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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Chris Wallace Leaves Fox News for CNN's Streaming Service — The “Fox News Sunday” host had been with the network for 18 years, and often dissented from the views of his pro-Trump colleagues. — The star Fox News anchor Chris Wallace announced on Sunday that he was leaving for CNN …
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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 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.
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Washington Post:
Chris Wallace leaves Fox News for a CNN streaming show: 'I'm ready for a new adventure' — The veteran anchor's abrupt departure is a blow to Fox, which often pointed to his tough, nonpartisan interviewing style as proof of the network's journalistic bona fides.
Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
Chris Wallace Leaves Fox News 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, in what amounts to a major coup for the nascent subscription service.
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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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Graham criticizes McConnell over debt ceiling, says GOP leaders must work with Trump
Graham criticizes McConnell over debt ceiling, says GOP leaders must work with Trump
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Shock: Chris Wallace quits Fox News
Shock: Chris Wallace quits Fox News
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POLITICO Playbook: Harris trashes her media coverage
POLITICO Playbook: Harris trashes her media coverage
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Politico:
Meadows Jan. 5 email indicated National Guard on standby to ‘protect pro Trump people,’ investigators say — Mark Meadows indicated in a Jan. 5 email that the National Guard was on standby to “protect pro Trump people,” according to an email obtained by the House committee investigating …
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
A Comedy Nails the Media Apocalypse — With “Don't Look Up,” Adam McKay makes a star-studded allegorical satire that shows the news media whistling past the climate-change graveyard. — After the president, a former nude model, tries to cover up a major discovery, two astronomers leak …
Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Pelosi will stay around to lead House Democrats through the next election — and perhaps beyond — (CNN)Speaker Nancy Pelosi will stay until at least after the midterm elections, extending her nearly 20-year run as the House's top Democrat after she turns 82 and, perhaps, beyond.
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Christopher Miller / BuzzFeed News:
Satellite Images Show Russian Military Forces Keep Massing Near Ukraine's Border — KYIV — Tanks and other menacing self-propelled artillery. A Russian Buk surface-to-air missile system like the one that shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014. Thousands more troops.
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Hans Von Der Burchard / Politico:
G7 warns Russia of ‘massive consequences’ if it attacks Ukraine
G7 warns Russia of ‘massive consequences’ if it attacks Ukraine
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Lara Jakes / New York Times:
Diplomats Warn Russia of ‘Massive Consequences’ if It Invades Ukraine
Diplomats Warn Russia of ‘Massive Consequences’ if It Invades Ukraine
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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 …
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MSN:
Marshall: ‘I still remain concerned’ Biden didn't win 2020 election fair and square — Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) responds to Bob Dole's final interview about President Trump and says that while he “absolutely” believes he won his own 2020 election fair and square, he “remains concerned” that President Biden did not.
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Nothing is more important than Team Trump's January PowerPoint urging a full-blown coup — In 1971, the brilliant musician Gil Scott-Heron warned America that “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.” So far that's been true, but who knew that in 2021 the counterrevolution …
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Maria Abi-Habib / New York Times:
Haiti's Leader Kept a List of Drug Traffickers. His Assassins Came for It. — In the months before his murder, President Jovenel Moïse took a number of steps to fight drug and arms smugglers. Some officials now fear he was killed for it. — PORT-AU-PRINCE — President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti was about to name names.
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
Governor Newsom Statement on Supreme Court Decision
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Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
Satellite images, expert suggest Iranian space launch coming — DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran appears to be preparing for a space launch as negotiations continue in Vienna over its tattered nuclear deal with world powers, according to an expert and satellite images.
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Washington Post:
steps to a democratic breakdown … Democracy is most likely to break down through a series of incremental actions that cumulatively undermine the electoral process, resulting in a presidential election that produces an outcome clearly at odds with the voters' will.
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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Carlie Porterfield / Forbes:
Meet The Texas-Born Italian Princess Who's Selling A $532 Million Roman Villa With A Caravaggio Ceiling — Rita Jenrette scandalized Washington in the 1980s when, as the wife of a disgraced congressman, she posed for Playboy. After reinventing herself as a New York real estate broker …
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 …
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 …
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Omar allies dig in on calls for Boebert punishment — House liberals are charging ahead with efforts to discipline Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) for her incendiary comments targeting a Muslim colleague, arguing that the response thus far from Democratic leaders — a promised vote on a bill …
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Bloomberg:
For Americans Shocked by Inflation, Argentines Have Some Advice — Inflation at 40-year highs is unnerving American shoppers — Argentines learned inflation survival tactics the hard way — For many Americans, the sudden burst of inflation that has rocked the economy has been disorienting.
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