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8:35 AM ET, November 17, 2021

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Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Biden Sells Infrastructure Improvements as a Way to Counter China  —  Spending on roads, broadband internet and more will help revitalize U.S. competitiveness against its top economic adversary, the president says.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden on Tuesday began selling …
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Biden administration soon to announce diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics
Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
EXCLUSIVE Rating agencies say Biden's spending plans will not add to inflationary pressure  —  U.S. President Joe Biden's infrastructure and social spending legislation will not add to inflationary pressures in the U.S. economy, economists and analysts in leading rating agencies told Reuters on Tuesday.
Discussion: Political Wire
Politico:
Sinema strikes back  —  Watch the Senate floor enough and you'll notice Sen. Kyrsten Sinema regularly chatting with Mitch McConnell and his top deputy John Thune.  Republicans have even tried to recruit her to their conference, and throw the Senate to the GOP.  —  Don't worry though, Democrats: Sinema's not becoming a Republican.
Discussion: The Colorado Sun
Ernest Luning / Colorado Politics:
FBI raids home of Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters in election data breach investigation  —  Federal, state and local authorities searched the homes of Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters and three of her associates on Tuesday as part of an investigation into accusations the elected official was involved …
Discussion: Page Array
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
FBI Raids Home of Elections Official Tied to QAnon Voter Fraud Scheme  —  ‘TERRIFIED’  —  FBI agents on Tuesday raided the home of a Colorado elections official who was involved in an amateur QAnon-tied investigation of voter fraud in the 2020 election.  Federal, state, and local law …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Trump's legal strategy tested in fight with Congress over Jan. 6 records  —  As president, Donald Trump stymied lawmakers seeking his financial records and the testimony of a close adviser by employing a legal strategy that worked to his advantage even when he lost in court.
Discussion: Raw Story, New Republic and Vanity Fair
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Politico:
Judge questions why Justice reversed course on Trump taxes  —  A federal judge poised to rule on former President Donald Trump's effort to block Congress from obtaining his tax returns expressed skepticism Tuesday about the Justice Department's abrupt reversal in the case after Trump left office.
Discussion: Raw Story, CNN and Roll Call
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.
Discussion: The Western Journal and HotAir
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Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Democrats Shouldn't Panic.  They Should Go Into Shock.  —  Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C. on politics, demographics and inequality.  —  The rise of inflation, supply chain shortages, a surge in illegal border crossings, the persistence of Covid …
Discussion: Twitchy
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Scott Alexander / Astral Codex Ten:
Ivermectin: Much More Than You Wanted To Know  —  I know I'm two months late here.  Everyone's already made up their mind and moved on to other things.  —  But here's my pitch: this is one of the most carefully-pored-over scientific issues of our time.  Dozens of teams published studies saying ivermectin definitely worked.
Juana Summers / NPR:
House Democrats have a new strategy to engage voters of color in the midterm elections  —  The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is launching a new, multimillion-dollar effort to engage and mobilize voters of color ahead of the midterm elections, including investments in local organizing …
Discussion: The Hill
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Poll: Voters split on Biden's mental fitness as job approval remains low  —  A new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll shows just 44 percent of voters approve of Biden's job performance, and 46 percent say he's “mentally fit.”  —  President Joe Biden delivers remarks on Nov. 15.  Kenny Holston/Getty Images
Discussion: National Review
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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Politico:
Congress could face mid-December debt disaster, Yellen warns
Helaine Olen / Washington Post:   Inflation drives people nuts. When will Democrats wise up?
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 …
Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
GOP primary fights escalate after Trump's endorsements  —  Republican candidates who missed out on former President Trump's endorsement aren't packing it up.  In some cases, they're starting to hit back harder against their Trump-backed rivals.  —  In marquee Senate races in Pennsylvania …
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New York Times:
How a Cure for Gerrymandering Left U.S. Politics Ailing in New Ways  —  Independent commissions to oversee the redrawing of electoral maps were thought to be the solution to an age-old problem.  Instead, they have become bogged down in political trench warfare.
Discussion: CNN
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
‘The View’ erupts during segment with unvaccinated former co-host, providing a teachable moment  —  Video  —  “The View” is not the first place I would go for nuanced political or public health discussions.  But Tuesday's episode did at least provide a teachable moment when it comes to vaccine skepticism.
Discussion: Breitbart and YouTube
Emily Singer / The American Independent:
GOP lawmaker takes credit for infrastructure funding after voting against it  —  Republicans have begun to take credit for things in the infrastructure bill they didn't vote for.  —  Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL) on Monday night touted “critical funding” that President Joe Biden's infrastructure bill provided …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
The AMA's “Advancing Health Equity” plan leaves out everything that matters  —  Changing the way doctors talk isn't nearly as important as the access-broadening policies the AMA has opposed  —  The American Medical Association is the premier trade group for medical doctors and an influential actor in American healthcare policy.
Discussion: New York Times
Axios:
Unlikely coalition wants women to register for military draft  —  America's young women are on the cusp of a rite of passage that's been reserved for men until now: registering with the Selective Service when they turn 18.  —  Driving the news: Whether allowing women to serve in combat …
Discussion: Breitbart
NBC News:
Democrats rebrand Build Back Better bill to counter inflation concerns  —  WASHINGTON — Democrats are refocusing their message on President Joe Biden's Build Back Better bill in response to inflation concerns from voters and key centrist lawmakers as Congress moves closer to final votes on the massive spending package.
Politico:
Whistleblower worries Jan. 6 committee is going easy on Capitol Police  —  “They're not going to do a real review of the Capitol Police,” the person said in an interview after a 90-minute sit down with committee investigators.  —  Capitol police use pepper spray and tear gas to clear …
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
Discussion: MLive.com
The Daily Beast:
‘Murder Plot’ Claims, a Dog Bite, and Roger Stone: Inside Florida's Craziest Race  —  The actions of an overly aggressive service dog named Gunner are only the latest twist in the bizarre race to represent this coastal Florida congressional district.  —  When a Belgian Malinois named Gunner bit …
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Cuomo May Have to Forfeit Millions Earned From Pandemic Memoir  —  A New York State ethics panel revoked its approval that allowed Andrew Cuomo to write his book, contending that he broke his promise not to use state resources.  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo could be forced …
Discussion: NBC New York and Politico
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Want a Clue About the 2022 Midterm Elections?  Look at 2 Ohio Races.  —  Neither race received much national attention, but there's a long history of special election results foreshadowing the next general election.  —  A lot seems to be going poorly for Democrats right now …
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.
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 …
 
