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10:15 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, CNN, RedState, The Western Journal, Townhall, Voice of America, Vanity Fair and The Daily Caller

Maggie Astor / New York Times:

A Chicken-Fried McGovern, Newt's Good Ideas and the Senate Zoo: A Dole One-Liner Sampler — Bob Dole, who died on Sunday at age 98, was generous with his sarcastic wit, using it against Democrats, Republicans and often himself. — At a vice-presidential debate against Walter Mondale in 1976 …

Discussion: WTOP News, Against the Grain and Associated Press

The White House:
Statement of President Joe Biden on the Passing of Senator Bob Dole

Discussion: Mother Jones, Fox News and POLITICUSUSA

George F. Will / Washington Post: The goodness of Bob Dole

The White House:
A Proclamation on the Death of Robert Joseph Dole

Discussion: The Hill

Associated Press: Memorable moments from Bob Dole's life and political career

Lauren King / ABC News:
Bob Dole, longtime public servant and WWII veteran, dies

Discussion: Politico, National Review, Breitbart, The Atlantic, Washington Examiner, New York Magazine and Fox News

Tevi Troy / City Journal: Senator and War Hero

Grayce McCormick / Washington Examiner:
Bob Dole, former Republican presidential candidate and longtime senator, dies at 98

Discussion: Kansas Reflector, Los Angeles Blade, Insider, NPR, Politico, BuzzFeed News, UPI, USA Today, Bloomberg, HuffPost, Al Jazeera, NBC News, Rolling Stone, RedState and Variety

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

Discussion: NBC News, CNBC, The Guardian, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Slate and Fox News

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: The Daily Beast, WTOP News, One America News Network, Breitbart, Raw Story and Insider

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.

Discussion: New York Times, CBS News, CNN, Talking Points Memo, RedState, Townhall, Washington Post, The Hill, Mediaite, Washington Examiner, Fox News, Forbes, Insider and New York Magazine

Charles Gaba / ACA Signups:

In which 2 NPR reporters pick my brain for over 2 hours, then fail to mention that. (update) … Throughout the piece, I see quotes from: — Liz Hamel, vice president of public opinion and survey research at the Kaiser Family Foundation — Peter Hotez, dean of the National School …

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: Pitt's Newsletter, Yahoo News, Raw Story, Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality, Phil's Newsletter, Political Wire and Rolling Stone

New York Times:

What an America Without Roe Would Look Like — Legal abortions would fall, particularly among poor women in the South and Midwest, and out-of-state travel and abortion pills would play a bigger role. — Last week's Supreme Court arguments on a Mississippi abortion law raised the prospect …

Discussion: RedState and Off The Mall

David Siders / Politico:
Why the threat to Roe may not save Democrats in 2022

Discussion: RedState and Washington Examiner

Claire Parker / Washington Post:

Denmark sees ‘concerning’ jump in omicron cases — a warning sign for Europe — The country is a leader in the sequencing of variants, acting as an early-warning system for the continent. — Danish health authorities on Sunday reported a “concerning” jump in cases of the omicron coronavirus variant …

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 …

Michael Schulman / New Yorker:

On “Succession,” Jeremy Strong Doesn't Get the Joke — “I take him as seriously as I take my own life,” he says of his character, Kendall Roy. … When Jeremy Strong was a teen-ager, in suburban Massachusetts, he had three posters thumbtacked to his bedroom wall: Daniel Day-Lewis in …

Washington Post:

Seven days: Following Trump's coronavirus trail — When he first learned he had tested positive for the coronavirus, President Donald Trump was already aboard Air Force One, en route to a massive rally in Middletown, Pa. — With him on the plane that Saturday evening were dozens of people …

Discussion: The Western Journal

Henry Foy / Financial Times:

US intelligence-sharing convinces allies of Russian threat to Ukraine — Sceptical capitals including Berlin persuaded of the need to draw up threat of robust sanctions — EU and Nato allies have swung behind the Biden administration's assessment that Russia may be poised to invade Ukraine …

Keir Giles / Chatham House:
Russia's threats place Europe at a pivotal moment

Discussion: Kolesnyk Talks, Lawyers, Guns & Money and National Review

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.

Kaitlan Collins / CNN:

Biden administration expected to announce diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics this week — (CNN)The Biden administration is expected to announce this week that no US government officials will attend the 2022 Beijing Olympics, implementing a diplomatic boycott of the games, according to several sources.

Discussion: Insider and Raw Story

Nicole Chavez / CNN:

Students are fed up with racist slurs and bullying. Now they're walking out of class — Students and community members joined Brittany Tichenor- Cox, center, during a vigil in North Salt Lake, Utah, last month as she mourned the death of her daughter Isabella “Izzy.”

Discussion: The Root

Sarah Mucha / Axios:

Vulnerable Democrats: Less Trump talk — Vulnerable House Democrats are convinced they need to talk less about the man who helped them get elected: President Trump. — Why it matters: Democrats are privately concerned nationalizing the 2022 mid-terms with emotionally-charged issues …

Discussion: A More Balanced Force and Political Wire

Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:

U.S. Military Has Acted Against Ransomware Groups, General Acknowledges — Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, the head of Cyber Command, said a new cross-functional effort has been gathering intelligence to combat criminal groups targeting U.S. infrastructure. — SIMI VALLEY, Calif. …

Discussion: CNN, more at Techmeme »

Amy B Wang / Washington Post:

Rep. Ilhan Omar says Pelosi will take ‘decisive action’ on Boebert's anti-Muslim rhetoric this week — Omar also called House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy “a liar and a coward” for refusing to publicly condemn Boebert's remarks — Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said she is confident House …