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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump tested positive for Covid few days before Biden debate, chief of staff says in new book — Mark Meadows makes stunning admission in new memoir obtained by Guardian, saying a second test returned negative — Donald Trump tested positive for Covid-19 three days before his first debate …
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CNN:
CNN suspends Chris Cuomo indefinitely — New York (CNN Business)CNN said Tuesday that it has suspended Chris Cuomo “indefinitely” after new documents released this week indicated that the anchor was more intimately involved than previously known in helping his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Scoop: Conservatives plot government shutdown over vaccine mandate — DRIVING THE DAY — FRIDAY'S SHUTDOWN SHOWDOWN GETS REAL — Conservatives on both sides of the Capitol are privately plotting to force a government shutdown Friday in an effort to defund …
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Washington Post, Insider, CNN, Reason, Mock Paper Scissors and New Republic
Harvard University:
1. A majority (52%) of young Americans believe that our democracy is either “in trouble,” or “failing” — Only 7% of young Americans view the United States as a “healthy democracy”; 27% described the nation as a “somewhat functioning democracy,” 39% a “democracy in trouble,” …
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Washington Examiner, The Hill, CNN and Political Wire
Washington Post:
Young Americans are really down on democracy and reeling from the pandemic — It's December. We hereby declare Rihanna as The Early's hero, too, and are currently accepting Shiba Inu coins, tips and recipes: earlytips@washpost.com. — 🚨: “A 15-year-old opened fire …
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Washington Examiner, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, HotAir and Breitbart
Olivia Beavers / Politico:
Mace and Greene keep feuding, despite McCarthy's effort to intervene
Mace and Greene keep feuding, despite McCarthy's effort to intervene
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Washington Examiner, Washington Post, Political Wire and Raw Story
J.D. Capelouto / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Dickens wins runoff election, will become Atlanta's 61st mayor
BREAKING: Dickens wins runoff election, will become Atlanta's 61st mayor
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The Root
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Republican Recriminations Point to a Rocky Path to a House Majority
Republican Recriminations Point to a Rocky Path to a House Majority
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The Hill, Democrats, The Colorado Sun, HotAir, Insider, Washington Examiner and Washington Times
Michelle Boorstein / Washington Post:
Marcus Lamb, head of Daystar, a large Christian network that discouraged vaccines, dies after getting covid-19 — Marcus Lamb, founder of the large Christian network Daystar, died Tuesday after contracting the coronavirus. Lamb's network during the pandemic has made the virus a huge focus …
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Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
Founder Of Anti-Vaccine Christian TV Network Dies After COVID-19 Fight — Televangelist Marcus Lamb, president and founder of Daystar Television Network, died at age 64. — Televangelist Marcus Lamb, the founder of the conservative Christian Daystar Television Network …
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Tim Fitzsimons / NBC News:
Anti-vaccine Christian broadcaster Marcus Lamb dies at 64 after contracting Covid
Anti-vaccine Christian broadcaster Marcus Lamb dies at 64 after contracting Covid
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The Guardian, New York Post and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Emma Platoff / The Boston Globe:
Governor Charlie Baker telling allies he isn't running for reelection — Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, the Republican who maintained the enduring support of his blue state constituents through boom times, the Trump presidency, and in the face of mass death during the COVID-19 pandemic …
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Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Dr. Oz Quacks the Code of Republican Politics — Having peddled snake oil for years, he's found his true calling in the GOP. — Sean Parnell, the Trump-anointed candidate for Senate in Pennsylvania, dropped out of the race a week ago after a custody hearing that featured lurid details of his relationship with his ex-wife.