 
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Steven Rattner / New York Times:
Inflation Will Hurt Biden's Spending Plan
Discussion: The Daily Wire
American Greatness:
Trump Is Necessary to Restore Two-Party Rule
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Ben Affleck, Tracee Ellis Ross join anti-gerrymandering fundraiser with Clinton, Holder
Discussion: Breitbart
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Biden Delaware trips cost taxpayers about $3M in Secret Service alone
Discussion: Fox News
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Greene says she's accumulated $63K in House mask fines and is not vaccinated
Discussion: CNN
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Anatomy of a Republican lie: A new GOP attack on Biden gives away the game
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United States Navy:
Navy Updates Guidance for COVID-19 Vaccine Refusal
Discussion: CNN and Washington Examiner
Gabriel Sandoval / THE CITY:
Democrat Justin Brannan Declares Brooklyn Council Seat Victory in Squeaker
Noreen Malone / Vogue:
Unfriended: Frances Haugen on Her Facebook Testimony and What Comes Next
Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
New Wrinkle in Ghislaine Maxwell Trial as Judge May Be Promoted
Discussion: The Daily Beast, New York Post and NPR
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Trump Fanatic Who Electroshocked D.C. Cop On Jan. 6 Tries To Get His Confession Tossed
Discussion: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
As the NYT Tech Guild goes on strike, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas offers the AI company's services to the NYT to help ensure election coverage is available

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

Ellen Clegg / What Works:
After The Minnesota Star Tribune decided last summer not to endorse anyone for president, 15 former opinion staffers posted their own endorsement online

 
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