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11:40 AM ET, December 14, 2021

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Hunter Walker / Rolling Stone:
Two Jan. 6 Organizers Are Coming Forward and Naming Names: 'We're Turning It All Over'  —  After losing faith in Trump, the pair plan to hand over text messages, Instagram direct messages, and other documents related to the planning of the Jan. 6 rally on the Ellipse where Trump spoke
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Fox News hosts urged Meadows to have Trump stop Jan. 6 violence, texts show  —  Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity and Brian Kilmeade expressed alarm, concern, according to messages shared during House select committee hearing  —  Three Fox News hosts who have been among Donald Trump's …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Byron York's Daily Memo: About those Jan. 6 texts  —  Welcome to Byron York's Daily Memo newsletter.  —  Was this email forwarded to you?  Sign up here to receive the newsletter.  —  ABOUT THOSE JAN. 6 TEXTS.  The House Jan. 6 committee has released a bunch of texts …
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
The Daily Beast:
Mark Meadows' Personal Cell Is Becoming a Personal Hell  —  Meadows once chaired a panel with oversight of personal communications issues.  Now he has an issue of his own—and the Jan. 6 committee and the National Archives have taken note.  —  It turns out Mark Meadows may have good reason …
John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:
Cheney hints at criminal charges for Trump in panel vote to hold Mark Meadows in contempt  —  The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection voted tonight to hold Mark Meadows in criminal contempt of the Congress.  The full House could vote as soon as Tuesday on a contempt resolution.
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: What the left doesn't get about the media  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  Below we have the latest details from MARK MEADOWS' Jan. 6 texts and Monday's MANCHIN-BIDEN telephone chat, but first ...  COVERING THE THREAT TO DEMOCRACY — One of the most consistent criticisms …
Discussion: New York Times, Deadline and The US Sun
CNN:
“This is hurting all of us”  —  Fox News did not bother to air Monday night's meeting of the House committee investigating the 1/6 attack.  Neither did Newsmax or One America News.  So right-wing TV audiences did not hear when Rep. Liz Cheney revealed that some of Fox's biggest stars pressed Mark Meadows …
Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
This is what Donald Trump Jr. texted Mark Meadows as violence unfolded on January 6
New York Times:
Fox News Hosts Sent Texts to Meadows Urging Trump to Act as Jan. 6 Attack Unfolded
CNN:
January 6 panel unveils text messages to Meadows from Don Jr. and Fox hosts as contempt charge advances
New York Times:
Pfizer says its Covid pill will protect against severe disease, even from Omicron.  —  A highly anticipated study of Pfizer's Covid pill confirmed that it helps stave off severe disease, the company announced on Tuesday.  —  Pfizer also said its antiviral pill worked in laboratory studies …
Discussion: Twitchy and 444 Blog
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Lesley Wroughton / Washington Post:
Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less severe covid, major South African study concludes  —  CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Omicron appears to cause less severe illness than earlier variants of the coronavirus but is more resistant to the two-dose Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine widely used …
Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Biden White House warns: COVID explosion imminent  —  New data from South Africa and Europe hint that Omicron cases are poised to explode in the U.S., where the vast majority of the population isn't well protected against infection.  —  Driving the news: A new analysis by South Africa's …
Matthew Herper / STAT:   Pfizer's Covid pill remains 89% effective in final analysis, company says
Jared S. Hopkins / Wall Street Journal:
Pfizer Says Its Covid-19 Pill Likely Works Against Omicron
Discussion: CBS News
Lahav Harkov / Jerusalem Post:
‘Obsessed’ Biden administration put settlements on par with Iran nukes  —  Blinken insisted on the devotion of equal time to Iran and settlements in his meeting with Gantz.  —  The Biden administration has put the issue of settlements on the same level as the Iranian nuclear threat …
Discussion: The Times of Israel
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New York Times:
Israel Finds Planes That Could Be Key to a Strike on Iran Badly Back-Ordered
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Because Trump left the nuclear deal, we might have to learn to live with a nuclear Iran
Wall Street Journal:
United Arab Emirates Threatens to Pull Out of $23 Billion F-35, Drone Deal With U.S.  —  Gulf ally complained U.S. security requirements are too onerous, U.S. officials say  —  WASHINGTON—The United Arab Emirates is threatening to pull out of a multibillion-dollar deal to buy American-made F-35 aircraft …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Revealed Norman Podhoretz for What He Always Was … One of the most contentious questions in American political thought over the past half-dozen years has been whether Donald Trump represents a departure from the ideals of American conservatism or, alternatively, its apotheosis.
