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Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Why Democrats' ‘Talking Points Are Not Enough’ — The House progressive spoke about “demoralizing” congressional negotiations, how she was told to stay away from Virginia's elections, and what it means to excite the Democratic base.
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Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
AOC Fumes Over ‘Empty Promises’ Amid Gutted Spending Bill, Calls on WH to Bypass Congress: ‘Biden Could Do This Stuff With a Stroke of a Pen’ — To hear Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) tell it, Senate passage of the Build Back Better Act in something close to its current form is nothing short of a must.
CBS San Francisco:
‘It Was Insane’; Dozens Of Looters Ransack Walnut Creek Nordstrom Store — WALNUT CREEK (CBS SF) — Dozens of looters swarmed into the Nordstrom store in downtown Walnut Creek Saturday night, terrorizing shoppers, ripping off bag loads of merchandise and ransacking shelves before fleeing …
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Cruz: I hope US athletes ‘go over there and kick their commie asses’ at Beijing Olympics — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said on Sunday that he hoped U.S. athletes “go over there and kick their commie asses” at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. — “I also think it's important we do two things …
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Enes Kanter / Wall Street Journal:
Move the Olympics for Peng Shuai's Sake
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Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
The Complicated Truth About Trump 2024 — If Donald Trump tries to run for president again, one of his former campaign advisers has a plan to dissuade him. Anticipating that Trump may not know who Adlai Stevenson was or that he lost two straight presidential elections in the 1950s …
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The Hill, No More Mister Nice Blog and Raw Story
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Marine Corps compliance with vaccine mandate on course to be military's worst — Up to 10,000 active-duty Marines will not be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus when their deadline arrives in coming days, a trajectory expected to yield the U.S. military's worst immunization rate.
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Another voter fraud accusation blows up in Republicans' faces — Washington (CNN)The mysterious case of Rosemarie Hartle's vote in the last presidential election, three years after her death, was trumpeted in November 2020 by the Nevada Republican Party and various prominent conservatives.
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
The GOP Dark Money Group Giving Big to White Supremacists — Donors Trust raised $360 million last year. They've been spreading around that money to white supremacist organizations, Jan. 6 organizers, conservative causes, and universities. — Efforts to overturn the election. Jan. 6 organizers.
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Sarah Fortinsky / CNN:
Jan. 6 committee member: Many of 200+ witnesses are ex-Trump admin staff who voluntarily came forward — Washington, DC (CNN)A member of the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack told CNN Saturday many of the more than 200 witnesses they have interviewed are former officials …
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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — 'She's F'ing Crazy': Trump Slams Pelosi over Iconic Finger Wagging Picture in Forthcoming Photo Book — Former President Donald Trump's forthcoming photo book will include the iconic photograph of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wagging her finger at him during a White House meeting …
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Mark Phillips / KNXV:
VIDEO: Senator Kyrsten Sinema sits down with ABC15 — PHOENIX — Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema didn't do much talking while she helped shepherd the infrastructure bill through the Senate. But on Friday she took time out during her infrastructure tour in Phoenix to speak with ABC15 exclusively.
Maria Cramer / New York Times:
Missouri Detective Is Convicted in Fatal Shooting of Black Man Outside His Home — A judge convicted Detective Eric DeValkenaere of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Cameron Lamb outside his home in 2019. — A Missouri police detective was found guilty on Friday in the death …
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Kansas City Star and TheGrio
Barbara Goldberg / Reuters:
Chaos at Atlanta airport as convicted felon's gun goes off, 3 hurt - police … Authorities searched for a gun owner who fled after his weapon fired by accident at Atlanta's airport, sending terrified travelers bolting onto the tarmac on Saturday, halting flights during the busy Thanksgiving holiday period.
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Anthony L. Fisher / Insider:
Parents of kids that couldn't go to school for a year and a half are mad as hell. That's a problem for Democrats. — Parents begged for schools to reopen, long after it became clear that it was safe to do so. — But in Democratic-run areas, the teachers unions called the shots and kept them closed.
Bryan Pietsch / Washington Post:
Disney World halts vaccine requirement for workers after Florida restricts employer mandates — Disney has halted a coronavirus vaccine requirement for workers at Walt Disney World in Florida after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed legislation last week restricting such mandates for workplaces.
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Washington Post:
A MAGA squad of Trump loyalists sees its influence grow amid demands for political purity among Republicans — The show of force from Donald Trump's staunchest congressional allies began almost immediately after 13 House Republicans voted this month in favor of a massive infrastructure bill …
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Raw Story, The Intercept and Hackwhackers
Khalid Abdelaziz / Reuters:
Sudan military reinstates prime minister but protests continue … Sudan's military reinstated Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Sunday and promised to release all political detainees after weeks of deadly unrest triggered by a coup, though large crowds took to the streets to reject any deal involving the army.
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Alicia A. Caldwell / Wall Street Journal:
Think Gas Prices Are Too High? In This California County, a Gallon Costs $6 — Mono County, Calif., has the highest gasoline prices in the state with the country's top prices as costs soar across the U.S. — BRIDGEPORT, Calif.—When Miguel Lujan needs gasoline for his truck …
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
O'Rourke stands by his 'we're gonna take your AR-15, your AK-47' comment — Democratic Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke on Sunday said he stands by his controversial 2019 comment that “we're going to take your AR-15, your AK-47.” — Asked by co-host Dana Bash on CNN's …
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Michael Wines / New York Times:
As Gerrymanders Get Worse, Legal Options to Overturn Them Dwindle — Persuading judges to undo skewed political maps was never easy. A shifting judicial landscape is making it harder. — Voting-rights advocates are in a North Carolina state court in Raleigh this month …
David Barraza / Associated Press:
El Salvador to build cryptocurrency-fueled “Bitcoin City” — LA LIBERTAD, El Salvador (AP) — In a rock concert-like atmosphere, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced that his government will build an oceanside “Bitcoin City” at the base of a volcano.
Wall Street Journal:
Supply-Chain Problems Show Signs of Easing — Asian output is coming back and some bottlenecks are clearing, but labor shortages could persist into next year — Global supply-chain woes are beginning to recede, but shipping, manufacturing and retail executives say that they don't expect …
New York Times:
G.O.P. Donors Back Manchin and Sinema as They Reshape Biden's Agenda — The two Democratic senators are attracting campaign contributions from business interests and conservatives as progressives fume over their efforts to pare back the president's domestic policy bill.
CNN:
Acosta says this comment has put Tucker Carlson over the top — CNN's Jim Acosta criticizes Fox News' latest coverage of top headlines including the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict, the Astroworld tragedy in Houston and Vice President Kamala Harris, stating the network is churning out “lie after lie.”
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