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Washington Post:
New York attorney general seeks Trump's deposition as part of civil fraud investigation  —  New York Attorney General Letitia James is seeking a deposition from former president Donald Trump early next year as part of her investigation into potential fraud inside the Trump Organization, according to people familiar with the matter.
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New York Times:
New York A.G. to Subpoena Trump to Testify in Fraud Investigation  —  The move by the attorney general, Letitia James, comes at a critical moment in a criminal inquiry into the former president, who could try to block the demand.  —  The New York State attorney general, Letitia James …
Politico:
National Archives: Meadows may not have stored all Trump-era records ‘properly’  —  Mark Meadows and the National Archives are in talks over potential records he did “not properly” turn over from his personal phone and email account, the presidential record-keeping agency confirmed Thursday.
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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 …
Discussion: Substack
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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.
Taylor Lorenz / New York Times:
Birds Aren't Real, or Are They?  Inside a Gen Z Conspiracy Theory.  —  Peter McIndoe, the 23-year-old creator of the viral Birds Aren't Real movement, is ready to reveal what the effort is really about.  —  In Pittsburgh, Memphis and Los Angeles, massive billboards recently popped up declaring, “Birds Aren't Real.”
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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Associated Press:
Talks on Ukraine would pose challenge of their own for Biden  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said this week the U.S. would take a more direct role in diplomacy to address Vladimir Putin's concerns over Ukraine and Europe at large, part of a broader effort to dissuade the Russian leader …
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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 …
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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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Democrats Are Losing the Culture Wars
Discussion: Breitbart
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.”
Andy Kroll / Rolling Stone:
Big Law Firms Promised to Punish Republicans Who Voted to Overthrow Democracy.  Now They're Donating to their Campaigns  —  But less than a year later, they're back to business as usual  —  WASHINGTON — In the aftermath of the Jan. 6 insurrection, some of the country's biggest law firms …
Jeanne Kuang / Kansas City Star:
Laclede County, MO Health Department stops COVID work  —  The local health department of a rural southern Missouri county is halting its COVID-19 response efforts after Attorney General Eric Schmitt wrote agencies this week demanding they drop mitigation measures.
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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Daniel Villarreal / Newsweek:   In Town Hall, GOP Senator Ron Johnson Says ‘Standard Gargle Mouthwash’ Kills Coronavirus
United States Capitol Police:
USCP Arrest Capitol Hill Staffer for Carrying a Gun  —  This morning at approximately 7:40 am, our officers in the Longworth Building spotted the image of a handgun in a bag on the x-ray screen.  —  The man was tracked down four minutes later and arrested.
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.
Antoinette DelBel / WTKR-TV:
Boat in Yorktown parade disqualified for controversial political message  —  YORKTOWN, Va. - A boat that was awarded first place in the annual Yorktown Lighted Boat Parade has now been disqualified after many expressed concerns over its messaging.  —  The parade took place on the York River downtown on Saturday, December 4, 2021.
Lillianna Byington / Bloomberg Government:
Amtrak to Cut Service as Workforce Shrinks on Shot Refusals  — Fewer trains to operate on Amtrak's long-distance routes  — Reduction will start in January, could be resolved by March  —  (Adds service restoration timeline in sixth paragraph.)  —  Amtrak expects it won't have enough employees …
Discussion: Breitbart and National Review
Robert J. Shapiro / Washington Monthly:
It's a Biden Boom—and No One Has Noticed Yet  —  If the current high levels of economic, job, and income growth continue, the 2020 midterms could look different than most are predicting.  —  While many people are uncomfortable communicating bad news, Democrats have a problem these days talking …
Discussion: RedState and POLITICUSUSA
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.
Christopher Rowland / Washington Post:
Long covid is destroying careers, leaving economic distress in its wake … Before the coronavirus ruined her plans, Tiffany Patino expected to be back at work by now.  She and her boyfriend intended to move out of a basement in suburban Maryland, where his grandmother lets them stay for free …
Enes Kanter Freedom / The Atlantic:
Why I Became an American  —  When I first arrived in the United States, I had to adjust to a new language, new norms, and new traditions.  But I was perhaps most stunned by a simple comment a teammate made.  He criticized President Barack Obama, which I feared could have landed him in prison.
Lew Blank / Data For Progress:
Political Elites Are More Supportive of Progressive Policies Than the Average Voter  —  By Alexander C. Furnas, Ph.D. and Timothy M. LaPira, Ph.D.  —  Progressives often argue Democratic insiders are too moderate or conservative, and that the personal political preferences of these elite actors prevents …
Brian Kahn / Gizmodo:
Republicans' New Obsession Is Fighting ‘Woke Capitalism’  —  Model legislation that could soon spread to conservative legislatures around the country would blacklist companies that want to end fossil fuel use.  —  Alerts  —  After a test run in Texas, Republicans' new strategy to throw a lifeline to fossil fuels is going national.
Discussion: Common Dreams
Zachary Stieber / theepochtimes.com:
NIH: No Documents Available on Removal of ‘Gain-of-Function’ Definition From Website  —  No documents exist explaining why officials decided to remove the definition of “gain-of-function research” from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) website, the agency told The Epoch Times.
Bryan Anderson / Associated Press:
North Carolina's Mark Walker staying in Senate race, for now  —  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Mark Walker will remain in North Carolina's U.S. Senate race for the remainder of the year and spend the next few weeks mulling a run for a Greensboro-area U.S. House seat …
Discussion: The Hill
Politico:
‘This call never happened’: Ex-D.C. Guard leaders push back as internal Army report on Jan. 6 emerges  —  Two former top D.C. National Guard officials claim that an internal Army report on its response to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol is loaded with falsehoods.
Alex Roarty / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Debra Tice criticizes White House over Austin Tice captivity  —  The mother of abducted journalist Austin Tice said Thursday that the White House has become a “hurdle” to freeing her son from captivity, suggesting that his release was not a priority for the highest levels of the Biden administration.
Discussion: Sacramento Bee
Rachel Louise Ensign / Wall Street Journal:
How to Lose $2 Billion in 10 Years: Unpaid Bills Pile Up for Former Hedge-Fund Star  —  Philip Falcone is in a decadelong battle with the many people he owes money.  They include ex-employees, a law firm and limo companies.  —  Philip Falcone was worth more than $2 billion a decade ago.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A conservative group debunks Trump's voter-fraud claims (yet again)  —  Repeatedly now, conservatives who are sympathetic to voter-fraud allegations have conducted audits in the key states that Donald Trump contested in 2020.  And repeatedly, they have come up empty when it comes …
 
 
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Most think Smollett staged fake hate crime: poll
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House Republican announces positive COVID-19 test hours after managing floor debate
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US Food and Drug Administration:
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Zach Everson / Forbes:
Trump Donor Allegedly Used Embezzled Money To Support The Former President's Campaign And Lead A Lavish Lifestyle
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Raw Story
Kaitlyn Tiffany / The Atlantic:
The Great (Fake) Child-Sex-Trafficking Epidemic
Max Burns / The Hill:
Biden is delivering the fastest economic recovery in history. Why hasn't anyone noticed?
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