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Politico:
GOP can't escape ‘self-inflicted injuries’ as they fight to reclaim House  —  House Republicans should be riding high: The majority is in their grasp and President Joe Biden's poll numbers are tanking.  —  Instead, they're getting in their own way, again.  —  Ahead of a vote …
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Aila Slisco / Newsweek:
Minutes After Being Censured, Gosar Retweets Offending Ocasio-Cortez Video  —  Representative Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) retweeted a doctored anime video depicting him killing Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) only minutes after the House censured him over the video.
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Paul Gosar made a murderous video.  Kevin McCarthy is murdering democracy.  —  Rep. Paul Gosar, the Arizona Republican who used congressional resources to produce and release a cartoon video of him murdering Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), deservedly became the 24th person in history to be censured by his House peers.
CNN:
For the GOP now, all roads lead to Donald Trump  —  (CNN)Sometimes, during a busy week in Washington, a recap is in order.  So let's take stock of t he Trump GOP for a moment:  —  GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, a diehard conservative, daughter of a diehard conservative vice president, has been excommunicated from the Wyoming Republican Party.
Washington Post:
House censures Rep. Gosar, ejects him from committees over video depicting slaying of Rep. Ocasio-Cortez
Alex Thompson / Politico:
Allegations of bigotry and calls for impeachment rock College Democrats  —  The kids are not alright.  —  The College Democrats of America — the Democratic Party's national organization presiding over 500 chapters on campuses across the country — is in turmoil.
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Politico:
Say goodbye to swing districts.  Lawmakers are drawing easy wins in dozens of states.  —  In states where legislators drew the lines this decade, nearly 90 percent of congressional races were easy wins for one party or the other.  —  State Sen. Rodger Smitherman compares district maps during …
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Politico:
Judge in Bannon contempt case once fought Congress' subpoena power  —  In 2008, a little-known Justice Department attorney stepped into a courtroom to argue that top aides to then-President George W. Bush could simply ignore congressional subpoenas.  —  “You have to recognize the absolute immunity …
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Jennifer Cohn / The Independent:
Steve Bannon isn't just a problem for America. He is an international menace
Discussion: The Hill and Breitbart
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
For Fifth Time, GOP Boycotts High-Ranking Muslim Nominee Dilawar Syed  —  Republican senators have refused to allow Syed to get a committee vote to be deputy administrator for the Small Business Administration.  —  For the fifth time, Senate Republicans blocked Dilawar Syed …
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Politico:   Where's Marty Walsh sleeping?
Aaron Sibarium / Washington Free Beacon:
Yale Law Dean Admits Error, Stops Short of Apologizing to Targeted Students  —  The dean of Yale Law School expressed “regret” Wednesday for her administration's role in the now-infamous “trap house” incident but stopped short of apologizing to second-year law student Trent Colbert …
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Josh Blackman / Reason:   Conservative and Libertarian Law Students At Yale Law School Should Transfer Out En Masse
Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
Man who raped four teenagers gets no jail time, judge says: 'Incarceration isn't appropriate'  —  A New York man who pleaded guilty to rape and sexual abuse for assaulting four teenage girls during parties at his parents' home will not face jail time after a judge Tuesday sentenced him to eight years probation.
Politico:
Dems agonize over tax cuts for rich: ‘Bad policy, bad politics’  —  Democrats worry they're gifting Republicans a winning political message by including tax cuts for the wealthy in their signature social spending bill.  —  Led by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) …
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Bulwark
New York Times:
2 Men Convicted of Killing Malcolm X Will Be Exonerated Decades Later  —  The 1966 convictions of the men are expected to be thrown out after a lengthy investigation, validating long-held doubts about who killed the civil rights leader.  —  Follow our live coverage of reactions to the exonerations …
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Matt Gaetz Says ‘Kyle Rittenhouse Would Probably Make a Pretty Good Congressional Intern’ and ‘May Reach Out To Him’  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) thanked Newsmax host Grant Stinchfield on Wednesday night for his support of Kyle Rittenhouse, who is currently on trial in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Discussion: Insider
Alex Vadukul / New York Times:
Justus Rosenberg, Beloved Professor With a Heroic Past, Dies at 100  —  As a teenager, he helped provide safe passage to artists and intellectuals out of Vichy France.  He went on to teach literature at Bard College for six decades.  —  For nearly 60 years, Justus Rosenberg was a beloved literature professor at Bard College.
Abigail Constantino / WTOP News:
DC Council members ask mayor to reverse decision to drop indoor mask mandate … D.C.'s indoor mask mandate is scheduled to be lifted Monday, but members of the city council are concerned about the decision and are urging Mayor Muriel Bowser to reverse course and keep the mandate in effect as the holidays approach.
Discussion: Washingtonian
Yaniv Kubovich / Haaretz:
Israel Revised Intel File It Gave U.S. on Bombing Gaza High-rise That Housed AP, Al Jazeera  —  The report was given to senior U.S. officials after Biden demanded an explanation for the May 15 attack from then-Prime Minister Netanyahu  —  Ruins of the Al Jalaa tower after Israeli airstrike in MayCredit: Adel Hana / AP
Techno Fog / The Reactionary:
Exemptions to the COVID-19 Vaccine  —  And an update on the federal vaccine mandates  —  I've had a ton of questions about the status of the various federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates (OSHA, federal contractors, CMS).  In this post I'll explain (1) the status of these mandates; and (2) …
Lawrence H. Summers / Washington Post:
IRS reform will generate a lot more revenue than the CBO thinks  —  The largest offset in the Build Back Better Act is not a tax increase.  Instead, it is an $80 billion investment to restore a depleted IRS.  The Treasury Department expects this transformative investment to generate $480 billion …
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Maloney's Midterm Messaging Mistake  —  The Democrats' problem isn't bad salesmanship.  It's what they're selling.  —  Poor Sean Patrick Maloney.  He represents an upstate New York district and chairs the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.  Between a strong GOP showing in New Jersey …
Spectrum News 1 Charlotte:
Longtime eastern N.C. congressman to retire, sources say  —  Rep. G.K. Butterfield, who has represented northeast North Carolina in Congress since 2004, will retire at the end of this term, multiple sources tell Spectrum News 1.  —  Butterfield's office would not confirm or deny if the congressman …
Discussion: Townhall, The Hill and Politico
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Florida Curtails Virus Mandates, Reflecting Wishes of Vaccine Skeptics  —  Florida lawmakers, at the request of Gov. Ron DeSantis, passed new laws sharply curtailing mask and vaccine mandates.  Fringe anti-vaccination views met with little pushback.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Early this year …
Jesse O'Neill / New York Post:
Fauci says COVID-19 booster might become new standard for being vaccinated  —  COVID-19 booster shots may become the new standard to be considered fully vaccinated, according to the nation's top doctor.  —  Dr. Anthony Fauci discussed the impending need for hundreds of millions of Americans …
FOX13 News Memphis:
Rapper Young Dolph shot and killed in Memphis, law enforcement sources confirm  —  MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Three independent law enforcement sources confirmed to FOX13 that rapper Young Dolph was shot and killed in Memphis Wednesday afternoon.  —  Maurice Hill, the owner of the shop where the shooting happened …
Reuters:
News Corp Chairman Rupert Murdoch takes swings at Google, Facebook  —  Rupert Murdoch renewed his attacks on Google and Facebook during News Corp's annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday, accusing the tech giants of trying to silence conservative voices and calling for “significant reform.”
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Indicted GOP Congressman Says the Feds Got Him on Tape—Twice  —  Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) is facing charges that he lied to the FBI over an illegal donation from a foreign billionaire.  Now we know the feds got him on tape.  —  There are tapes.  —  That's the news from a recent filing …
Discussion: Political Wire
Austin Ahlman / The Intercept:
CBO Director Called Mild Tax Hikes Proposed by Obama “Class Warfare” … Early in his administration, amid backlash to the Affordable Care Act and the rise of the tea party movement, President Barack Obama pivoted toward austerity, culminating in a series of bipartisan negotiations aimed at cutting spending and bolstering revenues.
Discussion: The Hill
Houston Keene / Fox News:
Police report reveals striking details about Biden nom Saule Omarova's ‘retail theft’ arrest  —  Omarova admitted to stealing $214 worth of items from T.J. Maxx in the police report  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for November 17  —  A police report from 1995 reveals new striking details …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Russian entrepreneur drops suit against BuzzFeed over Steele dossier  —  A Russian internet entrepreneur has dropped a four-year legal battle against BuzzFeed over its publication of the so-called Steele dossier, a politically charged compendium produced during the 2016 presidential campaign …
Discussion: BuzzFeed
Jack Elbaum / Foundation for Economic Education:
Exclusive: I Spotted Three of CNN's Most Well-Known Names at an Indoor Billy Joel Concert—Without Masks On  —  Earlier this month, Billy Joel finally returned to Madison Square Garden for his first show at the venue since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Discussion: Red Voice Media
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
How obituaries got a jolt of new life in the Internet era  —  When Rush Limbaugh died this year, the mainstream media he had so long railed against gave him the kind of immaculately choreographed send-off that was once reserved for popes and presidents.  —  Within minutes of his widow announcing …
Lori Higgins / Chalkbeat Detroit:
Detroit school district moving to remote learning on Fridays in December as COVID cases rise  —  The Detroit school district is moving to remote instruction for three Fridays in December, a decision district officials attributed to concerns about mental health, COVID cases, and school cleanliness.
Discussion: HotAir and Twitchy
 
