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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
The Democratic Agenda Dies of Delusions — Joe Biden's agenda is on life support. — For weeks, the White House and West Virginia senator Joe Manchin had been conducting cordial negotiations over the Build Back Better Act, the president's climate and social spending program.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The hidden, ugly truth behind Joe Manchin's stance on BBB's climate provisions — What's really driving Sen. Joe Manchin III's opposition to the Build Back Better package? — We know the West Virginia Democrat is exaggerating the threat from inflation and has relied on bogus numbers to inflate BBB's deficit impact.
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Insider, Daily Kos, UPI, Bipartisan Report, KDFX-TV, The Moderate Voice and Talking Points Memo
Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
Liberal lawmakers don't want to talk about scaling back their ambitions to revive some of what Joe Manchin killed — Liberals are furious. — Their hopes of enacting an expansive domestic policy bill focused on health care, education and climate change have been dashed.
Monica Madden / KXAN-TV:
Texas Sen. Cornyn joins Republicans recruiting Joe Manchin to GOP
Texas Sen. Cornyn joins Republicans recruiting Joe Manchin to GOP
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The Hill, NBC News, National Review, HotAir and The Western Journal
Evan Osnos / New Yorker:
West Virginians Ask Joe Manchin: Which Side Are You On?
West Virginians Ask Joe Manchin: Which Side Are You On?
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Fox News, New Republic, Truthout, The Guardian, Daily Kos, Washington Examiner and The Federalist
Quint Forgey / Politico:
‘The guy should be fired on the spot’: Fauci rebukes Fox News host over violent rhetoric — Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, on Tuesday called on Fox News to fire host Jesse Watters for targeting him with violent rhetoric at a conservative conference earlier this week.
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Fauci calls for Fox News host to be fired ‘on the spot’ for ‘kill shot’ comments — New York (CNN Business)Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday said that Fox News host Jesse Watters should be fired for using violent language at a conservative conference to encourage attendees to conduct an ambush …
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Daily Kos, The Daily Wire, The Hill, Mediaite and IJR
Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
Fauci on What COVID Could Look Like One Year From Now
Fauci on What COVID Could Look Like One Year From Now
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Political Wire
ABC News:
Biden to announce plan to mail 500 million free rapid tests to Americans next month — The president also aims to deploy 1,000 military doctors and nurses. — President Joe Biden will announce a plan on Tuesday to distribute 500 million free at-home rapid tests to Americans beginning …
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The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces New Actions to Protect Americans and Help Communities and Hospitals Battle Omicron
FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces New Actions to Protect Americans and Help Communities and Hospitals Battle Omicron
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
To Fight Omicron, Biden Plans Aid From Military and 500 Million Tests
To Fight Omicron, Biden Plans Aid From Military and 500 Million Tests
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Reuters:
Special Report: Trump aide set up meeting where election worker was pressured — A member of Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign arranged and participated in a meeting at which a Georgia election worker says she was pressed by a Chicago publicist to falsely admit voting fraud.
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The Uprising
Susan McCord / Augusta Chronicle:
Lincoln County looks to eliminate all polling places but one — Lincoln County is trying to close all but one polling place for next year's elections, a move opposed by voting and civil rights groups. — Relocating voters from the county's seven precincts to a single location will make voting …
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Ruy Teixeira / The Liberal Patriot:
The Five Deadly Sins of the Left — About a year ago I published an American Compass essay on “The Five Deadly Sins of the Left.” In that essay, I addressed the surprising fact that the left has not performed as well as one might expect, given the poor performance of free-market capitalism in the 21st century.
US Census / Census.gov:
New Vintage 2021 Population Estimates Available for the Nation, States and Puerto Rico — Estimates Show Slowest Growth on Record for the Nation's Population — DEC. 21, 2021 — According to the U.S. Census Bureau's Vintage 2021 national and state population estimates and components …
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Spectrum News 1 Central NY, Washington Free Beacon and The Daily Caller
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Kerry Howley / New York Magazine:
Gina. Rosanne. Guy. … They can't arrest us all," a future defendant had posted days before, and this was the vibe in the moment, the ecstatic invulnerability that leads someone to smear feces on the floor of the building in which the most powerful country on earth writes its rules.
