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11:20 AM ET, December 22, 2021

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Janice Kew / Bloomberg:
Omicron Has 80% Lower Risk of Hospitalization, New Study Shows  — Once admitted, risk of severe disease is the same: NICD data  — Compared to delta, odds of severe omicron disease is 70% lower  —  South Africans contracting Covid-19 in the current fourth wave of infections …
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Yascha Mounk / The Atlantic:
Omicron Is the Beginning of the End  —  No matter the severity of the variant, the appetite for shutdowns or other large-scale social interventions simply isn't there.  —  About the author: Yascha Mounk is a contributing writer at The Atlantic, an associate professor at Johns Hopkins University …
Discussion: East Bay Times and Washington Post
Dylan Housman / The Daily Caller:
Despite Evidence, Walensky Refuses To Call Omicron ‘Mild’ In Interview With Fox's Bret Baier
Discussion: KDFX-TV
Tara Copp / Defense One:
US Army Creates Single Vaccine Against All COVID & SARS Variants, Researchers Say  —  Within weeks, Walter Reed researchers expect to announce that human trials show success against Omicron—and even future strains.  —  Within weeks, scientists at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research expect …
Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
I did everything Biden told me to do.  On Friday, I tested positive for COVID-19  —  I was a supporter of wearing masks in public.  I received both doses of the Moderna vaccine and encouraged my friends and family members to do the same.  I started a community campaign to assist people …
Discussion: New York Post
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Washington Examiner:
Biden still clueless on COVID  —  As yet another wave of COVID hits the United States, President Joe Biden on Tuesday trotted out his same old vaccine mandate playbook, missing a key opportunity for the country to finally turn the corner on this pandemic.  —  On the positive side …
Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Biden's COVID culpability
Haisten Willis / Washington Examiner:
'It's your patriotic duty': Biden steps up rhetoric against unvaccinated amid omicron surge
Discussion: National Review and CBS News
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
McConnell to Manchin: We'd Love to Have You, Joe
New York Times:
The F.B.I. Deployed Surveillance Teams Inside Portland Protests  —  Federal agents infiltrated Portland's unruly racial justice protests, dressing to blend in and capturing clandestine video.  The tactics raised internal concern.  —  PORTLAND, Ore. — In the hours after President Biden's inauguration …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Michael Flynn sues Jan. 6 committee  —  Michael Flynn, Donald Trump's former national security adviser, is suing to prevent the Jan. 6 select committee from enforcing a subpoena for his testimony and documents, claiming it could violate multiple privileges, including his Fifth Amendment right …
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Michael Flynn sues January 6 committee to block phone records subpoena
Niraj Chokshi / New York Times:
Why Christmas Gifts Are Arriving on Time This Year  —  Fears that a disrupted supply chain could wreak havoc on the logistics industry over the holiday turned out to be wrong as many Americans ordered early and shopped in stores.  —  The warnings started to stream in early this fall: Shop early or you may not get your gifts on time.
Discussion: Twitchy
Wall Street Journal:
How Fauci and Collins Shut Down Covid Debate  —  They worked with the media to trash the Great Barrington Declaration.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  In public, Anthony Fauci and Francis Collins urge Americans to “follow the science.”  In private, the two sainted public-health officials schemed …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Hope Hicks, other Trump alums join hedge-fund exec's Senate camp  —  Hedge fund executive David McCormick is expected to launch his Pennsylvania Senate candidacy with the help of former top advisers to former President Donald Trump.  —  The list includes Trump White House veteran Hope Hicks.
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
CNBC:
Criminals have stolen nearly $100 billion in Covid relief funds, Secret Service says  — Criminals have stolen close to $100 billion in pandemic relief funds, the U.S. Secret Service said Tuesday.  — The stolen funds were diverted by fraudsters from the Small Business Administration's …
Olivia Beavers / Politico:
Dan Crenshaw to his fellow conservatives: Come ‘correct’  —  He voted with Donald Trump most of the time but isn't a loyalist.  He's a stalwart conservative willing to criticize other conservatives.  —  Rep. Dan Crenshaw, in short, is a GOP anomaly.  —  In the roiling cauldron of Republican politics …
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump ‘very appreciative’ and ‘surprised’ Biden acknowledged his administration's COVID vaccine success  —  In an exclusive interview with Fox News, Trump said Biden's comment would help the ‘process of healing’  —  Biden pressed on COVID testing availability
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
John Thune, a Likely Successor to Mitch McConnell, Weighs Retirement  —  Mr. Thune, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, is considering giving up his South Dakota seat because of both family concerns and Donald Trump's enduring hold on the G.O.P.  —  WASHINGTON — Senator John Thune of South Dakota …
Aila Slisco / Newsweek:
Fox News Stands by Jesse Watters After ‘Kill Shot’ Remark While Fauci Wants Him Fired  —  Fox News has backed host Jesse Watters after Dr. Anthony Fauci said that he should be fired for urging conservatives to “ambush” him and “go in for the kill shot.”  —  Watters on Monday urged attendees …
David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:
We have the Democratic and Republican congressional maps.  Here's what's being proposed  —  New Jersey Congressional Redistricting Commission is meeting at 10:30 AM  —  Two-term Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) faces a difficult bid for re-election in New Jersey's 7th district under maps proposed …
Tom Fairless / Wall Street Journal:
Booming U.S. Economy Ripples World-Wide  —  Surging American demand draws investment from overseas with supply chains working to keep pace and driving up prices  —  FRANKFURT—A booming U.S. economy is rippling around the world, leaving global supply chains struggling to keep up and pushing up prices.
J. Robert Smith / American Thinker:
Is Hillary Clinton Suggesting Civil War?  —  The other day, in an interview with NBC News, Hillary Clinton went public with a warning — or was it a dog whistle to Democrats and the left?  It might be an instance of Hillary's mouth running ahead of her brain, but don't count on it.
Discussion: Salon
Lydia DePillis / ProPublica:
This Scientist Created a Rapid Test Just Weeks Into the Pandemic.  Here's Why You Still Can't Get It.  —  Irene Bosch developed a quick, inexpensive COVID-19 test in early 2020.  The Harvard-trained scientist already had a factory set up.  But she was stymied by an FDA process experts say made no sense.
Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Princeton Took Millions From CCP-Linked School, Think Tank Head  —  Scholars at the Ivy League school decry DOJ initiative to root out Chinese influence  —  Princeton University has taken millions of dollars in donations from a Chinese state-sponsored university and the founder …
Wajahat Ali / The Daily Beast:
Trump's GOP Has Five Simple Tricks for Promoting Antisemitism  —  ‘ADMIT NOTHING’ … 1) Deny, 2) Project, 3) Deflect, 4) Praise Israel, and 5) Attack Ilhan Omar.  —  Why does America tolerate the GOP's blatant antisemitism?  —  I again asked this question after listening …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Juliegrace Brufke / New York Post:
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis tests positive for COVID-19, has mild symptoms
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Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
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Jonathan Landay / Reuters:
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
A Retired Colonel's Unlikely Role in Pushing Baseless Election Claims
Lauren Egan / NBC News:
Biden administration considering another extension of student loan payment pause
Discussion: Politico
Gershom Gorenberg / Washington Post:
Mr. Blinken, you can pick up the phone and save a Palestinian village from destruction
New York Times:
Facts Alone Aren't Going to Win Over the Unvaccinated. This Might.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and PubMed
Patrick Kingsley / New York Times:
Israel will roll out a fourth dose of the vaccine.
Discussion: Balloon Juice and CBS News
Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
Harvard professor convicted for lying to FBI about China ties
Wall Street Journal:
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Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

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