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Axios:
Inside Trump's hunt for “disloyal” Republicans — Donald Trump and his associates are systematically reshaping the Republican Party, working to install hand-picked loyalists across federal and state governments and destroy those he feels have been disloyal, sources close to the former president tell Axios.
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Reuters:
Georgia Republicans purge Black Democrats from county election boards — Protesters filled the meeting room of the Spalding County Board of Elections in October, upset that the board had disallowed early voting on Sundays for the Nov. 2 municipal election. A year ago, Sunday voting …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
David Perdue confesses he would have aided a coup. He's not the only one. — David Perdue, the former U.S. senator from Georgia and now a candidate for governor, made a stunning confession on Wednesday: Despite there being no evidence of election fraud and multiple audits that showed President Biden won …
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Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos, Los Angeles Times and Conservative Guardian
Emma Hurt / Axios:
Scoop: Trump-backed Perdue says he wouldn't have certified Georgia 2020 results — Georgia gubernatorial candidate David Perdue wouldn't have signed the certification of the state's 2020 election results if he had been governor at the time, the former Senate Republican told Axios.
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NBC News, The Racket News, Mediaite, Georgia Recorder, CNN, Talking Points Memo, The Hill, Insider and Forbes
New York Post:
Fox Christmas tree arson suspect released without bail — The arsonist who allegedly torched the Fox News Christmas tree was freed after his arraignment Wednesday night because his charges were not eligible for bail under new liberal reform laws. — “I didn't do it!” suspect Craig Tamanaha …
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Jackson Richman / Mediaite:
Fox News to Light New Christmas Tree After Previous One Torched
Fox News to Light New Christmas Tree After Previous One Torched
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Gothamist, Raw Story, Snopes.com and The American Independent
Greg Pollowitz / Twitchy:
Meet Craig Tamanaha, the 49-year-old arrested for allegedly setting fire to the Fox News Christmas tree
Meet Craig Tamanaha, the 49-year-old arrested for allegedly setting fire to the Fox News Christmas tree
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Ace of Spades HQ
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Meadows Sues Pelosi in Bid to Block Jan. 6 Committee Subpoena — The suit came hours after the committee said it would prepare a criminal contempt of Congress referral against Mark Meadows, who was President Donald J. Trump's chief of staff on Jan. 6. — WASHINGTON — Mark Meadows …
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New York Times:
Event Planner Working on Bob Dole's Funeral Is Let Go for Jan. 6 Ties
Event Planner Working on Bob Dole's Funeral Is Let Go for Jan. 6 Ties
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Insider and Political Wire
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Pence does not commit to cooperating with Jan. 6th congressional committee
Pence does not commit to cooperating with Jan. 6th congressional committee
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The Daily Beast, Talking Points Memo, POLITICUSUSA, New York Post, Washington Examiner, Raw Story and New York Times
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Democrats Have No Idea How to Win the Culture Wars — Maybe Bill Clinton got a few things right after all. — For years, Democrats have rarely cited Clinton and the centrist New Democrat movement he led through the '90s except to renounce his “third way” approach to welfare, crime …
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Ruy Teixeira / The Liberal Patriot:
The Democrats' Hispanic Voter Problem — It's Not As Bad As You Think—It's Worse — The Democrats are steadily losing ground with Hispanic voters. The seriousness of this problem tends to be underestimated in Democratic circles for a couple of reasons: (1) they don't realize how big the shift is …
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The New Neo, Campaign Update and Breitbart
Kate Aronoff / New Republic:
Biden's Democracy Summit Is Dumb … “This is a moment to try to refocus our fellow citizens on what makes us exceptional,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Politico's James Traub of the White House's 2-day Summit for Democracy, kicking off Thursday. “It does speak to something …
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Washington Post, The American Spectator and Common Dreams
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David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
The First Rule of the Democracy Club? Be a Damn Democracy.
The First Rule of the Democracy Club? Be a Damn Democracy.
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The Hill
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Betting on democracy: Biden's big idea for US foreign policy
Betting on democracy: Biden's big idea for US foreign policy
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Associated Press, Bloomberg, The Guardian, Los Angeles Times, Raw Story and RedState
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate votes to nix Biden's vaccine mandate for businesses — The Senate on Wednesday voted to nix President Biden's vaccine mandate for larger businesses, handing Republicans a symbolic win. — Senators voted 52-48 on the resolution, which needed a simple majority to be approved.
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Politico:
Progressives get rolled on Pentagon policy — Democrats had big plans this year when they took full control of Washington, D.C. — before political reality got in the way. For proof, look no further than this year's Pentagon policy bill. — The compromise National Defense Authorization Act …
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HotAir, Washington Examiner, CNN, Raw Story, WTOP News, Gizmodo and American Prospect
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Tucker Carlson's Jan. 6 ‘Agent Provocateur’ Is A Big Tucker Fan And An Amateur Cardinals Mascot — “If I'm wrong, so be it, bro,” Carlson's guest said after he'd told Fox News viewers that the St. Louis baseball booster was “clearly a law enforcement officer.”
