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11:40 AM 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 …
Discussion: Politico and Fox News
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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.
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.  —  In an announcement made at the close of this week's Fox News Sunday, Wallace shared news of his departure.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Chris Wallace To Leave Fox News Channel … Chris Wallace is leaving Fox News Channel, he announced on his program Sunday morning, a move that abruptly sunders the cable-news outlet's connection with one of its most recognized and independent journalists.  —  “We are extremely proud …
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Chris Wallace leaving Fox News: '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.  —  At the end of his weekly political show Sunday, Wallace noted it would be his last episode.
Discussion: National Review and Newsbusters
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Chris Wallace to Leave Fox News
Discussion: Insider
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 …
Andy Rose / CNN:
California governor says he will use legal tactics of Texas abortion ban to implement gun control  —  Supreme Court upholds TX abortion law, but says providers can sue  —  (CNN)California Gov. Gavin Newsom expressed his “outrage” Saturday at a Supreme Court decision to allow …
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:   The Supreme Court's Texas abortion ruling reveals the conservative majority's radicalism
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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Tal Kopan / San Francisco Chronicle:
One year in, Kamala Harris says she won't be distracted by ‘ridiculous’ headlines  —  WASHINGTON — As Vice President Kamala Harris was about to convene the first White House Day of Action on Maternal Health last week, the internet was obsessing over her distrust of Bluetooth headphones.
Discussion: The Hill and Politico
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
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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GOV.UK:
G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on Russia and Ukraine
Discussion: Politico and Bloomberg
Jerusalem Post:   ‘Time is running out,’ new German FM warns as Iran talks deadlocked
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
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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: justsecurity.org
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 …
Discussion: Reuters, Raw Story, Politico and Bloomberg
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
A former aide says Trump has ordered him to ignore House Democrats' subpoena over the U.S. pandemic response.
Discussion: CNN and The Hill
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 …
Discussion: Bloomberg
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Melissa Healy / Los Angeles Times:
Should the definition of ‘fully vaccinated’ be changed to include a booster shot?  —  For many Americans who scrambled to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as their turn came up, the relief of gaining immunity was just one reward.  Achieving “fully vaccinated” status conferred a faint halo of virtue as well.
Discussion: New York Times
 
 
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Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Inside the making of Biden's omicron playbook
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Washington Post:
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Maya King / Politico:
'We're getting hit from every angle': Georgia Dems fight attempt to bulldoze 2020 gains
Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
Congress, Far From ‘a Series of Tubes,’ Is Still Nowhere Near Reining In Tech
Wall Street Journal:
New Political Maps Will Kill Swing Districts From Coast to Coast
New York Times:
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William Bredderman / The Daily Beast:
Flynn's Fave Paramilitary Rebrands as Private Security Firm
Discussion: Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Anti-Lockdown Washington State Senator Is Missing After Getting COVID
Discussion: The Hill
Landon Mion / Townhall:
Brian Williams in MSNBC Farewell Message: 'I'm Not a Liberal or a Conservative'
Discussion: The Hill
David Charns / KLAS:
It's official: Las Vegas' McCarran becomes ‘Harry Reid International Airport’ starting Tuesday
Ray Hartmann / Raw Story:
Rand Paul begs Biden for federal aid to Kentucky tornado victims — after a career of voting ‘no’ when others needed the same
Discussion: RedState
Lindsey Bever / Washington Post:
Hundreds of people are fired, online learning set to return amid vaccine resistance at nation's second-largest school district
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Washington Post:
This Amazon program has funneled thousands to anti-vax activists during the pandemic
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