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11:30 PM ET, December 20, 2021

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Jonathan Lemire / Politico:
Biden and Manchin speak  —  Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and President Joe Biden spoke Sunday night after a major blowup in negotiations around the president's domestic agenda, three people familiar with the call told POLITICO.  —  The conversation ended with a sense that negotiations would …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Biden Should Take Manchin's Deal Right Now … Sunday morning, Joe Manchin threw a giant twist into the plot of the Biden presidency by announcing his opposition to the administration's signature domestic agenda.  But the new plot had a gaping hole: Biden noted that, a few days before walking away …
Washington Post:
Manchin's private offer to Biden included pre-k, climate money, Obamacare — but excluded child benefit  —  The West Virginia Democrat tried to pare back a tax and spending package, stripping out pieces the White House wanted to keep.  —  Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) …
Valerie Volcovici / Reuters:
U.S. coal miners' union asks Manchin to ‘revisit’ opposition to spending bill  —  The main union representing U.S. coal miners urged West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin to reconsider his opposition to the Biden administration's $1.75 trillion climate and social spending bill to preserve measures that would have benefited its members.
Discussion: Washington Post, USA Today and Politico
Steve Clemons / The Hill:
White House incivility is what ‘lost’ Joe Manchin  —  President Biden is, at most times, a brilliant negotiator.  He seduces foreign leaders by working hard to know what they care about.  He often brings along his grandchildren to remind them that decisions they make now will affect those kids and their futures.
Elana Schor / Politico:
Magical thinking vs. Manchin
Discussion: Vox, CNN and Insider
HuffPost:
Joe Manchin Privately Told Colleagues Parents Use Child Tax Credit Money On Drugs
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Manchin to Dems: Redo the whole thing, maybe I'll vote for it
New York Times:
Jan. 6 Committee Weighs Possibility of Criminal Referrals  —  The House panel is examining whether there is enough evidence to recommend that the Justice Department pursue cases against Donald J. Trump and others.  —  When the House formed a special committee this summer to investigate …
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CNN:
January 6 committee sends letter to GOP Rep. Scott Perry, asking to interview him  —  (CNN)The House select committee investigating the deadly January 6 riot has asked GOP Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania to voluntarily sit down for an interview — the first known effort by the panel to talk …
Robert T. Garrett / Dallas Morning News:
Journalist, Dallas Morning News politics reporter, author Wayne Slater killed in car crash  —  Slater, who chronicled two Texas governors' rise to national prominence and co-wrote two books about George W. Bush adviser Karl Rove, was 74.  —  AUSTIN — Retired Dallas Morning News Austin bureau chief …
CNN:
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan tests positive for Covid-19  —  (CNN)Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan tested positive for Covid-19, he tweeted Monday.  —  “I am feeling fine at the moment,” said Hogan, who is vaccinated and has received a booster shot.  The test was part of his regular testing routine, said Hogan, a Republican.
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New York Post:
New NY health commissioner Bassett tests positive for COVID: Hochul
Discussion: City & State New York and CNN
New York Times:
Trump Sues New York A.G. in Attempt to Stop Inquiry Into His Business  —  The attorney general, Letitia James, is seeking to question the former president under oath next month as part of a long-running investigation.  —  Donald J. Trump filed a lawsuit on Monday against the New York State attorney general …
Mike Stobbe / Associated Press:
Omicron sweeps across nation, now 73% of US COVID-19 cases  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Omicron has raced ahead of other variants and is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S., accounting for 73% of new infections last week, federal health officials said Monday.
Miami Herald:
Logs show Trump flew more often on Epstein jets than was known  —  Donald Trump appears to have flown on Jeffrey Epstein's private jets six more times than was previously known, according to flight logs released as evidence in Ghislaine Maxwell's trial.  —  Previous disclosures of portions …
Blake Stuerman / Variety:
My Traumatizing Years With Bryan Singer … I turned 18 in March of 2009.  Just days after my birthday, my life would change forever.  —  I was working in New York as an assistant scenic designer when I was introduced to Bryan Singer.  Bryan had heard about me through Gary Goddard …
Discussion: Rolling Stone and HotAir
Jim Swift / The Bulwark:
J.D. Vance Is Now Pushing False Conspiracy Theories About “Quarantine Camps”  —  Seems a little crazy!  —  It should be generally assumed when somebody starts talking about concentration or internment camps, outside of the historical context (Nazis, Japanese internment) …
Matthew A. Winkler / Bloomberg:
Biden's Economic Performance Has Proved Unbeatable  —  No first-year president going back to Carter comes close to matching the current White House occupant's No. 1 or No. 2 ranking in each of 10 key measures.  —  U.S. financial markets are outperforming the world by the biggest margin in the 21st century …
Peter Hermann / Washington Post:
Fanone resigns from D.C. police force 11 months after battling insurrectionist mob at Capitol  —  Michael Fanone, the D.C. police officer who was dragged into a mob and beaten during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and later publicly excoriated lawmakers and others who downplayed the attack …
Discussion: Forbes, Mediaite and Twitchy
Sam Dorman / Fox News:
Congressman Andy Biggs says Biden admin seeks ‘control,’ to make unvaccinated into ‘an other’ in society  —  The White House recently told the unvaccinated they were ‘looking at a winter of severe illness and death.’  —  Kayleigh McEnany rips Biden's warning to unvaccinated Americans
Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
White House says Biden came in close contact with COVID-infected staffer  —  President Joe Biden came in close contact with a staff member who tested positive for COVID-19, the White House announced Monday.  —  White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the 79-year-old Biden …
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
QAnon cultists are now drinking bleach compound from communal bowl: ‘Immediately evokes images of Jonestown’  —  QAnon cultists gathered in Dallas have started drinking an industrial disinfectant mixed into a chemical cocktail.  —  Family members of a Delaware woman who left her husband …
Techno Fog / The Reactionary:
It's official: Durham is investigating the Clinton Campaign.  —  Enter the Clinton Campaign Lawyers  —  The latest filings by Special Counsel John Durham reveal that lawyers for the Hillary Clinton Campaign now represent Christopher Steele primary subsource Igor Danchenko.
