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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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CNN:
How months of talks between Biden and Manchin over Build Back Better broke down — (CNN)President Joe Biden was at home in Delaware Sunday when Sen. Joe Manchin appeared on Fox News to abruptly declare he could not support his sweeping social and climate plan.
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HuffPost:
Joe Manchin Privately Told Colleagues Parents Use Child Tax Credit Money On Drugs — The West Virginia senator just killed Democrats' agenda. In private negotiations, he questioned whether the poorest Americans would spend financial aid wisely. — WASHINGTON — After months of haggling …
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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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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Schumer Will Try to Change Senate Rules if G.O.P. Stalls Voting Bill
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Manchin hits back at White House pressure on Biden plan
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Kurt Bardella / USA Today:
Manchin's decision on Build Back Better is a sign no one is afraid of this White House
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Alan Cole / Full Stack Economics:
Joe Manchin's friends aren't listening to him
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Democratic leaders fire a new shot at Manchin as his isolation deepens
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Manchin to Dems: Redo the whole thing, maybe I'll vote for it
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Jesse Pound / CNBC:
Goldman cuts GDP forecast after Sen. Manchin says he won't support Biden's ‘Build Back Better’ plan
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
The White House's extraordinary, furious statement about Joe Manchin
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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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The Times of Israel:
DC 3rd graders made to reenact Holocaust ‘because Jews ruined Christmas’ — Children told to simulate digging mass graves and shooting victims; Jewish student cast as Hitler and made to pretend to commit suicide at end of exercise — A staff member at a Washington DC school has been suspended …
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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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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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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Why Trump appears deeply unnerved as Capitol attack investigation closes in — Flurry of recent revelations raises the specter that the committee is swiftly heading towards an incriminating conclusion — Donald Trump is increasingly agitated by the House select committee investigating the Capitol attack …
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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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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 …
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Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Moderna says its booster significantly raises the level of antibodies to thwart Omicron. — A booster shot of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine significantly raises the level of antibodies that can thwart the Omicron variant, the company announced on Monday. — The news arrives …
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Steve Bannon Vows to Take Over Entire U.S. ‘Election Apparatus’ — OH, GREAT — Former Trump official turned right-wing provocateur Steve Bannon took things a step further Monday morning, pledging to one day soon take over the entire “election apparatus” in the United States.
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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 …
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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.
Fox News:
Saudi Arabian ‘potential terrorist’ nabbed at US-Mexico border; ties to Yemeni subjects of interest, feds say — Saudi man, 21, was photographed wearing ‘Central Oneida County Volunteer’ jacket — Fox News Flash top headlines for December 20 — A “potential terrorist” with links to a number of …
Lolita Baldor / Military Times:
Pentagon issues rules aimed at stopping rise of extremism — Warning that extremism in the ranks is increasing, Pentagon officials are issuing detailed new rules prohibiting service members from actively engaging in extremist activities. The new guidelines come nearly a year after some current …
travel.state.gov:
Travel Advisory — Ukraine - Level 4: Do Not Travel — The Department of State continues to advise U.S. citizens not to travel to Ukraine due to COVID-19 and to reconsider travel due to increased threats from Russia. Exercise increased caution due to crime and civil unrest. Some areas have increased risks.
PBS NewsHour:
Biden's approval dips to new low as independents sour on his leadership — As President Joe Biden heads into the end of the year, he's facing a sour reality: The number of Americans who approve of his performance has hit a new low. Just 41 percent of Americans approve of the job he has been doing …
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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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CREW:
CREW files criminal complaint against Trump, Pompeo and Wolf — Washington — Federal prosecutors should investigate whether Donald Trump, Mike Pompeo and Chad Wolf committed criminal violations of the Hatch Act, according to a complaint filed today by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
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