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1:40 PM ET, December 12, 2021

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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Chris Wallace exits Fox News Channel for CNN's streaming service  —  Chris Wallace, the longtime Washington journalist, announced his departure from Fox News Channel at the end of his weekly program Sunday, and will head to CNN's upcoming streaming service.  —  Wallace, whose contract …
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CNN:
Chris Wallace Joins CNN+  —  Chris Wallace is joining CNN as an anchor for CNN+, the much-anticipated streaming subscription service that will debut in Q1 2022.  —  “I am thrilled to join CNN+.  After decades in broadcast and cable news, I am excited to explore the world of streaming.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Chris Wallace to Join CNN Plus After Fox News Channel Departure … Chris Wallace is leaving Fox News Channel, he announced on his program Sunday morning, and will join the CNN Plus streaming-video outlet, a move that abruptly sunders the cable-news outlet's connection with one of its most recognized and independent journalists.
Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
BREAKING: Fox News Anchor Chris Wallace to Join CNN+ in Industry Shocker (UPDATE)  —  Fox News anchor Chris Wallace is headed to CNN+, in a seismic industry shakeup.  —  Variety first reported the news that Wallace may be joining the yet-to-launch streaming platform from CNN …
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Chris Wallace to Leave Fox News for CNN's Streaming Service  —  The “Fox News Sunday” host had been with the network for 18 years.  He announced his departure on his program.  “I want to try something new.”  —  Chris Wallace, whose stewardship of two presidential debates and penetrating interviews …
Allahpundit / HotAir:
Shock: Chris Wallace quits Fox News  —  Totally unexpected.  —  Or was it?  —  We'll have to wait for reporting to know why Wallace is throwing in the towel but this has the same vibe as Shepard Smith's abrupt resignation from Fox in 2019. … “How long can Chris Wallace hang on?”
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Chris Wallace leaving Fox News to join CNN+: 'I'm ready for a new adventure'  —  Chris Wallace, a veteran anchor on Fox News and longtime host of “Fox News Sunday,” has announced he is leaving the network after 18 years.  He will join CNN+, a streaming service set to launch in 2022, CNN announced Sunday.
Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
BREAKING: Chris Wallace is Leaving Fox News  —  Chris Wallace is leaving Fox News.  He is set to join CNN's soon-to-launch streaming platform CNN+, as first reported by Variety and confirmed by Mediaite.  (UPDATE: CNN has confirmed the news on its media show Reliable Sources)
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:   Chris Wallace, Host of ‘Fox News Sunday,’ to Exit After 18 Years
Politico:   POLITICO Playbook: Harris trashes her media coverage
Edward Helmore / The Guardian:   CNN mess over Cuomo shows dangers of news-as-entertainment
Liam Dillon / Los Angeles Times:
In response to Texas abortion ban, Newsom calls for similar restrictions on assault weapons  —  After the U.S. Supreme Court declined to block a Texas state law that bans most abortions there, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he'll push for a new California law that deters the manufacture and sale of assault rifles in the state.
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Omarrodriguez / California Governor:
Governor Newsom Statement on Supreme Court Decision  —  SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court Decision allowing Texas's ban on most abortion services to remain in place:  —  “I am outraged by yesterday's U.S. Supreme Court decision …
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:   The Supreme Court's Texas abortion ruling reveals the conservative majority's radicalism
Lara Jakes / New York Times:
Diplomats Warn Russia of ‘Massive Consequences’ if It Invades Ukraine  —  The foreign ministers for the Group of 7 urged Russia to pull back from the tense border standoff.  Moscow has massed as many as 100,000 troops on Ukraine's eastern, northern and southern frontiers.
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Robyn Dixon / Washington Post:
Six ways Russia views Ukraine — and why each should worry the West
Discussion: Reuters and TASS
GOV.UK:
G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on Russia and Ukraine
Discussion: UPI and Bloomberg
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
December 11, 2021  —  The picture of what was happening at the White House in the days before the January 6 insurrection is becoming clearer.  (While we also have a decent idea of what was happening at the Department of Justice, what was happening at the Pentagon remains unclear.)
Discussion: CNN and The Times of Israel
New York Times:
Civilian Deaths Mounted as Secret Unit Pounded ISIS  —  An American strike cell alarmed its partners as it raced to defeat the enemy.  —  A single top secret American strike cell launched tens of thousands of bombs and missiles against the Islamic State in Syria, but in the process of hammering …
New York Times:
Democrats Are Solidly Behind Biden.  There's No Consensus About a Plan B.  —  Leaders with White House aspirations all say they'll support the president for another term.  But there is no shortage of chatter about the options if he continues to falter.  —  NEW ORLEANS — Addressing reporters …
Matt Sledge / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Susan Hutson defeats Marlin Gusman in Orleans Parish sheriff's race  —  Hutson win a rebuke of Gusman's 17-year tenure  —  First-time candidate Susan Hutson toppled 17-year incumbent Marlin Gusman in the Orleans Parish sheriff's race on Saturday, a stunning rebuke for a seasoned …
Spencer Soper / Bloomberg:
Deadly Collapse at Amazon Warehouse Puts Spotlight on Phone Ban  — Online retailer is returning to a cell phone ban in warehouses  — Workers say they want access to weather alerts, communication  —  An Amazon.com Inc. warehouse collapse on Friday night that killed at least six people …
Brittany Wallman / Sun-Sentinel:
Donald Trump entertains crowd in Sunrise by ripping Joe Biden, but also says he ‘liked’ a recent Democratic president  —  Former President Trump delivered a dose of history — from his vantage point — Saturday to an army of supporters in Sunrise.  —  That meant deriding the current president …
Brittany Shepherd / ABC News:
President Biden's job approval sinking on inflation, crime and COVID: POLL  —  Biden's approval on many issues has hit new lows, an ABC/Ipsos poll finds.  —  President Joe Biden is facing significant skepticism from the American public, with his job approval rating lagging across a range of major issues …
Discussion: New York Post, Fox News and RedState
John L. Dorman / Insider:
Mark Meadows said he was ‘surprised’ he didn't crack his phone's screen when he angrily dialed a Fox News editor on election night after the network projected Biden would win Arizona: book  — Mark Meadows said it was “infuriating” when Fox News called Arizona for Biden on election night.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Discussion: The Hill
Ray Hartmann / Raw Story:
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