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11:20 PM ET, December 21, 2021

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Tara Copp / Defense One:
US Army Creates Single Vaccine Effective 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 …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Michael Shepherd / Bangor Daily News:
Susan Collins is open to a revived push to overhaul an expiring child tax credit  —  After a key setback to President Joe Biden's spending agenda, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins signaled openness on Tuesday to an effort that would overhaul a child tax credit set to expire in January if Congress does not act.
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
McConnell to Manchin: We'd Love to Have You, Joe  —  Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, says Democratic outrage over Senator Joe Manchin's opposition to sweeping policy bills shows he is not welcome in his party any longer.  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Mitch McConnell is extending …
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Joe Manchin Said Constituent Complained Of ‘Crackhead Daughter’ Wasting Child Tax Credit  —  The senator's dislike of the child tax credit helped tank the entire Build Back Better Act.  —  Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) has refused to support Democrats' Build Back Better Act …
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.
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
The Democratic Agenda Dies of Delusions
Amy Walter / Cook Political Report:
Democrats Build Back Better Strategy Puts Democratic Incumbents in Jeopardy
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 …
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.
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Christian Datoc / Washington Examiner:
Biden praises Trump to sell vaccines and boosters in face of omicron wave
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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Mike Schneider / Associated Press:   US population growth at lowest rate in pandemic's 1st year
Nick Reisman / Spectrum News 1 Central NY:
Census: New York's population dropped by more than 300,000 people in one year
Discussion: Census.gov
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 …
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.
Discussion: The Uprising
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
Potential Rapid Increase of Omicron Variant Infections in the United States  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified the potential for a rapid increase in infections of the new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the Omicron variant, in the United States.
Discussion: CBS News and KDFX-TV
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Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
Harvard professor convicted for lying to FBI about China ties  —  Harvard professor Dr. Charles Lieber was found guilty on all federal charges against him related to concealing his ties to a Chinese university and the Chinese government's Thousand Talents Program while receiving U.S. government funding.
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.
Discussion: HBR.org and The Big Picture
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.
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).
Discussion: Twitchy
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.
Wall Street Journal:
American Workers Are Burned Out, and Bosses Are Struggling to Respond  —  Workplace stress is rampant and resignations have risen; employers are trying four-day workweeks, mandatory vacation days and other new ways of working  —  In the first 10 months of this year, America's workers handed …
New York Times:
What the Stalled Build Back Better Bill Means for Climate, in One Chart  —  The fate of the imperiled Build Back Better bill in Congress will have major consequences for America's ability to tackle climate change, researchers have estimated.  —  The Stalled Bill Is Crucial for Reaching Biden's Climate Goals
Discussion: KDFX-TV
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.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Raw Story
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Biden Justice Department reverses on returning federal convicts on home detention to prison  —  Under intense pressure from criminal justice reform advocates, the Justice Department has reversed a Trump-era legal opinion that could have required several thousand federal convicts to return …
Discussion: Breitbart and Fox News
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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Brooke Staggs / Orange County Register:
Redistricting: Orange County's new Congressional districts shuffle incumbents
Discussion: The Hill
Ryan King / Washington Examiner:
Michael Flynn sues Nancy Pelosi and Jan. 6 committee  —  Former national security adviser Michael Flynn filed a lawsuit requesting a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the Jan. 6 committee and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday.
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 …
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
19 states enacted voting restrictions in 2021.  What's next?  —  Republican legislators have prefiled or carried over over dozens of voting restrictions, according to new numbers from the Brennan Center.  Also: more partisan ballot reviews.  —  State Republicans spent 2021 hunting …
Discussion: Daily Kos and FiveThirtyEight
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Fredreka Schouten / CNN:
GOP proposals at the state level would nix ballot boxes and create new voting ID requirements
Gil Hoffman / Jerusalem Post:
Ra'am's Abbas: Israel is a Jewish state and will remain so  —  The point of view of Arab parties in the past has been that Israel should be a state of all its citizens, not a Jewish state.  —  “The State of Israel was born as a Jewish state, and it will remain one,” Ra'am (United Arab List) …
Discussion: Algemeiner.com
Danielle Wallace / Fox News:
San Francisco dad of slain 6-year-old slams liberal DA Chesa Boudin: Making ‘justice system a complete joke’  —  6-year-old Jace Young was fatally shot watching 2020 Fourth of July fireworks  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for December 21  —  The father of slain 6-year-old Jace Young …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Amy Thompson / Space.com:
SpaceX aces 100th rocket landing after Dragon cargo ship launch to space station  —  The Dragon launch will deliver NASA supplies and Christmas gifts to the station this week.  —  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched its 31st rocket of the year early Tuesday (Dec. 21) …
 
 
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Nina Golgowski / HuffPost:
Michael Fanone, D.C. Officer Injured In Capitol Riot, Resigns From Police Force
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J.P. Lawrence / Military.com:
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Kerry Howley / New York Magazine:
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
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