Shira Rubin / Washington Post:
Israel opposed the Iran nuclear deal, but former Israeli officials increasingly say U.S. pullout was a mistake — TEL AVIV — A growing number of former Israeli security officials are publicly faulting their government for opposing a nuclear deal negotiated in 2015 between Iran and world powers …
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Algemeiner.com and Informed Comment
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Alexander Cornwell / Reuters:
U.S. moves to tighten Iran sanctions enforcement as nuclear talks stall
U.S. moves to tighten Iran sanctions enforcement as nuclear talks stall
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The Times of Israel
Laurence Norman / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Moves to Tighten Iran Sanctions Enforcement as Nuclear Talks Stall
U.S. Moves to Tighten Iran Sanctions Enforcement as Nuclear Talks Stall
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Atlantic Council, MyNorthwest.com and Political Wire
Roni Caryn Rabin / New York Times:
The Coronavirus Attacks Fat Tissue, Scientists Find — The research may help explain why people who are overweight and obese have been at higher risk of severe illness and death from Covid. — From the start of the pandemic, the coronavirus seemed to target people carrying extra pounds.
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The National Interest, KFF, Boston Herald, UPI, CNN, Townhall, NPR and Pfizer
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Mike Stobbe / Associated Press:
The AP Interview: CDC chief says omicron mostly mild so far
The AP Interview: CDC chief says omicron mostly mild so far
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Washington Examiner, The National Interest, CNN, CBS Denver, The Daily Beast, STAT and HotAir
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Mike Lindell Supports Fans' Push to ‘Bombard’ Supreme Court — OVERNIGHT SHIPPING — Increasingly restless supporters of MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell have a new plan of action: Send the Supreme Court physical copies of the pillow maven's dubious and unsigned 80-plus page court filing that seeks to overturn the 2020 election.
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Raw Story and Political Wire
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Washington Free Beacon:
NEVER FORGET: All the Libs Who Fell for the Jussie Smollett Hate Crime Hoax — Democrats, celebs, and journalists jumped to condemn fabricated attack — Jussie Smollett, the C-list actor best known for his role as Terry Hall in The Mighty Ducks, is finally on trial in Chicago for allegedly staging …
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Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Jussie Smollett's final act: How a hate crime hoax became a pitch for jury nullification
Jussie Smollett's final act: How a hate crime hoax became a pitch for jury nullification
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Breitbart
Washington Post:
Low-profile heiress who ‘played a strong role’ in financing Jan. 6 rally is thrust into spotlight — Eight days before the Jan. 6 rally in Washington, a little-known Trump donor living thousands of miles away in the Tuscan countryside quietly wired a total of $650,000 to three organizations that helped stage and promote the event.
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CREW, Raw Story and Washington Times
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Graham warns GOP about Trump's wrath on debt vote — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) offered a forceful warning to Republican colleagues during a private lunch on Wednesday, saying former President Trump will come down hard on any GOP senators who vote for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's …
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CNN, HotAir, Raw Story and Todd Starnes
Laura He / CNN:
Evergrande has defaulted on its debt, Fitch Ratings says — Hong Kong (CNN Business)Evergrande, the embattled Chinese property developer, has defaulted on its debt, according to Fitch Ratings. — The credit ratings agency on Thursday downgraded the company and its subsidiaries to …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Why tongues are wagging inside the House GOP — DRIVING THE DAY — THE RETURN OF RENEE — Former Rep. RENEE ELLMERS announced on Twitter Wednesday that she's running for Congress again in North Carolina's 4th district — and sent the House GOP gossip mill into overdrive.
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CNBC, Washington Post and BizPac Review
Abigail Shrier / The Truth Fairy:
What I told the students of Princeton — I was so honored tonight to be hosted by the Princeton Tory, the Witherspoon Institute and the Tikvah Fund. The undergraduates I met tonight were clear sighted and brilliant and astonishingly well read. There's so much on their shoulders.
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Unreported Truths
William Neuman / New York Times:
De Blasio Fought for 2 Years to Keep Ethics Warning Secret. Here's Why. — Mayor Bill de Blasio was warned that he created an “appearance of coercion and improper access” by directly contacting donors who had business before the city. — When Bill de Blasio was first elected mayor of New York …
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New York Magazine
Andrew Jeong / Washington Post:
A GOP senator suggested gargling mouthwash to kill the coronavirus. Doctors and Listerine are skeptical. — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) recommended mouthwash as a treatment for the coronavirus during a town hall meeting Wednesday, immediately drawing criticism for suggesting gargling would offer protection.
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The Daily Beast, Raw Story and HuffPost
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
A new poll finds major warning signs for Biden and fellow Democrats — Americans don't feel the direct payments or expanded child tax credits doled out earlier this year helped them much, according to the latest NPR/Marist poll, and they don't see Democrats' signature legislation as addressing their top economic concern — inflation.
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Wall Street Journal, New Republic and Marist Poll
American Greatness:
January 6 Police Beating Victim Speaks: ‘I Could Have Died’ — The first of a two-part interview with Victoria White, a Trump supporter who was beaten by police inside the tunnel on the lower west terrace of the Capitol building on January 6. — The first time Victoria White visited the nation's capital was on January 6, 2021.