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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
SCOTUS Will Gaslight Us Until the End  —  Perhaps it would be refreshing if the conservatives on the U.S. Supreme Court no longer felt the need to lie to us.  The lying, after all, is becoming nearly untenable—especially for an institution that relies on public confidence.
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Washington Post:
Potential collapse of Roe shakes up political landscape  —  The volatile issue of abortion catapulted to the center of the political debate Wednesday after the Supreme Court signaled it would uphold a law undermining Roe v. Wade, creating the potential for the polarizing issue to reshape the electoral battlefield.
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
GOP Sen. Susan Collins supports codifying Roe v. Wade abortion protections into law  —  Future of Roe v. Wade at stake after Supreme Court arguments  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Susan Collins, the moderate Republican from Maine, favors passing legislation to enshrine the protections of Roe v. Wade into law, her office said Wednesday.
Noah Feldman / Bloomberg:
The Supreme Court Seems Poised to Overturn Roe v. Wade  —  The chief justice suggested a way to restrict abortion without going that far, but the swing voters didn't engage his potential compromise.  —  Chief Justice John Roberts is searching for a compromise to preserve some basic right …
Amy Howe / SCOTUSblog:
Majority of court appears poised to roll back abortion rights
Michael Lee / Fox News:
Supreme Court abortion case: 5 key moments from oral arguments
Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
Overturning ‘Roe’ would be the easy part for the pro-life movement
Politico:
Symone Sanders to leave the VP's office  —  Symone Sanders, the senior adviser and chief spokesperson for Vice President Kamala Harris, is expected to leave the White House at the end of the year, according to five administration officials familiar with the matter.
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:   Two more Harris press aides leaving in addition to Sanders
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Covid Live Updates: Biden to Announce New Virus Plan as Omicron Reaches U.S.  —  Here's what you need to know:  —  Biden's winter Covid plan includes insurance reimbursement for at-home tests.  —  President Biden will announce Thursday that the more than 150 million Americans …
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
‘Handful of fanatics’ to blame for Capitol riot, Trump ally Meadows says in book  —  Ex-chief of staff downplays Trump involvement in insurrection and says mob had ‘absolutely no urging’ from the president  —  In his new memoir, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows blames just …
Discussion: Insider
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Mark Meadows Agrees With Trump That His New Book Is ‘Fake News’  —  BEND THE KNEE  —  Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows went on Newsmax on Wednesday night and agreed with his old boss that his new book is “fake news.”  After former President Donald Trump (sort of) …
Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
We may have already missed our last, best chance to bolster American democracy  —  In last year's election, Americans did not punish Republicans for their radical, anti-democratic turn with a resounding electoral defeat.  Now, more than a year later, we can clearly see horrible and potentially irreversible implications of that.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
If Trump Voters Lived in Germany, They'd Be in the Fascist Party … A recent global poll, which came to my attention via the Liberal Patriot, framed the political choice facing the public in an interesting way.  It asked which position comes closest to the poll taker's own belief …
Discussion: The Liberal Patriot
Francesca Chambers / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
White House shifts economic message as Biden battles inflation  —  The White House is shifting its economic argument to focus on Republicans as evidence mounts that its messaging on the politically tricky issue of inflation has fallen flat with most Americans.
Discussion: USA Today
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Associated Press:
Bidens, Harris, Emhoff celebrate Hanukkah at White House
Discussion: The Hill, Inquirer News and CNN
David Brody / CBN News:
‘I Believe There Were Irregularities’ in the 2020 Election: What Pence Says to Angry MAGA Fans About What He Did on Jan. 6  —  ‘I Believe There Were Irregularities’ in the 2020 Election: What Pence Says to Angry MAGA Fans About Jan. 6  —  For former Vice President Mike Pence …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Washington Post:
U.S. and Mexico reach deal to restart Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ program along border  —  The Biden administration has reached a deal with the Mexican government to restart the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” program that requires asylum seekers to wait outside U.S. territory while their claims are processed …
Discussion: Forbes
