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Tim Miller / Morning Shots:
Joe Manchin Is the Only Thing Standing Between America and Sen. Cletus Von Ivermectin in 2024. — Hey all - — I'm sitting in for Charlie today and rather than even attempt to try to fill his shoes and give you a full rundown of the news before I have my morning coffee …
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Twitchy, Conservative Brief, Daily Mail and The Daily Caller
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Michael Lyle / Nevada Current:
Titus unloads on fellow Nevada Democrats, says they botched redistricting — Congresswoman warns of difficult election year after lawmakers created ‘three, competitive, risky districts’ — Between state legislators and Gov. Steve Sisolak making a mess of redistricting in Nevada …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Manchin's objections to Build Back Better make no political or policy sense
Manchin's objections to Build Back Better make no political or policy sense
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Politico, Vox, National Review, New Republic and The Colorado Sun
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: Senate Dems hit a wall
POLITICO Playbook PM: Senate Dems hit a wall
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Washington Post, CNN, Roll Call and DemCast
Politico:
In Senate that ‘sucks,’ Dems wait for Biden's word
In Senate that ‘sucks,’ Dems wait for Biden's word
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Wall Street Journal, The Hill, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Associated Press, Washington Times, Townhall and Bloomberg
Politico:
Biden plans forceful push for voting rights. Aides are bearish on success.
Biden plans forceful push for voting rights. Aides are bearish on success.
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The Hill, New York Magazine, New Republic, Washington Post, The New Neo, RedState, Breitbart, AMAC, USA Today and Jacobin
Jordan Weissmann / Slate:
It's Time for Democrats to Buck Up and Give Joe Manchin What He Wants
It's Time for Democrats to Buck Up and Give Joe Manchin What He Wants
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Mother Jones, Left Future, The Hill, Common Dreams and The Status Kuo
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Dems try to create some momentum to pass voting rights legislation
Dems try to create some momentum to pass voting rights legislation
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Bloomberg, NBC News, The Nation and Digby's Hullabaloo
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
The Jan. 6 puzzle piece that's going largely ignored — As Donald Trump and his allies squeezed then-Vice President Mike Pence to single-handedly stop Joe Biden's presidency in the weeks ahead of Jan. 6, they used one particular tool that's been largely ignored ever since.
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
A theory: How Trump's Jan. 6 coup plan worked, how close it came, why it failed — The first time many Americans learned that a large pro-Donald Trump protest in Washington was planned for January 6 was 18 days earlier when the 45th president tweeted about it - “Will be wild!”
Emily Brooks / Washington Examiner:
Jim Jordan: ‘Trump did nothing wrong’ on Jan. 6
Jim Jordan: ‘Trump did nothing wrong’ on Jan. 6
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
The US system is no match for Donald Trump
Pam Belluck / New York Times:
F.D.A. Will Permanently Allow Abortion Pills by Mail — The decision will broaden access to medication abortion, an increasingly common method, but many conservative states are already mobilizing against it. — The federal government on Thursday permanently lifted a major restriction on access to abortion pills.
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Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
FDA loosens rules for distributing abortion pills, opening new battle fronts — he Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said it's lifting longstanding restrictions on abortion pills, clearing the way for doctors to prescribe the drugs online and have them mailed to patients or sent to local pharmacies.
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Axios, Fox News, ABC News, National Review, NBC10 Philadelphia and Florida Politics
New York Times:
How Ashley Biden's Diary Made Its Way to Project Veritas — New details shed light on the federal investigation into the conservative group's acquisition last year of a journal kept by the president's daughter. — In the final two months of the 2020 campaign, President Donald J. Trump …
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Raw Story, Twitchy and Washington Post, more at Mediagazer »
Ed Yong / The Atlantic:
America Is Not Ready for Omicron — America was not prepared for COVID-19 when it arrived. It was not prepared for last winter's surge. It was not prepared for Delta's arrival in the summer or its current winter assault. More than 1,000 Americans are still dying of COVID every day, and more have died this year than last.