 
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Matthew Cappucci / Washington Post:
A partial lunar eclipse, the longest in 580 years, is coming Thursday night
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Laura Strickler / NBC News:
Trump gave an agency $100 million to fight Covid. Here's what happened.
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Hill
CNN:
Women's Tennis cast doubt on alleged email from tennis star Peng Shuai amid worry over her whereabouts
Catherine Wong / South China Morning Post:
China ‘open’ to idea of jointly releasing oil reserves with US
Discussion: Breitbart
Eric Kleefeld / Media Matters for America:
The New York Times gets trees wrong — and just repeats the right-wing playbook against Build Back Better
Discussion: New York Times
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Wall Street Journal:
In Arbery Murder Trial, Defendant Travis McMichael Takes the Stand
Christian Berthelsen / Bloomberg:
Miami Condo Collapse Victims Sue Next-Door Luxury Development
Discussion: ABC News and Joe.My.God.
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
The Collapse of Kamala Harris
Amanda Holpuch / New York Times:
Idaho Lawmaker Is Censured for Doxxing Intern Who Reported Rape
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Trump-backed House candidate has history of conspiratorial tweets and defended anti-Semitic Twitter account
Washington Post:
100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 12 months during the pandemic
Bridget Read / The Cut:
What Happened at Carmine's  —  A confrontation between a host and dining patrons slid neatly into every outrage narrative of 2021.
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix will host NFL Christmas games, including Beyonce's Halftime show, for only three hours after streaming them live; replays will be available on NFL+

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads

 
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