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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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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 …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: A victory lap and a reality check
Discussion: Florida Politics
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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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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Jennifer Szalai / New York Times:   In Another Trump Book, a Journalist's Belated Awareness Steals the Show
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
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
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)
Discussion: NBC News
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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Alex Pareene / The AP (Alex Pareene) Newsletter:   I've Heard You Have Some Questions About the New University My Friends and I Are Starting
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 …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and The Hill
Erik Crouch / Committee to Protect Journalists:
CPJ concerned over FBI raid on home of Project Veritas founder James O'Keefe  —  The Committee to Protect Journalists today expressed concern about the harmful precedent set by recent Federal Bureau of Investigation raids on the homes of Project Veritas founder James O'Keefe and his associates.
Discussion: Power Line
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Paul Bond / Newsweek:
James O'Keefe's Attorneys Demand Leakers be Identified in Case involving Ashley Biden's Alleged Diary
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: Summit News and Chicago Sun-Times
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
Yale Daily News:
Two students sue Yale Law administrators for alleged retaliation in Amy Chua case  —  Two unnamed Yale Law School students filed a complaint Monday against three Law School administrators and the University for allegedly “blackball[ing]” them from job opportunities after they refused to endorse …
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Welch preparing to run for Senate  —  Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) is indicating to colleagues he's preparing to run for the Senate seat being vacated by Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), people familiar with the matter tell Axios.  —  Why it matters: Vermont has never sent a woman to serve in either the House or Senate.
Griff Witte / Washington Post:
No matter the verdict in Rittenhouse trial, Black residents of Kenosha say justice remains elusive  —  KENOSHA, Wis. — More than a year after his nephew was shot seven times by a police officer, paralyzing him from the waist down, Justin Blake takes to this city's broad courthouse steps each morning and makes his case for justice.
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 …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
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.
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
Teen Who Torched Synagogue Seethed About Jews in Disturbing Diary, Feds Say  —  Franklin Barrett Sechriest, a former National Guard member, also spewed vitriol toward African-Americans, a newly unsealed federal complaint reveals.  —  A Texas teen accused of setting fire to an Austin, Texas …
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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.
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
It's Not Just White People: Democrats Are Losing Normal Voters of All Races … Last Monday, a Democratic firm hosted focus groups with women in Virginia who voted in 2017 for Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam, in 2020 for Democratic President Joe Biden, and then this month for Republican Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin.
Discussion: Washington Times and NOQ Report
Brian Sharp / Democrat and Chronicle:
Dems on verge of seizing control of Monroe County Legislature; first time in 30 years  —  Democrats appear to have taken control of the Monroe County Legislature for the first time in more than 30 years.  —  Unofficial absentee and affidavit counts, tabulated Monday, flipped two close races …
 
 
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THE CITY:
FDR Drive Tear-Down and Manhattan Land Extension Eyed in Downtown Flood Plan
Fredrik deBoer / New York Times:
Democratic Socialists Have a Long Road to Electoral Victory
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Washington Post:
Facebook took down a New Mexico militia group's accounts. Prosecutors say it deleted key evidence.
Bloomberg:
Prince Andrew's £1.5 Million Loan Paid Off by Top Political Donor
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
The end of “click to subscribe, call to cancel”? One of the news industry's favorite retention tactics is illegal, FTC says
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Hannah Mullen / Balls and Strikes:
How Judges Turn Your Legal Rights Into Worthless Promises
Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Biden Infrastructure Czar Advises Pro-China Group
Discussion: Instapundit
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Trump wades into West Virginia member-vs-member race
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
Paul M. Duggan / Washington Post:
Proud Boys leader seeks release from D.C. jail, alleging inhumane conditions
Robin Bravender / Insider:
Kamala Harris' allies lash out at the media and each other as the bad press keeps piling up
YouTube:
Union Busting: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Jason Cowley, the editor-in-chief of UK magazine the New Statesman, is stepping down from the position at the end of December after 16 years

The New York Times Company:
The New York Times names Dick Stevenson as Washington bureau chief; Stevenson has been at the paper for nearly 40 years and Washington editor since 2021

Ayodeji Rotinwa / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the Agora Center for Research, a Ugandan newsroom sitting between activism and investigative reporting, posting its work on various social media sites

 
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