memeorandum: Robert J. Dole, longtime GOP leader who sought presidency 3 times, dies at 98 (James Gerstenzang/Washington Post)

2:20 PM ET, December 5, 2021

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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:

Bob Dole, Old Soldier and Stalwart of the Senate, Dies at 98 — Mr. Dole, a son of the Kansas prairie who was left for dead on a World War II battlefield, became one of the longest-serving Republican leaders. — Bob Dole, the plain-spoken son of the prairie who overcame Dust Bowl deprivation …

Discussion: New Republic, Townhall and Breitbart

The White House:

Statement of President Joe Biden on the Passing of Senator Bob Dole — A month after being sworn in as President, one of the first conversations I had with anyone outside the White House was with our dear friends, Bob and Elizabeth Dole, at their home in Washington.

James Gerstenzang / Washington Post:

Robert J. Dole, longtime GOP leader who sought presidency 3 times, dies at 98 — Former U.S. senator Robert J. Dole, who overcame the hardships of dust bowl Kansas during the Depression and devastating injuries in World War II to run three times for the presidency and serve more than a decade …

Discussion: The Guardian and Associated Press

Lauren King / ABC News:

Bob Dole, longtime public servant and WWII veteran, dies — In a memoir, Dole wrote that his experiences in World War II defined his life. — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole, who will be remembered for the tenacity that defined his career and his work on behalf of fellow military veterans, died Sunday morning.

Discussion: Politico, The Atlantic, Washington Examiner, National Review and Fox News

Kansas City Star:
Bob Dole, former Kansas senator, dead at 98

Discussion: Kansas Reflector, USA Today, HuffPost, The Hill, NPR, Washington Post, The Guardian and Al Jazeera

Gerald F. Seib / Wall Street Journal:
Bob Dole, Longtime Senator, Republican Leader, Dies at 98

Discussion: USA Today, New York Post, RedState and Roll Call

NBC News:
Bob Dole, WWII hero and former Republican presidential candidate, dies at 98

Discussion: New York Magazine, BuzzFeed News, Washington Examiner, CBS News, Insider, Bloomberg, Washington Times, The Daily Wire, New York Post, One America News Network and Raw Story

Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Former Sen. Bob Dole dies at 98

Discussion: TMZ.com, UPI, National Review, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite and Variety

David Siders / Politico:

Why the threat to Roe may not save Democrats in 2022 — The quick-setting gospel in Washington, D.C. last week was that any rollback of Roe v. Wade next year would trigger a Democratic revolt, placing abortion rights at the center of the midterm elections and sparking unprecedented turnout on the left.

Discussion: Washington Examiner

Jessica Chasmar / Fox News:
Mississippi Gov. Reeves: ‘No guaranteed right to an abortion’ in Constitution

Discussion: Politico, CNN and The Gateway Pundit

Politico:
Supreme Court justices on abortion, during confirmation and from the bench

Discussion: Washington Examiner

Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Critical Moment for Roe, and the Supreme Court's Legitimacy

Discussion: RedState

CNN:
Acosta: Hard-right Supreme Court poised to turn back clock

Discussion: Insider

Daniel Wood / NPR:

Pro-Trump counties now have far higher COVID death rates. Misinformation is to blame — Since May 2021, people living in counties that voted heavily for Donald Trump during the 2020 presidential election have been nearly three times as likely to die from COVID-19 as those who live in areas that went for now-President Biden.

Discussion: Yahoo News, Phil's Newsletter and Rolling Stone

Marc Caputo / Politico:

Trump-backed former Sen. David Perdue will announce primary bid against Georgia governor this week — Former Sen. David Perdue plans to announce he'll challenge Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, setting up an epic Republican Party primary clash in one of the nation's top battleground states.

Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

BREAKING: David Perdue plans to run for governor in 2022 — Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue plans to challenge Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in the Republican primary next year, according to multiple people with knowledge of his decision, setting up a divisive contest between two of the state's …

Discussion: One America News Network and Insider

Jesse O'Neill / New York Post:

Sexual misconduct allegation leveled against fired CNN anchor Chris Cuomo — A former co-worker of Chris Cuomo made a sexual misconduct allegation against the former CNN anchor, who was fired Saturday for misleading the cable network about the extent of the role he played trying to mitigate …

Discussion: HotAir, Mediaite, RedState, Louder With Crowder, Fox News, Trending Politics and Raw Story

New York Times:
Chris Cuomo Faced Sexual Misconduct Accusation Before CNN Fired Him

Discussion: NBC News, The Hill, The Western Journal, Axios, Raw Story, IJR, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, BizPac Review, National Review, Fox News, TheBlaze, Poynter, The Guardian and Washington Post, more at Mediagazer »

Brian Stelter / CNN:
CNN fires Chris Cuomo

Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
CNN fires Chris Cuomo after law firm probes involvement in brother's harassment scandal

Discussion: Associated Press, Al Jazeera, Bloomberg and Politico

Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:

3 words America forgot that explain gun insanity, vaccine denial, student debt, and more — In the middle of a crazy week signaling another long American winter of discontent, the former Montana governor Steve Bullock — that rare Democrat who could win an election in a blood-red rural state — published an op-ed in the New York Times.

The Daily Beast:

White Supremacists Stage Bizarro Rally in Downtown D.C., Find Themselves Stranded — Though they intended to “reclaim America,” members of Patriot Front had more than enough trouble reclaiming their own ride. — WASHINGTON, D.C.—A group of white supremacists stormed through downtown Washington …

Discussion: Raw Story, Insider, Twitchy and Althouse

Idrees Ali / Reuters:

U.S. congressman posts family Christmas picture with guns, days after school shooting … A U.S. congressman on Saturday posted a Christmas picture of himself and what appeared to be his family, smiling and posing with an assortment of guns, just days after four teenagers were killed in a shooting at a Michigan high school.

Discussion: Mother Jones, WEB OF EVIL and Slate

David French / The Dispatch:

Don't Denigrate Adoption to Defend Roe — America's adoptive families are instruments of love. — From the moment I listened to the oral argument in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, I had a sinking feeling that we were about to have a cultural argument about adoption.

Discussion: Acceptable Takes, Insider and New York Post

Gretchen Sisson / Washington Post:
Barrett is wrong: Adoption doesn't ‘take care of’ the burden of motherhood

Discussion: Althouse

Tara Palmeri / Politico:

POLITICO Playbook: Cuomo's final straw — DRIVING THE DAY — In the past couple of years, CHRIS CUOMO has delivered some solid ratings for CNN, but also constant aggravation for the network. — Just to name a few: — He bizarrely denied allegations of sexual misconduct during …

Discussion: Political Wire

Michael M. Phillips / Wall Street Journal:

China Seeks First Military Base on Africa's Atlantic Coast, U.S. Intelligence Finds — Alarmed officials at the White House and Pentagon urge Equatorial Guinea to rebuff Beijing's overtures — BATA, Equatorial Guinea—Classified American intelligence reports suggest China intends to establish …

CNN:

Fact check: Biden tells inaccurate story about his 1973 meeting with Israeli prime minister — Washington (CNN)President Joe Biden has a favorite story about his long relationship with Israel. For decades, he has been publicly recounting his 1973 meeting with then-Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir …

Discussion: Twitchy and The Western Journal