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Raw Story
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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Jeremy B. White / Politico:
California's new congressional map boosts Democrats — California has a new congressional map, and the lines bolster Democrats' uphill quest to maintain their minuscule House majority. — Final maps approved late Monday by the state's independent redistricting commission create …
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Politico:
Democrats riled by Spanish-language radio attacks on Kamala Harris — Florida Democrats are sounding alarms over what they believe is a sustained and coordinated campaign rapidly unfolding across Spanish-language media to tarnish the image of Vice President Kamala Harris.
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HotAir, The American Spectator, BizPac Review, Raw Story, The Daily Caller and Digby's Hullabaloo
Detroit News:
Ex-FBI agent in Whitmer kidnap plot enters plea in case tied to wife's assault — Former FBI Special Agent Richard Trask, the lead investigator in the Gov. Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping conspiracy case, pleaded no contest Monday to aggravated assault charges stemming from allegations he beat …
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Thomas Friedman's columns prompt a different kind of ethical question for the New York Times — In two dozen opinion columns published by the New York Times over the past 15 years, Thomas Friedman has favorably cited the environmental organization Conservation International.
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Dana Priest / Washington Post:
A UAE agency put Pegasus spyware on phone of Jamal Khashoggi's wife months before his murder, new forensics show … Emirates flight attendant Hanan Elatr surrendered her two Android cellphones, laptop and passwords when security agents surrounded her at the Dubai airport.
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The Verge, Al Jazeera, Balkan Insight and Associated Press
New York Times:
Gabriel Boric: From Shaggy-Haired Activist to Chilean President — Mr. Boric, 35, is now the most prominent face of a generation of Chileans who are calling for a break with the past. — Gabriel Boric rose to prominence in Chile ten years ago as a shaggy-haired student leading massive demonstrations …
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The Guardian, The Daily Caller and Washington Post
KFF:
KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor: Early Omicron Update — Key Findings — The latest analysis from the KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor, fielded after the omicron COVID-19 variant was first detected in the U.S., indicates that vaccinated and unvaccinated adults are having dissimilar reactions to news of the omicron variant.
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Politico, Washington Post and Daily Kos
Nicole Hong / New York Times:
The $1 Pizza Slice Becomes Inflation's Latest Victim — Dollar-slice businesses, a staple of New York City's dining scene, face an existential crisis as food prices rise at their fastest pace in decades. — To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.
Jennifer Chen / TODAY.com:
Why my child wanted me to share their nonbinary identity in our holiday card — It was a November morning, and as I was about to share on social media, I paused and re-read my words for the 10th time: “I'd like you all to meet Clark (formerly known as Claire).
J.P. Lawrence / Military.com:
Female Ex-Pilot in Afghan Military Surfaces in US, Defying Rumors that She Had Been Killed — An Afghan woman who was one of the few female pilots in her country's air force quashed an online assertion that she had been stoned to death by the Taliban, saying she is alive and well on the West Coast.
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Washington Examiner
Harry Enten / CNN:
Biden's economic ratings are worse than Carter's — (CNN)President Joe Biden is struggling in the minds of the American public. While his approval rating is down on a slew of issues, his difficulties are perhaps most noticeable on the economy. — Biden now sports the lowest net economic rating …
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Truthout, The Daily Wire, Washington Monthly and Deseret News
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Crisis of Command: The Pentagon, The President, and January 6 — One of the most vexing questions about Jan. 6 is why the National Guard took more than three hours to arrive at the Capitol after D.C. authorities and Capitol Police called for immediate assistance.
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Raw Story
Fredreka Schouten / CNN:
State legislators gear up to pass a ‘tidal wave’ of voting restrictions ahead of crucial 2022 midterms — (CNN)The push to impose voting restrictions at the state level is poised to continue next year as Republicans drive forward with an array of new proposals — ranging from legislation …
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Brennan Center for Justice, Political Wire and Truthout
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Jason Miller's ‘Free Speech’ Social Media Platform Gettr Boots White Nationalist — BANNED — Jason Miller's right-wing “free speech” social media alternative Gettr “suspended” the account of white nationalist Nicholas Fuentes on Monday. “My official Gettr account has been permanently suspended …
Nina Golgowski / HuffPost:
Michael Fanone, D.C. Officer Injured In Capitol Riot, Resigns From Police Force — The 20-year police veteran, who was electroshocked and badly beaten by Trump supporters, will join CNN as an on-air contributor. — Michael Fanone, a D.C. Metropolitan Police officer who was beaten …