Discussion: Raw Story
Brad Polumbo / Foundation for Economic Education:
YouTube Star Dave Rubin Announces That He's Leaving California, Heading to This Free State Instead  —  Celebrities like Joe Rogan, Ben Shapiro, and Elon Musk have fled California for greener pastures in recent years, making headlines.  But it's not just individuals: According to a Stanford study …
Discussion: YouTube and Florida Politics
Margaret Talev / Axios:
Axios-Ipsos poll: The danger of vaccine mandates  —  Half of Americans say it should be illegal for companies to deny service or employment to the unvaccinated, according to the latest installment of the Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus Index.  —  Why it matters: This carries real political risk …
Discussion: Forbes
Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
It's time to entertain the possibility that the Build Back Better bill won't pass  —  Most pundits seem to be operating under the assumption that President Biden's Build Back Better program will eventually become law.  After all, it would be very unusual for a Congress controlled …
Insider:
Meet the 25 wealthiest members of Congress  — The reports cover 2020 and provide the most up-to-date estimate of members' net worth.  — The wealthiest 15 members were worth at least $1.3 billion, half of Congress' wealth.  —  Each year, every member of Congress is required to file …
Discussion: Raw Story
Sheera Frenkel / New York Times:
Proud Boys Regroup Locally to Add to Ranks Before 2022 Midterms  —  The far-right nationalist group has become increasingly active at school board meetings and town council gatherings across the country.  —  They showed up last month outside the school board building in Beloit, Wis., to protest school masking requirements.
Discussion: Raw Story
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
The MAGA Perversion of Patriotism  —  Making sense of the rise of the citizen's arrest.  —  (SHUTTERSTOCK)  —  Diane Vargo may look like a fashion model, but she isn't.  For eight years, she's been the principal of Mesquite Elementary School about 20 miles south of Tucson.  It seems like an impressive school.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Wholesale prices measure rose 9.6% in November from a year ago, the fastest pace on record  — Wholesale prices rose 9.6% from a year ago, the highest level going back to November 2010.  — The pace was even faster than the 9.2% estimate.  — The core producer price index increased at a 6.9% pace …
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.
Eva Dou / Washington Post:
Documents link Huawei to China's surveillance programs  —  The Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies has long brushed off questions about its role in China's state surveillance, saying it just sells general-purpose networking gear.  —  A review by The Washington Post of more than 100 Huawei …
Rachel Hatzipanagos / Washington Post:
'I know my parents love me, but they don't love my people'  —  Adoptees of color with White parents struggle to talk with their families about race … Growing up, Angela Tucker felt like a racial impostor.  She may have looked Black, but she didn't feel that way.
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Supreme Court Refuses To Halt NY State Healthcare Worker Vaccine Mandate Lacking Religious Exemption  —  Gorsuch dissent: “New York has not even attempted to identify what percentage of vaccinated workers it thinks is necessary to protect public health.”  — Telegram  — Gab  — MeWe
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Allows Vaccine Mandate for New York Health Care Workers
New York Times:
Your Pocketbook Is Ruled by This Agency, and It's in the Middle of a Huge Fight  —  Ms. Baradaran and Mr. Kress are professors of law with expertise in banking law.  —  The last time you walked into a branch of your bank, you might have noticed a sign bearing the official seal …
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Texas abortion law author responds to Newsom's push for similar gun law: ‘Good luck with that’  —  State Sen. Bryan Hughes was not impressed with Gov. Gavin Newsom's idea  —  Fox Business Flash top headlines for December 14  —  Texas state Sen. Bryan Hughes authored a controversial abortion law …
Jennifer Van Laar / RedState:
EXCLUSIVE: Vaccine Tweets Aren't the Reason Newsmax Is Parting Ways With Emerald Robinson  —  Last week Newsmax announced that White House Correspondent Emerald Robinson's contract, which ends in January 2022, would not be renewed.  Robinson is still with the network until that time …
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MSNBC:
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