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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 …
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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.) …
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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 …
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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.
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Sam Dorman / Fox News:
Congressman Andy Biggs says Biden admin seeks ‘control,’ to make unvaccinated into ‘an other’ in society
Congressman Andy Biggs says Biden admin seeks ‘control,’ to make unvaccinated into ‘an other’ in society
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Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
House Jan. 6 committee seeks information from GOP Rep. Perry about communications with Trump White House officials
House Jan. 6 committee seeks information from GOP Rep. Perry about communications with Trump White House officials
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Manchin: WH staff ‘real reason’ for death of Biden's social spending bill
Manchin: WH staff ‘real reason’ for death of Biden's social spending bill
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Kate Bennett / CNN:
Bidens add to their family with new first puppy
Bidens add to their family with new first puppy
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WV MetroNews:
About Talkline — Talkline is a two hour call-in portrait of West Virginia, conducted by the state's best known broadcaster.
About Talkline — Talkline is a two hour call-in portrait of West Virginia, conducted by the state's best known broadcaster.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Democratic leaders fire a new shot at Manchin as his isolation deepens
Democratic leaders fire a new shot at Manchin as his isolation deepens
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HuffPost:
Joe Manchin Privately Told Colleagues Parents Use Child Tax Credit Money On Drugs
Joe Manchin Privately Told Colleagues Parents Use Child Tax Credit Money On Drugs
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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
January 6 committee sends letter to GOP Rep. Scott Perry, asking to interview him
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Why Trump appears deeply unnerved as Capitol attack investigation closes in
Why Trump appears deeply unnerved as Capitol attack investigation closes in
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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 …
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Khaleda Rahman / Newsweek:
Donald Trump Reveals He Got Vaccine Booster Shot, Gets Booed by Tour Crowd — Donald Trump was met with boos when he revealed he had received a booster shot of the coronavirus vaccine on Sunday. Trump made the revelation after telling a mostly unmasked crowd at the American Airlines Center …
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Trump met with boos after revealing he received Covid-19 booster
Trump met with boos after revealing he received Covid-19 booster
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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.
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
CDC: Omicron now a majority of US COVID-19 cases — 73 percent
CDC: Omicron now a majority of US COVID-19 cases — 73 percent
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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 …
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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 …
The Hill:
Powerful House Democratic appropriator not seeking reelection — Longtime Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.), the powerful chair of an Appropriations subcommittee overseeing immigration issues, will not seek reelection in 2022, two sources familiar with her decision told The Hill on Monday.
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Murphy, a leader of House Dem centrists, won't seek reelection
Murphy, a leader of House Dem centrists, won't seek reelection
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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) …
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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 …
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.
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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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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 …
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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 …
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