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Daniel Summers / The Daily Beast:
Please Don't Elect Dr. Oz—He's a Disgrace to Our Profession
Please Don't Elect Dr. Oz—He's a Disgrace to Our Profession
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NPR, New York Times, Media Matters for America, Deseret News, Raw Story, TVLine, Insider, New York Magazine and CNBC
Jonathan Tamari / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Dr. Oz officially joins the Senate race in Pennsylvania
Dr. Oz officially joins the Senate race in Pennsylvania
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Why the Discredited Dossier Does Not Undercut the Russia Investigation — Donald J. Trump and his backers say revelations about the Steele dossier show the Russia investigation was a “hoax.” That is not what the facts indicate. — WASHINGTON — Former President Donald J. Trump and his allies …
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Just Security
Ellena Erskine / SCOTUSblog:
We read all the amicus briefs in Dobbs so you don't have to — More than 140 amicus briefs were filed in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the potentially momentous abortion case concerning a Mississippi law banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
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Sarah Jones / New York Magazine:
There's No Such Thing As a Pro-Life Feminist
There's No Such Thing As a Pro-Life Feminist
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New York Times
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Why the CIA is so worried about Russia and Ukraine — The CIA discovered something scary in October: Russia was moving troops toward the Ukrainian border — and, unlike in previous border thrusts, was making secret plans about how to use them. — The agency also worried that the potential conflict zone …
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HotAir, Insider, New York Post and CBS News
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Reuters:
Ukraine urges NATO to be ready with sanctions in case of Russian invasion
Ukraine urges NATO to be ready with sanctions in case of Russian invasion
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CNBC, New York Post, France 24, Bloomberg, Associated Press, One America News Network and CNN
Ann M. Simmons / Wall Street Journal:
Russia Expels Some U.S. Diplomats in Latest Tit-for-Tat Action
Russia Expels Some U.S. Diplomats in Latest Tit-for-Tat Action
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Associated Press, Al Jazeera and One America News Network
Washington Post:
Stricter coronavirus testing being weighed for all travelers to U.S. … The Biden administration is preparing stricter testing requirements for all travelers entering the United States, including returning Americans, to curb the spread of the potentially dangerous omicron variant, according to three federal health officials.
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Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
Obama makes surprise visit to D.C. vaccination site amid polarized virus debate
Obama makes surprise visit to D.C. vaccination site amid polarized virus debate
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Axios:
Clinton Foundation donations plummet 75% — Donations to the Clinton Foundation plummeted to $16 million last year, down nearly 75% from the organization's peak when former secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was running for president, records reviewed by Axios show.
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Jerusalem Post:
COVID: First signs that vaccine protects against Omicron - health minister — So far, Israel has registered four cases infected with the new variant, while general morbidity remains low. — There are indications that individuals fully vaccinated against corona within six months …
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New York Post, The Times of Israel and HotAir
Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
Is Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer the new ‘Angel of Death’? — In August, Vanity Fair published an article labeling Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis the “Angel of Death” because of increased COVID-19 infections. The narrative was that DeSantis was an incompetent governor whose policies led to an “unnecessary” increase in deaths.
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The Hill
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Trump's Iran Policy Has Become a Disaster for the U.S. and Israel — The judges have voted and the results are in: President Donald Trump's decision to tear up the Iran nuclear deal in 2018 — a decision urged on by his secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, and Israel's prime minister …
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The Atlantic
Daniel Greenfield / Front Page Magazine:
Kamala Stopped FBI From Monitoring Black Supremacists Like Waukesha Killer — The Waukesha killer's allies are sitting in the White House. — Daniel Greenfield is a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center specializing in investigative reporting on the Left and Islamic terrorism.
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Private payrolls post better-than-expected growth of 534,000 in November, ADP says — Private payrolls increased by 534,000 for November, better than the Dow Jones estimate of 506,000, according to ADP. — Leisure and hospitality saw a gain of 136,000, part of the 424,000 positions added in the services sector.
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New York Times:
‘I heard boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.’ — Here's what you need to know: — The dead were all students at Oxford High. — OXFORD CHARTER TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Students at Oxford High School in suburban Detroit rushed for cover and barricaded classroom doors with chairs when they heard the first gunshots on Tuesday afternoon.
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Andrew Fedorov / Off the Record:
Curse of the Byline Doppelgängers — As The New York Times's Julian Barnes ("Not the British Author") and a pair of Alexandra Petris (Washington Post and New York Times) explain, it's not always easy sharing a name in journalism — After a British author named Julian Barnes published …
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Dark-Money Group Paid Former Trump AG to Ask for Pardons—and He Never Registered as a Lobbyist — Former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker left the Trump administration and almost immediately started asking for presidential pardons—without registering as a lobbyist.
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Raw Story