americans may be grappling with how to put food on the table amid a sharp rise in the cost of everyday goods — but you'd never know it from the tab President Biden has racked up on their dime.
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Fox News
Gabriel Sandoval / THE CITY:
Democrat Justin Brannan Declares Brooklyn Council Seat Victory in Squeaker — City Councilmember Justin Brannan (D-Brooklyn) declared victory Tuesday in a tight race as mail-in ballot tallies erased his Republican challenger's narrow lead. — First-time GOP candidate Brian Fox had emerged …
Noreen Malone / Vogue:
Unfriended: Frances Haugen on Her Facebook Testimony and What Comes Next — It's early on a Tuesday night in October, and Frances Haugen and I are at a bright restaurant in a dark corner of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico—a few blocks from the Castillo de San Cristóbal.
United States Navy:
Navy Updates Guidance for COVID-19 Vaccine Refusal — From MC1 Mark D. Faram, Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs. — The Navy issued follow-on guidance to commands for service members who refuse to comply with the service's order mandating all active-duty and reserve members …
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CNN and Washington Examiner