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Stacey Abrams is mounting a rematch against Kemp.  What's next?  —  Stacey Abrams ended the guessing game about her future when she announced a second bid for Georgia governor, setting up a possible rematch against her archnemesis Brian Kemp.  —  She focused her campaign launch on the several …
Discussion: Georgia Recorder and Raw Story
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Stacey Abrams is running for Georgia governor in 2022
Washington Post:
Trump could pocket $100 million in deal for money-losing D.C. hotel  —  He lost millions running his D.C. hotel, according to financial documents, but could set a record with a $375 million sale  —  When Donald Trump offered to spend $200 million overhauling one of Washington's …
The American Mind:
Own Nothing and Love It  —  An unholy alliance of planners, financiers, and leftists wants everyone to live in mass social housing developments.  —  From the ancient world to modern times, the class of small property owners have constituted the sine qua non of democratic self-government.
Mohamed Younis / Gallup:
Inflation Causing Hardship for 45% of U.S. Households  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the peak of holiday shopping approaches and winter temperatures drive up heating costs across the U.S., 45% of American households report that recent price increases are causing their family some degree of financial hardship.
Discussion: CBS News
Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News:
‘Magic dirt’: How the internet fueled, and defeated, the pandemic's weirdest MLM  —  The social media posts started in May: photos and videos of smiling people, mostly women, drinking Mason jars of black liquid, slathering black paste on their faces and feet, or dipping babies and dogs in tubs of the black water.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump intervenes in Ohio Senate primary — for himself  —  The Ohio Senate race is turning into one of the most brutal contests of next year's midterm elections — and former President Donald Trump is worried it could hurt him if he waged a 2024 comeback bid.
BuzzFeed News:
CIA Files Say Staff Committed Sex Crimes Involving Children.  They Weren't Prosecuted.  —  Over the past 14 years, the Central Intelligence Agency has secretly amassed credible evidence that at least 10 of its employees and contractors committed sexual crimes involving children.
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Michael Fanone: ‘Moron’ Capitol Rioter Who Electroshocked Me Was ‘Manipulated’ By Trump  —  Danny Rodriguez drove a stun gun into Fanone's neck on Jan. 6.  The D.C. police officer says Rodriguez's FBI confession tape is revealing.  —  D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone …
The Daily Beast:
Chilling Videos, Journal Found as Parents Face Scrutiny in Michigan School Shooting  —  Ethan Crumbley, 15, had displayed “behavior in the classroom” that school officials “felt was concerning.”  —  OXFORD, Michigan—The shooter who allegedly killed four students and injured seven …
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
‘Matter of integrity’: Top official at Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity resigns amid troubling conduct  —  Tim Phillips has resigned as the president of Americans for Prosperity after the Koch-backed conservative organization made clear he was no longer welcome following an internal investigation …
Discussion: Washington Post
Vanessa Romo / NPR:
Chris Cuomo says he's hurt and embarrassed about his suspension from CNN  —  Chris Cuomo says he's hurt and embarrassed about being indefinitely suspended as a primetime host from CNN.  —  A day after the cable news network distanced itself from the top-rated host, Cuomo addressed …
 
 
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Associated Press:
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Christina Baal-Owens / Democracy Docket:
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Politico:
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Howard Fendrich / Associated Press:
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Ralph Cipriano / Big Trial:
Krasner Strikes Again! Suspect In Murder Of Temple Student Walked After D.A. Dropped Armed Carjacking Charges Against Him
Discussion: Power Line
Michael R. Bloomberg / Wall Street Journal:
Why I'm Backing Charter Schools
Davey Alba / New York Times:
Those Cute Cats Online? They Help Spread Misinformation.
Discussion: Summit News and Twitchy
Rudi Keller / Missouri Independent:
Missouri health department found mask mandates work, but didn't make findings public
Ovetta Wiggins / Washington Post:
Katie Curran O'Malley, retired judge and former first lady, launches bid for Maryland attorney general
Discussion: WTOP News and The Hill
Emily Baker-White / BuzzFeed News:
“This Is Blackface”: Inside The Virtual Reality Company Trying To Scale Diversity Training
Discussion: HotAir
 

 
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Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
X raises US Premium+ prices by 37.5% to $22 per month, starting on December 21, and EU prices from €16 to €21 per month; the basic subscription still costs $3

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

 
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