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4:10 PM ET, December 2, 2021

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Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
In case you missed the abortion argument, here's about how it went  —  What a great day for a light oral argument yesterday was!  All nine of the Supreme Court justices were there, including both the Georgetown Prep graduate who has been accused of sexual assault and the Georgetown Prep graduate who hasn't!
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
John Kennedy Tells Biden Nominee Dale Ho He's Too ‘Angry’ To Be A Federal Judge  —  “We don't need federal judges who are angry,” said the GOP senator, who voted to put angry guy Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court.  —  Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) told President Joe Biden's judicial nominee Dale Ho …
Discussion: RedState
Rich Lowry / Politico:
The Dobbs Arguments Revealed Why the Supreme Court Should Stay Out of Abortion  —  At times, you might have been forgiven for thinking that oral arguments over the Dobbs case were being held before the Health and Human Services Committee of the Pennsylvania state Senate, or some other legislative body.
Rebecca Traister / New York Magazine:
The Betrayal of Roe  —  The aftermath of the Supreme Court's oral arguments this week on the fate of Roe v. Wade — in which a phalanx of right-wing justices made plain their disdain for the law — has been a festival of finger-pointing and recrimination by those who were startled to have woken …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The minoritarian third of the Supreme Court
Discussion: Twitchy
Minnesota Department of Health:
Lab testing confirms state's first COVID-19 case involving Omicron variant  —  Infected Minnesota resident recently returned from domestic travel; variant was found through MDH variant surveillance program, which is one of the strongest surveillance programs in the nation
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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 …
The White House:
President Biden Announces New Actions to Protect Americans Against the Delta and Omicron Variants as We Battle COVID-19 this Winter  —  New Actions Aim to Get Americans Boosted for Even Greater Protection Against the Delta and Omicron Variants, Keep Schools and Businesses Open …
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Why a Pollster is Warning Democrats About the 2022 Midterm Elections  —  Focus groups with Virginia voters led to a bluntly worded memo on what Democrats need to do going into the midterms.  —  Brian Stryker, a Democratic pollster, didn't work for Terry McAuliffe's campaign in the Virginia governor's race.
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: Washington Post and Insider
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CNN:
New details shed light on ways Mark Meadows pushed federal agencies to pursue dubious election claims
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
Senate sinks deeper into quagmire of dysfunction  —  The upper chamber's always had a flair for the dramatic.  But as Democrats push deadlines to their limits, Republicans have exploited the chance to obstruct.  —  The House is beset by historically deep personal animus and vitriol.
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Politico:
Hill leaders strike short-term funding deal as shutdown looms
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Manchin won't rule out backing GOP effort to defund Biden vaccine mandate
Discussion: Breitbart and Washington Times
Allahpundit / HotAir:
U.S. hedge-fund billionaire on China disappearing people: They're behaving like a “strict parent”  —  I missed this yesterday.  If you did too, make amends.  Not just because the contrast this clip draws with the moral righteousness displayed by the Women's Tennis Association is so sharp …
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New York Times:
I.O.C. Says It Held Second Call With Peng Shuai
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Two Election Workers Targeted by Pro-Trump Media Sue for Defamation  —  The two Georgia workers were falsely accused of manipulating ballots by Trump allies and right-wing news sites.  Election officials said the workers did nothing wrong.  —  Two Georgia election workers who were the targets …
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Ben Collins / NBC News:
Georgia election workers suing conspiracy website over ‘campaign of lies’
Discussion: Associated Press, Reuters and Raw Story
Joshua Malina / The Atlantic:
Cancel Mel Gibson  —  Every day, as dawn's rosy fingers reach through my window, I arise and check in with Twitter, to see what fresh hell awaits.  Generally, by about 6:30, I've been made furious by the outrage du jour.  But recently, I experienced more of a sense of bemusement than ire …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
DOJ probing Andrew Cuomo sexual harassment claims, contract reveals  — The U.S. Justice Department is probing claims of sexual harassment by former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a newly disclosed document reveals.  — Cuomo already was known to be facing criminal investigations by various …
Discussion: Political Wire
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New York Post:   Ex-Gov. Cuomo under federal probe over sexual harassment claims
Aaron E. Carroll / The Atlantic:
We Opened the Schools and ... It Was Fine  —  When the coronavirus pandemic first hit, many states and towns closed everything, including schools.  Public-health experts didn't know enough about how COVID was spread or how contagious it was, and the health-care system was overwhelmed in parts of the country.
Discussion: Twitchy
Lauren Effron / ABC News:
Alec Baldwin exclusive: 'The trigger wasn't pulled.  I didn't pull the trigger'  —  George Stephanopoulos' exclusive interview airs Thursday on ABC, streams on Hulu  —  Actor Alec Baldwin told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos in an exclusive interview that he had “no idea” …
Orlando Sentinel:
Florida Power & Light execs worked closely with consultants behind ‘ghost’ candidate scheme, records reveal |  Special Report  —  Top executives at utility giant Florida Power & Light worked closely with the political consultants who orchestrated a scheme to promote spoiler candidates …
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.
Reuters:
Germany imposes curbs on unvaccinated, to make shots mandatory … Germany on Thursday imposed restrictions on the unvaccinated as it sought to break a dramatic surge in daily coronavirus infections exacerbated by the discovery of the Omicron strain.  —  Outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel …
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BBC:
Germany to ban unvaccinated people from shops and bars
Discussion: Bloomberg
Murray Waas / The Guardian:
Revealed: how Sidney Powell could be disbarred for lying in court for Trump  —  The former lawyer filed cases across America for the former president, hoping to overturn the results of the 2020 election  —  Sidney Powell, the former lawyer for Donald Trump who filed lawsuits across America …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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
 
 
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
CIA Report Shows Trump Abandoned His Duty as Commander in Chief
Discussion: Lawfare and Washington Examiner
Jerusalem Demsas / Vox:
I changed my mind on rent control
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Don Young is the rare Republican who's not afraid of Trump — or of saying he needs to ‘shut up’
Discussion: Insider and Raw Story
Rick Noack / Washington Post:
Sebastian Kurz, former conservative wunderkind and Austrian chancellor, quits politics in shocking fall
Scott Wong / The Hill:
Mace chief of staff steps down
 Earlier Items: 
Fox News:
Waukesha parade suspect Darrell Brooks says he feels ‘dehumanized,’ ‘demonized’ in first jailhouse interview
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The religious right wants states' tax dollars, and the Supreme Court is likely to agree
Discussion: Raw Story
The American Mind:
Own Nothing and Love It
Washington Post:
Trump could pocket $100 million in deal for money-losing D.C. hotel
Discussion: Insider
Associated Press:
AP: US military explosives vanish, emerge in civilian world
Politico:
Symone Sanders to leave the VP's office
 

 
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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

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

Jamie Heller / Business Insider:
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