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Quinnipiac University Poll:
More Prefer Republicans To Win Control Of The House And Senate, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 68% Say Higher Prices Are Changing Spending Habits  — mail_outline  —  With Election Day in the rearview mirror and both political parties setting their sights on the 2022 midterm elections …
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Philip Klein / National Review:
Biden Has Lower Approval Rating Than Any U.S. Governor
Discussion: RedState and Mediaite
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators appalled by ‘ridiculous’ House infighting
Discussion: The Daily Beast, Political Wire and CNN
CNN:
For the GOP now, all roads lead to Donald Trump
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.
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Trust is a key ingredient in ‘functional institutions’ — and Congress is fresh out of it
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Politico:
GOP can't escape ‘self-inflicted injuries’ as they fight to reclaim House
David Gura / NPR:
A look into the ugly and incredibly personal fight over Biden's pick to oversee banks  —  The president's pick to become a top banking regulator doesn't usually attract a lot of interest, but this time is different.  —  President Biden has nominated Saule Omarova, a law professor at Cornell University …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Wall Street Journal
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Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Biden Nom Saule Omarova Stole Hundreds of Dollars of Merchandise From a T.J. Maxx
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Houston Keene / Fox News:
Police report reveals striking details about Biden nom Saule Omarova's ‘retail theft’ arrest
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Althouse
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.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Manchin undecided on helping start debate on Biden spending bill  —  Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said on Thursday that he's undecided on helping start debate on President Biden's spending and climate plan — an initial hurdle that Democrats will need total unity on.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
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Jackson Richman / Washington Examiner:   Bye bye, BBB?
Politico:
Say goodbye to swing districts.  Lawmakers are drawing easy wins in dozens of states.  —  When most voters go to the polls to elect members of Congress next year, the general election will essentially be meaningless.  That's because winners are being determined right now …
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Why Democrats are so bad at politics  —  Americans have much more in common than the party's conventional approach allows  —  The skill at which Donald Trump excels is creating a master narrative and ensuring every American hears it — no consultants needed.
Marquette University:
New Marquette Law School Poll finds majority of Republicans across the nation favor a Trump run for president in 2024, while majority of voters overall are opposed  —  Please note: Complete Poll results and methodology information can be found online at law.marquette.edu/poll
PBS NewsHour:
Geoff Bennett to Join PBS NewsHour as Chief Washington Correspondent and WETA to Assume Production of PBS NewsHour Weekend in April with Bennett as Anchor  —  Arlington, VA (November 18, 2021) - Sharon Percy Rockefeller, President and C.E.O. of WETA and President of NewsHour Productions …
Discussion: The Hill and TVNewser
Paul Caron / TaxProf Blog:
Koppelman: This Is A Witch-Hunt Against A Tenured Law Professor  —  Following up on last Thursday's post, When Suspending A Law Professor Isn't Enough: Chronicle of Higher Education op-ed: Yes, This Is a Witch-Hunt, by Andrew Koppelman (Northwestern):  —  In January the University of Illinois …
Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
‘We have to push boundaries’ on civil rights, says incoming NAACP Legal Defense Fund president  —  Janai Nelson, who will replace Sherrilyn Ifill this spring, says the group is “fighting against a revitalized mission to advance White supremacy”  —  The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund …
Discussion: The Hill
Ashish K. Jha / The Atlantic:
You Should Get a Booster Now  —  As the air gets colder and drier and people in most of the United States move indoors, a winter spike in COVID-19 cases is beginning to materialize.  The drop in new infections across the Deep South after a difficult summer raised hopes that the country …
Discussion: New York Post
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Why Vermont's Phil Scott, the Country's Most Popular Governor, May Be Resisting the GOP's Calls to the Senate  —  Scott's standing is driven by solid support among Democrats and independents  —  Republican Phil Scott of Vermont has been America's most popular governor throughout 2021 …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
David Brooks / The Atlantic:
The Terrifying Future of the American Right  —  Rachel Bovard is one of the thousands of smart young Americans who flock to Washington each year to make a difference.  She's worked in the House and Senate for Republicans Rand Paul, Pat Toomey, and Mike Lee, was listed among the …
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
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: HotAir and Twitchy
Adela Suliman / Washington Post:
Rupert Murdoch says Trump should move on: ‘The past is the past’  —  Conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch is publicly rebuking former President Donald Trump — telling him to get over the past and focus on the future.  —  Trump — who continues to allege that the 2020 election was …
Joshua Partlow / Washington Post:
Trump's Bureau of Land Management HQ move reduced Black employees, created mass vacancies, report says  —  Government Accountability Office report also finds headquarters move to Colorado led to ‘confusion and inefficiency’ at BLM  —  As Trump officials were moving the headquarters of the Bureau …
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Dozens of health groups urge businesses to voluntarily adopt Biden's vaccine rule  —  Doctors, nurses and other associations say blocked mandate is ‘reasonable and essential’ to fight coronavirus … The American Medical Association and more than 60 other health care associations …
Robyn Dixon / Washington Post:
Belarus's Lukashenko tried to use migrants as a weapon.  That's now turned against him.  —  MOSCOW — Months after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko unleashed a migrant crisis against the European Union, the gambit has come full circle.  —  Lukashenko's regime is now struggling …
Christopher Keating / Hartford Courant:
Gov. Lamont says all residents should get booster shot and not wait for guidance from federal government  —  WINDSOR — With COVID-19 transmission again increasing, Gov. Ned Lamont said Wednesday that all Connecticut adults should immediately get a booster shot to avoid the coronavirus.
New York Times:
The Women Bringing Sex Ed to the Arab World  —  Activists are using social media to do what Arab countries have failed to do: teach women about their bodies.  They are aiming for nothing less than a cultural awakening.  —  CAIRO — When Nour Emam decided to devote herself to educating Arab women …
Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
Sympathy for the Devil: In Defense of Horse-Race Election Polling  —  The answer to flawed data is more, not less, data.  —  As regular consumers of both mainstream and social media know, there is a vocal group of politically minded people who absolutely hate horse-race polling (i.e. …
 
 
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Matt Labash / Slack Tide:
Jesus Wept  —  Are Christians hurting Christianity?  —  As a lifelong evangelical Christian …
Discussion: Raw Story
Lorraine Woellert / Politico:
Biden's war on inflation is a battle to change human behavior
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
Mobilewalla Says Data It Gathered From Consumers' Cellphones Ended Up With Government
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
White House offering more aid for winter heat, utility bills
Discussion: The Hill
Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Six Decades of Regional Change in House Elections
Corin Faife / The Markup:
Facebook Isn't Telling You How Popular Right-Wing Content Is on the Platform
Wall Street Journal:
Electric-Vehicle Spat Looms Over Biden's Meeting With Canadian, Mexican Leaders
Discussion: Washington Post and CBS News
Sarah Kolinovsky / ABC News:
Harris says she's not being ‘underused,’ insists 'we're getting things done'
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Oliver Laughland / The Guardian:
Residents of Louisiana's Cancer Alley hopeful for action after EPA head's visit
Matt Taibbi / TK News:
The Russiagate Whitewash Era Begins
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
For Fifth Time, GOP Boycotts High-Ranking Muslim Nominee Dilawar Syed
Discussion: Politico
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Indicted GOP Congressman Says the Feds Got Him on Tape—Twice
Alex Vadukul / New York Times:
Justus Rosenberg, Beloved Professor With a Heroic Past, Dies at 100
Discussion: Althouse