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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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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Chris Wallace Leaves Fox News Channel to Join CNN Plus … 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.
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Mediaite, Associated Press, The Hill, Slate, Morning Shots, TheBlaze, Breitbart, The Daily Wire and Hollywood Reporter, more at Mediagazer »
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 — News channel says rotating hosts will appear in the time slot until a permanent host is named — Chris Wallace said he is leaving Fox News, ending an 18-year-run as host of “Fox News Sunday,” the network's flagship weekend show.
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.
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Deadline, Associated Press, National Review and Newsbusters
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.
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Insider and Rolling Stone, more at Mediagazer »
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 …
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The Hill, Politico, Axios, PIX11 and Newsbusters
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 …
Allahpundit / HotAir:
Shock: Chris Wallace quits Fox News
Shock: Chris Wallace quits Fox News
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The Western Journal, Washington Examiner and Power Line
CNN:
Chris Wallace announces he is leaving Fox News
Chris Wallace announces he is leaving Fox News
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The Daily Beast, Mediaite and The Daily Caller
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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New York Magazine, Associated Press, The Western Journal, Slate, New York Times, Bloomberg and Washington Examiner
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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 …
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Reason, POLITICUSUSA and CBS Los Angeles
Andy Rose / CNN:
California governor says he will use legal tactics of Texas abortion ban to implement gun control
California governor says he will use legal tactics of Texas abortion ban to implement gun control
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CBS San Francisco, New York Post, Louder With Crowder and Fox News
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 …
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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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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.)
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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 …
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The Times of Israel and justsecurity.org
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 …
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New York Post, Fox News and RedState
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 …
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HuffPost, Insider, New York Post and Raw Story
Toby Helm / The Guardian:
Labour races to nine-point lead in polls in wake of sleaze controversies at No 10 — Labour has its biggest lead since 2014 while a large majority of voters now think Johnson should resign — Labour surged into a commanding nine-point lead over the Tories this weekend as controversies …
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Bloomberg
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Pippa Crerar / Mirror.co.uk:
Boris Johnson pictured hosting Number 10 Christmas quiz ‘in breach of Covid laws’
Boris Johnson pictured hosting Number 10 Christmas quiz ‘in breach of Covid laws’
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HotAir, Bloomberg, The Guardian and Politico
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Navarro defies House subpoena in coronavirus probe — The former trade adviser, who urged Trump in February 2020 to prepare for virus, has emerged as a focus of Democrats' probe — A senior Trump administration official told the House panel probing the government's coronavirus response …
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