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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Mark Meadows's coverup of Trump's coup attempt is falling apart — In his new book, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows offers up a version of Donald Trump's conduct on Jan. 6 that is almost comically sanitized. In his telling, the rioters attacked the Capitol with …
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Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
Capitol riot investigators will share ‘significant new information’ on Meadows, reporter says — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol has the “receipts” on former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, according to one reporter.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Mark Meadows has already established a coup plot. Do we care enough to save the republic? — Multiple pieces of evidence have emerged pointing to a deliberate effort to overthrow our democracy. And it is former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows who is key to piecing them all together.
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Craig Harrington / Media Matters for America:
CNN's hiring of serial liar and Trump propagandist Alyssa Farah is a huge mistake — Farah's only relevant professional experience is promoting right-wing lies — CNN's decision to add former Trump administration spokesperson Alyssa Farah to its roster of on-air talent demonstrates …
Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
House Panel Set to Recommend Holding Mark Meadows in Contempt of Congress
House Panel Set to Recommend Holding Mark Meadows in Contempt of Congress
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Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Jan. 6 panel set to vote on holding Meadows in contempt
Jan. 6 panel set to vote on holding Meadows in contempt
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Mark Meadows' lawyer argues against contempt charges ahead of Jan. 6 committee vote
Mark Meadows' lawyer argues against contempt charges ahead of Jan. 6 committee vote
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Deon J. Hampton / NBC News:
Factory workers threatened with firing if they left before tornado, employees say — MAYFIELD, Ky. — As a c atastrophic tornado approached this city on Friday, employees of a candle factory — which would later be destroyed — heard the warning sirens and wanted to leave the building.
Matthew Walther / The Atlantic:
Where I Live, No One Cares About COVID — In November, my wife asked me whether I had seen an article with the remarkable headline “Is It Safe to Go to Thanksgiving Dinner?” — “Is that from last year?” I asked. — “No, it's a few days old,” she said, her voice sinking to a growling murmur.
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Kellyforalaska:
Kelly Tshibaka statement on Mitch McConnell — Kelly Tshibaka says she will not support McConnell as leader in the Senate, on Bannon's War Room — Alaska Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka today issued the following statement: — “Mitch McConnell has repeatedly bailed out Joe Biden …
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Republicans warn Biden: The next debt limit increase won't be so easy
Republicans warn Biden: The next debt limit increase won't be so easy
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court won't stop vaccine mandate for New York health care workers — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to stop New York's coronavirus vaccination mandate for health care workers that does not include an exception for religious objectors. — As it has done in past mandate cases …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Allows Vaccine Mandate for New York Health Care Workers — Doctors and nurses challenged a state coronavirus vaccine requirement that had medical but not religious exemptions, saying it violated their right to free exercise of their faiths. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court …
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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Supreme Court declines to block New York vaccine mandate
Supreme Court declines to block New York vaccine mandate
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CNBC, National Review, We Love Trump and The Daily Wire
Eli Lake / Commentary Magazine:
Bitterly Clinging to Russiagate … In November, U.S. attorney John Durham indicted the primary source for the so-called Steele dossier—a document that supposedly offered proof of a conspiracy between Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and the Kremlin.
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Jonathan Rauch / Persuasion:
The Real Hoax — “To see what is in front of one's nose,” George Orwell said, “needs a constant struggle.” Among Donald Trump's many impressive talents is his gift for obscuring, occluding, and even inverting what is in front of America's nose. — Most notably, he has convinced tens …
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Time:
Elon Musk — SEE FULL LIST — The richest man in the world does not own a house and has recently been selling off his fortune. He tosses satellites into orbit and harnesses the sun; he drives a car he created that uses no gas and barely needs a driver. With a flick of his finger, the stock market soars or swoons.
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Edward Felsenthal / Time:
THE CHOICE … SEE FULL LIST — Despite shattering records this year with a net worth …
THE CHOICE … SEE FULL LIST — Despite shattering records this year with a net worth …
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Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
No U.S. Troops Will Be Punished for Deadly Kabul Strike, Pentagon Chief Decides — The military initially defended the August strike, which killed 10 civilians including seven children, in the days afterward, but ultimately called it a tragic mistake. — WASHINGTON — None …
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Kathy Gannon / Associated Press:
The AP Interview: Taliban seek ties with US, other ex-foes
The AP Interview: Taliban seek ties with US, other ex-foes
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R. Albert Mohler Jr / WORLD:
Sir, you are not a conservative — David Brooks, center, speaks during a panel discussion at the University of Chicago. — Associated Press/Photo by Nam Y. Huh … Writing about his intellectual pilgrimage, New York Times columnist David Brooks once described himself in the 1980s like this …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump says Netanyahu “never wanted peace” with the Palestinians — This story comes from the new season of the “How it Happened” podcast. Subscribe to listen to the whole story, including audio recordings of a never before-heard interview with Donald Trump.
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The Hill:
Biden tries to budge Manchin — President Biden spoke to Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) for the second time in a week on Monday in what is becoming an increasingly desperate last-minute effort to cajole him into voting for a sweeping climate and social spending bill before Christmas.
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Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Key Wisconsin Republican says her colleagues are making baseless attacks and need to wrap up election review — MADISON — Republicans and Democrats alike Monday ripped into Wisconsin's partisan review of the 2020 election, saying it was a baseless exercise that would needlessly damage faith in democracy.
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Kriston Capps / Bloomberg:
Preservationists Want to Save Penn Station. Yes, That Penn Station. — A bid to place New York City's most reviled structure on the National Register of Historic Places could delay long-planned station improvements. — In November, as one of her first major acts since taking office …
Insider:
We rated every member of Congress on their financial conflicts. Dozens of lawmakers and top staffers are violating their own rules designed to prevent corruption. — At least 48 lawmakers and 182 top aides have violated the STOCK Act, a federal conflict-of-interest law, Insider's analysis found.
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Washington Post:
USPS built and secretly tested a mobile voting system before 2020 — Such systems are widely considered insecure against hacking — The U.S. Postal Service pursued a project to build and secretly test a blockchain-based mobile phone voting system before the 2020 election …
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
The American Jury System Holds Firm against ‘Wokeness’ — The Jussie Smollett trial is only the latest instance in which jurors have done their duty diligently, without regard to race or politics. — sked to describe the discussions that yielded five “guilty” verdicts in the trial of Jussie Smollett …
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Charlie Jacobs / The Daily Signal:
What I've Learned Rescuing My Daughter From Her Transgender Fantasy — My daughter's story is no longer novel. Stories like it are occurring in your state, your town, and perhaps even on your street. Gender dysphoria—the incongruence between the mind and the body—moves stealthily and quickly to invade girls and boys alike.
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Amy Forliti / Associated Press:
Chauvin expected to plead guilty in Floyd civil rights case — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin appears to be on the verge of pleading guilty to violating George Floyd 's civil rights, according to a notice from the court.
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Wall Street Journal:
Vox Media, Group Nine Media in Advanced Talks to Merge — Stock deal would unite two of the biggest digital-media companies; Vox Media would get 75% ownership — Vox Media is in advanced talks to merge with Group Nine Media Inc., according to people familiar with the situation …
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Roger Cohen / New York Times:
Across the World, Covid Anxiety and Depression Take Hold — It is still unclear how much of a threat the fast-spreading Omicron variant poses, but fear and a sudden revival of restrictions have added to an epidemic of loneliness. — PARIS — A recent cartoon in the French daily Le Monde featured …
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