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Congressman Alan Lowenthal:
Congressman Alan Lowenthal Announces He Will Not Seek Reelection To Congress In 2022 — Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) today issued the following statement to his constituents: — “Almost 30 years ago to the day, I made the decision to run for the Long Beach City Council because I felt …
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Jeremy B. White / Politico:
Rep. Alan Lowenthal won't seek reelection in 2022
Rep. Alan Lowenthal won't seek reelection in 2022
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Washington Post and The Gateway Pundit
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Vaccine Holdouts in Army and Navy Will Be Dismissed, Military Says — Governors of five states are seeking exemptions for their National Guard troops. — WASHINGTON — The vast majority of active-duty troops in the Army and Navy are vaccinated against the coronavirus …
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Oren Liebermann / CNN:
US military has vaccinated more than 97% of service members
US military has vaccinated more than 97% of service members
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Konstantin Toropin / Military.com:
Guardsman in Jan. 6 Mob Gets Probation, Still Serving in the Guard
Tarini Parti / Wall Street Journal:
Kamala Harris Says She and Biden Haven't Discussed Running for Re-Election in 2024 — 'I don't think about it, nor have we talked about it,' she said in an interview, noting it's their first year in office amid a pandemic — Vice President Kamala Harris said that she and President Biden …
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Thomas Catenacci / The Daily Caller:
Nike Executives Funneled Money To Democrat Who Just Blocked Uyghur Forced Labor Bill — Several top Nike executives funneled more than $60,000 to the re-election campaign of Democratic Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden over the course of just days in September. — On Wednesday evening …
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National Review, Washington Free Beacon and The Daily Wire
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Senate passes Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, in major step toward holding China accountable for repression in Xinjiang
Senate passes Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, in major step toward holding China accountable for repression in Xinjiang
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Washington Post:
GOP agrees to pay up to $1.6 million of Trump's legal bills in N.Y. probes — The Republican Party has agreed to pay up to $1.6 million in legal bills for former president Donald Trump to help him fight investigations into his business practices in New York, according to Republican National Committee members …
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Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
The Two Reasons Trump Is Stronger Than He Looks for 2024
The Two Reasons Trump Is Stronger Than He Looks for 2024
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Washington Post:
CDC advisers recommend Pfizer, Moderna vaccines over Johnson & Johnson, citing rare blood-clot issue … Vaccine advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously Thursday to recommend that people seeking the safest and most effective vaccines and boosters …
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Kim Masters / Hollywood Reporter:
Chris Noth Accused of Sexual Assault by Two Women — Triggered by the recent ‘Sex and the City’ reboot, the women allege two incidents of misconduct they say took place more than a decade apart.
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Select Committee to Investigate …:
Select Committee Subpoenas James P. “Phil” Waldron — Washington—Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) today announced that the Select Committee has issued a subpoena to James P. “Phil” Waldron for records and testimony. Mr. Waldron appears to have been involved with efforts to promote claims about fraud in the 2020 election.
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Raw Story
Shawn McCreesh / New York Magazine:
‘The Media Variant’ Hits New York City — Yesterday, I jumped in line at my local City MD, at Lexington and 79th. By the time I got swabbed two hours later, the blue check mafia had worked itself into a full-on Omicron meltdown. What remained of the media-holiday-party industrial complex collapsed in a single afternoon.
Ben Fox / Associated Press:
US pulls out of settlement talks in family separation suits — The American Civil Liberties Union says the Department of Justice has withdrawn from talks to settle lawsuits filed on behalf of parents and children who were separated under the Trump administration's zero-tolerance border enforcement policy
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Michelle Hackman / Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department Calls Off Settlement Talks With Separated Families, Lawyers Say
Justice Department Calls Off Settlement Talks With Separated Families, Lawyers Say
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Fox News, Washington Times, National Review and The Daily Wire
Paul Sperry / RealClearInvestigations:
DC Bar Restores Convicted FBI Russiagate Forger to ‘Good Standing’ Amid Irregularities and Leniency — A former senior FBI lawyer who falsified a surveillance document in the Trump-Russia investigation has been restored as a member in “good standing” by the District of Columbia Bar Association …
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Meta:
Taking Action Against the Surveillance-For-Hire Industry — The global surveillance-for-hire industry targets people to collect intelligence, manipulate and compromise their devices and accounts across the internet. — While these “cyber mercenaries” often claim that their services …
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Washington Post:
Youngkin adviser who guided balancing act with Trump tries to smooth things over with former president — RICHMOND — The political consultant who orchestrated Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin's highly complicated, arm's-length dance with former president Donald Trump recently made a pilgrimage …
U.S. Department of Justice:
Former Defense Contractor Arrested for Attempted Espionage — South Dakota Man Emailed Classified Information to FBI Undercover Posing as Russian Agent — A South Dakota man was arrested last night in Lead, South Dakota, on criminal charges related to his alleged espionage attempts.
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