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6:20 PM ET, December 15, 2021

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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
During January 6 Hearing, Schiff Doctored Text Messages Between Mark Meadows And Rep. Jim Jordan  —  Democrat Adam Schiff doctored text messages between Mark Meadows and Jim Jordan during Monday's Jan. 6 hearings, an investigation by The Federalist shows.  —  Oops, he did it again.
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Michael Brendan Dougherty / National Review:
Gone Too Far  —  The Capitol riot happened because President Donald Trump simply lied, and lied, and lied.  —  s cable television broadcast the scenes of Trump supporters breaking past police lines and even smashing their way into the Capitol on January 6, the president's son, Donald Trump Jr. …
Raleigh News & Observer:
Mark Meadows should face charges for stonewalling Congress  —  OPINION AND COMMENTARY  —  Editorials and other Opinion content offer perspectives on issues important to our community and are independent from the work of our newsroom reporters.  —  BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
BREAKING: January 6 Committee Admits It Doctored Text Message Between Meadows And Jordan  —  The House January 6 committee admitted on Wednesday that it doctored a text message from Jim Jordan to Mark Meadows, as was first reported by The Federalist.  —  Following reporting by The Federalist …
CNN:
Jim Jordan sent one of the texts revealed by January 6 committee  —  Rep. Liz Cheney reveals frantic texts from GOP lawmakers to Mark Meadows on January 6  —  (CNN)Rep. Jim Jordan forwarded a text message to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on January 5, outlining a legal theory …
Discussion: Breitbart and Talking Points Memo
Angie Drobnic Holan / PolitiFact:
The 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance
Politico:
‘Going very poorly’: Biden can't nail Manchin down on Dems' bill  —  Tensions are boiling over as discussions about finishing Democrats' $1.7 trillion domestic spending bill drag on between President Joe Biden and Sen. Joe Manchin.  —  The legislation looks increasingly likely to stall …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Sinema pops Democrats' filibuster trial balloon on voting rights  —  Kyrsten Sinema supports the elections reform bill that Democrats are considering a year-end push to pass.  She doesn't support a shortcut around the filibuster to get it done.  —  The Arizona moderate is making clear …
Discussion: The Hill and Talking Points Memo
Washington Post:
Democrats' $2 trillion spending plan in political peril as talks between Biden, Manchin appear to hit snag
NBC News:
Democrats' hopes dim that Build Back Better will pass before New Year
Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:   Senate Democrats return to overhauling election laws as Biden's spending bill flails
Kate Scanlon / Washington Examiner:
Senate GOP target BBB child care provision as bill stalls in the Senate
Discussion: Fox News and New York Times
National Archives:
JFK Assassination Records - 2021 Additional Documents Release  —  Have a question about JFK Assassination Records?  —  Ask it on HistoryHub!  —  The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is processing previously withheld John F. Kennedy assassination-related records to comply …
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Katie Bo Lillis / CNN:
JFK researchers underwhelmed by latest release of assassination documents
Discussion: Raw Story and Politico
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Frisco mayor: By golly, what this city needs is “aggressive” policing instead of “bull****”
Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Russian Politician Calls for Kidnapping of U.S. Congressman on Live TV  —  “This is how we should be dealing with these bastards,” the Russian lawmaker said after advocating for the abduction of Rep. Ruben Gallego over his recent comments on Ukraine.  —  With tensions between the United States …
Discussion: Raw Story and CNN
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Dylan McGuinness / Houston Chronicle:
Former Houston cop who thought A/C repairman was a voter fraud mastermind indicted on felony assault charge  —  A Harris County grand jury on Tuesday indicted former Houston police captain Mark Aguirre on an assault charge after he was accused of running a man off the road and pointing to a gun …
Discussion: Political Wire and Off the Kuff
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ABC13:   Ex-HPD captain indicted for aggravated assault in bizarre voter fraud conspiracy case
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden picks Caroline Kennedy, Michelle Kwan for ambassador roles  —  President Biden will nominate Caroline Kennedy and former figure skater Michelle Kwan to ambassadorships as part of a slate of diplomatic picks, the White House announced Wednesday.  —  Biden announced his intent to nominate Kennedy …
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:   Biden nominates former Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan as ambassador to Belize
Elizabeth Warren / The Boston Globe:
Expand the Supreme Court  —  I don't come to this conclusion lightly or because I disagree with a particular decision; I come to this conclusion because I believe the current court threatens the democratic foundations of our nation.  —  This month, a majority of justices …
Reuters:
The military-intelligence veterans who helped lead Trump's campaign of disinformation  —  After Donald Trump lost the White House, ex-National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and three other current and former U.S. Army officers challenged the vote's legitimacy and pushed baseless conspiracy claims.
