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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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Bloomberg, HotAir, Louder With Crowder, The Wrap and KRON4
Politico:
Meadows Jan. 5 email indicated 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 documents obtained by the House committee investigating the Capitol riot …
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Military Times, New York Times, emptywheel, NBC News, UPI, Mediaite, Insider, Raw Story, The Hill, NBC Chicago and One America News Network
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Jacob Kornbluh / The Forward:
'The president doesn't like you guys now': The inside story of Trump's rage against Netanyahu — A new Hebrew book published on Sunday by Israeli journalist Barak Ravid gives a behind-the-scenes look at what is now being revealed as a rocky U.S.-Israel relationship during the Trump administration …
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The Jewish Voice, Raw Story, Power Line and The Times of Israel
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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.
Washington Post:
As evacuations from Afghanistan slow to a trickle, some ‘at risk’ allies may face long road to the United States — When desperate Afghans fought their way into Kabul's international airport during the last two weeks of August, most of those lucky enough to get past Taliban checkpoints …
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Mother Jones
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Kathy Gannon / Associated Press:
The AP Interview: Taliban seek ties with US, other ex-foes — KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers are committed in principle to education and jobs for girls and women, a marked departure from their previous time in power, and seek the world's “mercy and compassion” …
Sharyn Alfonsi / CBS News:
Negotiating with the Taliban to save lives in Afghanistan
Negotiating with the Taliban to save lives in Afghanistan
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Hollywood Reporter
Reuters:
The curious case of a map and a disappearing Taiwan minister at U.S. democracy summit — A video feed of a Taiwanese minister was cut during U.S. President Joe Biden's Summit for Democracy last week after a map in her slide presentation showed Taiwan in a different color to China, which claims the island as its own.
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Insider and The Federalist
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Monique Beals / The Hill:
White House cut Taiwanese official's video feed over map: report
White House cut Taiwanese official's video feed over map: report
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Power Line
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Graham criticizes McConnell over debt ceiling, says GOP leaders must work with Trump — Sen. Lindsey O. Graham on Sunday continued his criticisms of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for adopting a bipartisan deal that allowed Democrats to raise the debt ceiling.
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Orlando Sentinel, Balloon Juice and Insider
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Old St. Chuck? Schumer under pressure to deliver by Christmas
Old St. Chuck? Schumer under pressure to deliver by Christmas
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Washington Examiner and Wide World of News
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
America's Anti-Democratic Movement — It's making progress. — American politics these days can often seem fairly normal. President Biden has had both big accomplishments and big setbacks in his first year, as is typical. In Congress, members are haggling over bills and passing some of them.
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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NBC News, Politico, RedState and Political Wire
Wall Street Journal:
Some Hospitals Drop Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates to Ease Labor Shortages — After a judge halted a Biden administration mandate for healthcare workers to get vaccinated, employers including HCA and Tenet have removed the requirement — Some of the largest U.S. hospital systems …
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Brownstone Institute
David K. Li / NBC News:
Another grim Covid-19 milestone: At least 800,000 Americans have died — The United States passed another grim Covid-19 milestone Monday, as more than 800,000 Americans have now died from the virus that's plagued the country for nearly two years. — There have been at least 800,156 confirmed …
Hayes Brown / MSNBC:
The GOP hates vaccine mandates but loves vaccines. Here's why. — Vaccine mandates go against small government? Maybe — but is a pandemic the time to lean into that? — Senate passes resolution to repeal Biden's private-sector vaccination mandate — The Senate on Thursday voted …
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 …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
To defend democracy, Biden must identify its foes — Ironically, President Biden saved his most pointed and specific remarks to date about the Republican threat to democracy during a “Tonight Show” appearance on Friday night. Telling host Jimmy Fallon he “prays” for passage of voting rights protections …
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 …
Insider:
At least 15 lawmakers who shape US defense policy have investments in military contractors — They're investing their money in defense contractors such as Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Boeing. — Potentially profiting off oversight duties is indefensible, ethics watchdogs say.
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OpenSecrets.org
Politico:
As Dems sprint against the clock, child tax credit might slip away — Democrats are hoping a year-end cliff with 35 million families on the line can finally shake a deal loose on President Joe Biden's marquee bill. — Preserving the party's expanded child tax credit …
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New York Magazine, Washington Examiner, Fox News, The Federalist and The Hill
John Boothman / The Sunday Times:
‘Absurdity’ of police logging rapists as women — Police have been criticised for saying they will record rapes by offenders with male genitalia as being committed by a woman if the attacker “identifies as a female”. — Police Scotland said that they would log rapes as being carried …
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Louder With Crowder and Townhall
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Vaccine holdouts in U.S. military approach 40,000 even as omicron variant fuels call for boosters — The number of active-duty U.S. military personnel declining to be vaccinated against the coronavirus by their prescribed deadlines is as high as 40,000, with new Army data showing that …
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Biden aims to cut bureaucratic runaround for gov't services — President Joe Biden on Monday will sign an executive order aimed at saving Americans time and frustration when seeking a broad array of federal services, like renewing passports, applying for Social Security benefits and getting aid after natural disasters.
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Washington Post and Washington Times
Financial Times:
South Korea applies to join CPTPP in wake of China's bid — Seoul's fears of angering biggest trading partner eased as Beijing seeks membership in regional pact — South Korea will begin the application process to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership …
Washington Post:
Manchin cites a blind trust to justify climate votes. But much income from his family's coal company isn't covered. — In Sen. Joe Manchin III's hilly West Virginia home county, his family's business has made millions by taking waste coal from long-abandoned mines and selling it to a power plant …
Anthony Izaguirre / Associated Press:
Florida Democrats aim to rebound as GOP voting numbers grow — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — In Florida, for the first time in modern history, registered Republican voters outnumber Democrats. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is heading into a reelection campaign buoyed by a national profile …
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The Florida Squeeze and Just The News