Brian Stelter / CNN:
A man was sentenced to prison for threatening journalists.  I was one of them  —  New York (CNN Business)Editor's note: This story contains language that some readers may find offensive.  —  Many reporters are sadly accustomed to receiving threats and harassment in connection with their work.
The Guardian:
Revealed: the Florida power company pushing legislation to slow rooftop solar  —  Florida Power & Light delivered bill text to a state lawmaker.  Its parent company sent $10,000 to her campaign coffers  —  Mary Ellen Klas for the Miami Herald and Mario Alejandro Ariza for Floodlight
Discussion: HotAir
The Daily Beast:
Actor Jay Johnston Told Me He Was at the Capitol Riot, Says Director  —  SPOTTED … The director and co-star of the 'Bob's Burgers' and ‘Mr. Show’ actor's new film say Johnston admitted to them that he was at the Capitol riot protesting so-called election fraud.
Discussion: BizPac Review and Mediaite
NBC News:
Food suppliers blame inflation for price hikes.  Lawmakers say they're padding the bill.  —  The levers of government are being primed for an escalating crackdown on excessive food price inflation, which the Biden-Harris Administration and its Congressional allies believe is partially a result …
Discussion: New York Times
David H. Freedman / Newsweek:
Millions of Angry, Armed Americans Stand Ready to Seize Power If Trump Loses in 2024  —  Mike “Wompus” Nieznany is a 73-year-old Vietnam veteran who walks with a cane from the combat wounds he received during his service.  That disability doesn't keep Nieznany from making …
Discussion: Twitchy and Raw Story
The Texas Tribune:
The push to ban books in Texas schools spreads to public libraries  —  Some Texas residents are asking for greater say in what titles appear on public library shelves.  —  Copy link  —  When the Llano County Library shuts down for three days this week, starting Tuesday, it won't be for the holidays.
Discussion: alicublog
Dan Merica / CNN:
Trump met with boos after revealing he received Covid-19 booster  —  (CNN)Former President Donald Trump was booed by a portion of an audience in Dallas on Sunday when he said he had received a Covid-19 booster shot, according to video of the closed press event that was shared on social media.
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Turning Point USA Kicks Out Right-Wing Journo Who Ambushed Kyle Rittenhouse To Ask Why He Supports BLM  —  FAILURE TO COMPLY  —  Conservative independent journalist Elad Eliahu was booted from Turning Point USA's winter conference on Monday after ambushing acquitted Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse.
Discussion: Raw Story
The White House:
President Biden Announces Intent to Appoint Commissioners to the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders  —  WASHINGTON - Today, President Biden announced his intent to appoint the following leaders as commissioners to the President's Advisory Commission …
Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Murphy, a leader of House Dem centrists, won't seek reelection  —  Rep. Stephanie Murphy, a leading voice of House Democrats' moderate wing, announced Monday she won't seek reelection next fall in another stinging loss for her party.  —  The Florida Democrat — who flipped a GOP-held battleground seat …
Kate Bennett / CNN:
Bidens add to their family with new first puppy  —  (CNN)President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have added to their pet family, the first lady's spokesperson told CNN.  —  A new puppy, a pure-bred German Shepherd, was spotted Monday playing on the South Lawn of the White House.
Brandon Brown / Newsweek:
My Name Is Brandon  —  My name is Brandon.  Brandon Brown, to be specific.  Yes, that Brandon.  —  I am Brandon, the NASCAR driver and unlikely meme.  A 28-year-old who now finds himself in the middle of the American political conversation.  As a pro driver, I never expected to be in the passenger seat of my own viral moment.
 
 
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American Greatness:
Poll: 58 Percent of Americans Disapprove of Biden's Job Performance
Discussion: Breitbart
Julio Rosas / Townhall:
EXCLUSIVE: Videos of Border Patrol's Yuma Holding Facility Show Overcrowding a Consistent Problem
Human Rights Watch:
Saudi Arabia: Yemeni Man Sentenced for Apostasy
Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter:
For Third Year, Committee To Protect Journalists Excludes Assange From Jailed Journalist Index
BBC:
Ghislaine Maxwell trial jurors begin deliberations
US Food and Drug Administration:
FDA Approves First Injectable Treatment for HIV Pre-Exposure Prevention
Discussion: KDFX-TV and Washington Examiner
Politico:
Alex Jones sues Jan. 6 committee, indicates plan to plead the Fifth
Discussion: Dallas Observer
U.S. Department of Defense:
Department of Defense Releases Report on Countering Extremist Activities and Outlines Next Steps
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 Earlier Items: 
Dan Christensen / Florida Bulldog:
Conservative Florida pundit awaiting trial for allegedly funneling Russian money to Trump campaign dies
Discussion: Raw Story
Fox News:
Saudi Arabian ‘potential terrorist’ nabbed at US-Mexico border; ties to Yemeni subjects of interest, feds say
Discussion: New York Post
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Steve Bannon Vows to Take Over Entire U.S. ‘Election Apparatus’
Discussion: The Daily Beast
CREW:
CREW files criminal complaint against Trump, Pompeo and Wolf
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
John B. Washington / The Atlantic:
Trump's Big Border Wall Is Now a Pile of Rusting Steel
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