David Wallace-Wells / New York Magazine:
Omicron Is About to Overwhelm Us … For all their limitations, the models right now are flashing bright red.  Over the course of the pandemic, again and again, projections based on simplistic extrapolations of current trends have missed the mark when the trajectories turned.
Washington Post:
Historic wind storm slamming central U.S. with rare tornado threat in the north  —  Minnesota and northern Iowa could see their first December tornadoes on record; winds are expected to gust over 60 mph in Denver, Omaha and Des Moines.  —  Half of the Lower 48 faces a dangerous weather event Wednesday …
Discussion: CNN and WKRG-TV
Alexander Sammon / American Prospect:
Does Punchbowl News Play by the Rules?  —  Where hosting a confab for lobbyists meets journalistic ethics  —  On Sunday afternoon, the Washington Football Team lost to the Dallas Cowboys, and Punchbowl News was there to see it.  The D.C.-based scoop shop, a newsletter-based online publication …
Matt Labash / Slack Tide:
Bassholes  —  Stop culturally appropriating, or, a meditation on the importance of fishing hats  —  Whenever I'm lecturing in journalism schools, eyeing row upon row of tomorrow's Tom Wolfes and Janet Malcolms - or as editors like to call them, future listicle writers - I tell the kids, “Journalism is easy, I just make it look hard.”
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The lawyer behind the Trump coup memo unmasks the absurdity of the coverup  —  In their frantic efforts to disrupt the work of the House select committee examining Jan. 6, Donald Trump's co-conspirators have advanced a singular argument: The committee lacks any “legitimate legislative purpose.”
Sam Dean / Los Angeles Times:
Retailers say thefts are at crisis level.  The numbers say otherwise  —  Organized retail crime is haunting the nation this holiday season.  —  Captured on smartphones and closed-circuit cameras, thefts involving groups of people smashing windows or individuals wheeling loaded shopping …
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Build Back Better would make Biden's annus horribilis even worse  —  At the end of his year of Old Testament afflictions — the political equivalent of Job losing his camels and acquiring boils — President Biden might be muttering: Job was at least spared Sens. Joe Manchin III and Kyrsten Sinema.
Bryan Metzger / Insider:
Pelosi rejects stock-trading ban for members of Congress: ‘We are a free-market economy.  They should be able to participate in that.’  — Speaker Pelosi rejected the idea of barring Congress members and their spouses from trading stocks.  — “We are free-market economy.
Zach Cunning / Heartland Signal:
GOP gubernatorial candidate's campaign video celebrates Minnesota with stock images from Eastern Europe  —  In a recent campaign video by Minnesota Republican gubernatorial candidate Dr. Scott Jensen, worldly stock footage abounds.  The clips purport to be from all over the state …
Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
Fed Officials Project Three Rate Rises Next Year and Accelerate Wind Down of Stimulus  —  Reducing bond-buying program more quickly opens door to earlier interest rate rise  —  Most Federal Reserve officials signaled Wednesday they were prepared to raise their short-term benchmark rate …
Discussion: Human Events and Florida Politics
Washington Post:
This block used to be for first-time homebuyers.  Then global investors bought in.  —  LA VERGNE, TENN. — The homes on Tammy Sue Lane aren't fancy.  Modest in size and clad in vinyl siding, the houses were priced below $200,000 when most were built about 15 years ago …
Charles Creitz / Fox News:
‘The Five’ blasts Swalwell, Frum for ‘despicable’ new COVID restriction ideas for unvaccinated Americans  —  Former George W. Bush speechwriter David Frum suggested relegating unvaccinated hospital patients to the back of the line  —  Eric Swalwell, David Frum float ‘despicable’ new coronavirus vaccine mandates
 
 
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Agency overseeing Trump's D.C. hotel lease failed to examine ethical, constitutional conflicts, report says
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Cara Anna / Associated Press:
Freelance journalist accredited to AP detained in Ethiopia
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Spencer Lindquist / The Federalist:
L.A. Schools Host LGBT Club For 4-Year-Olds, Promote ‘Two Spirit’ Sexuality And Child Mutilation
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